Thank you for your replies!

One more thing, is it possible to run WhatsApp? Is it easy to do it?

Hi everyone,

I'm relatively new to this world. I'd like to get a phone on which I could install UBports. So I've checked the device list and I understand an affordable and supported option would be the LG Nexus 5.

There is one for sale on Amazon with 2 GB RAM and a 16 GB flash drive and it says model LGD821.ADEURD. I already had some trouble making my tablet work so I want to check first, would that be the right one?

Thanks a lot!

@dtarrant Never got it to work :crying_face:

@dtarrant The cable finally arrived and I just tried... but nothing happened. I've connected it to the TV HDMI input (it works with other devices, so the issue is not here) and I properly selected the input with the remote, but nothing. Is there anything I have to do in my device, other than enabling the external display?

@Marathon2422 I'll try to get another HDMI adapter.

@dtarrant It's just an HDMI port in my TV.

@Marathon2422 I can't. There isn't enough space for both the HDMI adapter and the USB adapter to be plugged in at the same time...

@dtarrant Did you just configure the TV and connected the HDMI cable? I did that but I got no response and all, so I thought something else was required to be done in the device, apart from the external screen bit.

Hi everyone,

I've recently installed 16.04 on my BQ M10 HD and I'd like to use an external display. I've connected the device to the TV with an adapter (HDMI) and the external screen setting is enabled but it doesn't appear to work. Do I need to do anything else?

Thank you!

@Lakotaubp I thought of Firefox because it's the browser I have on my laptop, but if it's not usable here I'd better get used to the new one. Regarding Libreoffice, I just need to open spreadsheets and perform very basic operations, if there is an easier way to do this, I'd be happy...

Now I have a shiny device running ubuntu, I might have a new question: how can I run Firefox and Libreoffice? I've learned those are kind of pre-installed in a container called "puritine" and I can see the package list in settings > libertine > desktop applications. I've also read that I can access such kind of apps from the "desktop apps" (icon is a big "X") but if I hit that I get "no applications available, install new applications with the Libertine manager", any hint on how to do this?

It looks so cool! Thank you so much!

@ziggutas Yes, I got it. And it finally worked! Thank you!

@ziggutas just nothing.

adb devices lists it but fastboot devices does not, would this be OK?

Ok, with all you help I was able to install (a very old version of) Ubuntu Touch in my device.

A very quick question before I go ahead, is it safe to use the automatic UBports installer now? Developer mode is enabled but for some reason while my laptop detects the device (I can access it from the file manager), UBports-installer does not, so I can select the device manually (M10 HD aka cooler) but I am not sure whether this is safe...

Also, if I go forward with the manual selection, should I "wipe personal data" (unmarked by default) or "flash system partitions using fastboot" (marked by default)? Just asking to be sure!

@ziggutas It's USB 2.0 despite what the instructions said. Thank you!

I've tried to use the flashtool with the Ubuntu Touch ROM following these instructions (https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/install.html#install-on-legacy-android-devices) and previously fixing the modemmanager issue, as per this (https://web.archive.org/web/20180118130643/http://www.mibqyyo.com/en-articles/2015/09/16/ubuntu-android-installation-process-for-bq-aquaris-e4-5-and-e5).

However, I'm getting a #1013 error, i.e. SP flash tool encountered an error while attempting to communicate with the phone via the target port. I don't know why this happens, as I'm using the last version of the tool, the very USB cable that came with the device, the one 2.0 USB port my laptop has (and not the 3.0) and the device is switched off with a loaded battery. I can't try in any other computer, what else can I do?

@Marathon2422 I managed to get back to Android and finally fix the rebooting system, thank you!

I intend to do this now: https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/install.html i.e. use SP flashtool with the Ubuntu Touch ROM for my device choosing “Firmware Upgrade” and not any other option.

After this, I expect to end up with an old version of Touch so I'll have to use the UBports installer.

Before proceeding... is it OK, am I missing something?

@Marathon2422 What's the difference between UBports and Ubuntu Touch? I thought it was the same OS for this device...

I've tried to flash it with spflashboot (with the MT8163_Android_scatter.txt from the UBports recovery image, hope it was the right one) but I got the following message:

"PMT changed for the ROM; it must be downloaded.
Please select Fomat All+Download scene and try again"