Hi all,
I have no rights (yet) to post in the development forum, so do so here instead for the moment in hopes it's interesting.
The Atrix folks had placed Debian availability in WebTop via chroot (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093790).
Alas, that mod does not work, as is, on the Photon for various reasons. However, I have modified the installers (and uninstallers) so as to allow the Photon 4G also to have chroot-ed Linux (Debian) in WebTop mode.
If it's interesting, I'm happy to post the installers and relevant download information here on this forum, if that's appropriate. I use the system constantly, and it's quite good. Personally, I installed wbar and configured that up for all my 'desktop' apps. The wbar, of course, shows up on the WebTop desktop as one would expect.
The mods I made for the Photon keep the Debian install quite un-invasive relative to the replacement models (GenTop2, UbunTop, and others). Personally, I am, and have been for a very long time, a *heavy* Gentoo user, and love the distro, but not for this situation (though I might, one day, get it running on the Photon for fun if no one else does that first).
In any event, let me know if there's a better place to post the installer and uninstaller scripts, or if they're even interesting to anyone but myself. I suspect this forum (general) is not the proper venue for that level of sophistication, but I could be wrong. To be sure, I did search for Debian on the Photon forums and came up blank regarding this mod, so I figured I am ok posting about it.
-- Tom
Is it possible to install Linux (Debian) on locked boot loader ....??
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No unlocking required. In fact the only requirements are a rooted phone and busybox installed using the BusyBox installer.
My phone is locked and doesn't even have any form of ClockworkMod installed. Works like a champ.
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Scripts...
tdhite said:
No unlocking required. In fact the only requirements are a rooted phone and busybox installed using the BusyBox installer.
My phone is locked and doesn't even have any form of ClockworkMod installed. Works like a champ.
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I'm interested in the scripts, if no one else is....
i am interested as well.
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Ok folks, I'm on a plane for so while, but I'll get it all posted this evening.
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I am really very..... interested ....
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I apologize folks. I flew to Minnesota to help my daughter drive back to Texas. When I got there, the car shop told me her car blew a head gasket. Not a good day, but we got 'er fixed up. That puts me out a day to get near my computer, though, so hang with me 'til tomorrow for me to upload the scripts.
Sorry, not what I'd planned. Sheesh!
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tdhite said:
I apologize folks. I flew to Minnesota to help my daughter drive back to Texas. When I got there, the car shop told me her car blew a head gasket. Not a good day, but we got 'er fixed up. That puts me out a day to get near my computer, though, so hang with me 'til tomorrow for me to upload the scripts.
Sorry, not what I'd planned. Sheesh!
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Hi all,
I opened a new thread with the instructions and download links here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35628252#post35628252
Happy Debian-ing in Webtop.
-- Tom
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Even if you have no coding experience at all, you can help. Testing is the easiest way to help. There are millions of lines of code and ways to set up these phones. Testing is the most important part of the development process. Without testers bugs will roam free. There are two separate major test categories, kernels and roms. Then minor testing such as mods/themes/etc. Kernels are the brains of the phone. Roms is the body. Both need to be tested and both need to be improved. When you test please do more than just quadrant. Make specific repeatable comments that will help some one fix the issue. Thanks and happy testing
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Ill do some testing.
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Even if you have no coding experience at all, you can help. Testing is the easiest way to help. There are millions of lines of code and ways to set up these phones. Testing is the most important part of the development process. Without testers bugs will roam free. There are two separate major test categories, kernels and roms. Then minor testing such as mods/themes/etc. Kernels are the brains of the phone. Roms is the body. Both need to be tested and both need to be improved. When you test please do more than just quadrant. Make specific repeatable commits that will help some one fix the issue. Thanks and happy testing
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Im in for some testing
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I don't have the time, got a few $$$ to help someone buy a phone. can sens to your paypal Joker?
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I have a photon already
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I don't have the time, got a few $$$ to help someone buy a phone. can sens to your paypal Joker?
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I think he is refering to sending you money to buy a phone strictly for testing.... so you dont brick yours
Oh well i dont mind. Its almost impossible to brick this phone. As long as you dont play with bad bootloaders(*cough yay4juggs *cough).
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I think he is refering to sending you money to buy a phone strictly for testing.... so you dont brick yours
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I do have a project i want tested. On the razr forum there is a project call debtop. Can someone flash my newest hardvfp kernel and test debtop on the photon. I believe i got the kernel to support it.
