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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhilashraj:
Thanks for that theimpaler!

Just in case anyone else is out there looking for the answer to this question, here is theimpaler's (simple) stepwise guide to get 2.3.4 running up from 2.3.2

Hey Abhilashraj,

Sure thing more than happy to help, we all need to start somewhere! And updating android is really easy one you know how - but yeah I don't blame you coming from the simplicity of the iphone it can be a pain if you want things quicker than waiting for the OTA update!

Firstly could you confirm that you are running 2.3.2, GRH78C (Go to settings --> about --> Build Number).

If true, then follow this (if not, tell me and I'll find you some different links!)

Charge phone to 80% or more!

1. As you are running 2.3.2 GRH78C first download this to your computer: http://android.clients.google.com/pa...C.98f3836c.zip

2. Plug in your Nexus S to your PC (or mac), switch on USB Storage and copy the file from wherever you saved it to the root of the removable disk (your nexus S)

3. rename the file "update.zip"

4. Disconnect your NS, and shut it down.

5. Holding down the volume up button, press the power button. You should boot into the "bootloader" (big android logo and some options)

6. Use the volume keys to highlight the "recovery" option, then press the power button (it works like a select button here)

7. Your screen will show "google" then a open box and a little android man, then this will turn to an exclamation mark inside a triangle.

8. Press the power and up buttons again, then select "apply update from /sdcard" as before using the up and down keys and the power button

9. select "update.zip" and press the power key - the phone should then update to 2.3.3

10. Once it is completed (check the status bar) select "reboot system now"

11. Complete!

First time I did this the update failed and removed all the Google apps, but that was my fault - I did the same process again and it fixed it all and booted into 2.3.3. It is VERY difficult to make this go wrong (i was just stuuuuuupid), so if it fails try again. You wont permanently damage your phone unless your really stupid

Once your phone reboots you will have 2.3.3. Repeat the same process as above but with this file instead to go to 2.3.4: http://android.clients.google.com/pa...0.a14a2dd0.zip

Remember to remove the 2.3.3 "update.zip" from your Nexus S before copying over the 2.3.4 update.zip

You cant skip the 2.3.3 update and go from 2.3.2 to 2.3.4 unfortunately but you should get future updates over the air still. It seems complex but just be careful and read your options and all should be fine. Don't let what seems to be overly complex put you off, its easy once you know!

Any problems, message me back! Let me know how it goes!

Impaler
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler:
Just checked and the links didnt copy over, here they are again

1st link (2.3.2 GRH78C to 2.3.3 GRI40):http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/98f3836cef9e.signed-soju-GRI40-from-GRH78C.98f3836c.zip

2nd link (2.3.3 GRI40 to 2.3.4 GRJ22): http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/google_crespo/a14a2dd09749.signed-soju-GRJ22-from-GRI40.a14a2dd0.zip
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetbeh:
teach me how to update my x10 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 pls
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theimpaler:
Read what Forum you're posting in.

Did you just ask me, to help you update a sony Xperia x10 to a newer version of android... in the Nexus S forums?.... Really?

Go read the x10 development forums. I'm sure they'll be able to help you.

If there was a "let me xda search that for you" This is when I'd use it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barca-x:
hello

how i can update my phone nexus s 9023 to 2.3.4 ??

I'm Going to : Setting - about phone - system update > your system is currently up to date !!!!

and I'm in stock rom !!

** i don't know how to install update and flash .. etc . !

i want update my phone automatically

** and i connected phone to my wireless network
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ItsDace:
make sure your battery is charged, you are on WiFI and type *#*#checkin#*#* on your dialpad.

You should get a message checkin succeded.

sometimes it helps.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cypher21:
If you want it done automatically, then be patient and wait. Updates roll out in phases depending on imei and such.

if you really want to update, see the other threads and do it manually
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barca-x:
thank u dude

how i can write like that : " checkin " on dialpad !

