Hello all,
if you are like me, you love to do things by yourself and see how it works. In this thread I'll show you how to create your Linux environment in order to create and compile your own roms - any version (1.5, 2.3, etc etc). I had soooooo many problems to make it work, so here is THE thread
BE CAREFUL : this thread is ONLY to set up the OS. The Android you will compile will not be compatible with your x10 as it needs to be "edited" for our phones. It basically shows you how to get ready
Note : parts 1 and 2 explain how to set up Ubuntu into a virtual machine in Virtualbox. If you don't virtualize Linux, if your Ubuntu is already installed, etc etc you can directly go to 3. It's just here to explain how to install Ubuntu.
This tutorial works of course for any "hard installation" of Ubuntu (I mean not in a Virtual machine) and in any virtualizing software (Virtualbox, VMWare, etc etc). I've dropped the Virtualbox tutorial because the software is free
1. Requirements
2. Set up Ubuntu 64 bit (Virtualbox)
3. Set up Android Source dependencies
4. Set up Android Source
5. Regular use
1. Requirements
A working computer, capable of virtualization (if you don't want to wipe your Windows or your MacOS X !) and with Internet connection
Few Gb on your hard drive (10Gb minimum ! Recomended : 15-30Gb)
As much RAM as possible (Minimum 1024Mb), and as powerful CPU as possible (Core2Solo, Core2Duo, ...)
A bit a time
2. Set up Ubuntu 64 bit
Download and install the latest Oracle VM Virtualbox for Windows
Download latest 64-bit Ubuntu Linux (as .iso package) - you can store the file wherever you want.
(Optional) Download the VirtualBox v4 extension, this will allow you to support improvements like USB2.0... Install : once VirtualBox will be installed, File>Preferences>Extensions>Add... If you get an error (Error 1), try to put the file in a "very simple" location (like C:\) and reinstall.
Once you've set up Virtualbox, run it. Click on "New", then follow the wizard.
Make sure you set the following :
Operating System : Linux
Version : Ubuntu (64 bit)
RAM : 512Mb (you can adjust more, but avoid use lower than 512Mb - I use 2Gb)
Create a new hard drive : set it variable size or fixed sized, but you'll need at last 15Gb to get all the files. To feel confortable, I use 30Gb (variable)
The computer is created, now run it. It will say there's no OS. Click on Devices > CD/DVD > More CD/DVD... Here is you virtual player. Click on Add, and select the Ubuntu .ISO file you downloaded. Then, choose it in the list, and click Choose. Now, you can restart the virtual machine by clicking Machine > Restart.
The computer should restart from the virtual CD, so install it to your virtual hard drive - regular install, same as if you were installing it on a physical HDD.
Once it's installed, do not forget to kick the .iso file from the virtual player for you not to start always on the CD
3. Set up Android Source dependencies
In Ubuntu, do right-click on the upper bar (where are Applications, Shortcuts...), and click Edit Menus. Then, go to System > Administration and tick Software Sources. We need to do this because Sun is highly restrictive on access to Java setup files...
Close that, then click on System > Administration > Software Sources.
Enable all sources, then on the second tab, tick the two Canonical sources (the most important ones, as these sources allow to install Java !)
Close the window and allow to refresh the sources (if you don't, next steps won't work).
Go and read the official Android Source page. That's what we're going to do.
Run a terminal, and copy/paste this : (this is a corrected setup, it should work like a charm -- please tell if it's not)
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl sun-java6-jdk zlib1g-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386 lib32ncurses5-dev ia32-libs x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32readline5-dev lib32z-dev
After setup complete, make sure Java works, by typing
Code:
java
and
Code:
javac
This should return help on both commands. If one of these doesn't work (ie. "command not found"), your environment is not configured properly.
4. Set up Android Source
Create a dir called "bin" in your user dir.
Code:
cd ~
mkdir bin
echo $PATH
Then, type this :
Code:
curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Next step is to create a folder where we'll store Android sources we work on. You can place it and name it as you wish, let's call it "android" and place it on the user folder.
Code:
mkdir android
cd android
Then, run this command :
Code:
repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git
If it returns "command not found", restart Ubuntu !
