Ubports on SD card of Vollaphone?

[LinAdmin]

I have a GS 290 which is the same hardware as Vollaphone and just wonder if it would be possible to install UBports on an SD card?

[Lakotaubp]

@linadmin There is this thread which may help https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4686/i-asekd-at-vollaphone-to-purchase-an-image-for-gigaset-gs290?_=1611817846801

[flohack]

@linadmin We do not support booting from SD card on Android phones, sorry.

[Keneda]

@flohack
By design, or limitation (H/W, S/W)?

That could be a good thing for people willing test uTouch without erasing actual OS, like with GNU/L live CD for PC.

[flohack]

Well its more or less by design. And also as for every Android device, you will have to at least flash a new kernel since we cannot reuse the Android kernel. So that means you will have to unlock your phone, which normally results in loss of all data (as a precaution against hacking). So, there is no real "tryout" possible, unfortunately.

[Keneda]

@flohack Ok thanks ^^

EDIT : any VM on androïd that could launch uTouch?

[flohack]

@keneda No I dont think that would work: Ubuntu Touch loads a mini-Android container that would totally conflict with the other hosting Android

[Keneda]

@flohack Inception