What's the best way to get Linux ( preferably Ubuntu) on lapdock?
I would rather be able to stay on CM7 but if it is easier or better on
a blur based ROM, I wont mind switching over. Thanks in advance.
NottachTrix is still the best Blur ROM and as far as I know the only one that supports the Lapdock but maybe you can migrate the Webtop app with Webtop2SD on a CM7 ROM instead of using a Blur ROM.
First you need to backup your Webtop on your SD card with Webtop2SD, then you flash CM7 and finally you can restore the Webtop app with Webtop2SD. I'm not sure if it works like that but I'll try in 2-3 days when I receive my Webtop.
You can use one of the CM7 or CM9 that have HDMI mirroring, then install "Ubuntu Installer Free" from the Market.
Works quite well.
Zero-K said:
You can use one of the CM7 or CM9 that have HDMI mirroring, then install "Ubuntu Installer Free" from the Market.
Works quite well.
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What's the difference between Ubuntu Installer and Linux Installer on the market? And would the keyboard, mouse, and speakers work with that method?
Slymayer said:
NottachTrix is still the best Blur ROM and as far as I know the only one that supports the Lapdock but maybe you can migrate the Webtop app with Webtop2SD on a CM7 ROM instead of using a Blur ROM.
First you need to backup your Webtop on your SD card with Webtop2SD, then you flash CM7 and finally you can restore the Webtop app with Webtop2SD. I'm not sure if it works like that but I'll try in 2-3 days when I receive my Webtop.
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Haha that's the same ROM I was thinking of using too! After migrating it, would I be able to turn it into Ubuntu instead of the motorola webtop?
From what I have seen, with HDMI mirroring, resolution on the Lapdock is the same as that on the phone screen. When you are running Ubuntu, etc, it is also at that resolution. This happens because you are essentially running Linux as a VM on your phone, and then remoting into it. If any of this has changed since I last looked, please correct me.
ToonShadow said:
What's the difference between Ubuntu Installer and Linux Installer on the market? And would the keyboard, mouse, and speakers work with that method?
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Basically Ubuntu vs Debian.
That's true with the HDMI mirroing.
The resolution is the same as your phone, but you're VNCing into the ubuntu install anyway, so you're essentially just seeing that and not your phone.
ToonShadow said:
What's the difference between Ubuntu Installer and Linux Installer on the market? And would the keyboard, mouse, and speakers work with that method?
Haha that's the same ROM I was thinking of using too! After migrating it, would I be able to turn it into Ubuntu instead of the motorola webtop?
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Webtop = Program that makes a castrated Ubuntu run on your Atrix
So yes you can run Ubuntu on it, as you already do. But if you want the full Ubuntu experience on it, here it is !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000316&highlight=full+ubuntu
It actually adds the Synaptics Packet Manager that allows you to install/compile ARM compilable/compiled programs. It's a bit tricky but there should be no problem if you already have some experience with Linux.
Edit : Stock Webtop image : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169457
I decided to switch over to NottachTrix and use webtop2d in order to get Ubuntu. :]
Thanks for the help everyone
You're welcome, enjoy jour lapdock !
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Are the mods of CM7 preferred over straight CM7? Also, just to get HW accel, should one stick with Vegan 5.1?
Just ordered my G Tab from Amazon and wondering what ROM I should jump to.
Thanks for your time.
Each ROM has it's fans but I've been running VEGAn 5.1.1 since it was posted and for me and my needs from a tablet it's rock solid without a bunch of force closes or other issues like I've read other people report about other roms or tweaks (like using different kernels) they've made to them after they've flashed a flavor of rom.
I use my gTAB for games, reading books/magazines/comics, accessing my work computers, watching ripped videos, watching flash videos on sites like HULU (needs hacked Flash) or Fox Television (doesn't need hacked Flash). And I've had access to the Market with almost every app I've needed or wanted show up without any tweaks.
In the end it's really up to the user and what the user wants out of their tablet.
I moved to the Vegan GB ROM mainly because, for some reason, Flash kept malfunctioning on any of the 2.2 ROMs I used. I miss watching videos, but hopefully a GB driver is forthcoming.
On the 2.2 side, I preferred Calkulin's ROM (with pershoot's Froyo kernel) because it was fast, and I also thought it was more tablet-oriented.