Enter username and email, although I'm not sure it's useful for our use -custom roms-.
Now, let's get the files ! Type
Code:
repo sync
and wait... Wait... Wait... Lots of commands, of "Resolving deltas", "Receiving", etc etc. It can be very long (depends of your Internet speed), just wait...
Finally, let's register the public key and finalize setup process. Type
Code:
gpg --import
And the cursor will down a line and nothing will appear. Stuck ? Broken ? Woooops ? Not at all ! Program is waiting for you to type the key, which is sooooooo big. So, copy and paste all this :
Code:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux)
mQGiBEnnWD4RBACt9/h4v9xnnGDou13y3dvOx6/t43LPPIxeJ8eX9WB+8LLuROSV
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-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Once pasted, hit CTRL+D, this will make the program to register the key, and will display the key has processed.
Everything is now done, you have all the sources and you are ready to create your own roms. You can edit files simply by double-click, or use any software you want.
If you want to compile, simply run a terminal, go to your folder (remember it is cd android (MS-DOS-like command), where android is the folder you defined above) then type
Code:
make
. After a long time (depends on how much RAM you assigned to the machine, 512Mbits is slow), you will generate IMG files.
5. Regular use
If you want to get the latest source files (ie you have 2.1 files and want 2.2.1 files), simply run a terminal, go to your working folder and type
Code:
repo sync
. This should do the trick (correct me if I'm wrong)
Compiling sources takes hours to process, and you may want to kill the compile or pause it. You can then abuse of these keyboard shortcuts (common to Ubuntu OS) :
Code:
CTRL+C
will kill the process. Use it carefully, as it instantly kills it with no prompt.
Code:
RIGHT CTRL+P
is a Virtualbox command. Il will pause the whole Ubuntu (and also your process), and makes the screen ugly/gray (it just stuck the screen on Virtualbox v4.x). This is helpful when you run a Virtual machine, as you can pause the OS and make your computer to sleep/hibernate (or save an image - do NOT turn off your computer, as it will turn off the Virtual machine also !). Out of sleep, you can type again RIGHT CTRL+P to make the process to continue.
** Please note it might be risky to flash your phone with the stock rom you compiled (I mean with no modification), as this is not intended to work on X10
** Please note this install is for AOSP and NOT for Android SDK (you can install it with ease).
What's the difference ?
Android Open Source Project (AOSP) allows you to get the source code of the Android Operating System, in order to improve/change it, and create your personalized Android operating system
Android SDK allow you only to create and edit apps for Android Operating System.
Please note that compiling takes hours to process ! (3 hours or more)
** For any question, deeper info : please FIRST read official documentation. Easy to use, you'll get all info ! **
man...did you ever stop?!
THANKS FOR INFO. If you can explain how to make system images for our X10 then we can use the dual boot option to make gingerbread or froyo roms for dual boot using Zhidu chargemon file.
I am not clear on making and android system image for the x10. can we extract a system image from a running rom? that way I could make a system image of black freedom and we can all dualboot it instead of installing it.
rendeiro2005 said:
man...did you ever stop?!
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Lol I can't stop
@SuperUserMovado : I'd love to know, unfortunately I am like you - I don't know how to do this. I'm gonna get several info there and there and try to do some stuff
Regarding Zd's Dual, please note it is not compatible with his xRecovery, which makes things a bit boring when you want to easily install a custom rom AND benefit of Dual Boot.
Dual boot by the way is an excellent idea, but it has limitations (of course), like no SD card mount and few other things because it run from SD card and not from NAND.
EDIT : here is a good start : http://source.android.com/porting/index.html
I have just started playing with this and have compiled one aosp rom from source. I think it can be extracted from a running rom but I'm not sure how yet. On the other hand it looks like the source is available on the se dev website. I'm having trouble downloading it... not sure yet if its on my end or theirs.
Here's the error if someone could help me out: (Ubuntu 64bit)
Archive: /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip
[/tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip or
/tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip.ZIP, period.
Check this site out as well. The whole site is really helpful. I'm in the process of compiling a captivate rom with some slight changes and i hope it works.
