I have a GX290+ myself. With the help of others I recently managed to compile and flash lineage 17.1. The device is booting. Steps have been documented here Lineage 17.1 on GX290 · GitHub
Am trying to compile with /e/, but am being too nooby.
I know that there would be support for an Unofficial GX290 build. Good work on your documentation to date.
If you were to open a thread using perhaps a New Topic in the section Build /e/ , support telling us how far you got, perhaps there are some here could help!
I wrote a Wiki pulling together some of the things I have learned since I started making unofficial builds of /e/ OS ROMs. You may find some of it useful
@petefoth
Thanks for your response. When compiling manually after envsetup.sh one has to call lunch. Is it possible to do this from outside into the docker environment passing build_type variable etc.? I have assembled a manifest, but I have to go through lunch.
I’m sorry but I have no idea. I never needed to do that when I was using Docker regularly. When I did use it, it was always ‘fire and forget’, and if he build didn’t work, then make a change then start again from scratch.
Now I almost always build without Docker, using either
Picomatic’s builde.sh script which does what Docker does but without using Docker.
Yes, this also seems to be what the Volla Phone X is based on. If Volla can flash their own OS on it and make it work with Ubuntu Touch, I’m sure /e/ can be made to work on it. Especially since the internals are essentially the same as the GS290 which /e/ sells.
I own a GX290 plus now for a while and it is the only real outdoor phone I have seen so far. Not to compare with any Samsung or equivalent. IP86 is one thing, MIL STD 810 G is just another level. Alloy frame, power bank functionality, wireless charging - all there. I use it on my offroad motorcycle for all kind of purposes under ALL conditions.
If I just could get rid of the preinstalled OS and use the beloved e.foundation just like on my FP3+
If e.foundation would make an official image, I would support this by purchasing another e Backer worth 128€.
Hi there,
I’ve made a good backup from my ROM android 9 and tested it twice, it works.
So, back to stock is one of the first requirements of developing any further isn’t it?
Where can I drop this file (1.5 GB tar.gz, 5.5GB uncompressed ) ?
androidfilehost is frequently used by developpers and maintainers for sharing binaries, but gitlab could be a good place as a source, if modifications have to be done.
compilation recipe may be updated as below tested on Ubuntu 22.04LTS. WSL2 not working so far. No clues. Please note the addition of the main developer.