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Anyone seen this yet?
This guy got Ubuntu to run on his nexus one, is it also possible on our Desire?
http://nexusonehacks.net/nexus-one-hacks/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-nexus-oneandroid/
It's a chroot. I don't know if it's me, but this isn't fascinating since Debian could be chrooted already (right?) - its the native boot we really want. This still runs the Android kernel.
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I think it would be very facinating.. Android kernel running or not, I'd still be happy to be able to have a full worthy Ubuntu desktop enviroment to play around in. Think of all the apps you can then run! Millions!
But this is an ubuntu x11 session opened via VNC!! this isn't ubuntu on android!
Why would you need ubuntu on a phone? I don't get it...
Can't you just buy a netbook?
Why not just try to use the guide for N1? It should work I think... will try when I have some spare time.
I thought using the N1 guide would work, but i kept getting "bootubuntu not found" (or something similar) when trying to launch bootubuntu. Also I thought Ubuntu would be running on the phone itself, using vnc to access X11, in effect giving the more or less full Linux experience from the phone alone, or have I misunderstood?
N1 guide doesn't work
The N1 guide doesn't work on the Desire because the ubuntu.sh trys to install files onto the devices system partition. But this fails because we don't have write permission to the system partition unless the device is in recovery. I booted into recovery, mounted the /system partition & pushed the files to /system/bin using adb. I then changed the files permission using. I can now run bootubuntu but it fails, I think it's trying to mount ubuntu.img somewhere on the system partition. I think the bootubuntu script needs edited but i hav en't had a chance to do it yet.
You can mount on the system partition regardless of write permissions.
If this is the same as the debian one the mount point is /data/local/mnt
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There's no G-Slate forum yet, so this goes here.
How to root your T-Mobile G-Slate
This process works under Linux. The hard part under Windows would be mounting a file as an ext4 filesystem, but if you can do that you win.
You need:
The four files in the gslate_root.zip archive attached to this post.
To root:
Put those four files in a directory and open a terminal to there.
Shut down your G-Slate and plug it into your computer via USB.
Hold down both volume buttons and press the power button. The G-Slate will not appear to turn on, but it'll go into APX mode.
Running "lsusb" should show an entry "0955:7820 NVidia Corp."
Run the command "sudo su" to get a root shell. Running "ls" should still show the four files.
./nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --getpartitiontable ptable.txt
./nvflash -r --read 8 system-orig.img
Wait while 400 meg of data copies.
cp system-orig.img system.img
mkdir system
mount -o loop system.img system
cp su system/bin
chmod 4755 system/bin/su
cp Superuser.apk system/app
umount system
./nvflash -r --download 8 system.img
Wait while it copies back.
./nvflash -r --sync
Press the reset button under the sim cover to reboot.
There's your rooted G-Slate. Making that process "one click" is going to suck.
Troubleshooting:
You may need to install the package libstdc++6 or lib32stdc++6 to get nvflash to run.
You may need to use "sudo" on the nvflash commands.
If you want to try to make this work on Windows, the nvflash.exe binary and the APX USB drivers are are available from nvidia.com
This is unbelievable! Can't wait to give it a shot.
EDIT: For future reference, DO NOT use Virtual Box to try and root your device. There are issues getting the drivers to work properly. Lsusb will not work. The following methods have been tested and work:
1. Wubi install of Ubuntu Linux
2. VMware install of Ubuntu Linux
3. Dual-boot install of ""
4. Dedicated Linux box (duh)
And remember: If at first you don't succeed, try try again. Then visit our IRC channel.
Trying this on Windows 7 is gonna be a trip. Never workt with ext4 before.
Install Ubuntu and you can dual boot into Windows or Ubuntu. That's what I do.
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This method is confirmed working. Thank you so much for the hard work Chandon. It wasn't very hard to complete on Linux. I can't believe my G-Slate is rooted!!!! Hell yes! Oh and the device is not wiped during the process either just to let everyone know!
Some More Help
Would it be possible to pull the recovery partition off now?
Why I ask. I am in a bit of a pickle. My slate will get to the first LG boot screen and then freeze. It does not even go to the boot animation. I can still get into fastboot and APX mode and it is seen by my computer.
How did i get here. While poking around in fastboot I am pretty sure i wiped they recovery partition D'OH.