Edit: Btw if you get the error repo not found, type this into the command line
code:
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
then close the terminal, reopen another one and it should work
@superusermovado
I'm pretty sure you use unyaffs for the system.img and split_bootimg.ph for the boot.img.
That's how to decompile an update.zip.
From there you recompile as usual. I'm not going to post the instructions because they are all over the net.
Hint: Andy rubins tweet lol
gavriel18 said:
I have just started playing with this and have compiled one aosp rom from source. I think it can be extracted from a running rom but I'm not sure how yet. On the other hand it looks like the source is available on the se dev website. I'm having trouble downloading it... not sure yet if its on my end or theirs.
Here's the error if someone could help me out: (Ubuntu 64bit)
Archive: /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip
[/tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip]
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.
zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip or
/tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip.zip, and cannot find /tmp/X10_X10mini_X10_minipro_X8_2.0.A.0.504.tar.gz-4.zip.ZIP, period.
Check this site out as well. The whole site is really helpful. I'm in the process of compiling a captivate rom with some slight changes and i hope it works.
Edit: Btw if you get the error repo not found, type this into the command line
code:
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
then close the terminal, reopen another one and it should work
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Thanks for info
About this package, what's the content ?? The easiest way is to download from XDA the generic global rom, it's the same -- with no bug
Perceval from Hyrule said:
Thanks for info
About this package, what's the content ?? The easiest way is to download from XDA the generic global rom, it's the same -- with no bug
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Huh? The generic ROM is compiled. The one we are talking about here is source-code. I thought you should know since you started this topic on how to setup a build environment. Im not intirely sure what the download from from SE is but it looks like the source-code from all the changes and additions SE made to the bare system. So there's the kernel source and some other stuff that I don't know the purpose of.
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LouNGeRR said:
Huh? The generic ROM is compiled. The one we are talking about here is source-code. I thought you should know since you started this topic on how to setup a build environment. Im not intirely sure what the download from from SE is but it looks like the source-code from all the changes and additions SE made to the bare system. So there's the kernel source and some other stuff that I don't know the purpose of.
Sent from my SNES using Mario Paint
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A compiled rom is not a problem
I was asking what was the content within the rom, and as you said - i supposed too - it is the original + all SE garbage.
Very interesting to get some apps back on AOSP (some like the *Scape, i do like predictive input from SE, gains a lot of time)
To answer then, the SE kit should contain everything of what SE adds : RachaelUI, all their apps (the *Scape), modules (keyboard, apis...), etc etc and all files to link these components to the kernel. And make our phones as fast as a monster truck. Not as fast as AOSP (Formula 1 !!!!!)
Don't forget the most important part, the package contains the SE kernel.
Sent from my SNES using Mario Paint
After using, struggling more like with Ubuntu and VMware, the main issue being I couldn't figure out getting VMware tools running so copy and pasting was hit and miss, I tried the Cygwin method instead which works much better for me on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
XperiaX10iUser said:
After using, struggling more like with Ubuntu and VMware, the main issue being I couldn't figure out getting VMware tools running so copy and pasting was hit and miss, I tried the Cygwin method instead which works much better for me on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
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VMWare is much more difficult to run than VirtualBox. But course you can try and compile Android from Windows
But I definitely can't tell you if the kitchen method will work for XPERIA.
Perceval from Hyrule said:
VMWare is much more difficult to run than VirtualBox. But course you can try and compile Android from Windows
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I've put VB on too, but thought I'd try the Cygwin method, which as I've said works for me, and is better imo, at least for what I need.
Perceval from Hyrule said:
But I definitely can't tell you if the kitchen method will work for XPERIA.
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I can, and it does.
XperiaX10iUser said:
I've put VB on too, but thought I'd try the Cygwin method, which as I've said works for me, and is better imo, at least for what I need.
I can, and it does.
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Thanks for info then
Hey guys, did someone do the same install as me ? (Windows 7 x64 host // Ubuntu 10.10 x64 guest).
I've never been able to make USB to work, kinda weird... Because when you compile Android, you'd like to send it to your phone *warning !*
Perceval from Hyrule said:
Hey guys, did someone do the same install as me ? (Windows 7 x64 host // Ubuntu 10.10 x64 guest).
