Many times people ask about flashing using other operating systems.
Well here is the answer.
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
It's free!
Virtual box will allow you to accurately run Many operating systems such as windows on most PC operating systems without it effecting your PC partitions or causing any hassles.
Just install it, create a windows system
"you need a windows disk or backup windows disk image"
The operating systems supported are:
VirtualBox 4.0.6 for Windows hosts x86/amd64
VirtualBox 4.0.6 for OS X hosts Intel Macs
VirtualBox 4.0.6 for Linux hosts
VirtualBox 4.0.6 for Solaris hosts x86/amd64
I have used this often to run SEUS.
oops.. posted in the Q&A thread.
[Guide]Flashing using a non windows based operating system.
And should we attach SEMC FLASH DEVICE to the virtual machine after entering flash mode and should we install the usb drivers on the guest machine right???
karthikx10 said:
And should we attach SEMC FLASH DEVICE to the virtual machine after entering flash mode and should we install the usb drivers on the guest machine right???
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Ahh.. dammit i forgot that could be a issue..
Well at least it works for SEUS.
"topic title edited"
How do i make my own sig?
OmegaRED^ said:
Ahh.. dammit i forgot that could be a issue..
Well at least it works for SEUS.
"topic title edited"
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sorry for the off-topic Q, How do i make my own sig? I cant find it in the user CP
Top of the page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/usercp.php
OmegaRED^ said:
Top of the page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/usercp.php
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hey thanks but I can open the user cp...I cant find "edit ur sig" or "create ur sig" IN the user cp
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I wonder how I can upgrade my x10 mini pro to android 2.1 from my linux pc. I don't have any windows box at all. I'm looking for somthing like htc-flasher, but for x10.
Anyone?
Well, I dont know if that would help, but i just updated in Linux through Virtualbox
ambrosiosanchez said:
Well, I dont know if that would help, but i just updated in Linux through Virtualbox
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Can you elaborate on how you did this? Because it wasn't possbile for me in VirtualBox, due to the fact that it didn't keep the USB connection.
I’m guessing he is using the non-free version of virualbox with usb support. I don't have a windows cd, so that’s no option.
Maybe the java tool posted in this thread forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=826455 can be used on linux after some modifications?
Yes, that was a must.
To keep the USB connection you have to add it as a filter in the settings tab:
Without starting the virtual machine, connect the phone and go to settings > usb, select to add a filter and select the phone. I think that should work for PC Companion. If you plan to update with seus the usb device is a different one, so you should put the phone in flash mode and add the filter for the corresponding device. After the update, the name of the devices will change again, so you need to add new filters again.
Btw, I wasn't able to root through Virtualbox using Superoneclickroot but I think it was because I didn't stop PC Companion properly...
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I’m guessing he is using the non-free version of virualbox with usb support. I don't have a windows cd, so that’s no option.
Maybe the java tool posted in this thread forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=826455 can be used on linux after some modifications?
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Yes, you also need usb support.
If you don't have any windows at all maybe you could try flashtools in wine...
ambrosiosanchez said:
If you don't have any windows at all maybe you could try flashtools in wine...
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Thanks, but I don't think wine have usb support.
ambrosiosanchez said:
Yes, that was a must.
To keep the USB connection you have to add it as a filter in the settings tab:
Without starting the virtual machine, connect the phone and go to settings > usb, select to add a filter and select the phone. I think that should work for PC Companion. If you plan to update with seus the usb device is a different one, so you should put the phone in flash mode and add the filter for the corresponding device. After the update, the name of the devices will change again, so you need to add new filters again.
Btw, I wasn't able to root through Virtualbox using Superoneclickroot but I think it was because I didn't stop PC Companion properly...
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How did you root the phone then?
mr_cos said:
Thanks, but I don't think wine have usb support.
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I think it has some very primitive support, but certainly I wouldn't go that way...
