fellow Aardvarks

Artful Aardvark

03:16

Usage:
  ubuntu-device-flash [OPTIONS] <command>

Application Options:
      --revision=        revision to use, absolute or relative allowed
      --download-only    Only download.
      --server=          Use a different image server (default:
                         system-image.ubuntu.com)
      --clean-cache      Cleans up cache with all downloaded bits
      --tls-skip-verify  Skip TLS certificate validation
  -v, --verbose          More messages will be printed out

Help Options:

@NathanOsman i think the commands changed

Nathan Osman

Hmm... yeah.

ubuntu-device-flash -v touch

^--- maybe try that?

Artful Aardvark

ill see what happens

@NathanOsman btw whatever happened to plasma active, was it completely replaced by plasma mobile?

Nathan Osman

Yes, as far as I know it completely replaces Active.

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman yeah apparently it really doesnt go well with the nexus 5. maybe a 5x would work better

@nathan adb isnt recognizing my device :\

Nathan Osman

Which ADB are you using?

The one in the archives is incredibly out of date.

You're better off with the one from the Android SDK.

Artful Aardvark

03:26

ah ok

Artful Aardvark

03:50

@NathanOsman still isnt recognizing my device

Nathan Osman

Have you authorized the device?

You'll need to go into settings and enable developer options (on the phone).

Then enable USB debugging.

Artful Aardvark

lol the thing has plasma mobile on atm

its rooted

Nathan Osman

In that case... no wonder ADB can't see it :P

Artful Aardvark

so i need to put android back on first?

Nathan Osman

Maybe but there is one other thing to try.

Artful Aardvark

03:52

ok

Nathan Osman

If you can boot into recovery, there is an ADB mode somewhere in there, I think.

But if not, yeah, maybe reinstall Android.

Artful Aardvark

ill try that

I see something called "adb sideload"

@NathanOsman options are "wipe dalvik cache and "wipe cache"

Nathan Osman

Sideload might work.

Artful Aardvark

ill try it then

Nathan Osman

Try going to sideload and then see if ADB can see it.

In theory, it should.

Artful Aardvark

03:55

List of devices attached
03cf409223c2cd4e sideload

@NathanOsman but then

2017/09/29 23:57:13 Expecting the device to expose an adb interface...
device cannot be detected over adb

after running ubuntu-device-flash -v touch

Nathan Osman

Hrm.

I have no idea then.

Artful Aardvark

ill reinstall android

android kitkat!!!!!!!!!!!!

@NathanOsman brings back memories ;)

Nathan Osman

Yes.

Artful Aardvark

love it :D :D

the kitkat taskmanager on 4.4.4 was the best

@NathanOsman literally makes me want to flash my lg stylo 5 to kitkat

@NathanOsman still dont want to work. i turned on debugging

and i authorized the device

Nathan Osman

04:24

ADB can't see it?

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman nah

Nathan Osman

Hmm...

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman i tried the old and new

@NathanOsman maybe i should go to android studio and download the ktikat tools?

Nathan Osman

I doubt that would help.

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman except that it did

Nathan Osman

04:29

But there is another route.

You could try MultiROM.

Artful Aardvark

i dont want to because i only have 16gb internal

Nathan Osman

Oh.

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman is it possible to run ubuntu-device-flash using the adb from a directory?

Nathan Osman

Well, you could change the value of PATH.

Artful Aardvark

what would I run?

Nathan Osman

04:31

export PATH=/path/to/folder/with/adb:$PATH

Artful Aardvark

ok

james@server ~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools $ adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32
james@server ~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools $ ./adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
Revision 3db08f2c6889-android
Installed as /home/james/Android/Sdk/platform-tools/adb
james@server ~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools $

still isnt working

@NathanOsman

Nathan Osman

What does this show?

echo $PATH

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman nothing

oh i know what i did

gah

@NathanOsman now it works

Nathan Osman

\o/

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman

james@server ~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools $ /usr/bin/ubuntu-device-flash -v touch
2017/09/30 00:39:23 Expecting the device to expose an adb interface...
2017/09/30 00:39:23 Device is |hammerhead|
Device hammerhead not found on server https://system-image.ubuntu.com channel ubuntu-touch/stable
james@server ~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools $

Nathan Osman

04:47

Oh right.

They don't provide the Nexus 5 images.

You have to switch the URL.

Hang on.

Hmm... there's this: ubports.com/page/ubuntu-nexus-5#installubuntu

Artful Aardvark

@NathanOsman i just fully rooted the phone

@NathanOsman btw im on linuxmint mate

Artful Aardvark

05:09

@NathanOsman succesfully installed

Nathan Osman

\o/

Artful Aardvark

thanks nathan

cool task manager

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