Hi there, i was trying to run Debian on my pro, but i cant install it! i try two methods, the Linux installer Beta 1.7 (say kernel dosnt have ext and loop support) and the SU terminal emulator way (cant chmod to 4755 any file, even using the su command - from here: http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/android-development/1091-install-debian-android.html )...
My pro is ROOTED with latest z4root, i even do a factory repair with pc companion...
Any advice???
Regards!
I tried this as well... no loop is no loop ( required for chroot type runs )
works on a Samsung i5700 I have at work tho...
thnx for the reply, so i can add loop and the ext thing? or we need a custom kernel? , what rom have the samsung?, in other hand i dont know why i cant chmod the files, even using root explorer! regards...
needs a new kernel yes.
i5700 is running samdroid cooked ( forget which version, but added multitouch )
damn :/
now why i cant chmod the files using su terminal emulator or root explorer? maybe is because my sdcard is formated in fat32, regards!
fat32 knows nothing about *nix style permissions, in a way though... all files on a fat32 are set 0777, but not really... heh
For what it's worth, I've just had Debian running in a chroot on my X10 Mini Pro, using the instructions at talkandroid.com, as mentioned by the original poster. Sorry, but as a new poster, I'm not allowed to link directly to those directions. This is with stock ROM, upgraded to Android 2.1, rooted with SuperOneClick.
A few modifications are necessary to make it work. I'm going to try to describe what I've done, but I am working backwards, so it's entirely possible that I'll leave something out and you could suffer disastrous consequences. So please be sure you back up all crucial data before proceeding, and be prepared to accept the possibility that your phone could be destroyed in the process.
First of all, the instructions tell you to run scripts from your SD card, which isn't going to work unless the card has a partition with a Linux-compatible file system. I suggest following the directions as far as step 4. Then replace the "bootdeb" file in the "debian" directory with the modified version attached to this post. Rename it "bootdeb". Then you will have to run the following commands manually, preferably using adb shell, but it can be done in a terminal on the phone. Either way, using the ash shell helps by providing command completion and history.
As root (su):
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
mkdir /data/local/mnt
cd /sdcard/debian
cp bootdeb /data/local/bin #note: you may need to mkdir /data/local/bin first
cd /data/local/bin/
chmod 4777 bootdeb
You should now be able to run the bootdeb script to start up Debian.
The installation file says, "Be sure to run /scripts/onetime.sh as root from the shell after your FIRST 'boot'." This will prompt you to set a root password.
At this point, the Debian installation is command line only and root only. The image file needs to be resized before much can be added.
The other files in the Debian directory may be useful, but they all need to be modified before they can be used.
This is only a beginning. I don't know that I'm likely to get very far with it, so anyone else who's inclined to jump in and make this work better is welcome to do so!
edit: correcting grammatical error
Just in case anyone else shares my obsession -- I mean interest in getting Debian to run on an X10 Mini Pro, I thought I should report my progress. Or lack thereof.
Actually, as I said in the previous post, command line Debian works, and that's a lot of power to have available. But it would be nice to get X working, despite the lack of video drivers.
There's a lot of information out there about setting up X with a VNC server on an Android phone, then running a VNC client to access the graphic environment. The source of most accounts seems to be a thread at the androidfanatic forums, with the title "Gnome, KDE, IceWM or LXDE Desktop on your Android!"
(Sorry, I'm still too new at this to be allowed to post links, so this is the only way I can indicate where to find the information.)
I've tried lots of variations on those directions, trying to adapt them to the X10 Mini Pro. And I've had a little success. I can get to the Icewm or LXDE desktop and run the terminal program, but I can't start any programs that use X. Invariably, I get this error:
Error: Can't open display: :1.0
I've run out of ideas, so I'm taking a break from the project. If anyone else is interested enough to try, good luck to you!
For what it's worth, the most recent and comprehensive account of running Debian with X on Android phones appears to be at lanrat.com, in the "android" directory, filename "debian".
@RobbH
Very interesting! I'm waiting a new 8gb card so that I try it! Should you come up with any new progress please report here
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below is a short preface and introduction before the main point of this thread. you can skip the preface if you want.
