I can get into console mode and mess about with some fedora commands but thats about it. Anyone feel free to take this further...
http://qole.org/files/fedora12-m5-v1a.img.ext2.lzma
Decompress with BitZipper and rename to fedora.img
http://www.mediafire.com/?9fw3vu463rs3vff fedboot
Place both files in sd card main directory and run in Terminal Emulator:
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/fedboot
After a few seconds [[email protected] root] should appear.
Code:
startx
is not a recognised command
Tried switching from Cli to GUI and changing runlevels using:
If you installed using a text login and wish to switch to a graphical login, follow this procedure.
If you are not already root, switch users to the root account:
su -
Provide the administrator password when prompted.
If you have not already done so, install the X Window System and a graphical desktop environment. For example, to install the GNOME desktop environment, use this command:
yum groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"
To install the KDE desktop environment, use:
yum groupinstall "X Window System" KDE
To install the XFCE desktop environment, use:
yum groupinstall "X Window System" XFCE
This step may take some time as your Fedora system downloads and installs additional software. You may be asked to provide the installation media depending on your original installation source.
Run the following command to edit the /etc/inittab file:
vi /etc/inittab
Press the I key to enter insert mode.
Find the line that includes the text initdefault. Change the numeral 3 to 5.
Type :wq and press the Enter key to save the file and exit the vi text editor.
Reboot
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But no luck after reboot.
Code:
su -c 'telinit 5'
Gives a communication refused message.
Hox do you make those versions? Where can I found a tutorial for learning how to make my versio of this (just for me).
Thanks
1. Linux(easy)
2. Mac(easy)
3. Windows(medium)
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1. Linux
You don't need any special drivers for SDK on linux(adb shell), but you don't get fastboot binary in SDK package. To set fastboot for linux follow instructions:
1. Download SDK(this isn't need if you want just fastboot)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download fastboot linux binary
http://www.mediafire.com/?ldlovlzi9mx3pbh
3. Copy it to your SDK directory
/path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools
or
if you use fastboot often and you don't want to type cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools, ./fastboot <action> every time, you can do this:
1. Open Terminal and type:
sudo nautilus
to get file browser with root privileges.
2. Copy fastboot binary to /bin directory
Now, just open terminal and type fastboot <action> and that's it?
Copy this file to /etc/udev/rules.d
EDIT:
Code:
sudo chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
Easy?
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2. Mac
I don't have Mac, but it should be like for linux:
1. Download SDK(this isn't need if you want just fastboot)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download fastboot Mac binary:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjozh1q5dyyqhn3
3. Copy it to your SDK directory
/path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools
or
(I don't know that this is possible on Mac, try to change nautilus with Mac's default file browser?)If you use fastboot often and you don't want to type cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools, ./fastboot <action> every time, you can do this:
1. Open Terminal and type:
sudo nautilus
to get file browser with root privileges.
2. Copy fastboot binary to /bin directory
Now, just open terminal and type fastboot <action> and that's it? Easy?
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3. Windows
1. Download SDK
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Download Google USB Drivers from SDK Manager
3. After download, there're located in /path_to_your_SDK_directory/extras/google/usb_driver
4. Open android_winusb.inf and add this after [Google.NTx86] or [Google.NTamd64](32 bit or 64bit)
;NVIDIA Tegra
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7000
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0955&PID_7100&MI_01
(Here is my modificated android_winusb.inf file here, but it's old and an updated version arrived from Google and it's compatible with 32bit and 64bit)
5. Open CMD from Start>Run and type:
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
6. Reboot
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7. On tablet go to Settings > Applications > Development and enable USB Debugging if it wasn't enabled and connect tablet with computer via USB.
8. Right-click on Computer and click Manage. Identify your device from the list(I think it's Tegra with board icon), right-click it and click Update Driver Software
9. Choose to browse your computer for driver software and then select to pick from a list device drivers on your computer
10. Choose to view all devices and click Have Disk
11. Browse to the google-usb_driver folder inside your Android SDK folder(/path_to_your_SDK_directory/extras/google/usb_driver) and select the android_winusb.inf file
12. If you get any warnings prompts telling you that the driver might not be compatible, just choose to continue installing
13. Once the drivers have been installed, you should be able to use ADB with your device
14. To confirm that your device is recognized, launch a Command Prompt window and enter these commands:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
If you see your device name or a few numbers as the output under the list of devices, your device is now recognized by ADB
For fastboot you need to go to /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools in terminal(cd /path_to_your_SDK_directory/platform-tools) and type fastboot(.exe) <action> and before it to change ADB Interface to ADB
That's it, if you have some complaints, post them.
