Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Host Linux-Distros on USB like Drive-Droid

2015-11-27 Thread sturmflut
Hey Max, this sounds pretty interesting. Apparently it needs root access, but otherwise runs on unmodified kernels. I know that up until Jelly Bean (4.1), Android devices appeared as standard USB mass storage devices by default. So it was probably enough to "just" temporarily set up a backing sto

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Host Linux-Distros on USB like Drive-Droid

2015-11-27 Thread Max Kristen
Well I see your point, but it really is easier than creating bootable media every time an distro updates. All you need to to is copy the Isos and choose wich one to boot from. And I really thing this would be a great possibility for Ubuntu Phones to shine, because people that use Ubuntu Phones also

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Host Linux-Distros on USB like Drive-Droid

2015-11-27 Thread Benjamin Tegge
Am Donnerstag, den 26.11.2015, 22:33 +0100 schrieb Max Kristen: > Hi, > Is there a way to emulate some functionality of "DriveDroid" on the > Ubuntu Phone? > > DriveDroid is a program where you can drop Distros in a folder on your > phone, and it emulates a bootable USB-Stick/Usb-Cdrom, wich is aw