I have two devices (Nexus 5 & BQ Aquaris M10 HD) and it seems that I can't take a photo from messengers using both of them. I use TELEports 0.6.1 and FluffyChat 1.18 messengers. This is how it can be easily reproduced:

• click button in any messenger app to take a photo — camera application will be opened;
• try to take a photo by clicking central button — nothing happened;
• button to switch to video mode also doesn't work but button to switch front/rear cameras works.

If I close camera application now and start it separately from menu it can take photos and videos.

I tried to switch to RC channel but nothing has been changed. I'm not sure whether I should report it to camera-app repository or create issues for TELEports and FluffyChat. I would be happy to provide more information.

I'm also confused by versioning of Ubuntu Touch releases. When I switched to RC channel it has shown me that Ubuntu Touch being downloaded is of 64th version (Ubuntu 16.04 (2019-W42) in "About" after applying the update). When I switched back to stable channel the version was 9th (OTA-11 in "About"). What is the proper way to specify exact version of UT I'm using?

@dobey, you are right about 4.0 version, it doesn't exist according to the provided specs. Seller mixed up the info. Finally, I purchased two items. One with Android 6.0.0 and unlocked bootloader, and another with Android 6.0.1 but locked bootloader. So I don't need to flash Android firmware first.

Installation to 6.0.0 was smooth and done in five minutes! This is awesome!

Installation to 6.0.1 took an half of an hour due to locked bootloader, and Ubuntu didn't start after the first attempt of flashing. It was Google logo on the screen and nothing happened. Fortunately, the second attempt was successful and also done in five minutes! Thanks to all of you, guys, all developers and ubports-installer-0.4.11-beta that also helped to unlock a bootloader in easy way!

Hi, guys!

I just created an account on translate.ubports.com and completed/edited Russian translations for teleports and indicator-datetime. Could you, please, clarify how it's working: will my translations be merged to corresponding repositories automatically or do I have to do some manual steps or ask somebody to merge them?

@Marathon2422 @emailforfor Thanks for sharing these instructions, guys.

@1896er, I was also searching for exact steps to fix it on my brand new Aquaris BQ M10 HD just flashed from Android 8.1.0 to Ubuntu Touch, and finally got it! It's something @simox told about but these are steps that worked for me.

1. Download an archive with WIFI and WIFI_CUSTOM files to your tablet. Please note that zip archive rather than rar can be extracted on UT. So I had to repack it on my PC first:

   nvram-by-skyneel.com.zip

2. Open Terminal and switch to root user:

   $ sudo -i
   

3. Go to Downloads folder:

   $ cd /home/phablet/Downloads
   
   

4. Extract downloaded archive there:

   $ unzip nvram-by-skyneel.com.zip
   

   

5. Go to /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB directory:

   $ cd /data/nvram/APCFG/APRDEB
   

6. You will probably see WIFI and WIFI_CUSTOM files there. Backup them:

   $ mv WIFI WIFI.backup
   $ mv WIFI_CUSTOM WIFI_CUSTOM.backup
   

7. Now copy these files extracted from the archive:

   $ cp /home/phablet/Downloads/WIFI* ./
   

8. Change files' permissions:

   $ chmod 660 WIFI*
   

   

9. Now close everything and reboot the system. After reboot go to WI-FI settings, remove all previously used networks <your wi-fi name>, <your wi-fi name 1>, <your wi-fi name 2>, etc... Finally, connect to your WI-FI network again entering a password (hopefully last time).

10. Go to "System Settings" > "About" and check your device's MAC address. Reboot the tablet. Now it has to connect to your WI-FI automatically on startup and MAC address has to be left unchanged.

    

Sources:

https://www.skyneel.com/how-to-fix-nvram-error-in-all-mediatek-devices
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730486

@Marathon2422 @emailforfor Thanks a lot, guys, for sharing these instructions. It works for my BQ Aquaris M10 HD.

I've posted detailed steps to fix the issue in this Github thread.

@PINE64, will it be possible to purchase PinePhone in Russia in March 2020 or order it directly? Are there any known limitations to do that?

I was able to install Ubuntu Touch on Aquaris M10 HD with pre-installed Android 8.1.0. I am not experienced in flashing mobile devices therefore some things shown in the video were unclear for me but still very useful. I don't know what was important so I'm posting these steps combined from the video and official instructions that were lucky for me. If there is something wrong with it, please, correct me. Hope that it will help other unexperienced users in the future.

1. Start pre-installed Android 8.1.0 on the tablet (hold "Power" button) and enable developer mode and USB debugging there.

2. Power off the device by holding "Power" button.

3. Start the tablet by holding "Power" button and "Volume Up" button to select device's boot mode.

4. Choose "Fastboot mode" by "Volume Up" button and then press "Volume Down".

5. Device doesn't reboot automatically. Power off the device by holding "Power" button for a few seconds and then start it again by "Power" + "Volume Up" buttons and select "Recovery Mode".

