Has any anyone gotten Ubuntu to run on the Samsung galaxy player?
I heard it works on the galaxy s, so shouldn't it work on SGP?
It does work, well, I did Debian anyways. I downloaded linux installer from the market and then followed the directions here
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Android
If you try it, let me know how it goes
This looks awesome! But when i try to follow the instructions for installing the debian shell the link for the Installer Package just takes me to the Android Fanatic homepage instead of where the file is hosted. Could you post the file?
You can use any vnc viewer. Just pick one up at the market.
EDIT: Linux installer does that part for you.
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I installed everything and there were no issues but when try to boot into it with linuxchroot it enters chroot and then says "Galoula LinuxInstaller not found or Android Bind is not active!" then gives me a bash shell or something. Not sure where to go from here....
BOBdotEXE said:
Has any anyone gotten Ubuntu to run on the Samsung galaxy player?
I heard it works on the galaxy s, so shouldn't it work on SGP?
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Try boch emulator .
Android Bind
Im not 100% sure but I think there was something about Android Bind in the setup menu. Try reinstalling with that option enabled
Tried bochs and I actually had the same problem with Redhat with it becoming a bash shell instead of a UI.
kekx said:
Im not 100% sure but I think there was something about Android Bind in the setup menu. Try reinstalling with that option enabled
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Tried the option and still gives me the same error. I'm using terminal emulator to execute "linuxchroot" if that might be a problem. Everything seems to be correctly installed so I'm not sure what i could be missing. What is supposed to happen after you type "linuxchroot" into the terminal?
Made a small screenshot for you
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Just a few lines and then youre in debian/ubuntu/whatever...
Used Debian 6 cause I heard thats the best choice.
My setup:
+"Install in a block device" and "Use loop file" checked
+Debian 6 (squeeze)
+Domain name "localhost"
+Loop file location "/mnt/sdcard/Linux.loop"
+1200MB loop filesize
+Allow write to system checked
Its important that u prevent your device from turning off/going to standby mode, cause that could interrupt your installation or your wlan connection.
Then just press that buttons one by one:
Create target loop => Format target loop => Mount loop => Install in loop => Install linuxchroot script.
After that, just type linuxchroot in your favourite terminal emulator and youre good 2 go
//Read youre post again and looked at my screenshot and found out that everything is ok for you xD You are already in Ubuntu! In that bash thingy, You can now install your stuff and do everything you want to
//That bash prompt is normal! To get a UI, you have to install a VNC server like tightvncserver. Then just start it, install a client on your Android like android-vnc-viewer and connect to the Server.
[email protected]@rd said:
I installed everything and there were no issues but when try to boot into it with linuxchroot it enters chroot and then says "Galoula LinuxInstaller not found or Android Bind is not active!" then gives me a bash shell or something. Not sure where to go from here....
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Thats the debian shell. Now follow the rest of the directions on the page.
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O OK! Thank you so much for your help! I'm new to Linux so I'm still working on understanding how it all works.
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NOTES:
This version of Karmic (9.10) Ubuntu was made for desktops. It is not a mobile OS and has no phone/text apps. It runs as a completely separate OS that displays on your phone.
While this OS does run "natively", you can only see the lxde gui through a VNC viewer. The filesystem file stays on your sd card.
Installing with the install script does not fully install the OS to your phone, but rather allows you to boot and run with commands from /system/bin instead of the ones placed in /sdcard/ubuntu
Any changes made can be reversed by typing rm -rf /sdcard/ubuntu in a shell/terminal or deleting that folder from root explorer/astro. While this can do no harm to your phone whatsoever, it can freeze it and hog the cpu completely.
I can guarantee that no one will keep this on his/her phone for more than a week. It is simply proof of concept.
You can view the OS on your computer, but you must use WiFi.
Other similar ports *cough* Vibrant *cough* lack features such as many graphical apps, but this strives to be as fully featured as possible. All apps should run, but don't try to multitask. It's a phone. Not a computer.
This is a thinktank because it's not polished enough for me to flat out call it a release. There are many errors and crappy ways of doing things. If you want to help (I don't expect you to; it's futile and useless) run things from terminal and look at the bugs in the README on the desktop.
Thank you to bubs and st0101 for testing and confirming the ability of this port.
Please don't try this if you can't follow directions or are completely new to command line/linux/android/smartphones/technology
All directions and credits are hardcoded in. If you read the outputs of the commands, you will have no problem. However, a starter's guide is below.
