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10-17-2016, 01:36 AM
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Registered: Oct 2016
Distribution: iPadLinux
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Might it be feasible to install/run Linux on an Android 2.3 cellphone?
I did a search for: run OR install linux on android 2.3 cell phone zte midnight z768g
But I am an iPad user and would like en/dis - couragement before I try to learn/understand all this. Also, better searchwords and links are welcome.
Excuse my saying this, from my 1st Thread, non-useful or hostile replys not welcme.
Thanks In Advance.
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10-17-2016, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2006
Location: USA
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 4,824
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Possible, probably; worth it, no
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1 members found this post helpful.
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10-17-2016, 09:01 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Distribution: SuSE, RedHat, Slack,CentOS
Posts: 27,243
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iPad
I did a search for: run OR install linux on android 2.3 cell phone zte midnight z768g But I am an iPad user and would like en/dis - couragement before I try to learn/understand all this. Also, better searchwords and links are welcome.
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As said, possible but probably not worth it for much of anything other than entertainment. As suggested in your other thread here:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...3/#post5618499
...using the Windows tablet you say you have access to, you should be able to use that website. You are trying to shoehorn things around, when there are much easier paths. You say in that other thread you don't have $ for things, which is understandable to anyone, but you also do have access to real computers at public libraries and other such venues where you can use a 'real' computer to access that site, for your learning purposes. If you want to load Linux on your own device, the ONLY "Step 1" to take is: Get a device you can load it on. Most all of the newer Surface tablets can easily load it, but they're expensive. Fairly good laptops can be frequently purchased for less that $300. If this is for your education, you need to get the right tools first. Otherwise, you'll face CONSTANT problems in getting things to work, which will only put you further and further behind.
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Excuse my saying this, from my 1st Thread, non-useful or hostile replys not welcme.
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If this is how you're posting things, you really should avoid forums. ANYONE can reply to any message here, in any way they see fit. Telling people you'll only accept answers that fit YOUR criteria is fairly rude.
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10-17-2016, 09:08 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: May 2005
Location: boston, usa
Distribution: fedora-35
Posts: 5,326
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i think most (all ?) android devices use the linux kernel.
not a cellular-fone, but:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7
Last edited by schneidz; 10-17-2016 at 09:09 AM.
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10-17-2016, 09:44 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Distribution: SuSE, RedHat, Slack,CentOS
Posts: 27,243
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Originally Posted by schneidz
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Yes, but a Linux kernel is far from a full-blown Linux distro w/X windows, etc. The OP is (essentially) asking how to load Linux onto that device, fully. I've done some things with embedded systems, but wouldn't want to try to crack that particular nut.
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10-17-2016, 10:11 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida 20 minutes from Disney World
Distribution: SlackwareŽ
Posts: 13,956
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Member response
Hi,
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Originally Posted by TB0ne
If this is how you're posting things, you really should avoid forums. ANYONE can reply to any message here, in any way they see fit. Telling people you'll only accept answers that fit YOUR criteria is fairly rude.
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Not at LQ! A member must abide by the LQ Rules when communicating or responding here. I do agree that when posting a member should not do exclusion statements. New members should read; http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...#faq_lqwelcome
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!
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10-17-2016, 10:17 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Distribution: SuSE, RedHat, Slack,CentOS
Posts: 27,243
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Originally Posted by onebuck
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Indeed...note that I did *NOT* say that answering in an inappropriate manner would be tolerated by the site/moderators, just that people in a public forum COULD respond in any way they chose.
In the real world, telling people you'll only accept things the way you want them doesn't work too well.
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10-17-2016, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Debian 10, LineageOS 14.1
Posts: 1,573
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From what I gather there's no Linux OS (IE, Firefox OS, Ubuntu Phone, Tizen, Sailfish, Debian, etc.) that's been ported to the zte midnight z768g. So I recommend forgetting about this idea.
Last edited by mark_alfred; 10-17-2016 at 10:38 AM.
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10-17-2016, 02:06 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2016
Distribution: iPadLinux
Posts: 81
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Thanks. I had a feeling that it wasn't viable. So I won't expect progress if I read thru what I find.
My words not welcome didn't mean can't post. If gurus would rather play social media here,
Than answer sophisticated questions that have gone for several or more days with zero replys,
More enjoyment to them. Half of the replys to my Thread don't show up to me unless I click View Post anyway.
Sorry if I "made" people waste their time on this. I'll happily mark it Solved now.
Last edited by iPad; 10-17-2016 at 03:43 PM.
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10-17-2016, 03:26 PM
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Distribution: iPadLinux
Posts: 81
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Thanks for the puppy links! The 2nd one is as good as a whole novel
ARM arch... interesting... I promise to not ask any more questions about this, and just read...
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10-17-2016, 04:09 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Mar 2008
Posts: 22,144
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The guys at CyanogenMod have been working on these types of devices for a long time. Not sure how well they have mastered the ability to load an OS on to some of those older devices. If it has Android 2x then it is not worth the time to bother.
(correct spelt now)
Last edited by jefro; 10-17-2016 at 09:43 PM.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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10-17-2016, 04:41 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Debian 10, LineageOS 14.1
Posts: 1,573
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It appears even CyanogenMod doesn't have a build for ZTE Midnight.
https://download.cyanogenmod.org/
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