Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122)

c4pp4 · 20 Apr 2020, 08:40

@japsi said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

As I see that Anbox should work in X is there any instructions how to install it? It's not on "supported devices" list yet.

Just follow http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/anbox.html and skip "flash a specific boot image" step.

In my case (F5122) it works. I used UT Terminal app:

sudo mount -o rw,remount /
sudo apt update
sudo apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch
anbox-tool install
sudo apt install android-tools-adb
sudo mount -o ro,remount /
cd /home/phablet/Downloads
wget https://f-droid.org/FDroid.apk
adb install FDroid.apk

and reboot... (not sure if it's needed)

There is no sound by default, see https://github.com/anbox/anbox/issues/904. You need to override system/etc/media_codecs.xml file. I was trying to figure it out via rootfs-overlay (https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/advanced/rootfs_overlay.html) with no luck. I repacked android.img with fixed media_codecs.xml file and now there is a sound and even choppy video via NewPipe app. I used this fixed media_codecs.xml file: http://dpaste.com/2H2CP58, it's all in one from these files: https://github.com/anbox/anbox/tree/master/android/media because "Include" and "Included" tags don't work yet.

Is there a way to apply anbox rootfs-overlay?

henri2h · 20 Apr 2020, 13:57

@c4pp4 Thanks a lot for this !! Just installed anbox and it works great !
For the audio issue I've tried to modify /system/etc/media_codecs.xml without success despite having mounted with write permissions. It made me ask myself, is the /system/etc/media_codect.xml file for ubuntu touch system or the android system ?
Could you post your modified android image or just tell us how to repack the image and how to upload it. Not sure where to start. Thanks in advance !

c4pp4 · 3 May 2020, 19:13

@henri2h You can't modify the file directly, it's Squashfs filesystem (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SquashFS). The best way to override it is via rootfs-overlay as I wrote.

To repack the image, you need some linux distro. Download the right android filesystem image from https://cdimage.ubports.com/anbox-images/. According to https://cdimage.ubports.com/anbox-images/devices.json it's android-armhf-64binder.img. You also need to have installed squashfs-tools package.

Uncompress the filesystem as root to keep uid and gid identities:

sudo unsquashfs android-armhf-64binder.img

you will see something like this:

Parallel unsquashfs: Using 4 processors
1429 inodes (5270 blocks) to write

[=================================-] 5270/5270 100%

created 1239 files
created 274 directories
created 190 symlinks
created 0 devices
created 0 fifos

it creates squashfs-root folder, locate squashfs-root/system/etc/media_codecs.xml file, rewrite it (as root) by the fixed one (http://dpaste.com/2H2CP58) and set the right owner:

sudo chown 100000:100000 media_codecs.xml

compress the filesystem into android.img:

sudo mksquashfs squashfs-root/ android.img -noappend -no-xattrs -comp xz

you will see something like this:

Parallel mksquashfs: Using 4 processors
Creating 4.0 filesystem on android.img, block size 131072.
[=================================\] 5080/5080 100%

Exportable Squashfs 4.0 filesystem, xz compressed, data block size 131072
	compressed data, compressed metadata, compressed fragments,
	no xattrs, compressed ids
	duplicates are removed
Filesystem size 212128.35 Kbytes (207.16 Mbytes)
	39.95% of uncompressed filesystem size (531034.87 Kbytes)
Inode table size 23934 bytes (23.37 Kbytes)
	33.61% of uncompressed inode table size (71204 bytes)
Directory table size 16322 bytes (15.94 Kbytes)
	43.33% of uncompressed directory table size (37666 bytes)
Number of duplicate files found 38
Number of inodes 1703
Number of files 1239
Number of fragments 229
Number of symbolic links  190
Number of device nodes 0
Number of fifo nodes 0
Number of socket nodes 0
Number of directories 274
Number of ids (unique uids + gids) 4
Number of uids 2
	unknown (100000)
	unknown (101000)
Number of gids 4
	unknown (100000)
	unknown (102000)
	unknown (101000)
	unknown (101003)

Copy the new created android.img file into the phone's home folder into anbox-data and rewrite the original one.

henri2h · 20 Apr 2020, 22:25

@c4pp4 said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

sudo mksquashfs squashfs-root/ android.img -noappend -no-xattrs -comp xz

Works like a charm, thank you very much for the help and the introduction to image building ! Very appreciated !!

c4pp4 · 21 Apr 2020, 06:29

@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

Missing:

Libertine

I've installed Libertine support according to http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html.

OS Build of UT was 2020-04-20/2 in my case.

The phone’s Settings interface didn't work when I was trying to create a container. I think it uses command without extra option 'type' and that's why it always falls to use lxd type. It's because the kernel version is >=4 (4.4.146-g16d456d in my case), see https://github.com/ubports/libertine/blob/503b05c5b99ee1d7d71c1bbfc2a733acc5ee5c73/python/libertine/HostInfo.py#L27.

To create a container, you need to do it via adb or ssh connection. In my case I've done it via adb.

As you can see lxd is not supported (command without type option):

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ libertine-container-manager create -i test
Enter password for your user in the Libertine container or leave blank for no password:
Password: 
libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create():	Failed to create container: 'No module named 'libertine.LxdContainer''

as you can see lxc is not supported as well:

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ libertine-container-manager create -i test -t lxc
Enter password for your user in the Libertine container or leave blank for no password:
Password: 
libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create():	Failed to create container: 'No module named 'libertine.LxcContainer''

the only working command to create the container was with type chroot:

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ libertine-container-manager create -i test -t chroot

here is the output http://dpaste.com/2E0615B

After that you can use the phone’s Settings interface to install some packages into the container.

e.g. I've installed Firefox:

It's too slow and I had to set Firefox's 'Network Settings' to 'Auto-detect proxy settings for this network' and use Libertine Tweak Tool to make the text and the scrollbar larger.

fredldotme · 22 Apr 2020, 14:57

@henri2h Maybe you want to push the fix to https://github.com/ubports/anbox so that every device can benefit from it.

