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Noob Tutorial: Ubuntu on Transformer

I've been looking around for some good tutorials, but in my opinion, almost everything was pretty difficult to understand for me.
But finally I found out how things are working (except of wifi, can You help me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295718)
So I want to share my knowledge with You all and try to make it easy to understand.
1. The ony way in the moment to install Ubuntu on Your Transformer is over a Ubuntu or other Linux PC. (I easily installed Ubuntu virtually in VMware Workstation)
2. Get the required files on Your Linux machine:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191141
On this link, in the second post is written flash kit for linux:
klick on "here" to download the flash kit.
3. Extract the flash kit into a folder (e.g. Desktop)
4. Now download the Ubuntu root files. They are located here:
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?1072-ubuntu-on-the-transformer
You have to scroll a bit down then You see
"ubuntu-rootfs:
is available here md5sum(95eda389e64461533c51fd1e4e237a30)"
Again, click on "here" to download the rootfiles. (It'll take a while, since the file is 950mb)
4. Once this is done, extract the rootfiles into linux-flash-kit/images. (This folder is the one You have extracted in 3.
5. When You want to Dual-Boot Your device with Andoid AND Ubuntu, read on, otherwise go to point 6.
You have to download a nvflashable rom like for example "PRIME!"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251044
There You download the NVflash version and extract the image files in it, to linux-flash-kit/images, like You have done it with the ubuntu image file.
6. Now You have to choose.
If You want only linux: remember flash-purelinux.sh
If You want linux and Android Dual-Booting with Android as default OS:
flash-linux-android.sh
If You want linux and Android Dual-Booting with Linux as default OS:
flash-linux.sh
If You want to restore back to android: flash-android.sh
If You want to get to factory state: restore-default.sh
Now You have to install the APX drivers. How to do this, You can read in other threads. Basically download the NVflash file from this thread, in it, You'll find the drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123429
So connect Your tablet to Your PC, turn it off, and turn it on while holding down the Power Button and the Volume+ button.
What You'll see is nothing. Now Your device is in APX mode.
In Your Linux Computer, open up the console and go to the linux-flash-kit directory (In my case it is on the Desktop)
so I do:
cd Desktop\linux-flash-kit
So now You are in Your linux-flash-kit directory. From here You have to type:
sudo sh flash-linux-android.sh
OR You type this in what You have remembered in Point 6.
e.g.
sudo sh flash-purelinux.sh
or
sudo sh flash-linux.sh
This will take a while because the files are transfered to Your device.
7.
When it's done, Your device will start.
Turn it off, and start into Your Ubuntu.
When Ubuntu is Your main system, You start it up normally by pressing the power button.
When Android is Your main system and You are Dual-Booting it, hold down the power button and the Volume down key until the device says that Your have to press the Volume-up key. Do this and You will see a Linux code with two penguins on the top running down Your screen. That's just good like it is.
Finally You should see the Ubuntu Setup with the language selection.
Now You can go on, and now You can set up Your Ubuntu PC!
FYI:
When You have not got a keyboard-dock, Connect Your tablet with Your pc and enter the adb shell
When You don't know how to enter it:
open up Your console, get into the directory of the android-sdk and into the platform-tools.
Then You type:
adb shell
Now You should be in the ADB shell
Now You can type:
DISPLAY=:0 onboard
Then a virtual keyboard should appear on Your tablet and You're ready to go!

Just to create a vocal point, This requires root doesn't it?

Also, is the wifi and stuff working? What's not working?

Mr.Ox said:
1. The ony way in the moment to install Ubuntu on Your Transformer is over a Ubuntu or other Linux PC. (I easily installed Ubuntu virtually in VMware Workstation)
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Nice guide. There is one correction: it took me a while to find this but there is a windows-flash kit that I've used to install ubuntu on the transformer from Windows 7.

roflcopterofl said:
Just to create a vocal point, This requires root doesn't it?
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I don't think so, because everything is flashed via nvflash. This way, You can flash a rom without having it rooted, too.
But I'm not quite sure..
moseskim said:
Nice guide. There is one correction: it took me a while to find this but there is a windows-flash kit that I've used to install ubuntu on the transformer from Windows 7.
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Oh, that's a nice one, I haven't seen this yet! Thank You!
asdfuogh said:
Also, is the wifi and stuff working? What's not working?
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What's working and not You can read in the Q&A Thread, there is written everything, I just tried to explain it a littlebit easier.
The thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191141
There You can see what's working, what not, and how to connect to a WiFi network (For me it doesn't work...)