Plz Help dude .. .. " I'm NO0B :d "
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
Look really close at the numbers on the dial pad. Below each number you will see letters. Press the number that has the corresponding letter on it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barca-x:
thnx thnx dude

i write that and i see checkin successed :D

but i don't found update !! :eek::eek:

rly i don't know why i don't have update

"" I'm Live In middle East ""
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
You must be patient. The update is sent out over the course of several weeks.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eGozelle:
mine says that system is up to date as well.. will just wait :)
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
Change log

Beta 0.3

Network Manager (semi working at the moment, should be fixed in next release) - penkia

Audio Working - devastatorx

On screen keyboard when focusing on a text input area - penkia

Boot into X when the device is powered on - Lincore

New base image - devastatorx & penkia
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
**reserved too :p
[Nook Color Android Development] tsukisan:
Wow, going to bed tonight, but I am definitely trying this tomorrow, I hope this is inevitably usable on the nook color, that steps up it's usability as a tablet.

Just a suggestion for the Mods, we should have a second forum for ubuntu on the Nook, that way it doesn't clutter up the android development and then it can expand and be organized for developers of linux vs android, might draw some more interest into this!

Honestly can't wait to try this though, good work
[Nook Color Android Development] Arbelzapf:
Holy ****, it finally happened. Downloading now!
[Nook Color Android Development] racks11479:
It's gonna be a loooong day at work today of not doing any work and messin' with my nook! :D

Thanks for this!

Racks
[Nook Color Android Development] junkrobot:
I'm going to wait a bit before giving this a shot, but seriously, thanks! I'm excited about the possibilities. Do you think our hardware will be prohibitive to using this in the long-run? I know it's really early, so if that's a silly question, feel free to disregard it.
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
At this stage it is difficult to say as not everything is working (no hardware acceleration, sound, etc)

As of right now the device runs pretty smoothly for what it is and is more responsive than it was when using the vnc method. I will be working more on the build this weekend and hope to establish a development team to keep things moving forward with consistant fixes and updates.

With a good, dedicated development team we should make some exciting progress in the near future.
[Nook Color Android Development] bassrebel:
I think it'll be good to note what's not working on the initial post, that way if a dev wants to help, at least they know what to look for and try to solve
[Nook Color Android Development] silentbushido:
I thought I was the only playing with my nook at work, now I don't feel so bad. haha. :D

@devastatorx, you are the man!!! Thanks so much, I can't wait to try this out.
[Nook Color Android Development] starkruzr:
So this is actually an Angstrom distro?
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
I will update the OP. I just wrote it last night at about. 12:30am and then let the file upload over night and hit post on my way out the door this morning. So it was a little rushed.
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
Negative. This is a ububtu installation. The script just names that partition "Angstrom".
[Nook Color Android Development] Ophbalance:
Ubuntu 10 or 11? Unity would be most worthwhile for our devices ;). And bugger all, I guess I'm going to have to pick a new microSD.
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
Ubuntu 10. As of right now there are some path issues so I am unable to get the unity-2d gui to load. Will have this fixed in the next release.
[Nook Color Android Development] starkruzr:
Unity would be rather nice. Especially if we can get GPU acceleration working.
[Nook Color Android Development] Ophbalance:
Perhaps this is a silly question, but... have you given any thought to packaging updates in some form that doesn't require downloading the entire distribution again? Yes, I can see there being issues if you don't apply them sequentially if it comes out in a zip of some kind... but it'd save you/us a ton of bandwidth. Maybe if it's all in SVN or GIT?
[Nook Color Android Development] Arbelzapf:
I'm stuck here:

sudo cp -r * /media/boot

It says "/media/boot" is no directory
[Nook Color Android Development] bled82:
MAD PROPS keep up the good work this is what android is all about might have to buy another nook color one to install in the car and one to use every where else .
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
What OS are you using? The drive may be mounted elsewhere and my instructions are based off of the drives first partition being mounted at "/media/boot" and the second partition mounted at "/media/Angstrom". If this is not where the partitions are mounted then adjust the instructions for where you have them mounted or remount the device's partitions to these folders.

This should help...but I'm not saying this to be a jerk or anything...this is an Alpha and is in no way intended for daily use. Only those comfortable in Linux, and feeling adventurous should give this a go. Future releases (beta and onward) should be stable enough and easy enough to install for daily use.

