Do you know if I can keep my custom recovery instead of flashing Ubuntu's?
On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Omer Akram <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I don't have access to a windows system right now but I did flash a lot of > android devices using different OS over the past couple of years so here is > a little guide for windows user to install Ubuntu Touch on their phones. > > How to Flash Ubuntu Touch using Windows. > > maguro is Galaxy Nexus > mako is Nexus 4 > mrouper is Nexus 7 > manta is Nexus 10 > > *1. First* unlock your device by following the instructions here: > http://www.android.gs/how-to-unlock-galaxy-nexus-bootloader/ (Even though > that mentions galaxy nexus but the instructions should work for all > supported nexus devices. > *2. Now* flash the recovery file downloaded from cdimage.ubuntu.com[1] > while staying in the bootloader mode only flash the recovery file which > includes the code name of your phone: > - fastboot flash recovery > quantal-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img (if you already have > clockworkmod recovery installed you can skip this step) > *3. Now* reboot the phone and paste these files downloaded from > cdimage.ubuntu.com[1]: > - quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip > - quantal-preinstalled-armel+<your-mobile-code-name>.zip > *4. Now* again power off the phone, start the bootloader mode and > navigate to 'Recovery' item and press the power button. You will now be in > the clockworkmod recovery. There select 'install zip from sdcard' and then > go into 'chose zip from sdcard'. > First select the quantal-preinstalled-armel+<your-mobile-code-name>.zip > and flash it and then flash the quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip > *5.* Reboot your phone. > > [1] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/quantal/mwc-demo/ > > Hope it helps. > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Douglas Camata Graduando em Ciência da Computação (UENF) Blog: http://douglascamata.net Github: http://github.com/douglascamata Twitter: @douglascamata <http://twitter.com/douglascamata> <http://twitter.com/douglascamata>Skype: douglas_camata ----------------------------------- Linux User #509211
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