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Thanks again to all the Devs that have made our tablet usable. As you know, docks are being imported (I believe you will have one soon) and apparently only the zpad rom supports the ethernet port. Are you going to be able to get this support into the TnT and other custom Roms?
Thanks
insight3fl said:
Thanks again to all the Devs that have made our tablet usable. As you know, docks are being imported (I believe you will have one soon) and apparently only the zpad rom supports the ethernet port. Are you going to be able to get this support into the TnT and other custom Roms?
Thanks
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I am planning on working on it. There is no doubt it should be possible to get it working, just a question how hard.
rothnic said:
I am planning on working on it. There is no doubt it should be possible to get it working, just a question how hard.
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Of course, we don't doubt your ability
I'm assuming the docks made it ok?
it2steve said:
Of course, we don't doubt your ability
I'm assuming the docks made it ok?
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Haven't gotten it (yet). Snow probably slowed things down, I expect.
I came home to find the stand at my door. USB works fine with the power adapter and it is slightly weighted to help itself stay still.
Haven't tried to use HDMI. Ethernet would be good for the network folks who want to eventually want to sniff traffic and other such stuff. So +1
Typed this out on a keyboard plugged into the usb of the stand, so handy to just doc and have a keyboard. I am on TNT 2.4 so no mouse
I couldn't get Ethernet to work reliably without a conf change (DNS was borked). I added a fix in 3.1.3 that should correct it, at least as per my tests so far.
HDMI and USB seem to work A-OK OOTB.
roebeet said:
I couldn't get Ethernet to work reliably without a conf change (DNS was borked). I added a fix in 3.1.3 that should correct it, at least as per my tests so far.
HDMI and USB seem to work A-OK OOTB.
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roebeet,
For those of us who are running stock, what was the conf change that you needed to do for DNS (assume root and terminal are available)?
Thanks!
Jim
The problematic file is this one:
/system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf
You just need to add this entry, to it:
Code:
interface eth0
# dhcpcd-run-hooks uses these options.
option subnet_mask, routers, domain_name_servers
This seems to tell the device how to assign DNS servers to the interface. This is in TnT Lite 3.1.3+ and also VEGAN b5+.
roebeet said:
The problematic file is this one:
/system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf
You just need to add this entry, to it:
Code:
interface eth0
# dhcpcd-run-hooks uses these options.
option subnet_mask, routers, domain_name_servers
This seems to tell the device how to assign DNS servers to the interface. This is in TnT Lite 3.1.3+ and also VEGAN b5+.
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I can see this file using z4root, but what app do I use for editing it?
Still running stock rom at this point.
*N/m, googled it. Thx!
This is for the n00bs (like me) who want to stay with stock rom for a while and need to do this fix for wired ethernet with the malata dock. I needed it because at my job the wireless is turned off due to sensitive client info.
You need to install three apps:
z4root to root your tab
root explorer to copy a file
astro to edit that file
Turn off wireless.
Root your tab using z4root. The temp root wouldn't work for me, I had to do the permanent root to get the option to mount as rw in root explorer. Ymmv.
Navigate to /system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf with root explorer. Copy that file, navigate back to sdcard2 and paste the file onto your microsd card.
Make a backup copy of that original file somewhere, I put my backup in a folder on my netbook.
Open the file on the sdcard2 with astro, choose file editor and add the lines that roebeet posted above. Make sure you type it exactly, including spaces, etc. Save your changes. Exit astro.
Open root explorer again. Copy the edited file on your sdcard2 and navigate back to /system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.conf
Make sure you've clicked "mount rw" in the upper left corner of root explorer.
Paste the edited file in that directory. It will overwrite the original file. Click "mount ro".
Exit back to classic home (I shut down my tab at this point).
Connect your gtab to the dock, plug your charger into dock and connect your ethernet cable. Boot your gtab while connected to the dock. You may have to reboot once more but this fix works perfectly.
For some reason stock browser didn't pick up the connection but Maxthon and xScope Pro did. Stock browser may have just needed refreshing or something but it was late and I was tired so didn't bother with it.
Hope this helps someone else get it done a little quicker than I did
Metal_in_Silk said:
Open the file on the sdcard2 with astro, choose file editor and add the lines that roebeet posted above. Make sure you type it exactly, including spaces, etc. Save your changes. Exit astro.
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Why are you exiting Root Explorer and opening Astro?
