On Linux, fl BQ Aquaris Ubuntu to Android

On Linux, fl BQ Aquaris Ubuntu to Android

How to install Android on Ubuntu Phone

If you have the world's first Ubuntu-running mobile phone and want to replace the Ubuntu system that comes with BQ Aquaris E4.5 with Android, this article will help you with a little effort.

There are 10 thousand reasons for changing Ubuntu to mainstream Android OS. The most important one is that the system is still in an early stage and target users are still developers and enthusiasts. Thanks to the tool provided by BQ, whatever your reason, we can easily install Android OS on BQ Aquaris.

Next let's take a look at what needs to be done to install Android on BQ Aquaris.

 

Prerequisites

• Available Internet connections are used to download the Android factory firmware and install the flash Brush tool.
• USB data cable
• Linux computer

This article is based on Ubuntu 15.10. However, these steps can also be applied to most other Linux distributions.

 

Replace Ubuntu on BQ Aquaris E4.5 with Android

 

Step 1: Download the Android firmware

First, download the Android firmware that can be run on BQ Aquaris E4.5. Fortunately, we can find it on the BQ technical support website. You can download it directly from the following link, which is about 650 MB:

• Download Android created for BQ Aquaris E4.5

Yes, this version also supports automatic OTA upgrades. Currently, the firmware version is 2.0.1 and is developed based on Android Lolipop. After a while, a new version based on semi mallow should be released, and the above link may be invalid.

I suggest you download the latest firmware from The BQ technical support website.

Decompress the downloaded package. Find a directory named MT6582_Android in the decompressed directory._Scatter.txt file. It will be used later.

 

Step 2: Download The Flash Brush tool

BQ has provided its own Flash Tool Herramienta MTK, which allows you to easily install Andriod or Ubuntu systems on devices. You can download the tool from the following link:

• Download MTK Flash Tool

Considering that the flash Brush tool may be upgraded in the future, you can always find the latest version on the BQ technical support website.

Decompress the downloaded package. You can find an executable file named flash_tool in the directory. We will use it later.

 

Step 3: Remove conflicting software packages (optional)

If you are using the latest Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based Linux release, you may encounter "brom error: S_UNDEFINED_ERROR (1001) "ERROR.

To avoid this error, You Need To uninstall conflicting software packages. You can use the following command:

1. sudoapt-get remove modemmanager

Run the following command to restart the udev service:

1. sudo service udev restart

Check the possible side effects of the kernel module cdc_acm and run the following command:

1. lsmod|grep cdc_acm

If the command output above is empty, you need to reload the kernel module:

1. sudomodprobe cdc_acm

 

Step 4: Prepare to brush Android

Switch to the directory of the downloaded and decompressed flash Machine Tool (step 2 ). Use the command line to complete the operation. This is because the root permission will be used.

Assume that you are saved in the downloaded directory and use the following command to switch the directory (for those who do not know how to switch the directory under the command line ).

1. cd~/Downloads/SP_Flash*

Run the following command to start the fl tool with the root permission:

1. sudo./flash_tool

Then you will see a window interface like below. You do not need to care about the Download Agent region. It will be automatically filled in. You only need to care about the Scatter-loading area.

Replace Ubuntu with Android

Do you still remember the MT6582_Android_scatter.txt file mentioned in the first step? This text file is in the decompressed directory of the Android firmware downloaded in step 1. Click Scatter-loading (medium) and select MT6582_Android_Scatter.txt file.

Then, you will see some green lines similar to the following figure:

Install-Android-bq-aquaris-Ubuntu-2

 

Step 5: Click Android

It's almost done. Shut down your phone and connect it to your computer through a USB cable.

Select Firmware Upgrade from the drop-down list and click the large Download button.

Flash Android with Ubuntu

If everything goes well, you should be able to see the flashing status in the status bar below the tool:

Replace Ubuntu with Android

After all the processes are completed, you will see a prompt similar to this:

Successfully flashed Android on bq qauaris Ubuntu Phone

Remove the phone from your computer and start it on. You should see white on the screen, AQUARIS text in the middle and bottom, and "powered by Android" text. It takes about 10 minutes for you to set and start using Android.

Note: if something goes wrong in the middle, you can press the power, volume plus, Volume minus button to enter the fast boot Mode. Then shut down again and connect to the computer. Repeat the firmware update process. Yes.

 

Summary

Thanks to the tools provided by the manufacturers, we can easily brush Android on The BQ Ubuntu mobile phone. Of course, you can use the same steps to replace Android with Ubuntu. You only need to select the Ubuntu firmware instead of Android during the download process.

I hope this article will help you fl Ubuntu on your bq mobile phone to Android. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can discuss them in the following message area.