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    Need help to flash Meizu5 pro originally on Android. Problem with the cache partition

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        Stefano @mlinodasilva
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        @mlinodasilva try to flash the recovery-turbo.img first and then just reboot to recovery and flash it without the bootstrap and recovery additios. It has to work!

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          mlinodasilva @Stefano
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          @Stefano Allright, thank you for the help I'm going to follow the steps you suggest and I will let you know the outcome

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            mlinodasilva
            last edited by mlinodasilva

            I tried your method, this is what I got.

            554.0 # ubuntu-device-flash --server=http://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=turbo --channel=15.04/stable
            2017/08/20 02:06:24 Device is |turbo|
            2017/08/20 02:06:24 Flashing version 1 from 15.04/stable channel and server http://system-image.ubports.com to device turbo
            2017/08/20 02:06:25 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubports-touch/15.04/stable/turbo/version-1.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-master.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-signing.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-master.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubports-touch/15.04/stable/turbo/version-1.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:06:27 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-signing.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:07:03 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:07:44 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz to device
            2017/08/20 02:07:44 Created ubuntu_command: /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubuntu_commands016270558
            2017/08/20 02:07:44 Rebooting into recovery to flash
            

            Unfortunately phone displays: "Update failed, contact support"

            Not yet there...

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              hans1977se @mlinodasilva
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              @mlinodasilva I think those semi-secret Canonical partner devices seem to have some extra snags, but i have had the same problem as you on my Nexus 4. For me deleting all in .cache/ubuntuimages and install again solved the issue. You could try that unless you get any better device specific instructions here.

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                Stefano @mlinodasilva
                last edited by Stefano

                @mlinodasilva Have you flash the recovery-turbo.img downloaded from Ubports site?

                Try again, install TWRP recovery, wipe it all clean, install recovery-turbo.img again.

                Go to your Home folder on PC, enable to view hidden files, go to .cache/ubuntuimages and delete all folders from there.

                Then try again to flash it like before without bootstrap and recovery option.

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                  mlinodasilva
                  last edited by mlinodasilva

                  Allright, this is turning to be quite the challenge...

                  The recovery image I'm using is the one from ubports (as in the short tutorial to flash the Meizu Pro 5):
                  wget http://cdimage.ubports.com/devices/recovery-turbo.img
                  check.

                  The TWRP image I'm using TWRP_3.0_m86_patched_st0rm77
                  link here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/meizu-pro-5/development/recovery-twrp3-0m86patchedst0rm77-t3469296
                  check

                  Now I'm doing this exact procedure when I start again:

                  fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.0_m86_patched_st0rm77.img
                  fastboot reboot
                  #I switch to TWRP
                  adb devices #I check that phone is visible
                  adb push recovery-turbo.img /sdcard/
                  #I switch to TWRP and flash the .img in the recovery (not system) partition
                  #I reboot to recovery mode and have the ubuntu logo with the wine color background
                  ubuntu-device-flash --server=http://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=turbo --channel=15.04/stable
                  

                  And then once the procedure I posted previously completes I have the error screen when I reboot the phone.

                  Now regarding the cache clearing that you guys suggested, I couldn't find any .cache folder. I tried to look with TWRP and using adb from my laptop. No can do.

                  I'm putting some info about my filesystem in hopes that it can shed some lights to some of you guys who know better

                  PS: BTW: I'm flashing my phone as root from my laptop since otherwise adb doesn't recognise the phone, I'm assuming this is not a problem correct?

                  PS1: In TWRP I can do an advanced wipe of the following partitions:
                  Dalvik/ART Cache
                  Cache
                  System
                  Data
                  Internal Storage
                  Micro SDCard
                  USB OTG

                  Which ones should I try wiping? I'm a little weary of doing anything harsh for fears of bricking the phone...

                  585.0 # adb shell df -h
                  Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
                  tmpfs                     1.3G     24.0K      1.3G   0% /dev
                  tmpfs                     1.3G    624.0K      1.3G   0% /tmp
                  /dev/block/sda43        495.9M    435.5M     50.2M  90% /cache
                  /dev/block/sda41          2.4G      1.9G    495.2M  80% /system
                  
