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Advice installing Native Ubuntu....

Hello XDA,
I have been using my transformer for about 6 months and I have come to that point in its lifetime where I would like to install Ubuntu Natively to the device. I have a lot of questions though, so if anyone is able to help out that would be awesome.
1. I am not sure if I have an SBKv1 or SBKv2 device. There was a small sticker on the bottom of the device when I purchased it... but when I go to look now, its vanished! How can I find out which kind of device I have?
2. What is the best way (if more than one) to install Ubuntu natively to the device?
3. Is there a way to repartition and dual boot? I would really like to keep the android install as well as be able to boot Ubuntu.
4. Does it run well? Will I be able to use it as a functional Ubuntu laptop? (I know I shouldn't expect it to be blazing fast due to the slow processor, and I am not looking to use anything graphic intensive. The reason I ask is because I tried the Chroot method of Ubuntu and though it was good work, I hated the experience. I just don't want to wait >60 for a program to open.)
If I am unable to dual boot, just say "nope, cant do it" and I will be satisfied with that answer. If it is a possibility, could someone please help me with the info I need to do it. It would be greatly appreciated.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2

1 sbkcheck
2 depends of 1
3 yes
4 yes
a quick search in the forum with ubuntu and native as key words would give you the answeers you need

shaola said:
1 sbkcheck
2 depends of 1
3 yes
4 yes
a quick search in the forum with ubuntu and native as key words would give you the answeers you need
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If it's SBK1 it sohuld be good ubuntu laptop.
SBK2 i have few doubt.
With net-installer i have trouble with installing libre.
Englightment it had a error
Gnome classic had also some wierd error
only original ubuntu succefull install libre D:

[Q] Debian in chroot: KDE software etc. not working

Hi,
I am running a rooted stock JB. I have a Debian (tried also Ubuntu) in a chroot environment running, and I am using a vncserver to run X applications. Some things like lxde and gedit are running fine. Others, in particular all KDE applications (but also others) are not running at all or look completely chaotic (most GUI elements missing, black and/or in the wrong place) and are unusable. I tried some time ago the same thing on my phone (HTC Desire Z with CyanogenMod - unfortunately recently bricked so I cannot try anything anymore), there everything ran just fine (despite very slow).
Is this maybe due to missing features in the kernel of the stock firmware? Are there any ticks to get around these limitations without flashing another ROM? (I would rather not void my warrenty...)
Thanks for any insight,
Martin

No ideas? Is anyone running some Linux in chroot on the original firmware?

mhier said:
No ideas? Is anyone running some Linux in chroot on the original firmware?
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I run Ubuntu in chroot everyday but I've never messed with vnc.
Sent from whatever device I happened to pick up.

My guess is that the number of people using Ubuntu on the tf700 is quite small, so you might not be able to get the answer to your question here. However, there is a support thread for Ubuntu on the tf700, you might want to ask your question there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014759

[Q] Login on lilstevie's Ubuntu 11.10 not possible, no superuser rights

Hey guys,
I searched the forum and did not really find an answer, it is probably even a Linux question, but even in the Linux forums i havent found a fix yet;
I installed lilstevies OLife Premium Dualboot on my TF101, everything went well. At the Login screen I can only log on with the "Guest Session" option though, since I never created an user during the installation.
Since I cant do sudo operations with the guest user ("sudo: unable to change sudoers gid: Operation not permitted") I cannot use Ubuntu, since i don't have the root password (because Ubuntu has none?). I already tried a lot of "standard" username/password combinations. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you all in advance!

greg388 said:
Hey guys,
I searched the forum and did not really find an answer, it is probably even a Linux question, but even in the Linux forums i havent found a fix yet;
I installed lilstevies OLife Premium Dualboot on my TF101, everything went well. At the Login screen I can only log on with the "Guest Session" option though, since I never created an user during the installation.
Since I cant do sudo operations with the guest user ("sudo: unable to change sudoers gid: Operation not permitted") I cannot use Ubuntu, since i don't have the root password (because Ubuntu has none?). I already tried a lot of "standard" username/password combinations. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you all in advance!
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during the install when you set up you
Someone with a bit more experience with ubuntu might be able to help more but without root permissions/ access to the recovery console, i dont think your able to create an admin user(might be an exploit or something but i would doubt it). might have to bite the bullet and reinstall(as a last resort)

I'm 99% sure there's no single user mode but there are dirty ways of doing it though... You can try to mount the ubuntu partition in android (mmcblk0p8 if I remember correctly), and manually edit the passwd/shadow (make sure to back up first). I'm not that familiar with ubuntu's way of handling users through sudo but you should be able to chroot to your ubuntu partition then adduser/usermod/whatever or just modify sudoers directly from android to allow guests, boot into it, login, add a normal user etc.. then remove guest from sudoers.
I'm sure there's other ways to do it, just nothing "clean" per say like a single user mode or a rescue mode.

