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[ROM] Ubuntu Touch Preview [02/27: Alpha Update #1]

** Work-In-Progress: Ubuntu Touch Preview is just that.. a PREVIEW. Do not complain about missing features, etc. The OS isn't nearly ready for primetime. **
Curious as to how the Ubuntu Touch Preview looks? Why not load it on your Kindle Fire 1st Gen and see for yourself.
CHANGES:
[02/27] Fixed the UI DPI settings. Needs to re-flash following the instructions below.
Instructions [CHANGED 02/27]:
1. Make a Titanium Backup and/or backup in recovery of your current Android. This preview is fun to play with but not a replacement for something as developed as CM 10.1
2. Download the Kindle Fire 1st=Gen Mini-Android base for Ubuntu Touch and place it on your device:
[02/27] http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/ubuntu-phablet/phablet-20130227-otter.zip
md5sum: 4584b054391fe744230d9fd28686c37c
3. DUE TO OUR DATA PARTITION SIZE WE HAVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLACING THE UBUNTU TOUCH ROOTFS ON OUR DEVICE:
3a. Download a custom Ubuntu Touch Rootfs Installer ZIP:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter/ubuntu-phablet/ubuntu-rootfs-installer.zip
3b. Download the latest Ubuntu Touch Preview Filesystem .zip from Ubuntu:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/daily-preinstalled/current/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
If the above link is broken, use this link for a full listing of the current build files (download the quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip .. soon to be raring-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip):
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/daily-preinstalled/current/
3c. On your PC extract open the Ubuntu Touch Preview Filesystem .zip and extract the *.tar.gz file inside
(currently called: manhattan-quantal-armhf-tar-20130227-1.tar.gz)
3d. rename this to: ubuntu-rootfs.tar.gz and place it at the root of /sdcard on the Kindle (not in any subdirectories)
4. Reboot into recovery.
4a. Wipe system and Factory Reset (wipes data/cache).
IMPORTANT:
4b. Install the ubuntu-rootfs-installer.zip FIRST (this actually uses the ubuntu-rootfs.tar.gz file we placed on the /sdcard), and then the phablet-2013xxxx-otter.zip SECOND.
5. Reboot and Enjoy
NOTE: The preview comes pre-loaded with several users in the login screen and they have data to browse around with. Move to the "Guest" account and tap on area where it tells you to login.
WHAT WORKS:
Display
Touch screen
WHAT DOESN'T WORK:
** OVER TIME YOU WILL RUN OUT OF MEMORY AND THE DEVICE BECOMES TERRIBLY SLUGGISH. THIS IS DUE TO OUR 512MB RAM AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS FIXED AS TIME GOES ON BY CANONICAL **
There's so much that is still being implemented into the Touch version of Ubuntu, that this list could get pretty long.
[FIXED 02/27] Need to adjust the GRID_UNIT_PX in /home/phablet/.bashrc to be slightly smaller so that the on-screen keyboard fits correctly
Oddly no WIFI yet. Still troubleshooting.
No sound
Barely any sensors other than touchscreen work. IE: no rotation, etc. Ubuntu WIP issue.
No HD codecs (still being worked on) Ubuntu WIP issue.
No screen timeout / auto blank -- becareful when walking away from the device. Need to press the power button to turn the screen off. Ubuntu WIP issue.
RELATED UBUNTU TOUCH LINKS:
(Some of these describe how to install it on devices -- you can ignore those instructions and follow the above for the Kindle Fire)
Ubuntu Touch Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/
Release Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes
IRC Channel on freenode.net: #ubuntu-touch

RESERVED

The data extract is around 900MB. So plan accordingly Normally the 500MB internal .tar.gz file is extracted to /data and then extracted out from there, but we have to avoid this. Hence the longer rootfs install instructions.

Awesome work Hashcode! I'll be installing this and testing when I get home from work. Since it's CM based I assume ADB shell and logcat will work? I'm familiar with Linux so I've been looking forward to this.

Awesome. @HashCode- you still amaze me every time I see you post! Great job! And for step three is it a,b or c. Or a, b and c?
Edit: never mind I was confused. Thanks again.

After messing around for a bit I went back to Android. Its actually pretty smooth. Way better than I thought. Once WiFi and rotation get fixed I'll probably use it more. But it is what it is, a Preview. Great job Hash! Hope you can keep this updated!

Thank you x 1000000! Nice work, Keep it up!