Ben.Hahlen said:
How did you root the phone then?
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This morning I had acces to a computer with windows, and I tried to root using Superoneclickroot and I ended up having the same problem as with Virtualbox (the program was running but it was stuck at a loop), but this time I tried Ctrl+Alt+Del > Manage tasks > Finish PcComapnion, and it automatically rooted. I think If I had done the same before It would have worked...
rooting the phone with linux works like a charm... you need the sdk from h t t p : / / developer.android.com/sdk/index.html (sorry i can't post correct links)... i haven't tried flashing it yet because i'm waiting for the official update in switzerland
munzli said:
rooting the phone with linux works like a charm... you need the sdk from h t t p : / / developer.android.com/sdk/index.html (sorry i can't post correct links)... i haven't tried flashing it yet because i'm waiting for the official update in switzerland
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I guess you are talking android 1.6 for the rooting from linux with android sdk tools (adb?)
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I guess you are talking android 1.6 for the rooting from linux with android sdk tools (adb?)
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exactly... as soon as i have 2.1 i'll post what method i used
This is driving me crazy. I am also trying to install the 2.1 update with virtual box (non-free 3.2.10) on Mini Pro.
I am unable to get a proper USB connection to the device although it shows in the filters settings when I boot the VM it remains greyed out.
Can anybody else report success?
Sony Ericsson deserve a big slap for this.
Update: Sorry to solve my own problem, but isn't this so often the way after you ask for help:
I had to add my user to the vboxusers group, after which the usb connection worked fine.
munzli said:
exactly... as soon as i have 2.1 i'll post what method i used
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adb works great in Linux, both for 1.6 and 2.1, but the problem is there are no flashing tools available to update.
As for rooting the phone, the program I used in 2.1 (superoneclick) seems to be a gui for some batch process in adb, hence maybe reproducing all this steps in adbshell (pushing the necesasary files, running rageagaintshecage, getting the mountpath...) one could root the phone the same way...
It looks like the superoneclick author will add linux support in the next release.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
to bad the USBFlash.dll is from sony ericsson. we'll never know what the library does.
but i just played through the game of updating using a virtualbox windows machine... works like a charm. wrote down the simple steps to get it done here: h t t p : / / munz.li/?p=110
munzli said:
but i just played through the game of updating using a virtualbox windows machine... works like a charm. wrote down the simple steps to get it done here: h t t p : / / munz.li/?p=110
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Excellent howto, good work
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It looks like the superoneclick author will add linux support in the next release.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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Good, I hadn't seen that before. And well, looks like it's already supported. I just installed it,
you have to run the .exe file through mono. I tried and looks like working correctly, it detects the phone... but mine is already rooted so I'm not sure...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8699742&postcount=537
Where can I download correct adb windows driver for windows7 32bit?
Are they android device specific?
I would not like not to mess my windows setup with wrong versions of drivers
tobr said:
Where can I download correct adb windows driver for windows7 32bit?
Are they android device specific?
I would not like not to mess my windows setup with wrong versions of drivers
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Hi, if you can wait more or less 1h I will upload the file u need to work with folio ; )
That would be great. Thanks.
Hi, you must change the "android_winusb" file for this mine and should work (extract it from rar).
You will find this file in "***/android-sdk-windows/google-usb_driver
(I assume you have the last Android-SDK),
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Hi, you must change the "android_winusb" file for this mine and should work (extract it from rar).
You will find this file in "***/android-sdk-windows/google-usb_driver
(I assume you have the last Android-SDK),
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Thanks, it's working. Anyway I am going to install complet development enviroment in linux under vmware.
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So I have windows 8 Developer Preview
and the new photon drivers will not install because the installer cannot determine my operating system.
I just need to install the rsd driver so I can unlock my bootloader.
any ideas?
trying to avoid vmware if possible.
I have already tried compatibility mode.
...Why are you trying to do this in Windows 8? Just use whatever operating system you used to download the ISO.