[Q] Ubuntu has problems

Hello all!
I have installed Ubuntu for quiet a time now on my tf101 with lxde desktop environment
Now yesterday , I wanted to install Kate and Xampp , what I did , and Ubuntu delivered me some updates
Now , everytime I try to click the start menu, the panel flashes. I can't run any programs , they all blink and close
What can I do?

AgeT said:
Hello all!
I have installed Ubuntu for quiet a time now on my tf101 with lxde desktop environment
Now yesterday , I wanted to install Kate and Xampp , what I did , and Ubuntu delivered me some updates
Now , everytime I try to click the start menu, the panel flashes. I can't run any programs , they all blink and close
What can I do?
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If you can revert back the changes with ubuntu commands as normal then the only thing is to wipe reinstall...
You can't access terminal at all
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TF-101 A.R.H.D Harmony Kernel w/KingBeatz
Samsung Galaxy S3
AOKP 4.2.2 Kt747 kernel w/KingBeatz

So there is no way to boot into command line ? Too bad..
Is there a way to only fresh install Ubuntu and not android?

AgeT said:
So there is no way to boot into command line ? Too bad..
Is there a way to only fresh install Ubuntu and not android?
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Yes with the tubuntu app use the update rootfs option, it allows you to update android or ubuntu separately

JoinTheRealms said:
Yes with the tubuntu app use the update rootfs option, it allows you to update android or ubuntu separately
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The rootfs option doesn't work..x3maniac is aware. In the meantime use this on the assumption the partition layouts are all the same. You do need the tubuntu app to get wheelie and nvflash commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39150307

Lineage / custom ROM / Ubuntu on Asus TF101 in 2017

I have recently inherited an Asus TF101 EEEpad and have spent ages trying to find a way to root, install a custom ROM or a lightweight linux on it. Most of the links on this forum seem to have expired or don't work. I got root to work eventually with Kingo Root (at least the Root Checker app says the device is rooted). TWRP crashes frequently and reports 'no recovery partition found' if I try to flash.
Also, I don't seem to be able to reach APX mode. I have tried holding down the power and vol up buttons, but there is no sign of the device when i do 'adb devices' in native OS X or my Windows virtual machine.
Has anyone flashed this device / installed a new OS recently? I would like to run Lubuntu or maybe Arch with LXDE if this is possible...
Any pointers welcome.

Asus EeePAD TF101
comiconomenclaturist said:
I have recently inherited an Asus TF101 EEEpad and have spent ages trying to find a way to root, install a custom ROM or a lightweight linux on it. Most of the links on this forum seem to have expired or don't work. I got root to work eventually with Kingo Root (at least the Root Checker app says the device is rooted). TWRP crashes frequently and reports 'no recovery partition found' if I try to flash.
Also, I don't seem to be able to reach APX mode. I have tried holding down the power and vol up buttons, but there is no sign of the device when i do 'adb devices' in native OS X or my Windows virtual machine.
Has anyone flashed this device / installed a new OS recently? I would like to run Lubuntu or maybe Arch with LXDE if this is possible...
Any pointers welcome.
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Hi.
I'm in the same case of you.
Try to find older file to be able to make the dual boot possible on this old tablet.
But in vain all interessting files are not reachable or i have got "error 404" not found on the download pages.
Try to contact the creator of the OLIFE script and i'm waiting.
if you have news on it tell me.
I will try to apply a second MOD - ADD a HDD on it = like a member done before - the pictures are not avaible but i have understand the process and i like to make DIY.
And another MOD = integrate a 3G or 4G key in it.
Best regards.

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Did anyone manage to get anywhere with this?
I had issues with APX too, but after installing Universal Naked Drivers on Win 10 I managed to get TWRP on and then KatKiss 6.0 (Android) on.
Really interested in learning how to get Ubuntu Touch or any distro really on if anyone's still listening to this thread.

This might be of interest to anyone still looking to put a Linux Distro on to the TF101, PostmarketOS: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101) which is based upon Alpine I think. Instructions here: https://github.com/antonialoytorrens/TF101-linux-images/blob/master/README.md

acor_uk said:
This might be of interest to anyone still looking to put a Linux Distro on to the TF101, PostmarketOS: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer_(asus-tf101) which is based upon Alpine I think. Instructions here: https://github.com/antonialoytorrens/TF101-linux-images/blob/master/README.md
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Yes, indeed as you say. I do maintain this repository and a Linux distro on this tab is the way to go. It allows you to install updated software and bring it back to life. The GPU is not working, unfortunately, but it's very useful if you want to do lightweight tasks. You have to do some tweaks to get there but it's worth the result if you want to tinker with it.
By the way, I have collected as much as possible about the TF101 (before XDA migrated to the new infrastructure) and I uploaded it here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tf101-linux-images/files/