[Q] Repurpose Eris? - Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have two of these devices sitting around and I was wondering how people were repurposing them. I just picked up a Raspberry Pi with the intention of setting up a home automation system. Isn't the Eris also an ARMv6 processor? Could they be used as smart WiIP video security cameras? Is there a Linux distro somewhere? Anyone have any experience?

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Greetings! There's a thread here you might be interested in. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823564&highlight=linux

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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Greetings! There's a thread here you might be interested in. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823564&highlight=linux
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http://www.4shared.com/zip/uiPl7NhN/ubuntu.html Link to Ubuntu.img
to mount you can use this:
linuxboot.sh
#option if you wish to load a different file than the rc_enter just replace the rc_enter.sh with the script file you want to run
# i.e init.sh below this script I will post the initl.ls if you wan to replace the rc_enter.sh
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
(
# If $BINDS does not exist, then done of the others are set iether.
if [ -z "$BINDS" ]; then
export DIST="debian squeeze"
export FILESYSTEM=/sdcard/ubuntu.img
export MOUNTPOINT=/sdcard/linux
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
export USER=root
export LOGNAME=root
export UID=0
export SHELL=bash
export FS=ext3
export busybox="/data/data/com.galoula.LinuxInstall/bin/busybox"
export BINDS="1"
unset TMPDIR
fi
createLinuxBoot() {
if $busybox [ -d "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
echo "I: Directory chroot !"
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/proc")" ]; then
# If the loop device is already mounted, we do nothing.
echo "W: $DIST is already mounted. Entering chroot..."
else
echo "I: Mounting device for $DIST..."
# Bind some Android dirs to the linux filesystem
if $busybox [ $BINDS -eq 1 ]
then
# Create mtab
echo > "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
$busybox cat /proc/mounts > "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
# for i in `$busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox cut -d " " -f 2`
for i in $( $busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox awk '{print $2}' )
do
$busybox mkdir -p "${MOUNTPOINT}/$i" 2> /dev/null
$busybox mount -o bind "${i}" "${MOUNTPOINT}/${i}" 2> /dev/null
#echo "${i}" >> "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
done
fi
fi
else
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
# If the loop device is already mounted, we do nothing.
echo "W: $DIST is already mounted. Entering chroot..."
else
echo "I: Mounting device for $DIST..."
if $busybox [ ! -d $MOUNTPOINT ]; then
# Create the mount point if it does not already exist
$busybox mkdir -p $MOUNTPOINT 2> /dev/null
if $busybox [ ! -d $MOUNTPOINT ]; then
echo "F: It was not possible to create the missing mount location ($MOUNTPOINT)"
return 0
fi
fi
if $busybox [ -f "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
# Android places loop devices in /dev/block/ instead of root /dev/
# If there are none in /dev/ we create links between /dev/loopX and /dev/block/loopX so that losetup will work as it should.
if $busybox [ ! -e /dev/block/loop0 ]; then
i=0
while [ $i -le 8 ]
do
$busybox mknod /dev/block/loop$i b 7 $i
let i=1+$i
done
fi
# Locate the current loop device file
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM")" ]; then
# If the filesystem file is already attached to an loop device, we get the path to the device file.
loblk=$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM" | $busybox cut -d ":" -f 1)
else
# If the filesystem file is not yet attached, we attach it.
loblk=$($busybox losetup -f)
$busybox losetup $loblk $FILESYSTEM 2> /dev/null
# Make sure that the device was successfully attached to a loop device file
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM")" ]; then
echo "F: It was not possible to attach the device to a loop device file"
return 0
fi
fi
fi
if $busybox [ -b "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
loblk=$FILESYSTEM
fi
# Mount the filesystem
$busybox mount -t $FS $loblk $MOUNTPOINT 2> /dev/null
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
# Bind some Android dirs to the linux filesystem
if $busybox [ $BINDS -eq 1 ]
then
# Create mtab
echo > "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
$busybox cat /proc/mounts > "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
# for i in `$busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox cut -d " " -f 2`
for i in $( $busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox awk '{print $2}' )
do
# /sdcard/Mon mount/Linux
$busybox mkdir -p "${MOUNTPOINT}/$i" 2> /dev/null
$busybox mount -o bind "${i}" "${MOUNTPOINT}/${i}" 2> /dev/null
#echo "${i}" >> "${MOUNTPOINT}/etc/mtab"
done
fi
#for i in $BINDS
#do
# # Bind the dirs if they are not already binded
# if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/$i ")" ]; then
# # Create any missing dirs in the mountpoint
# if $busybox [ ! -d $MOUNTPOINT/$i ]; then
# $busybox mkdir -p $MOUNTPOINT/$i
# fi
# $busybox mount -o bind $i $MOUNTPOINT$i
# fi
#done
else
echo "F: It was not possible to mount $DIST at the specified location ($MOUNTPOINT)"
