(WIP) Ubuntu Touch - Fascinate Android Development

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview for the Fascinate
// It took me a while to get it right, but here it is.
//Camera works, wireless internet works.
Haven't checked sound.
Don't know if phone or SMS works.
Need testers.
//How to install: DO A BACKUP FIRST!
Get the zip here Then get this. Go to recovery, do a wipe/factory reset.
//Flash the first zip, don't reboot yet. Go to Mounts and Storage, mount /data and then format it or it won't work.
//Then flash the second zip and reboot.
//After you reboot, don't do an apt update. It seems to bork things up for me. Using adb on your computer, type 'phablet-flash -d grouper -b' (to update to the latest).
Enjoy.
The above is the old way. Thanks to UnjustifiedDev the new build is below:
"Ubuntu touch
1. Download bootstrap http://goo.im/devs/Unjust/Fascinate/...scinatemtd.zip
2. Download preinstall http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-tou...blet-armhf.zip
yes it is 300+mb make sure you have space on your sdcard for it
3. Download layout fix http://goo.im/devs/Unjust/Fascinate/...layout_fix.zip
4. Reboot to recovery wipe data etc then flash bootstrap file first the cm-10.1 zip then reboot recovery
5. in ubuntu's purple recovery flash the saucy zip takes a while to flash make sure your battery is charged
6. Flash layout fix right after saucy zip completes then reboot
7. Note this a preview not a daily driver it is pretty cool but it lacks full features. Wifi works idk if sound works or data my phone is not in service
Source https://github.com/Ubuntu-Fascinate I did fix the layout no need for an extra zip next build "
You are the man, Unjust!!
Remember, it's just a developer preview at this point. Not much you can do with it right now.
Redwolves (meandmine)
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Since the Fascinate is not my daily driver, I have no way to test 3G or SMS. Anyone want to give a try and post your results?
Thanks, Redwolves

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I will keep this updated as much as I can. I'll also put detailed instructions an my github page for anyone who wants to compile their own.
I will put up the instructions on my github page tonight. I'll link to it here when I do.
Redwolves

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*face palm* good job dude I was just building it was gonna be a surprise for y'all. You beat me to it lol. Nice job.
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Really cool and as far as I know cdma isnt compatible with ubuntu touch but wifi should work. Im just glad yours worked I would really like to see a patch or could you push the source you used to get it working. I tried at least 10 times no luck at all on booting.
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Unjustified Dev said:
Really cool and as far as I know cdma isnt compatible with ubuntu touch but wifi should work. Im just glad yours worked I would really like to see a patch or could you push the source you used to get it working. I tried at least 10 times no luck at all on booting.
edit nvm thanks for this
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Is it really can't work for the cdma?
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ekowanz said:
Is it really can't work for the cdma?
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Works fine for cdma it uses cm10.1 source so anythibg cm10.1 has it can use.
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Really cool and as far as I know cdma isnt compatible with ubuntu touch but wifi should work. Im just glad yours worked I would really like to see a patch or could you push the source you used to get it working. I tried at least 10 times no luck at all on booting.
edit nvm thanks for this
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No patch needed boots and works fine for me straight from source but I like android better just lack of apps on Ubuntu. And agreed nice job
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bbrad said:
No patch needed boots and works fine for me straight from source but I like android better just lack of apps on Ubuntu. And agreed nice job
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2
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I meant patch as in a diff file to see how he modified things

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Unjustified Dev said:
I meant patch as in a diff file to see how he modified things
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I didnt need to modify anything.
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bbrad said:
I didnt need to modify anything.
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Im talking source code you cant just build it like a regular rom there is things you need to modify

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Unjustified Dev said:
Im talking source code you cant just build it like a regular rom there is things you need to modify
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I didn't have to modify anything it just used the cm files. Did you follow the official port guide or some off the wall nut job guide here on xda? Maybe I'm just lucky idk. Who cares.
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I followed the porting guide. Commented out AriesParts and Samsung-something-or-other in a makefile in /devices. Patched /kernel/samsung/aries/fs/proc/array.c and /kernel/samsung/aries/arch/arm/configs. I did some other other patches to a makefile in /build. I played with it for about a month using just the phablet-armhf.zip. I had it booting for about 15 seconds after a while. I was going through logcats and trying to trace them back to any warnings thrown during compilation.
Then I found out it uses the grouper image. Voila, instant boot. I left the changes in the source, though.

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redwolves said:
I followed the porting guide. Commented out AriesParts and Samsung-something-or-other in a makefile in /devices. Patched /kernel/samsung/aries/fs/proc/array.c and /kernel/samsung/aries/arch/arm/configs. I did some other other patches to a makefile in /build. I played with it for about a month using just the phablet-armhf.zip. I had it booting for about 15 seconds after a while. I was going through logcats and trying to trace them back to any warnings thrown during compilation.
Then I found out it uses the grouper image. Voila, instant boot. I left the changes in the source, though.
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I'll put up detailed instructions and the code on my github page when I get the chance. Life has 'a life' in it, you know.
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If anyone is having problems, please see if you can grab a logcat and send it to me.

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for some reason wen i install the 2nd zip, i get status 7 error

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arqda said:
for some reason wen i install the 2nd zip, i get status 7 error
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You're the second person who has said that. I can't reproduce it on my phone. I need to find a common thread.
What Baseband version are you running?
Thanks, Scott

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redwolves said:
You're the second person who has said that. I can't reproduce it on my phone. I need to find a common thread.
What Baseband version are you running?
Thanks, Scott
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Ill try to give u as much detai l as possible.
Baseband: i500.04.V.EH03
Tried flashing using CWM4, 6, modified6, and twrp
Using 1gb sd card (class ?) To flash

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Finally got around to detailed instructions on my github account. It's here. I'll push the code up shortly.

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redwolves said:
Finally got around to detailed instructions on my github account. It's here. I'll push the code up shortly.
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I did all of that except one thing I forgot array.c also we dont need samsung service mode

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Unjustified Dev said:
I did all of that except one thing I forgot array.c also we dont need samsung service mode
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"While in /device/samsung/aries-common, edit device_base.mk. Comment out AriesParts and SamsungServiceMode under
"# Device-specific packages"."
I thought I had it in there.