PREFACE/INTRODUCTION
i am relatively new here. i owned a nexus one a year ago and sold it for an iPhone 4. left the iOS world and jumped over to the "fastest phone in the world" (GS2 doesn't count yet). had my device for 3 days and i love it. jailbreaking iOS was very easy for me and i am *somewhat* comfortable rooting and unlocking bootloaders on android. Nexus One was very easy from what I can remember. fastboot oem unlock i believe it was? CWM, flashing *.zips, etc. So I would like to think I am not a complete n00b, but when it comes to motorolas, i have no experience. i currently own a macbook pro as my main computer, however, i do have limited access to a notebook running vista. now to get to my point of this thread.
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MAIN POINT OF THREAD: sbf_flash tool
SBF_FLASH (Mac and Linux) executable for flashing *.sbf files to motorola android phones in lieu of RSDlite. **ATRIX is said to be supported
link: http: //blog.opticaldelusion.org/2011_04_01_archive.html (wouldn't let me post real link, sorry)
*note: originally the developer wrote separate scripts for linux and mac as mac uses mach-o executables while linux uses ELF, however, the updated version works on both linux and mac platforms.
i searched the forums and only found 4 posts related to the tool sbf_flash and none of them were related to the motorola atrix. therefore i felt compelled to write this post and see if anyone has used this tool. if you read my preface it stated that I have a mac and only limited access to a windows computer therefore . my main question is. has anyone used this tool to flash *.sbf files to their atrix? if so, were there any issues whatsoever?
**if no one has used this tool before, I will hold my breathe and take the plunge. I will gladly be the guinea pig for all you mac/linux users out there (mainly mac users as if I am not mistaken, linux users have someway of flashing *.sbf files?)
thank you for reading this post. if I do not receive any input in terms of user's experiences with this tool by July 12th 9:00PM (EST), I will attempt to use it and see what happens. very anxious to get the bootloader on my device unlocked and flash CWM and flash 2.3.4. but i will wait.
**EDIT: i am aware of the fact that I can use bootcamp, VMware, Parallels or essentially any Virtual Box to run Windows on my mac and use RSDlite, however, I feel that if a simple executable such as sbf_flash worked, if would save a ****load of time/frustration/hassles.
I have used it
I use sbf_flash daily for script making purposes and it works flawlessly with the Atrix. Make sure to make the script executable by typing the follwing command in the directory where u have it.
sudo chmod +x sbf_flash.sh
For example if u have the script in the downloads folder type this into the the terminal:
sudo sudo chmod +x /Users/username/Downloads/sbf_flash.sh
Then to flash an SBF type ./Users/username/Downloads/sbf_flash.sh name-of-sbf.sbf
Hope this helps. I have made a script for myself that automates this and would be happy to share it with you. However this is rather basic and I don't think you need a script. If you have any questions let me know.
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I use sbf_flash daily for script making purposes and it works flawlessly with the Atrix. Make sure to make the script executable by typing the follwing command in the directory where u have it.
sudo chmod +x sbf_flash.sh
For example if u have the script in the downloads folder type this into the the terminal:
sudo sudo chmod +x /Users/username/Downloads/sbf_flash.sh
Then to flash an SBF type ./Users/username/Downloads/sbf_flash.sh name-of-sbf.sbf
Hope this helps. I have made a script for myself that automates this and would be happy to share it with you. However this is rather basic and I don't think you need a script. If you have any questions let me know.
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I run windows 7 on ny mac so... yea
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thanks for all the input (from both of you). im assuming if i cd into the directory where the sbf_flash file resides I don't need to include the path every time? i have some knowledge of C and limited C++ or object oriented programming knowledge as well. i would love to use your script that automates the entire procedure if you don't mind giving it to me. once again thanks for the advice.
correct me if i am wrong, but chmod -x essentially gives the file permission to execute? trying to remember all the different unix commands. sudo, cd, and ls are only ones i use on a consistent basis
I have realized that it is not necessary to chmod +x the script file. All you have to do is include a ./ in front of it. For example ./sbf_flash filename.sbf. Btw saw your guide on how to sbf flash under *nix, so not sure if this information is still useful to you.