I was able to complete the steps listed (for root) with out issue but still cannot get past the boot screen since this is only modifying the system partition.
I am thinking that if that could be pulled from the device i could flash it to mine and bring my slate back to life?
Am I way off on this one?
SmellyTunic -
Attached are all the reasonably small partitions that I could pull off my device with nvflash. This should be everything except /system, /cache, and /data.
I suggest backing everything up before flashing any of these, on the off chance that there's some difference between devices.
Thanks so much for this! Is there a good linux live cd(or bootable usb flash drive) someone could suggest where this could be accomplished easily? Not ready to take the plunge actually installing linux on my system yet >.>
Here you go
shinkinrui
Info and steps can be found here http://www.ubuntu.com/download
Pretty easy to set up a dual boot machine.
Chandon,
Any chance you know off hand which one of those partitions is the recovery?
I suggest doing a Wubi install [1], where Ubuntu pretends to be a Windows app (which you can then uninstall like any other app later). Alternatively you could try using VirtualBox [2], but that's less guaranteed to work.
The only reason I wouldn't do this with a Live CD is that you'd risk losing your backup of the stock /system partition when you reboot. It would also make losing power in the middle of the flash really annoying.
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide
[2] (edit: virtual box doesn't easily see the USB device)
Thanks guys, reading about that Wubi solution looks like the simplest way to have a dual-boot system. I like it! I'll be getting my root on later tonight
i prefer Ubuntu just cause you can install it in windows then simply restart and boot into Linux or Windows. This way you don't need to worry about not having Linux again.
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Any chance you know off hand which one of those partitions is the recovery?
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I'm sure that /system is 8 and the kernel is 13, but don't know about anything else. You might be able to figure it out by reading the ptable.txt file generated by the --getpartitiontable command - it's pretty clear except for the part where it uses 3 letter partition names.
Thanks. I will take a look when i get home from work.
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While we are on the topic of development, we really need a forum over here at XDA for the G-Slate!
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While we are on the topic of development, we really need a forum over here at XDA for the G-Slate!
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I definitely concur.
thengkiu so much
works like a charm
I have no idea why I'd ever need/want to root my G Slate, I'm fairly simple in my desires for my device - but I have to say I'm delighted to see it is possible and am ever so grateful for folks who figure this stuff out because it keeps moving G Slate towards legitimacy.
Thank you!!
The hard part under Windows would be mounting a file as an ext4 filesystem, but if you can do that you win.
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No kidding. Since the linux method failed miserably for me, I've decided to press forward with trying to do it on Windows. Problem is, I have yet to find any way to mount an ext4 filesystem on Windows. There are several options out there that will allow you to read ext4 filesystems on Windows, but not write. Any suggestions?
my friend will be happy to see that this is possible.
[New Question.] So let's start with the first things I'll need to know.....
how do I build root into a stock rom?
How do I create a flashable .Zip from scratch for my rom to go in?
How do I edit the text from cwm when I flash this rom?
And yes this thread is going to become a guide once I learn all I need to know about Building roms for the epic =]
[ANSWERED]So I'm thinking about kicking windows out the, erm, window lol..... I want to start learning about developing and want to start a few projects to pay back the community..... I'm guessing I can't develop on windows so I was wondering what would be the best version of Linux to use?..... and would it be possible to port a driver from windows to Linux?[ANSWERED]
A little how to for this guide..... Thank you mkasick =]
mkasick said:
Download Superuser su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip. Unzip, and copy "su" to "/system/xbin/su" on your phone, and run:
Code:
chown root.shell /system/xbin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
from an adb root shell or terminal emulator. Then optionally copy Superuser.apk to /system/app. The part is optional because you can also install it to /data like a normal .apk, or install it from the Market, there's nothing special about it.
Grab tws_fix_ringer_vib_silent-EC05-deodex.zip (from this thread). Unzip and delete "META-INF/MANIFEST.MF", "META-INF/CERT.SF", "META-INF/CERT.RSA", and "system/framework".
Now, place whatever you want in the appropriate subdirectory of "system", creating them as necessary. Edit "META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script" to match the description of whatever you want to flash. And zip everything back up, e.g.,:
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zip -9r update-unsigned.zip META-INF system
Note the zip should contain "META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary" and "META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script", in addition to anything you've placed in "system".
