Google (ASUS) Nexus 7 tablet.
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Install Ubuntu Touch for tablet Nexus 7
After
phablet-flash -b
command and get raring-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip file
at last appear this:
Validating download for raring-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
Error while downloading, ...
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0answers
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no adb devices detected after failed revert to Android
Just today I tried to revert my Asus Nexus 7 to Android and made a mistake somewhere. To sum up, now my device has no OS on it so it will only show the bootloader, and it does not show up as an adb ...
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0answers
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Error extracting files from roaring daily build [closed]
I downloaded today's nexus build (April 30 2013) and the extract fails. I only did this as the nexus installer app didn't work either. Hard to test when it won't install....
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0answers
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How can I make the top bar and launcher icons it holds thicker?
If you're trying to use the ubuntu-desktop arm image on a touch device (for example the nexus 7), making the top bar thicker would be a useful user interface tweak.
I can already make the unity ...
0
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0answers
44 views
can ubuntu nexus be installed on asus MeMo
I have an Asus MeMo, Im really hoping that if ubuntu can be installed on it by using the nexus 7 installer, both tablets look and are almost identical with the 1.2mp cam of the nexus, the 1mp cam of ...
0
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1answer
171 views
Lubuntu 12.04: Cannot transfer files from the laptop to the Nexus 7
I just recently got myself a Nexus 7 and I want to load it up with some apps that I've downloaded on the laptop. The problem is that I can't get the Nexus 7 to mount on the laptop. I've tried ...
0
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1answer
143 views
Nexus 7 Touchscreen Mouse Freezes
I'm running ubuntu 13.04 on my Nexus 7, and all is good until the mouse stops working. The "button1" gets stuck. I was wondering if anyone knows the name of the mouse module being used (so I could map ...
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5answers
390 views
How can I use my phone or tablet as mousepad?
I just set up my Ubuntu desktop to use our living room TV as a monitor, and I would like to be able to use either my iPhone or Nexus 7 tablet as a mousepad/keyboard for controlling it from the couch. ...
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vote
3answers
331 views
Problem restoring android after trying Ubuntu on Nexus 7
I tried Ubuntu on my Nexus 7, and I now want to restore android on it. I made the procedure described, in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install and the Ubuntu flash worked well.
But when I want to ...
0
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0answers
277 views
gvfs-mtp stopped working Ubuntu 12.10 after update
Gvfs-mtp recently stopped working mounting my nexus 4 and nexus 7 following an Ubuntu GVFS update. The devices will connect in PTP mode but not MTP... Help? Ubuntu 12.10
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0answers
143 views
Nexus 7 can't rotate in xfce?
I installed xfce4 on my Nexus 7 running Ubuntu and after logging into it, I noticed that the desktop is basically stuck in portrait mode because auto-rotation doesn't work in it (I tried logging in ...
0
votes
1answer
373 views
nexus 7 onboard keyboard issues
when i start up ubuntu on my nexus 7, i am greeted with the first time setup screen. However, I cannot type into text fields using the onscreen keyboard. The keyboard does not seem to be outputting ...
0
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0answers
238 views
Ubuntu 13.04 on Nexus 7 has no visible mouse through Synergy [closed]
This question was asked by someone else two months ago here: How to unhide mouse cursor on Nexus 7? But hasn't been answered and I've just now had this problem myself. I've tried installing new mouse ...
0
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0answers
189 views
USB DVB Cards in Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (armhf, through OTG) [closed]
Do we have support for USB DVB Cards in Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (armhf) ? WinTV-Nova-T Stick is supported (linux-firmware-nonfree) but nothing happens (no smsusb probing done) when I plug it in my ...
0
votes
2answers
199 views
8 Gb or 16 Gb Nexus 7 for Ubuntu? Which one I should prefer? [closed]
I am about to order a nexus 7 and planning to install Ubuntu on it. I am not sure if I should pay more for the 16 Gb version. How much space does Ubuntu take? Would the 8 Gb model give me enough free ...
1
vote
1answer
179 views
Timeframe on push to autodeploy.zip?
Given the answer to this question (Stuck Pushing to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip) how long should one expect the push to take given standard USB?
I'm attempting the flash via a pretty hefty Ubuntu virtual ...
2
votes
1answer
411 views
Are efforts to run Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 dead? (Not including Ubuntu Touch)
is the project "dead"? No nexus-specific changes in the last days.
Where can I get information like ambitions, roadmap?
