Is there a way to do either of those without having a windows computer? I have a macbook and wish to experience all that my new note has to offer.
I am versed well enough in fastboot for my osx terminal, thanks to the Dell Streak I broke yesterday. Now I'd like to do fancy things with my new note (thanks Best Buy!)
Please tell me I don't have to grovel and borrow a laptop from a family member after being a mac proponent for years.
you could use bootcamp or parallels
I use boot camp and Windows 7 on my MBP for rooting and flashing.
Check out brimful, it's just like Odin except since it's open source it can be configured to work on Mac. I've also seen the mobile version of Odin. But I'm not sure to what extent you could flash, meaning you may not be able to flash anything. The mobile Odin had some constrictions
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I give you - Heimdall - the open source version of Odin that works on Mac, Linux, and Windows. I feel your pain as I am a full time Linux user. This application has been my godsend.
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
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Yo, that's legit. What do you use with it? I tried downloading the CWM files and throwing them in, but it kicks it back at me like I'm simple.
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I give you - Heimdall - the open source version of Odin that works on Mac, Linux, and Windows. I feel your pain as I am a full time Linux user. This application has been my godsend.
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
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You've been using Heimdall on the i717 AT&T Note? Really? Last I heard it does not work on Snapdragon based devices, such as Skyrocket, AT&T Note, etc.
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You've been using Heimdall on the i717 AT&T Note? Really? Last I heard it does not work on Snapdragon based devices, such as Skyrocket, AT&T Note, etc.
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I've never heard that before. RootzWiki has heimdall files available for the skyrocket for their ICS leak.
DO NOT FLASH. FOR SKYROCKET ONLY! http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/article...or-skyrocket-leaks-weve-got-the-link-att-r579
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I've never heard that before. RootzWiki has heimdall files available for the skyrocket for their ICS leak.
DO NOT FLASH. FOR SKYROCKET ONLY! http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/article...or-skyrocket-leaks-weve-got-the-link-att-r579
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Interesting, I'm 99% sure I read that Heimdall only works on Exynos, so Skyrocket, ATT Note, Captivate Glide, etc, are out. Interesting. Maybe they updated it in the last 6 weeks? I'll have to dig more.
I wonder why there is a separate Heimdall version of that Skyrocket ROM?
Full time linux or mac users must not be gamers. Thats why I'll never drop windows. And heimdall works for the galaxy S series too.
Eric-1987 said:
Full time linux or mac users must not be gamers. Thats why I'll never drop windows. And heimdall works for the galaxy S series too.
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Where there are plenty of reasons not to drop windows, gaming on Linux or OSX is very doable. In our household we use all of them.
What restrictions does Mobile Odin have?
Yeah, I don't really play games too often. Sorry.
I found out how to do it. Step one: Borrow a windows 7 laptop. Step two: Follow the instructions for windows.
But at least now I get to bask in the ICS glory.
Related
http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
Just heard about this and didn't see it posted on here. Very excited about this! I wish it would like come out NOW!
Finally can get good and real use out of that lapdock!
Wonder how this will work out. I hope they release it so we can benefit from it and it's not just something that will be unique to new phones hat come out!
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The phone used on the page look exactly as an Atrix.
motopuk said:
The phone used on the page look exactly as an Atrix.
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except that the ports are on the bottom lol
motopuk said:
The phone used on the page look exactly as an Atrix.
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I saw in another thread that it's an Atrix 2.
Lets not hold our breath on whether we'll get it or not.. Looks like they are looking for developers from the companies to get compatibility development going...
I wish someone would release an DIY on how to compile the ARM ubuntu for us to mod our webtops...
No freaking way.
thantos said:
Lets not hold our breath on whether we'll get it or not.. Looks like they are looking for developers from the companies to get compatibility development going...
I wish someone would release an DIY on how to compile the ARM ubuntu for us to mod our webtops...
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I hear ya....
