Posts made by cela

@moem I found that it is better to tick "First Install" regardless, then the installer guides you through what you need to do in TWRP recovery to prep the partitions, I also found that if you untick "Wipe Data" the install completes to 100%, otherwise I get the connection lost dialog at around 75% if I tick "Wipe Data".

I can 100% complete the install every time now but my device freezes on the 2nd reboot after install.

I am using UBports installer version 0.8.6 beta on Endeavour OS. It might help if anyone has success to let everyone know which installer version they are using and on what OS.

I am thinking of getting access to a Windows machine to see if it makes a difference, I have tried different usb cables in both front and rear USB ports.

@rapidrotator said in Installing - connection to device lost:

I had the same problem and decided to try and solve it by formatting both /data and /system. TWRP provides buttons to change the filesystem type for any partition, but afaik not to format any partition except /data. So using the UI I changed the filesystem of /data to ext4 and formatted it.

Then I went into a shell ($ adb shell on my PC but TWRP has an internal shell too) and unmounted /system to format it:

~ # mount

Note the block device /system is mounted on, then:

~ # umount /system/
~ # mkfs.ext2 /dev/block/<device>

(Yes, that's ext2, not 4, but it won't matter)

You can of course use the shell to format /data (and /cache) the same way if you want.

After that, I could install UT by not ticking the boxes for first install and wipe device.

I would be interested if others also succeed using this solution.

Isn't there a manual install instruction somewhere?, I thought it was on the devices page, i'd like to try installing
manually, without the installer.
None of these solutions worked me, been messing around for hours, wiped and formatted all partitions except USB-OTG.Even formatted
SYSTEM using twrp terminal, still freezes on reboot, after installing. Even reinstalled Oxygen 9.0.6 using the installer and started over again.
I can install Lineage OS from TWRP no problem.

I can easily install, if I untick first install and wipe boxes, reboots, get the rotating
ring on first boot, then on 2nd reboot stuck on "Powered by Android" splash screen.

using ubports-installer_0.8.6-beta_linux_x86_64.AppImage and twrp-3.3.0-0-oneplus3.img newer versions of both
freeze up.

I would like to be able to easily roll back to a previous version of Ubuntu Touch, if I wanted too is this possible?

My concerns comes from a thread where it was thought that Anbox was preinstalled with an recent update, even though it wasn't true I wouldn't want something like that, or maybe I might just like the look of an older version of Ubuntu Touch rather than the update.

@Flohack said in LGE Nexus 5 (hammerhead):

@floop2 In 24h? Or which time?

Just did a battery endurance test. Charged to 100% left on standby with screen off, bluetooth, gps and wi-fi off. no sim fitted at 10am 17th Sept, checked device at 10.05 am on 18th Sept and showed 72% charge remaining. This is with a second hand Nexus 5 with stock battery, looks good, will leave for another 24h, edit : - and at 48hrs 42% charge left.

@nontrivial said in Ubuntu Touch Mainline Generic amd64 Issue:

@arubislander

Well, yeah, my ultimate goal was to try and use UT apps as my "daily driver" desktop environment. I never got far enough getting Lomiri running to see if that was possible, but hopefully it will get to that point eventually. I just assumed that to get the apps running I needed full UT running on the hardware.

I found that page on developing first, and that page has a lot of details but I was hoping for an (updated) overview. For example, the page that explains the Web App explains the webapp-container command, but nothing on where to run it or how to submit an app to the store. Various other documents mention clickable, the Ubuntu SDK, and some places mentions that some tools work on different Ubuntu versions and some aren't supported. I'm still not sure where clickable fits in. It all kind of assumes you know what all the tools are for, their history, how they fit together, and that you just need basically the man page of a tool instead of telling you what tool you need use in the first place. I did come across the UT programming course, but it mentions a lot of things that I think are out of date, so I'm not sure it is the best source. But I'm making progress and hope to be productive soon. My current best guess is it looks like you need to be running UBuntu 16.04 and use the Ubuntu SDK.

I found this video tutorial helpful by CiberSheep https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3347/videotutorial-first-steps-with-clickable

@kugiigi said in LGE Nexus 5 (hammerhead):

I'm not really sure if I installed it successfully because the micro-USB port of my Nexus 5 is really bad
I already have UT on it before installing this, is it expected that the user data is retained?

So far, in my observation, it feels slower than the usual especially in the app spread which is a bit sluggish. It's working though so it's already a great progress. Keep it up Good luck!

I thought the install didn't take at first, my user data was kept too, but then noticed the offline battery animation has changed for the better!. Hope video acceleration will fix the sluggish UI and video experience.

I've got a HDMI slimport adapter, build works fine when connected to a monitor with usb, can run apps and work things fine using the touch screen mouse pad.

@cherrie said in Wireless charging Nexus 5:

@cela Hi, do you have a link to for purchasing such devices? thanks a lot!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=magnetic+micro+usb+cable&_sop=12

I also was worried about wearing my micro usb port out, I tried the wireless charging too, it worked ok but was slower and the back case got quite hot, I was concerned about the heat and looked for alternatives.