6. In recovery menu select "Reboot to bootloader" item using "Volume Up"/"Volume Down" buttons and press "Power" button. => FASTBOOT mode... text will be shown at the left bottom corner of the blank screen.

7. I guess it's time to flash the firmware, but it was unclear from the video whether I should power off the device or not. So according to these instructions I decided to power off the device (hold "Power" button for a few seconds).

8. Download recent version of Smartphone Flash Tool and extract it's files from the archive. I used version 5.1916 for Linux 64-bit. To be exact, I'm on Kubuntu 18.04.1.

9. Install missing library for SP Flash Tool:

   $ wget -q -O /tmp/libpng12.deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libp/libpng/libpng12-0_1.2.54-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb \
   && sudo dpkg -i /tmp/libpng12.deb \
   && rm /tmp/libpng12.deb
   

10. Go to directory with SP Flash Tool and make it executable:

    $ cd ~/Downloads/ubports/SP_Flash_Tool-5.1916_Linux
    $ chmod +x ./flash_tool.sh
    

11. Start SP Flash Tool with root privileges:

    $ sudo ./flash_tool.sh
    

12. Download old Canonical UT image called cooler for M10 HD, unpack it and select Android_scatter.txt file from there in SP Flash Tool ("Download" tab => "Scatter-loading File").

13. Choose "Firmware Upgrade" from dropdown list.

14. Press "Download" button at the top left corner of "Download" tab.

15. Connect powered-off tablet to USB 2.0 port of the computer. "Magic happens" — old UT image will be downloaded into device and installed.

    I saw BQ logo with "Powered by Ubuntu" label at the end but unfortunatelly further UT loading was stuck. Nothing happened for a long time.

16. Download recent version of UBports Installer. It was deb of version 0.4.5-beta for me.

17. Start UBports with root privileges:

    $ sudo ubports-installer
    

    and follow it's instructions.

    When I ran "Reboot to bootloader" and saw => FASTBOOT mode like it was in 6, I didn't power off the tablet before connecting to computer. Everything was fine, I got rotating Ubuntu logo on the screen first, and working fresh Ubuntu Touch image three minutes later.

Really thanks for sharing it! What version of Android should be installed on a device and does it matter?

I just purchased the same brand new BQ M10 HD with Android 8.1.0 preinstalled but read somewhere that only devices with Android up to 7.1 are supported due to current Halium restrictions that is used to port Anrdoid devices to Ubuntu Touch. Do I need to downgrade Android first? Or is it ok to start with 8.1.0?

Just to clarify things I want to be sure that understand the installation instructions properly.

1. I enable developer mode and USB debugging in Android.

2. I have to unlock bootloader manually. In order to do so I start by going to this page.

3. I download some old OTA-6 version of Ubuntu Touch from Canonical (why should we do it? is it a considired firmware upgrade from 8.1.0 mentioned above?).

4. I download the latest version of SP FlashTool.

5. I'm flashing the device with old Ubuntu Touch version using SP FlashTool (choosing FIRMWARE UPGRADE). I'm confused by these steps in the manual:

   • Double-check you chose “Firmware Upgrade” and not “Download” or “Format All”

     Warning

     If you select DOWNLOAD rather than FIRMWARE UPGRADE, you will end up with a useless brick rather than a fancy Ubuntu Touch device. Be sure to select FIRMWARE UPGRADE.

   • Turn your device completely off, but do not connect it yet

   • Press the button labeled “Download”

   • Perform a final sanity-check that you selected the “Firmware Upgrade” option, not “Download”

   1. What does it mean to "press the button labeled "Download"" (is it a tab?) and to not choosing "Download" (from dropdown list)?
   2. I saw that "Format All + Download" is selected in the video and some "Download Flash" occurred then.

6. After installing old version of Ubuntu touch I'm able to install a version from UBPorts using ubports-installer running from desktop Ubuntu.

@advocatux, thanks for the reply. And for firmware reference!

Relying on your answer I can update to 6.0.1 but not to 5.1. Ok, will purchase the item and do it then.

Hi, guys!

I'm interested in purchasing LG Nexus 5 device to use it with Ubuntu Touch and found it somewhere on eBay. A seller tells me that it's shipped with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) but can be upgraded to 6.0 (Marshmallow). Here is the reference:

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5-5705.php

I saw that devices with Android 5.1 and Android 7.1 only are supported to install Ubuntu Touch on (unfortunatelly, I unable to recognize where). Could you, guys, please, clarify these things?

• Is it possible to upgrade Android 4.0 to Android 5.1 (Lollipop) on this phone while Android 6.0 is mentioned for upgrade?
• Do I really need to upgrade Android 4.0 to Android 5.1 (Lollipop) before installing Ubuntu Touch?

Thanks in advance!