Linux AsteroidOS on LG Watch R (lenok) & Urbane (bass)?

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I haven t tried it myself yet. But why has the LG watch Urbane received three stars as far as installation is concerned, which means that it is one of the best supported devices from AsteroidOS, when it is so bad to install it?

https://asteroidos.org/install/bass/

Was the installation done carefully? I don t know where the stock ROM for the LG watch Urbane is available. But I can recommend the AstroidOS chat:

https://asteroidos.org/contact/

the chat software is very basic, sometimes it takes time until someone respond. You can also check out the AsteroidOS IRC Logs here:

https://log.asteroidos.org/

but the support is at a high level and professional. I already had good discussions, and I’m scared to ask foolish questions there. Maybe you can ask there where to find the stock ROM for the LG watch Urbane (which is a smart question).
 
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Peter Gamma said:
LG watch Urbane is currently one of the most attractive watches to install Linux AsteroidOS on it:

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/ot...-asteroidos-linux-distribution-t4171413/page3

in contrast to other smartwatches, all described features, for instance BLE and WIFI, are working on Linux AsteroidOS 1.0:

https://asteroidos.org/install/bass/
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flashed the OS following the instruction on the website and device is not un useable just sits on the lg logo screen then goes black then lg logo. I flashed it 4 times with no luck and all the links to the stock files for the watch are expired so i cant send it back to factory either. Im currently trying to work with the asteroid guys to find a resolution
 
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Univsoldur said:
flashed the OS following the instruction on the website and device is not un useable just sits on the lg logo screen then goes black then lg logo. I flashed it 4 times with no luck and all the links to the stock files for the watch are expired so i cant send it back to factory either. Im currently trying to work with the asteroid guys to find a resolution
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the advice they gave me was to flash this first
then flash asteroid i did that and the device still was unresponsive so currently i just left it running the rom and kernel from the link battery life is great so i think i will just run this an abandon asteroid
 
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Univsoldur said:
the advice they gave me was to flash this first
then flash asteroid i did that and the device still was unresponsive so currently i just left it running the rom and kernel from the link battery life is great so i think i will just run this an abandon asteroid
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Thanks for sharing. I also own such a device. Unfortunately, I had no time to try it. The Asteroid OS chat is good. But the advantage of XDA developers is, that there is a forum, and it is easier to find user reports which are very helpful. Thank you very much.
 
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I had problems with Garmin watches to access sensor data. With a Linux watch, it would be much more simpler to access sensor data. There are project available which can run under Linux. You can find those on my Github page. There is no code on it, but you can find links to different projects:

https://github.com/PeterGamma

I bought an LG watch R and an LG Urbane to flash Linux Asteroid on it. They are quiet cheap now. I bought them for around 50 USD second hand. There is no instruction for a new watch with Linux Asteroid OS which I could find.

MagneFire from the Asteroid OS IRC chat advised to wait and see for the new Xiaomi Smart watch or new Fossile watch for Linux Asteroid OS. But where remains is the new Xiaomi Smart watch?
 
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