At this point the update.zip is flashable in ClockworkMod, but it's nice to sign it so that it can also be flashed in a test-keys stock recovery. To do so, download the attached "signapk.tar.gz". Extract it, then run:
Code:
java -jar signapk/signapk.jar -w signapk/testkey.x509.pem signapk/testkey.pk8 update-unsigned.zip update.zip
The resulting update.zip of which you can now distribute.
As for the "from scratch", update-binary and signapk.jar are both build from Froyo AOSP sources, specifically the android-cts-2.2_r2 branch. If you get an AOSP build environment setup as described, update-binary is made with:
Code:
make out/target/product/generic/system/bin/updater
cp -a out/target/product/generic/system/bin/updater update-binary
and signapk.tar.gz with:
Code:
make out/host/linux-x86/framework/signapk.jar
mkdir signapk
echo "java -jar signapk.jar -w testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 update-unsigned.zip update.zip" > signapk/README
cp -a out/host/linux-x86/framework/signapk.jar build/target/product/security/testkey.* signapk
tar cf signapk.tar signapk
gzip -9 signapk.tar
See above, but basically just modify the "ui_print" strings in "META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script".
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If you've never used Linux before I would recommend using something like Mint just to get your feet wet.
Oh I've used mint, opensuse,Ubuntu, fedora, and debian before..... but I don't know which one is best for developing roms and compiling kernels and all that jazz..... and I don't think my wifi USB has a native driver for Linux so that's what's really keeping me from overwriting windows.....
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Oh I've used mint, opensuse,Ubuntu, fedora, and debian before..... but I don't know which one is best for developing roms and compiling kernels and all that jazz..... and I don't think my wifi USB has a native driver for Linux so that's what's really keeping me from overwriting windows.....
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I use Ubuntu, I know a lot of people use gentoo but it's definitely not like debian based distros lol
Like you said with the driver, it all comes down to what is available and compatible with your system. I recommend Ubuntu just because of the (duh) massive support base compared to other distributions in terms of drivers and such.
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I use Ubuntu, I know a lot of people use gentoo but it's definitely not like debian based distros lol
Like you said with the driver, it all comes down to what is available and compatible with your system. I recommend Ubuntu just because of the (duh) massive support base compared to other distributions in terms of drivers and such.
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Thank you for the advice =]
EDIT: I don't know much about command lines..... what do people mean when they say "cd" like "cd to the folder in the terminal"?
Change Directory
So something like cd /sys/app nvigates you in the "app" directory within the system *folder* you will then be installing / modify / editing or whatever to the files in that specified directory.
Okay well I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 on top of vista and I can already tell I'm going to be spending most of my time on Linux instead of windows if I can get this driver installed without causing wwIV
EDIT: Okay so everytime I type "sudo" to gain root the terminal asks for my password but it won't let me type it???? What do I dooo!!!!
For application and kernel development it doesn't really matter which distribution you're running as the commonly used packages (e.g., Android SDK/NDK, Java, Sourcery G++ Lite) are fairly agnostic.
If you wanted to compile the AOSP source tree, Ubuntu might be the best route, only because the documentation uses Ubuntu configurations and package names as examples.
And yes, it worth going through command line tutorials. I don't recommend that one specifically, it was just the first hit on Google.
As for your sudo issue, just type the password. It doesn't show you the password as you type it for privacy purposes.
mkasick said:
As for your sudo issue, just type the password. It doesn't show you the password as you type it for privacy purposes.
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Yeah I went ahead and typed it but no go..... ill boot back into Ubuntu and try it again but if its still not working what's my next move? Sorry for being such a Linux noob in xda lol
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Yeah I went ahead and typed it but no go..... ill boot back into Ubuntu and try it again but if its still not working what's my next move? Sorry for being such a Linux noob in xda lol
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Did you install or are you running live?
Got this from http://ubuntuforums.org/
You can't login as root. Ubuntu does not use the root account. You can use sudo if you need to do anything as root, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
As far as I know, the password on the live CD is empty. Just press Enter when it asks for a password after entering "sudo <command>".
Well I did the dual boot option so when I boot my system I choose between Ubuntu and vista..... I had to choose a password and it worked when I typed it this time..... but now I have another problem lmao.....
I can enter "sudo make" and it does its thing, then I enter "sudo make install" and all goes well, but then I enter "sudo modprobe rt3572sta" and it returns "Invalid module format".....
