An explain goes first:
This may surprise a lot of people ,"Whaaaat ? Isn't UEFI a kind of BIOS on PC?"Well, it can also be on your phone too , in fact.
This is an EDK II (UEFI) port for MI 6.Currently it's incomplete,and how much it will be in the future depends on whether I have enough time.
What is this port for?
This is an UEFI port, so there are many possibilities. As a second-stage bootloader, it can boot any ARM64 OSes that support UEFI.
But at this point, only Linux is capable.Windows booting still need more efforts.
See Github README.md for more details.
Download:
Only source is provided since it's not completed.
Source: https://github.com/fxsheep/edk2-sagit
What the ****...... Dude you're awesome. I'll be glad to help in testing if you need.
Keep it up...
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What the ****...... Dude you're awesome. I'll be glad to help in testing if you need.
Keep it up...
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Thanks
Love this. Thanks for your work. Will test it tomorror.
wow! How amazing it is !
Thanks for the source and btw, @vantoman has built it yesterday and I tried it (fastboot boot uefi.img), it starts up and shows a grub shell just fine. But I couldn't figure out the way to input anything to there (tried usb otg keyboard but nope, not even the usb port outputs power lol). But to me, this is a proof of concept so, if we can help in any ways, please let us know ?
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Thanks for the source and btw, @vantoman has built it yesterday and I tried it (fastboot boot uefi.img), it starts up and shows a grub shell just fine. But I couldn't figure out the way to input anything to there (tried usb otg keyboard but nope, not even the usb port outputs power lol). But to me, this is a proof of concept so, if we can help in any ways, please let us know ?
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That's right as USB OTG hasn't been implemented yet.And probably it won't be easily.Basically I use drivers extracted from the device's XBL.While the OTG isn't probably even exist in that, I just wonder if it's possible.Maybe the bios from some SD835 laptops will help though.
Anyway input isn't necessary for GRUB2 to boot a linux kernel
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That's right as USB OTG hasn't been implemented yet.And probably it won't be easily.Basically I use drivers extracted from the device's XBL.While the OTG isn't probably even exist in that, I just wonder if it's possible.Maybe the bios from some SD835 laptops will help though.
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Hmmm, right.. Tell me if I can help you in any ways then ?
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Anyway input isn't necessary for GRUB2 to boot a linux kernel
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Yeah But streamlining the installation processes etc (but yeah, üt could be done after getting the more important parts to work).
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Hmmm, right.. Tell me if I can help you in any ways then ?
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Yeah But streamlining the installation processes etc (but yeah, üt could be done after getting the more important parts to work).
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You can do all the installation process on your PC instead on phone.Just use a chroot environment.
Mount the phone's storage to PC using mass_storage in Android kernel.
fxsheep said:
You can do all the installation process on your PC instead on phone.Just use a chroot environment.
Mount the phone's storage to PC using mass_storage in Android kernel.
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Hmmm I didn't know about that. Thanks for letting me know, I'll look for it.
@fxsheep Could you please port EDK II to Xiaomi mi 5 (MSM8996)?
zengxianxi said:
@fxsheep Could you please port EDK II to Xiaomi mi 5 (MSM8996)?
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In theory 8996 already uses UEFI as a part of the boot chain, thus porting is not difficult(at least bring up emmc).But you know, this port isn't complete either:
fxsheep said:
In theory 8996 already uses UEFI as a part of the boot chain, thus porting is not difficult(at least bring up emmc).But you know, this port isn't complete either:
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And how to extract UEFI DXE efi files from the original XBL of msm8996 and port it?
zengxianxi said:
And how to extract UEFI DXE efi files from the original XBL of msm8996 and port it?
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dump XBL from your device, unpack it with 7zip,or uefi-firmware-parser on github
can we run windows 10 core someday on sagit ?
Just to know about the possibilities and implications:
Could it be possible to multiboot some day?
And something like the efidroid project?
leo.sfsm said:
Just to know about the possibilities and implications:
Could it be possible to multiboot some day?
And something like the efidroid project?
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If you are asking about 'possibilities', then of course, it is possible,by porting EFIDroid multiboot components to ARM64.
(Yeah nothing is impossible, even Windows 10 Desktop.There's already working SoC drivers available and touchscreen driver is probably also available ,since MI6 has synaptics_dsx ,the same as Lumia950XL)
But again, it needs countless efforts, especially UEFI part, and that's currently out of my reach.
leo.sfsm said:
Just to know about the possibilities and implications:
Could it be possible to multiboot some day?
And something like the efidroid project?