I wish sometimes I had the technical know how to make these things... it's such a great idea, and if it was possible. I couldn't imagine the capabilities.... especially with things like the lapdock
this may just be a foolish hope, but I see many similarities to the current webtop, so the atrix might be one of the first devices with this feature. Who knows, maybe it will replace webtop under the upcoming ICS release
You can already run Ubuntu on the atrix...
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You can already run Ubuntu on the atrix...
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What you're saying is like saying I can run windows on my phone...
not sure if you understand the point of this?
What you refer to is VNC (virtual network computing)
this is native (as in ubuntu runs off the phone interacting with the kernel itself)
Hmmm so the Ubuntu Installer app in the market is VNC? I'm pretty sure it installed a legit Ubuntu 10.10 ARM optimized on your phone.
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What you're saying is like saying I can run windows on my phone...
not sure if you understand the point of this?
What you refer to is VNC (virtual network computing)
this is native (as in ubuntu runs off the phone interacting with the kernel itself)
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Hmmm so the Ubuntu Installer app in the market is VNC? I'm pretty sure it installed a legit Ubuntu 10.10 ARM optimized on your phone.
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The one in the market will mount the Ubuntu image as loop device. Then, you can use VNC to remote into the GUI of the image. It works, but is not optimal.
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The one in the market will mount the Ubuntu image as loop device. Then, you can use VNC to remote into the GUI of the image. It works, but is not optimal.
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this. the ubuntu installer is like a gimmick lol
i'm definitely not holding my breath. not a chance in hell moto will waste moneydelivering an upgrade of this caliber to a year old phone. better believe i won't be upgrading again unless that upgrade has this tho =D
unfortunately our best hope is in the community devs. and considering they're working on their own time and not getting paid, what kinda odds you figure? lol i'd donate time and money to this, btw i don't want a next gen atrix with a clunky ass 10lb lapdock. i like the one i have
What the Devs say about this? Do it have a chance to be better than Android?
"This year’s CTIA Wireless conference in New Orleans is surprisingly short on major new smartphones. But at last night’s MobileFocus press event, I happened across a fascinating, one-of-a-kind handset which I hadn’t seen in person yet: Mozilla’s alpha version of a phone running Boot to Gecko, its project to turn the web technologies behind Firefox into a stand-alone mobile operating system."
Read more: http://techland.time.com/2012/05/09/this-phone-is-all-firefox-all-the-way/#ixzz1uTjwVoxf
Check here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518467
It's been on the i9100 for a while
DO NOT FLASH THAT!
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Check here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518467
It's been on the i9100 for a while
DO NOT FLASH THAT!
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Que?
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Ok. not to flash it.
But is becouse is not working on i777 or it is just a crap?
What do you think about that?
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Ok. not to flash it.
But is becouse is not working on i777 or it is just a crap?
What do you think about that?
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Because its not for our device, it may or may not work with broken calls/keys but I haven't tested it myself.
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Because its not for our device, it may or may not work with broken calls/keys but I haven't tested it myself.
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Out of curiosity, why would anyone decide to flash it ever? It's not like play store will be accessible. It's a feeble yet very stupid attempt by Mozilla...
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Out of curiosity, why would anyone decide to flash it ever? It's not like play store will be accessible. It's a feeble yet very stupid attempt by Mozilla...
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Flasholics?
Honestly I don't have any details about that OS.
Thats a pre Alpha...
For sure another "player" to this market will be a good thing. More updates, more releases, more everything.
Funny thing on that picture is that it is an International sg2 but there is an AT&T logo there. Check the pic.
That's most likely the carrier its being used with, which is perfectly normal considering the tech site is probably located in the US.
I think its a neat different Idea... Do I think it will go anywhere like android and ios? Not really (would be cool if it did).
I would flash it, but only when its ready for our phone. I would love to at least try it. Who knows it could be the next best thing since the cheese wheel!
I personally would not mind flashing if LiLChris were to ever port it
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I personally would not mind flashing if LiLChris were to ever port it
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I tried once, attempt failed...I'll look at it again when I get a chance.
Anyone looking in to this? I'm really curious on using it, just to mess around.