Edit gentop not debtop
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Ok - I'd love to help, but I'm not sure what your kernel is or the gentop is? I've rooted my phone, messed with a few simple things here and there, but other than that - I'm still learning. I did install a custom ROM on my old Hero, but I haven't messed with the Photon.
I do have time though - I work a lot of night shifts and if shown how to do something, I learn it quickly! If I can be any help, message me and I'll do what I can to help out!
I gotcha bubb. I'm in a 4G area if you you are still working on the bootloader
Hell I will even let you remote control my computer. Just don't go into the folder that says mmmm lol
No need. I actually know how to install a 64 bit operating system. Lol. Im slowly working on it. Its not a bootloader problem. Motorolas official engineering phones with real unlocked factory bootloaders dont have 4g. So obviously we gotta look elsewhere. Its possibly recovery related or some form of security check. Once we find exactly what it we can fix it. The best way is to dd everything. Like dd / lol. Once with stock, then after unlock only then recovey change. Once all three is pulled. Someone needs to run a diff, or physically cross check everything, eek. Once the culprit is found we will squash it. so obviously you can see this will be time consuming. Way more time then I ever get. I would have to take a vacation just to get that kind of time. I can do the squashing after the fact but atm im stuck trying to blindly fix it
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I gotcha bubb. I'm in a 4G area if you you are still working on the bootloader
Hell I will even let you remote control my computer. Just don't go into the folder that says mmmm lol
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Nope wont open that folder
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I gotcha bubb. I'm in a 4G area if you you are still working on the bootloader
Hell I will even let you remote control my computer. Just don't go into the folder that says mmmm lol
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Okay this is to everyone wanting to help. Find me cool patches. Remember your looking for arm no neon stuff the kernel is 2.6.32.9(kinda). I might update to .50 if I can ever find those patches. Most stuff I can manually patch and do, but 2.6.32.* patches are huge and I need .patch's to do that. If you find kernels from other phones with cool stuff please make sure they actually post source. A bfs 400+ patch for 2.6.32.9 would be awesome, so would proper autogroups. Post findings here.
Thanks and happy hunting
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I'm not a programmer but I would like to help if I can. Picked up my MoPho 3 weeks ago, rooted it, and did a couple buildprop tweaks but nothing else. Haven't unlocked it yet, either. I would like to flash a different rom and/or kernel but want to do more reading first. I also need to get the right sbf and such, too. Currently system version 45.3.6.MB855.sprint.en.us; Android 2.3.4; Baseband N_01.28.07R; Webtop WT-1.2.0-160; Kernel [email protected] #2; Build 4.5.1A-1SUN-198.6
I'm a MoPho-er
This is good!
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I'd be happy to test, but I don't want to unlock the bootloader until it doesn't break 4g
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Joker this is just a thought but have you looked at the LTE drivers at all maybe something could be made from that or in any way be helpful
Lte drivers are there. Edit the build.prop
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Joker this is just a thought but have you looked at the LTE drivers at all maybe something could be made from that or in any way be helpful
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Not sure if I can say much on here but try to move the signal to Verizon.
I saw on the zumocast advert on the motorola website the photon was sporting the LTE icon. Maybe a minor error with one of the artists or maybe a hint...
Okay, we've got our bootloader unlocked, we're rooted, CWM, and custom rooms; where's the dual booting linux? I know we have that vpn stuff, but what about turning this beast into a computer. We could even get some of this hacking in on the go with backtrack. I may be wrong, but this is all possible, right? I'm a bit of a noob in dual booting on a tablet, so don't flame if I'm way off or something, but I think it would be neat... Thoughts, ideas, etc.... tell me what you think.
Edit: Or do we need nvflash unlocked?
Edit2: Okay guys, now we know (or at least I do) that Ubuntu is in progress. You can check it out over at www.androidroot.mobi. Soo.. Lets make this the discussion thread (Info, Q's, discussions, debates, etc... whatever...). Enjoy and I'll try to update with new info (feel free to give your insight)
I am sure you'll get flamed for posting in the wrong section but I am eagerly awaiting someone to get dual boot running.
My no development skills at all guess is nvflash is the problem.
We'll let someone who knows correct me though.