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actually there is a project named multirom for modified twrp:crying:
Thanks for the source bro , but , anyone know how to debug ? Cas there's no input avalaible on the shell , no usb output or input ...? Anyone help
edit: i can boot the last manline ubuntu kernel 5.4-arm64 to the initeamfs no kernel panic
usin a startup.nsh script uder the root of firmware partition
the txt file attatched rename it to startup.nsh and place it to /vendor/firmware_mnt/startup.nsh
and place your initrd to /vendor/firmware_mnt/initrd.img
copy your vmlinuz to /vendor/firmware_mnt/efi/boot/vmlinuz.efi
reboot to fastboot than fastboot boot uefi.img
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Guys,
Seems like there are lots of threads popping up with new 'packages'. I thought we should create a thread solely for the discussion of kernel hacks/patches so that we can separate the two:
For those of you who dont know, http://gitorious.org/linux-on-qualcomm-s-msm/linux-msm-xdadev is the repo were are working on.
Just to clarify, this topic is ONLY for discussion regarding Kernel patches. Thanks to vdelf's headset patch it seems sensible to focus on:
1. Backlight always on problem FIXED 01/05/10 (vdelf)
2. Battery Issue FIXED 11/05/10 (drlucky)
3. Camera
4. USB
5. GPS
Makes sense. Lets add USB to the list. While charging works, data transfer does not. Also USB might allow us to debug kernel/android on the x1 and that is what dev's always dream of
:suggestion: why not add the latest kernel as download in the 1st post if there is progress. So everyone know where to download the latest updates u ppl do
dexteral said:
:suggestion: why not add the latest kernel as download in the 1st post if there is progress. So everyone know where to download the latest updates u ppl do
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It will be great to do this, and stick it
@dexteral,
Anyone can checkout the kernel from the above repo I posted. To do what you require we would need to upload the Kernel everytime someone adds a patch...
vdelf said:
Makes sense. Lets add USB to the list. While charging works, data transfer does not. Also USB might allow us to debug kernel/android on the x1 and that is what dev's always dream of
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Is data transfer even possible in haret? I mean how would system unmount sdcard if it's running from sdcard itself?
not fast data but normal will work
love it
vietdoan20062006
Hi, Lets add fm-radio to the list
Great idea ... otherwise we are creating such a mess with lots of different kernel versions in different threads.
If anyone is interested in compiling the kernel as well as the wifi modules, I have setup a VMWare debian appliance containing all necessary tools and scripts to compile everything. Since this is a few hundes MB, I haven't got a place to upload ... need to check this first. If you are interested, let me know.
@drlucky
Have you had a chance to look at the backlight issue? I am almost out of ideas
Can you post your modifications on the microp-module and what you found out until now?
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Guys,
Seems like there are lots of threads popping up with new 'packages'. I thought we should create a thread solely for the discussion of kernel hacks/patches so that we can separate the two:
For those of you who dont know, http://gitorious.org/linux-on-qualcomm-s-msm/linux-msm-xdadev is the repo were are working on.
Just to clarify, this topic is ONLY for discussion regarding Kernel patches. Thanks to vdelf's headset patch it seems sensible to focus on:
1. Backlight always on problem
2. Battery Issue
3. Camera
4. USB
5. GPS
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hey could you post the steps involved for compiling the kernel i am able to comile the kernel but it is not running
Wich toolchain do you use? arm-2008q1 or arm-2009q3?
X1iser said:
Wich toolchain do you use? arm-2008q1 or arm-2009q3?
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arm-2010q1
could u write all the commands used by you
the way i have written
Personally I'll start to see how to compile the kernel. Can you share the link to download arm-2010q1?
Have you read this post ?
X1iser said:
Personally I'll start to see how to compile the kernel. Can you share the link to download arm-2010q1?
Have you read this post ?
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http://www.codesourcery.com/downloa...-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
but may be it is not the right one it has got 202 in it insted of 67
ya i read that post only
i was able to compile the kernel but it is giving some errors
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@drlucky
Have you had a chance to look at the backlight issue? I am almost out of ideas
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Sorry, haven't had the time. Could you push your changes to the git repo, I will try to have a look at it this week ...
okay i tried to make the kernel bt following the guide above by fatsal...
but i got stuck at
make htckovsky_defconfig ARCH=arm
htckovsky_defconfig doesn't exist (in the new repo anyway, i believe)
any help? which defconfig to use? :S
drlucky said:
Sorry, haven't had the time. Could you push your changes to the git repo, I will try to have a look at it this week ...
