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    How to set Desktop Mode off and make it stick?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Solved Lenovo Tab M10 X605F/L
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        dtarrant @kugiigi
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        @kugiigi @Fuseteam
        How did you type the red text Kugi?

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          kugiigi @dtarrant
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          @dtarrant Enclose the text with "`" (the special type of single quote). For multiple lines, enclose them with triple of that character.

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            dtarrant @kugiigi
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            @kugiigi
            Thanks Kugi.
            ""If you know stuff, you can do stuff"" ☺

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              dtarrant @kugiigi
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              @kugiigi @Luksus @Pulsar33 @Flohack @dobey @fredldotme
              Well I've tried your suggestions so far pretty thoroughly.
              I've repeated some of the approaches taking great care with the spellings etc.
              So far nothing has worked. Seems to me we don't understand how Ubuntu Touch can be controlled by software to open in a certain way.
              I wonder if anyone else in our community might be able to recommend an approach. The names that came to mind were Florian and Rodney (no volcanos please), but there must be others. Alfred?
              What do y'all think?

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                Keneda @dtarrant
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                @dtarrant
                For now i don't use scripting, but from what i understood, you need two files for a script on device startup, one file with the script that you want to run on startup, one other to execute this file on startup, like i said in my post above where i gave you a link to another topic.

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                  dtarrant @Keneda
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                  @keneda @Luksus @MrT10001 @kugiigi @Pulsar33
                  I've revisited the links you gave me and am interested by the topic regarding how to auto-execute startup scripts.
                  I now understand there is a need to put one script in ~/.config/upstart and another script in a different location.
                  I think I've learnt enough over the last three weeks to be able to give this a try.
                  So many thanks for suggesting a new line of approach.

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                    Luksus @dtarrant
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                    Hey @all,
                    it seems that I have solved the issue with always starting in desktop mode... 🙂
                    Turns out that it were some kernel configs, which leads to unity8 thinking, that there is some kind of input device connected... how @kugiigi suggested.
                    So there is no need anymore for creating an upstart script in this regard.

                    I am not sure if the boot-image is being updated by the OTA update, so maybe I need to adjust the installer configuration first and you have to reinstall the bootimage with the installer afterwards. I will inform you here, how to proceed.

                    I additionally got usb-mtp mode working. Which should be available with tomorrows devel-update.

                    Devices: BQ e4.5, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Lenovo X605F, Pinephone, Moto Z2 Force, OnePlus5T

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                      dtarrant @Luksus
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                      @luksus
                      Great news, well done!
                      I look forward to reading your instructions on how to proceed.

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                        Luksus @dtarrant
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                        @dtarrant so it seems, just doing an update in Systemsettings/Updates is enough 🙂

                        Devices: BQ e4.5, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Lenovo X605F, Pinephone, Moto Z2 Force, OnePlus5T

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                          dtarrant @Luksus
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                          @luksus
                          Cool! When will I be able to update my tablet?
                          I've not done any updates since I first installed UT.
                          Didn't want to bork it.
                          Where can I find SystemSettings? Is it accessible with file-manager?

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                            Luksus @dtarrant
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                            @dtarrant If you installed your device with the Ubports-Installer using the devel channel, you can just go into System-Settings on the device, choose the "Updates" category and let it search for new updates (with a Wifi connection active).
                            Then if it downloaded the new version, just install it.

                            Devices: BQ e4.5, Fairphone 2, Fairphone 3, Lenovo X605F, Pinephone, Moto Z2 Force, OnePlus5T

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                              Keneda @dtarrant
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                              @dtarrant
                              System setting is a system app installed by default on any UT device, you can launch it from app tray, its icon is a grey cog wheel.

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                              2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
                              2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom 😉
                              🇲🇫🇬🇧

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                                dtarrant @Luksus
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                                @luksus
                                So, I checked for updates and it reported software up to date. On investigation I discovered it was on release candidate channel, so I switched to devel channel and it downloaded 532mb of updates.
                                I installed the updates and after a couple of trys, I managed to coax it to boot.
                                Deep joy, it booted into staged mode! So pleased with the result. I am typing this on my Lenovo tab.
                                Thank you so much for working your magic. ☺

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