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I've got an Android phone sitting around in a drawer. If that phone meets the minimum specs is it possible to remove Android completely and just run Ubuntu on the phone?

shinerb said:
I've got an Android phone sitting around in a drawer. If that phone meets the minimum specs is it possible to remove Android completely and just run Ubuntu on the phone?
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Well yeah if someone ports it.
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shinerb said:
I've got an Android phone sitting around in a drawer. If that phone meets the minimum specs is it possible to remove Android completely and just run Ubuntu on the phone?
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That's the whole point of Ubuntu for phone
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Ah. Well, I couldn't find any conversations about removing Android, just running Ubuntu over it.

U won't people just assume u know Ubuntu is it's own operating system not a Android customization meaning if u install it android will be gone unless dual booting is a possiblity canonical have came out with their own OS it is and simply out of their open source that they went out of there way to include support for android kernels but this is it's own OS like ios or android or windows is it's own there will be phones launching with Ubuntu
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Read through that it got discussed somewhere in there
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I may be speaking out of a**, but the device would run ubuntu, and not a virtual box app, like the one on google play?
Right?
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Ubuntu Phone is a full Android replacement. Will be out for the Galaxy Nexus late february. That's it.
Anything that goes beyond that you have to hope that the community ports it.

sickysticky said:
I may be speaking out of a**, but the device would run ubuntu, and not a virtual box app, like the one on google play?
Right?
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Yes it will be running Ubuntu no Android
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blackout23 said:
Ubuntu Phone is a full Android replacement. Will be out for the Galaxy Nexus late february. That's it.
Anything that goes beyond that you have to hope that the community ports it.
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Thank you. That was my question.

Can someone tell me Ubuntu is an operating system or ROM??
I am confused
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:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:MG first of all a rom is a operating system
Second of all we just said like 5 times Ubuntu is its own operating system it just simply can be installed on android phones just like placing Linux on a PC there will be phones designed from beginning to end to run Ubuntu
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Go here there's a bunch of vids and it has there introductory video also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082789
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'Duster' said:
Can someone tell me Ubuntu is an operating system or ROM??
I am confused
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ROM == operating system .. ROM is just a term for an embedded system that contains an os..
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jscurtu said:
ROM == operating system .. ROM is just a term for an embedded system that contains an os..
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Do you know if one could build a Phone OS that behaves just like a PC in the sense that you don't have to flash anything from a recovery system for updates you just install them like you do on Linux? Maybe with the right partitions and privileges? So that we basically have a rolling release phone that installs core components through a package manager with root privileges. On Arch Linux I never have to reboot unless I want to load a newly installed kernel or maybe restart X to load the new nvidia driver modul.

blackout23 said:
Do you know if one could build a Phone OS that behaves just like a PC in the sense that you don't have to flash anything from a recovery system for updates you just install them like you do on Linux? Maybe with the right partitions and privileges? So that we basically have a rolling release phone that installs core components through a package manager with root privileges. On Arch Linux I never have to reboot unless I want to load a newly installed kernel or maybe restart X to load the new nvidia driver modul.
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Almost certainly that will be the way Ubuntu phone will work. Slightly less certainly, Ubuntu will include a standard Linux kernel configurable/compilable on the phone (better on the desktop )
As a Note II user concerned with privacy and security, I can't wait to replace this information-leaky "Android OS" (kernel, ROM, system/user apps) with a functional Linux alternative.

Research...
'Duster' said:
Can someone tell me Ubuntu is an operating system or ROM??
I am confused
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Duster, just go to ubuntu.com and read/watch videos. Highly recommend you read about advantages/disadvantages of Linux OS, install Linux and play around with it on your PC. I recommend Ubuntu's version for anyone new to Linux. See if it is something you can work with before even thinking of installing on your phone. I for one, LOVE Ubuntu for many reasons described in many forums all over the interwebs. I also enjoy Linux in general and playing around with it's many variations. I am one of those anti-mac/microsoft people though, so don't take my word for it. Research and develop your own opinions... I have stated this not to be a smart-a$$, but based on your question it sounds like you have never heard of Ubuntu. Please correct me if I am wrong.

wondering it would be like having dual OS on my phone.. just like having seven n ubuntu on my old laptop.. seems hardware requirement for ubuntu phone OS as minimum as nexus.. (imo)
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As stated before its its own seperate entity and from what I read and heard it runs over linux and replaces android less dual booted I might try it but am loyal to android tried and true ya know and there is an app that will give you the kina feel its got just dont remember it name
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DAD12345 said:
As stated before its its own seperate entity and from what I read and heard it runs over linux and replaces android less dual booted I might try it but am loyal to android tried and true ya know and there is an app that will give you the kina feel its got just dont remember it name
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UBUNTU chroot on Transformer Prime!!

