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Fairphone faiphone 2 Getting Started Manual

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12-12-2016
"Ubuntu + Fairphone 2 Getting started guide"
by Audio Dandy, Jan, Ivan (Noviski), Tiago Carrondo & Fuchur777
Version 1.2
Illustration 1: The result of following this guide...
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  • Page 1 Version 1.2 Illustration 1: The result of following this guide... License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 1 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 2 If you want to test the pre-alpha Ubuntu image on your Fairphone 2, PLEASE BACKUP FIRST YOUR DATA FROM YOUR CURRENT PHONE! Because following these steps will delete all your data of your device. If you have a Fairphone with user data then we advise you to follow these steps: https://fairphone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/210512123-How-to-back-up-your- Fairphone-2 License CC-BY-SA-4.0...
  • Page 3 So keep it charged! and don't let the phone to be fully discharged Use a 5V USB charger of 2 or 3 Amps (minimal 10 watts) Note: the Fairphone is only charging when the red light in the top left corner is lit, if not make sure it does.
  • Page 4 "Super user" permission. License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 4 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.

  • Page 5: First Steps

    Release all buttons when the phone shows the Fairphone screen The phone will show a screen like this: License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 5 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 6 Fairphone 2 shows a black screen with the text “FAIRPHONE Powered by Android” when placed in “fastboot mode” To see in what mode the Fairphone 2 is in, you have to connect the Fairphone 2 with an USB cable to your computer an type in the terminal: sudo fastboot devices To see in what mode your phone is.
  • Page 7 Illustration 3: (This is OK) License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 7 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 8 Which means that your phone is placed into “recovery mode”. You screen will look like this: License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 8 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 9 License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 9 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 10 Illustration 6: this takes some minutes Illustration 7: Then this screen will be shown... License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 10 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 11 The phone vibrates... License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 11 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 12 /data/system.img /cache/system Illustration 11: (no result, is being displayed) License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 12 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 13 /cache/system/var/lib/lxc/android/system.img (This takes some time) The result is: License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 13 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 14 Now we are going to reboot the phone Reboot adb reboot License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 14 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 15 License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 15 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 16 Fairphone-OS-for-the-Fairphone-2 You will use a computer to download the binary images and load them onto the Fairphone 2. You need to know how to use the command line interface. The user data will not be erased, refer to the guided tutorial to return to the factory settings to do so.
  • Page 17 Plug your phone into your computer and copy the License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 17 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.
  • Page 18 Google Drive. Say “Yes” or you won’t be able to see them. This is also the case for WhatsApp. License CC-BY-SA-4.0 ut4fp.org Page 18 / 18 Note: This site is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Ubuntu, Canonical or Fairphone. Ubuntu, Canonical and Fairphone are registered trademarks.