I tried flashing this about a week ago...failed in Odin and wouldn't boot past recovery...was using siyah whick stated b2g support....had to flash stock and restore nandroid ... not sure what went wrong but there are some issues there...so beware
I tried to see if it would boot at all just for ****s....
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I tried flashing this about a week ago...failed in Odin and wouldn't boot past recovery...was using siyah whick stated b2g support....had to flash stock and restore nandroid ... not sure what went wrong but there are some issues there...so beware
I tried to see if it would boot at all just for ****s....
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There is a flashable zip somewhere in the original thread in the i9100 forums. I'm using it, I just don't get to use it because I have to build something which I can't do...
i777 with B2G
Boot2Gecko uses a different kernel from Android, still Linux, but with many different things compiled into it. If you go to the page with the i9100 image, you'll see a .tar.md5 image, which is really just a TAR image with some extra. You can untar it and get out the boot.img, which is the kernel. You can then use ODIN to flash the image, and if it is inoperable you can use Heimdall to flash the boot.img directly as the kernel. I stopped quickly with this because my i777 only partially worked with no radio on the last try, and it became unusable quickly. It was also getting extremely hot near the top of the unit, so I went and flashed back the AOKP image I had been using previously.
My attempts to build from scratch have been unpleasant to say the least, and it seems the Nexus is on the list of hardware along with the i9100, but the i777 and i9100g and others are not on the roadmap yet.
For those who want to know what this is, it's a Linux kernel that boots into a special version of Firefox, and then uses web documents and web standards to do everything. All of the OS is coded in HTML5/JS/CSS and has new JS implemented for controlling and using the phone's hardware. The "apps" are websites that are accessed remotely and then cached so that they do not have to be updated until the remote version changes, so the OS can upgrade extremely rapidly.
I'm looking forward to seeing this remove some of the mess made by the manufacturers and providers, and to see some much needed user control brought back into the system.
Big question since i'm brazillian, WHY BRAZIL?
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/firefox-mobile-os-2013-84721
Ok. Will there ever be a way to root the AT&T Note via Mac? Keep in mind, I am refering to pure OSX, not running Windows underneath. If not what are the obstacles? Anyone willing to join me in donating to this cause?
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Just download Odin on a friends PC and root
shouldnt take no more than 10 mins
then im prety sure you can just DL roms on your mac and transfer them and
flash away
I finally gave up waiting for a OSX rooting process. Finally just went the bootcamp route.
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I haven't tried this but would "DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit" work on the Note.
Same as topic. Haven't heard about any updates from Heimdall, are there any other solutions for rooting at this point?
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i would love to know this too. spent two hrs on my moms pos 10 " gateway laptop to get nowhere. thought i was about to get root finally but apparently the odin program was too large for my screen and there was no way to scroll down to select the start option. im just so frustrated.
Pricy....but works.
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
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Parallels works but its kinda risky
If the strain of Odin in win7 on a Mac causes the comp to lag you could get screwed
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Bootcamp it :good: gogogo, thats what i did, the only reason i have a windows install wasting my space on my mac for this kind of odin stuff.
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Bootcamp it :good: gogogo, thats what i did, the only reason i have a windows install wasting my space on my mac for this kind of odin stuff.
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Me too. I had a hard time making VMware keep a stable connection to the phone, driver install fail. Bootcamp was much easier.
gotta wait for an update from heimdall unless you run bootcamp. I need to get a copy of windows..........lol
Success100 said:
gotta wait for an update from heimdall unless you run bootcamp. I need to get a copy of windows..........lol
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Windows 8 preview is free. Maybe try that?
so im kind of confused. i just got a macbook pro and i have no idea how to root my tmobile s5, any help?
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so im kind of confused. i just got a macbook pro and i have no idea how to root my tmobile s5, any help?
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You can't. You could use bootcamp and do it, but since you need ODIN (and it only works on windows), your best option is to just use a windows pc.
And yeah, there are programs like heimdall for mac, but I've tried it and it fails when it tries to get the PIT file (partition map).
Ahh man this sucks
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I have used heimdall before and it is such a pain. If you have access to a windows pc you will be better off and much easier interface, in my opinion.
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