EDIT: see post below for first example of Ubuntu Chroot on the Prime.
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Are there any Transformer Prime owners who have chrooted Ubuntu onto their devices?
chroot Ubuntu process for regular Asus Transformer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145601
I've done a search on Google and the forums, nada yet. Of course it's been on the market for only a few weeks - however Ubuntu on the Transformer Prime seems like something that might happen pretty quickly.
Ubuntu chroot on top of Android of course is a completely different approach than native Ubuntu. But it's been done on almost every Android device in existence. Not to mention - native Ubuntu takes tremendous hacking, while Ubuntu choot is pretty much a bog-standard process.
Currently waiting for mine to arrive with dock.
Anyone gone ahead and chrooted their Transformer Prime?
What hardware works - SD card? Bluetooth? WiFi? Sound?
I dont think its possible right now without root access, but im definitely looking forward to this as well.
foboi1122 said:
I dont think its possible right now without root access, but im definitely looking forward to this as well.
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n00b mistake
didn't realize that root hadn't been found yet. Looks like there is some thought that waiting for ICS, then rooting makes more sense: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416959&highlight=root
And it does make a whole lot more sense than mucking round with Honeycomb rooting.
Come February we'll probably see the first ICS rooting processes, then chroot soon after...
Damn it, please flag your question AS a question.
I thought you were telling us someone had already done this.
alright, done!
BAM
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thanks to nachoroot and busybox installer on the market. the resolution is a little grainy with vnc viewer, anyone got a better app for vnc??
EDIT: btw i used matts backtrack5 guide on the forum.. cant seem to find it though :/ backtrack5 is basically ubuntu 11.04 (april 2011) but can be updated
AWESOME!! MUCHO KUDOS!!
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BAM
EDIT: btw i used matts backtrack5 guide on the forum.. cant seem to find it though :/ backtrack5 is basically ubuntu 11.04 (april 2011) but can be updated
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079898
zedklind said:
anyone got a better app for vnc??
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Haven't tried it, but Jump Desktop looks relatively good:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.p5sys.android.jump&feature=search_result
robomo said:
AWESOME!! MUCHO KUDOS!!
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079898
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Perfect . I had the zip from a while back just didn't remember where it was. Ubuntu should work fine as well. Bt5 seems pretty zippy compaired to it on my g2x but it seems to me the bottleneck is going to be the vnc client
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so am I correct in thinking this is ubuntu running virtually inside android, not a direct boot to ubuntu?
AWESOME ! This is one of the main reasons I want to root my prime. how does the backtrack GUI run over VNC? Any lag? Also are u able to interface with any wifi adapters over USB??
Edit: Has anyone tried interfacing with the wifi card on ATP? it'd be pretty sweet if u can put it on monitor mode.
theoilman said:
so am I correct in thinking this is ubuntu running virtually inside android, not a direct boot to ubuntu?
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yes.
There's several benefits I see:
1) if Ubuntu crashes, you simply restart it within Android. It's like a virtual machine in that way.
