yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
Just would like to share that I should have it fully working. I just haven't had the time to retest of to make sure. The backup and restore tab still hasn't been finished as I need to expand my vb.net language knowledge a bit.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] :
where i can find an .24 nvflashable rom?any help
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
I have a backup running for my data and such right now (about 18GB), If all goes well when I attempt to dual-boot I will release the updated SBKv2 installer. Please note the backup/restore tab will be left blank while I sort out a good method of dynamically loading folders, while checking to make sure ALL of the correct files are present.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] smithisize:
Hero! :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Dragoon0309:
I can't wait! When you get this up please post a donation link so I may donate to you good sir.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
Do you mean a PayPal donation link or something?

Anyways sorry for it taking so long I never know what days i work until I'm called in. I WILL have it tested tomorrow. Old the boss I need the day off for sleep since I have a bit if troubles getting to sleep. Wish me luck ! Hopefully it works.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] cornishronson:
Looking forward to this! Things are looking up for SBK2 TF's, keep up the great work buddy.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Dragoon0309:
Yes, I meant a paypal donation link! :) Can't wait!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
Just wanted to let you all know. I ran a test yesterday but it drew up some issues. I'm going to try it again in the morning and see if running wheelie first will work. Also I want to address the issue that the program does not close when you click the X button. Must go to task manager and force end it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Dragoon0309:
Thanks let us know! It's okay if you need to force close it as long as it works. I have a half-bricked tablet waiting for this :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] thantos:
Can someone explain how I can re-install an ICS stock rom (for update purposes) while maintaining dual boot?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
Well it seems my USB cord stopped working in the middle of a good (i think) flash. I will need to wait 2 weeks or so until I can get some money to order a new one off Ebay.

Apologies for the long wait everybody :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ri4naire:
Hey kenshin,

I PMed you with about the same but if you want I'll be happy to guinea pig for you.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] kenshin1388:
Going to the in-laws house for the day. When I get back tonight I will finish up the file-checking system, and build it. I really feel like since I cannot test for another week or 2 that I should definitely add in some security features.

EDIT: ri4naire and Dragoon0309, I will PM you a copy just as soon as I feel that it should be ok.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] cavallino33:
Is there any way to undo this and go back to just ICS? I was going to simply use nvflash but I can't seem to get it back into APX mode.

Luckily I got a new tablet and didn't try this when it was my one and only.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] l0aded:
Hey sorry if it's been mentioned (search function is down for some reason). I have flashed Ubuntu using Frankstools and dualbooted android. I'm trying to uninstall it now and have gotten back to only Android but the Ubuntu partition is still there and I am missing 8gb of space on my internal memory.

How do I repartition it correctly to go back to stock 16gb on just android?

edit: found this link gonna try it out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1558170
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] blasteryui:
I'm really unfamiliar with flashing Android tablets, this is my first tablet, just got it today. Is there a video for this method, or a simpler explanation, the files are not in this thread?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] ri4naire:
Noticed your post over at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1760513. Thanks! Will test and report.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Chileno4Live:
This! I only know how to flash roms with CWM and such. I don't know how to use nvflash and all that stuff. I also don't know how to use the tool as it's not explained very thoroughly. I know I am SBK1 because my serial number starts with B60. I also downloaded the ubuntu.img. I just can't find a nvflash that gives me root. Btw, is it still possible to flash a rom through CWM if your transformer is dual boot with ubuntu? Or is root even possible or not?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] JoinTheRealms:
You need to start by downloading the OLiFE prime edition (links in the OP) then take the system, boot, recovery and ubuntu .imgs from the image folder of OLiFE and put them in the main folder of franks tools then install from inside franks tools.

And no you wont be able to flash anything through CWM because Ubuntu get installed over the recovery partition.

ull have root because Prime! rom is pre-rooted. you can replace Prime! with another nvflashable rom but you will have reflash ubuntu also.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Magnesus:
Could someone test if MyPaint works in Ubuntu installed such way? It would be great to be able to paint with it on the screen...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mrmrmrmr:
Hi,

I'd like to run Ubuntu from SD card and not destroying any Android data / partition.

is there a method for this ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] musicfreak:
Can anyone tell my where I can download Frank's Tools 1.1.3? http://livtx.com/frankc123/frankstools.rar doesn't exist anymore.

Google wasn't my friend this time...