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Ubuntu is being worked on for the TFP, similar to what it was for the TF (by the same developer)
Next time, please post in the proper section.
Thanks, and sorry. Mods, please move to proper section.
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Www.Androidroot.mobi
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Yummy.. This sounds good but it looks like it just stopped (last post was Feb.). What's happening?
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Yummy.. This sounds good but it looks like it just stopped (last post was Feb.). What's happening?
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I had to go back to uni, so my time is limited, still working on getting stuff packaged up, but time is something I don't have much of for the moment.
Yeah, I know how it is. Regardless, keep up the good work.
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Some proof..
http://i.imgur.com/bwV1k.jpg
Anyone knows if there is already a public repository for the Ubuntu dualboot?
Would love to help out =]
Also is the same approach used as for the TF101 dualboot or is the partitioning different?
Keep up the great work so far guys!
I hope to see dual boot with Ubuntu one day as it'll save me the trouble of keeping my netbook for days when I need to do MATLAB and other things exclusive to PCS. Would love to see an implementation where android is still kept in internal memory and Ubuntu is kept in the microsd/sd (not sure how performance would be if this was the case though)
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Yea I agree waiting for dual boot use in Uni classes so limited right now with android want to do some programming on atp
Why isn't this deleted yet? Mods are asleep.
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Bump.
Does anyone know if there is a public repository already for the TFP201? Maybe I can contribute =]
And do you guys know if someone else other than lilstevie is working on a dual boot solution?
Currently I'm a bit cautiousness about flashing due to the 'brick 2 option'
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I hope to see dual boot with Ubuntu one day as it'll save me the trouble of keeping my netbook for days when I need to do MATLAB and other things exclusive to PCS.
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Is there a version of MATLAB that will run on an ARM architecture? I looked it up before I got my prime and came up empty. I would be very interested if you could share a link.
This is probably old news but I just recently saw this on the Ubuntu website. Looks pretty freaking sweet! Still in development tho.
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There's actually a phone made by Fujitsu that's similar in that it can be booted into the full desktop windows 7 32 bit by the switch of a button. The downside I see to it is that when you are running it the phones radio is turned off so you can't receive calls or texts also the phone UI is some proprietary Fujitsu software. Needless to say it looks pretty lame compared to Android but nevertheless it's still pretty awesome looking. Here's a few links if you guy's wanna check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XckwJJPTyo&feature=related
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOCOMO-FUJI...ultDomain_0&hash=item35bc0e465e#ht_3766wt_948
Yes, saw that too! Would be a great experience!
Can you share link to where you read it, I want to check it out..
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Can you share link to where you read it, I want to check it out..
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Sure!
http://igify.com/?q=ubuntu+android
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Would like to point out while Ubuntu are working on it, there are already a range of projects to get it running on your device (see my sig) my project is on of the more active projects, really the only big thing missing that they have working is native graphics (right now my project uses a vnc server within ubuntu to view gui within android).
Mine works on a whole host of devices (not just dual core like ubuntu project) and you can also install debian or backtrack if you wish.
We are in the process of adding more options to the app and making it far more user friendly (Although it is already pretty fool proof)
I love ubuntu on my pc. I would love it on my phone.
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Sure!
http://igify.com/?q=ubuntu+android
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Funny..
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looks sweet,waiting to be deployed
Im excited for the fact you can take you computer with you. simply dock it them WALLA you get a working desktop environment. i have reservations on it using Google docs though, i tried, but never can really use Google docs the way i use my other office programs, just doesn't have the flexibility.
But im excited! I've alread click their link on their page.
Also, with the advent of ICS tgeb JB they need to kick it into gear or how else they going to keep up with the upgrades?
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If you can virtualize another distribution within it, you basically have Linux within Linux within Linux.
Linception.
http://www.ubuntu.com/devices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
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Ya, Ubuntu is awesome. It is really good if you want to make a music/movie server for you HTPC
Saw this a few days ago and I'm astonished. Hope someone will get closer look at this. Then I'll change my Vision to something with 2cores immediately
Yeah, but i think it for high-end device..
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i been using ubuntu on my laptop.. great OS must say but coming to a phone? wow
ItS been on the android market. As you probably already know have like 6free gigs.
