Anyone have Ubuntu running on their GS3? - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

And if so is there any good how-tos? I've searched for a little while now and can't find any CDMA ones in the GS3 section. Interested in trying it out if it's functional or purely for nerd reasons.
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I've been wondering the same thing lately! Would be pretty cool to see

Look for Complete Linux Installer in the market. I used it to get ubuntu running on my ns4g and kindle fire. I showed it to my linux professor last year and he was amazed. I don't see any reason why it won't work on our gs3's, I should try it again myself. Really simple to do actually as all the instructions are there for you.
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Ok so what is ubuntu? What's so special about it?
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Thanks for that tip Raiderrep
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xCovErtWolFx757 said:
Ok so what is ubuntu? What's so special about it?
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Linux distro

I'm interested it

Isn't running Linux on your phone just using a VNC-like server to a computer, running Linux?

Ascertion said:
Isn't running Linux on your phone just using a VNC-like server to a computer, running Linux?
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Well you do use a vnc server but that's only so you can see the interface. It's all running on your phone independent of anything else.
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Thanks for that tip Raiderrep
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No worries DC, long time no see
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well i got the GUI up.. i dont really get it tho.. how do u type things in with no keyboard?

DrKaotica said:
well i got the GUI up.. i dont really get it tho.. how do u type things in with no keyboard?
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Hmmm...I'm going to try and get it running on my novo 7 fire after I do some homework. If I remember right there is a setting in the vnc app that you use for onscreen keyboard popup...
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I'd be interested in this too

What about the Ubuntu Mobile that we saw a couple months back for phones? That would be awesome.
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I kinda see the benefits but not really sure its worth it.

ccline84 said:
And if so is there any good how-tos? I've searched for a little while now and can't find any CDMA ones in the GS3 section. Interested in trying it out if it's functional or purely for nerd reasons.
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Thanks dear,
What is special about ubunt.

Would Ubuntu completely replace the Android OS or can you dual-boot it so that you can run Ubuntu while docked via MHL onto a monitor or laptop? When I say dual-boot, I'm referring to something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzc0uMXGFBY

hotels-in-delhi said:
Thanks dear,
What is special about ubunt.
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Personally I don't find anything special about Ubuntu, but getting Backtrack running on my phone with the micro to normal usb adapter and a usb wireless receiver... that's my dream. Heard someone got it working on the Galaxy Nexus.

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Virgin Mobile Wildfire S

Alright guys, so I bought a Wildfire S for Virgin Mobile USA today. I love the phone most things considered, though I'm really looking to get rid of Sense and debloat. I know there are a ton of different Wildfire S around the world, so I didn't know if rooting and flashing tons is the same all around. Anyone care to guide me along or at least help start me off? Thanks guys.
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The ROot
Found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
this will work for Wildfire S VM
Did it work?
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TL;DR-Yes
Yup, it worked flawlessly on my VM wildfire
Anyone know which ROMs work for Virgin Mobile Wildfires?
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tiffanydawnn said:
Anyone know which ROMs work for Virgin Mobile Wildfires?
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None of them work properly on the cdma WFS(Virgin Mobile), all of the custom roms here where developed for gsm WFS.
tiffanydawnn said:
Anyone know which ROMs work for Virgin Mobile Wildfires?
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I would also like too know which ones would work, preferably senseless with a lot of space.
How did you guys get this to work? every time i try to root it it just says
"killing ADB
Starting ADB"
then hangs until i force close one of the 2 adb.exe processes running.
mbbous said:
Found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
this will work for Wildfire S VM
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This is to root it, correct? So how did you do the S-off?
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bsoplinger said:
This is to root it, correct? So how did you do the S-off?
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This is what I did, as long as your phone is the VM version it should work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351409
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brandonhun said:
I would also like too know which ones would work, preferably senseless with a lot of space.
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Yeah i'm currently trying to get the port of CM on to the VM wildfire S but its not working for me.
This rom did kinda work for me thou,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307459

[Q] What Is Your Setup For Paranoid Android That Gives You The Ultimate Tablet?