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Just played with the klt-driver a bit. I always get version 0x0000, which on a hero means "bootloader mode". I have tried to migrate the hero code, but with no luck. It seems that the microp-klt needs a "reset", which shoudl be done by using a magical GPIO (on hero: 76), but this doesn't currently work at all. Kernel boots up, but still gets no valuable version number.
Hi,
I have just bought a new Xperia Pro and Here is My first Contribution.Hope you guys like it.
I have tested it personally on the Unoffical MIUI port for PRO.But it should work on other Kernels and Xperia Devices as well.
I am posting a few Screens for you guys and as you can see lxde is already pre-installed for you guys.
Feel Free to comment
Disclaimer:-
I am Not responsible if anything Happens to your Phone.You do it at your own Risk and Responsibilty,
If you Screw Up then dont Blame Me.
I am not responsible for Anything.
What is chroot?
A chroot image is like a Virtual Machine where you are running an O.S within an O.S.The point of this is that you have a whole Linux System running on a phone where you can ofcourse access all the utilities available in Linux.and as it runs inside of android you dont need to flash anything and can use both the chrooted O.S and Android together.
Things required:-
1)Terminal
2)Root
3)Sdcard with atleast 2GB of free space
4)A Brain
Please Consider Donating to add to my late night coffee and Books Fund.
Link:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4k1f5l9jxy2nr9n/debian.7z
Mirror:-
http://www.4shared.com/archive/uNEXsuNS/debian.html?refurl=d1url
Note:
Please read the ReadMe.txt file attached to this post first for instructions.
A special request to all those who are donatinglease send me a P.M so that i know who you guys are.
Donators:-
None So Far
Thank you.
Posting Ubuntu over Here
Remember to Read the Read Me File First.
Link:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7ekya7u7zo19p8/ubuntu.7z
Mirror:
http://www.4shared.com/archive/Qv0u_lWN/ubuntu.html
Mirror:
http://min.us/mZVpflpS5
Posting Back Track 5 Linux
Remember to Read the Read Me
Back Track linux Temp mirror(From My O2x Thread)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ccf7lhfazl7li7u/btl.7z
Mirror:-
http://www.4shared.com/archive/EoGkvPD9/btl.html?refurl=d1url
NOTElease Download the file btl attached to this post and extract it on your computer and copy the btl file within and paste it in the btl directory downloaded from the above hosts replacing the old one.Now the chroot should run.
added a new Script and deleted the old one.Please use that now.I tested it personally on Stock and it is working perfectly.
As soon as it boots it asks if you wanna start VNC server?Press N and then follow the readme file.
Incase of any probs please let me know
and another
One More
Final Reserve
Nice Run..! First..
Nice work:good:
And im gonna donate [if you make mods I need]
But what is so usefull to have this??
xperiap said:
Nice work:good:
And im gonna donate [if you make mods I need]
But what is so usefull to have this??
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A chroot image is like a Virtual Machine where you are running an O.S within an O.S.The point of this is that you have a whole Linux System running on a phone where you can ofcourse access all the utilities available in Linux.and as it runs inside of android you dont need to flash anything and can use both the chrooted O.S and Android together.check the Screenshots.
GO ahead:Try Ubuntu...it will give you a better Idea.
Hi! Have you tried this on stock kernel? I believe stock kernel doesn't have loop devices enabled and MIUI is a rebase of CM? Not sure though that's why I'm asking.
Riyal said:
Hi! Have you tried this on stock kernel? I believe stock kernel doesn't have loop devices enabled and MIUI is a rebase of CM? Not sure though that's why I'm asking.
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The Miui i used was on Stock Kernel.The Kernel Does Support Loop devices.Miui is a Rebase of CM but the loop functionality is related to Kernel.So,Yes it Works on Stock Kernel on Locked/Unlocked Bootloaders Both as we are not flashing anything.
Anyway Give Ubuntu a go.
manasgirdhar said:
The Miui i used was on Stock Kernel.The Kernel Does Support Loop devices.Miui is a Rebase of CM but the loop functionality is related to Kernel.So,Yes it Works on Stock Kernel on Locked/Unlocked Bootloaders Both as we are not flashing anything.
Anyway Give Ubuntu a go.
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Thanks! Just clarifying things out I haven't meddled with stock kernel that much that's why I am asking. Well the kernel sources sony provided has loop devices disabled by default glad that it's enabled on the official precompiled one.
Anyways! Try packing backtrack that should be alot useful than debian w/ lxde or a classic ubuntu image.
I got backtrack to run on Pro sometime ago when I was still using gingerbread.
