I should probably mention that I'm assuming that my boot img works, and that's a huge assumption
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Eric Holmi <empho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm kind of new to this and I'm actually trying this for the first time, > so I'm probably not the best person to ask for help. > > When I flashed boot and recovery, I had wiped the system, so if behaved as > expected by getting stuck on the Google logo but letting me boot into > recovery by holding the proper buttons. The recovery image booted fine. > When I used rootstock, it's behavior didn't change at all. It wouldn't > boot. > > I would try to get recovery working first because that will give you a > base to work from. > > On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Panagiotis - Dimitris Antoniadis < > eota...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','eota...@gmail.com');>> > wrote: > >> @Eric, >> I see that you are a step ahead of me, trying to install the system >> image... How did your device behave after flashing the new boot.img, and >> before installing the ubuntu system image? >> >> In my case I get stuck in the samsung logo, which does not let me boot >> into recovery, and so I can not continue with rootstock-touch-install. >> >> According to this discussion here, >> https://forums.ubports.com/topic/42/porting-ubuntu-touch-on-zenfone-5/2 >> being stuck with the first logo screen, has to do with configuring the >> kernel for the particular device. >> >> I cannot figure out if this is really my issue, (so I should go about the >> device specifics), or if I should first figure out how to boot into the >> recovery while having ubuntu's boot.img installed. >> >> any ideas? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Panagiotis >> >> >> On 19 June 2016 at 16:52, Eric Holmi <empho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> So, as I said, rootstock-touch-install has currently taken 4 hours, and >>> is frozen at "adding android system to installation ..." May I ask why it >>> is taking so long? >>> >>> Steps: >>> >>> $ fastboot flash boot boot.img >>> $ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img >>> $ fastboot boot out/target/product/mako/recovery.img >>> $ bzr branch lp:project-rootstock-ng >>> $ cd project-rootstock-ng/ >>> $ ./rootstock-touch-install >>> '/home/user/Documents/vivid-preinstalled-touch-armhf.tar.gz' >>> '/media/user/Data/6/08/2016/phablet/out/target/product/hammerhead/system.img' >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Eric Holmi <empho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm creating my own port for the Nexus 5, and when I tried to flash the >>>> boot image with "fastboot flash boot boot.img" I had no issues. Try the >>>> phablet tools software. I will say, that rootstock has taken 3 hours so >>>> far, and I am curious if it will work. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Panagiotis - Dimitris Antoniadis < >>>> eota...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello again, >>>>> >>>>> and thanks for getting back to me! >>>>> >>>>> @Nikos: >>>>> I got started trying to port to my samsung galaxy tab s... >>>>> Thanks for bringing up ubports.com, I didn't know it existed, and >>>>> apparently it's a great place for info... I think I'll be on the forums >>>>> quite frequently. >>>>> >>>>> @Marius: >>>>> I tried following your instructions, unfortunately I'm still >>>>> struggling to figure out how to flash boot.img successfully. >>>>> First I tried with heimdall from linux and with odin from windows, in >>>>> both cases I get a fail... >>>>> from heimdall with the debug option I can see that the file transfer >>>>> reaches 100%, but then it throws the following message: >>>>> ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence! >>>>> ERROR: BOOT upload failed! >>>>> >>>>> For now my plan is to try flashing with some tools I found online that >>>>> can flash from recovery and see if there is anything in the ubports >>>>> forums.... >>>>> >>>>> In the meantime if you have any extra ideas, they're most welcome :) >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Panagiotis >>>>> >>>>> On 19 June 2016 at 03:03, Marius Gripsgård <mariog...@ubuntu.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> rootstock installer will work just fine, since you have no image >>>>>> server. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://code.launchpad.net/~mariogrip/project-rootstock-ng/project-rootstock-ng >>>>>> >>>>>> First you need to flash boot.img >>>>>> >>>>>> You can use whatever recovery you want, no need to use the recovery >>>>>> you built. (If you had image server you need a modified recovery) >>>>>> >>>>>> Download Ubuntu touch preinstall: >>>>>> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch/vivid/daily-preinstalled/current/vivid-preinstalled-touch-armhf.tar.gz >>>>>> Reboot into recovery >>>>>> Make sure /data and /cache is mounted, use this to mount: adb shell >>>>>> "mount -a" >>>>>> Then use rootstock installer to install ubuntu touch >>>>>> ./rootstock-touch-install [downloaded >>>>>> vivid-preinstalled-touch-armhf.tar.gz] [system.img you have built] >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> Marius >>>>>> >>>>>> 2016-06-19 2:14 GMT+02:00 Nikos Chatziioakimidis < >>>>>> nchatziioakimi...@riseup.net>: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> Which device do you try to port? >>>>>>> Are you aware of https://ubports.com? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe Marius Gripsgård could help you since he ported a few devices. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Σάββατο, 18 Ιουνίου 2016 9:04:45 Μ.Μ. EEST, Panagiotis - Dimitris >>>>>>> Antoniadis <eota...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> following the "porting to a new device" guide, >>>>>>>> I have managed to compile the code and i have the boot.imp, >>>>>>>> recovery.imp, >>>>>>>> system.img >>>>>>>> At this point the guide gets a little fuzzy. First of, it says to do >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> $ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and then >>>>>>>> $ fastboot boot out/target/product/mako/recovery.img . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The second fastboot call is mentioned as part of the steps needed >>>>>>>> to flash the ubuntu image using rootstock. As I saw in launchpad, >>>>>>>> rootstock is discontinued, and alternative candidates are >>>>>>>> qemu-debootstrap >>>>>>>> and live-build. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can someone clarify what are the steps to flash system.img and why >>>>>>>> it can't >>>>>>>> be done by pushing the file on the device with heimdall? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, am I supposed to flash the images as they are on a device that >>>>>>>> ubuntu touch has not been ported before? Or am I doing it wrong? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any advice will be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All the best, >>>>>>>> Panagiotis >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>>> Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> http://www.ubuntu.com/ - linux for human beings... with >>>>> sufficient CLI skills. >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.ubuntu.com/ - linux for human beings... with sufficient >> CLI skills. >> >
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