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    Ubuntu Touch on LG G6 (h870 model): call for testers

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        Guf
        last edited by Guf

        LG G6 (h870, as it is the EU version) porting to Ubuntu Touch started to be in shape for testers.
        Please, refer to @rymdllama @tanevanwifferen @Guf for any question.
        We created a chat in Telegram to share LG porting for UBports Ubuntu Touch: link
        This is a device released in 2017 with the following technical specs:

        • 5.7” Quad HD+ (1440x2880), 18:9 ratio, HDR10
        • Qualcomm(c) Snapdragon(tm) 821 (2.35Ghz Quad Core)
        • Touch with rear fingerprint sensor
        • 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, micro SD slot (up to 2TB)
        • 3,300mAh (embedded)
        • Rear camera: Dual 13MP (dual matrix 1/3.06”), Standard 71°, f/1.8 * Wide-angle 125°, f/2.4
        • Front camera: 5MP, wide-angle 100°, f/2.2
        • Usb-c output (Fast charge 3.0)

        Distributed with Android 7.0 Nougat, so suitable for Halium-7.1 (issue #115). Full description is available here.

        At this extent, the following feature are successfully ported on UT and work out-of-the-box:

        • Linux 3.18.31 (msm8996) on arm64-v8a
        • GUI: unity (8.20), mir (0.31.2)
        • GSM (inbound/outbound calls)
        • SMS: inbound and outbound fully working, and notifications appear in the menu,
        • Ofono: audio in inbound and outbound calls work works out-of-the-box
        • 4G data connection
        • wifi
        • Screen rotation, using Ubuntu Touch Platform API, too. Rotation block also works
        • Power (fingerprint and power button), Volume up and down buttons
        • Printscreen by pressing at the same time Volume+ and Volume- during 2-3 seconds
        • Apparmor patch applied and working
        • Notification (bubble and sound both work)
        • Battery animation while charging
        • Sound and headset output
        • Vibration
        • Stats on blocked screen
        • Sensors (test_sensors's output)
        • Anbox
        • Bluetooth (update 2020-11-14)

        Lxc contained is working fine.

        Still to improve or to test (2020-01-26):

        • LEDs: manually working, but no sign of them to be used with notifications,
        • GPS
        • Front and rear cameras (even though it was applied @peat_psuwit's gst-droid and installed nemo-qtmultimedia-plugins)
        • Video playback (still to test)

        Still to test (2020-01-26):

        • Fingerprint

        Updated images (2020-03-26):

        • system.img
        • halium-boot.img (see later new version to download with bluetooth enabled)

        Repo in github:

        • kernel
        • device

        To make Bluetooth work you need to:

        • if your device bootstrap from systempart, flash the following halium-boot, otherwise if you install from halium-install in datapart, flash this halium-boot
          both enable HCIUART and HCIUART_H4;
        • and manually (at the moment) execute the following commands:
        # chmod 0660 /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
        # chmod 0660 /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/type
        # chgrp dialout /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
        # chgrp dialout /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/type
        # rfkill unblock bluetooth
        # hciattach -p -t 30 /dev/ttyHS0 bcm43xx 115200 flow `cat /data/misc/bluetooth/bdaddr`
        

        and you will see that there is a nel hci0:

        root@ubuntu-phablet:~# hciconfig -a
        hci0:	Type: Primary  Bus: UART
        	BD Address: AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA  ACL MTU: 1021:8  SCO MTU: 64:1
        	UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN 
        	RX bytes:846 acl:0 sco:0 events:60 errors:0
        	TX bytes:4057 acl:0 sco:0 commands:60 errors:0
        	Features: 0xbf 0xfe 0xcf 0xfe 0xdb 0xff 0x7b 0x87
        	Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3 
        	Link policy: RSWITCH SNIFF 
        	Link mode: MASTER 
        	Name: 'LG-h870'
        	Class: 0x5c0000
        	Service Classes: Rendering, Capturing, Object Transfer, Telephony
        	Device Class: Miscellaneous, 
        	HCI Version: 4.1 (0x7)  Revision: 0x0
        	LMP Version: 4.1 (0x7)  Subversion: 0x6119
        	Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15)
        
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          dieharddan @Guf
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          @Guf This is an exciting port, the lg g6 is a great phone. Any chance this would work with an h871?

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            Guf @dieharddan
            last edited by

            @dieharddan I have no idea what the difference between the two is! is it EU or US model?
            Anyway I can try to help you, if you want.
            You can adapt your port accordingly with my sources.
            @tanevanwifferen and @rymdllama are on it.