RubbelDeCatc · 23 Apr 2020, 09:08

Hi everyone.

It seems that GPS isn't working on my device. And it never worked. The sensors Appllication tells me that GPS is supported and active.
Source Staus no error
Last updated empty

Anyone has the same problem?

henri2h · 23 Apr 2020, 09:41

@fredldotme Done https://github.com/ubports/anbox/issues/41

makeixo · 24 Apr 2020, 21:12

@RubbelDeCatc In my case something gps related is broken but I dont have any idea what it is. I have chanced the mainboard an the antenna. It didnt fix it.

RubbelDeCatc · 25 Apr 2020, 11:47

@makeixo said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

. I have chance the mainboard an the antenna. It didnt fix it.

I don't think it's a hardware problem. The Xperia is new. Maybe something disabled.

Here is the test_gps output
https://oc.dirk-hoeschen.de/index.php/s/WtZzxJ64Biecoyq

My System

Sony Xperia X
Ubuntu 16.04 (22.04.20)

makeixo · 25 Apr 2020, 12:22

@RubbelDeCatc Did you walk around outside a little like @fredldotme has stated above?

kos366 · 25 Apr 2020, 15:09

@RubbelDeCatc Have you read this article?

It seems you have to keep the display active and the GPS app in foreground to get a GPS fix.

That made ist working for me.

christophe14 · 26 Apr 2020, 15:01

Hi,

Just wanted to share that I managed to install successfully Ubuntu Touch on my Xperia X which was running SFOS before.

Here are the steps performed :

flash using Emma tool "F5121 34.4.A.2.107 Customized_FR 1302-3046 R4E User-Live COM" (Android 8.0) : kernel was not upgraded and mobile wanted to shutdown all the time
flash in fastboot mode twrp-3.3.1-0-suzu.img for recovery
boot in recovery mode and from twrp : wipe Cache, System and Data
reboot (oops can't boot, stalled with Sony image)
boot in fastboot mode and run UBports Installer 0.4.18-beta
select channel 16.04/community/fredldotme/devel, Wipe Userdata and Bootstrap
let the installation process run and discard any display on mobile
and it worked !

OK. I have to admit I stressed a lot while performing the different steps :anguished_face:.

Now, I am discovering UT on Xperia X and I am impressed by the work done on this phone :grinning_face: !

For the moment, I have noticed following issues :

front and back camera zoom are not working
back camera autofocus is not working

Congrats @fredldotme !

cybershaman · 7 May 2020, 20:53

First off: big thanks for the efforts in porting Ubuntu Touch towards the Xperia X - gave the device a brand new life for me! (after unused Sailfish OS installation)

Secondly: I seem to be confused about the possibility to have Anbox on the Xperia X. Seems I do not have any repository that contains the "anbox-ubuntu-touch" binaries, no is there the "anbox-tool" binary preinstalled on the image.
If I read @c4pp4 's reply right, however, anbox-ubuntu-touch should be able to install via apt.
I have the ubports repo added via /etc/apt/source.list.d and apparantly am on the devel update channel fredldotme and receive updates, latest 2020-04-28/2.

Thanks in advance for any pointers!

eichenbast · 3 May 2020, 19:07

@c4pp4 : Thank u very much: got Anbox working on my X !

eichenbast · 3 May 2020, 19:13

@c4pp4 : Thanks again ! Now I have audio in Anbox ...! Can I ask u one question? Is it possible to port/fork the fm-radio App from unofficial lineageos X for anbox working?

jro · 6 May 2020, 12:33

I unlocked the bootloader, ran the UBPorts installer but it only installed the Ubuntu recovery, not the actual system. How can I manually install ubuntu touch? the ubports installer always wants to reboot into fastboot mode, but the devices always ends up in ubuntu recovery.

Keneda · 5 Jun 2020, 13:37

@jro said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

the ubports installer always wants to reboot into fastboot mode, but the devices always ends up in ubuntu recovery.

That sounds like an ADB driver issue, that happened to me with MX4 on windows with ubports, i had to link ADB driver to MX4 device three time, one time after booted normally (!with dev mod on!), another one when booted in fastboot, and a third when in recovery...

After doing that, i booted in normal mode, plugged in when asked by UBP istaller, that auto-detected device and then did all process in full auto mode.

Before that, process was not full-auto (had to reboot in fastboot) and i ended with recovery flashed but not UBports OS (difference is my device is canonical uTouch from beginning).

Here my full "story" : https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4026/solved-problem-upgrading-mx4-from-ota15-to-ubport/13

jro · 5 Jun 2020, 14:13

@Keneda The actual issue is that Ubuntu Recovery reboots every 30 seconds or so. So before the Ubports installer gets anything done, the connection is lost. I found another owner of the same phone in the telegram chat who experienced exactly the same. I have pulled the /tmp/recovery.log from the device, I hope that it contains anything of use.

Keneda · 6 May 2020, 14:17

@jro said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122):

the ubports installer always wants to reboot into fastboot mode, but the devices always ends up in ubuntu recovery.

With that i though you where ending in getting stuck with recovery, not a recovery reboot loop.