I copied the entire terminal convo if it would help I can post it?
Any ideas?
EDIT: yeah I made an account over their at the forums but it seems pretty slow especially when I need help with one specific device?
One way to avoid the nightmare of patching together a working wifi driver in linux, install it in a VM (Virtualbox or Vmware) on the vista side. Then you can use the wifi adapter through the windows driver.. And then you don't have to do a full reboot to get to windows or ubuntu/mint.. (love Mint btw.. it lives in my VM, laptop, seedbox and soon to be server)
pvtjoker42 said:
One way to avoid the nightmare of patching together a working wifi driver in linux, install it in a VM (Virtualbox or Vmware) on the vista side. Then you can use the wifi adapter through the windows driver.. And then you don't have to do a full reboot to get to windows or ubuntu/mint.. (love Mint btw.. it lives in my VM, laptop, seedbox and soon to be server)
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Lol I once compiled a driver to use my blackjack 2 as a modem on a 300mhz thin client rdp computer that I got puppy linux to run on in 2007
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pvtjoker42 said:
One way to avoid the nightmare of patching together a working wifi driver in linux, install it in a VM (Virtualbox or Vmware) on the vista side. Then you can use the wifi adapter through the windows driver.. And then you don't have to do a full reboot to get to windows or ubuntu/mint.. (love Mint btw.. it lives in my VM, laptop, seedbox and soon to be server)
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Good suggestion, makes things a lot easier. The only thing is performance, you will be running on (usually) half the power of the computer which will slow compile times to a crawl for example.
As far as the root password goes, use the passwd command to change it:
Code:
sudo passwd root whateverpassword
pvtjoker42 said:
One way to avoid the nightmare of patching together a working wifi driver in linux, install it in a VM (Virtualbox or Vmware) on the vista side. Then you can use the wifi adapter through the windows driver.. And then you don't have to do a full reboot to get to windows or ubuntu/mint.. (love Mint btw.. it lives in my VM, laptop, seedbox and soon to be server)
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Thanks that's what I was thinking about doing but like thomasskull said it likely gonna take a dump on performance but may be the only choice I have....
thomasskull666 said:
Good suggestion, makes things a lot easier. The only thing is performance, you will be running on (usually) half the power of the computer which will slow compile times to a crawl for example.
As far as the root password goes, use the passwd command to change it:
Code:
sudo passwd root whateverpassword
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Well I don't really care much about changing password anymore cause I was finally able to enter the password but as always there's another problem..... ill probably post the terminal readings later on tonight when I get back to my computer.... and as for using a virtual machine, is there another way to go without dumping performance and without dealing with installing drivers through the terminal.....
Thank you all so much.... you guys have no idea how much I appreciate your help =]
So I downloaded VMware Player, where do I go from there to get the drivers installed so that I can reboot into Ubuntu and use the wifi card?
Well, under vmware workstation you should be able to just install a vm with just the iso file or the cd of the ubuntu build you want to install, its prescripted, and easy t use. With vmware workstation you can define hoow many proscessors you want to use, threads, ram, w/e... then vmware also installs a network service under windows that uses windows to transfer the network data into your vm. No need to configgure your wifi under linux anymore
Also, I think you're missing the point of a Virtual Machine. A VM runs alongside your current OS install. Software like VMWare Workstation acts as if its a virgin computer and makes an image file on your hard drive that acts as a hard drive for the VM. You can be running windows and linux simutaneously with a VM. For instance, whenever I develop or need linux, I open my vm nd use it on my seccond monitor. One monitor windows, the other linux, and you can even drag and drop **** to each other os. Its amazing. Just make sure you allocate uenough threads and ram to your vm and you should be fine.
Can I use all the ram and threads because I only have 1GB ram and a 3GHhz dual core processor..... or is that enough to run it
with only 1gb of ram, you probably wouldn't want to run a VM since you'd really not want to use more than 512mb of your total 1gb.. With that little ram, your best choice is the dual boot setup.
