The MX4 is a 5.36" smartphone produced by Meizu Telecom Equipment Co. Although originally shipping with Android 4.4, a special Ubuntu Touch edition went on sale in May 2015.
Questions tagged [meizu-mx4]
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Will I be able to install ubuntu touch on a Meizu MX4 with android?
I'm thinking about buying this Meizu MX4 that comes with Android.
I was wondering if it would be possible to install Ubuntu Touch on it and keep receiving OTA updates. Being able to dual-boot it with android/ubuntu would also be nice.
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Meizu MX4 gps possibly not working
I just received my mx4. I played around with the phone yesterday and tested various stuff including the maps paps.
They either told me, that detecting my location was impossible or the accuracy was very low. Anyway, the nearby scope works but it…
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Problem with meizu pro 5
I upgraded my Meizu pro 5 to Ubuntu Touch 16.04, but now I cannot roll back to the stable version 15.04. Even with the developer mode enabled the phone isn't recognized by my computer.
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Recover MX4 Ubuntu Edition
This morning I received an OTA update (on rc-channel), so updated it. The phone booted and got to the boot-up page with the red dots showing boot-up in progress. There it stayed forever.
I booted into recovery mode by pressing the volume up key and…
Ivar
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Ubuntu for Meizu Mx Pro 5 - Android Edition?
I own Meizu MX Pro 5, regular Android edition.
Now that the MX Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition is coming out, I wonder if I could install Ubuntu-Touch using dualboot on my MX Pro 5 - or at least install Ubuntu-Touch.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
t0b4zz
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MX4 bluetooth disconnects immediately
I tried to connect my new Ubuntu MX4 by bluetooth to a Samsung Android. The two devices were able to connect, establish password confirmation - but they disconnected after ten- twenty seconds.
Anyone sharing this problem - do you know what to do -…
jan johansen
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Ubuntu-Touch optimization
I've owned a BQ Aquaris E4.5 and I now own a Meizu MX4 Ubuntu edition, and on both device, whatever the channel (I tried the stable, the rc-proposed and the devel-proposed) and Ubuntu-touch seems slow, notably when switching from a scope to another…
Mathieu Blanvillain
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Ubuntu touch – /etc/fstab resets after every restart
I have just received the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu edition and have already started hacking it. Managed to use davfs2 to mount remote drives ok, but anything I add to /etc/fstab is automatically removed every time the phone is restarted. Is this a bug or a…
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Meizu MX4 Ubuntu erased or changed access code
One step in the initial configuration of Ubuntu Touch on my Meizu MX4 was to set a user password or pin code. I decided for the pin: just 4 numbers - very easy for me to remember.
While I used my phone for the first time it was very warm and then I…
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root password on meizu mx4 ubuntu edition
I just got this brand new phone from Meizu, and immediately after unboxing it, tried to open a terminal, and failed to go to root!
Is there any default root password?
I sucessfully changed the "phablet" password, but changing root password does not…
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Ubuntu MX4 not detected on Ubuntu SDK
Just got hold of the Meizu MX4 which comes pre-installed with Ubuntu Touch. I have been using the Ubuntu SDK for some time now, today I tried to deploy a simple app onto the device.
However, several of my computers (all running Ubuntu 14.04) are…
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unable to answer meizu pro5 phone
It appears that i am unable to answer the phone. I press the screen in all the appropriate places, but nothing happens. ALSO when making a call, the icons for a microphone and a speaker appear to do nothing. Am i missing something?
15.04 OTA-12
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Ubuntu Phones Availability
I am looking out for the Ubuntu edition Mobile devices, however I am unable to locate any store where I could buy one. I liked the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition and would love venture into the rock solid platform over a tiny device.
Could you help me…
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Meizu MX4 will not mount
With the phone unlocked, I plug in the USB cable. Nothing happens. dmesg reports:
[190136.646920] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 39 using xhci_hcd
[190136.647031] usb 1-1: Device not responding to setup address.
[190136.851142] usb 1-1:…
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Upgrade Meizu MX4 ubuntu edition to OTA-10 fails
Yesterday an upgrade to OTA-10 was available on my Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition. I downloaded the upgrade, and clicked the "install" button. Confirmed that the device was allowed to restart, and saw the device restart and an ubuntu logo came up. After…