Riyal said:
Thanks! Just clarifying things out I haven't meddled with stock kernel that much that's why I am asking. Well the kernel sources sony provided has loop devices disabled by default glad that it's enabled on the official precompiled one.
Anyways! Try packing backtrack that should be alot useful than debian w/ lxde or a classic ubuntu image.
I got backtrack to run on Pro sometime ago when I was still using gingerbread.
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Already Did.Will upload it sometime Later today or tomorrow.
Debian and Ubuntu both have lxde pre-installed.
Edit:-BT5 UP.
Hi! seeing that you're a fanatic of these perhaps it would be useful if I give you these.
http://50.56.186.177/filez/
Those are packed and reduced sizes of debian & fedora arm images made to fit for chrooting on mobile devices. I made those for my previous device and is very stable already with 256mb RAM
the debian image is a squeeze version. Plus included is the fix for pulse audio. I'm not sure if it would work out of the box for android but with just a little bit knowledge with basic linux stuffs you could get it running perfectly
Riyal said:
Hi! seeing that you're a fanatic of these perhaps it would be useful if I give you these.
http://50.56.186.177/filez/
Those are packed and reduced sizes of debian & fedora arm images made to fit for chrooting on mobile devices. I made those for my previous device and is very stable already with 256mb RAM
the debian image is a squeeze version. Plus included is the fix for pulse audio. I'm not sure if it would work out of the box for android but with just a little bit knowledge with basic linux stuffs you could get it running perfectly
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THANKS for the link...Meego wont chroot..tried it on the optimus a few months ago and failed..problem with zephyr..will give it a go later.fedora I had as well..but the thing is ...Does anyone except me even use these here????
I do but not that much. Like I said I just only tried backtrack and obviously I use it only when needed
Say do you think it would be possible to include a custom kernel on a chrooted image? It would be cool if we have backtrack here with monitor mode enabled. I think the wlan drivers/hardware of Xperia devices have the capability.
Or also try posting this thread to some other Xperia Sub forums. Arc/Pro users seem to be not very open to these kind of works. They just care on custom ROMs
In short they aren't geeky enough They aren't even that interested in dual booting.
Riyal said:
I do but not that much. Like I said I just only tried backtrack and obviously I use it only when needed
Say do you think it would be possible to include a custom kernel on a chrooted image? It would be cool if we have backtrack here with monitor mode enabled. I think the wlan drivers/hardware of Xperia devices have the capability.
Or also try posting this thread to some other Xperia Sub forums. Arc/Pro users seem to be not very open to these kind of works. They just care on custom ROMs
In short they aren't geeky enough They aren't even that interested in dual booting.
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In theory yes its possible.but changes will have to be made to the arm kernel to chroot.when u type uname in terminal the output inside the chroot is different than the android kernel.but I think native booting will be better than chrooting..not being interested is just odd....its so much fun having linux on the go
manasgirdhar said:
A chroot image is like a Virtual Machine where you are running an O.S within an O.S.The point of this is that you have a whole Linux System running on a phone where you can ofcourse access all the utilities available in Linux.and as it runs inside of android you dont need to flash anything and can use both the chrooted O.S and Android together.check the Screenshots.
GO ahead:Try Ubuntu...it will give you a better Idea.
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It would help a lot of people if you would put this description in the first post, or even a better description. Great work!
ameer1234567890 said:
It would help a lot of people if you would put this description in the first post, or even a better description. Great work!
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Thanks for the advice.added to first post...not good with explanations
Riyal said:
I do but not that much. Like I said I just only tried backtrack and obviously I use it only when needed
Say do you think it would be possible to include a custom kernel on a chrooted image? It would be cool if we have backtrack here with monitor mode enabled. I think the wlan drivers/hardware of Xperia devices have the capability.
Or also try posting this thread to some other Xperia Sub forums. Arc/Pro users seem to be not very open to these kind of works. They just care on custom ROMs
In short they aren't geeky enough They aren't even that interested in dual booting.
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Actually I know I am going to say something Off-Topic
1) People on XDA are now the people who have got a smartphone just because they can afford one and wanna make their phone look "kewl" than the others with the same device
2) People do dumb things like cross flashing kernels.. They dont even read carefully what the OP says..
3) Running linux on a phone would be the best thing.. specially on an xperia pro where you get a harware keyboard..
I would like all noobs to see this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16682226&postcount=2441
and this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15826094&postcount=45
Hello,
Developers, I really need help to get the ubuntu-touch port working again!