Bye!!!
EDIT: Changed android_winusb.inf file due error in it.
EDIT2:Changed android_winusb.inf file due error in it again.
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
shut the cmd say something ? because when i write the command and push enter its just jump to another line and says nothing ???
No. You can go to that file("%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini") and manualy add 0x955 to it.
Sorry!
I cannot connect to this link:http://www.mediafire.com/?kjozh1q5dyyqhn3
Please do me a favor, send fastboot as an attachment to this mail address:
[email protected]
I'll try because I'm not at home, I went to my grand parents and I have really slow internet.
Hello guys I have a problem, the step 5. Open CMD from Start> Run and type:
echo 0x955>> "% USERPROFILE% \. Android \ adb_usb.ini"
I run this step but I open a txt file that says this:
Android # USB Vendor ID 3RD PARTY LIST - DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'adb Android update' TO GENERATE.
USB Vendor ID # 1 FOR LINE.
0x955
I now do not understand where I write echo 0x955?
/documents_and_settings/[your user name]/.Android(hidden file)/adb_usb.ini
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Nice guide. Think you forgot the udev rule for Linux:
Create a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules containing:
Code:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"
Without that Linux won't give you write permission to the device.
Ok, I'll add.
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So when I want to use fastboot, I install the Android Bootloader Interface driver? Not the ADB interface driver?
Needless to say I haven't got fastboot working yet but ADB works. One other thing: If I manage to install a firmware and do a wipe and everything works; can it be that I would experiance better performance if I as well managed to to a full wipe with fastboot? I mean, can it flush things that CWM can't? I'm using the latest cyanogenmod (test version) from DerArtem, but I am a bit interested in trying the latest progress of honeycomb...
I have problems with interfaces. On one computer is ADB interface and on other is something else but I prefer linux for doing any job that's connected with android. In theory wiping should be same with fastboot and recovery but, again, I prefer fastboot because it's JUST erase all on data/cache/system partition and recovery might don't have support for other partition types as well as other problems, but I don't say that it can be different.
Thanks. I hope I continue to have a functioning cwm. If it breaks I will have to install Linux
ı do everything but when ı wrote adb devices nothing
Linux or Windows?
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Linux or Windows?
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windows 7 x64
When the tablet is open in USB Debugging mode I can see my device adb devices list but when ı restart my tablet fastboot mode ı can't find
The best slow to install Linux via VM. It complicated on windows, it's different from computer to computer.
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do i type this exactly with all the " ???
echo 0x955 >> "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini"
????????????????/
HELP PLEASE
No
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When i tipe the echo 0x955 line
It keeps on saying that system cannot find the path specified
can someone please help?
even when i open comand prompt and type adb it says adb is not recognised as an internal or external.........
I developed a cramfs rom for the np7 after user dochoppy found root for the nextbook premium 7 tablet, but he then converted to ext3 which because its packed with features will be more popular. So I am trying to edit his ext3 rom in Ubuntu 11.10 and here is what I do:
1. Copy and paste system.img to desktop
2. Create a folder called system on desktop
3. In command prompt:
cd ~/Desktop
Sudo mount -t ext3 -o loop system.img system
(Asks for pw)
4. Doc said something about only being able to edit as root, so after some Googling I find out how to create a program that grants root.
5. (Open "run as" program) then I type "nautilus /home"
(Asks for pw)
6. Navigate to mounted system and I have read/write privileges (but only in this window)
HERE IS THE PROBLEM!!!
7. View the system mount properties, and it says I have 14.2 mb free space on device
8. Delete files throughout the system folder to make room (but when I refresh properties, free space increase doesn't show)
9. Try to add my own files after deleting some others, ans rather than using the increased space, it just fills the fourteen megs before telling me "device is out ofmemory "
What am I doing wrong, why is the system not physically making the proper system increase and decreases.