2) You can multi-task between full Linux programs, and have instant access to all your android apps at the same time.
3) It's a well established process.
Shoehorning direct-boot Ubuntu onto the Prime would be like trying to go to the moon - a tremendous undertaking by tons of extremely skilled folk. Just look at the amount of blood/sweat/tears it took to get native Ubuntu onto the original Transformer, and it's not even functional on *all* the hardware versions out there.
Firing up a chroot in Android and installing Linux is like getting in your car and driving to the next state- takes a few hours but well proven and relatively easy.
so how's the chroot run then? is it a bit slow or does it run nicely? can it run native linux apps?
theoilman said:
so how's the chroot run then? is it a bit slow or does it run nicely?
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zedklind could answer these questions (mine's not here yet)
Don't see why not - the Prime is a quad core with 1 GB of RAM, faster than any thing on the market currently.
theoilman said:
can it run native linux apps?
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It's a *full fledged* linux install. Everything about it is like you'd find in a regular native linux install, except it's on ARM vs x86.
Everything that's compiled for ARM Linux can run on it - which is thousands of pre-compiled programs including LibreOffice etc etc. And if you can't find the one you want, simply get the source code and compile with GCC!
It's accessed through a VNC client- you "dial in" to it on your own computer.
can it connect to the internet through the built in wifi adapter?
foboi1122 said:
can it connect to the internet through the built in wifi adapter?
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EDIT: you can get internet through android, which ports the internet to Ubuntu.
theoilman said:
so how's the chroot run then? is it a bit slow or does it run nicely? can it run native linux apps?
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It runs pretty well. Faster than my Tegra 2 device. Resolution is off but I think that's fixable. Haven't been able to fiddle too much. At work ATM. I can report back more when I get off work.
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foboi1122 said:
AWESOME ! This is one of the main reasons I want to root my prime. how does the backtrack GUI run over VNC? Any lag? Also are u able to interface with any wifi adapters over USB??
Edit: Has anyone tried interfacing with the wifi card on ATP? it'd be pretty sweet if u can put it on monitor mode.
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I haven't gotten my USB adapter yet. I don't have a dock. I would imagine it would require drivers. Maybe we can make a big deal about low wifi signal to Asus and get them to code drivers for us ;-p
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zedklind said:
I would imagine it would require drivers.
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Is there any way to adapt Android drivers for Ubuntu?
robomo said:
Is there any way to adapt Android drivers for Ubuntu?
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Well the Ubuntu piggybacks off of the built in wifi. If we could get drivers for the external nics to work on Android I would imagine it would be relatively easy to get them to work in chroot Ubuntu. As for having the Ubuntu recognize the USB Idk yet. My adapter comes Friday. I have all weekend to fiddle with it. Maybe ics will add support. I'll have to do more research. I really want monitor mode. Grab some handshakes and send them to my desktop at home for gpu analysis ;-)
EDIT: someone beat me to it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1428475
[GUIDE] How to LINUX on Rooted TFP
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The Vista running on Ace fake on XDA homepage - OMG!