I've been going back and forth with roms but I think I'm going to play around with Paranoid Android for a little while longer until we get a bootable JB port.
What does your current setup look like, and what tablet apps/tweaks/games have to installed to make your T989 feel/look like your ideal tablet?
Feel free to screenshot or just respond.
Thanks. :good:
This is my current setup/look
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This is my current setup/look
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@charlieb620,
how did you do that? mutilple icons in the dock
Kindly share your setup?
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@charlieb620,
how did you do that? mutilple icons in the dock
Kindly share your setup?
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Normal setup didn't really tweak anything. Put everything on tablet optimized. The icon setup is the folder look by default. Just changed the wallpaper to go with the soft keys. Gonna play with it some more later on. I like the way it looks right now.
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charlieb620 said:
Normal setup didn't really tweak anything. Put everything on tablet optimized. The icon setup is the folder look by default. Just changed the wallpaper to go with the soft keys. Gonna play with it some more later on. I like the way it looks right now.
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Last weekend I flashed paranoid, but couldn't get my it to look as I want, and also I had a number of issues. My work needs me to have a functional daily driver phone. decided to flash back to darkside. Im waiting for the next update of paranoid. Hoprefully, I'll have better luck with it. When it comes out I'll try it again.
tomasitoc said:
Last weekend I flashed paranoid, but couldn't get my it to look as I want, and also I had a number of issues. My work needs me to have a functional daily driver phone. decided to flash back to darkside. Im waiting for the next update of paranoid. Hoprefully, I'll have better luck with it. When it comes out I'll try it again.
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Try flashing the skyrocket version its more up to date. Flashed it with the LE4 radio and Eugenes battery script. I'm getting great signal and battery life.
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Are you using a tmobile S2?
I like to try it , can you post or PM me a link for the items you mentioned.
I'll appreciate it .
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Are you using a tmobile S2?
I like to try it , can you post or PM me a link for the items you mentioned.
I'll appreciate it .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750588
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750588
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@charlieb620,
thanks, I am kind of hesistant to flash it, cause it is for a skyrocket. Then again you have a T989, and it is working good with your phone.
tomasitoc said:
@charlieb620,
thanks, I am kind of hesistant to flash it, cause it is for a skyrocket. Then again you have a T989, and it is working good with your phone.
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Yep. We can flash skyrocket roms and they can flash ours. If your comfortable flashing roms in general its nothing different. Just make a backup before you do anything.
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Yep. We can flash skyrocket roms and they can flash ours. If your comfortable flashing roms in general its nothing different. Just make a backup before you do anything.
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OK I will try it tomorrow. I'll be home all day tomorrow. This way if I get issues I'll flash back to darkside
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OK I will try it tomorrow. I'll be home all day tomorrow. This way if I get issues I'll flash back to darkside
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@charlieb620
ohhh .........the op siad the use touch CWM.
I've never use touch CWM.
Can I flash it using a non-touch CWM?
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OK I will try it tomorrow. I'll be home all day tomorrow. This way if I get issues I'll flash back to darkside
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@charlieb620
ohhh .........the op siad the use touch CWM.
I've never use touch CWM.
Can I flash it using a non-touch CWM?
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I used non touch. I haven't used touch cwm since I got my t989 back. Also download the dark side wipes if you haven't already. They play a major part.
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charlieb620 said:
I used non touch. I haven't used touch cwm since I got my t989 back. Also download the dark side wipes if you haven't already. They play a major part.
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ok. thanks for the reply
Kernel
Are you using the default kernel that comes with it? And how's the battery life on that version?
mitalf said:
Are you using the default kernel that comes with it? And how's the battery life on that version?
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I get 4 hours on screen time and around 12 hours total
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Differences
Nice, I've been using the Hercules port for a while and been enjoying it. Any major differences or changes between the two that would make it worth switching over to?
mitalf said:
Nice, I've been using the Hercules port for a while and been enjoying it. Any major differences or changes between the two that would make it worth switching over to?
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I saw that it was more current so I just flashed. No complaints.
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My setup. Still the same somewhat but I changed my wallpaper and added more folders
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Windows Phone OS on GS3?