After the first release of Ubuntu-Touh I tried to port it again to our devices, but I don't get them booting. I only get a black screen. I have updated all sources on github and made the appropriate changes. You can find all relevant sources and information on my new website http://danwin.github.io/ubuntu-touch.html where I have uploaded the non-bootng builds for developers.
I still have the old builds available for those, who want a booting ubuntu-touch, but without any functionality: http://danwin.github.io/ubuntu-touch.html
it is so laggy on mini Dude :/
screenshot please
rod555 said:
screenshot please
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there is already a video available, but I have made some Photos of my Neo V, sorry for bad quality: http://ubuntuone.com/6keWFpFBG0kEsVF7mBF54D
Can you add the screenshots in the op as pic
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Can you add the screenshots in the op as pic
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I don't think this is really necessary, as I have a video from kakalko4 embedded there, which has a lot better quality than my screenshots. You can download the zip provided above and unzip the pictures inside, if you really want to see them.
can you make a more understandable guide how to install it because i try to follow your guide and my phone boots to kernel logo and for couple of second phone turns off
MarioJerkovic said:
can you make a more understandable guide how to install it because i try to follow your guide and my phone boots to kernel logo and for couple of second phone turns off
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ok, updated.
You have to created an ext4 partition with CWM of another kernel or Linux and flashed then my kernel to use the ext4 partition on your SD-Card as /data, because ubuntu is to big for the internal storage. Have you really done that step?
DanWin1210 said:
ok, updated.
You have to created an ext4 partition with CWM of another kernel or Linux and flashed then my kernel to use the ext4 partition on your SD-Card as /data, because ubuntu is to big for the internal storage. Have you really done that step?
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Yep done it and working ubuntu is working it lags a lot :/ but i dont care i am happy that we got Ubuntu on our old devices
I take it this a the same one as we already have? (crappy demo with no gsm)
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I take it this a the same one as we already have? (crappy demo with no gsm)
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For now yes, but hopefully officiallysonyrebel can make the kernel patches in one or two days available, so I can rebuild all images to make the daily builds of ubuntu booting, which have a lot of improvements.
Kernel patches related to what? I can help out. And I remember officiallysontrebel saying that he doesnt know much about kernels on the ray thread that was removed.
emwno said:
Kernel patches related to what? I can help out. And I remember officiallysontrebel saying that he doesnt know much about kernels on the ray thread that was removed.
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The daily images of ubuntu aren't booting and officiallysonyrebel said that this is related to some kernel patches that have to be made, you can PM him and ask if you can help him with patching, so we can make the daily images also booting, which have a lot improvements in stability and usability.
DanWin1210 said:
The daily images of ubuntu aren't booting and officiallysonyrebel said that this is related to some kernel patches that have to be made, you can PM him and ask if you can help him with patching, so we can make the daily images also booting, which have a lot improvements in stability and usability.
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thats strange.... It cant be kernel related, if you had added the new configs to the source code. It could be with the lastest CM10.1 changes for the 2011 devices. Take a look at http://github.com/cm42semc , here you will find the latest commits. I say this because if there was a problem with the Ubuntu Images, i.e something new needed to be added to get the build to boot, then it wouldn't boot on my n7100 either (as i made the same changes as prescribed on the guide). Either way its just a hunch. Give it a go.
With kernel patches, can performance be addressed?
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thats strange.... It cant be kernel related, if you had added the new configs to the source code. It could be with the lastest CM10.1 changes for the 2011 devices. Take a look at http://github.com/cm42semc , here you will find the latest commits. I say this because if there was a problem with the Ubuntu Images, i.e something new needed to be added to get the build to boot, then it wouldn't boot on my n7100 either (as i made the same changes as prescribed on the guide). Either way its just a hunch. Give it a go.
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I'm already using these sources and the daily images only get a black screen. A lot of other people report the same issue for their devices (not Xperia), too. You can have a lock at my changes on https://github.com/DanWin and maybe you find the mistake I made, if I made any.
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With kernel patches, can performance be addressed?
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Maybe, but the daily builds of ubuntu have a lot better performance and stability than the mwc-demo image, which is currently the only booting version.
DanWin1210 said:
I'm already using these sources and the daily images only get a black screen. A lot of other people report the same issue for their devices (not Xperia), too. You can have a lock at my changes on https://github.com/DanWin and maybe you find the mistake I made, if I made any.
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Yes, others did have a blackscreen, even the n7100 users did. But some, including myself got it to boot.