Thank for this, I am itching to try this... Is there any "easy" way to get back to stock honeycomb after i try this ?
(sorry for this stupid question, I do no know much about these things)

In my opinion it's very easy.
On the one hand, run the command
Flash-android.sh
Or
Restore-default.sh
Or your use nvflash to wipe the device and get a normal rom on it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium

Thanks, I will try this later today then

tombolek said:
Thanks, I will try this later today then
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Yeah, when You get Your wifi working, please tell me how because mine does not work
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Hello yesterday i've try to put linux and android on transformer, all work's great but after 5 minut nvidia apx was disconnected because battery load 0%; i work on vmware machine; after I've charged my dock e tablet and run again the script but that's is the result
sudo sh '/media/Nuovo volume/linux-flash-kit/flash-linux-android.sh'
/media/Nuovo volume/linux-flash-kit/flash-linux-android.sh: 2: /ubuntu/abootimg-i386: not found
/media/Nuovo volume/linux-flash-kit/flash-linux-android.sh: 3: /nvflash: not found
rm: impossibile rimuovere "linux.img": File o directory non esistente
why?
I've already tryed to restore with nvflash all partition and download all in new virtual hdd but not work.

[Q] ROOT Smartpad ep750

Hi, does anybody have any idea on how to root this? On their website they have an updater tool which says to get it into recovery you must push power and volume button only there is no volume button.. only physical button is a power button and then there is a reset hole in the back of the tablet. http://www.easypix.eu/smartpad750_en.html
I would like to at least root it and then see if there are any developers for this model.
Thanks.

I found a question from someone who has broken their same model tablet which was rooted, so it is possible.

You can get the proper windows drivers and connect to it through ADB. Using this method you can push clockwork mod touch, and the touch interface should work fine. You might have to use ADB terminals for keypresses as it starts though, I'm not sure how you would boot into recovery without a rom. But once in a rom, you can always select the reboot into recovery option.

do you have any guide for this, Im more just interesting in rooting it to start with. I think I figured out how to get it into some sort of recovery mode but windows wont let me install the recovery mode drivers so I cant do anything

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I just rooted it with unlockroot.com , It works for any tablet with the rockchip 2906 (Rk29).

Kevinjs said:
do you have any guide for this, Im more just interesting in rooting it to start with. I think I figured out how to get it into some sort of recovery mode but windows wont let me install the recovery mode drivers so I cant do anything
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Hi there. Do you mind sharing the info how to get it into some sort of recovery mode . And with the tool from that web site. Was it difficult to do?

ADB does not find Easypix Smartpad EP750
Kevinjs said:
I just rooted it with unlockroot.com , It works for any tablet with the rockchip 2906 (Rk29).
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It seems impossible for me, I installed the driver, now in the Windows device-manager you can find a "Class for rockusb devices" and there a "RK29 Device" but adb seems not fo find it.
While I see the device in my Windows device manager I pushed the Root-button from the unlockroot.com - tool, but after it tried to check via ADB there comes a popup "not detected any device ..."
Checking it with Ubuntu-Linux with the lsusb - command, this tablet has NO NAME, I can find the VendorID and the ModelID but after that, there is NOTHING , all other USB-Devices do have a name after its IDs, and trying to check via Davlik Debugging Monitor (ddms) you have to chose the name of your device,
but it is impossible to me, because I cannot chose NOTHING to use NOTHING with ADB ... has anybody an idea, how it may work, or has anybody a working ROM on his Easypix Smartpad EP750 which has root or at least a name ?
Maybe anybody has a working udev - entry for Linux ... pls post it here !!!
Under Windows I am able to flash the device with its own flashing-tool (RKBatchTool) but since now I did not find any ROM which I can flash instead of the original ROM - the latest I downloaded from Easypix-WebSite = 750_20120621 with Android 4.04 but no root-access,
I tried to flash a CM9, but the RKBatchTool told, that was no possible ROM for that device .....

ProJerem said:
It seems impossible for me, I installed the driver, now in the Windows device-manager you can find a "Class for rockusb devices" and there a "RK29 Device" but adb seems not fo find it.
While I see the device in my Windows device manager I pushed the Root-button from the unlockroot.com - tool, but after it tried to check via ADB there comes a popup "not detected any device ..."
Checking it with Ubuntu-Linux with the lsusb - command, this tablet has NO NAME, I can find the VendorID and the ModelID but after that, there is NOTHING , all other USB-Devices do have a name after its IDs, and trying to check via Davlik Debugging Monitor (ddms) you have to chose the name of your device,
but it is impossible to me, because I cannot chose NOTHING to use NOTHING with ADB ... has anybody an idea, how it may work, or has anybody a working ROM on his Easypix Smartpad EP750 which has root or at least a name ?
Maybe anybody has a working udev - entry for Linux ... pls post it here !!!
Under Windows I am able to flash the device with its own flashing-tool (RKBatchTool) but since now I did not find any ROM which I can flash instead of the original ROM - the latest I downloaded from Easypix-WebSite = 750_20120621 with Android 4.04 but no root-access,
I tried to flash a CM9, but the RKBatchTool told, that was no possible ROM for that device .....
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How did u manage to flash through windows? i have one of these tablets that was handed out with some ****ty program that has been installed by a medical company to give out to patients , with a load of information about certain medical conditions, a load of ****e basically, i want to flash the original rom in order to wipe this crap program from it to allow me to use it as a normal tab . I managed to install the driver but cannot get it into any form of recovery mode in order for the device to show in the flashing program . Any help appreciated

