Not sure if any developers here owns a Galaxy S6. If anyone able to port Ubuntu Touch latest to Galaxy S6 would be very appreciated.
I believe that roms of anything that isn't android will not work due to the Exynos processors not having their kernel sources released.
2390 said:
I believe that roms of anything that isn't android will not work due to the Exynos processors not having their kernel sources released.
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Excuse my ignorance as I don't have any development experience more than being a script kiddy, but was not the old Ubuntu Touch roms just sampling from CM11 sources for most of the drivers and kernel stuff?
As I say, I don't really know anything but I thought that was how it went. I don't care if there is an S6 ROM but I just want to see any port of Ubuntu touch on any device I have.
Edit: Actually it looks like it was CM10.1 for the old ones from like 2013.
Later they moved to CM11, and they may use 12 now, I'm not sure.
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Hello,
I decided to come in the Android development with a porting, a thing that, according to what I heard, isn' too difficult to start. I read a bit this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
and I believe it could be nice and a bit useful to port MIUI v4, since I haven't found any versions for our Galaxy Tab yet, maybe using CyanogenMod 9 official RC1 as base (since MIUI derivates from CM).
1) From which device should I port MIUI? Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S2 or anything else?
2) Will I have to change the resolution of every image to adapt a phone ROM to a tablet?
3) Would it be too difficult for a person like me, who have never created or ported a ROM before? Maybe did I misunderstood anything and is a porting a terribly difficult thing? I'm asking this because I've never seen a MIUI porting for Galaxy Tab.
4) If it's too difficult, what should I do to learn?
5) Finally, the obvious question: do I risk bricking my Tab, even if in the ROM there are neither primary nor secondary bootloaders?
I'm sorry if the questions are too many.
This is not a place holder however there is no actual mod yet for us to test yet this is a work in progress and I Encourage anyone and everyone to help out...
THE CONCEPT:
I asked Gokhan Moral if it was possible to back port the newer Mali drivers CM 10.1 to be used in official Samsung firmware...
Now for this to work we need matching Android library files compiled for the kernel drivers...
His intriguing reply was that the recently released Galaxy Note 8 uses newer Mali drivers (turns out not the same ones as CM10.1 but newer that official S3 firmware) and assuming the Note 8 is running Android 4.1.2 then there is a good chance the lib files WILL be compatible with current S3 firmware...
It turns out the note 8 firmware IS 4.1.2 based and the kernel sources contain the necessary drivers so...
Let's give this a crack eh?
GOALS:
#1 compile Mali drivers from Note 8 sources into existing Siyah sources thus creating a working kernel.
#2 obtain and identify necessary matching lib files from Note 8 firmware.
#3 transplant these libs into an S3 custom ROM and see if they work
#4 create and release a CWM zip which will flash both the custom kernel and lib files which can be used to mod any existing 4.1.2 Samsung firmware.
#5 crack a beer any bask in the satisfaction of a job well done...
PROGRESS:
#1 Budding developer and valued contributor to this forum psndna88 is already merging the necessary code with the latest Siyah sources. A test kernel should be conceived soon...
If anyone else wants to give this a go with other sources please do
#2 A request was made on the Note 8 forum and I have the necessary lib files ready to be back ported once the test kernel is ready...
If anyone has anything useful to contribute please PM me and follow this thread so once something is ready to be tested you can wet your appetite.
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Good luck,good work
But what's diffrent with note 8 and galaxy s3 firmwares?
LegendM said:
Good luck,good work
But what's diffrent with note 8 and galaxy s3 firmwares?
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Well probably not a great deal in general however for this project we are interested in using the newer GPU drivers which are in the note8 firmware and apparently also the leaked 4.2.1 S3 firmware also.
The kernel side of things need to match the ROM lib files which are complied by Samsung using their closed xynyos sources.
Since the note 8 firmware uses the same android version as ours then HOPEFULLY we can use the kernel sources and transplant the lib files from the note 8 ROM and get it all working smoothly...