This is what I did:
1. Wipe system / data / dalvik
2. install device part
3. install ubuntu image
NOTE: You made a new partition on the sdcard where ubuntu was to be installed. I recommend you to WIpe your sdcard, create a new partition and try again. Also try with try flashing with a different recovery / kernel then flashing the ubuntu kenrel in the end. Sometimes recoveries mess up.
Thx for the job but i had some problemes with the ARc S when i flash the Ubuntu systeme it's abortes whith the statu 0 what i have to do ?
d4k-pho3nix said:
Thx for the job but i had some problemes with the ARc S when i flash the Ubuntu systeme it's abortes whith the statu 0 what i have to do ?
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Normally status 0 means success, can you go in CWM to advanced -> show log and enter the output of this here, maybe I can help you.
Hello there, it's time to get this rolling somewhere.
This is a Development-Thread. Please don't post if you aren't a developer.
What this IS
This is a Development thread, a platform for developers to discuss the development of CyanogenMod for the G925F. It's made so that we can get this working, fix up the problems - because there will be severe ones - and achieve a working official Rom at some point.
At the moment it's @OldDroid and me with help, but it would be awesome if interested devs would join in so that we can make this a team effort.
In short, it's a Dev-Thread in a dev section.
Right now it doesn't work and I'm not sure that it will work.
What this IS NOT
This is NOT a working Rom. Not even close. I can only link you to the kernel repo and soon to device and vendor, as they are almost completed for a first try.
And yes, there is no download link for the Rom. Because there isn't anything you could download yet.
This is also NOT intended as a Q&A thread. Please don't ask if your variant will be supported, I will respond by trolling. Firstand only priority is to get this running, then we'll talk about variants.
And ETA is an evil word with no meaning here. I work slowly, deal with it
Where are we currently?
Much further than a day ago
Thanks to @OldDroid, we've teamed up
All the links you want (minus the download link :angel
device: (soon, almost complete)
https://gitlab.com/mythos234/device_samsung_zeroltexx
vendor:
https://gitlab.com/mythos234/vendor_samsung_zerolte
kernel:
https://gitlab.com/mythos234/zerolte-kernel-CM
Once available, buggy alpha builds will be posted here
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vendor and device will soon be pushed to my github
Reserved
i'll join you ... also started working on cm12.1 for s6 edge 5 days ago (currently in england with my school class)
vendor is setup
OldDroid said:
i'll join you ... also started working on cm12.1 for s6 edge 5 days ago (currently in england with my school class)
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Welcome aboard then
vendor is finally setup and good to go!
https://github.com/mythos234/vendor_samsung_zerolte
It's apparently not without some minor casualties, but we got it. Huge thanks to @RaymanFX, he's helping me, since I'm not that much into CM building yet and I'm also basing this project on his CM for the N910C, which's 5433 is darn similar to our 7420, so we got a pretty good base to begin with.
add me as participant to the repos ^^
https://github.com/OldDroid
OldDroid said:
add me as participant to the repos ^^
https://github.com/OldDroid
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Done for all the 3 of them
Looks like I killed Bluetooth for now (lol). Other than that it's slow but steady progress.
mythos234 said:
Looks like I killed Bluetooth for now (lol). Other than that it's slow but steady progress.
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What do you mean "killed"? Killed the chip or wiped the MAC addr. or something?
nasko_spasko said:
What do you mean "killed"? Killed the chip or wiped the MAC addr. or something?
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I'm currently building the Rom with completely removed Bluetooth support
First Build is compiled and ready for a test.. But I can't install the zip. This would be hillarious if it wasn't so annoying
mythos234 said:
Besides I said it can't be installed Hard to test something you can't even install
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I think that there was a mistake in the partition sizes.. /system was declared as 4.1GB, but it's only 3.6GB. Recompiling with a new value, should be able to flash it then
Good luck develop without documentation for exynos chipset.
But can you tell us more in details how porting works and what are the challenges with it.
Is it hard to develop a rom without samsung binary files and drivers? I know they are proprietary and closed soruce.
If just Samsung could be more developer friendly like Sony.
We can request source for closed binaries here, http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=inquiryView, most likely they wont answer
Aircondition said:
Good luck develop without documentation for exynos chipset.
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The lack of drivers makes this a fun exercise almost Where's be the challenge if everything was easy...?
Aircondition said:
Good luck develop without documentation for exynos chipset.
But can you tell us more in details how porting works and what are the challenges with it.
Is it hard to develop a rom without samsung binary files and drivers? I know they are proprietary and closed soruce.
If just Samsung could be more developer friendly like Sony.