hi i was wondering if you could let us no if it worked for you as i have 3 of them with pattern key lock and its saying im putting in the wrong email address which is the correct 1 and i can find any information to help me remove them.

[Q] Unbricking LG P500 with Android SDK HELP!!!

Hello! Yesterday I was putting a custom recovery on my LG p500, and as I am a noob in phones and everything else I fcked up something, and now i have the ''fastboot mode started'' screen. Now, on this http://www.androidpure.com/unbrick-lg-p500-stuck-at-fastboot-mode-due-to-bad-recovery-flash/ page, i have downloaded all the things listed there.
Now, my computer recognizes the phone, it doesn't open the ''removable disk F'' as it has always, but it says it is recognized.
WHen i downloaded Android SDK, on the page they say I should have a directory on disk C, but I DONT KNOW HOW TO INSTALL ANDROID SDK!! When i click on SDK manager it just opens a window similiar to cmd prompt, and then the window close after some seconds.. Please help me!!
Also, on that link there is the cmd program open and he says what to write to unbrick it, but I don't understand anything about it!! Please someone help me I am mad!!!

Instead of messing with the entire Android SDK, which isn't needed BTW, why not use Android Flash Recovery to install another recovery? Link for Android Flash Recovery ( AFR ) is in my signature. It's just a simple UI for the fastboot executable from the Android SDK. No command windows to deal with and nothing to type. Point and click...
As per you problem with the SDK, Android can't find your Java installation. Did you install Java 6 or 7 SDK as well?

shinobisoft said:
Instead of messing with the entire Android SDK, which isn't needed BTW, why not use Android Flash Recovery to install another recovery? Link for Android Flash Recovery ( AFR ) is in my signature. It's just a simple UI for the fastboot executable from the Android SDK. No command windows to deal with and nothing to type. Point and click...
As per you problem with the SDK, Android can't find your Java installation. Did you install Java 6 or 7 SDK as well?
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I got rid of the problem, but if the problem gets back i will use your link! thanks!

Kk connect USB goto sdk and find fastboot binary use cmd. And do fastboot flash recovery /path to SD/
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Can't boot android x86 7.1, grub not showing up

I tried to install android 7.1 86x firstly for BIOS(legacy) mode because i like to keep the second OS hidden then I can boot directly to Windows 8.1 on EFI, then I selected to install grub however my stock bootloader was still starting and nothing of grub and therefore I cannot boot into android. Then I decided to install for EFI because I was a whole day trying to work that out and couldn't find any answer on Internet, however seems like the stock bootloader starts instead of grub after I restart the pc.
Extra information:
My pc has an E1-2000 AMD processor, it is 64 bits (and yes, i downloaded the right iso file).
Windows boots from EFI, and I had Kali Linux previously installed with grub and worked fine.After I removed kali I also removed grub with "bootrec /fixmbr" and "/fixboot" on command prompt.
Windows is working fine.

Try downloading the easyUEFI tool (check google) and on windows set a partition for Grub + setting it as the default over MBR

LilAnt530 said:
Try downloading the easyUEFI tool (check google) and on windows set a partition for Grub + setting it as the default over MBR
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What if I don't have windows there anymore? Is there a similar solution, inside a command line maybe?
I think I'm in a similar situation where I can install and run Androidx86 from my USB, but if I restart the laptop it won't find any boot option.

Cenovo MiniPC and minning dualboot screen

Hello everybody! I tried to install True Image on my Cenovo MiniPC but after the restart asked by the setup the dualboot (Androdi/Windows 10) is no longer working.
After a while I remembered that True Image add proprietary dual-boot for system recovery and probably this is the problem.
How can I restore the orginal dual boot screen?
I can boot Windows 10 from an USB Drive but the command "bootrec /fixMbr" gave me a "permission denied".
I read that someone solved with "Grub2Win" but Windows was still working, because that tool is not usable from a bootable USB drive.
Im not a newbie but I am not so good in GRUB and boot menu menu editing so please have mercy
Thanks for any help