The question assuming this project succeeds is: Are the new Mali drivers noticeably better?
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They give a documented 15-20% performance boost in the Epic Citadel benchmark.
siyah kernel compiled with n8000 mali driver,
but currently following things may be broken:
-mali touch boost
-step5 of gpu freq
-gpu uv
Can codeworkx port those drivers to cm? (I mean source available, binaries)
GR0S said:
Can codeworkx port those drivers to cm? (I mean source available, binaries)
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the ones we are trying to port are older than current CM 4.2.2 mali drivers, but newer than current stock sammy 4.1.2 drivers
attached is a diff file for changes in stock mali kernel drivers and siyah kernel mali driver for stock rom
and diff for lib files between N8000 and I9300 stock roms
i havent fully applied all changes in mali driver taken from N8000 inserted in siyah kernel source before compiling
Good idea guys.. I have a note 10.1 the n8013 model if it helps
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Hello,
Yank555 did something similar with his kernel ( he used the newer Kernel Sources from a Galaxy Tab and built a Galaxy S3 Kernel ), maybe you could send him a PM and ask for help ?
Best regards,
George
P.S: I could help you with the flashable packages and also do some testing if necessary.
OK it looks like the N8000 uses a very similar version of the Mali drivers so there might not be much to gain from this project
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Hi together
Yesterday i got a S5 Mini. I'll use this device for testing and so on...
I searched for cm11 rom and i couldn't find any customrom
Are here other people interested in cm11 on s5 mini?
i never created a customrom til now, but i can help if
somebody needs infos about the device for creating
a cm11 customrom...
stiff
Absolutely!
I'm very interested! This is my only phone at the moment, though, so I can only take limited risks with its entrails.
It's coming eventually I have to finish the bugs we have on the similar device the galaxy light so far it boots .
Whooooo!!!!
Do you, by any chance, mean the G800H (Snapdragon)? I've read elsewhere that CM is unfeasible because of how closed Exynos is, but that's only in the G800F, I believe.
Edit: I got the chipset names confused... Please ignore my post! (PS: There is a G800H Duos solution).
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Whooooo!!!!
Do you, by any chance, mean the G800H (Snapdragon)? I've read elsewhere that CM is unfeasible because of how closed Exynos is, but that's only in the G800F, I believe.
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Yeah it's for the exynos version
cool!
if i shoud help you with testing or any other things,
fell free to send a pm....
cya
stiff
count me in..
I have a S5 mini to test CM-M12
I'd really like to buy this phone, but it has to be rootable and flashable. Does anyone know about the other versions of the device that are talked about (G800M,G800Y)?
ROMS ...
I have the SM-G800F UK model and cannot yet find any roms ...
Maybe at Christmas. :laugh:
We all wait very long.
Would we have the normal S5 we could 7 days a week flash another Rom.
Keeping Hope alive... :good: :angel:
CM 11 (or lollipop)
Are you saying that the 800F version is an Exynos Version and therefore can't be rooted etc.? So no custom ROM? I saw S5 lollipop previews and i seriously start to dislike the colors and modifications of Samsung.
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Are you saying that the 800F version is an Exynos Version and therefore can't be rooted etc.? So no custom ROM? I saw S5 lollipop previews and i seriously start to dislike the colors and modifications of Samsung.
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No, both version can be rooted with cwm. The exynos version will have cyanogenmod I have cyanogenmod on the Galaxy Light which also has similar hardware. I'm getting the Galaxy light very soon so I can finish my cm port.
Unjustified Dev said:
No, both version can be rooted with cwm. The exynos version will have cyanogenmod I have cyanogenmod on the Galaxy Light which also has similar hardware. I'm getting the Galaxy light very soon so I can finish my cm port.
