hey all, i got ubuntu on my galaxy tab and everything is working with terminal emulator and vnc so i don't have to use a computer with adb to do it, what i want to ask is that when i go into ubuntu with the lxde desktop environment, everything works perfect and a lot faster than i though except for the terminal. i can load the terminal but i don't get a command prompt, the cursor just blinks but nothing happens. what can i do about that? i even tried to download different terminals, (guake terminal, the terminal that comes with gdm, etc) nothing works. thanks in advance for the help!
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I'm having issues connecting the Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard to my gTab, and I've been trying to use Bluetooth Keyboard Easy Connect, but that can't seem to install Bluez Utils, because I can't find them anywhere on the device. It looks like the device is mounted R/O and I have no idea how to mount it otherwise.
But back to my point, I've seen tutorials for doing this manually, and all involve typing commands at a command line, some using adb. Is there a comprehensive tutorial for typing commands in these examples that people give?
Also, for what it's worth, I have the dev kit installed, and I try doing adb, but it tells me device not found, so apparently I'm not connecting it correctly and I can't find any instructions on how to do such a thing.
I'm not able to find anything on this search-wise (well, there is one post in XPERIA X8 General, but that involved removing a battery, which you can't do on the gTab).
Any help would be appreciated!
There are several ways to go. If you use Windows you need drivers and if you use Linux you'll need to make an entry in your udev rules so the tablet is recognized as a device. If you search the overall gtab forums for "adb windows" or "adb linux" you should be ok there.
So ADB is one way to get a shell. You can also download something from the market like Android Terminal or Better Terminal. Of course, those are easier to use if you have an external keyboard ;-) You can get Full Keyboard or other keyboards that have all the exotic keys.
The 3rd way to do it is to run sshdroid or another ssh server and then use ssh or putty to connect to your device remotely.
Any one of these methods will give you a shell prompt either on the screen or back at your PC.
When I put in the ubuntu, ubuntu, local host and 5900 in the vnc veiwer. I click connect and it gives an error message saying "connection refused"
What am I doing wrong?
Anybody? Im super excited to get ubuntu up and running, but ive been stuck here for 2 days now.
You have opened the terminal emulator, right?
The part where you type in "su" then CD to wherever you put the ubuntu files and start the shell?
If you are using the paid app you might want to contact the dev for support.
Crisis, yes I did that. Then pressed home, then opened up vnc, and typed all that good stuff in.
guys i'm trying to do this multi touch thing on my x10 mini pro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064558
i'm a little confuse about the "shell" that he's talking about, can i ask you guys what's shell means? tnx...
guys pls help me on this
He means the terminal application or ADB.
do i have to install ADB on my phone?
tnx for your reply by the way..
i already studied the adb, but the prob is i can't access my phone via cmd why? can anybody help me or teach me pls
Just download the SDK, then go to installdir/platform-tools and launch ADB with "ADB.exe shell" (either from cmd/cygwin or create a shortcut). But if you've got Cyanogenmod, you've got a "Terminal" application right on your phone that can be used as well.
Hans Schmucker said:
Just download the SDK, then go to installdir/platform-tools and launch ADB with "ADB.exe shell" (either from cmd/cygwin or create a shortcut). But if you've got Cyanogenmod, you've got a "Terminal" application right on your phone that can be used as well.
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everytime i execute the adb.exe it just appears as cmd then it closes why?
i tried studying the adb guides but still i dont understand how to access my sdcard
What's a good approach for getting a remote shell from Windows? adb shell just doesn't cut it, I tried it from the Win command prompt and from cygwin's mintty and there are all sorts of terminal problems, cursor keys not working, escape sequences not working, vi is a mess, etc.
So what's the proper way to set up a remote shell so that you get close to the Linux experience while connecting from Windows? E.g. sshd and connect via putty, busybox installed, etc. Any recommendations please before I go and try a bunch of things and make a mess? Thanks!
sirxdroid said:
What's a good approach for getting a remote shell from Windows? adb shell just doesn't cut it, I tried it from the Win command prompt and from cygwin's mintty and there are all sorts of terminal problems, cursor keys not working, escape sequences not working, vi is a mess, etc.
So what's the proper way to set up a remote shell so that you get close to the Linux experience while connecting from Windows? E.g. sshd and connect via putty, busybox installed, etc. Any recommendations please before I go and try a bunch of things and make a mess? Thanks!
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SSH is a good alternative. You can then connect via PUTTY from your Windos machine. There's a small ssh server for embedded system called "dropbear", alto not fully functional (no scp/sftp support), it's easier to install than openssh. If you don't want to install it in the Android OS native, you can always download an app including it, there's a few of them.
Myself I'm using openssh, using my fully GNU Debian environment (see my signature). This solution also enables me to use X-windows for remote access to my Android. But I guess this is overkill for you. But still, very cool.
kuisma said:
SSH is a good alternative. You can then connect via PUTTY from your Windos machine. There's a small ssh server for embedded system called "dropbear", alto not fully functional (no scp/sftp support), it's easier to install than openssh. If you don't want to install it in the Android OS native, you can always download an app including it, there's a few of them.
Myself I'm using openssh, using my fully GNU Debian environment (see my signature). This solution also enables me to use X-windows for remote access to my Android. But I guess this is overkill for you. But still, very cool.
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Thanks! Your link Run a complete GNU/Linux distribution on your Android is pretty cool!
I tried DropBear SSH Server II and SSHDroid and they seem to work well enough for what I need. Next step is to get sftp working which apparently it is possible with DropBear SSH Server II with a bit of manual work.
I'm sorry if this has been answered already. But I'm having a hell of a time getting ADB to work. I have the latest drivers installed as well as Android dev tools. I connect my G3 to my laptop and put it in "Ethernet" mode with USB Debugging checked off. I open up a command prompt and cd to my platform-tools folder. I then type adb devices. No matter what, it won't recognize it. I've rebooted phone, laptop and even deleted the "adbkey" file to see if that would fix it. Any ideas guys? I'm on Windows 8.1. It's not a huge deal because I can just use Terminal Emulator to execute most of the commands. But it would be nice to have ADB working. Never had a problem with it on my G2.
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I'm sorry if this has been answered already. But I'm having a hell of a time getting ADB to work. I have the latest drivers installed as well as Android dev tools. I connect my G3 to my laptop and put it in "Ethernet" mode with USB Debugging checked off. I open up a command prompt and cd to my platform-tools folder. I then type adb devices. No matter what, it won't recognize it. I've rebooted phone, laptop and even deleted the "adbkey" file to see if that would fix it. Any ideas guys? I'm on Windows 8.1. It's not a huge deal because I can just use Terminal Emulator to execute most of the commands. But it would be nice to have ADB working. Never had a problem with it on my G2.
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I sometimes have to reinstall the drivers while the phone is connected.
Thanks. I'll give that a shot
Wow, it worked! Thanks so much. I spent hours trying to figure this out :x