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              Guf @Guf
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              @dieharddan Lg g6 model numbers variants in this (article)[https://www.teamandroid.com/2017/04/15/lg-g6-model-numbers-variants/]
              if you want to port it, and you have telegram, you can join us on a little group I just created

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                dieharddan
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                yes it is a us version, I don't have one anymore but would repurchase to try it out at some point

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                  makeixo @Guf
                  last edited by

                  @Guf maybe that helps you.
                  It seems like its nearly the same.

                  I have hoped a long time for the Xperia X port. After it got abandoned I was quite disappointed, but this port seems quite exiting. 🤘

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                    walidham @Guf
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                    @Guf said in Ubuntu Touch on LG G6 (h870 model): call for testers:

                    Annoying flooding of errors in dmesg with the following message: "IPC_RTR: msm_ipc_router_bind: pm-service Do not have permissions" . It unfortunately drains battery

                    Hi i have ported LG V20, same hardware and manifacture. for this error

                    Annoying flooding of errors in dmesg with the following message: "IPC_RTR: msm_ipc_router_bind: pm-service Do not have permissions" . It unfortunately drains battery
                    

                    Didi you added SECURITY_ANDROID_GID_CAPABILITIES in your kernel ?
                    see this
                    http://docs.halium.org/en/latest/porting/debug-build/wifi.html

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                      Guf @walidham
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                      @makeixo @walidham Fixed! I applied the patch for bullhead which suggested the same: to disable CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID and to enable SECURITY_ANDROID_GID_CAPABILITIES, but I hadn't done it well. With the help of @tanevanwifferen (who suggested what was wrong), we fixed it ... so let's go for other issues, now

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                        flohack
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                        You might want to use the list at then end of this page: https://pad.ubports.com/p/PortChecklist to give a detailed and standardized overview of whats working and whats not 🙂

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                          makeixo @Guf
                          last edited by makeixo

                          @Guf I haven't done anything. I am just lurking. I am more like a fan.

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                            vadikas @Guf
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                            @Guf Can you explain what was wrong? I'm facing the same flood problem on the different device (but it is based on the same qcom platform). I applied patch and it doesn't help

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                              tanevanwifferen
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                              @vadikas the patch is 1 in a set of 3, and all 3 must be done to make it work I think. @Guf had the two others already. The three changes are listed at the bottom of this page:

                              http://docs.halium.org/en/latest/porting/debug-build/wifi.html

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                                fenskebawb
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                                Well that's great! I know I'm a little late to the party. But I am interested in giving this a shot. @Guf @tanevanwifferen, although, I have the h872 and I bet that this little difference makes it incompatable. Is this true?

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                                  MexHH @Guf
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                                  @Guf Would love to test it on my h870, do you need to have an unlock bootloader?

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                                    ElieHs
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                                    Hello everyone ! I'm new to the UBPorts community, so i was about to get a new phone in the next days to run Ubuntu. But fortunately i've got a LG G6 at home ! But, the model version is H870s, so with no unlockable bootloader... I think it's a problem, right ?!
                                    Everyway, keep going on this port, LG G6 is an Amazing phone !

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                                      nefariousNIFFIN
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                                      I got the American version with a cracked screen but I’d be willing to contribute to the cause. It’s currently with Verizon locked. If I get it unlocked will I be able to test it on that? It’s got a cracked screen so the risk to reward ratio is favorable. I’ve never done this before so I have no clue how to start.

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                                        Kaesar
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                                        I also have a US version (VS988), and am new here. I'm not sure if I can test this port on my phone, or if they're different enough it's going to have to be a different port.

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                                          snappo
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                                          I have a US model LG G6 somewhere that my wife upgrade from recently, would love to help test. Only other phone I have that can boot Ubuntu is a Nexus 4 😞 Long time Patreon supporter :call_me_hand_light_skin_tone:

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                                            franky32
                                            last edited by franky32

                                            Hi, i've got an h870 model.
                                            I've been trying to to put the image on my phone but i can't seem to pass the part with resize2fs from the halium-install script. Any help?
                                            The error i keep getting is:
                                            "Scanning inode table resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize system-20200326.img"

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                                              Guf @MexHH
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                                              @MexHH Yep, you need to do it, with the following command:
                                              fastboot flash unlock unlock.bin where unlock.bin is you unlocking file that you will be provided by requesting to http://mobile.developer.lge.com/

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