Hashcode said:
** Work-In-Progress: Ubuntu Touch Preview is just that.. a PREVIEW. Do not complain about missing features, etc. The OS isn't nearly ready for primetime. **
Curious as to how the Ubuntu Touch Preview looks? Why not load it on your Kindle Fire 1st Gen and see for yourself.
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How much memory does this take on the SDCARD? Currently I am dualbooting, and can I dualboot this and stock MoDaCo?

Will this work with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615093
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using xda premium

Currently I would not suggest dual booting this. It should work tho. But if you read, there is memory management issues and it will become sluggish. Extremely. And it isn't even finished, there is a lot of issues. But once they get worked out, I'm going try to dualboot it.

Ichigo said:
Please stop asking about dual booting. He already said that we have a longer rootfs install instructions to avoid it extracting to the data partition and then extracting the files from there. Everything works fine when dual booting. It's just as smooth. The only thing that may make it buggy is lack of cpu.
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Sorry for spamming the thread.
Sent from a bird... No, a plane... Wait, It's a Kindle Fire!

greezal said:
Will this work with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615093
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using xda premium
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You could repartition for a larger data, but its memory issues that concern me currently.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

Hashcode said:
You could repartition for a larger data, but its memory issues that concern me currently.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
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So is memory management is first priority?

Tried it out
Sure does scroll nice! :laugh: Seriously, it does have a very pretty interface, which might be highly functional. Kinda like the using the original germ of an idea that was used in the original Kindle but all grown up. Can't wait to be able to do something useful with it.
Thanks Hashcode. Always fun to try these things. Instructions were spot on.
Now lets see if I can restore using the today's update to TWRP. I needed to test it anyway.

Awesome, will try this later. There still seems more development to come, will test when WIFI is fixed. I have expected this to come, I am more excited about FireFox OS though.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Does anybody have any screenshots of this? Would like to see the Preview.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Difference between 2/27 & 2/28 Builds
Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the two builds?

DarthVesh said:
Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the two builds?
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The fact that there is only one build

Haha well I looked in the goo.im folder and one is dated for 2/27 & the other for 2/28..so I can assume they're the same? Lol
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app

Oh I sorry I didn't check the goo.im folder only the First post. So I don't know, try it and see what you see?

DarthVesh said:
Haha well I looked in the goo.im folder and one is dated for 2/27 & the other for 2/28..so I can assume they're the same? Lol
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda app-developers app
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So see any major diffs?
Sent from a bird... No, a plane... Wait, It's a Kindle Fire!

Kodi Setup With Addons Pre-installed

Kodi Setup Has Been Removed
I deleted it bc the setup I found online had software adbfire from Jocala and I thought it was disrespectful to the developer.

solorzano_felipe said:
I found this guide online. It's a step by step guide on how to install Kodi with addons pre-installed. It comes with all the important addons. Takes around 25 minutes to install. Hope it helps. It's compiled in a 400mb rar folder. Feel free to share. Apparently it was on sale somewhere but Kodi is free and no one should pay for this as a service.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z6o6yxdmlb0tpzg/Amazon Fire TV Kodi Setup.rar?dl=0
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thank you

works great with latest nightly as well. just replace the apk. thank you.

psycon said:
works great with latest nightly as well. just replace the apk. thank you.
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oh wow thanks OP this is quite a find for a noob like myself and "replace the apk with the latest nightly" and again since i'm a bit noobish , how about a direct link ?
make this install noob-proof =)
thanks peeps !
i'm out .

rob.e.rein said:
oh wow thanks OP this is quite a find for a noob like myself and "replace the apk with the latest nightly" and again since i'm a bit noobish , how about a direct link ?
make this install noob-proof =)
thanks peeps !
i'm out .
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you can always get the latest apk from the kodi website mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/arm
i just got mine all set up and got iStream working perfectly with full xbmc integration... yay.

psycon said:
you can always get the latest apk from the kodi website mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/arm
i just got mine all set up and got iStreams working perfectly with full xbmc integration... yay.
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What is istreams like compared to fusion.tvaddons?