I didn't have a GN until this week so my only LIMITED experience was with my nephew's GN and I was not able to connect it to my Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10 or Mint 12. I got my own this week and started the search. Here is how you do it courtesy of Shannon VanWagner
and his website Humans Enabled
Shannon's info:
https://plus.google.com/115207567016362184954/about
Thanks Shannon. Here is the what you should do: again all credit goes to Shannon VanWagner. Fire up a terminal session:
1-
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sudo apt-get install libusb-dev
2- download libmtp tar.gz from http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/files/libmtp/
3-cd to the directory you downloaded to: Download in this case, case sensitive
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cd Downloads
4- extract the tar package
Code:
tar xvf libmtp-1.1.1.tar.gz
please make sure you check the file version, this file changes as it is updated and change it accordingly per the above website
5- cd to the newly created folder that has the extracted file:
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cd libmtp-1.1.1
again don't forget to change the name if the version has changed
6- compile and install: do each step separately
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./configure --prefix=/usr
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make
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sudo make install
7- while in the same directory in the terminal, copy the rules from there to the udev folder:
Code:
sudo cp 69-libmtp.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
8- install gMTP:
Code:
sudo apt-get install gmtp
9- open up gMTP, go to edit/prefrences and check the box for Always Show Download Path. This way when you are downloading from the phone to your computer, you are asked to choose a location. Use the Add button to upload from your Linux Box to the phone. Delete does, well, Delete a file.
Thanks so much for this. I was having all kinds of problems! Worked flawlessly!
I'm just wondering, why people still using USB cable for file transfers? There's gazillion threads here about broken USB ports and all of them are reall. I had my self that problem on SGS2 and since then i started to use Wifi Explorer. It's just safer and easier.
Don't take this as thread spoiling, i'm really thankful to everyone who shares info. l'm just trying to warn you, because USB port problem does exist even if you're extremely careful as i am.
Sent from my super Galaxy Nexus plus®
I love Wifi Explorer as well but you do run a much greater risk of a corrupted file over wifi as opposed to usb.
I didn't have to do step 2. All I did was install libusb-dev and install gMTP and it worked.
That said I hate what google did here! I can no longer play music via usb on my car deck because of this
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I'm just wondering, why people still using USB cable for file transfers? There's gazillion threads here about broken USB ports and all of them are reall. I had my self that problem on SGS2 and since then i started to use Wifi Explorer. It's just safer and easier.
Don't take this as thread spoiling, i'm really thankful to everyone who shares info. l'm just trying to warn you, because USB port problem does exist even if you're extremely careful as i am.
Sent from my super Galaxy Nexus plus®
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Thanks for the suggestion. I do use that especially since Amazon App store had it as the Free Paid app of the day a few months back. But you still need your wired connection for important files like radios, kernels, and roms. hate corrupted radios
Then i must be lucky, had no corrupted transfers yet (or at least i didn't notice that)
apt-get install gmtp fails.... I get the following::
Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package gmtp
What now? I'm running 64bit Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Hello, I wonder if can I expect a Fedora solution?
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apt-get install gmtp fails.... I get the following::
Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package gmtp
What now? I'm running 64bit Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
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I'm sure you did sudo apt-get, right?
gMTP is in the Ubuntu software center. I guess you can get it that way too.
Yes, any time i know im gonna need sudo multiple times i just run root terminal.... Got it from package manager! Thanx!!
Anyone else noticing massive slow ups when transferring files? The only things that happens quick is to download something from the device, uploading, and deleting take forever.
Thanks man for the guide.
its working but its supposed to be so slow(connect takes so long)??
Hi I've followed your guide down to the letter but my Nexus won't mount gMTP hangs and refuses to respond. What do you suggest?
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Hi I've followed your guide down to the letter but my Nexus won't mount gMTP hangs and refuses to respond. What do you suggest?
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a little info may help. What version of Ubuntu are you running? Any errors?
You may also want to look in to mtpfs which is a FUSE filesystem providing access to MTP devices. It's easy to use and with correct permissions you can mount the device as a user.
I've been using it and there is a long pause mounting the device for some reason but read / write speeds are very good. When the phone is connected you simply mount it with:
mtpfs [mount point]
Lost Dog said:
You may also want to look in to mtpfs which is a FUSE filesystem providing access to MTP devices. It's easy to use and with correct permissions you can mount the device as a user.
I've been using it and there is a long pause mounting the device for some reason but read / write speeds are very good. When the phone is connected you simply mount it with:
mtpfs [mount point]
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so you just connect the point and type the above? Do you have to specify the mount point? What do you use?
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so you just connect the point and type the above? Do you have to specify the mount point? What do you use?
