On the computer, add the following line in terminal: echo 0x2ae5 > ~/.android/adb_usb.ini (thanks to @NeoTheThird)
Then reboot the adb daemon ( sudo adb kill-server / sudo adb start-server)
adb devices gives now:
List of devices attached
0123456789ABCDEF device
(*) Actually, adb recognise the device in recovery, and fastboot recognise the device in bootloader But before the manipulation, no detection within UbuntuTouch systemâŚ
EDIT: I found out that this information is already described in the UBPort wiki
If your system doesnât support snaps, then we currently donât have an easy way for you to install Anbox. However, this might change in the near future.
And snaps are available on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or later; UBports Ubuntu Touch is currently running 15.04âŚ
A funny thing: it seems that TWRP doesnât recognize Ubuntu Touch as an operating system⌠Each time I reload my UT image with TWRP, when I reboot I get the following warning: No OS Installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot? This is not really annoying as this is only a warning and can be skipped easily⌠@z3ntu, are you aware of that?
I was able to get back my configuration of Dekko (mail client) from a former Ubuntu Touch image .
The files of this application are in those directories: ~/.config/dekko.dekkoproject and ~/.local/share/dekko.dekkoproject; but I found out that all the settings I need are in one file: .config/dekko.dekkoproject/ dekko.dekkoproject.conf.
To backup the settings: adb pull /home/phablet/.config/dekko.dekkoproject/dekko.dekkoproject.conf
To reload the settings: adb push dekko.dekkoproject.conf /home/phablet/.config/dekko.dekkoproject/dekko.dekkoproject.conf
I successfully synchronised my calendar and my contacts with my ownCloud server (via CalDAV and CardDAV protocols) on UbuntuTouch. Thanks to @bastos77 and @tcarrondo! This is done via a script as there is no GUI for that yetâŚ
I made a wiki page to help others also interested.
I wanted to try Ubuntu Touch on my FP2, but I canât figure how to install it.
From the ubport site, I only find the MDT as installer, yet this requires Ubuntu.
The dl link in the first post isnât working unfortunately.
Could someone point me to an install guide or to the location where to retrieve the necessary files from?
Hello Freibadschwimmer,
i did not try it, but i found a tool called cpt_o.5.0 somewhere on the UBPort site.
I have installed the tool (but i didn´t flash the Phone )and you can chooce 3 devices inclouding our FP2
Good answer @Mani ! Just for information, CPT stands for âCross-Platform Toolâ
And this is a good alternative to MDT âMagic Device Toolâ for users not running Ubuntu, although it is also possible to launch a one-time Ubuntu session on your computer with a live-USB or live-CDâŚ
But now i got a question about the ubport for the FP2. I am on FPOOS for a few month, and i like to switch to UT only for fun and mayby for ever I only need a client for Whats app, because every one contact me with this app. Is it posible with a Webapp or something else?
I havenât tested yet !
But with a search on the Telegram group, it seems that for Whatsapp and XMPP protocols you can use Loqui IM, an app recently ported from FirefoxOS to UbuntuTouch, available on the OpenStore (github source).
Ok, thank you very much.
And what about the contacts? Are they there on the ubuntu touch without big problems? Or is there a lot of Homework by tiping all numbers by my selfe in the Phone?
For contacts, you can either import them from Google (sic!) or from a .vcf file you exported before⌠Personally I set-up a two-way synchronisation with my ownCloud server, using the CardDAV protocol (see post 152 on this topicâŚ)
Is it still the case that CPT installs an oild version and MDT is required for the latest updates?
When I tried a few months ago, I in the end needed to install Ubuntu on an old laptop because CPT couldnât get the latest version and MDT could (and the difference was pretty big, lot of fixes in between, according to the devs).
Hey guys, sorry i havenât visited this thread for a whileâŚ
Ubuntu Touch is still very much alive and we at UBports are delighted to see the community interest in the project! Weâre currently ironing out the final issues planned for our next stable release OTA-2.
You can follow the instructions on this page for installation from Linux, Windows and macOS. If youâre feeling like trying something on the edge, you can also check out the UBports installer, but thatâs still in beta.
Whatsapp is a problem. Yes, in principle loquiIM works, but it has a lot of problems.
Great to hear, that Ubuntu Touch is still alive for the FP2.
All the work people like you are putting into developing alternative OSs for the Fairphone can not be valued high enough!
In my opinion it helps to reach the task of making FP a really smart-phone.
Having visited the ubports website, I am really tempted to try it on my phone.
But as I have no experience whatsoever with any Linux distribution, would you consider it a wise and senisble decision to start using Linux on a smartphone, or should I try it on my laptop before?
Btw. I do not intend to start programming and really hope to be able to avoid command-line work to the max.
Just for the record: Your FP2 is shipped with Linux installed
In fact, thanks to the smartphone market, Linux became the most used OS when counting all different kind of devices.
Generally: thereâs no need to be afraid of Linux. Also on a desktop, many distros come with a more intuitive GUI than Windows has, are more user-friendly, and easier to set up and work with.
Iâm a huge free software fan, so⌠YES you should try linux on your computer, completely unrelated to what your phone is running! No, iâm just kidding of course. You donât have to run Linux on your pc to install and use Ubuntu Touch (and vice-versa), but i could imagine that it doesnât hurt. You can try most distributions without installing by running them from a live USB stick, so maybe you will find something that clicks with you. For beginners starting with Ubuntu or Ubuntu MATE is always a good idea, but everybody has a different opinion on that, as you can see here.
This is also true! And did someone already mention that the OS and most applications are free?
Long story short: Thatâs a different choice for you to make. Not a requirement for Ubuntu Touch, but a different (and fun!) adventure. But keep in mind that Ubuntu Touch itself is designed for phones, and handles some key tasks different from how a common desktop GNU/Linux distribution would.
This is where it gets tricky. While we do now have means of installing without using the command line, we canât guarantee it will never be necessary. We try to avoid it, but since weâre only a small project, mistakes happen, which can easily be fixed by a simple terminal command most of the time. Of course the command-line can be intimidating to new users, but remember that you have a community around the project whoâs always happy to help you, if you have questions. And, who knows? Maybe youâll even like it! I sure did.
Let me put another disclaimer here and say, that Ubuntu Touch is not as stable as Android or iOS. I myself use it on a daily basis, and i get along just fine, because the values it entails and the community around it outweigh the limitations for me. If youâre fine with that, you will probably love Ubuntu Touch just as much as 660+ other people in the UBports Telegram Supergroup.
No, you did not drive me away!
In fact, you happened to make me even more curious and I have decided to give it a try. I have just to make a backup before.
Right now, I am using MyPhoneExplorer for that task. Will that be ok, or in other words, can I use this software with Ubuntu Touch as well? Not that Iâve got a nice backup but no means to restore the data to my Ubuntu FP2
If you would recommend another backup method, I will gladly go that way.
Hi everyone
I would like to test Ubuntu Touch on my FP2, but I donât know how to install it and make a backup before that. The UBPort website seems not to provide any guidelines, just the download links. Iâm using KBUNTU on my laptop, but Iâm not very familiar neither with comandlines nor with Linux as such (luckily it becomes more an more Windows )
Anyone knows of a short howto ?
Markus
But before the manipulation, no detection within UbuntuTouch systemâŚ
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