Hey! Look what had i find in my Google Reader
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1664131/2012-01-20-203747_1366x768_scrot.png
This page had been already deleted. But it's really scary how some people are naive. The only what I can say for all that have really think it is possible:
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so how does it works? i mean how does a thread deem worthy to be included in main xda portal?
give that news around a week on xda portal and the whole xda communty will looks stupid for sure
btw thumbs up for your arch with tilling !!
an0nym0us_ said:
so how does it works? i mean how does a thread deem worthy to be included in main xda portal?
give that news around a week on xda portal and the whole xda communty will looks stupid for sure
btw thumbs up for your arch with tilling !!
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Good question, doesn't any check what will by placed on the main portal?
btw this isn't a tilling window manger, just compiz + devilspie - removed the decoration for some windows.
I wait and see ..
OMG I already busted him in his thread and people were still believing him!!
sergeantgeneral said:
OMG I already busted him in his thread and people were still believing him!!
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I busted him first!! LOL
Completely everything i seen from him is an OBVIOUS FAKE Launcher
Anyway porting windows is possible however if its an ARM compiled Windows only.
Only released ARM Windows is Windows Embedded Compact 7(dumbed down version, Based on Windows 7), can be ported and im guessing that if ace even has a PC like BIOS it's in the CLOSED SOURCE, Windows heavily depends on BIOS.
The next thing is the kernel that needs to be adopted to coopers hardware in the source code(Yes the kernel source is public) of EC7 Kernel
Doing all that is an incredible waste of time and im guessing it can take an about an year or more to get it somewhat stable
Another way to run Windows IN Android is QEMU or BOCHS they are emulators that emulate software code as x86 hardware, Because this is only a simulation its not possible to achieve usable performance on our phone SLOW CPU not even when running Win95 or Win98 or ME or 2000(Have used both emus if an OS even boots it gives a random BSOD or crashes the whole phone)
And Reverse engineering any NT Based Windows wold probably take at least 5 years
Cloning Windows 20 years(ReactorOS)
dragonnn said:
Hey! Look what had i find in my Google Reader
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1664131/2012-01-20-203747_1366x768_scrot.png
This page had been already deleted. But it's really scary how some people are naive. The only what I can say for all that have really think it is possible:
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You once again did that i dont know u r senior member to me and u behaving like this for what reason xda is not responsible u r responsible but i wll not continue my work here nyhow because of guys instead of guiding u closed my threa for what nor i wll upload my work
this is my last video of proof vista 7 emulator working full
http://youtu.be/mjJ6xNArtR4
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You once again did that i dont know u r senior member to me and u behaving like this for what reason xda is not responsible u r responsible but i wll not continue my work here nyhow because of guys instead of guiding u closed my threa for what nor i wll upload my work
this is my last video of proof vista 7 emulator working full
http://youtu.be/mjJ6xNArtR4
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this video looks good..
someone here to comment on now to have some launcher which can show my computer and recycle bin too ??
if that was launcher then screen response would not have been that poor
still my main doubt is even if that can run on phone what will be its use??
Lol its an app that let you controll youre pc from phone
Hahaha
Ive used it for myself a lot
I can have then mac os
Windows xp
Windows 7
And ubuntu on my phone
Hqhaha caught you
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madman_amit said:
this video looks good..
someone here to comment on now to have some launcher which can show my computer and recycle bin too ??
if that was launcher then screen response would not have been that poor
still my main doubt is even if that can run on phone what will be its use??
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Use for future i had made two times and they closed my thread without guiding me it hurts me very very much i m fixing all ot that but now i wll not continue my work here or anywhere or i wll distribute my work when ready to some company who will use it further
i hurt very much by comments which u all gave me
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spacecaker said:
Lol its an app that let you controll youre pc from phone
Hahaha
Ive used it for myself a lot
I can have then mac os
Windows xp
Windows 7
And ubuntu on my phone
Hqhaha caught you
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name that app and tell me u youself doubt because u cant belive it but i do because i did my work not u so i dont want to prove anybody i want to prove myself not the xda-community now say whatever i damn care
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spacecaker said:
Lol its an app that let you controll youre pc from phone
Hahaha
Ive used it for myself a lot
I can have then mac os
Windows xp
Windows 7
And ubuntu on my phone
Hqhaha caught you
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like team viewer app there is no transperacy and nor its so unresponsive i am fixing booting then i wll show today all booting process in emulator as last video
Omg! Don't be fooled... He did exactly what I said and is running a remote desktop client! Notice the Aero effects he forgot to turn off? Still he is not showing a boot process or any system info, or anything to in fact prove he accomplished the impossible except a fuzzy video that won't stop moving enough to see clearly the system info of the PC he is remotely connected to in the bottom left corner of the window he opens. Now he is refusing more proof. This is what he wanted exactly. To pretend he had something awesome and us flamers here ruined it. He wants to drag on that thread a while ago where all the dev's were leaving cuz of noobs.
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Ahaha MAN !!! Stop it now !!! Remote controlled or you just recorded your desktop screen and playing that video on mobile lol... seriously ... wtf !!!
Hey! Look I have running Arch Linux on my Ace :
http://db.tt/1Lz8Ehu3
Full 3d acceleration, but a bit lag. Firefox and start menu is full working. Haha, stop believe what ishankgupta20 posts, I think he really should get a ban.
My ace can run Crysis this way
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Native Ubuntu Coming to the Prime