And does this tool also work for the TF700 Transformer infinity?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] JoinTheRealms:
This is waaay outdated now, your much better off using Tubuntu
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] musicfreak:
Thanx!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Ananasnonym:
Scrolling with one finger / Scrollbars

Hey, does anyone have grey scrollbars that support touch scrolling (You can click everywhere in nautilus or Adobe reader and scroll like in Android)?

I am 100 % sure I had this working with the net-installer and gnome on the TF101, but I am not sure if it worked with the Tubuntu release.

Anyhow I can't reproduce it for the Transformer TF700 Ubuntu Release..

Maybe anyone of you got a suggestion?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GameEs:
uhh. I'd like to get this on my Transformer, BUT.

what if I'll have a problem, won't be able to boot. What can I do when Ubuntu is instead of my recovery?

How do I get it onto my transformer step by step? I'm not sure how to do it. I'm currently on the stock ICS rom with root (and CWM). What do I need to do before installing Ubuntu? Do I have to flash a different rom?

edit. sorry I wanted to post this in Tubuntu thread.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Yharooer:
Hi,

I really want to install this on my device, and when I click on the download link it redirects me to some godaddy thing....

Can I download this from somewhere else, thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Actually miney is actually a b70KAS... and i have ubuntu installed on it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Danny-B-:
Ahh so its more likely that its an sbk1 then? What would happen if its not though... Would it do any damage?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Well im not pro with nvflash but sbk stands for secure boot key. Its their way for protecting the boot. Different ones have different keys. Anytime you initialize the bootloader with nvflash you need the sbk, odm and the bootloader file/config. Its like the first handshake to a conversation. Once thats complete you can send commands ( set partitions and system img's ).
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
Hey Frank,

I am not able to boot into Ubuntu. As soon as the tablet boots past the first asus screen it goes into a linux script where everything fails and at the very bottom says reboot in 1 second. It stays on this random reboot screen unless in try to go into recovery and it boots up Prime.

Can you please let me know what I am doing wrong.

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Yea i have ran across this problem myself. I am currently trying to figure out whats going wrong and if it is linked to my installer. When my system does this i just keep letting it retry and retry. After about 5 times it will boot into linux. Although i find this very unacceptable and i try to provide the best setup possible, at the time being all i can suggest is let it loop a couple of times and it should boot. Tonight i am going to look over the config and once i find the issue i will release a update. Also make sure you have let the installer completely intall the system. The NVFlash stage 1 should take a good bit to get done ( about 15 minutes ). It has to upload the ubuntu.img witch is around 1.8gb if i remeber correctly. I will try to get a update done tonight that will fix this problem. I will also try to add a couple new features like Android only install and Dualboot with android as primary, and a more detailed status when it is installing so you can be sure nothing went wrong.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
Thanks for the quick response. I'm going to reflash everything again and see how it goes. I'll let you know if I am successful this time.

Thanks again and great work.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
After NVFlash says finished, the tablet says successful and reboots back into APX mode. Is this suppose to happen or does my tablet suck?

Edit: still a no go for me. I'll wait for your next update. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
It shows the Asus logo and at the top left it shows the bootloader information? You need to restart your device. Also make sure you cable is unplugged. Do me a favor and check to see if nvflash.exe is still running on your computer. Even though the installer is done if the nvflash.exe doesnt close ive seen cases were it will try to get back into the bootloader. SO just make sure the usb cable is unplugged and nvflash.exe is closed. You can check by using the task manager. I guess thats another thing i can add to the next release.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
I'll reflash and try and record a video of what's happening and post it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
It looks like this right?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
Yup that's it. Then it shuts off. When I try and reboot it it goes to that screen over and over. Left it alone for 5 minutes and it kept rebooting.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] cky2000:
Hey FrankC123 same thing here. I've been trying this since last night and I get the same result every time, the boot loop (or reboot, you can hear the camera after every loop) after the asus splash page. I let it go for a while too. I can boot into Prime! 2.1.0 and back to Ubuntu loop. One thing that was weird is, last time I tried. I let it boot loop for a little bit and then booted into Prime! and I couldn't boot back to Ubuntu loop (that's sounds funny "Ubuntu loop") . It would just boot normal into Prime!

