Hello ! I dig a deserted topic, and I discovered that, although the development of Boot2Gecko/FirefoxOS is discontinued, it is still possible to install the last working image (“Juan Blob-free”) on Fairphone2 :
(Linux only) Fix permissions by typing in terminal sudo adduser USERNAME vboxusers
Launch VirtualBox with the VM image B2G Installer.ova
In the VM :
Open Nightly (default web browser)
In about:addons, disable automatic updates for ADB Helper (it should stay to version 0.8.7)
Download the “Juan Blob-free” build FP2.blobfree-dist.zipdirect link | source
Connect your device and open about:b2g-installer and follow the steps shown.
(USB debugging has to be activated in Developer Option, accept computer fingerprint)
When asked, provide the build image FP2.blobfree-dist.zip
Congratulations: Your Fairphone2 should now be flashed with B2G/Firefox OS.
Note : I tried this on both Windows 7 64bits and Xubuntu 64bits, this worked only for Windows 7. On Xubuntu I could’nt make the Virtual Machine “capture” the Android USB device…
That’s because under a standard installation of most systems the user has no right to do that. You can chance this adding you to vboxusers as described here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB
ore here
PS: I for myself prefer Apps/Boxes - GNOME Wiki! for VM’s not because it is technically better, what I don’t think but you don’t have to install unfree addon’s to connect usb devices to the guest system
Hi @Flbr !
Indeed this is quite tricky as newer versions of the browser remove compatibility. I had do make several trials before succeeding the installation…
Type “about:b2g-installer” in the browser: if the setup page is not displayed then I advise you to reset the virtual machine: delete the session and re-import the OVA file.
One question: do you have a recent FP2 with the “new screen”? I wonder if you will have the “blue screen” bug or not, as B2G was not updated for a while…
If you really don’t succeed with the installation, pm me: I can send you the TWRP image I did just after the fresh install… (it’s only ~300Mo)
Indeed, sadly B2G is discontinued and not worked on anymore.
However it is still possible (for curious people like myself or Flbr ) to install the last working image, just to get an idea of how it was …
Ok, that’s what I thought. But there were people who were trying to bring it forward, just like the UBports people for UT, right?
Anyway, that’s a pity. I once installed it, but as I could not connect to mobile networks, it was a very short experiment