oh and yes cd, sudo and ls are the commands to use on a constant basis.
hey guys, kinda new to linux and the atrix. running 10.04 im not sure if i have the sbf_flash.sh. i have a file that shows as a shell script, i hope thats right. anyway. i have followed the direction above and cant seem to get it to run. this is what i have.
sudo chmod +x /home/serooted/Desktop/sbf_flash.sh
I in return get.No such file or directory. any ideas that would get me rolling? really want to get rid of the "unlocked" from my moto splash screen
type the following in at the terminal. ls /home/serooted/Desktop/ and see if the sbf_flash file appears in the output.
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type the following in at the terminal. ls /home/serooted/Desktop/ and see if the sbf_flash file appears in the output.
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Yes the sbf_flash does show up in the output. so my question would be, how now do i get it to flash the file?
is there any way that someone can post a step-by-step guide to unlocking the bootloader for the mb860 running 4.5.91 on a mac as i don't have access to a pc and am un able to find a clear method to doing so. sorry I'm new to this :/
Hi,
Sorry for my English; I'm French people.
I have an HTC Tattoo with HCDR ROM 1.7 since one year. But with the patched market i can't have the new version of the market. I read lot of topic about the subject in this forum and the Frandroid forum but I not found a running issues.
Have you got a solution for my probem ?
Thaks a lot,
Florian
florianlyon
Dude, hey! I ran into same problem.
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723255&page=66
read last messages in the thread, especially my posts
Hey !
Thanks for you answer. I have already read this posts but it's not work for me !
If you have successfully fix this problem please leave me the procedure and shell command.
Follow the URL and download original market:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wrw9tdzhveoqvgh/Vendingtrue.apk
Then reboot your phone to recovery.
Start cmd in windows.
Go to C:\rtattoo folder (i presume u use 1-click root-rec too).
If necessary mount your phone's system partition as RW:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw system
And the main command u have to run here is:
Code:
adb push Vendingtrue.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
note: of course it's implied that Vendingtrue.apk should be in the same directory as adb or locate it in a different way if u want.
If push command executes successfully just restart your phone, if not - then, naturally, do some work around. U may even try running it under loaded Android, it may do the trick too (for example, once when i tried installing hosts file it worked).
The main idea, as u might have already guessed , is to replace Vending.apk. Then it will autoupdate itself at the first time u launch it.
Hope it helps, good luck, dude!
I have try this procedure when Android running but it was impossible to push the new Vending.apk even with the system partition mounted.
But in Recovery mode I could push the new apk.
But when I launch the market it not auto update and when I run
Code:
adb pull /system/app/Vending.apk
The Vending.apk size is 1158ko, as the vendingtrue.apk size is 1146ko.
So I conclude that the replacement was not performed.
Have you got a solution ?
Thanks a lot
Dude !
I retry and it's work !
My system partition was not mount correctly.
I launched the following command with my tattoo in recovery mode :
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system -o rw
ctrl+c (or exit)
adb push Vendingtrue.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
I reboot my tattoo and launch :
Code:
adb pull /system/app/Vending.apk
The size is 1146ko (YES my APK has successfully replace).
I ran the market, 5 minute after, it was up to date.
thank you very much for your precious help !
the new market is rubbish...too bug...too slow...get the old market...I have download the old market I can ensure you it's better than new
Hello Android Devs,
I am a linux admin, looking to help out. Is there a good place to do a quick comparison of commands btw linux and android ? Or where various scripts / special android locations of files.
I have been typing into my touchpad's Terminal Emulator and getting pretty irritated with no tab completion. I think I am going to buy a bluetooth keyboard. The other issue I was hoping Devs could help me find is, where is the fsck.vfat ? or e2fsck -o vfat? I have been having heck of time trying to find this and other normal linux commands without locate or tab completion. man e2fsck (no man pages found lol).
My "sdcard" in dmesg says needs to fsck'd, and I would like to help out because I see forum posts here and rootkitz.forums about just deleting the partition lol.