I tried it on a windows 7 X64 machine and it seems like FrankC123 Tools finished, they both said complete and yes it took about 10mins. NVflash.exe was never running after it finshed. The only time (for me) that NVflash.exe would be running after a flash, is that it was a failed nvflash and that never happen with your tools.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
has anybody successfully booted into ubuntu yet?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] GetLaid:
I have. It's very spotty though. It takes many reboots to successfully boot ubuntu, even after the first successful boot. There are like 3 or 4 outcomes when I try to boot. Sometimes it just bootloops, other times it will say something about ramdisk, and sometimes it will say something about changing block sizes or something. It's bizarre how random it is... just keep rebooting and eventually you should get in.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
I've tried booting every possible way and still nothing :\
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
I'll do it manually, don't seem hard with faq

Sent from my Revolver Powered Asus Transformer
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Ok im looking at it now, i am very sorry that something along the line went wrong. Its not my style to send out crappy work. So i WILL get a update out soon, like in the next few hours. And hopefully i can redeem myself :)

[EDIT] I figured it out, i am testing it right now and once its complete and 100% good ill upload it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
I uploaded the new version. Tested it and it works good. When you first load ubuntu it will resize the disk. This is normal just let it do its thing. You may also see something about a 120 second timeout. Trust me it will complete. I think it takes maybe 5 minutes at most. Now that i have that bug out of the way i can work on more features.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
dude i see your way using windows e z breezy waitin on the upload now,
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
No need for apologies. Your hard work is much appreciated. I will give the updated version a shot in the morning. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
do i also put the boot.img, and the other .img files from my nvflashable rom in the main folder or just the system.img??
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
lol e z breezy?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
You can put system.img, boot.img, recovery.img and ubuntu.img into the main folder. Make sure you have version 1.0.1 of my tool.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
thanks bro... uploading ubuntu now... :) been wanting to do this for awhile.. seen your post this morning and had to do it.. been reading the faq in the other thread for a few minutes, your way is way easier, your quick too thanks for making android default... will update shortly...

Edit: Gotta instalL OK all the way down the list and my device is currently booting into Revolver.. bing update just booted into revolver at startup screen.. anyway to restore backup i wonder? anyways gonna try to boot into ubuntu now... .....

Edit 2: i tried to boot into ubuntu and it had the linux symbol and the screen flashed a bunch of stuff all the way down and i guess it failed becuase it booted into Revolver instead...

I guess this is what you call a bootloop.. :-( doing the same thing over and over and over...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
I couldn't wait till morning to do this lol...anyway, when trying to boot into Ubuntu I still keep getting the same reboot as before. I'll reflash in the morning again. I have a feeling I'm the one who's missing something here.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Well i guess this is why its DEV lol. What version system do you have. I tested this system with a B70KAS SBK1. Installed perfectly for me and i tested twice now. Is your system 16 or 32gb?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
16gb... b40 sbk1 one of the first ones.. unlocked..
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
I have a B40KAS 16gb as well.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
Gotta NVflash recovery.img again now, been a long time since i done that, but i got it... thanks ill test next update also if you need...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Well im trying to figure out why it works for me but nobody else is having the same luck. I think im just ganna zip the hole thing i have including ubuntu.img and put it up for download. lol But i got the skills to make the program. Im just not a complete expert on ubuntu on the tf :) But hey, you cant be good at everything. But well figure this out. Also if anyone trying to use this tool has experience using nvflash and about linux. adualboot.cfg is the partition table's and dualboot.cfg is the kernel info. So yea, go crazy with it :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] gueatx:
I was having the same issue as on the 3rd page photo that you uploaded and now it is booting after a few reboots and messing around with dual booting.

This time I went into Prime! v2.1.0 and hit reboot and looked down and Ubuntu started loading for some reason. When I tried recovery it would not load ubuntu and now its magically working it seems with reboot which should have went back into Prime. Kinda weird. Oh well.. time to play in ububtu since it might not work next time :) lol

How do I get a keyboard working on this without a dock or anything, tried the gears at the top to get into system settings but that was a no go. no bluetooth support it seems.

Good job on the program Frank! As soon as the little bugs are gone it will be great!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] 006fazer:
Hi,

Same problem for me, boot loop while the kernel is loading.

B70 SBK V1.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
hey frank got a lil problem, maybe if you can point me in the right direction... i got the recovery back and restored my back up all was well booted up but my internal sdcard is still partitioned for ubuntu, only 8gb total... how do i go about fixing this or can you please point me in the right direction, need all 16 gb on my internal for storage...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] jpeg725:
The bootloop stopping people getting into ubuntu seems to be a common issue when installing ubuntu as the default system.

Bizarre because the same kernel bootloops when installed as default and boots fine when installed as secondary. That is what lots of people found after using the recent linux flash kit.