IStream uses the same sources of multiple other sources combined (ie icefilms, primewire, project free tv, and 10+ more). it only puts through links that do not require a captcha and automatically goes through them one by one until it finds a working link... kind of like ss-plex for plex.. all you have to do is click on a show and it will eventually just start, no messing with broken link sources
Also, you can subscribe to your favorite shows and it actually adds the to your local video library as if they were local files with full metadata and prettyness..

nvm I got it

Hi,I need help please.
How do i install a repository ?
I have added some to my usb stick ,put it in the back of the fire tv box,gone to settings/addon/add from zip file,then navigated to the usb stick but it shows nothing...
Hope someone can help me.
thanks

Thank you!!!!

bolinao said:
Hi,I need help please.
How do i install a repository ?
I have added some to my usb stick ,put it in the back of the fire tv box,gone to settings/addon/add from zip file,then navigated to the usb stick but it shows nothing...
Hope someone can help me.
thanks
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Please this. I'm lost also

hank3fan said:
Please this. I'm lost also
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This is very easy.. And there are tons of how to vid's on YouTube...
This is one of the best how to's...
https://www.youtube.com/user/vdubt25/videos - This are all his how to videos..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vx4Zfv6BYw - This one tells you how to install one from a .zip file
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAO6CUCC_a0 - This one tells you how to install repositories & how to find channels in said repositories...
Also the easiest non manual way is to either install TVMC or to use the TVAddon's installation options... All found here: http://tvaddons.ag/

solorzano_felipe said:
I iiiii
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Why did you delete the post and link?

Why was the original post deleted ??

I deleted it bc the setup I found online had software adbfire from Jocala and I thought it was disrespectful to the developer.

cpugeeker said:
thank you
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Hello,
Can you please help me if you still have this step by step manual in your possesion, because this link is non-existant at this moment? Can you upload it, maybe, and share me the link here?

Request: latest Netflix apk

For some reason, installation always fails when I try installing it from the Fire TV itself. I'm temporarily using the regular Android version which I sideloaded, but it's not optimized for the Fire TV remote. I had to resort to using a mouse. I was just wondering if someone could pull the APK and post it here. The specific version I'm looking for is 1.1.4 build 145
Thanks in advance!

http://www58.zippyshare.com/v/1rNz2TQ6/file.html

Thanks again, bro

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Bloodflame said:
Thanks again, bro
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Parse error . anyone else have this apk?

Dose anyone have the APK file of official youtube from amazon app store for fire TV?

Dose anyone have the APK file of official youtube from amazon app store for fire TV? the one from youtube.com, with the blue symbol.
I got some problem and can't download this app from amazon app store. I just want to side load it. So, if anyone has it, please, upload the APK.
Thanks a lot.

The one that says youtube.com in white font with a blue background? I can get it for you but not sure where to post it so you can grab it. It is just 125k

guiso98 said:
The one that says youtube.com in white font with a blue background? I can get it for you but not sure where to post it so you can grab it. It is just 125k
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Hi,
please, just upload it here as an attachment or any network disk like dropbox ...
thanks a lot

guiso98 said:
The one that says youtube.com in white font with a blue background? I can get it for you but not sure where to post it so you can grab it. It is just 125k
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Hi,
I don't think that the yt app is just 125k.
From what i remember that app was like 15 or 16Mb in size (when i had my FTV Stick).
But when is extracted the size could be changing, so i dont know for sure.
P.S
Wich is the latest version, (which version do you have)?

actually in amazon app store, it mark as
"Size: Varies by device (51KB - 16.4MB)
Version: Varies by device
Developed By: youtube.com"
I am not sure for fire TV we should use which version, but anyway, at least I can try... better than nothing

Yes you are right, delphis.wang
I also saw that in the description after my first posting.
So i guess that "the size varies by device" like in the website description.
Altrough i rather think that the size varies in reality by the app version (wich could be diferent depending on the update stadium).
But i dont know wich is the latest version number (is not mentioned on the website like before).
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guiso98 said:
The one that says youtube.com in white font with a blue background? I can get it for you but not sure where to post it so you can grab it. It is just 125k
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In case you didn't find a hoster already, you can try zippyshare becouse does not require to register and its free.
Also, ES Explore can make backup of an app if u have that.

JohnyRey said:
Yes you are right, delphis.wang
I also saw that in the description after my first posting.
So i guess that "the size varies by device" like in the website description.
Altrough i rather think that the size varies in reality by the app version (wich could be diferent depending on the update stadium).
But i dont know wich is the latest version number (is not mentioned on the website like before).
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In case you didn't find a hoster already, you can try zippyshare becouse does not require to register and its free.
Also, ES Explore can make backup of an app if u have that.
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Hi, JohnyRey
If you have any copy of this apk, would you please upload it?
Thanks a lot

Sry, I don't have the app neither,
But i would also like to try this to see if its working.
Thats why i was following this thread, to see if someone can extract it.

Here you go...

no, it doesn't work, it seems that I need the 16MB version...