My friend had a windows phone and got android to run on it, so I was wondering if I could run windows phone os on the gs3? I know android is open source, but I don't know if windows phone os is.
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Windows os is not open source so I think it is impossible to run it on gs3. I'm not 100 % sure but I know for a fact its not open source os.
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Humzaman said:
My friend had a windows phone and got android to run on it, so I was wondering if I could run windows phone os on the gs3? I know android is open source, but I don't know if windows phone os is.
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Wha, Wait, so he has Android on a windows phone?
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JohnnyEpic said:
Wha, Wait, so he has Android on a windows phone?
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They have android dual booted with, webOS, windows mobile, and iOS.
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joshtycobb said:
Windows os is not open source so I think it is impossible to run it on gs3. I'm not 100 % sure but I know for a fact its not open source os.
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I think you're right, though I'd like to try it. Had a WP7 and it was very slick, just no application support yet. Would like to give WP8 a try.
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jmacdonald19 said:
I think you're right, though I'd like to try it. Had a WP7 and it was very slick, just no application support yet. Would like to give WP8 a try.
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Well couldn't u run ur wp7 on Android but u can't run a android on windows os right?
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Actually. ....I saw at samsungs little convention they had a phone looking identical to the gs3
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freecharlesmanson said:
Actually. ....I saw at samsungs little convention they had a phone looking identical to the gs3
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Yes, their newest Windows Phone is essentially a GS3 made to run Windows Phone 8...could be interesting...wonder how different the hardware is.
HTC HD2 was able to dual boot W7 with Android and I believe Ubuntu, though Ubuntu was some what or very unstable...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/htc-hd2-can-now-dual-boot-windows-phone-7-and-android-promises/
This would be very kool to have on the SG3!
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This was discussed in the EPIC 4G forum too, there is a valid point... Windows mobile is closed source, so making a port would be very difficult and highly unprobable due to legal stuff. Closest thing is a theme :/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1381612

Ubuntu (yeah I know...)

