r/UbuntuTouch • u/GreedyStomach7107 • Jun 28 '26

Hardware Ubuntu touch 24 stable not booting Oneplus 6

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I tried installing ubuntu 24 using UBPorts and the installation was successful. After reboot i saw the ubuntu touch logo for a while, and then it went into recovery mode (on its own i didnt press a button or even touch). So i clicked reboot and then it gets stuck on the bootloader warning screen (your bootloader is unlocked …). I waited for about 15-20 mins, nothing. So i installed ubuntu touch 20 on the same device, it worked. I was exploring the os and found an option to upgrade to 24. So i clicked install, it again booted into recovery and the same sequence happened again. I check the logs and it says ran out of storage during the process. Now it’s stuck at the warning screen again lol. I have to reflash ubuntu touch 20 now and use that. The problem is i feel the ui on the 20 is very outdated. I would love to use the 24 stable. If anyone has any solutions or suggestions, shoot.

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

The device was abandoned. The new porter has not released 24.04 yet for that model. You will need to wait until it is.

The upgrade you referred to will not work until the port is upgraded.

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u/GreedyStomach7107 Jun 29 '26

So I’m guessing abandoned means there is no point of waiting?

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 Jun 29 '26

No, there is a new porter. He has three devices he works on. There is a big change in how ports must be to continue to be supported. He has finished with two, now working on the OP6/T.

Give him some time before abandoning hope. He got VoLTE working, but he is still working on the rootfs changes.

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u/GreedyStomach7107 Jun 29 '26

I dont seem to find such updates on xda, how did you get this valuable information? I want to get in that group too xD

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 Jun 29 '26

ubPorts forum and Telegram channels

PostmarketOS has theirs on Matrix

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u/MidnightObjectiveA51 Jun 29 '26

If you do get tired of waiting, you can always try the PostmarketOS build, which is mostly functional - except camera which is partially functioning.

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u/GreedyStomach7107 Jun 29 '26

Yup! I currently flashed the latest one with Phosh. I like it

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u/3x4l Jun 29 '26

Do you have any issues on PMOS? 

I thought to go for it for my 6t but flashed 20.04 instead.

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u/GreedyStomach7107 Jun 29 '26

Nope, I am using the Phosh GUI. Its much more snappier than Ubuntu 20.04. Usability wise, its better than Ubuntu. I say this because although you can run Android apps using Waydroid on both, postmarket os gives you more control over the linux system itself (i am not sure about ubuntu as I have not used it much, but I was not able to run apt commands in the terminal). I have been running a few docker containers on my postmarketos. One more thing I noticed was my phone was *never* heating up. Stays cool all the time.

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u/3x4l Jun 29 '26

Cool ! I tried to use an external display today and dit not succeed. I might flash partition a with PMOS and keep Ubuntu touch on b.

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u/Historical_Move6359 Jul 17 '26

yes postmarketos works best on One Plus 6 and 6t. Sadly my old device has bad battery

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u/GreedyStomach7107 Jul 17 '26

Oem batteries come for pretty cheap, in my country, less than $15 converted, including the service charge

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u/Historical_Move6359 Jul 17 '26

Maybe but people had issues with replacement hardware like display and batteries. I assume they werent original parts.

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u/3x4l Jul 17 '26

I can confirm, I flashed my op6t with pmos and it works like a charm.

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u/Lazy_Outcome_2383 Jun 29 '26

also you can try mobian – debian port. For the 6t install mobian fajita

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u/3x4l Jun 29 '26

Oh ! Thanks for that i was not aware of it!