To address the updates question:

I may implement a kind of crude package system after I get to a stable enough release to call it a beta. Such packages will include the modified system files and an install script to set the new update up. But like I said, that probably won't be until beta.
[Nook Color Android Development] zenulator:
By the way how good does this run?
[Nook Color Android Development] halrulez:
I know it was and it's sad that it never was finished but there have been allot of hopes blown in the Nook world "like the kindle software" but we can still run it side by side if needed. And for how it runs? slow but it works. I wouldn't run heavy programs on it lol. but its workable.

now on dual core i don't know though!
[Nook Color Android Development] androidifyme:
uploading nookbunto 3 and nookbuntoboot. I cannot remember were it came from but this is the download link I am working on updating my version and other properties. if you have dual boot on sdcard. then install a rom on the second part of the sdcard or second partition, rename first partition to arngstrom or what ever the nook buntu partino is supposed to be and put the boot files in the boot partition then you should be able to boot directly to nookbuntu, with the multiboot you can boot into normal sd which would be inux and sd alt would be the second rom on your second partition, someone probably has a better way to discrie this download link is coming uploading files now...

here is sdcardmaker.sh it might need some edits but it should partition your sdcard for the linux partition, otherwise its the second partition named "Angstrom" ext3,

and here is the noobunto-boot files put them on the boot partition.

Nookbunto.beta.3

http://www.4shared.com/file/UvNvP6vw/nookbuntu-03beta.html
[Nook Color Android Development] plasticarmyman:
okay...well....how does it work?

what works and what doesn't? what do you need help with?....i can recruit some people to help....
[Nook Color Android Development] androidifyme:
Works well, I am working on full flash right now gnash works, I did this with my Droid eris from an old thread, but used new arm7 maviric image for bionic.

I personaly like using the desktop Firefox, its my favorite.

Sent from by Rooted Bionic, stock, with a taste of Ubuntu chroot.
[Nook Color Android Development] bornagainpenguin:
Am I the only one who is simply waiting for there to be a dual boot version of this that can run on the internal hardware? Possibly something that takes advantage of the method Canonical was touting for phones, that would allow both the Ubuntu desktop and the Android environment to coexist?
[Nook Color Android Development] androidifyme:
That is why I reposted this I was hoping someone would put together a new boot ram for dual boot and have the Linux on your emmc, so you could boot normal or emmc or sdcard

The Linux partiton on emnc would still probably have to be named angstrom and ext3

Sent from by Rooted Bionic, stock, with a taste of Ubuntu chroot.
[Nook Color Android Development] ErroneousBosch:
Since this project seems slowed down to nothingness, thought I would post this:

http://thomaspolasek.blogspot.ca/2012/04/arch-linux-lxde-w-xorg-mouse-keyboard_16.html
[Nook Color Android Development] plasticarmyman:
couldn't you do this anyways with cyanoboot as your bootloader, a CM7 Sdcard and Linux on your emmc? (or vice versa..linux on the Sd and CM7 on your emmc)....or would that be too risky to try?
[Nook Color Android Development] androidifyme:
if you put together an img with dual boot emmc cm7 and sdcard linux that would work.

The best setup I think would be to have the dual boot cm7 and cm9. cm7 on emmc, and cm9 on the second ext3 partition, and linux on the first ext3 partition

so you could boot to:

boot = cmboot = 1st fat partition boot partition

emmc = cm7 1st ext3 partition

emmcrecovery = cmrecovery for emmc

emmcAlt = verygreen installer for 2nd ext3 partition on sdcard

sdcard boot = first fat partition boot partition

sdcard =linux = 1st ext3 partition "Angstrom"

sdcardrecovery = cmrecovery for dual boot sdcard

sdAlt = cm9 = 2nd ext3 partiton with the new dual boot on sdcard clockworkmod recovery If anyone has that I am not sure.

I think there is a custom cmrecovery for ext3 emmc right? that flashes to emmc not internal. I also believe there is a dualboot cmrecovery someone should get some of this info and message me and or post it here
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
I never got around to fixing the hardware (sgx) acceleration, which I believe would've made a large difference as to how it runs on the nook. Maybe a native overclock on boot of nookbuntu would help too, something I also did not get around to doing.