My advice is, while your tab is still new and you don't have it as customized as you will in the future, flash every ROM available and take them for a test spin. I'd run Calkulin's Format All zip before every ROM install just to be safe.
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My advice is, while your tab is still new and you don't have it as customized as you will in the future, flash every ROM available and take them for a test spin. I'd run Calkulin's Format All zip before every ROM install just to be safe.
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Considering how easy it is to do, I second this. It's pretty much what I did before settling on VEGAn 5.11, although I think I may try VEGAn Ginger again.
I am running CM7 on the Gtab without any issues. I chose CM7 rom since I am familiar with it because I am using that on my DInc.
Yeah I was considering VEGAn Ginger too. Let's see how much free time I have this weekend.
I am running cm7 on mine....since all the other versions are based off cm7 anyway. Cyanogenmod does an update and pushes it out...I don't have to wait for the others to update their source base from cm and merge in their rom edits.
Sent from my Viewsonic 10" GTab...CM7 style...
Vanilla AOSP Gingerbread:
if you don't mind configuring it alot. I've found it to be faster than any of the Tnts and Vegans. It's supposed to be as close to Google's code as possible. I've also found it to have the most complete market out of all the other roms!
where can one download said hacked flash?
sjmoreno said:
Each ROM has it's fans but I've been running VEGAn 5.1.1 since it was posted and for me and my needs from a tablet it's rock solid without a bunch of force closes or other issues like I've read other people report about other roms or tweaks (like using different kernels) they've made to them after they've flashed a flavor of rom.
I use my gTAB for games, reading books/magazines/comics, accessing my work computers, watching ripped videos, watching flash videos on sites like HULU (needs hacked Flash) or Fox Television (doesn't need hacked Flash). And I've had access to the Market with almost every app I've needed or wanted show up without any tweaks.
In the end it's really up to the user and what the user wants out of their tablet.
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where can i get the hacked flash? i downloaded a 10.1 hacked from a link, but then hulu said i needed a newer flash,
I use CM7 with Pershoot's kernel and VTL Launcher. I've found it quite nice since they integrated in the tablet tweaks. I don't watch videos on it, though, so I haven't had to worry about hardware acceleration. Though, apparently, the last stable release and nightly gives some NVidia tuning, though not full hardware acceleration like Froyo, from what I gather.
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I use CM7 with Pershoot's kernel and VTL Launcher. I've found it quite nice since they integrated in the tablet tweaks. I don't watch videos on it, though, so I haven't had to worry about hardware acceleration. Though, apparently, the last stable release and nightly gives some NVidia tuning, though not full hardware acceleration like Froyo, from what I gather.
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I was on CM7... switched to VEGANginger to get screenshots, which still don't work on CM7. When they get screenshots working over there, I may go back
I'm running Corwins CM7 build as it has the ad hoc script built in. I would like to use the original build of CM7 but I'm having trouble with getting it to ad hoc, any advice on how to add that functionality?
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where can i get the hacked flash? i downloaded a 10.1 hacked from a link, but then hulu said i needed a newer flash,
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You can get the hacked libflashplayer.so file for flash 10.2 here. You need to install the standard flash 10.2 first, though. It's available on the market, but you can also get it here if it doesn't show up in the market for you. I've been running it on CM 7.0.2 and it works great; just make sure to set your browser to desktop (in stock browser, Menu>Settings>Select User Agent; I set mine to linux desktop) and configure the run at boot file transfer script (instructions are in the post).
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Are the mods of CM7 preferred over straight CM7? Also, just to get HW accel, should one stick with Vegan 5.1?
Just ordered my G Tab from Amazon and wondering what ROM I should jump to.
Thanks for your time.
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I have been running CM7 on my gTab since day 1. Very happy with it!
Download the attached zip to mount the internal SD card as /sdcard instead of /emmc if you wish.