                  599.0 # adb shell ls -la 
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
                  drwxr-xr-x   26 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 .
                  drwxr-xr-x   26 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 ..
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 boot
                  drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          4096 Aug 20 11:05 cache
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            13 Apr 20  2016 charger -> /sbin/healthd
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 custom
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Apr 20  2016 data
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          4520 Apr 20  2016 default.prop
                  drwxr-xr-x   10 root     root          3240 Aug 20 15:50 dev
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 efs
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 etc
                  drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 external_sd
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100          18281 Apr 20  2016 file_contexts
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          1188 Apr 20  2016 fstab.m86
                  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     100        1195720 Apr 20  2016 init
                  -rwxr-x---    1 root     root          3516 Apr 20  2016 init.rc
                  -rwxr-x---    1 root     root           159 Apr 20  2016 init.recovery.m86.rc
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Apr 20  2016 license
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Apr 20  2016 oem
                  dr-xr-xr-x  180 root     root             0 Jan  1  1970 proc
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100           3909 Apr 20  2016 property_contexts
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 recovery
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Apr 20  2016 res
                  drwx------    2 root     root             0 Mar 27  2016 root
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     100              0 Aug 20 15:50 sbin
                  drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 sdcard
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100            526 Apr 20  2016 seapp_contexts
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100             74 Apr 20  2016 selinux_version
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100         135303 Apr 20  2016 sepolicy
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100          12529 Apr 20  2016 service_contexts
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 sideload
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 storage
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Apr 20  2016 supersu
                  dr-xr-xr-x   13 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 sys
                  drwxr-xr-x   24 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 system
                  drwxrwxr-x    2 root     shell           60 Aug 20 15:50 tmp
                  drwxr-xr-x    5 501      root             0 Apr 20  2016 twres
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100           3984 Apr 20  2016 ueventd.m86.rc
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     100           4790 Apr 20  2016 ueventd.rc
                  drwxrwxrwx    2 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 usb-otg
                  
                  603.0 # adb shell ls -la /cache/recovery
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
                  drwxrwx---    2 root     root          4096 Aug 20 15:50 .
                  drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          4096 Aug 20 11:05 ..
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root             7 Aug 20 15:50 .version
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     115227232 Aug 19 23:19 device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Aug 19 23:12 device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz.asc
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           864 Aug 20 11:08 image-master.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Aug 20 11:08 image-master.tar.xz.asc
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           900 Aug 20 11:08 image-signing.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Aug 20 11:08 image-signing.tar.xz.asc
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root          1504 Jun 18 00:10 keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Jun 18 00:10 keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz.asc
                  -rw-r--r--    1 system   system           0 Aug 20 15:36 last_install
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root       1152002 Aug 20 15:50 last_log
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2957 Aug 20 15:36 last_log.1
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2957 Aug 20 11:18 last_log.2
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2957 Aug 20 11:18 last_log.3
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2957 Aug 20 11:18 last_log.4
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2957 Aug 20 11:09 last_log.5
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root          2735 Aug 20 11:07 last_log.6
                  -rw-r-----    1 root     root       1100423 Aug 20 11:07 last_log.7
                  -rw-------    1 system   system     1152002 Aug 20 15:50 log
                  -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          2348 Aug 20 15:50 recovery.fstab
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root            74 Aug 20 15:50 storage.fstab
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root     337566344 Aug 19 23:24 ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Aug 19 23:12 ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz.asc
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           714 Aug 20 11:09 ubuntu_command
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           448 Jun 18 00:10 version-1.tar.xz
                  -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root           473 Jun 18 00:10 version-1.tar.xz.asc
                  
                  604.0 # adb shell ls -la /system
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
                  __bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
                  drwxr-xr-x   24 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 .
                  drwxr-xr-x   26 root     root             0 Aug 20 15:50 ..
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Sep 13  2016 android
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 bin
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Apr 17  2015 boot
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            14 Oct  4  2016 cache -> /android/cache
                  drwxr-xr-x   10 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 custom
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            13 Oct  4  2016 data -> /android/data
                  drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root          4096 Jun 17 03:45 dev
                  drwxr-xr-x  111 root     root          4096 Jun 17 03:45 etc
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            16 Oct  4  2016 factory -> /android/factory
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            17 Oct  4  2016 firmware -> /android/firmware
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 home
                  drwxr-xr-x   19 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 lib
                  drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Jan  1  1970 lost+found
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Sep 13  2016 media
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Apr 17  2015 mnt
                  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 opt
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            16 Oct  4  2016 persist -> /android/persist
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Apr 17  2015 proc
                  drwxrwxrwx    4 root     root          4096 Jun 17 23:34 root
                  drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 run
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jun 17 23:14 sbin
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Sep 13  2016 srv
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Apr  6  2015 sys
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            15 Oct  4  2016 system -> /android/system
                  drwxrwxrwt    2 root     root          4096 Sep 13  2016 tmp
                  drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Sep 13  2016 userdata
                  drwxr-xr-x   10 root     root          4096 Oct  4  2016 usr
                  drwxr-xr-x   13 root     root          4096 Aug 24  2016 var
                  lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            22 Oct  4  2016 vendor -> /android/system/vendor
                  
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                    mlinodasilva
                    last edited by mlinodasilva

                    Edit as a way of a new post since akismet flags my edits as spam???