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0answers
103 views
Deploying to Ubuntu Phone OS
I have set up the development kit using the command line options shown on the Go Mobile site and started QT Creator. Did the first tutorial and wanted to see it on my Ubuntu Phone Tablet but it could ...
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vote
2answers
237 views
How to force ubuntu touch to be in landscape on Nexus 7
I was wondering how I could force my Nexus 7 to run Ubuntu touch in landscape and have side-stages.
Could anyone help me with this?
0
votes
0answers
639 views
Nexus 7 - adbd cannot run as root in production builds (Ubuntu Touch install)
I don't know what to do next.. a few days ago I accidentally installed Ubuntu 13.04 and restored it back to android. After that I installed Ubuntu Touch with this guide and I followed every step! ...
1
vote
2answers
337 views
Nexus 7 installer gets stuck on 'Erasing Boot Partition" help what to do next?
I have tried installing the Ubuntu Touch with the Nexus 7 Ubuntu Core installer on Ubuntu 12.10 64bit in a VMWare virtual machine.
It looks like its stuck on Erasing boot partition.
I have read ...
0
votes
1answer
381 views
Ubuntu Tablet on Nexus 7 - where is the new UI?
I have followed both sets of instructions here : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation but both methods are installing the Ubuntu Desktop to the device? This is quite an impressive feat on its ...
2
votes
0answers
73 views
How to get past “sending 'system' (92311 KB)…” when installing ubuntu on Nexus 7
I'm in the process of installing the Ubuntu image onto my Nexus 7 following these directions.
I am on the step 4 and typed in phablet-flash -b and it downloaded some files, erased 'system' and is now ...
0
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1answer
372 views
Stuck Pushing to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip
Currently attempting to install on my 4.2.2 Nexus 7 but the installer is stuck at Pushing /home/david/Downloads/phablet-flash/95/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip to /sdcard/autodeploy.zip
What ...
0
votes
0answers
129 views
Error installing Touch Preview Nexus 7
After running through all steps and after the download I get this error:
"quantal-preinstalled-system-armel+grouper.img: FAILED
md5sum: WARNING: 1 computed checksum did NOT match
Error while ...
0
votes
1answer
903 views
phablet-flash detects a Nexus 7 as 'tilapia' [closed]
When I try to flash ubuntu phone OS in my Nexus 7, next phablet-flash, appear
Device detected as tilapia
Unsupported device, autodetect fails device
the device is just unlocked and the usb debug ...
1
vote
1answer
183 views
How do I personalize Ubuntu Touch?
I installed Ubuntu Touch today on my Nexus 7 (grouper nakasi) and I appear to be logged in as somebody else - a developer perhaps. I have their Facebook notifications, music they like, people they ...
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votes
1answer
215 views
Connect to hidden wireless in Ubuntu Touch [duplicate]
I'm trying out the developer preview for Touch, and unfortunately I don't have public WiFi I can connect to. Is there a way to add hidden networks? I can't find any kind of settings page or anything.
...
0
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0answers
112 views
Multirom Nexus 7 question
I have a Nexus 7 (wifi) with Multirom. I can install a .zip Rom or a Ubuntu image whithout wipe the data and Boot one or another.
But I don't know what image have I to download from your download ...
0
votes
0answers
92 views
Nexus 7 Username
I successively installed Ubuntu on my Nexus 7. However, when I first started ubuntu on there it didnt give me a setup wizard and therefore I didnt get the chance to setup a username. I cant login ...
1
vote
1answer
369 views
Can Ubuntu on Nexus 7 run desktop Ubuntu programs?
I'm thinking about getting an Ubuntu on Nexus 7 and I have one question: programs that runs on Ubuntu Desktop (like Steam, that have support for linux, or game's for linux) will work?
1
vote
0answers
113 views
Why is transferring videos to my Google Nexus 7 so slow?
I recently installed Ubuntu, and the only thing that isn't working is my Nexus. I'm currently using Airdroid but it takes so long to transfer videos.
Can anybody please talk me through how to do ...
2
votes
0answers
102 views
Nexus 7 does not goes past ubuntu boot up screen!
Installing ubuntu on my Nexus 7.
PC showed success message and then I waited for few minutes some white text and then boom.. ubuntu logo.
After that the device went blank... now when I boot I see ...
