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.

@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

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.

@chriswyatt a software tester with the skills to build an image alone is highly appreciated I'll update the thread in case of new developments.

@Stef7773 Please stop asking the same thing in multiple places of the forum, I've answered to you in the other thread already.

@Stef7773 are you trying to build Halium yourself? If you just want to install Ubuntu Touch without developing on it you don't need the whole Halium tree synced.

Again, if you are experiencing problems during flashing, try to wipe system, data & cache using TWRP and try to flash again afterwards using the guide here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3229/sony-xperia-x-suzu-f5121-f5122

Should you run into issues during the flashing: install TWRP and wipe system, data & cache partitions, then proceed to the install guide.

@c4pp4 awesome stuff! Should give us more flexibility should the default not provide a sufficient audio experience. Will you prepare a PR for it? I'm currently off my normal setup, only carrying a backup of Halium 7.1 on a microSD card.

@c4pp4 looks sane at first glance. It would be interesting to know how it behaves with different sample settings provided through the touch.pa file. Does it now allow forcing the sample rate that way? In that case even better, but it looks like it should work on all Sony devices.

Would you like to prepare a PR for it, so it has your name in the commit history?

@c4pp4 you could build your own Halium image and test it that way. The build instructions are here: https://github.com/Halium/projectmanagement/issues/98

Just build the systemimage, run simg2img, e2fsck and resize2fs on it and put it in /system/var/lib/lxc/android/system.img.

Thanks again to @c4pp4 for preparing those changes as a pull request, the changes will land within the next two days.

Yeah, those changes presented as a PR would be highly appreciated! I'm currently occupied with a lot of other things, so I probably can't do it myself in the short term. The files you're modifying are probably in the suzu and loire repos on GitHub linked in the top post.

@c4pp4 nice catch!

What you can do to test small modifications to the Halium portion (where this file is from):

• Reboot into recovery
• Connect to the device via ADB
• Mount the Halium system image: mount /system/var/lib/lxc/android/system.img /tmp
• Edit the Halium override file to your liking: nano /tmp/halium/etc/pulse/touch.pa
• Unmount the Halium image again: umount /tmp

I'd say you can then go ahead and make a pull request on GitHub with your changes if you manage to find a fix for your issues.

@ernest Could you please show me the sources of what has changed for bluetooth audio in calls?