Penkia did manage to get hardware acceleration up and running, but it's been awhile since we've talked and I know he's been busy with his other projects.

When putting this together, munday and I talked about using a chroot and using a native xserver app that was no longer supported to keep everything inside of android, but still be smooth enough to feel native. I think this is what canonical is doing with the ubuntu for android project.

In my free time (quite limited) I've still messed around with nookbuntu, but I feel that the nook color just won't give it the experience I'd like to have with a linux tablet. Maybe further development would prove otherwise, but as far as a development team...we kinda went our ways. My last goals for the project would be to build a ubuntu netbook remix arm image, or even a unity2d image. something that would work really well with the limited screen space. I'd include the slide up on focus keyboard that penkia designed (which by the way is a *must* have in my opinion for any touchscreen based linux distro, so much easier than trying to fumble around with included onscreen keyboard)

If an arm image that had either the netbook interface, or unity2d, coupled with penk's slide out keyboard and hardware acceleration, could make this a very attractive linux tablet. (EDIT: and usb host)

Also, using the nookbuntu method, I imagine that booting native backtrack wouldn't be too difficult now that they have released an arm image. Something someone might want to pick up....

-devx
[Nook Color Android Development] bornagainpenguin:
Just sleeping.... I hope.
[Nook Color Android Development] hackerse7en:
i think the most important thing is cm9/10 new kernel.

i think you all devs should forget about all the other nook projects/roms and work together on a single project,

two heads think better than one and, a smoother ICS or JB would be fantastic!!

;)
[Nook Color Android Development] les02jen17:
I'm also one of those excited with the developments with CM9/CM10, but would also like to know if there's any updates regarding this project...or is it totally dead? It has been awhile since the last update.
[Nook Color Android Development] koopakid08:
It's dead, probably forever.

Sent from my HTC Evo V 4G
[Nook Color Android Development] bornagainpenguin:
Awwwwww.........:(
[Nook Color Android Development] deeproot:
Dang.. This could still be a cool project. I have an old useless nook color would be fun.
[Nook Color Android Development] halrulez:
I have a great home for your old useless nook if you want.
[Nook Color Android Development] Omega Ra:
Now that Ubuntu is being made for tablets, and they are releasing the code preview for the Nexus 7 and 10...could then code for the 7 be ported??
[Nook Color Android Development] cybertimber2007:
I was kindof wondering the same myself, though not so much porting as building from source. That would probably have to wait for a source drop though.
[Nook Color Android Development] plasticarmyman:
i was wondering the exact same thing
[Nook Color Android Development] SCrid2000:
Was thinking the same thing.
[Nook Color Android Development] dombeef:
It should in theory work, since the software is made to work with android drivers, or atleast the phone version is, the tablet version should be too.
[Nook Color Android Development] moocow1452:
Is this where we can follow Ubuntu / Ubuntu touch progress? Or is there another thread?
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
The OP has been updated with links to the last release. I really do apologize as I thought the files were lost to me as the result of a hard drive failure. Over the past weekend I was going through my hard drive collection (i think there are enough to classify it as a collection) and came across the files. Download links will be here and updated in the OP

Nookbuntu 0.3

Nookbuntu Boot

devx
[Nook Color Android Development] DroidisLINUX:
I got flash working with flashplayer.so and a boot.IMG at 3.9 GB and a nookbuntu.IMG at 3.5 GB

I will upload imgs so you can use dd command, first format sdcard to 3 partitions using fdisk and use dd command to copy boot.img and nookbuntu.img

fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1

n =new partition

p =primary partition

1 =first partition

make it 3.9 GB 3,948,102,144 bytes

second partition

n

p

2

make it 3.5 GB 3,520,419,840 bytes

The last partition can be swap or what ever you want.

