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
• Libertine

Missing:

• Video recording

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.

@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.

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

This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the Google Pixel 3a (sargo).

Sources:
Kernel:
https://github.com/fredldotme/android_kernel_google_bonito

Device (for building the kernel):
https://github.com/fredldotme/android_device_google_bonito

Status:

Working:

• Audio
• Calling
• Wifi
• Wifi hotspot
• Bluetooth
• Vibration
• Orientation sensor
• Video decoding
• Photo camera & video recording (requires this Camera app update: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MUV2mud6FXILrYm4oobOQBrWpbpx41SK/view?usp=sharing)
• Flash light

Problems reported:

• SMS

Missing:

• LED
• USB/MTP
• USB/ADB
• Anbox
• GPS
• Libertine

Install:

• Make sure to revert to factory image pq3b.190801.002 before continuing::

https://developers.google.com/android/images

• Format and remove file system encryption on userdata:
  Attention: This will format your userdata partition, so make sure to have a backup before proceeding.

fastboot format:ext4 userdata

• Flash halium-boot kernel image:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wO6hSPKK2Ln81g-GSer__eLhPiUztQm2/view?usp=sharing

fastboot flash boot halium-boot.img

• Flash dtbo image:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aTdVc5GHWI12zNbOnRIOv9Mfc7-FPCv1/view?usp=sharing

fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img

• Temporarily boot into TWRP:

fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-0-sargo.img

• Flash Erfan's GSI image with Ubuntu Touch using TWRP:
  https://build.lolinet.com/file/halium/GSI/ubports_GSI_installer_v9.zip

Hey! I have something new to play around with for people on Halium 9 builds of Ubuntu Touch: you can now test your device for NFC functionality!
The only prerequisite is that your device needs to be on the devel-based rootfs, not the edge one.

To install:

sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_android9_-_nfcd
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install nfcd nfcd-tools nfcd-binder-plugin

To get console output from nfcd:

sudo stop nfcd
sudo /usr/sbin/nfcd -p /usr/lib/nfcd/plugins -v

To power on the NFC adapter:

dbus-send --system --dest=org.neard --print-reply /nfc0 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set string:org.neard.Adapter string:Powered variant:boolean:true

App developers can try the QtNFC integration module to develop apps based on this technology. This requires the following change to be made to the rootfs before it can be used by (currently only unconfined) apps:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install qml-module-qtnfc

The API documentation is located here: https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qt5-5.9/qtnfc-qmlmodule.html

Please use this thread to share your experience with NFC enablement and even ask for help.

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?

Hey! I have something new to play around with for people on Halium 9 builds of Ubuntu Touch: you can now test your device for NFC functionality!
The only prerequisite is that your device needs to be on the devel-based rootfs, not the edge one.

To install:

sudo ubports-qa install xenial_-_android9_-_nfcd
sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install nfcd nfcd-tools nfcd-binder-plugin

To get console output from nfcd:

sudo stop nfcd
sudo /usr/sbin/nfcd -p /usr/lib/nfcd/plugins -v

To power on the NFC adapter:

dbus-send --system --dest=org.neard --print-reply /nfc0 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set string:org.neard.Adapter string:Powered variant:boolean:true

App developers can try the QtNFC integration module to develop apps based on this technology. This requires the following change to be made to the rootfs before it can be used by (currently only unconfined) apps:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install qml-module-qtnfc

The API documentation is located here: https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qt5-5.9/qtnfc-qmlmodule.html

Please use this thread to share your experience with NFC enablement and even ask for help.

@bennypr0fane issues can be filed as bug reports on GitHub if they are severe. I'd really like this thread to be a place about the development of the suzu port as well as small issue reports.

@wvi looks like wiping the system partition using TWRP wasn't successful. What happens when you do it manually using mk2fs or mkfs.ext4?

@wvi there are some steps done with fastboot, but you won't be able to install the system image itself manually that way. You might have to build ubuntu-device-flash yourself to do without the UBports installer.

EDIT: Sources are here: https://github.com/ubports/goget-ubuntu-touch

@dieharddan I remember going back to an older 9.0 based factory image to get rid of the qcril_google_init() Fail. line, maybe it's related to the SMS receive issues.

@dieharddan maybe a pastebin service like paste.ubuntu.com would be better for such long logs. Could you please share them there, post the link here and remove the logs you posted already instead?

@dieharddan I'm surprised about GPS, would have to retest that myself.

Regarding SMS: You would have to, at least, check what happens in the logat radio log and, additionally, enable ofonod debugging.

To follow the radio log (Using SSH, phablet@10.15.19.82) :

sudo env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/lib64:/vendor/lib64 /system/bin/logcat -b radio

Try to send yourself an SMS and check whether anything moves in the log and what exactly happens. Also, make sure you remove any private information from the log before sending it to me or posting it here.

@druk13 you'll need to follow this guide right here to enable video recording and flashlight support in the camera using gst-droid: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3257/how-to-test-gstreamer-droid-based-camera-support-in-ubuntu-touch-for-halium-7-1-based-port

@Kamikaze for a fully functioning device the choice in channels was good, arm64 still has issues with GPS & video recording (using gst-droid).

A stable channel is in the taks, altough for the arm64 release only. We still need to fix up a few things until that's ready but it's getting there. Until then just don't update as often as it's possible currently.

@v3gas I'll test this again this coming week, I'll let you know when I know more. If you need SMS I'll suggest going back to Android for now, in the meantime I'll take SMS off the list of working things.

If you want to help out debugging things make sure you have an RNDIS capable host OS on your PC and that you can SSH into the device via ssh phablet@10.15.19.82 from the command line. If that works I'll give you instructions on how to debug this.