On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 03:52:56PM +0100, furey2310 wrote: > Hi, > > All the talk regarding linux mobile o/s and one after the other... > discontinued. > > why is there not a compiled set of instructions (installation code itself) > to be saved on a usb (only installs on a mobile device) as in the apt get > repository where you can right click, save as and paste it to an android > system/root file, if you can get in that far (i can just about clear hidden > system files.
Although it looks like "android phones" are a single type of computer, they are not. They are much less standardized than anything you think of as a PC; in fact, there are fewer differences between a Mac laptop and a Dell laptop than you will find between two random Android phones. Basically, each one is a separate porting effort. In addtion... > upon next reboot pushing both buttons in or whatever takes you to root on > your mobile/cell phone, they all have varying kinds of encrypted bootloaders; each one needs to be broken or bypassed individually. -dsr-