Copy boot.img of 3.9 GB to emmc or sdcard0

Then use: dd if=/storage/sdcard0/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk1p1

Then copy nookbuntu.img to emmc or sdcard0i

Then use: dd if=/storage/sdcard0/nookbuntu.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk1p2

To create swap on third partition use fdisk to create a "n" new primary partition number 3 for the rest of the sdcard and use mkswap /dev/block/mmcblk1p3, this way if you boot into normal nook/cm10 you can use the 3.9 GB sdcard and with link2sd or other apps you can mount the second ext3 partition (which has 400+ mb free still) and use swap n the third partition swapon /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 should be around 477 mb for swap

Also you can install vncserver if you chroot into it using linux-installer-std.apk from the market setup to mount ext3 partition local host localdomain then in terminal type linuxchroott, I will setup the vnc and chroot to, so you can use it side by side with android, also download pocketcloud too so you can connect to the vncserver to view the nookbuntu desktop password will be ubuntu most likely I have to set it up so should be ready in a little while
[Nook Color Android Development] cammykool:
Can it do offline charging?
[Nook Color Android Development] Mineturtle33:
My touchscreen isn't working. Any ideas?
[Nook Color Android Development] Arbelzapf:
Well, everything worked fine until that command. I do see /media/boot and /media/Angstrom. Just can't copy there. It does work manually, though. Is that okay?

For the Angstrom partition, it seems to work, it just takes veeeery long. I don't know how long I'll keep waiting.

EDIT: I see free space is still decreasing, so I'll just keep waiting

I use 11.04 in VirtualBox
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
Are you using copying the files over as root? Copying the filesystem to Angstrom does take a painfully long time at the moment. All you can pretty much do is wait until it finishes.
[Nook Color Android Development] LinuxOnNook:
You mention the touchscreen works, but I'm unable to select anything with X11 up and running.

Is this a case of the touchscreen being "functional" but not "usable" yet?

And thanks again for your work on this project :D

Edit: Redid all the steps and touchscreen is indeed fully functional. Original bug hasn't been repeatable so far.
[Nook Color Android Development] Arbelzapf:
Hm...I get to the blinking android screen, but can't find any devices with adb :(

I thought I was so close. Must have messed up somewhere. Or could this have to do with Virtualbox bridging the USB port?

I guess I can do those last steps in Windows as well. Gonna try that later.

This looks helpful. Too bad I have to leave now.
[Nook Color Android Development] AidenM:
Nice!

Great work devs. I made a (bad) banner:

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/940/1304112978.png ;)
[Nook Color Android Development] LinuxOnNook:
I, too, decided to spend 15 minutes making a banner as well, but I'm sure someone who actually knows how to use GIMP/Photoshop can do better :rolleyes::

http://i.imgur.com/1Jhil.png

Just after submitting this I realized it may have been a bit odd using the narwhals when this is still Ubuntu 10. Woops.
[Nook Color Android Development] Arbelzapf:
I can't connect with adb :(

Copying the boot partition via terminal worked on the second try, but adb still lists no devices.

I guess I should say this before it's too late: I'm trying to do this with a 2gb card. It seemed to me that your partitioning script was disk size sensitive and the rom size also seemed to fit.

I'll try doing it from scratch tomorrow
[Nook Color Android Development] innerlogic:
Followed the guide, and it works just fine for me. The only real issue at the moment is with IO access. My flash card just can't keep up with Ubuntu running. If there was a way to get it to run on the internal memory, that may help things out. Also, when I tried to run Firefox I got a Seg fault and it crashed X. It ran after I restarted X though, so I'm not sure what happened.

For the moment however, it's really cool to see it working. Really nice job :D
[Nook Color Android Development] devastatorx:
Developer lincore is working on making it emmc bootable ;)

In the next release (which should be the next few days) we will be able to boot the device without PC, this is also thanks to lincore (a linux ninja!) of the nookbuntu development team. Will be updating a few other things and hopefully working out some bugs and problems that people are having.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a NookBuntu banner!

And the OP has been updated to show the current members of the NookBuntu development team.
[Nook Color Android Development] Ophbalance:
Have ya'll seen this? http://www.jonnor.com/2011/04/introducing-maliit-on-screen-keyboard-in-gnome-3/. It appears to have a wiki page as well, http://wiki.meego.com/Maliit#Features.

EDIT: Not sure what's presently running at present on nookbuntu (kde/gnome/whatever), but this appears to be for gnome 3. I'm waiting to run out for a new microSD before I can play with the new builds.