We can request source for closed binaries here, http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=inquiryView, most likely they wont answer
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I can't say what the challenges here will be, since I couldn't manage to even flash it yet - Second build is compiling since hours now. For now it's using all the proprietrary stuff we managed to grab and some additional stuff from the 5433 CM. But without booting it's hard to tell what won't work and might present a challenge ^^ From what I saw it'll be tough to just get the modem running. The hard part is to write the drivers yourself
mythos234 said:
I can't say what the challenges here will be, since I couldn't manage to even flash it yet - Second build is compiling since hours now. For now it's using all the proprietrary stuff we managed to grab and some additional stuff from the 5433 CM. But without booting it's hard to tell what won't work and might present a challenge ^^ From what I saw it'll be tough to just get the modem running. The hard part is to write the drivers yourself
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It's interesting that you can use drivers from 5433, which is a 32bit platform. Most drivers are not compatible when you switch from 32bit to 64bit if I am right?
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lch920619x said:
It's interesting that you can use drivers from 5433, which is a 32bit platform. Most drivers are not compatible when you switch from 32bit to 64bit if I am right?
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As a base to know how to do it, obviously we can't just use drivers for a different chipset
Updated the /system size in the BoardConfig and at least it flashes. But it doesn't want to boot for some reason yet.
mythos234 said:
Updated the /system size in the BoardConfig and at least it flashes. But it doesn't want to boot for some reason yet.
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If you have the 5.1.1 boot loader and are using 5.0.2 as a base. Sboot will not boot it. As a fyi. It checks Linux versions.
-Mr. X- said:
If you have the 5.1.1 boot loader and are using 5.0.2 as a base. Sboot will not boot it. As a fyi. It checks Linux versions.
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Both is 5.1.1 and Sboot seems to clear the boot as well, everything seems to go fine, it just doesn't boot. :/ Trying with building the kernel during the build itself instead of using a prebuilt one and see how that goes
mythos234 said:
Both is 5.1.1 and Sboot seems to clear the boot as well, everything seems to go fine, it just doesn't boot. :/ Trying with building the kernel during the build itself instead of using a prebuilt one and see how that goes
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I would personally flash an Engineering boot loader while doing this, to ensure version checking is not the issue.
After a lot of work, I've been able to create a functioning MultiROM installer for a GNU/Linux distribution. Currently most things, such as WiFi, bluetooth, the display or the GSM modem, don't work. The only way to interface with the ROM while it's running is by connecting the phone to a computer, and then using ssh. My goal is getting all the phone-specific things working (WiFi first), and making GNU/Linux a viable primary OS for the Moto G.
Why GNU/Linux, when Android is already Linux-based?
While it is true that what is possible with GNU/Linux is also possible with Android with a little bit of work, I don't like that Android is, at heart, an embedded system. This has some negative implications for hackers (not crackers) that would like to use it as a normal UNIX. For example, the whole system is treated as one big blob and many things can't be changed without recompiling., which is why there are so many ROMs available, and why they are not compatible between devices.
Guide
Install the debian.mrom file as a normal MultiROM ROM via TWRP and select the ROM at bootup. Connect a USB cable from your computer to the phone. After around a minute, a new interface should appear on your computer (usb0 for most Linux distros, enp* for those using udev's "persistent" naming). Set its IP address to 10.0.10.1/24. Optionally, you can also set up internet access on that interface. The phone's IP address is 10.0.10.2. You can also use my script to setup the network (setup_net.sh) after changing wlp2s0 to your computer's internet-facing interface. You can then connect to the phone via SSH or a netcat shell on port 2323. The root password is root.
What I've learned about WiFi
The WiFi setup procedure is complicated. First, the wcnss compound driver needs to be activated. Android does this by running wcnss_service, whose modified version (I basically just altered the paths and replaced Android logging with printf) I've included in the ROM (/sbin/wcnss_service). Wcnss_service does many things, but the only important one (AFAIK) is open()ing /dev/wcnss_wlan. After activating wcnss, the WiFi driver needs to be activated. Recent versions of Cyanogenmod have the driver built-in and activate it via WifiHAL (I have no idea how...), I've decided to instead build the driver as a kernel module (/wlan.ko). Insmoding the LKM does something, but the initialization fails, and I don't know why.
Dowloadsdebian.mrom
setup_net.sh
The kernel is Optimus kernel by Flashhhh with a custom config
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XDA:DevDB Information
Debian for the Moto G, ROM for the Moto G
Contributors
dvdkon
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: Debian
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-08-21
Last Updated 2015-08-29
Can you consider mirroring it to androidfilehost??
Is that Ubuntu touch ???