Weird. I have the aftv vs 2. Latest OS vs 5. What's your device?

guiso98 said:
Weird. I have the aftv vs 2. Latest OS vs 5. What's your device?
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Yea, Its not working.
It gives Parsing Error, i think thats becouse it has the 'minSDKversion 21' setted, wich means it needs Android 5.0 and up to work (like FTV vers. 2 has), and i don't think it has something with the app size to do.
Altrough thank you very much for your help guiso.
Maybe do u (or someone) have a second device like a Stick with (the older) OS 3.0 or the first generation Box to get that app version made for OS 3.0 (wich is based on Android 4.x)?
Btw. What version is the App. Is this v2.0.9...?
Or maybe you have somewhere an older app version from the first generation Box/Stick with standard OS 3.0 ?

guiso98 said:
Weird. I have the aftv vs 2. Latest OS vs 5. What's your device?
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I am using AFTV 1 with os3, and unfortunatlly,I am in France, so there is no way to get any support or even to buy a new one!!! poor French people.

JohnyRey said:
Yea, Its not working.
It gives Parsing Error, i think thats becouse it has the 'minSDKversion 21' setted, wich means it needs Android 5.0 and up to work (like FTV vers. 2 has), and i don't think it has something with the app size to do.
Altrough thank you very much for your help guiso.
Maybe do u (or someone) have a second device like a Stick with (the older) OS 3.0 or the first generation Box to get that app version made for OS 3.0 (wich is based on Android 4.x)?
Btw. What version is the App. Is this v2.0.9...?
Or maybe you have somewhere an older app version from the first generation Box/Stick with standard OS 3.0 ?
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yes, you are right, I tried to load it to a android 5.0 pad, it can't run but at least it can be installed. Now we need an older version.

That explains it. You have an older version of the OS...
Yes. It is 2.0.9
No, I do not have any device with OS 3

hello
if anyone can upload a youtube for os3?
thanks a lot

delphis.wang said:
hello
if anyone can upload a youtube for os3?
thanks a lot
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Hello again,
It seems that nobody 'can help.
Did you also tryed to download the App from a Browser (on the account paired with your FTV Box) and then Sync your account on the FTV
settings?
I found this small tutorial here: https://m.reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/35y2y8/does_anyone_have_an_apk_of_the_firetv_version_of/
Maybe you can get it this way and share this.
Good Luck.
P.S
Try changing the country code from .com with .de in the page adress like in the tutorial and see if its working. Or change you country settings in your account.

JohnyRey said:
Hello again,
It seems that nobody 'can help.
Did you also tryed to download the App from a Browser (on the account paired with your FTV Box) and then Sync your account on the FTV
settings?
I found this small tutorial here: https://m.reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/35y2y8/does_anyone_have_an_apk_of_the_firetv_version_of/
Maybe you can get it this way and share this.
Good Luck.
P.S
Try changing the country code from .com with .de in the page adress like in the tutorial and see if its working. Or change you country settings in your account.
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no way... the problem for me is just my fire TV can't sync with my amazon account. In my account the app shows 'purchased', but the fire TV can't get it. that's why I ask help here...

REQUEST: KFTV Launcher.APK (From a FTV2 or FTVS2 on latest FW)

Thanks to @AFTVnews.com for reminding me:
The "KFTV Launcher.apk" can be found in either the official v5.2.4.0 FW update or the v5.2.4.0 FW PreRooted Rom.
Update:I still need the APK please. The original & PreRooted ROM's come with the APK's in a .DAT file. Which I can't extract or access.

Use sdat2img to convert the .dat to .img
Then use EXT4 Unpacker and EXT2Reader to access the files.

Y314K said:
Thanks to @AFTVnews.com for reminding me:
The "KFTV Launcher.apk" can be found in either the official v5.2.4.0 FW update or the v5.2.4.0 FW PreRooted Rom.
Update:I still need the APK please. The original & PreRooted ROM's come with the APK's in a .DAT file. Which I can't extract or access.
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Sorry if this is off topic but what'd you want it for? Are you trying to run it on gen 1 aftv?

KLit75 said:
Sorry if this is off topic but what'd you want it for? Are you trying to run it on gen 1 aftv?
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Yes, It does run on on Gen 1 devices on FireOS 5. Not perfectly, but it runs. Over @ AFTVNews comments section there where confirmation & detail info on how it ran. Want to test this myself.
http://www.aftvnews.com/pre-rooted-5-2-1-2-rom-for-the-amazon-fire-tv-1-released/#comment-392064