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...Why are you trying to do this in Windows 8? Just use whatever operating system you used to download the ISO.
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I installed windows 8 over windows 7.
Everything else works fine.
Moto drivers msi is the only thing that won't install, because it checks the operating system, which currently doesn't exist.
sgtmedeiros said:
I installed windows 8 over windows 7.
Everything else works fine.
Moto drivers msi is the only thing that won't install, because it checks the operating system, which currently doesn't exist.
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Is there a compatibility mode for installation that will run it as Win7/Vista?
Cheers,
John Kotches said:
Is there a compatibility mode for installation that will run it as Win7/Vista?
Cheers,
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already tried
sgtmedeiros said:
already tried
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ORCA MSI Editor
Cheers!
NOTE: It is inadvisable to use alpha/beta/pre-production Operating Systems on primary workstations
So I have a laptop with windows 8 on it and it wont take the drivers that are suppose to be installed in fastboot/hboot. If I load windows 7, install the drivers and upgrade to windows 8 they work fine but i cant take a windows 8 laptop and put windows 7 drivers on it from scratch. Any ideas?
Run the drivers in compatibility mode for windows 7.
GrayTheWolf said:
Run the drivers in compatibility mode for windows 7.
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This.
If you're not sure how to do it, right click the installer > Properties > Compatibility tab > Check the box to run as a different version of Windows > Select Win7.
Did that to get some Creative drivers for my sound card to install under Windows 7 when they were Vista drivers (installer explicitly checked for Vista, and if it didn't match that version of Windows, it had a fit and wouldn't let you install it).
Alright, I have a question that kind of relates to this. I have windows 8 dual booting with windows vista. If I wanted to go with just windows 8, how do I remove the windows vista partition? U am asking here because I have come to rely on the smart folks here, and their advice. I know this isn't about the rezound, please don't flame me....
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Alright, I have a question that kind of relates to this. I have windows 8 dual booting with windows vista. If I wanted to go with just windows 8, how do I remove the windows vista partition? U am asking here because I have come to rely on the smart folks here, and their advice. I know this isn't about the rezound, please don't flame me....
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Go to the regular desktop (not MetroUI). Go to the start menu and right-click on my computer then click properties. Click Advanced System Settings on the left then go to Startup and Recovery. Pick Windows 8 under the default OS, reboot your computer then delete the Vista partition.
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Go to the regular desktop (not MetroUI). Go to the start menu and right-click on my computer then click properties. Click Advanced System Settings on the left then go to Startup and Recovery. Pick Windows 8 under the default OS, reboot your computer then delete the Vista partition.
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Don't forget to expand the current partition too, otherwise you're wasting space .
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Don't forget to expand the current partition too, otherwise you're wasting space .
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you cant expand the partition if its at the end of the partition table. you would have to move and then resize and then grow the filesystem to fill the partition.
cyberkeeper1 said:
you cant expand the partition if its at the end of the partition table. you would have to move and then resize and then grow the filesystem to fill the partition.
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His partition may be at the begining.
But, I don't think those rules apply to SSDs right?
jbeitel said:
So I have a laptop with windows 8 on it and it wont take the drivers that are suppose to be installed in fastboot/hboot. If I load windows 7, install the drivers and upgrade to windows 8 they work fine but i cant take a windows 8 laptop and put windows 7 drivers on it from scratch. Any ideas?
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Latest HTCSync works with Win8.
http://dl3.htc.com/application/sync/htc_sync_3.0.5617_us.exe
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Latest HTCSync works with Win8.
http://dl3.htc.com/application/sync/htc_sync_3.0.5617_us.exe
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FYI, HTC Sync is actually at version 3.3x.x now. Anyway, wouldn't HTC SyncManager be better...it's specifically for Vista and later?
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I think I've made a huge mistake.
I just wiped my device in TWRP because the last CM Nightly I installed was acting up.