Please give us more explanations and screenshots... Consider a video too
navaneethkom said:
Can you consider mirroring it to androidfilehost??
Is that Ubuntu touch ???
Please give us more explanations and screenshots... Consider a video too
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If I understand is a complete pc system , not a touch optimize system.Very useful for numerical computation, testing or something of similar.
The Ubuntu touch forum is this http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/ubuntu-touch-utopic-ubuntu-touch-falcon-t2820359
I don't now if it is working on MultiRom.
(Sorry for my bad english)
good job D:
i've tried debian into android with the normal installer but this is awesome!
Thanks you!!
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What is this for? It is a PC for mobile Debian ?
Fedello7 said:
What is this for? It is a PC for mobile Debian ?
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It is for Multirom, which is a program for dual booting an OS on an Android phone. Try searching.
Is it using a LXC Container ?
Where could I find kernel sources ?
h2o64 said:
Is it using a LXC Container ?
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No, I'm just starting Debian instead of Android with my custom init script.
h2o64 said:
Where could I find kernel sources ?
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I'm using the Optimus kernel with a few options changed (the config).
dvdkon said:
No, I'm just starting Debian instead of Android with my custom init script.
I'm using the Optimus kernel with a few options changed (the config).
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Kernel changes are just about internet stuff isn't it ?
h2o64 said:
Kernel changes are just about internet stuff isn't it ?
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I've only enabled sockets for all users and devtmpfs (for initramfs).
dvdkon said:
I've only enabled sockets for all users and devtmpfs (for initramfs).
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Alright, thank you.
PS : Btw, do not forget to mention @Flashhhh for the kernel in the OP
The display work? The touch? A is for computer in a smartphone? Wow
Can anyone catch up to see how it looks ?
SLATE21&MOTOG said:
The display work? The touch? A is for computer in a smartphone? Wow
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Nothing but USB works as of now, but I'm currently working on the display.
dvdkon said:
After a lot of work, I've been able to create a functioning MultiROM installer for a GNU/Linux distribution. Currently most things, such as WiFi, bluetooth, the display or the GSM modem, don't work. The only way to interface with the ROM while it's running is by connecting the phone to a computer, and then using ssh. My goal is getting all the phone-specific things working (WiFi first), and making GNU/Linux a viable primary OS for the Moto G.
Why GNU/Linux, when Android is already Linux-based?
While it is true that what is possible with GNU/Linux is also possible with Android with a little bit of work, I don't like that Android is, at heart, an embedded system. This has some negative implications for hackers (not crackers) that would like to use it as a normal UNIX. For example, the whole system is treated as one big blob and many things can't be changed without recompiling., which is why there are so many ROMs available, and why they are not compatible between devices.
Guide
Install the debian.mrom file as a normal MultiROM ROM via TWRP and select the ROM at bootup. Connect a USB cable from your computer to the phone. After around a minute, a new interface should appear on your computer (usb0 for most Linux distros, enp* for those using udev's "persistent" naming). Set its IP address to 10.0.10.1/24. Optionally, you can also set up internet access on that interface. The phone's IP address is 10.0.10.2. You can also use my script to setup the network (setup_net.sh) after changing wlp2s0 to your computer's internet-facing interface. You can then connect to the phone via SSH or a netcat shell on port 2323. The root password is root.
What I've learned about WiFi
The WiFi setup procedure is complicated. First, the wcnss compound driver needs to be activated. Android does this by running wcnss_service, whose modified version (I basically just altered the paths and replaced Android logging with printf) I've included in the ROM (/sbin/wcnss_service). Wcnss_service does many things, but the only important one (AFAIK) is open()ing /dev/wcnss_wlan. After activating wcnss, the WiFi driver needs to be activated. Recent versions of Cyanogenmod have the driver built-in and activate it via WifiHAL (I have no idea how...), I've decided to instead build the driver as a kernel module (/wlan.ko). Insmoding the LKM does something, but the initialization fails, and I don't know why.
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hi. from time to time iam working on the same, a native linux booted with multirom.
it could fail because of missing firmware and dont getting the mac.
please pm me for support.
sub77 said:
hi. from time to time iam working on the same, a native linux booted with multirom.
it could fail because of missing firmware and dont getting the mac.
please pm me for support.
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Sorry for the late reply.
I have made sure that the firmware gets loaded properly, though that was a problem at first. I'm not so sure about the MAC address, though. If you get any further information, please post it in this thread. Development is currently its only purpose.
Something new??
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luteriace said:
Something new??
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i have wifi running. next step is framebuffer.
Is there a way of help you with this?
I'd love to see this running on falcon.