I've never been able to make USB to work, kinda weird... Because when you compile Android, you'd like to send it to your phone *warning !*
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That's why I went the Cygwin route, much less hassle imo.
XperiaX10iUser said:
That's why I went the Cygwin route, much less hassle imo.
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I would say it depends. Linux environment is much cooler to work with source files (no boring "NOOO Windows can't find how to open this weird non-Windows file. What to do ? 1.Delete 2.Crash Windows 3.Phone Ballmer to make a tender offer)
Is compiling long with Cyg ? From AOSP, it takes me up to 3 hours with my (well RAM-ed, well CPU-ed) Virtual Machine.
Hi
ADBBrowser is a GUI based file browser for Android devices. It will run on most Linux and Windows systems. Originally written for my Sony X10i, But should work on ALL android phones. Adbbrowser requires Android STK to be installed.
Get latest Adbbrowser
Regards
Balsat
works on ubuntu 10.10 x64, cheers
Hi,
Is there any way to get adb working from the terminal in linux ?
I am trying to experiment with my phone, but I can not get adb to detect my phone. I am using the following code inside 50-android.rules, but it does not work!
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666", OWNER="pavan"
However, replacing 0fce with the appropriate code for a Samsung Nexus S seems to work, so I do not think there is a problem with the installation.
Am I missing something ? Is trying to get the X10 to work with adb in Linux futile ? (I am asking because I have not any pages talking about this).
Thanks,
Pavan
while having the rules for it set is definitely the better choice, you can also just escalate the adb server to root-rights, which will allow it without problem.
Code:
adb kill-server
sudo adb devices
HI,
Thanks for the response! I have tried the following and it still does not work.
Neither does the adb browser.
trying to use adb
Code:
$ sudo lsusb -v | grep idVendor
idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
idVendor 0x1d6b Linux Foundation
idVendor 0x8087 Intel Corp.
idVendor 0x8087 Intel Corp.
idVendor 0x0b05 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
idVendor 0x04f2 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
idVendor 0x0fce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
$ adb kill-server
$ sudo adb kill-server
$ sudo adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
Trying to use adbbrowse
Code:
$ ./adbbrowse
[WARNING] Out of OEM specific VK codes, changing to unassigned
[WARNING] Out of unassigned VK codes, assigning $FF
TApplication.HandleException Access violation
Stack trace:
$00000000004D7A2C
$00000000004D7DD6
$00000000004D7F08
$00000000004C76F9
$00000000004C9F41
$00000000004D27FF
The browser window opens and the left pane says device NOT connected.
The phone says it is connected in USB debugging mode.
I am using freeX10 beta 2. (baseband: 2.0.46, kernel 2.6.29)
I am using 64 bit (Arch) Linux if that would help.
pavanky: there is nice program called qtAdb in AUR, works for me in my archbang
tr0llica said:
pavanky: there is nice program called qtAdb in AUR, works for me in my archbang
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Does this work with X10 ?
The adb on my machine already works with Nexus S, but not with X10.
I will be giving it a try and provide an update once I go home.
Thanks for the information though!
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I just checked out QtAdb
It does not detect the phone either!
pavanky: do you have usb debugging enabled? what rom are you running?
pavanky said:
The browser window opens and the left pane says device NOT connected.
The phone says it is connected in USB debugging mode.
I am using freeX10 beta 2. (baseband: 2.0.46, kernel 2.6.29)
I am using 64 bit (Arch) Linux if that would help.
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Sorry if this was not clearer. But I think this is the information you are asking for ?
pavanky: oh ok, sorry, do you have openjdk or properiaty sun java? if you have openjdk you should try jre/jdk
pavanky said:
HI,
The browser window opens and the left pane says device NOT connected.
The phone says it is connected in USB debugging mode.
I am using freeX10 beta 2. (baseband: 2.0.46, kernel 2.6.29)
I am using 64 bit (Arch) Linux if that would help.