0
votes
1answer
459 views
Ubuntu boots to black screen with multiboot on Nexus 7
-I am using Multirom
-My internal rom is stock 4.2.1
-I also have PA 3.0 installed via multirom
- using Kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch (stock 4.2)
When I install Ubuntu it will go to the boot screen ...
0
votes
1answer
122 views
Ubuntu does not run on the Nexus 7
After "Preparing mouth file system", the screensaver Ubuntu Nexus have a black screen. What to do?
2
votes
0answers
189 views
Why does my nexus not boot?
I'm trying to get ubuntu on my nexus for more than a day now and i'm not able to get passt the initial image installation.
I managed to get to the boot screen and it turns wireless on, then off and on ...
1
vote
1answer
104 views
Ubuntu on Nexus 7 and XBMC login
I tried to install XBMC on the Nexus 7 but when I logged out of Ubuntu and into XBMC the screen went blank with only a cursor visible.
No problem, I thought, I will just reboot the Nexus 7 but I have ...
0
votes
0answers
43 views
Will Ubuntu phone OS be available for the Nexus 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What hardware will the Ubuntu Mobile OS support?
I hear Ubuntu Desktop is now running on the Nexus 7, although I hear it isn't exactly touch-optimized. Will the Ubuntu ...
0
votes
0answers
26 views
Downgrading back to Android [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can’t return to stock Android
Hi I recently just changed my Nexus 7 Android into Ubuntu 13.04 and I wanted to go back to it just being a normal Android device before ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Ubuntu on Nexus 7 vs. Ubuntu on Galaxy Nexus
I can find already a lot of material about Ubuntu on Nexus 7. This is all very exciting and even the average user is able to install Ubuntu on a Nexus 7 and play around with it.
...
1
vote
0answers
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How can I disable all console display on my Nexus 7?
I am writing some code to address the raw framebuffer and would like to suppress all writing to the display including anything at boot. I have tried to use abootit to set the kernel parameters to ...
0
votes
0answers
175 views
Is it possible to overclock Nexus 7 in Ubuntu?
Is it going to be possible to over clock the nexus 7 with the ubuntu linux builds like on android?
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votes
5answers
2k views
How to transfer files between my Nexus 7 and my PC using a USB cable?
What is the correct method to transfer files between Ubuntu running on my Nexus 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 running on my PC using a USB cable?
I am not asking about the Bluetooth or Wifi method for ...
2
votes
1answer
174 views
Latest two images will not install on Nexus7 (32GB + 3G), but older were Ok [closed]
The latest two (newest) daily images will not install on my Nexus 7, 32GB + 3G. The older versions work fine. Background looks like coloured snow. (I can not post the screenshot.)
There is no ...
0
votes
0answers
134 views
Installing ubuntu on nexus 7 got freezed [closed]
This is a followup to this question. As soon as I launch Ubuntu Core Nexus 7 Installer, check Install Ubuntu on Nexus 7 and push OK, the instalation status bar got stuck.
It lasts for quite a long ...
2
votes
1answer
371 views
Will Nexus 7 with Ubuntu run Eclipse and FDT and compile out via OTG USB to another android device?
Very specific question I know, but has anyone tried Eclipse with FDT on the Nexus 7 port of Ubuntu? I see that Eclipse should be armhf (ARM processor compiled), so, any chance the ADB (Android Debug ...
1
vote
2answers
588 views
How can I connect to Nexus 7 (running Ubuntu) via SSH?
I just installed Ubuntu on my Nexus 7 and works like a champ, but I can't connect via SSH/Telnet/RSH from my laptop. I've installed openssh-server, telnetd-ssl and rsh-server, but still can't.
The ...
2
votes
1answer
265 views
Transfer Data from Ubuntu Desktop (PC) to Ubuntu Nexus 7 (tablet) without OTG-cable or Wifi
Are there any ways to transfer data without wifi or cloud based services from my Ubuntu Desktop PC to my Nexus 7 (tablet) which is running Ubuntu and NOT Android.
Or is there any other solution to ...
0
votes
0answers
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usb wireless card not working on nexus 7 ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
There’s an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I am having trouble getting usb wireless cards to work in Ubuntu on my Nexus 7.
The cards come ...
3
votes
0answers
429 views
Does Ubuntu support NFC hardware on Nexus 7?
I was wondering if the NFC hardware on Nexus 7 is supported by Ubuntu.
As I understand, the Nexus 7 contains the PN544 chip set. I installed the PC/SC service (pcscd) which works with external USB ...