I went into TWRP, wiped and factory reset. I then rebooted and went into TWRP again.
I wanted to install CM 9.1, which I copied onto my 64GB SanDisk Ultra, and I was thinking to just flash it from the external sd.
I read somewhere on xda that I needed to maybe use a smaller SD card and have the format in FAT32, which I did, but TWRP still does not recognize them.
I am currently stuck with TWRP v2.3.1.0, no way to flash a new rom from a blank internal memory or an external memory.
I tried updating SDK and the most updated drivers for the device through the Device Manager and use "adb push" or "adb sideload" but the device is not recognized.
Can someone give me some kind of suggestion to solve this situation.
I’d suggest using a linux install to do the adb stuff if you’re not doing so already, no need for crazy windows drivers to see a connected device.
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squidlr said:
I’d suggest using a linux install to do the adb stuff if you’re not doing so already, no need for crazy windows drivers to see a connected device.
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Thanks for the reply.
Can you elaborate a bit on what a linux install is? My PC has W8 on...
kgal said:
Thanks for the reply.
Can you elaborate a bit on what a linux install is? My PC has W8 on...
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Windows 8 is a bugger to get drivers working properly.
Try and use a windows 7 machine or a friends laptop or try the following instructions.
Windows 8 Instructions
How to Disable Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows 8:
From the Metro Start Screen, open Settings (move your mouse to the bottom-right-corner of the screen and wait for the pop-out bar to appear, then click the Gear icon).
Click ‘More PC Settings’.
Click ‘General’.
Scroll down, and click ‘Restart now’ under ‘Advanced startup’.
Wait a bit.
Click ‘Troubleshoot’.
Click ‘Advanced Options’
Click ‘Windows Startup Settings’
Click Restart.
Ubuntu is a linux based Operating System, and can be used to do most things Windows 8 does, sometimes worse, sometimes better. So in this case, it's less trouble to connect an android device to a linux OS such as Ubuntu, as it can recognize a telephone without having to install drivers.
If you want to give it a go, you can install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tired-of-windows-8-how-to-dual-boot-windows-ubuntu/
And then install Fastboot and ADB:
http://putokaz.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/install-adb-and-fastboot-android-tools-in-ubuntu-via-ppa/
But, I'd stick to Windows and follow the advice of Flumpster if you're not too confident installing a second operating system.
I can and have knowledge of installing another OS to run alongside Windows.
I use VirtualBox to run Mac OSX and Android. Can I run Linux on VirtualBox and do the process through that?
I am not quite sure what I should do after disabling Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 8...
Yes, you can install Linux in a virtual machine - give it a try. If the device is still not recognized via OS running in the virtual machine, you can then always install to your hard disk and try that route.
The other option is to run Ubuntu as a live cd eg from the disk in memory (not install) and do it that way. I first unlocked and rooted my mobile this way. I can give more info on this if you like.
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The other option is to run Ubuntu as a live cd eg from the disk in memory (not install) and do it that way. I first unlocked and rooted my mobile this way. I can give more info on this if you like.
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I think I'll give a multi-boot option a try. I've been wanting to install a different OS anyway since upgrading to Windows 8. Now I just have incentive.
kgal said:
I think I'll give a multi-boot option a try. I've been wanting to install a different OS anyway since upgrading to Windows 8. Now I just have incentive.
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Just a quick thought after re-reading your first post, I'd try a smaller sd card (16 or 32GB). I have heard of the larger faster cards giving some people problems.
Solved!
After trying to install Linux using Ubuntu 13.04 and getting more errors (something with the UEFI vs Legacy Boot installation), I decided to retry and find the original Windows drivers for the TF201.
I found one through Softpedia, downloaded it, used the "Have Disk" option when installing the yielded "Transformer" device in the Device Manager and sideloading the new CM 10.1 Nightly onto it.
Works like a charm!
Thanks everyone for the support!