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Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) - (jfltexx)
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before you start to download anything, please read all this through carefully. The first requirement is your device must be rooted and you should be able to install a custom recovery (preferably TWRP) onto it. Installation instructions: 1. Download all files, LOS17.1 zip, Sailfish OS zip and twrp2.8.7.img to the external SD card on the phone 2. Reboot into TWRP (Hold buttons: Power on + Home + Volume up) At this point you should install TWRP 2.8.7 as the installation work the best with this recovery. 3. Do a factory reset 4. Format data to remove any encryption or other residues 5. Still in recovery, flash the LOS17.1 image 6. Still in recovery, flash Sailfish Os image 7. Reboot 8. Enjoy the latest (4.4.0.72) Sailfish OS on your S4 (jfltexx). :) You will need patience as the first boot will take for a while. Then you can go through the initial Sailfish OS set up. This Sailfish OS Android HAL is based on LOS 17.1. Downloads:
Debug/login/troubleshooting: In Ubuntu, connect USB cable. telnet 192.168.2.15 2323 or SSH defaultuser@192.168.2.15. Notes:
How to make a backup/restore with TWRP: You can boot into TWRP with the usual button combination (Hold buttons: Power on + Home + Volume up) and can make backup/restore. 14/07/2022 ========= Work:
Do not work: (all of these WIP)
Known bugs:
Extra: Desktop Linux distro install/run on the Galaxy S4! (You might need to install sudo: devel-su zypper in sudo)
More info about the Full linux distros on Sailfish OS. App Icon to start Desktop distro: Create a 'Debian.desktop' file in /usr/share/applications/ with the following content (please realise the location of debian-mouse.sh script): Code:
[Desktop Entry] Any questions, comments and suggestions are welcome. :) |
Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Last weekend I tested GPS navigation with Pure Maps and it worked very well. :)
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Desktop Linux install instruction is updated.
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Someone has created a video about installing this build on a Galaxy S4: [RAW] Installing Sailfish OS On A Samsung Galaxy S4
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Hi it is possible to install Waydroid on this device ?
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
Fantastic port! I've just installed it on a fresh new Samsung S4 that I've found on my mail for my birthday. Keep Calm and port SFOS!!:)
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
A 4.4.0.72 build is ready. Wifi has fixed. Download is available in the first post.
Or the older version can be OTA updated into 4.4.0.72 in the following way: Code:
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Re: Sailfish OS for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (i9505)
great job! working wifi will greatly improve th UX :)
btw, im gonna guess if u ever get waydroid working, it'll be tight on ram, since s4 got only 2gb of ram... |
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Audio in calls is not routed properly. Calls are made and received but not sound is heard by neither the caller nor the receiver. I think this could be solved...it is a phone.
Also I have found maybe a reproducible bug. When I install Tooter client for Mastodon then after some minutes of use the screen gets black. The phone continues working but the screen stops working properly. Thanks. |
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