order#10248 65 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Last week Liangchen Chen posted a video of a Fxtec Pro1 running Ubuntu Touch on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/chenliangchen/status/1272903474393604100 containing a link to an installable zip-file. I managed to install it and wanted to share the procedure, which is pretty equal to installing Sailfish OS: https://community.fxtec.com/topic/2467-community-build32120updated-jan-20-sailfish-os-for-fxtec-pro1/ . Text below is mostly copypaste from over there ... Most important info first: Installation process requires that you wipe your current OS and user data! Download Ubuntu Touch OS for Fxtec Pro1 from the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQtVgbmRezbGWovfxulUvhiOkhtehfTP/view?usp=sharing ubports-fxtec-pro1-v0.5.zip (811M) Preparation: TWRP for Pro1: Download here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IgUjxEKV5MU_3cRkNCyGc-YpRkUQ3xHh (Credit to Mccreary) Universal ADB Driver A MicroSD Card, preferably no more than 32GB Backup your data (if needed) and turn off the phone completely Transfer the TWRP image into the adb folder of your PC, and Sailfish OS package zip-file to MicroSD card. Insert the MicroSD card to your phone's SIM card tray. Procedures: For units shipped after November 19, you need to unlock Bootloader first, by enabling developer mode in Android, and enable OEM unlocking and USB debugging. Then following the steps. When phone is switched off hold Vol Down while pressing the power key, then release both fingers together and the phone should boot into bootloader Connect the phone to PC and run fastboot devices If the phone is successfully connected, the phone should be listed in command line. Then type: fastboot flashing unlock then using vol +/- navigate to "Unlock Booloader", and select with the power key Warning: All your data will be wiped after Bootloader is unlocked! Please back up! After unlocking bootloader, boot into BL again using vol- + power key, and perform: fastboot set_active a fastboot flash boot [|path|to|file]twrp-3.3.1-qx1000.img Use volume up/down to scroll, to Recovery mode and power key to select, from bootloader. And wait for TWRP to boot. In TWRP go to Wipe -- Format Data (Warning: All your data will lost.) --- type yes, and click blue tick When format is completed, go back three times and go to reboot and choose to reboot into recovery (swipe to confirm) Choose to install and select storage SD, In lower right click Install Zip (not image) navigate to where you put the Ubuntu Touch OS zip package click it. Make sure signature verification check is off. Swipe to install Wait until the installation is finished and choose reboot. The device will now boot into Ubuntu Touch OS. ====================================================================================== Preinstalled user account is phablet phablet So If you get asked for PIN or password, type in phablet My first impressions: I could do phone calls in and out going. Wifi and Bluetooth seem to work. Could not get GPS location. My Pro1 has qwertz keyboard. Did choose German keyboard during first setup. Weird: Most keys on hardware keyboard are shifted one key rightward: w is q , e is w ... u is z and so on. In terminal /etc/os-release says its based on "Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS" I did not try other OSs with my Pro1 yet. As I don't see an OS without disadvantages I personally find Ubuntu Touch OS the most promising. Hope to see progress soon. Does anyone know of a developers repository for Ubuntu Touch OS on Fxtec Pro1? Maybe https://github.com/ubports-on-fxtec-pro1 ? Cheers, #10248 Edited June 20, 2020 by order#10248 3 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tdm 2,322 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 +1 I would be quite interested in building and installing this. Where's the sources? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 31 minutes ago, order#10248 said: My Pro1 has qwertz keyboard. Did choose German keyboard during first setup. Weird: Most keys on hardware keyboard are shifted one key rightward: w is q , e is w ... u is z and so on. Hardware-wise the models are 100% identical internally, it is only the print on top of the keys that are different. So the software need to be able to handle the back-shift from the shifted qwerty to normal qwertz. (And you have to somehow tell the system what keyboard-print you got) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
order#10248 65 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Well key "u" results into "z" , not "y" . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 8:29 PM, order#10248 said: Well key "u" results into "z" , not "y" . Yes that is beacause you have chosen German, that swaps Y/Z. I was talking the shifted and non shifted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKit 25 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 3 hours ago, tdm said: I would be quite interested in building and installing this. Where's the sources? https://github.com/ubports-on-fxtec-pro1 is correct. Rootfs currently has manual tweaks for configs, as I didn't plan for the image to be released publicly and it more served as demonstration, but if there are enough interested parties, we could properly integrate the device on UBPorts CI for OTA updates and support in installer. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acrux 56 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 15 hours ago, tdm said: I would be quite interested in building and installing this. Yes, great idea, but please LineageOS first 😉 3 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ddark-il 100 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Desktop mode not working, or its me with my weird hardware ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, ddark-il said: Desktop mode not working, or its me with my weird hardware ? I think Android 9 does not have desktop mode, but Android 10. However, I can connect my phone to a monitor and see my phone's display, so a later system upgrade may enable this mode... Edit: Sorry, it is UBPorts thread... I have not tried it on my Pro1. Edited June 21, 2020 by VaZso Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ddark-il 100 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, VaZso said: Sorry, it is UBPorts thread... I have not tried it on my Pro1. That's the fun of unlocked bootloader, you're not limited by Android Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, ddark-il said: That's the fun of unlocked bootloader, you're not limited by Android Yes, I know - just forgot I am reading Ubuntu Touch topic. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,435 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I would imagine the qwertz keyboard map that was developed for sailfishos could be used/ported with ubu touch.... But the way fxtec did the hardware/driver qwertz keyboard doesnt actually send the keycodes equivilent to print as Eske explained. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Been waiting for this to happen for ages 🙂 we got a list of stuff not working yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingAntero 812 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Is this based on Ubuntu Touch GSI (Generic System Image) or is it made specially for Pro1? https://www.xda-developers.com/ubports-gsi-brings-ubuntu-touch-to-any-project-treble-supported-android-device/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Well I installed it couldn't resist 😄 just had a quick play but checked these Working Wifi (still poor like in android 😞 ) but works otherwise Bluetooth - finds devices but didn't have time to pair Cellular data Phone calls - quieter than android Screen Brightness (doesn't have a green tint from what I can see) Keyboard - shift acts like shift - the arrow (shift in android) does something at terminal brings up args - "Fx" key opens apps draw and uses number to open apps - Works in UK format fine (never tried that in android lol) Not Working Flashlight Camera button Seems stable as well! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 just noticed it thinks I only have 240MB of storage in system settings received a warning as well. also system settings crashes trying to enter storage 😞 Here is df output Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 2.7G 820K 2.7G 1% /dev tmpfs 570M 1.4M 568M 1% /run /dev/sda8 106G 2.9G 102G 3% /userdata /dev/loop0 2.0G 1.7G 112M 94% / /dev/loop1 589M 516M 61M 90% /android overlay 2.0G 1.7G 112M 94% /android/system tmpfs 2.8G 4.0K 2.8G 1% /etc/fstab none 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs 2.8G 532K 2.8G 1% /tmp none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock none 2.8G 72M 2.8G 3% /run/shm none 100M 0 100M 0% /run/user cgmfs 100K 0 100K 0% /run/cgmanager/fs tmpfs 2.8G 0 2.8G 0% /media tmpfs 2.8G 0 2.8G 0% /var/lib/openvpn/chroot/tmp tmpfs 2.8G 0 2.8G 0% /var/lib/sudo overlay 2.0G 1.7G 112M 94% /android/vendor /dev/sde5 110M 103M 7.1M 94% /android/vendor/firmware_mnt /dev/sde6 64M 368K 64M 1% /android/vendor/bt_firmware /dev/sde9 12M 11M 1.4M 88% /android/vendor/dsp /dev/sda2 27M 2.9M 24M 11% /mnt/vendor/persist tmpfs 570M 100K 569M 1% /run/user/32011 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Looking at this now properly (was just going bed when posted). Looks like the space is there but it's possibly not using the correct partition? I don't know linux that well so maybe someone knows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 General annoyance The power button needs to act as a lock button and a power button when held 😄 it's annoying to cancel the message each time then unlock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 More feedback 😄 The messaging app seems to have issues doesn't join the conversations they come through twice! one with the message externally and one with the thread the conversation is happening in. Also doesn't always send messages :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Ok went worse lol started not making calls and text messages came through but I couldn't send any. Weird. Been fun but time to reset on my old phone now 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
order#10248 65 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Thank you _DW_ for sharing these issues. On 6/20/2020 at 11:21 PM, TheKit said: if there are enough interested parties, we could properly integrate the device on UBPorts CI for OTA updates and support in installer. TheKit, how much effort would that mean? Anyway, as you seem to be the one behind ubports-fxtec-pro1-v0.5.zip : Any plans to improve it newer versions? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acrux 56 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Has anybody tried both: SailfishOS vs Ubuntu Touch? Which one is better suited as everyday phone's platform? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 2:50 PM, acrux said: Has anybody tried both: SailfishOS vs Ubuntu Touch? Which one is better suited as everyday phone's platform? I have tried both. Out of the 2 I preferred ubtouch but I am biased I just prefer Ubuntu on desktop as well so everything was natural for me. One thing I did like on ubtouch over sailfish was the store a lot more friendly and got some common things on there sailfish was quite lacking. Also web browser was a lot better. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
acrux 56 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 12:21 AM, TheKit said: If there are enough interested parties, we could properly integrate the device on UBPorts CI for OTA updates and support in installer. It would be great! 🙂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteffenWi 139 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Oh this is interesting, although I'm a bit confused. My last information was that Ubuntu Touch was abandoned by Canonical and pretty much dead, which seems to be confirmed by the fact that the base image is 4 years old. But yet there are parts of the project still alive? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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