Just use Root Explorer to navigate to the directory and:
- change the permissions to r/w
- long press on dhcpcd.conf
- select EDIT FILE and make the addiition
- save it and change the permissions back to r/o
- michael
ohhh... just occured to me that maybe there's a 'lite' or free version of Root Explorer that doesn't include the ability to EDIT files!
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Why are you exiting Root Explorer and opening Astro?
Just use Root Explorer to navigate to the directory and:
- change the permissions to r/w
- long press on dhcpcd.conf
- select EDIT FILE and make the addiition
- save it and change the permissions back to r/o
- michael
ohhh... just occured to me that maybe there's a 'lite' or free version of Root Explorer that doesn't include the ability to EDIT files!
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Yes, using the free version I didn't see an option to edit.
Added note:
If you upgrade to build 4349, you will have to redo this fix for ethernet support. While VS states the upgrade adds dock support, it apparently is not for the Malata dock w/Ethernet.
This seems to work, as checking the connections using the busybox ifconfig command shows an eth0 connection. But both the browser and my Weather Widget Live Wallpaper can't find an internet connection. The Settings page has no way of telling it to use the LAN connection for internet connectivity.
So, it may "work", but it seems to be useless.
All of my browsers work with this fix. I'm posting from work using the dock now.
Weather widget doesn't work tho.
Hi,
I tried this fix on CM7 but it did not work.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
pgonza02 said:
Hi,
I tried this fix on CM7 but it did not work.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Wish I could help but no idea. Different rom, different kernel. Not sure who the dev is for CM7 but I'd try asking him if possible.
I've used it on stock 3588, 4349, and now Roebeet's Brilliant Corners (already included in this rom). Works on all those with all browsers I've tried so far. However, I cannot d/l from market via ethernet tho I can browse and select, apps are d/l as soon as it picks up a wireless connection.
Some apps work perfectly with it and some insist on a wireless connection.
Metal_in_Silk said:
Wish I could help but no idea. Different rom, different kernel. Not sure who the dev is for CM7 but I'd try asking him if possible.
I've used it on stock 3588, 4349, and now Roebeet's Brilliant Corners (already included in this rom). Works on all those with all browsers I've tried so far. However, I cannot d/l from market via ethernet tho I can browse and select, apps are d/l as soon as it picks up a wireless connection.
Some apps work perfectly with it and some insist on a wireless connection.
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It must be a simple missing setting on the configuration. The file is there and it did not have the ethernet section, it had USB and WiFi.
I'll keep digging.
Thanks.
pgonza02 said:
It must be a simple missing setting on the configuration. The file is there and it did not have the ethernet section, it had USB and WiFi.
I'll keep digging.
Thanks.
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That's the way the file is on stock rom as well. For some reason VS couldn't fathom anyone ever needing an ethernet connection, apparently.
roebeet said:
I couldn't get Ethernet to work reliably without a conf change (DNS was borked). I added a fix in 3.1.3 that should correct it, at least as per my tests so far.
HDMI and USB seem to work A-OK OOTB.
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Running Vegan-Tab Gingeredition RC1, and the fix didn't help me, not even after several reboots while it was sitting on the dock.
Well... I went through old forums on here and found out about the command to run in a emulator on the atrix to manually enable Webtop, and thats the closest I've got to getting webtop over HDMI. I don't want to get Gingerblur, on my phone. I want to keep stock, and get the mod.. I have tried everything to my knowledge from the forum from Fenny to do it and I have had no luck at all. If there is any simpler way to enable the hack, I would love to know about it. The install.bat file won't even work thanks to that annoying ADB stuff. Anyone that's willing to help, would be highly appreciated.
And sorry for posting this too many times, I didn't know which section to post this in.
- Download aroot
- unzip it
- download webtop mod
- unzip it
- replace the adb.exe in webtop folder with the one in aroot
- run install.bat from webtop folder
This worked for me... ; )
OMG! Thank you so much! It finally works!
Glad it worked for ya : )
Hi, after installing the Debian Package for the Webtop and some playing around with it I now no longer have the App Tray or any of the other system panels. It starts up with the mobile view and thats it.
Please help?
What exactly did you do to it?
Did you changed something on the startup file?
Did you installed the HDMI Mirror hacked files?
Please elaborate a bit more...
Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk
Hi there,
Yes I made some modifications. After I got Debian on it I installed synaptic and from there the xfce4 desktop. From there i modified the start-oshwt2.sh file so it would load it up instead of the awm. That didnt work out as I wanted to.