http://androidroot.mobi/2012/02/23/ubuntu-on-the-transformer-prime/
The guys over at androidroot.mobi have brought us CWM showed us CM9 and now theyre bring us native Ubuntu.
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Let’s look at what does work first:
Wifi – Same patch as for the TF101.
Keyboard (if you have a dock).
USB Host (if you have a dock).
Partially working:
Graphics Acceleration – Only 2D at this point.
Touchscreen – It works but every few touches are off target by 1/2 the screen.
not working or tested:
Bluetooth.
Trackpad.
Sound.
Sensors (ALS, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, GPS, magnetometer).
Shutdown, Reboot, Suspend.
Ooh this looks fun.
Hopefully in the future if Ubuntu releases the code for their Android-Ubuntu, those drivers can be integrated into builds like this for even more stable releases
I liked the linux tablet concept, thought they would be cheaper. But since HP's failure, I got skeptic.
But with this, would we see a change in pattern :
Buy an Android device, go the custom kernel way, choose to use Ubuntu or Android as you like, switch between OS's as often as you like....
Really excited. Hope someone around me decides to do this (Or decides to let me do it to their tab )
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I liked the linux tablet concept, thought they would be cheaper. But since HP's failure, I got skeptic.
But with this, would we see a change in pattern :
Buy an Android device, go the custom kernel way, choose to use Ubuntu or Android as you like, switch between OS's as often as you like....
Really excited. Hope someone around me decides to do this (Or decides to let me do it to their tab )
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i wish we can get this as a dual boot OS but looks like were going to have to flash it full out through fast boot not to sure though
Awhh Dang i wonder if hai trat will let me change my mind on that refund
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I'm excite!
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Awhh Dang i wonder if hai trat will let me change my mind on that refund
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You may still want to if you have never used Linux. Took me a few months to make the transition from windows.
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No I use windows but its just the point I like to be able to use whatever I want on it...
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I'm excite!
You may still want to if you have never used Linux. Took me a few months to make the transition from windows.
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Yea but it has a functionality much more similar to a windows desktop than the stock android OS does. Full applications/filesystem, etc.
Should still be the tablet much more like a laptop
tylermaciaszek said:
i wish we can get this as a dual boot OS but looks like were going to have to flash it full out through fast boot not to sure though
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My first thought as well. I doubt I'd do a full flash over to Ubuntu but would love to have it as a dual boot environment.
i dont think i would leave android for ubuntu but i would defintely flash for a little while to play around
Well, Well.... Ubuntu will probably be strangled in a "****storm" about closed/proprietary software and firmware.
Or some lunatic from FSF comes in and start a "****storm" about that Ubuntu supports closed software.
"Mission impossible".....IMHO !
Extremely excited for this. Tablet running ICS and netbook style Ubuntu.
Edit. Posted in wrong thread. Sorry
Any news? its been awhile.
jellydroid13 said:
Any news? its been awhile.
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Asus is diligently working with the developers and Ubuntu to release a complete Android 4.0 + Ubuntu option, whereby, the TFP displays the typical Android 4.0 Tablet interface when in pure tablet mode (undocked) and when docked with load up Ubuntu.
I wish ... LOL
jellydroid13 said:
Any news? its been awhile.
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Sorry ot but jelly how is that miui.us port coming?
currydude said:
Asus is diligently working with the developers and Ubuntu to release a complete Android 4.0 + Ubuntu option, whereby, the TFP displays the typical Android 4.0 Tablet interface when in pure tablet mode (undocked) and when docked with load up Ubuntu.
I wish ... LOL
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Ahh i see what ya did there!!
Really got my hopes up there!!!
plun said:
Well, Well.... Ubuntu will probably be strangled in a "****storm" about closed/proprietary software and firmware.
Or some lunatic from FSF comes in and start a "****storm" about that Ubuntu supports closed software.
"Mission impossible".....IMHO !
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I doubt that. Ubuntu currently does support 3rd Party proprietary drivers, such as that for Nvidia graphics cards, and codecs on its desktop OS. It has never been a 100% free (as in freedom) OS. There always was support for proprietary and people are okay with it.
currydude said:
Asus is diligently working with the developers and Ubuntu to release a complete Android 4.0 + Ubuntu option, whereby, the TFP displays the typical Android 4.0 Tablet interface when in pure tablet mode (undocked) and when docked with load up Ubuntu.
I wish ... LOL
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Me too, currydude! I too re-he-heaallly wish Asus is doing that. BUT, I don't want it such that it becomes Linux/Ubuntu on docking the keyboard as I don't have it and I don't intend to buy it. I already have a laptop, I don't need another mini laptop/netbook. I would, however LOVE it if Asus allows me to boot into Linux/Ubuntu without even docking the keyboard and let me use my Tablet as a Ubuntu Tablet.
Alas, unless Asus supports this and releases a Linux version themselves, we may never see something working 100% efficiently due to all the Tegra 3 drivers that would be missing due to a lack of support from Asus! :/
Asus. DO. THIS. NOW!!!
some of us just need linux support (not ubuntu), and nvflash.
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We need and want this.
Also, it's the only way to compete with Windows 8 ARM!
If people find Ubuntu good enough we finally might live to see the prophecised "year of the Linux desktop"
Go go go!

