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Meizu PRO 5 - Ubuntu
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Important information!
Everything you do - YOU DO AT YOUR OWN RISK

Installation is performed only on unlocked bootloader.

Installing the update from 10.2 to 11 is done only on Ubuntu recovery


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Drivers and Utilities

Firmware
Stable Ubuntu 10.2


Kernels and Recovery

Instructions

miscellanea

What works / does not work
Works
  • WiFi
  • BT (including A2DP)
  • Both SIM work normally

Does not work
  • NFC


Test hat
Firmware
Install Ubuntu
Currently only installation via TWRP is possible.
To install the recovery, we transfer the phone to fastboot mode, volume down + power button
fastboot flash recovery TWRP_3.0_m86.img

On the PC, you need to download the files necessary for installation for this on the command line.

ubuntu-device-flash query --device = turbo --channel = ubuntu-touch / stable / meizu.en --show-image

Where ubuntu-touch / stable / meizu.en channel used
The following channels are currently available, the channels are arranged in order of priority from the update from OTA to test builds, where stable operation is not guaranteed at all.
ubuntu-touch / stable / meizu.en
ubuntu-touch / rc / meizu.en
ubuntu-touch / rc-proposed / meizu.en
ubuntu-touch / devel-proposed / meizu.en
1. Download the 4th file corresponding to the assembly you selected by the links in the console.
2. Place the downloaded files in the root of the Memory Card
3. With the help of TWRP Recovery, we do a full reset, including formatting the phone's memory and cache.
4. Through TWRP install Kernel
5. We execute the following commands in the TWRP terminal:
cd /
tar -vxf /external_sd/ubuntu*.tar.xz
tar -vxf /external_sd/device*.tar.xz
tar -vxf /external_sd/custom*.tar.xz
tar -vxf /external_sd/version*.tar.xz
sync
reboot

6. Reboot and test.

In order to avoid problems with updates, you need to put your native recovery, transfer the phone to fastboot mode, and on the big brother download the ubuntu recovery and execute in the terminal
fastboot flash recovery recovery-turbo.img




Kernels and Recovery

Instructions
Installing not official application store OpenStore
OpenStore is a special application store that allows you to install applications that cannot get into a regular application store due to security restrictions. These applications allow you to significantly expand the functionality of the device, but can also break the OS. Therefore, all actions in the applications installed from it can be performed only if you know what you are doing and at your own peril and risk.
Installation
1.DownloadOpenstore
2. Start terminal
3. Execute the pkcon install-local --allow-untrusted openstore.mzanetti_ command<version>_armhf.click
4. PROFIT

Applications from OpenStore
Ubuntu Touch Tweak Tool - a utility for deep system configuration. For example, it allows you to switch the mode from the tablet to the desktop and back, remove unwanted lenses, etc.
tweakgeek is another utility for flexible system configuration. Approximately the same functions as the Ubuntu Touch Tweak Tool, but there is a very useful application management! You can clean the cache, application data, prohibit the application to “put to sleep” (which is extremely useful for some applications).
Beru is a book reader.
wifiscanner - Wi-Fi scanner.
RockWork - connect your Ubuntu smartphone to your Pebble watch.
Falcon - the first alternative launcher!
compass - well ... compass.
ubtd - allows you to receive and transfer files via Bluetooth.
Owncloud-Sync is the first native cloud sync application. In this case, ownCloud.




Ubuntu installation instructions through the Ubports installer.
Message в„– 258, the author Air-r

Curator leonidy-85

Post has been editedleonidy-85 - 14.04.18, 18:53
Reason for editing: Message No. 258, by Air-r



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Hello!
The sound quality, listen through headphones and built-in speaker. Music player plays all the popular formats video only your videos captured on the camera (it seems this scheme due to licensing). The firmware file access free, neither as in a closed fs apple or android. It seems like people can freely download movies and violate licensing rights. I watch movies and videos online in a browser and youtube applications. Calls complete, all formats, in addition to 5G, calls can be made from two simok choose one touch. Just SMS. There are telegrams, Wire, FluffyChat, web application Whatsapp, Skype. Very cool application ubports in my opinion - Linphone. Among Linphone calls for free, either sip account for pennies, such MultiFon. Charging for the day missing. There are navigation Pure Maps, games, weather widget, Launcher with useful features, the LibreOffice application and reader have dr.programmy.

Post has been editedvokaliz - 26.09.19, 23:48



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* vokaliz,
Thank! still a question whether there is synchronization with Google account - contacts, calendar?



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It seems to have such an application, but I do not use such things, especially that associated with Google. If you want to save your key information, just go to the appropriate folder and make a backup copy of the file, the benefit of ubuntu with this without restrictions.



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There is a google calendar ut application for ubuntu touch, it syncs calendar. Regarding contacts can be saved contacts in vcf format to post and Dekko (UT e-mail program) itself imports into the desired folder or hands in the "Documents" home / phablet / .local / share / evolution



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I looked at the file extension:
Contacts - .db
Calendar, memos, task - .ics
You can convert from vcf in the db and simply paste the above path.



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* vokaliz,
I would also like to understand about playing a video file, I understand that the issue with the codec or player, or I'm not you understand?
As the film is playing locally?

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Can I pick a player, but try to download a short video from youtube with the extension .mp4, he opened two players, in your own as well. Can codecs little, in general due to the fact that I'm not critical of this issue was not engaged in for me movies. I think, to watch movies on the road, which would be desirable in the converter can be reformatted into a format such as youtuba and watch. I do love music, in meizu pro 5 is very high quality, ubports quality does not deteriorate.



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Download movies on the net, a resolution of 360, so not too hard was in the original is not opened, but the site online converter transformed into klassichnsky format .mp4, and sound mp3, opened. Plain film for 1.5 hours, the quality is so-so, but you can watch and takes little space.



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Instructions on how to sew Meizu pro 5 on FlymeOS
https: //forums.ubports...e-fingerprint-function

Ubuntu Touch firmware itself, I took in ubports-installer, when he downloads it, I just interrupt process (unplug the phone from the cable) before installing the firmware on your phone. The downloaded file is placed with ubuntu touch-installer to your phone as a USB flash drive in and using TWRP sewn. In short, if you get to unlock the device and put it TWRP, it is not difficult operation set forth Ubuntu touch.
It is best to do these operations on a Linux computer.

Post has been editedvokaliz - Yesterday, 17:06



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You can put these files?


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