Posts made by writersglen

@DenMoore

Many thanks to all.

As is true for many now, as stands my very expensive JingPad is a brick. Profound thanks to all seeking to bring the JingPad back to full potential.

In my case the biggest issue with JingOS is that it refuses to accept Control D in command line mode. Linux-based command line programming was the major reason invested in Jing. I pray that Ubuntu Touch, presuming successful install, will resolve this issue.

I’ll report back if Ubuntu Touch install is successful. If not, maybe I’ll buy a Levovo tablet and give that a try.

All the best,

WG

@arubislander

As far as I know, there have not been any successful attempts to unlock the bootloader on Linux.

It’s curious that we seem to need a proprietary OS to unlock the bootloader when, as I understand, Android, the foundations of the JingPad OS, is open source. And more, when we’re striving to install an open source OS.

Is JingPad bootloader source code publicly available?

I’d be delighted to pay a bounty to anyone who can program and clearly document a totally Linux-based recipe for installing Ubuntu Source on the JingPad.

WG

@DenMoore

Thanks for the response. But I still don’t understand.

“I unlocked the bootloader in Windows”

I don’t have access to a Windows system. Does this mean that I can’t unlock the bootloader on my JingPad? Is there truly no other way?

I much appreciate all the work folks have invested toward installing Ubuntu Touch. But I do find this first step confusing. I’d be happy to try my hand at clarifying the documentation, but I’d need mentoring so I can understand it myself.

WG

Installing Ubuntu Touch on the JingPad with UBPorts sounds simple enough. But the very first step stumps me.

Just exactly how do I unlock the bootloader and do whatever else I need to do to connect the UBPorts loader?

The only help I found assumes Windows. But I run Ubuntu 22.04.

Many thanks,

Writersglen