Then I undid the modifcations to the startup file and rebooted and since then all is gone....
I am using a Dock and no HDMI hack. Also standard 2.2.2 software on a Int Atrix.
check to make sure phoneportal isn't broken.
Well, as you already discovered, it's not possible (as far as I know) to boot directly to Debian with that hack. For it to work, you have to use the webtop2sd method. Which I haven't been able to perform due to lack of microsd space.
Also, did you manage to fix apt dependencies? Did all go well with the apt dependency fix? (most people get in trouble on this step). There are some nice scripts already that do this. (sorry don't have the links handy at the moment).
Here's what I would do:
1. Check the start file to see if in fact changes where reverted to default.
2. Re-install Webtop through CWM (search Webtop-Joe.zip on the forums, that is the original Webtop) and start from scratch
3. If that fails too, then search and install through CWM webtop-mod_v1.zip
Good luck!
Rayan
Ok here is what happened:
1. I Checked the start file and it was all in default. But something was still holding back the load of the Webtop GUI.
2. I then found the post with the webtop-joe.zip and downloaded it and installed trough Tenfars CWM. When it was done I rebooted and now I am stuck with the following message:
Failed to boot 4
Starting RSD mode
I understand that this is some sort of soft brick but I have no clue what to do from here.
UPDATE
I will keep updating issues about Webtop on my website. I won't copy those analysis or finding to here to reduce redundancy and effort....
Demo Video
What is this about?
In short, you can use this to activate Webtop mode and see the virtual pad on the phone with an HDMI cable only.
In long, this is a runtime MOD that can simulate the docking event of the HD dock so that the virtual pad will come up. Together with the hw.whisper trick, the Webtop option can then show up and being selected.
This mean if you set the hw.whisper manually, you could still see the Webtop option. Be sure to set this using root before plugging in the HDMI cable.
To make this ease of use and able to simulate the docking event, an APP has been written to do the runtime MOD for you.
This app requires ROOT privilege.
Why is it called Nebtop?
Well, everything needs a name.
HDMI Cable \ + Nebtop -> \Nebtop -> Webtop
For sure, the phone must have webtop built-in for this to work.
What is the difference of this MOD comparing to the existing system apk MOD?
Fenny's MOD was the first that allows exactly the same result for various Moto phones. That was the first important foundation for further improvement.
The runtime MOD done by Nebtop has the advantage of not changing anything persistently. So in the worst scenario the kernel will panic and cause reboot only.
Also, this MOD is trying to be universal, for different phones and ROMs that supports Webtop. Even it failed for kernel compatibility issues, if it can be done, it will be done.
Tested device
Razr (Tested by me)
Atrix, Atrix 2
Photon
Bionic
Droid 4
Feel free to try it on your Webtop workable device with an HDMI cable! As the least request, please report whether it works for you and what phone and ROM you're using so that I could keep this MOD by APP improved.
Download it here: https://sites.google.com/site/androidnothize/nebtop
Or search Nebtop in Market.
Enjoy!
If you think that it helps you and would like to support my work, you could always find the latest version from market which is a paid version.
Special thanks
Fenny for the first for the Webtop Via HDMI Without a Dock breakthrough.
Turl from the atrix dev team for the hw.whisper trick.
Just tried it out; although I was using the botched CDMA hacked webtop the trackpad display came up but no function; It does show that it is connected to a dock though which is a good step in the right direction.
Do you have the original webtop files available in a zip format to flash through CWM or possibly full ROM for CDMA Verizon?
* reloaded razrx rom; now webtop shows top left only of my screen but still no control from the phone itself
** reset phone; full screen but still no responsive phone pad
*** loaded nitro deodexed; still no response to the phone pad, displays fine but the new display comes up blank as the rest
**** loaded another stock rooted rom 744; no change in phonepad function; phonepad appears and can rotate, extent of function
CDMA Verizon
Kernel 2.6.35.7
EDIT:
Works fantastically on stock outside of the safe strap rom
works like a charm man !!!!! thank you so much !!!!!!!! wow - thanks man
Ooooooooo my ROM is asia version.....
Do you have the logcat -v time files?
Although it's unrelated to the app, I'm interested to know how did it happen and any work around.
400757 said:
Ooooooooo my ROM is asia version.....
Do you have the logcat -v time files?
Although it's unrelated to the app, I'm interested to know how did it happen and any work around.
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I am also having issues with ADB; I have to see if something isn't wrong with my device
Could you install SSHDroid and use WiFi to ssh to the device?