Download ubuntu.zip and unzip it
Mount your sd card to your computer
Copy the ubuntu folder to your sd card *!THIS TAKES UP 2 GIGABYTES!* and it will take a while to copy.
Unmount your sd card, but keep your phone connected to your computer
Open an adb shell (adb shell if you have the binaries installed, ./adb shell in the tools folder of the sdk if you don't have them installed)
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
su (also grant superuser rights on the phone when it pops up)
sh ./ubuntu.sh (errors are common, but you will receive the directions to type 'bootlinux' if everything succeeded)
bootlinux
Follow the directions on screen! To use a command line, [email protected]# means that you have access. To use a gui:
cat gui (and then follow the directions)
Read every readme that you can find
cat gui will give you instructions on how to set up a localhost VNC server with no network lag.
DOWNLOAD:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VCVD5C95
Screenshots!
nice work!!!
I don't know why anyone would want to do this but it's a great feat. Good job!
Sent from my Dirrk overclocked/lagfixed SCH-i500
Haha, that's the point
I really want to do this so I can run this on my phone and be super cool, just for the browser alone, but I am feeling like I would get lost.
destroyerbmx said:
I really want to do this so I can run this on my phone and be super cool, just for the browser alone, but I am feeling like I would get lost.
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Get lost? It's easy as balls
Posted from my SCH-I500 (Samsung Fascinate with Voodoo @ 1200 MHz)
Gitykins said:
Get lost? It's easy as balls
Posted from my SCH-I500 (Samsung Fascinate with Voodoo @ 1200 MHz)
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I don't play with balls on a regular basis, so it might not be as easy as it looks to some. lol jk
Pretty neat.
it works good thanks again
bubs
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Thanks guyz.
Has anyone had any luck getting unison file sync onto an android phone. The only link I can find that actually tells how is in Japanese.
Given that I need a specific version of unison, how I could compile it to run it via the terminal app?
Tipika said:
Given that I need a specific version of unison, how I could compile it to run it via the terminal app?
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Desesperate bump.
I am regularly looking into this issue every now and then but can't find anything new. I also need unison to run in android as it is the way that I am syncing all my files over several machines and servers.
Maybe you could just install linux cli tools
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galoula.LinuxInstall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.azlinux765.alinstaller
There was another app to add CLI tools without a full linux install, but I can't find it anymore
I have got unison (version 2.40.102) compiled on android now. I'm not next to my computer that I compiled it on but I can hopefully help you out if you tell me what bits you need explained. I started off using the Japanese instructions and google translate! I am also happy to share the binary with anyone who wants it.
Tipika said:
Maybe you could just install linux cli tools
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galoula.LinuxInstall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.azlinux765.alinstaller
There was another app to add CLI tools without a full linux install, but I can't find it anymore
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Thanks it actually helped a lot ... indirectly
I already knew about chroot based Linux installs and while it would effectively allow me to run unison from a Debian chroot, I wanted something more native. However, your post pushed me to look again into such options and I discovered an amazing project that allows to run Debian in a more seamless fashion using symlinks, bind-mounts and other tricks to make the experience of Debian near native.
http://sven-ola.dyndns.org/repo/debian-kit-en.html
I can now run unison over ssh and the only issue I found was a permission problem that can get fixed by asking unison to not sync permission changes.
Of course a completely native solution would be still better I think. That's why ...
noobuntu said:
I have got unison (version 2.40.102) compiled on android now. I'm not next to my computer that I compiled it on but I can hopefully help you out if you tell me what bits you need explained. I started off using the Japanese instructions and google translate! I am also happy to share the binary with anyone who wants it.
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... such an offer to help compiling unison on android would be great
I actually tried to find this Japanese tutorial but did not succeed in locating it. Maybe I did not use the right search terms...
UnisonSync
Hi there,
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A couple of pointers:
- Keigo Imai's patch to to cross-compile OCaml on Android (https://sites.google.com/site/keigoattic/ocaml-on-android)
- Jérôme Vouillon's OPAM Android repository (http://github.com/vouillon/opam-android-repository)
This should help you cross compile unison (I did this on Linux).
I also released recently a GUI app that allows you to unison without dealing with the command line (and without rooting) on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.danielroggen.unisonsync
Cheers,
Dan
bdaman80 said:
Has anyone had any luck getting unison file sync onto an android phone. The only link I can find that actually tells how is in Japanese.
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the google play link is broken
fixed link
Tipika said:
the google play link is broken
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fixed.