You can also Google "CM7GBMod3.zip" to remove all unnecessary CM7 apps to give you a cleaner feel.
it happened before but went away but now every time i connect the hdmi cable it keep disconnecting a and connecting it gets stuck on that loop and doesnt let me pick anything. the cable is practically how can i fix this or rule it to the cable?
m on wet dream 1.4.4 and when i dock my phone to the lapdock it lets me pick through the dock menu. but another thing..
ive never got to use mirror mode i try at the dock but when i open the lid it automatically switches to webtop mode, same thing use to happen every time when i tried on the tv a couple of days ago. i can enter hd multimedia entertainment and use clock widget but mirror hdmi seems to not work at all.
my main frustration is not being able to connect the tv. will i have to order a new cable just to see if it is the problem or my phone is acting up?
try to install WebtopMod v1 or Webtop2SD
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try to install WebtopMod v1 or Webtop2SD
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Is that the linux for webtop mod? I saw a thread called something like "webtop mod for noobs" im thinking about trying that. Ps ive seen your video on youtube about linux on the atrix... pretty awesome dude
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Is that the linux for webtop mod? I saw a thread called something like "webtop mod for noobs" im thinking about trying that. Ps ive seen your video on youtube about linux on the atrix... pretty awesome dude
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it's webtop mod, but its fully functionally. I have the same problem, after flash with these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169457 I don't have this problem anymore
After flashing zip with WebtopMod v1 you will be able to make Webtop the same like on my video
Every time I need to run it, do I need to re enter the terminal codes? VNC didn't run it after a reboot.
Yes, you do. If you have the paid version, there is a button that does the terminal commands for you. Also, has anyone tried this on CM9? For me, it seems it starts up fine, but when I connect with VNC, all I get is a gray screen.
Yep, works for me on cm9.
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Does this ubuntu include audio?
Doesn't appear to.
I have tried this one a couple different roms now, all I ever get is a grey screen. Ubuntu works via CLI, I did apt-get update and apt-get install firefox just to check, ran fine. in VNC viewer though it's all grey screen. Can't find an answer to it yet.
What image did you download?
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Try the 10.10 lite image and set resolution to the phones native 960x540. Also try the LXDE UI. It's been a while but I vaguely recall gnome causing a delay prior to painting the screen.
Good luck
anybody tried this on cm10. ive tried ubuntu installer and complete linux install no matter what options i choose either vnc fails to connect or i get that grey screen, has anyone gotten this to work. am i doing something wrong or does it just not work at all on cm10
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Nottachtrix. Its amazing, great battery life, extremely smooth and stable. Comes with 4 themes and multiple different kernel options (stock, faux123 w/ varying degrees of overclock), all installable from the aroma installer. Definitely the best in my opinion.
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Nottachtrix.
laytveyit ??
well for the custom needs i'd say nottachtrix.
the aroma installer gives you many ways to customize the rom
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Deafcyclist said:
It always goes into webtop mode
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Strange, I never had this problem since I have Nottachtrix ROM....
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Deafcyclist said:
yeah, it seem like a problem with the webtop partition itself rather than the rom as I am still having issues with laytveyit rebooting when I docked it. I am trying to reinstall the stock webtop (fixed 236-webtop.zip) but is having problem with it now.
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system/build.prop
ro.product.name
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olyatt
E:Error in /sdcard/fixed 236-webtop.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
Trying to find solution to this and seeing if just changing the build.prop and ro.product.name will breaks anything.
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Get the 236-webtop.zip, not the 'fixed'. It worked for me.
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nottachtrix: nice rom, with the ICS theme plus Ubuntop, the best Atrix I ever had , just have a problem 600 mgs instead 1 gig of ram...applied ram fix to get 600 mgs
laytveyit: looks like a update modded rom, tried very fast, because I dont like the UI and the no account problem...went back to Notta.
Will go for CM7, but need to use lapdock a lot...so the only way I can use it is with a BLUR rom ., but what do you think of mirror the phone? and install Office ??? is a good option to go for?
I've gone for maxblur 5 over notcha as its still in current development so chance of fixes.
It is however supplied with a non customizable installer.
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Deafcyclist said:
Okay, got nottachtrix installed alongside with the webtop and it is working well.
Next step is to figure out how to get nottachtrix to let me just mirror the android display rather than entering webtop every single times. I also need to figure out how to install chromium to webtop as i depends a lot on the google sync in the browser.
About the webtop thing, it seem like even if i select to mirror the display, the phone stubbornly boots into webtop as soon as i docks the phone into the lapdock.
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As far as I know, what you're trying to get working won't work in whichever ROM you try, custom or otherwise. The phone is hardwired to boot webtop when it's docked, you can't select mirroring mode.
That said, there's the "misconnected" trick... You can plug the phone in such a way as that the HDMI connector is fully connected while the USB one isn't... This should get you access to mirroring... Ugly hack as it may be, lol.