Windows phone 7

Can we install windows phone 7 on android devices???
Like mini pro??
If yes can anyone post the link?
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nop you cant flash wp7 rom into your device but you can install launcher 7 from market it makes you feel like you are using windows mobile
Okay
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Okay
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here is the link for win7 launcher..u feel same like win7
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImluZm8udGlrdXdhcmV6LmxhdW5jaGVyMyJd
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Although, I would like to see that happening one day
No my friend actually I wanted to install the os not the Launcher. . .
As I was able to install ubuntu in my mini pro. . . So I thought may be someone has ported that also. .
We can install android os in windows phone then why not windows phone os to android??
And I think mini pro also meet the minimum requirements of windows phone 7 os . .
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tanny90 said:
No my friend actually I wanted to install the os not the Launcher. . .
As I was able to install ubuntu in my mini pro. . . So I thought may be someone has ported that also. .
We can install android os in windows phone then why not windows phone os to android??
And I think mini pro also meet the minimum requirements of windows phone 7 os . .
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Maybe I'm wrong but try to think about the partitions and the language like:
For the same reason that you can run java apps on Windows, you can run Android on Windows Phone(Please correct me if I'm wrong)
And the partitions in android are spread all over, system, data, cache... On windows it's one partition(Please correct me ), like a HDD
This is what i think, I have no experience with WP
I mean to say running windows phone OS from boot not by using emulator
HTC HD2 is an example for it u can google it.....
Is an interesting question. According to this wikipedia page on snapdragon "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)" Nokia Lumia 700 and 800 both us the same MSM8255 soc as the SK17
Would it be more of a problem of getting it to boot in the first place (bootloader). Not that I would have a clue where to start but "when there's a will there's a way, and there's always an f'ing way!"
Yes my friend I knew about hardware thats the reason I was asking the question......
It is possible.....
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Windows is closed-source, so, unlike Android you cant get it freely, install it and mod it. Only feasible way (IMO) would be for someone to crack it and install it on device with the same hardware platform as W7 phone
i hope too, maybe not windows 7, windows 8 is better for mobile :good:
Windows mobile 8 cannot be installed on our phones as basic requirement is a multicore processors
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loCe45 said:
Windows is closed-source, so, unlike Android you cant get it freely, install it and mod it. Only feasible way (IMO) would be for someone to crack it and install it on device with the same hardware platform as W7 phone
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Yes very true. And I guess that is what brings us all to this very place, will like to mess about and have things customized the way we want
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Windows mobile 8 cannot be installed on our phones as basic requirement is a multicore processors
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I didn't know this but I am sure that if somebody dose leak source or if it gets hacked this could be over come. Although MS use this as a stipulation for OME's to meet probable not an actual restriction on software side.
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Yes my friend I knew about hardware thats the reason I was asking the question......
It is possible.....
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windows phone 7 is sick ****, i have a lumia and i am trying to sell that **** off
coolbuy said:
windows phone 7 is sick ****, i have a lumia and i am trying to sell that **** off
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Its not that bad dude. . . my dad use Samsung focus S and its quite nice one. . . .
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no.
You better use "Launcher 7" by play store.
I had my hands on both WP7 and iPhone... and i cant believe anyone in their right mind would dare to compare them to Android... Android is far superior in oh so many ways... But, unlike iPhone, i think there may yet be hope for WP8 (closed-source but not for close-minded folk like iPhone) (i now expect to be stoned by apple fanboys, since i dared to offend their perfect devices xD)
Speaking of porting WP7 to Android device, i dont think that would be legal, so dont expect to see it on these forums... But another question comes to mind is, why would you even do that ? Even if you're ex-WP7 users, give android a chance, i'm sure you'll like it once you get to know it
To give android chance thats the reason I bought mini pro
But as we can apple has lost there visionary. . .
iOS is not that much interesting now. . .
Steve jobs was such a great visionary. . .
Let me tell u guys a story that I read from his biography
Person came to him and shows iPod to him and told him that this is the smallest I can make. . .
Steve jobs simply throw that iPod in water and told him u can see the bubbles coming out of iPod that means it can be made smaller. . . . .
And regarding windows phone 8 they are future after 5 yrs windows going to be on top
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[Q] a thing that bugs me