I don't think lilstevie's yet figured out why.

I have been working on a wiki page concerning ubuntu on the Transformer. Perhaps one of you could write up on using this new windows flash kit.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
got everything working as should... jpeg the wiki page is really helpful man thanks..
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
So how is it working for you guys? I uploaded a new version that only has Android as Primary and Ubuntu as Secondary. Witch when ubuntu is secondary it works fine. I kindof want to know if NOBODY has gotton it to work correct or if some are having problems. Because as of right now im just assuming its working but with a bug every once in awhile.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] KingDavid63:
no the v1.0.1 tool did not work.. just bootloop when try to boot ubuntu
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Ok, V1.0.1 is Android as Default Ubuntu as Secondary. Worked fine for me. I have an idea why it may be doing that. I will have to test it though.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] diz127:
I just retried for the hell of it and still a no go. One would think I'd at least get lucky once lol
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] gueatx:
I just got back into it but by going into prime 2.1.0 holding the power button and hitting reboot. It's the only way I can get in.

I tried one more time and found some text to copy and paste when using accessibility options and now I am setting up Ubuntu. Now that i have logged in i can use onboard - the on-screen keyboard to at least set up vnc so i can use my desktop to set things up better. My username is settings lol.

I just wish now that i could make it go into Ubuntu every time!

Good luck everyone! :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] telsk:
it took some fiddling before i got this tool to work it still tells me i have to put my device into apx mode even when its already uploading ubuntu image (withc seems to take forever)

maybe nice to put in the topic start you also need apx driver for this to work.

my ubuntu wont really start at all .. i am using the 1.01 version

and im getting al the previous called errors (reboot in one second)

but i still wanna thank you for the excellent work
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] luissilva:
liked to put on my ubutu tf101 3G, it is possible and how you can do.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] thedredd:
Same problem also for me. B60 SBK v.1
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Hey guys sorry but i took the link offline for right now. I dont want people to keep getting a bad product. I am looking into it as we speak and adding a few more features to it. I will be adding a "Custom" option so you can set your own configs. I think this is the reason nobody has attempted this yet because of the issue's :P But i will get it done for yall.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] skyungjae:
Looking forward to a stable release. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
Yea ive also added a debug mode witch will show real-time process information in a popup cmd window. So this will allow for us to collect more information on errors and maybe catch something that is failing :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] chatch15117:
i enjoy clicking things. this is right up my alley. thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] telsk:
thanks for your support frank,

maybe you can tell us if it makes a difference if transformer is docked, or if a microsd card is placed inside

and exact witch prime rom you used

maybe nice to know how to revert changes and install cwm + my favorite rom
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
My first release was more geared towards dev and not so much... i guess you call it user friendly :P But my new release will have a restore option and debug mode so you can see whats going on in the background. Also i will be removing the prime from my kit so you can use your own. I am going to try to add ubuntu.img to my server for download. As for the dock and microsd card, it does not matter. I use the dock with two 16gb microsd cards in it. Thank yall for the patience, here is the new release notes so far

-Debug Mode

-More install options Ex. Dual-boot, Android Only, Custom install...

I need more idea's guys or gals, if you have any idea's let me know. Someone who isnt a dev might want something a dev wouldnt think was needed. So any and all suggestions will be taken into account.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] gabtug:
I am a novice user when it comes to programming and haven't yet installed your app. My main concern really is how it starts up. If you have not yet already incorporated, having a dual boot screen like the windows bios dual boot screen upon start-up would be great. i.e.:

1) User pushes power button to turn on

2) Up comes a screen asking you to select what 'Operating System' to load: Android or Ubuntu.

3) If user does not select an option in 5 seconds it launches up your <default> system.

Have the option to change the <default> option either in the load screen (point 2) or as an 'settings app' in the Android and Ubuntu interface.

-> I guess the other major concern is how to restore if all goes haywire: can you still use/boot into CWM and completely flash and restore to how it was before Ubuntu? Does it check for CWM presence before or after your 'duel boot loader'? etc.

Cheers
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] frankc123:
its called u-boot
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] wakjagner:
Frank I am so looking forward to this. I am not the most compy savy of folks but I really want this little Transformer to be all that it can be (IE, useful, which android currently isn't :D), right now it's a toy, but with your oneclick even a lamen like myself should be able to do it. Godspeed good sir!

--Jak

(assuming positive vibes help bolster progress)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] telsk:
any update on when the basic version comes back?