                    Now regarding the cache clearing that you guys suggested, I couldn't find any ubuntuimages inside the /system/root/ .cache folder. I used adb shell ls -la /system/root/.cache.

                    BTW I never posted the link discussing the android vs. ubuntu devices partitions, it may come in handy as a reference for this device: https://forum.xda-developers.com/meizu-pro-5/help/meizu-pro5-32gb-64gb-partition-tables-t3460085

                    EDIT: flashed again the recovery image then did ubuntu-device-flash after wiping cache and system through TWRP -> Advanced wipe and I still get the Update failed message.

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                      hans1977se @mlinodasilva
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                      @mlinodasilva It's the cache on your pc that you should delete. In your case /root/.cache/ubuntuimages since you install as root.

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                        mlinodasilva @hans1977se
                        last edited by mlinodasilva

                        @hans1977se oooooh I see.

                        It didn't work though. After flashing I got the same error screen, see below the steps I made:

                        (removed because Akismet still flags this as spam will try to repost separately)

                        It did re-download the packages from the remote server but apparently this was not enough

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                          mlinodasilva
                          last edited by mlinodasilva

                          614.0 # adb push recovery-turbo.img /sdcard/
                          #I switch to TWRP and flash the .img in the recovery (not system) partition
                          #I reboot to recovery mode and have the ubuntu logo with the wine color background
                          
                          615.0 # rm -rf /root/.cache/ubuntuimages
                          
                          2017.08.20 17:32:30 
                          root@patashnik: /home/doktorcaligari/configs/meizu_pro5 
                          616.0 # ubuntu-device-flash --server=http://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=turbo --channel=15.04/stable
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Device is |turbo|
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Flashing version 1 from 15.04/stable channel and server http://system-image.ubports.com to device turbo
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubports-touch/15.04/stable/turbo/version-1.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubports-touch/15.04/stable/turbo/version-1.tar.xz to device
                          992 B / 109.89 MB [________] 0.00 % 7.39 MB/s 14s2017/08/20 17:32:35 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-master.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-signing.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz to device
                          991 B / 321.93 MB [________] 0.00 % 10.41 MB/s 30s2017/08/20 17:32:35 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-master.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:32:35 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/gpg/image-signing.tar.xz to device
                          109.89 MB / 109.89 MB [======] 100.00 % 1.03 MB/s 
                          2017/08/20 17:34:22 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz to device
                          144.91 MB / 321.93 MB [=======>______________] 45.01 % 1.12 MB/s 2m37s2017/08/20 17:34:44 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz to device
                          321.93 MB / 321.93 MB [===========] 100.00 % 1.49 MB/s 
                          2017/08/20 17:36:11 Start pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:37:19 Done pushing /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/pool/ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz to device
                          2017/08/20 17:37:19 Created ubuntu_command: /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/ubuntu_commands448925269
                          2017/08/20 17:37:19 Rebooting into recovery to flash
                          

                          EDIT: For the sake of it, I tried the procedure from a previous thread: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/238/trouble-porting-to-the-meizu-pro-5-ubuntu/9

                          ubuntu-device-flash --server=https://system-image.ubports.com / touch \ --download-only --revision=2 --device=turbo --channel=ubports-touch/legacy

                          but I get the same "Update failed, contact support message.

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                            hans1977se @mlinodasilva
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                            @mlinodasilva It still looks like a possible problem with the cache, I think, but also it would be nice to know what is in the 991 bytes file and the 992 bytes file. It might be that it contains "Invalid request", or something, which would mean that you don't have access to all the files before you install.

                            So, i think you should check the content of those two small files and try one more time to clear the cache. I.e: rm -fr /root/.cache/ubuntuimages/.

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                              mlinodasilva @hans1977se
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                              @hans1977se which ones? the keyring and image-master files?

