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* 2014-Dec-23 CyanogenMod 11 | == Hardware == | ||
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php | |||
* TI OMAP 4460 CPU 1.2 GHz dual core | |||
* 1 GB RAM | |||
* 16 GB flash | |||
* 5MP camera | |||
* Mini SIM card | |||
* Bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |||
== History == | |||
* 2014-Dec-23 CyanogenMod 11 (aka Kitkat) broke down and installed Google Apps package too | |||
* 2013-Sept-07 Tried Ubuntu Touch on the phone. Tried it back in June on the [[Nexus 7]] | * 2013-Sept-07 Tried Ubuntu Touch on the phone. Tried it back in June on the [[Nexus 7]] | ||
* Used to have Android 4.3 on it | * Used to have Android 4.3 on it | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 27 December 2014
Hardware
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php
- TI OMAP 4460 CPU 1.2 GHz dual core
- 1 GB RAM
- 16 GB flash
- 5MP camera
- Mini SIM card
- Bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
History
- 2014-Dec-23 CyanogenMod 11 (aka Kitkat) broke down and installed Google Apps package too
- 2013-Sept-07 Tried Ubuntu Touch on the phone. Tried it back in June on the Nexus 7
- Used to have Android 4.3 on it
Why I am not fond of the Android set up
I have had it long enough to realize
- I want complete control over the phone. I don't feel like I own it.
- I would like to be able to use the GPS without Google tracking me.
- I would like to be able to develop applications that run on both my desktop and my phone (and my tablet)
- I have lots of Linux knowledge I would like to be able to use
Switching to Ubuntu
I already tried putting Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 in February, when it was first announced. It did not work well enough to keep.
Ubuntu is trying to build interest in an Ubuntu tablet. One of the main reasons to install Ubuntu on a Nexus is to be able to preview what a Ubuntu Tablet will be like.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phablet-team/tools sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install phablet-tools android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot sudo apt-get upgrade
Make a backup
adb backup -apk -shared -all
Download and save a copy of the stock image from Google.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#yakju
Follow the unlock procedure
fastboot oem unlock
adb devices List of devices attached 014E23850C018018 device
phablet-flash cdimage-touch -b
INFO:phablet-flash:Device detected as maguro INFO:phablet-flash:Download directory set to /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1 INFO:phablet-flash:Download directory set to /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1 INFO:urllib3.connectionpool:Starting new HTTP connection (1): cdimage.ubuntu.com INFO:phablet-flash:Download not required INFO:phablet-flash:Restarting device... wait INFO:phablet-flash:Restarting device... wait complete WARNING:phablet-flash:Device needs to be unlocked for the following to work INFO:phablet-flash:Flashing system to /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1/saucy-preinstalled-system-armel+maguro.img < waiting for device > erasing 'system'... OKAY [ 0.235s] sending 'system' (60695 KB)... OKAY [ 6.882s] writing 'system'... OKAY [ 12.267s] finished. total time: 19.384s INFO:phablet-flash:Flashing boot to /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1/saucy-preinstalled-boot-armhf+maguro.img sending 'boot' (6656 KB)... OKAY [ 0.786s] writing 'boot'... OKAY [ 0.561s] finished. total time: 1.348s INFO:phablet-flash:Flashing recovery to /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1/saucy-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img sending 'recovery' (6660 KB)... OKAY [ 0.780s] writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 0.719s] finished. total time: 1.499s INFO:phablet-flash:Booting /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1/saucy-preinstalled-recovery-armel+maguro.img downloading 'boot.img'... OKAY [ 0.776s] booting... OKAY [ 0.405s] finished. total time: 1.181s INFO:phablet-flash:Clearing /data and /cache INFO:phablet-flash:Pushing /home/bwilson/Desktop/phablet-flash/ubuntu-touch/20130905.1/saucy-preinstalled-touch-armhf.zip to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip 5763 KB/s (376615989 bytes in 63.815s) INFO:phablet-flash:Deploying Ubuntu INFO:phablet-flash:Restarting device... wait INFO:phablet-flash:Restarting device... wait complete INFO:phablet-flash:Once completed the device should reboot into Ubuntu
Is Ubuntu Touch ready to use now??
07-Sep-13 It does appear to work. I don't have a SIM in the phone right now, so I can't try making calls yet.
I need applications. Specifically I want a good GPS app.
What is included
- Gallery
- Phone (Dialer, SMS, Address Book)
- Camera
- Browser
- Media Player
- Notepad
- Music app
- Calculator
- Weather app
Those are the apps. But seeing as it's running Linux I should be able to port programs to it, right? What does that take???
They obviously need apps so it's time put on the Ubuntu Touch developer hat.
CyanogenMod
23-Dec-2014
Still tired of having Google control my phone.
I should see if Ubuntu Touch is still even out there. Today it's going to be CyanogenMod because I have already got it on the Nexus 7 and it's fine.
Make a backup with ADB -- remember to install Android SDK and platform-tools and to allow debug from USB on the phone
~/Library/android/platform-tools/adb backup -apk -shared -all -f galaxy_backup.ab
Then unpack the backup to confirm it's actually usable
java -jar ./abe.jar unpack galaxy_backup.ab galaxy_backup.tar tar tvf galaxy_backup.tar
Now that I am confident that I can repair the damage done, or at least I can look at the files that used to on the phone, I can go ahead with CyanogenMod installer.