Now also a free version, but that one requires to use the command line (e.g. from Terminal Emulator) and to be root:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.danielroggen.unison
So I recently did 2 things on my Archos 32:
1) Installed the Android Market (link)
2) Did a permanent root on 2.3.26 (link)
Both worked great
My new query:
So Google Voice is missing in the Android Market for me, even when I get the link from Google: There are no matches in the Android Market for the search: pname:com.google.android.apps.googlevoice I'm pretty sure some other apps are missing as well (even after applying the fix in the link)
Is there any way (rooted options included) to get these missing apps in the Android Market? I've read some stuff about a market footprint
Any info would be helpful; thanks!
Take a look at the following thread.
Anyone have a Froyo Archos with full Market Protected App access
The market footprint you're referring to is in post 3. You have to edit the build.prop file and insert the described "footprint" so that the Market thinks your Archos is actually a Galaxy Tab. Word of warning though - even with this, I still couldn't see all apps in the Market. Plus, there have been reports that the Market fix doesn't work as well with the newer 2.3.26 firmware..
fisha21 said:
Take a look at the following thread.
Anyone have a Froyo Archos with full Market Protected App access
The market footprint you're referring to is in post 3. You have to edit the build.prop file and insert the described "footprint" so that the Market thinks your Archos is actually a Galaxy Tab. Word of warning though - even with this, I still couldn't see all apps in the Market. Plus, there have been reports that the Market fix doesn't work as well with the newer 2.3.26 firmware..
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Thanks! Looks like I'll need to look at build.prop then.
I also tried MarketEnabler but it didn't seem to do anything on my Archos... maybe I was doing something wrong.
I tried going the SDK route to edit build.prop, but I couldn't get it setup; I might try it in Linux (x64) a little later; Windows 7 (x64) didn't get my anywhere
Thanks for the reply! I'll look into it
yellowsnow4free said:
So Google Voice is missing in the Android Market for me
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Even if you get Google Voice installed, it won't get past the "Change call settings". Or that is what I found. Anyway, over in the Xoom forum they have an edited Voice apk you can install and I am using it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11955195&postcount=75
fisha21 said:
Take a look at the following thread.
Anyone have a Froyo Archos with full Market Protected App access
The market footprint you're referring to is in post 3. You have to edit the build.prop file and insert the described "footprint" so that the Market thinks your Archos is actually a Galaxy Tab. Word of warning though - even with this, I still couldn't see all apps in the Market. Plus, there have been reports that the Market fix doesn't work as well with the newer 2.3.26 firmware..
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In my search for a tutorial, I found myself here
I've been able to do all of it, I just need help copying build.prop back over to my system directory. Here's my post from androidforums:
Step 4: Remount your phone's /system directory
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
This temporarily removes the restrictions on /system
Step 5: Overwrite build.prop
With adb shell open, type:
Code:
mv /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
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I'm stuck at Step 4. I keep getting a "permission denied" error:
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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In case it helps, I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 x64
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here try this its much easier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14864470
yellowsnow4free said:
In my search for a tutorial, I found myself here
I've been able to do all of it, I just need help copying build.prop back over to my system directory. Here's my post from androidforums:
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You aren't rooting correctly. After you type su and hit enter, the Archos should bring up a Super User request that you have to accept. Once you have rooted correctly, the cursor block will change from $ to #.
I am currently trying to run Ubuntu chrooted and I all I get when I connect to the chrooted session through any vnc viewer is a blank grey screen with a small x in the middle. I"m using Complete Linux Installer from the market. I have tried with CM7, Nottachtrix, and Neutrino. They all give me the same result. Is there any way I can fix this? Thanks in advance.
Edit: Here's a couple screenshots
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P.S. I typed exit AFTER taking the previous two screebshots.
you have to change the VNC geometry to the same res and colour as your screen.. ie 960x540 with 16/24bit colours (not 100% sure about the colours) make sure to delete you previous vnc sessions as they for some reason clash with the new ones
I have already been using those settings. Thanks anyways
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I been trying also lately
same results as above same screenshots
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stevendeb25 said:
I been trying also lately
same results as above same screenshots
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
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I don't know if I should be glad or scared that such a great dev like you can't figure it out either. x]
What I do know is that the problem lies somewhere on the Ubuntu side since I was able to connect to my brothers laptop through VNC.
If you are using tightvncserver you should edit the xstartup file in the .vnc folder to include the startup script for whatever window manager you want to run. For xfce, you would add
startxfce4
to the bottom of the xstartup file.
The xstartup file is only going to exist once you have ran the server once.