return 0
fi
fi
fi
# FIX the "stdin: is not a tty" error in direct hadware case.
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts ")" ]; then
$busybox mount -t devpts devpts $MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts
fi
# For the network.
#sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
# Cleanup tmp folder.
$busybox rm -rf $MOUNTPOINT/tmp/*
if $busybox [ -f $MOUNTPOINT/etc/init.android/rc_mount.sh ]; then
# Execute the mount init file, if it exists
echo "I: Executing /etc/init.android/rc_mount.sh"
$busybox chroot $MOUNTPOINT /etc/init.android/rc_mount.sh
fi
echo "I: Entering chroot..."
return 1
}
removeLinuxBoot() {
if $busybox [ -d "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
echo "I: Directory chroot !"
# Unmount pts
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts ")" ]; then
$busybox umount $MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts 2> /dev/null
fi
for i in $BINDS
do
# Unmount all binding dirs
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/$i ")" ]; then
$busybox umount $MOUNTPOINT/$i
fi
done
for i in `$busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox tac | $busybox grep -v "$MOUNTPOINT " | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT" | $busybox cut -d " " -f 2`;do umount $i 2> /dev/null;done
else
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
# If linux is not mounted, then do nothing.
echo "W: $DIST is already unmounted"
else
echo "I: Unmounting $DIST..."
if $busybox [ -f $MOUNTPOINT/etc/init.android/rc_unmount.sh ]; then
echo "I: Executing /etc/init.android/rc_unmount.sh"
# Execute the unmount init script, if it exist.
$busybox chroot $MOUNTPOINT /etc/init.android/rc_unmount.sh
fi
sync
# Make sure that we have an loop device file to use
if $busybox [ -f "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM")" ]; then
# Get the loop device file
loblk=$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM" | $busybox cut -d ":" -f 1)
else
echo "E: Could not locate the loop device file. $DIST was not unmounted successfully"
fi
fi
if $busybox [ -b "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
loblk=$FILESYSTEM
fi
# Unmount pts
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts ")" ]; then
$busybox umount $MOUNTPOINT/dev/pts
fi
for i in `$busybox cat /proc/mounts | $busybox tac | $busybox grep -v "$MOUNTPOINT " | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT" | $busybox cut -d " " -f 2`;do umount $i 2> /dev/null;done
for i in $BINDS
do
# Unmount all binding dirs
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT/$i ")" ]; then
$busybox umount $MOUNTPOINT/$i
fi
done
sync && sleep 1
# Unmount the device
$busybox umount $MOUNTPOINT 2> /dev/null && sleep 1
# If the device could not be unmounted
if $busybox [ ! -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
echo "E: $DIST could not be unmounted. Trying to kill attached processes..."