Thanks for advice
SorrowsTyr
Install Hacker's Keyboard from Market, this one has buttons like Ctrl and Tab.
Sweet I will try that thanks!
-Gary
On my Droid3 e2fsck is located in /system/bin. I am also seeing a fsck.msdos, but no fsck.vfat.
I also remember seeing someone was compiling a BASH shell for Android. This would give you the tab completion that Busybox doesn't have.
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yes there is bash in android , just type it, if you want bash with root privies the most reliable way to do that is su -c "bash"
also dont fsck in android that will get you bad results just look at what happened in a1, better way to that is using webos either using tailor in preware which is a nice front end that unmounts and fscks your media partition or install xecutah and using the command line fsck it (remember to unmount first)
ps: path to the media partition is dev/store/media
sorrowstyr said:
Hello Android Devs,
I am a linux admin, looking to help out. Is there a good place to do a quick comparison of commands btw linux and android ? Or where various scripts / special android locations of files.
I have been typing into my touchpad's Terminal Emulator and getting pretty irritated with no tab completion. I think I am going to buy a bluetooth keyboard. The other issue I was hoping Devs could help me find is, where is the fsck.vfat ? or e2fsck -o vfat? I have been having heck of time trying to find this and other normal linux commands without locate or tab completion. man e2fsck (no man pages found lol).
My "sdcard" in dmesg says needs to fsck'd, and I would like to help out because I see forum posts here and rootkitz.forums about just deleting the partition lol.
Thanks for advice
SorrowsTyr
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You should try this:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/g52q4...1.0-tenderloin-sdcard_check_fix_r4-signed.zip
It installs a fixed fsck_msdos ...
NOTE: This should be included in Alpha3.6, but until then ...
Hello,
I tried to see the internal storage directly on Xubuntu 11.10 like a hard drive, so I tried to mount it without success.
Ok, to push some file on internal storage I can using adb, but it's not very "look" friendly.
So I've tried many post, this one seem to be the near goal.
[Guide] Mount Internal Storage in Ubuntu
But for me still don't work.
Do you have any idea?
Edit:
1st solution (Thanks iourine) :
. Install it from Synaptics of Application Center and see Multimedia-->gMTP in the system menu. To some degree, it is sufficient to manage the user content on the device
Edit:
2nd solution nut not working for me : help
Please see the file archos9.bash
Plug your device and in a terminal sudo sh "le fichier"
Just tried gMTP, works as it should. Siply install it from Synaptics of Application Center and see Multimedia-->gMTP in the system menu. To some degree, it is sufficient to manage the user content on the device; you don't need adb for that only purpose.
Note that I also have necessary settings in ~/.android/adb_usb.ini and in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules (I think you too, once you can see the device in adb.)
Also look Wiki for "Media_Transfer_Protocol" for other options. If you have Kubuntu, it will probably work off-the-box, with the above two files.
Or do
Code:
adb shell
and manage the /storage directory by hand.
I wonder, has anybody ported MC onto this device?
Thank you it's work. You just have to open this prog
Do you have a solution to mount automatically this internal storage?
I was just thinking about this "issue"
I've managed to get it mounted and showing up in nautilus, although I think the mtpfs fuse driver may be a little buggy, I had to do a little rain dance to get it to show up.
Which part is not working for you?
So with the first link! I block at the end.
so --> I don"t see in the "Places" menu a Drive marked with 'xoom' (or for me "tablette")
Even if I Plug in archos.
An idea?
Solution
The same thing,
I modified this script, but it not working. Any archos9 seen on xubuntu.
I see in media the dir but that's it. I tried to reinstall the mtfs... nothing, to do it manualy. Same thing.
You can find the script in the first message.
Let me know if it's work for you or how to improve it.
In advance thank you
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=921218&stc=1&d=1330292862
What do you think about this line : mtpfs on /media/archos9 type fuse.mtpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other)
Do have you tried "MTPFS" ?
Do have you tried "MTPFS" ?
It works like a charm..
I've done this:
sudo apt-get install mtpfs
then
sudo mkdir /media/tablet
..and..
sudo mtpfs -o allow_other /media/tablet
is a piece of cake.