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                                hans1977se @mlinodasilva
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                                @mlinodasilva yes 🙂

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                                  mlinodasilva @hans1977se
                                  last edited by mlinodasilva

                                  @hans1977se alright, decompressing the version1.tar.xz yields these files:

                                  720.0 # tree
                                  .
                                  |-- system
                                  |   `-- etc
                                  |       |-- system-image
                                  |       |   |-- channel.ini
                                  |       |   `-- config.d
                                  |       |       |-- 00_default.ini -> ../client.ini
                                  |       |       `-- 01_channel.ini -> ../channel.ini
                                  |       `-- ubuntu-build
                                  `-- version-1.tar.xz
                                  

                                  as for the keyring file:

                                  729.0 # tree
                                  .
                                  |-- device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz
                                  |-- device-60f53a5768e9340729d3a5ef9263bd3a9726792e7d0dbf830e5b124938dd419a.tar.xz.asc
                                  |-- keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz
                                  |-- keyring-4c4e7ef380ebcfa2c31084efa199138e93bfed8fc58aa3eb06bdf75a78af9b57.tar.xz.asc
                                  |-- system
                                  |   `-- usr
                                  |       `-- share
                                  |           `-- system-image
                                  |               |-- archive-master.tar.xz
                                  |               `-- archive-master.tar.xz.asc
                                  |-- ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz
                                  `-- ubports-d50c18b27590af5734a826c4f7857d8909b0e0f902d21af142a780620c8eb58b.tar.xz.asc
                                  

                                  In any case couldn't it be possible to manually download the kernel files and flash them like I did originally for the canonical ubuntu-touch? I used the method from this link: https://askubuntu.com/questions/767323/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-meizu-pro-5-that-was-originally-with-android

                                  I would need a kernel-OTA-15.zip (with boot.img, dtb, logo.bin, ldfw), ubuntu*.tar.xz, device*.tar.xz, custom*.tar.xz, version*.tar.xz. Basically doing whatever worked in the past with canonical...

                                  Anyway, there seems to be nothing wrong with my partition table as shown by the command below...

                                  746.0 # adb shell sgdisk --print /dev/block/sda | grep -v GUID
                                  Disk /dev/block/sda: 7633920 sectors, 29.1 GiB
                                  Logical sector size: 4096 bytes
                                  Partition table holds up to 128 entries
                                  First usable sector is 6, last usable sector is 7633914
                                  Partitions will be aligned on 64-sector boundaries
                                  Total free space is 11386 sectors (44.5 MiB)
                                  
                                  Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
                                     1            1024            1279   1024.0 KiB  0700  private
                                     2            1280            1343   256.0 KiB   0700  proinfo
                                     3            1344            1407   256.0 KiB   0700  misc
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                                    Stefano @mlinodasilva
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                                    @mlinodasilva Ok, let's try something else here.
                                    Install TWRP recovery, wipe it all clean, download my backup of Ubports_ota1.zip from : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1z6xtxx8BDjVFQ4czZmbzhwWjg/view?usp=sharing
                                    unzip it, and restore it with TWRP.
                                    It's a fresh, clean, formated install of Ubports_ota1. Then just flash recovery-turbo.img. Then

                                    Hope it works. ( I did once the same time when I had a similar problem and then it all works like a charm) Fingers crossed.

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                                      Marathon2422 @mlinodasilva
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                                      @mlinodasilva if you search xda site for multirom v33 ,there is a link for all the bits and pieces of pro 5 (when using fastboot i always have to use sudo , or nothing happens)

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                                        Stefano @Marathon2422
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                                          Stefano @mlinodasilva
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                                          @mlinodasilva Just try to restore that backup of mine and let me know how it did go.

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                                            mlinodasilva @Stefano
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                                            @Stefano That worked thank God!! I had an additional difficulty the recovery couldn't flash the data partition for some reason so I reformated it, I suspect the issue might have been lying there. For the sake of it I tried ubuntu-device-flash and it still didn't work, but this time he got stuck on a progress bar.

                                            Anyway I flashed all the partition images you sent me, and soon enough I had ubports booting!

                                            I cannot state how much I am grateful for your help, you have been most kind in helping me, I was going nuts oer this. THANKS!

                                            Now I just have to figure out how to make my SIM work again (I never could get it to work in anything else than the slim slot with the canonical image, and now it doesn't seem to recognize the sim in any of the two slots, but thats probably an hardware fault I have had since the beginning, these meizu 5 phones are known to have random hardware issues).

                                            In any case, I have internet, camera, and hopefully GPS already working, so it's already a nice start. Thanks again Stefano!

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                                              hans1977se @mlinodasilva
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                                              @mlinodasilva Very nice indeed, that @Stefano was able to help you to get ubports onto your phone! 🙂

                                              I'm thinking that it is probably not only you having this problem so now when you have both his working files and your non-working files in the cache, could you try to compare to see if you can find something that looks wrong about them? In particular the files keyring and image-master files that looked strange in your log print would be interesting i think.

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