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As far as I know, what you're trying to get working won't work in whichever ROM you try, custom or otherwise. The phone is hardwired to boot webtop when it's docked, you can't select mirroring mode.
That said, there's the "misconnected" trick... You can plug the phone in such a way as that the HDMI connector is fully connected while the USB one isn't... This should get you access to mirroring... Ugly hack as it may be, lol.
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Maybe you should read up on the subject. To my knowledge, there are many ROMs that do mirroring, semi-tablet mode and whatnot. None that does webtob though, except Moto's official, but that's not even the question here.
I do share the same issue with nottachtrix booting webtop when I click on mirror phone display... And I flashed and currently use ubuntop 1.10 and not the default 236 webtop nor the fixed one... The only solution I found to be acceptable is to make a dual-boot (actually, multi-boot as of now) setup atrix, with nottachtrix on internal sdcard and cm7 on external sdcard (plus cm9 plus nottachtrix on external sdcard in my current setup). I can switch ROM on the go WITHOUT CWM reflashing.
On one side, I can use webtop on my lapdock on nottachtrix. On the other side, I can boot back to cm7 to access that mirror phone display if I wanna play Android games or emulators on my lapdock (or HDTV, depending on my mood lol) with my sixaxis ps3 controller.
Hello guys!
I just bought a lapdock for my Atrix 4g, but it will not work...
I am running max blur 5 atm, but i just get the Motorola logo after i select webtop
So the question is : what GB based rom will support lapdock connection?
Also, i am open to any suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
Android03 said:
Hello guys!
I just bought a lapdock for my Atrix 4g, but it will not work...
I am running max blur 5 atm, but i just get the Motorola logo after i select webtop
So the question is : what GB based rom will support lapdock connection?
Also, i am open to any suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
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I would use a cm rom. Very simple HDMI mirroring.
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lapdock is working 100% on max blur 5.0. i know cause i am using it right now. it will restart the first time, reconnect the phone back after restarting and it will boot up.
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I would use a cm rom. Very simple HDMI mirroring.
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Thx for your answer, but i am actually looking to use the webtop
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lapdock is working 100% on max blur 5.0. i know cause i am using it right now. it will restart the first time, reconnect the phone back after restarting and it will boot up.
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Did you install something else, like fixed webtop 2.3.6? I've tried for almost an hour to no avail. I have rebooted the phone several times. Tried nottachtrix, max blur 5.0, and some other. I know the lapdock works because i tested with another atrix running froyo (2.2). I am desperate here and hope someone would shed some light... so frustrating :crying:
Android03 said:
Thx for your answer, but i am actually looking to use the webtop
Did you install something else, like fixed webtop 2.3.6? I've tried for almost an hour to no avail. I have rebooted the phone several times. Tried nottachtrix, max blur 5.0, and some other. I know the lapdock works because i tested with another atrix running froyo (2.2). I am desperate here and hope someone would shed some light... so frustrating :crying:
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I use epinters CM10 with the tablet mods in jjwatmyselfs thread normally. I find it responsive & it works well as expected for me (within the know current software limitations), but I sometimes use the CSTurbo ROM here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30540170 with the fixed 2.3.6 webtop and the latest fix in the ROM thread. I clock it back to 1.3ghz 'cause 1.45 overheats my phone.
Fastrite said:
I use epinters CM10 with the tablet mods in jjwatmyselfs thread normally. I find it responsive & it works well as expected for me (within the know current software limitations), but I sometimes use the CSTurbo ROM here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30540170 with the fixed 2.3.6 webtop and the latest fix in the ROM thread. I clock it back to 1.3ghz 'cause 1.45 overheats my phone.
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I will give it a go. I got webtop working by flashing webtop fix 2.3.6 from fruitcakes thread. I think I will give ubuntop a try, or webtop mod.
Thank you!
On another note...
When installing fixed webtop 2.3.6, would it be recommended to remove webtop included on (for example) nottachtrix or max blur 5.0 with Motorola Atrix Fastboot Tool?
I ask because when using the motofail's entertainment center, videos would only playback sound... *sigh*
OK, got ubuntop running (i guess). Installed VLC but video playback has heavy lag. Just a regular avi and mp4 file test. I moved the file to the internal sd on the phone and avi playback was better on entertainment center. Some smaller mp4 files recorded using the phone play sound only. I am starting to think that buying the Lapdock was a mistake... watching videos is what i do the most on my phone, so if anyone has more recommendations i would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!