Adaptations/libhybris/Install SailfishOS for mako

Revision as of 17:22, 29 February 2016

Notes for installing Sailfish OS on Nexus 4.

Hardware Support

Known issues: what works? what doesn't? what can I expect?

• Android Support shouldn't be shown by Startup Wizard, because it doesn't work (however community's Android Layer is available for Nexus 4 !)
• WLAN Hotspot doesn't work

Requirements for installation

• Nexus 4
• CyanogenMod ZIP
• Latest Sailfish OS release (newest directory and then the zip). Only functional images will be available for download.
• Computer with adb and fastboot installed.
• Patience

Installation Steps

• Install CyanogenMod by following the instructions here
• Flash the Sailfish OS zip ontop of CyanogenMod
• Reboot

WIP Over-the-Air updates (OTA)

1. Open shell with normal nemo user
2. You can be on any Sailfish OS version you have installed before
3.  Ensure that sailfish_latest_(architecture) repo on OBS points to the version you'll OTA to for best results (ping us on IRC if not sure)

Currently available OTA versions:

• for Nexus 4: 2.0.1.11, 2.0.2.51, 2.0.5.6
• for Nexus 5: 1.1.9.28, 2.0.0.10
• (we're also coding an OTA update checker, sync with mal- at IRC and help with that!)

RELEASE=<the version> # e.g. RELEASE=2.0.0.10

devel-su sed -i -e 's#^adaptation=.*$#adaptation=http://repo.merproject.org/obs/nemo:/testing:/hw:/lge:/mako/sailfish_latest_armv7hl/#' \
/usr/share/ssu/repos.ini

ssu dr adaptation0

ssu release $RELEASE

ssu lr
# ^ double-triple check that no -two- enabled repos point to the same URL

# You may have many of OpenRepos enabled. It's recommended to disable them, even
# though version --dup will do its best-effort to isolate repositories:
ssu lr | grep openrepos

devel-su zypper clean -a
devel-su zypper ref -f

version --dup
# if above fails, try again
version --dup

sync
reboot

Android-in-a-Window (sfdroid)

For project status, bugs, and changelog click here.

Installation:

devel-su pkcon refresh
devel-su pkcon install SDL2
# hammerhead only:
devel-su usermod -G net_bt_stack -a nemo

sync
reboot
# and enter recovery

Download appropriate .zip file:

• For CyanogenMod 10.1 base ROM: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qspp5s4rvfwaiig/sfdroid-mako.zip?dl=0
• For CyanogenMod 11.0 base ROM: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5yo0netk0srfnh6/sfdroid-mako-for_cm11.zip?dl=0
• Source code: https://github.com/krnlyng/sfdroid_renderer

It has been tested against SFOS 2.0.0.10, check for differences in init.rc for other versions before flashing (even though they should change rarely at this point).

• Install this zip via TWRP (used as example here) or CWM:
  • MultiROM: via Advanced->Multirom->List Roms->your rom->Flash Zip
  • Non-MultiROM: choose to Flash Zip or adb sideload (WARNING! If you ever use fastboot boot boot.img to boot to underlying CM, sfdroid will break that! To fix, you need to put back the original libsurfaceflinger.so)

• Reboot (might take longer than usual, screen might become unresponsive for a few seconds)
• Launch sfdroid from the App Grid

MultiROM

Here as example we'll use hammerhead (Nexus 5) instructions. They are similar for other devices.

• MultiROM Installation instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development/mod-multirom-v24-t2571011

• MultiROM Install Steps
• 

  Select Sailfish ROM Type

• 

  Select Cyanogenmod and Sailfish zips to install

• 

  Select Install