This is happening because tightvncserver cannot automatically guess what window manager you want to run.
above post is correct.. the black screen with X is usually a problem with "X" in u know what i mean... if you havnt started any desktop environments then you would get this error..
PS. please do tell me if you get it to work if the keyboard works properly... i have ubuntu running on my Dell Streak but the keyboard mapping is all wrong and i havnt been able to fix the problem, i really dont want to remap all the keys manually
Jason_25 said:
If you are using tightvncserver you should edit the xstartup file in the .vnc folder to include the startup script for whatever window manager you want to run. For xfce, you would add
startxfce4
to the bottom of the xstartup file.
The xstartup file is only going to exist once you have ran the server once.
This is happening because tightvncserver cannot automatically guess what window manager you want to run.
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Where exactly is the xstartup file? I was about to mount the img on Ubuntu. I just couldnt find the xstartup file. If it was in the root folder, I was unable to open it because of some permission denied error I kept getting.
djscopesofm said:
above post is correct.. the black screen with X is usually a problem with "X" in u know what i mean... if you havnt started any desktop environments then you would get this error..
PS. please do tell me if you get it to work if the keyboard works properly... i have ubuntu running on my Dell Streak but the keyboard mapping is all wrong and i havnt been able to fix the problem, i really dont want to remap all the keys manually
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Have you tried using a different VNC viewer app? Or changing the language in Ubuntu? It might have changed to some other language.
U need to chmod 775 the startx file
Yea I've tried all the vnc viewer it's all the same.
I have a ZEKI 10" TBQC1063B tablet. It apparently an updated version in that it now comes with Google Play Store app installed from the factory. It has Android 4.1.1.
I started to try to Root the device, but was unsuccessful.
In my quest to debug Rooting, I started trying playing with ADB directly. I quickly discovered I could not get to 'first base' with ADB.
Yes, I have USB DEBUGGING enabled, and when my tablet is plugged into my PC, the tablet shows that icon of the Android face in the status line in the lower right screen.
I started to try different drivers (reading that such might be the cause of ADB not working), even though all of the appear to be working OK when I check in Device Manager. One of the attempts I made at drivers led me to those offered as part of PDAnet. While using PDAnet's drivers didn't seem to help, I did stumble upon a CLUE. The CLUE is that while installing the PDAnet drivers, PDAnet did successfully install its own app onto my tablet. I think that such requires ADB to work, no? Could someone confirm such (or not)?
I tried a PC program called AdbDriverInstaller. When I first tried it, it reported a Device Status error of "Driver Incorrectly". So, I uninstalled that driver (I belive at that point it was the PDAnet one), and installed a new driver from a collection called UniversalAdbDriverSetup6. Now, that looked better. AdbDriverInstaller now shows:
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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Looking better?
My problem is that ADB DEVICES still shows no devices:
Does anyone know of anything else to try? This is about the limit of my expertise.
Try!
You can try using different port...i suggest you clean up all the Drivers and then install them correctly!:silly:
Kunal.Kene.1797 said:
You can try using different port...i suggest you clean up all the Drivers and then install them correctly!:silly:
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Thanks, but I am not sure what you mean,
After trying each driver, I uninstalled and delete it. Is there something else I should be doing to "clean up" ?
How do you install them correctly, other than simply installed them? Device Manager seems to think the ADB device is working correctly.,
WaltA said:
Thanks, but I am not sure what you mean,
After trying each driver, I uninstalled and delete it. Is there something else I should be doing to "clean up" ?
How do you install them correctly, other than simply installed them? Device Manager seems to think the ADB device is working correctly.,
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Unplug your tablet then reconnect it.
Type in cmd prompt:
Code:
adb kill-server (Hit ENTER)
adb start-server (Hit ENTER)
You should see your device..
Also, this is a good tool..makes adb system wide as well HERE
Also, not sure when Android implemented this, you might see a box up asking for you to grant the PC permission to use ADB, grant it
WaltA said:
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lacoursiere18 said:
Unplug your tablet then reconnect it.
Type in cmd prompt:
Code:
adb kill-server (Hit ENTER)
adb start-server (Hit ENTER)
You should see your device..
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I unplugged and plugged my tablet in a few times (over a course of several days while I tried to debug this on my own). Both my PC and my tablet have been powered on/off and rebooted over that time too.
I believe I showed I ready tried those commands, with no success.
TBQC1063B Zeki tablet
Zeki TBQC1063B
Any roms available? This one seems to be stuck. I can get to the boot list, but haven't found a new rom for it. Or even the factory rom.