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8. Delete files throughout the system folder to make room (but when I refresh properties, free space increase doesn't show)
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If you use nautilus, there are chances that your files get just moved to Trash.
Try empting the trash, or remove them from command line (with sudo).
You have to be superuser (ie root) to be able to use mount in Ubuntu. Type 'sudo -' in the terminal again, enter your usernames password. (Default root password is your usernames pwd) then you can mount the image, edit it, etc.
When you open the terminal, type id . It'll show you your username, and uid. After you sudo, type id again. It'll show you're root with uid 0
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Hi this is the guide to install Linux Ubuntu on your Chromebook either arm or Intel ones.
1. First you need to turn off the OS verification.
(Note:- On older devices there is a hardware button to switch between developer and normal mode. You can use that button to turn off OS Verification. The following steps are for newer versions of Chromebooks.)
2. Hold esc and refresh key and press the power button.
3. Then a screen appears with a scary notification about the chrome OS being damaged. Just ignore it and press ctrl+d.
4. Now another screen appears which tells us to press enter if we wish to turn off OS Verification, so we do it.
(Note:- By doing this all the local data will be cleared. Make sure you have backed up all your accounts and local data.)
5. Now wait for the chromebook to beep twice and reboot. It will take upto 15 minutes to boot into developer mode.
6. It will greet you with the first time boot screen. Take some time to fill up your details and create an account.
7. Now comes the installing part. Download this file named crouton from here http://goo.gl/fd3zc
8. Make sure it is present in your downloads folder.
9.Now press ctrl+alt+t to open a terminal (crosh).
10. Type shell and press enter
11. Now type in this command and press enter.
sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r list
12. This will give you the list of recognized Debian, Kali and Ubuntu releases.
13. Now as we are aimed at installing Ubuntu we don't give our concern to Debian and Kali releases. Select a release which is not marked with * symbol as they are not supported. I prefer trusty because it is supported by a majority of devices.
14. Now type in this command and press enter.
sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t help
15. This will give you the list of different desktop environments such as unity, kde, lxde, xfce etc.
16. I prefer xfce as it is a light desktop environment.
17. Now type in this command and press enter.
sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r "your preferred Ubuntu release" -t "your preferred desktop environment"
18. If you want to follow my preferences type in this command and press enter.
sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -r trusty -t xfce
19. Wait until it completes and asks you for a username. Type in a username. Then it will ask you to type and re-type a password
(Note:- Don't worry if nothing appears on the screen while you type in the password because it is not any problem . It happens the same way on all Chromebooks)
20. Now type in the following command to boot into Ubuntu.
sudo startxfce4
21. If you log out or shut down your Chromebook. You need to first enter shell and then enter the command above to boot into Ubuntu.
( Note:- Each time you turn on your computer the OS Verification Screen appears for 30sec before booting Chrome OS. You can skip this by pressing ctrl+d.)
Was the experience nice. Finished playing with Ubuntu. Want to remove it and have only Chrome OS. Simply turn the OS Verification back on. This will overwrite any change that you have made including Ubuntu.
Great, but now explain how to change the primary boot from Chrome OS to Ubuntu
Just leaving this note here for anyone who is trying to triple-boot OSX/Windows/RemixOS. There are guides for doing the OSX install, and they vary depending on what flavor you are using, so I won't get into that part (the guides are helpful). The part I couldn't get decent guidance on, was that after RemixOS was installed to a hard-disk partition, I'd get a boot menu that let me choose between Windows and RemixOS (but not OSX), while when Clover was installed, I could boot into Windows or OSX but not RemixOS.
After looking at the source code for Clover, I saw that the part that was scanning for EFI boot partitions didn't include checks for Android partitions (the code for them was actually there, but commented out unless Clover was built with specific symbols defined). However, the checks for several linux flavors were compiled into grub. What worked for me was to mount my EFI partition, copy the RemixOS folder inside of the EFI folder, and rename the copy to debian. When I rebooted into Clover, I was presented with a choice of booting into EFI for Debian, and when I selected that, I got the RemixOS boot menu that let me choose between Windows and RemixOS.
How to mount the EFI partition - from OSX, use Clover Configurator to mount and open the EFI partition. Or, from Windows:
mountvol Z: /S
and then you can run a cmd shell as administrator and switch to Z:.