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adb kill-server
sudo adb start-server
balsat said:
adb kill-server
sudo adb start-server
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Same as
Code:
adb kill-server
sudo adb start-server
does not work
tr0llica said:
pavanky: oh ok, sorry, do you have openjdk or properiaty sun java? if you have openjdk you should try jre/jdk
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I have the proprietary version. I can not understand why one phone works while the other doesn't.
Hi all,
Thanks for the help! I uninstalled android-sdk provided by the user repo and installed from the android installer. Everything works perfectly!
I'm gonna try this. Should work fine, I've run adb perfectly on both my Ubuntu machines. It's easier to use than in windows, in fact.
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Now Windows 32 bit is supported!
balsat said:
Now Windows 32 bit is supported!
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Hi Balsat, can you share the sources?
Thanks
Hey XDA!
For those of us that use Arch linux, compiling Android projects can be a little more challenging than on Ubuntu due to the fact the Arch is a rolling release distro. To solve this, I made a tool that allows YOU to choose whether you want to run Arch or Ubuntu in the command line without dual booting. This isn't anything new, just a simplified implementation of an existing method.
What it does:
When you open a terminal, you will be prompted with "Would you like to connect to Arch linux or Ubuntu?". You can enter A for Arch or U for Ubuntu. If you choose Arch, you will be put into your stock environment, but your bash prompt will look like
Code:
[[COLOR="red"]user[/COLOR]@[COLOR="cyan"]Arch[/COLOR] ~]:
If you choose Ubuntu, you will be entered into your Ubuntu chroot, and your bash prompt will look like
Code:
[[COLOR="red"]user[/COLOR]@[COLOR="magenta"]Ubuntu[/COLOR] ~]:
DISCLAIMER
Because Arch linux is aimed at enthusiast and experienced linux users, replies about simple or lack-of-experience issues will not be given priority. Use the following with caution.
How to setup an Ubuntu chroot:
1. Install schroot and debootstrap
2. Follow the steps given here https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=100039, or run create-chroot.sh in the OSConnect git repo.
How to install OSConnect:
1. Clone https://github.com/frap129/OSConnect
2. Run the given install.sh
3. If you use terminal mostly locally, respond "Local" to the prompt. If you mostly connect via ssh, respond "SSH" to the prompt.
4. If you connect via SSH, connect as root from now on, not your user. OSConnect will switch to your user for you.
Done! Restart to use.
XDA:DevDB Information
OSConnect, Tool/Utility for the Chef Central
Contributors
frap129
Source Code: https://github.com/frap129/OSConnect
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2016-05-15
Last Updated 2016-05-15
How it works:
Ubuntu chroot:
This work by downloading the Ubuntu system files to /var/chroot/ubuntu. The schroot tool then executes bash from ubuntu, and tricks the system into believing that /var/chroot/ubuntu is actually the system root directory.
OSConnect:
OSConnect is contained in its own file, .osconnectrc. This file is executed when shell is reached via your .bashrc. The .osconnectrc is a bash script that asks what operating system you would like to use, then either dumps you into normal shell, or starts the Ubuntu chroot. It also modifies the PS1 (bash prompt) to look cleaner and better distinguish between Arch and Ubuntu.
What is the difference between local and ssh?
The only difference between the local and ssh versions is whether or not youre prompted for your password (when chroot is started) because schroot must be run as root. On the local version, you are simply prompted for your password when necessary. On the ssh version, you are expected to connect as root, and therefore will not be prompted for your password.
HALP I CANT LOG IN AS ROOT
If you are having trouble connecting via SSH as root, follow https://askubuntu.com/questions/511833/cant-ssh-in-as-root
Resource wise is this lighter than running ubuntu as a docker image?
HaoZeke said:
Resource wise is this lighter than running ubuntu as a docker image?
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I'm way to late for this to matter, but yes, its much lighter than running at as a docker image
frap129 said:
I'm way to late for this to matter, but yes, its much lighter than running at as a docker image
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Better late than never! ? neat stuff ?
Hello,
I have iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 14.4.1. I got NewTerm3 installed.
I'm looking to pair/connect to Android 11+ device with ADB (pairing is a new feature for Android 11+ for wireless debugging). I got the android hostname, port and pairing code.
