This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122).

Sources:
Kernel:
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-kernel-loire

Device:
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-common
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-loire
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-suzu

Halium:
https://github.com/Halium/halium-devices/blob/halium-7.1/manifests/sony_suzu.xml

Status:

Working:

• Audio
• Calling
• SMS
• Wifi (sometimes requires a reboot)
• Wifi hotspot
• Bluetooth (sometimes requires a reboot)
• GPS
• Vibration
• Orientation sensor
• LED
• USB/MTP
• USB/ADB
• Video decoding
• Photo camera
• MicroSD support
• Flash light
• Anbox

Missing:

• Video recording
• Libertine

Install:

• Make sure to upgrade your device to the latest stock Android 8.0 before continuing:

  • Windows: https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool/
  • Linux: http://www.flashtool.net/downloads_linux.php (run with GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus ./FlashTool) and https://xperifirm.com/tutorial/install-xperifirm-linux/

• OEM unlock your device: https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader/

• Boot your device into fastboot mode by shutting it down and keeping the Volume Up button pressed while plugging in a USB cable between your phone and PC. The LED should be on and blue.

• In case of flashing issues please wipe system, data & cache partitions using TWRP

• Flash the OEM binaries from: https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1-kernel-4-4-loire/ using fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.img

• Run the UBports Installer (0.4.5-beta or onwards): https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.4.5-beta

Now that the port has reached a certain state I'd like to present the status of this project to a wider audience,

Current status:

• Full AppArmor support
• Adequate Mir performance
• Full ofono/rild support
• Passing most hybris tests

Known issues:

• Unable to enumerate rotation status and updates
• Calling doesn't work
• Audio doesn't work
• Camera doesn't work
• Click package support incomplete

The full build instructions are available on the Halium project management issue page.

Halium port project management, HAL port specific issues:
https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/98

Calling now works (with caveats). For the time being you need a test version of telepathy-ofono on your device to enable calling:

sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_haliumfixup

As we are approaching full support the build and flash instructions on https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/98 have been updated.
This should get you a working image with audio support.

Remaining issues:

• Media player support (videos in Morph Browser work fine)
• Camera

I've prepared a new image to test with working Audio.

Same installation instructions apply, you need halium-install to flash the current rootfs.

I've assembled an image for those who are interested in testing and contributing to Ubuntu Touch.

Downloads:
Current: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1a3JtU2TIFg7E53z2pHoveOtOj7LYxJyW
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pmp3sfOs3g5mAb4_W4780-pX4KPliy2F
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZmdXFDPDCDkYmVnHC1uf2dYZ8MH6bxwK
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ql84ucDlatauuXpqBU-k-jKzdqotYAaB
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OJjTosp7jFaYhEYYkB9Mxf3lA0HPIXY6

Instructions (tested on Ubuntu 18.04):

• Linux PC with adb and fastboot properly set up
• Recent UBPorts rootfs image from the edge devel channel (tested with build #88):
  https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-rootfs-armhf/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/out/ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz
• TWRP Recovery (tested with version 3.2.3-0)
• Android 7.1 (Kernel 4.4) Loire OEM binaries
• Flash script: halium-install

After successfully flashing the recovery image the OEM binaries need to be flashed onto the oem partition:

unzip SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.zip
fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_loire.img

System images:

./halium-install -p ut ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz system.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot halium-boot.img
fastboot reboot

Post-installation steps

Either make sure to properly set up the USB-Ethernet connection OR enter the commands in the Terminal app.

USB Ethernet:

SSH shell connection:

ssh phablet@10.15.19.82

Enable audio in calls

# Mount rootfs read-write
sudo mount -o remount,rw /

# Install updated packages
# When asked to override maintainer files just answer with Y
sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_haliumfixup
sudo apt install pulseaudio-modules-droid-24 pulseaudio-modules-droid-glue-24

# Mount rootfs read-only and reboot
sync && sudo mount -o remount,ro / && sudo reboot

@chriswyatt Thanks for testing! I've noticed audio to be flaky as well and I assumed it had to do with not-yet-committed changes. Luckily that's not the case, so that's good for finding the bug.

Currently calling doesn't work for any Halium 7.1 based port using the default ofono shipped in Ubuntu Touch, so it might take some time until calling is fully fleshed out.

I've found a fix for the screen sometimes taking seconds to turn on, which is what I'll incorporate soon. In addition to sound I'll also take another look at the camera.

Regarding maintenance of the port: I'm still working on it as the community found a way to finance development for a short period of time.

Regarding GPS: do you have a SIM inserted? Usually a location fix comes faster with a SIM card inserted.

Regarding other channels: don't let the selection fool you, there is no way to switch to a different channel. Also we don't quite know yet why it's showing multiple devel channels.

I'll release a new version of the images with functional hardware-accelerated video decoding & partial camera support (no videos, no flash) soon.

EDIT: New version now available here: https://forums.ubports.com/post/14061

I'd also like to know how many have tried the images on their device. May I ask you to raise your hands quickly?

@chriswyatt when unplugging headphones during a call it switches the output to speakerphones. Generally the headset detection is something I'd like to fix next.

@ab2x2 no, the suzu images are built straight from the devel (or edge on arm64) channel. The gst-droid work will land when it's ready, for now you'll have to follow the guide until it is merged and part of the normal repo.

@ab2x2 Both flashlight and video recording in the camera can be successfully implemented using this: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3257/how-to-test-gstreamer-droid-based-camera-support-in-ubuntu-touch-for-halium-7-1-based-port

Just make sure you follow the instructions correctly.
Also, due to the way this works, it's possible the changes disappear after a system upgrade, so you'd have to re-apply on full system upgrades which are around 450MB in size.

@Rafa are you sure you upgraded to the latest Android 8.0 before? That command not allowed thing usually means it's running an older bootloader.

@Rafa you might have to do it the fastboot way, using fastboot erase

@Rafa have you tried wiping the odm partition before flashing the Loire Nougat odm file?

@ttlehto check out this project management issue here: https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/103

As the author has pushed his changes to GitHub you should be able to build and complete the port on your own.

@mihael no, this probably won't change much.

@mihael See the first post.

@mihael hopefully

@mihael you can try but it's untested. As of now rc should roughly match what devel pprovides