400757 said:
Could you install SSHDroid and use WiFi to ssh to the device?
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Yeah I can do that, what files do you need?
Will need the logcat -v time when you loaded Nebtop and see the virtual pad on the phone, that cannot rotate or won't pop keyboard or have no effect when moving.......
Also try those home,back,setting and search keys.
And make sure you have a clean reboot before testing since sometimes webtop can fall into an unstable state as I've tried which will only be cleared after phone reboot.
elitegunslinger said:
Yeah I can do that, what files do you need?
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Mind to tell which ROM are you using? It's for statistics purpose.
showdown_counts said:
works like a charm man !!!!! thank you so much !!!!!!!! wow - thanks man
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This works 100% in my Razr runing Artic V1.5 ! Awesome work thanks!
Sent from my XT910 using xda premium
Im using the stock Asia Rom. kernel is 2.6.35.7
400757 said:
Will need the logcat -v time when you loaded Nebtop and see the virtual pad on the phone, that cannot rotate or won't pop keyboard or have no effect when moving.......
Also try those home,back,setting and search keys.
And make sure you have a clean reboot before testing since sometimes webtop can fall into an unstable state as I've tried which will only be cleared after phone reboot.
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I am unable to generate a log file for you; I even attempted adb shell within a terminal emulator on the phone; [email protected]_spyder:/# basically saying the device is offline, I reset the adb server a couple times and it didn't help.
What works:
Displays the virtual pad and rotates
What doesn't:
The screen becomes unresponsive, the display which mirrors the phones display is blank, and none of the virtual keys work, including the hard keys such as home, back, etc.
I have reset the phone and used multiple roms for CDMA however I can't seem to get it working. I have fixed permissions, each wipe I do data, cache, format system, and wipe dalvik cache (although it gives me an error about E: SD-ext).
If you have any suggestions to get the ADB service back up and recognizing itself I will gladly get you logcat files.
*Side Note: I know it isn't my PC drivers or my Mac; I attempted to get adb running on all including the terminal inside the phone; all say the device is offline, is it possible it has something to do with safestrap?
I thought once installed SSHDroid, you could use ssh/PuTTY to access the terminal from PC, gather the log and redirect to a file, then finally scp to copy the file back to PC.
Or use another SwiFtp app for file transfer as the default install of SSHDroid failed to initiate the scp for me.
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I am unable to generate a log file for you; I even attempted adb shell within a terminal emulator on the phone; [email protected]_spyder:/# basically saying the device is offline, I reset the adb server a couple times and it didn't help.
What works:
Displays the virtual pad and rotates
What doesn't:
The screen becomes unresponsive, the display which mirrors the phones display is blank, and none of the virtual keys work, including the hard keys such as home, back, etc.
I have reset the phone and used multiple roms for CDMA however I can't seem to get it working. I have fixed permissions, each wipe I do data, cache, format system, and wipe dalvik cache (although it gives me an error about E: SD-ext).
If you have any suggestions to get the ADB service back up and recognizing itself I will gladly get you logcat files.
*Side Note: I know it isn't my PC drivers or my Mac; I attempted to get adb running on all including the terminal inside the phone; all say the device is offline, is it possible it has something to do with safestrap?
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works perfect!!! thx on arctic 1.5....
400757 said:
I thought once installed SSHDroid, you could use ssh/PuTTY to access the terminal from PC, gather the log and redirect to a file, then finally scp to copy the file back to PC.
Or use another SwiFtp app for file transfer as the default install of SSHDroid failed to initiate the scp for me.
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The issue I am having also is when I attempt to log nothing is coming up. As if no events exist; I am not sure whats wrong. The only logcat command I know is adb shell logcat etc. ; what other command could I use?
Does it work with motorola atrix?
I want to make it work for most devices and ROM that has webtop. So let's try and let me know the result.
Nipit said:
Does it work with motorola atrix?
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Works great on vzw razr...thanks.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using XDA App
400757 said:
I want to make it work for most devices and ROM that has webtop. So let's try and let me know the result.
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I tried it on my Bell Atrix running 2.3.6 and your emulator works great
Thanks!
Works great on my razr! Thanks
Hi, i am brand new here because I could not figure out how to get webdock via hdmi without being rooted. I read Fenny's thread but i am brand new to all of this. I downloaded the files but don't know how to use ABD to get the .bat file onto my atrix. If someone could help that would be great.