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good news. maybe i misunderstood the previous information. i have the 800F version, so if anybody needs something, let me know - i'm not a Dev and might ask questions if I don't understand. cheers
EDIT:
Will it be CM11 (Android 4.4.4) or already CM12 (Android 5.0)?
wabre said:
good news. maybe i misunderstood the previous information. i have the 800F version, so if anybody needs something, let me know - i'm not a Dev and might ask questions if I don't understand. cheers
EDIT:
Will it be CM11 (Android 4.4.4) or already CM12 (Android 5.0)?
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I already have cm-11 booting on the Galaxy Light. I think I will move to cm-12 when I get at least radio and wifi working.
Hard to believe we'll be getting CM when we didn't even get any normal, simple ROM, with bloatware removed for example xD.
@Unjustified Dev
that sounds really great! i really miss cm on s5 mini.
thx a lot
br
stiff
i think the S5 Mini is in general a great device. perfect size if you don't like huge phones, specs are fine and a great camera for the specs it has. i have seen the lollipop previews and also how it runs / looks on nexus 5. i think the S5 Mini would run lollipop perfectly and it would finally show how good this phone is. but my hope lies in all CM and other Devs and not in Samsung - because the preview of the S5 and S4 with lollipop are just hideous. i would love a clean and lean android 5.0 experience. if those moto E's and G's can run so good with pure android, why shouldn't a samsung S5 mini without touchwiz and bloatware...
@wabre thats my opinon too. i hate the samsung bloatware, but the hardware is fine.
also i don't want a brick as phone. i tested the s5 and compared it with the s5 mini.
the result is, that the s5 mini has everything i need with the right size...
the only thing that i miss is cm on the s5 mini...
stiff
rooted
Have mine rooted with twrp, but still no roms available.
have cm11 on my old s3 mini cant wait for it on my s5 mini as thats my daily phone and cyanogen is a fast os.
Hi guys!
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. And I want to port Ubuntu Touch (RTM or newer version) to the tablet.
This device already has a Developer Preview, but it is not stable. The structure of this port: kernel and tar.gz archive with the system (preinstalled-armhf).
So, i have a question: what kernel is required for Ubuntu Touch? The porting guide says that the CM-kernel is required.
But when I try to install a similar way, device becomes unbootable.
Can you help me?
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Hi guys!
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. And I want to port Ubuntu Touch (RTM or newer version) to the tablet.
This device already has a Developer Preview, but it is not stable. The structure of this port: kernel and tar.gz archive with the system (preinstalled-armhf).
So, i have a question: what kernel is required for Ubuntu Touch? The porting guide says that the CM-kernel is required.
But when I try to install a similar way, device becomes unbootable.
Can you help me?
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I too would like to know more on porting Ubuntu touch OS to the Samsung Note 2014 10.1 (P600) device.
You don't mention your model. Is it 2014 version ?? Which one is it since the 2014 Lte versions hardware is different to the 2014 wifi only hardware...etc
Back in 2013 someone did a port of the older incarnation of the Samsung tablet The N8000 model. If that's you check this thread
It is possible to make a ROM ubuntu touch with this tutorial? or there is already a way to install this system in the Nexus 6?
New Device Roms, Dev Ubuntu Touch
I am curious about this as well. I would love to use Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 6. I thought it would eventually be officially supported, but haven't seen anything yet. Any one got this working and if so what functionality because searching gives little results.
Thanks
doesn't look like its for lollipop. all I see on the git is for 4.4.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/meizu-mx/general/meizu-mx4-ubuntu-touch-rom-leaked-t3173934
there seems to be a leaked rom for another phone. i wonder if this helps?
I'm no expert by a long shot, but doesn't that device use the older version of Android as well? At least the android counter part.
I am super excited about Ubuntu Touch. Now that it has released for real I'm thinking this thread needs a look.
BUMP!
Ubuntu Touch is based on Android 4.4.2. The Nexus 6 never shipped with Android 4.x. So there is an additional complication that no one has figured out how to solve. You need to build a kernel and base from the 4.4.2 source code, which... doesn't exist for the nexus 6 or newer devices.