Since I see no mention of it on our forum... I'll break the ice.
The port guide went up today on Ubuntu wiki. So, are there any devs working on it for the note 2?
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beehiveblack said:
Since I see no mention of it on our forum... I'll break the ice.
The port guide went up today on Ubuntu wiki. So, are there any devs working on it for the note 2?
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+1 Ubuntu for our phones is a cm base plus the Ubuntu ui. Wish I had a box to try and port this.
Its on the Ubuntu site? I haven't been back there in a while since I formatted winblows an switched.
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Then if it is really purely CM at heart it shouldn't be difficult to port
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+1 on this, the ui looks very nice.......... i wish i knew how to port , i wanna learn this stuff.
I could give it a go, but I'm not sure how well it would go. best bet would be to just sit tight.
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Only camera and Web browser is functional. Nothing else. Not worth the time.
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
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This was just posted in the MIUI thread earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5556
"I sent him a PM. Thanks I am glad to be here. The GN2 is an amazing phone with limitless possibilities. Today I ported ubuntu touch to the Gn2 I am going to clean it up before or if I release it. It was very easy to change it over to compile for our phones, ubuntu touch is fast sometimes and slow others. As far as I can tell those issues have nothing to do with anything I changed in porting so that would make it an upstream bug. Gonna have to wait for canonical to push out a new release.
Regards,
Atsuisofu"
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I just wanted to say I just put ubuntu on my PC and now I am quad-booting on my computer. [Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS Mountain Lion and Ubuntu 12.10.] I cannot to dual boot Jellybean and Ubuntu from my Android phone.
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KBizzle said:
Only camera and Web browser is functional. Nothing else. Not worth the time.
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Exactly. I made a build but I wont post it because it take far too long to go back and forth to a regular rom and there are far to many upstream bugs.
I was browsing the developer only section and saw slick_rick taking with other devs so we shouldn't be waiting to long for a build, if you're impatient there's a guide on how to build it but it's not for the faint of heart haha
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Nicgraner said:
I was browsing the developer only section and saw slick_rick taking with other devs so we shouldn't be waiting to long for a build, if you're impatient there's a guide on how to build it but it's not for the faint of heart haha
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Ehh probably wont release anything either. If anyone wants to use my source though, github.com/slickrick is where I have my Ubuntu Touch repos.
Seems like a vanity OS imho, I'd most definitely try a build once put out but will probably end up switching back to TW or AOSP within a week, lol
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Ehh probably wont release anything either. If anyone wants to use my source though, github.com/slickrick is where I have my Ubuntu Touch repos.
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Well it seems like it turns your phone into a media device, so if you don't need signal, it should be fine since Wi-Fi and the font artifacts are gone? But I can see the issue of people not reading and complaining..
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I'd like a ROM that turned into Ubuntu only when the note 2 was docked to a monitor. I'd probably stop using my laptop if I had that.
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A good read if you're interested with porting Ubuntu touch preview.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
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Seems really interesting. Let's see if cyanogen starts pushing alpha releases to devices.
Good find
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D2vzw has a port http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/39299-[ROM][WIP]-Ubuntu-Touch-on-d2vzw-[Dev-Preview][Phantom]-[02/22/13]
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BaconStep said:
D2vzw has a port http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/39299-[ROM][WIP]-Ubuntu-Touch-on-d2vzw-[Dev-Preview][Phantom]-[02/22/13]
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That looks sexy!!!
I love Ubuntu and I'm excited as hell to use it in my phone...
I don't care if it lags I'll still use it.
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jayRokk said:
That looks sexy!!!
I love Ubuntu and I'm excited as hell to use it in my phone...
I don't care if it lags I'll still use it.
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How about no data?
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rani9990 said:
How about no data?
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I have Wi-Fi Lol I don't mind no data Lol
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It's funny you posted this.
As I type this I'm currently working on the port for the AT&T S3. It's about 60% or so finished.
Dave the Knave said:
It's funny you posted this.
As I type this I'm currently working on the port for the AT&T S3. It's about 60% or so finished.
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What??? No way???
No doubting just think its awesome!!
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What??? No way???
No doubting just think its awesome!!
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Yeah, honestly the longest part of this project so far was waiting for Ubuntu's sources to sync. You'd think they would be able to download faster then 40 KiB/s
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Yeah, honestly the longest part of this project so far was waiting for Ubuntu's sources to sync. You'd think they would be able to download faster then 40 KiB/s
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Haha yeah but then again a lot of people are probably downloading.
But I'd love to try this and test it out
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Haha yeah but then again a lot of people are probably downloading.
But I'd love to try this and test it out
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If I actually get a booting release working, I'll post about getting a few others the Alpha release. Just not sure where it would go. Android Dev or Original Android Dev...
Of course if it doesn't boot at all, it's not going out.
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If I actually get a booting release working, I'll post about getting a few others the Alpha release. Just not sure where it would go. Android Dev or Original Android Dev...
Of course if it doesn't boot at all, it's not going out.
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Original Dev I'm guessing
Since CM is part of it
Let's hope it boots!!
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices
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He's porting a port.
I'm building from source
Dave the Knave said:
It's funny you posted this.
As I type this I'm currently working on the port for the AT&T S3. It's about 60% or so finished.
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I just finally got wifi up and running on ubuntu on my macbook, so I'm ready to start porting as well. WIll probably be done by sunday. Honestly, they couldn't have made this any easier.
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I just finally got wifi up and running on ubuntu on my macbook, so I'm ready to start porting as well. WIll probably be done by sunday. Honestly, they couldn't have made this any easier.
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I would so compile if I had my laptop
They made it far easier than actually cooking a ROM.
Using CM as a base and only adding a couple text lines is the most genius idea ever.
Not only that but apart from reaching out to the 95% of regular users they have reached out to root users as well
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I would so compile if I had my laptop
They made it far easier than actually cooking a ROM.
Using CM as a base and only adding a couple text lines is the most genius idea ever.
Not only that but apart from reaching out to the 95% of regular users they have reached out to root users as well
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Even if you've never done a port, as long add you can follow directions, they walk you through it
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Dave the Knave said:
It's funny you posted this.
As I type this I'm currently working on the port for the AT&T S3. It's about 60% or so finished.
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Awesome man! Can't wait to see it!
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Well, a quick update. I have a build. But I did something wrong, somewhere.
The zip's flash with no problem (TWRP), but it just keeps booting into recovery. Maybe I'll try CWM for ****s and giggles. But if it doesn't work, I'm just going to drop the project and someone else can pick it up. Gotta get back to my college work.
By the by there's a forum section in devices for android ports of touch ubuntu
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