Yes i've tried
Yes, thank you, I tried.
I'm going to trie 2 thing:
- because i'm under 64 xubuntu, i wil install the 32 prog
- instal the last aos from archos, i read that they improve something for that!
Hi,
I tried to upgrade the busybox with different manner (busybox, busybox installer, manual installation from xda), but no one works properly.
Each time i broke the original Archos busibox, so i lose the adb shell.
Can someone explain to me the good way to upgrade the busybox?
Thanks.
SirOch
Hi,
Nobody to explain a clean upgrade of the busybox?
cheers
SirOch said:
Hi,
Nobody to explain a clean upgrade of the busybox?
cheers
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Google? also XDA has a great search feature have you tried that? :silly: Any particular reason why you want/need to upgrade busybox?
Hi,
As i said, i tried the different busybox installers and the installation was ok, but i each time, i lost the shell from adb.
That's just my problem.
So i just want to understand why the upgrade of the busybox broke the original archos busybox?
Moreover some application need to have other busybox installed.
Regards.
David
SirOch said:
Hi,
As i said, i tried the different busybox installers and the installation was ok, but i each time, i lost the shell from adb.
That's just my problem.
So i just want to understand why the upgrade of the busybox broke the original archos busybox?
Moreover some application need to have other busybox installed.
Regards.
David
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Ahhh right, the quest for knowledge Your problem is as much to do with adb ( /sbin/adbd to be precise ) as it is to do with busybox, firstly you've probably wiped out the symlinks in /bin, especially /bin/sh which is the location that adbd on archos looks to run the when you do adb shell from your desktop. This is not the default location which just about every other android OEM adheares ,that is /system/bin/sh.
If you are going to upgrade the archos busybox be aware that a large number of symlinks back to /bin/busybox exist not only in /bin but also in /usr/bin /usr/sbin
Archos for reasons I still haven't fathomed, really went to town on restructuring and customized Android on the platform level.
A little tip if you've got more question, to save you bumping threads , which really does upset some folks round here... you'll probably get more more if you add more details, such as error messages etc. Saying " i lost the shell from adb." doesn't really help anyone who might be able to offer assistance. There about 10 different ways adb can fail to connect, Did the device disappear from the list or report as offline. or even come up with the message "- exec '/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -".??
Hopefully that's helped.
Hi SirOrch,
i don't know why you loose your adb shell, but concerning busybox... the things on Archos tablets are like this:
Basically on a non rooted device we got a squashfs image mounted read only.
This image contains the stock busybox compiled by Archos (sharing system's uclibc) with limited functionality,
but containing enough tools to handle the daily job.
The path to this busybox is "hard-coded" as well. It's location is /bin which is the second entry in the path environment.
You might check that by typing printenv in your console.
The first entry should be /data/local/bin on your device.
So if you like to replace stock busybox with an advanced one, you should make sure that it will be installed to /data/local/bin.
Often there's no need to use all this apk Android Market stuff to get a proper busybox installation.
Sometimes it's little better to really understand what's happening under the hood.
Most busybox app's are statically linked, because with a static binary you don't have to take care of the device's libc or uclibc.
So you might easily extract on of the apk's or get one from xda-developers.
There are many floating around in the end.
If got one push it to /data/local/bin with adb.
You might need softlinks in this directory as well. This could be done by hand as well.
Anyway if you are a lazy person, who doesn't care about what's happening, go to the market install busybox.
Then check at /data/local/bin if it is there.
If it got installed elsewhere, some commands will still use stock busybox.
Extended commands might then use the installed one.
So check it out...
EDIT:
... aaaargh again simultaneous posting.
scholbert
Hi gentlemen,
Thanks for your help and sorry to forget to give you the error message i had:
the message was : - exec '/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
After investigation i found my mistake:
- In manual mode, i forget to change the ownership of busybox to root in /bin.
- when i tried to use any application from the market, the busybox was well updated in /system/xbin but the application also delete the busybox in /bin and don't change the symlinks in /bin. That's explain why adb shell won't work.
Regards.
SirOch