why is everyone talking about running desktop Linux on there phones?! THIS IS ABOUT THE NEW UBUNTU PHONE! http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone
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why is everyone talking about running desktop Linux on there phones?! THIS IS ABOUT THE NEW UBUNTU PHONE! http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone
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U know there a 2 version from Ubuntu OS one version to use Ubuntu OS on the smartphone the second for the High End smartphone there is a option to dock it (like webtop/lapdock) and start Ubuntu 12.04 like on the PC.
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^^ Exactly. Why wouldn't a person want want this? I think its awesome especially for those who don't own a computer.
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U know there a 2 version from Ubuntu OS one version to use Ubuntu OS on the smartphone the second for the High End smartphone there is a option to dock it (like webtop/lapdock) and start Ubuntu 12.04 like on the PC.
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Wrong. Ubuntu Phone has the same codebase as Ubuntu on the Cloud, Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 etc. That's the whole point. There is just one Operarting System. You can dock any phone for best experience 2 GB RAM and a quad-core ARM CPU is simply recommended.
They demoed the desktop convergence on a phone with the same hardware as the Galaxy Nexus long ago.
I don't really know why they are. It sounds pretty cool at first, but I usually don't bring a desktop monitor around with me, and I do most of my work on my desktop. I don't want 2 full desktop computers.. I think it causes two problems instead of eliminating one.
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I don't really know why they are. It sounds pretty cool at first, but I usually don't bring a desktop monitor around with me, and I do most of my work on my desktop. I don't want 2 full desktop computers.. I think it causes two problems instead of eliminating one.
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I can understand these ideas for the consumer world, but the business world is becoming more and more demanding of this type of technology. Microsoft built W8 and now CIO's can look more closely at mobile/byod options. Canonical just slam-dunked their way into that arena with the Ubuntu phone.
How many iOS or Android data centers have you ever heard of? That would be news to me! The business world is run by MS or some form of Linux. I've seen Red Hat, Suse, and Ubuntu. . . add Ubuntu for phones and now you have the ability to narrow the number of systems management panes to a level competing directly with MS.
I think this rocks!
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^^^ I just want to +++++ the above statement.
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I can understand these ideas for the consumer world, but the business world is becoming more and more demanding of this type of technology. Microsoft built W8 and now CIO's can look more closely at mobile/byod options. Canonical just slam-dunked their way into that arena with the Ubuntu phone.
How many iOS or Android data centers have you ever heard of? That would be news to me! The business world is run by MS or some form of Linux. I've seen Red Hat, Suse, and Ubuntu. . . add Ubuntu for phones and now you have the ability to narrow the number of systems management panes to a level competing directly with MS.
I think this rocks!
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I agree.. and I think that it sounds like a fun concept, too. But how many times have you lost your phone/had it stolen?
Now compare that to how many times you lost your work computer. I don't want to lose all my work. You know what fixes that? Something we call "Syncing", yet canonical thinks it's the very thing that needs to be "solved" yet it's still unavoidable.. Also, most companies lock their computers down to prevent misuse. It would be pretty hard to lock down your phone as many exploits/hacks can unlock a boot loader
and you could flash a new OS onto it.
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But then again, I've never really been fond of Ubuntu since unity, it's changed them.. So maybe I'm just biased.
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I agree.. and I think that it sounds like a fun concept, too. But how many times have you lost your phone/had it stolen?
Now compare that to how many times you lost your work computer. I don't want to lose all my work. You know what fixes that? Something we call "Syncing", yet canonical thinks it's the very thing that needs to be "solved" yet it's still unavoidable.. Also, most companies lock their computers down to prevent misuse. It would be pretty hard to lock down your phone as many exploits/hacks can unlock a boot loader
and you could flash a new OS onto it.
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But then again, I've never really been fond of Ubuntu since unity, it's changed them.. So maybe I'm just biased.
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Personally, I keep my phone on my person 24/7. Never lost it, and the one time I had a phone stolen it was because I left it in my jacket but took it off. If you keep it in either your pocket or your hands, then there's no way you can lose it.
As for locking the phone down, who's to say you can't lock a phone down as securely as a computer? It's not like you can't plug computers into other devices as well. It's not that phones can't be as secure as a computer, it's just that they generally aren't. That's not to say that no-one could come in and fix that.

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