I found a better solution was to use a magnetic usb cable, they are available all over the place and you get the bonus of being able to do data transfers as well, so I have ordered extra for all my phones.

I get questions about it like "what sort of phone have you got there?" Oh I say it's not apple or android , its an Ubuntu Touch phone!

@jjconstr said in Installing UT on N5 stuck in boot loop:

@cela
Thanks for the tips. They were helpful. I didn't have to check youtube. I used my fingernail to remove the back, took out some screws I didn't need to, lifted the battery connector and then the battery. Putting a new battery in didn't correct the boot loop though. I also poked and prodded the switch to see if it would loosen up and work. No deal. Looks like there is a small pin or shaft that the button pushes on when depressed. It doesn't look like it moves at this point.

I appreciate your help!
Thank you,
jjconstr

I guess I was one of lucky 1% that swapping out the battery worked for.

Careful with the hot gun and shield any parts that might melt when you swap the switch, those switches are so tiny good luck.

@jjconstr Don't apply any heat, the battery is just fixed with the Goldilocks amount of glue, just ease it up gently.
Ifixit is good for tear downs.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016

hmm.. the forum could do with a hardware fix and repair section.

 I have new batteries, does anyone know how difficult they are to replace? Someone said the charge port is a bear. Or might the battery be ok, just need a long term charge?
> Would appreciate any input at all.
> Thanks,
> jjconstr

Did you swap the battery at all? I bought a 2nd Hand Nexus 5 with a boot loop and fixed it by swapping out the battery only and the battery is a lot easier to replace than the power switch. Almost no tools required just fingernails and a small cross head screwdriver. i would try that first, if you haven't already and save the power switch if you need it

I wouldn't mind having an "Advanced" user option to uninstall some of the core apps that are not relevant to my use case, for example I have a Nexus 5 and don't need the "Media Player", "External Drives","Help" or "Ubports App"

I know some core apps are vital to function, but I would like to have the option to de-clutter the app drawer. What do you think?

@Flohack said in Changing user agent reported by Ubuntu Touch:

@cela Why would it do that, that makes not much sense. Did you type a http:// only url (can be a random one like fkjhgjkfh.de) in the URL page? Because most captives would only work on http

Yes it's https://url, I'll have a play around and try to get to the bottom of it.
I've got Atom and clickable up and running so I can build something to test this out and report back by findings, thanks.

@arubislander said in Changing user agent reported by Ubuntu Touch:

I think OP is referring to being granted access via a captive portal.

Yes I am referring this. It is public wifi guest portal where you simply click an ok button on a web page to connect, not something I am in control of.

I am pretty sure it is blocking "Other OS" by applied group policy.

I have been trying a access a particular free wifi hotspot using Ubuntu Touch on my Nexus 5, I can connect to the same wifi AP using Lineage OS on the same phone,but not with Ubuntu Touch.

Other users can also connect to same wifi AP with Android and IOS

I suspect that if I could change the user agent reported by Ubuntu touch in the Morph browser I would be able to connect ok, I did change to desktop mode in Morph but it still didn't help.

Lineage OS is reporting Mozilla/5.0(Linux;Android 7.1.2

Ubuntu Touch is reporting Mozilla/5.0(Linux;Ubuntu 16.4

Is there a way to change the browser user agent? Is there a config file hidden somewhere?

I thought I read of a advanced settings option somewhere but I
can't find it.

@Flohack said in Call for testing: Nexus 5 (hammerhead) owners:

@Manchee1017 Yeah basically the idea is to verify the list of things I posted. So I think feature x is working, but I need other people to confirm, and also to find maybe things I forgot.
I do not have an installable image yet, will try to fix that today eve.

I am happy to do anything to help support this phone which is the most common phone to introduce new users to UBports as it's so easily available and easy to repair.
I should be able to test out the new image, I have a spare Nexus 5 laying around to play with.

Liked the video, a replacement back is a good idea, if Pine don't supply them it wouldn't be too hard to 3d print your own or maybe an alternative back with external sliders on extending down to the kill switches?

@dreamwebspace I was building my own html video player for the Nexus 5 with clickable, and I noticed that it behaved the same way, i.e you had press and hold on a UI element before you could play a video, I did work ok, however, when run on the desktop, so it must be a morph browser or UT thing.

I have a Nexus 5. The method that works for me is :-

1. Start UTmedia

2. Press and hold the "Select file" button until the popup "Select All" dialog appears.

3. Click "Close" to close the popup.

4. Then tap "Select file" button and chose from "file manager" and navigate to your video file.

5. Finally select your file and tap the tick at the top of file manager and you should return to UTmedia with the file loaded ready to play.

Video files seem to play without fail and my Nexus 5 when I follow the above route, the crucial step seems to be pressing and holding on a UI element until a popup appears, hope this helps