From Windows 11, I use adb.exe from command line (which is part of the Android SDK Platform Tools to download from [https://developer.android.com/tools...er.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools)) to do that.
In that link, there are 3 options to download:
* Download SDK Platform-Tools for Windows
* Download SDK Platform-Tools for Mac
* Download SDK Platform-Tools for Linux
I download the first option for Windows, that gives me a folder (it's only 6MB) with the adb.exe inside it.
Usage example pair, connect and send commands:
C:\adb>adb pair 192.168.X.X:YYYYY
Enter pairing code: 993914
Successfully paired to 192.168.X.X:YYYYY [guid=adb-XXXXXXX-YYYYY]
C:\adb>adb connect 192.168.X.X:YYYYY
connected to 192.168.X.X:YYYY
C:\adb>adb shell echo hello world
hello world
If I download the second option for Mac, will I be able to run it on NewTerm3 on my iOS or does it require a special conversion to make it compatible?
How can I do the same thing from within an iPhone? Can I just download the adb.exe from the above link and run it in NewTerm3 or it won't run as it's compiled for a different architecture? I see u/saurik provided a link to it here 8 years ago on this post: [
https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/3enybs
This is the link: [http://test.saurik.com/reddit/adb-1.0.31-1](http://test.saurik.com/reddit/adb-1.0.31-1) (but it appears to be broken now)
That was adb-1.0.31-1 which my understanding is it's a 32bit version. Someone replied a year ago asking "Any chance for an updated version of this for arm64e?"
I wonder how Fire TV app allows me to send keyboard input from my phone to my Fire TV Stick, doesn't it also uses ADB since it's running on Android as well? Is the component that the app uses is available somewhere to download from Cydia or Github as an ipa?
Someone suggested to try running adb on iSH app? because Alpine linux supports android-tools package. So I downloaded the iSH Shell app from the App store.
I see someone posted about here:[https://github.com/ish-app/ish/issues/498](https://github.com/ish-app/ish/issues/498)
He used this command and repo:
apk add android-tools --repository=[http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpin...//dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing)
I tried to run this command too, looks like it got installed. When I do adb version it says it's 1.0.41.
But when I try to connect to an ip that's on the local network that's already been paired with, it fails to connect:
Welcome to Alpine!
You can install packages with: apk add <package>
You may change this message by editing /etc/motd.
iPhone:~# adb connect 192.168.X.X:YYYYY*
daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037*
daemon started successfully
failed to connect to 192.168.X.X:YYYYY
iPhone:~#
I tried to connect with another app that uses adb, and it has no problem to connect with the same iport. So it's only an issue when either running it from iSH Shell app and/or the specific package that I installed for adb. I tried to restart the Android phone but to no avail.
Are you able to connect with it? Any other suggestions/apps that support running adb?
Thank you.
FYI:
Many people as me download latest ADB / Fastboot drivers from here:
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
xXx yYy said:
FYI:
Many people as me download latest ADB / Fastboot drivers from here:
SDK Platform Tools release notes | Android Studio | Android Developers
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK.
developer.android.com
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Ok, that's just a side note for the PC right? I'm talking about the iPhone now...
Greetings:
Im a noob trying to learn Linux and I have PhoenixLiteOS installed and installing from cmd wsl --install is not avail.
I want to install Ubuntu. Can someone guide me a certain direction? Do I install WSL from MS Store? then what else?
thanks
Installing Ubuntu With a GUI + WSL2 Upgrade - Windows Subsystem For Linux + Premade Ubuntu Virtual Machines (and more!)
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Here you go!
Open the Microsoft Store on your Windows machine.
Search for "WSL" or "Windows Subsystem for Linux" in the search bar.
Choose a Linux distribution that you want to install (e.g., Ubuntu, Debian, or Fedora). Click on it to open the distribution's page.
On the distribution's page, click the "Install" button to start the installation process. It might take a few minutes to download and install the Linux distribution.
Once the installation is complete, you can launch the Linux distribution from the Start menu or by searching for the distribution's name. The first launch may take a bit longer as it sets up the necessary files.
Follow the prompts to set up a username and password for your Linux distribution.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WSL on your Windows machine. You can now use a Linux environment directly within Windows.