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Can our photon handle ubuntu touch
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Should be able
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I wish that our great dev will someday port it
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I do remember seeing that you can download it off Google play
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I do remember seeing that you can download it off Google play
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That is a whole nother ballgame, ubuntu touch is a pain. Lol
I've given up on working on it for now, as i really need my phone to be working 110% all the time, so im back to stock....with a handful of modifications ofc.
Using th3bills cm10.1 i was trying to just port it over without having to.build like they say in the porting guide, and no luck outside of a loop. User error really. Its best left to the trusted devs, etc round here.
Our phones can handle it great, and then some, BUT, as with anything over the stock gb, without drivers things dont work as they should. Ubuntu touch is really frikkin awesome to look st, but even if someone ports it, it is only a preview an 90% of the features wont work or are just placeholders. Id let it sit a while, not worth a damn atm. But it does give you a taste of the ui. Which, is tough getting used to as it is very gesture oriented as apposed to click here scroll here that we do on android.
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Thanks for share sir .. i though anyone haven't try it yet .. i follow the ubuntu touch forum every day hope that some of our great dev will port it. But i still wait it until happen.. i hope
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If I can find some free time in my super-busy college schedule, I'd like to try my hand at porting it for us. Not just because it would be awesome to have it, but because I'd like to eventually do some app development for it (and it looks like a badass OS for a phone).
Can I put Ubuntu on my Photon even with 2.3.5?
I think you have to unlock the bootloader first.
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Can I put Ubuntu on my Photon even with 2.3.5?
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Unfortunately not. Ubuntu requires it to be unlocked. (ubuntu ATM is highly reliant on cm10 still, so if you can't run cm10,which 2.3.5 can't)
Your stuck between a rock and a hard place
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What is the point? We need a decent kernel that can actually support our phone. Atrix 4G succeeded, and all development has halted here. This phone seems pretty much done. Very disappointing.
I've just switched to an iPhone 5 today, so my old Droid X2 is available for anyone who wants it.
I want a droid x2. Or do you just want to donate it to a dev? I'm not a dev, but I do try roms and test them out.
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I want a droid x2. Or do you just want to donate it to a dev? I'm not a dev, but I do try roms and test them out.
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dude you have a bionic. let someone who either NEEDS THIS PHONE or a DEVELOPER have it. greedy bastard.
Greedy bastard, really? I broke my droid x, I was using my friends bionic to post this on here. I am in need of a phone right now!
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He isn't giving the phone to someone who just needs the phone, he is looking for a Dev.
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He said SOMEONE WHO REALLY NEEDS THE PHONE. Like I said i am in need of a phone right now. But I guess its alright.......I'm willing to pay too.
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Greedy bastard, really? I broke my droid x, I was using my friends bionic to post this on here. I am in need of a phone right now!
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sorry if i effected your day in a negative way sir. i didnt mean no harm. i guess it did sound pretty rude now that i read back on it.
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sorry if i effected your day in a negative way sir. i didnt mean no harm. i guess it did sound pretty rude now that i read back on it.
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Its fine its just that I need a phone. He may already have donated it to a dev. But its cool though.
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Its fine its just that I need a phone. He may already have donated it to a dev. But its cool though.
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If it is still available, nitroglycerine33 needs one. Maybe he will update Eclipse if he has one.
if it's still available?
I'm a Computer Engineer who has mainly done desktop and server development and did some mobile development on Windows CE / PocketPC back in 2000, I've had PDAs and cell phones for years but bought my first 'smartphone' around 2006 that ran Windows Mobile 5. In January 2012, I got my first Android phone which was an X2. I choose an Android device over a Windows or Apple device because it was the cheapest way to get into mobile development (free development tools, no annual fees, etc.). Since I had to stop working in 2008 due to bulging disk, I've been wanting to start developing on the mobile platform some of the ideas that have come to my mind. So, I say all that to let you know that although I am not currently an experienced developer on the mobile platform, it's been my intention to since I stopped working. And although I already have an X2, I'd rather not use my 'everyday' phone as my development phone. So, if the offer still is valid, I'd be grateful for taking advantage of your gracious offer.
Mine's still working stronger than ever, but it would be nice/faster to have a device that I could test my CM10.1 ROM on without losing all my data on my phone.
If someone like DZK, or the dev of Eclipse doesn't take it, and you're willing to, I can put it to use for my 4.2.2 ROM instead of having to wipe mine all the time.