Device : REDMI 7 onclite DUAL SIM.

Halium generic device.

OTA 13?

Xenial Xerus.

Hi! First post for me.

I want to do a review and explain my way to get here...

I choose this phone cause it was the most recent and powerful of the ubuntu touch list ( https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ ) even if it was an unoffcial port.
I followed this installation : https://github.com/Vin4ter/Ubports-Onclite-redmi7/blob/master/README.md working well !

Then i tried differents things and i didn't found any information.

-1 : I tried the terminal whith apt-get and i realised that some paquets didn't want to be write, i found after that the device is in read only (default) setting. I didn't turn it to read and write cause i'm not an expert of linux and i read that the paquets works for ubuntu doesn't work for UT ( it makes sense ...)

-2 : so i tried libertine that i didn't know before. I realised after a long seeking that it wasn't a good idea to import ubuntu apps in UT. ( usefull for some apps may be but not for me with my actual knowledge and use ).

-3 how do I know that my apt update didn't change anything for "normal OTA " update ( maybe no update to me cause unofficial )

For everything else phone works great! I have mms issues but it gloabaly works and i will report it in the bug report post ( MNC and MCC port can't be set ) but i'am a bit lost. Bluetooth works, easy to connect to Klipsh speackers. I didn't try SSH or data transfert but USB media transfert doesn't work ( it said i the installation instruction )

So i write this post cause i didn't find information or it was confuse ( may be cause i'm not a ubuntu user but raspberry pi ). I saw lot a video showing ubuntu running on the deviece but no more information after that and i start to though that nobody use this phone. So if somebody can read that and avoid my mistakes...

Anyway, i would like to say thanks to everybody work on that to be more independent from google and i'll be happy to help if i can. I'm not developer yet but may be one day...

Enjoy.

Tchan from France.

@mardy
Hi,
I dont have this device ans I'm not a porter as well but I had a look to your blog and I think it can be very helpful for people who try port.

Good luck for you work!

@mdj
Nice if you manage to do it!
I think the device will be integrate to the installer (i don't now when ), cause someone is working on it if I understood correctly what I saw in the telegram group and on gitlab.
I can't tell you why you had a problem with the v10 but still it's a General System Image ( GSI ) so no OTA for us now.

Enjoy UT.

@mdj
Hi,
I dindn't follow this page but it's the same till step 6.
You need to install TWRP with adb to flash the zip files after.
I followed this website it was clear https://krispitech.com/category/xiaomi/redmi-7/ but XDA should be the same but it's more messy for me.
Good luck and give your feedback!

Hi, Camera works normally.

@mardy
Hi,
I dont have this device ans I'm not a porter as well but I had a look to your blog and I think it can be very helpful for people who try port.

Good luck for you work!

@peter-gamma
OK, it was what I understood sorry if it looks stupid.
I can move folder from graphique mode in the phone and when the card is in the laptop, i'am not sure if it was with windows or Ubuntu.
Not sure but it should be doable with the terminal if you know the path.

@peter-gamma
Juste to be sure, you are speaking about the SD card "inside" your phone? Cause you call it "external" ...
To copy picture on the card, I go to the gallery and click on "share" I select folder and add it to the card. It's the only thing I'd tried.

@peter-gamma
Sorry, it's maybe my bad English( or my knowledge with computer ) , but I'm not sure to understand...
I can tranfert pictures to SD card and saw them on my laptop. The same in the other way, I didn't try something else.

@mdj
Nice if you manage to do it!
I think the device will be integrate to the installer (i don't now when ), cause someone is working on it if I understood correctly what I saw in the telegram group and on gitlab.
I can't tell you why you had a problem with the v10 but still it's a General System Image ( GSI ) so no OTA for us now.

Enjoy UT.

@mdj
Hi,
I dindn't follow this page but it's the same till step 6.
You need to install TWRP with adb to flash the zip files after.
I followed this website it was clear https://krispitech.com/category/xiaomi/redmi-7/ but XDA should be the same but it's more messy for me.
Good luck and give your feedback!

@tigerpro
It's ok now ! ( my girlfriend have now a dual boot with ubuntu on her computeur and it was easier )
I write this from the phone you ported ! I hope you will find a solution to fix the audio call bug. I will check others fonctions.
It's very sad that you can't use your galaxy note 4 anymore cause the network support in US.
Thanks for this port.

@tigerpro
Hi, I just installed UT on the device, 910F, I have the red massage but the phone boot correctly.

@peter-gamma
I tried a wireless keyboard with a dongle, it's works perfect without any setting ( i don't know with bt). It looks like work like this on android devices too.
No idea for ANT+ but there is some tracker sport apps on the store.
Also I don't want to make too much add for the Redmi 7. Just said it works for a daily use perfectly.

@peter-gamma
I can tell you that everything works on the Redmi 7 Onclite but the MTP trasnfert.
Then, maybe it's better to have a phone working with the installer and have the OTA.
For the Lavander, I think you can find the guy who do the port and ask him, if he is responsive as you said but UT community is more responsive than Google, Xiaomi...

Good luck and give a feed back when you done it, it can help!