# Try to kill all processes holding the device
for i in `$busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT" /proc/*/maps 2> /dev/null | $busybox cut -d":" -f 1 | $busybox sort | $busybox uniq | $busybox cut -d "/" -f 3`; do kill $i 2> /dev/null; echo; done
fuser -k -9 $MOUNTPOINT
for i in `$busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT" /proc/*/maps 2> /dev/null | $busybox cut -d":" -f 1 | $busybox sort | $busybox uniq | $busybox cut -d "/" -f 3`; do kill -9 $i 2> /dev/null; echo; done
# Use umount with the -l option to take care of the rest
$busybox umount -l $MOUNTPOINT 2> /dev/null && sleep 1
fi
# Make sure the device has been successfully unmounted
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
if $busybox [ -f "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
# Try to detach the device from the loop device file
$busybox losetup -d $loblk 2> /dev/null
# Make sure that the device was successfully detached
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox losetup | $busybox grep "$FILESYSTEM")" ]; then
echo "I: $DIST has been successfully unmounted"
else
echo "E: $DIST has been unmounted, but could not detach the loop device"
fi
fi
if $busybox [ -b "$FILESYSTEM" ]
then
if $busybox [ -z "$($busybox mount | $busybox grep "$MOUNTPOINT ")" ]; then
echo "I: $DIST has been successfully unmounted"
else
echo "E: $DIST has been unmounted, but could not detach the loop device"
fi
fi
else
echo "E: $DIST could not be unmounted successfully"
fi
fi
fi
}
if $busybox [ "$1" = "unmount" ]; then
removeLinuxBoot
else
createLinuxBoot
if $busybox [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
if $busybox [ -f $MOUNTPOINT/etc/init.android/rc_enter.sh ]; then
echo "I: Executing /etc/init.android/rc_enter.sh"
$busybox chroot $MOUNTPOINT /etc/init.android/rc_enter.sh
else
echo "I: To run command when enterring Linux create executable file at /etc/init.android/rc_enter.sh"
fi
$busybox chroot $MOUNTPOINT /bin/bash -i
if $busybox [ -f $MOUNTPOINT/etc/init.android/rc_leave.sh ]; then
echo "I: Executing /etc/init.android/rc_leave.sh ..."
$busybox chroot $MOUNTPOINT /etc/init.android/rc_leave.sh
else
echo "I: To run command when leaving Linux create executable file at /etc/init.android/rc_leave.sh"
fi
echo "Q: Do you want to unmount the $DIST environment, or leave it as is ? Y will kill all process as required; any other key will leave services running."
read REPLY
if $busybox [ "y$REPLY" = "yy" ] || $busybox [ "y$REPLY" = "yY" ]; then
removeLinuxBoot
fi
fi
fi
)
or you can mount it with this linuxboot.sh:
Code:
# Check Permissions
if [ $(whoami) != root ]; then
echo "This script must be run as root."
exit
fi
# Script Variables
NAME=ubuntu
PATH=$(dirname $0)
# Enviroment Variables
export BIN=/system/bin
export HOME=/root
export MOUNT=/data/local/mnt/$NAME
export PATH=$BIN:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
export TERM=linux
export USER=root
# Change Directory
cd $PATH
# Create Mount Point
mkdir -p $MOUNT
# Remount System Read/Write
mount -o remount,rw /system
# Check Loop Block Device
if [ ! -b /dev/block/loop_$NAME ]; then
# Create Loop Block Device
mknod /dev/block/loop_$NAME b 7 255
fi
# Setup Loop Block Device
losetup /dev/block/loop_$NAME $NAME.img
# Mount Loop Block Device To Mount Point
mount -t ext3 /dev/block/loop_$NAME $MOUNT
# Add Mount Points
mount -o bind /dev $MOUNT/dev
mount -o bind /dev/pts $MOUNT/dev/pts
mount -o bind /dev/shm $MOUNT/dev/shm
mount -o bind /sdcard $MOUNT/media
mount -t proc none $MOUNT/proc
mount -t sysfs none $MOUNT/sys
# Set Options
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $MOUNT/etc/hosts
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" > $MOUNT/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" >> $MOUNT/etc/resolv.conf
rm -rf $MOUNT/lost+found
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > /dev/null
sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1 > /dev/null
# Enter Linux
chroot $MOUNT /bin/bash -c "source /etc/profile; bash"
# Remove Mount Points
umount $MOUNT/sys
umount $MOUNT/proc
umount $MOUNT/media
umount $MOUNT/dev/shm
umount $MOUNT/dev/pts
umount $MOUNT/dev
# Clean Up
umount $MOUNT
losetup -d /dev/block/loop_$NAME
rm /dev/block/loop_$NAME
rmdir $MOUNT
this is not the init.sh.
the init.sh is iniside the ubuntu.img so to boot using the init.sh you can edit the rc_enter.sh to start init.sh like so:
./init.sh
you can also start a service like so:
service hostname start