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Make a directory to mount it at (~/phone or something). Connect your phone in MTP mode then type:
mtpfs ~/phone
It's user space so you don't need to use su or sudo. You do however need to have FUSE support in your kernel. You may need some of the other dependencies but if you install mtpfs in mint it should pull those in (I'm using Mint 12).
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a little info may help. What version of Ubuntu are you running? Any errors?
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I'm terribly sorry about that, how rude of me XD I'm not running Ubuntu, I'm running Linux Mint 12, 32-bit. My Nexus is completely stock, GSM, running 4.0.2.
I finally can transfer files between ubuntu and my galaxy Nexus. Dumb google.
It took me days to find this thread. Wow you are amazing. I have tried different tutorial that would freeze my pc. Thanks for for sharing.
FLASHEX 2.05 (unified release 4)(Release Date: 5/2/2012)
Description
Flashex is designed to allow people using an Android device to watch hulu and some other restricted sites with Adobe Flash Player and a properly configured web browser as if it was a Windows PC. Dolphin HD Stock Browser(choose "request desktop site" in menu each time) is a good choice but any browser that allows you to act as Desktop via settings should work.
Note: Dolphin HD has some issues with full screen video at the moment so I have switched over to useing the stock browser and selecting "request desktop site" from the upper right-hand menu for now this works and has good full screen performance on FlexReaper and Stock ICS 4.0.3.
How it works
The script will look for libflashplayer.so then attempt to create a copy, edit the copy, and copy the edited version back. It stores the edited copy, and writes it over the default file each time it's run. It will check the version of the current libflashplayer.so file each time before it copies the edited version over. If libflashplayer.so's version has been upgraded or downgraded it will make a new copy, edit, write it back and store the new one to use each time. I suggest using Script Manager to run the script at boot once you run it the first time manually to make the first edited copy.
What's New in Version 2.05?
-Added a few more checks for libflashplayer.so to help improve troubleshooting and configuring on different ROMs and to eliminate the possibility of a hang if libflashplayer.so is not readable.
(Still waiting on feed back and/or -x mode debug output reports. feel free post them or better yet PM them to me)
What's New in Version 2.04?
-Added support for Custom BusyBox from CynogenMod (BusyBox 1.19.4-cm9) when testing the Busybox version
What's New in Version 2.03?
-Added checks to verify Busybox location, permisssions, and version to verify compatability and inform the user if they need to update/reinstall busybox or make a configuration change.
-Various minor refinements.
-Can now safely be test run on ANY device since it will verify the location of all required elements prior to performing any task.
NOTE: This doesnt mean it will enable hulu on an old 500mhz 2.2 device, just that it should be safe to use to modify Adobe Flash on any device capable of properly running it.(If your Adobe Flash is installed in a diffrent location you will need to configure the script to point it's install directory, or put a copy of your libflashplayer.so file into the Flashex2 directory and name it AND_libflashplayer.so and copy the resulting WIN_libflashplayer.so back by hand if you prefer.)
What was new in Version 2.02?
-Fixed various typoes in output messages
-Added a fix for people having issues with strings, grep etc returning as not found when /system/xbin is either not in the users default $PATH or is too low in the list to get used.
What was new in Version 2.01?
-Many minor bug fixes
-Scripts have been unified into a single script.
-Made some changes to how version checking is done
-Script is safer, more reliable, and easier to use over all.(at least IMO hehe)
-Automatic re-edit of edited source file, when either an upgrade or downgrade is detected. This allows the script to be run at boot via Script Manager, or other while still leaving, Adobe Flash to auto update.
-Script is now a single executable file that will both hex edit Adobe Flash(each update), and copy the edited file over to /data when needed.
-Improved version detection
-Improved output messages
Some notes on running during bootup
Once you have decompressed the Flashex2 folder and flashex.sh script to /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2 you will be able to run it automatically at boot via Script Manager if you wish. I currently have been using it this way. I have tested it performing the hexedit during a boot up. It works fine.
Known Limitation
Note: This only applies to auto-running the script via Script Manager, Cron, what ever It takes about 2 minutes with a Tegra 2 to complete the hexedit of the file.
Because of this when booting after an update to libflashplayer.so it will be editing the file for a min or two after your home screen shows. You will want to wait 3 min or so to be safe before you try to use Adobe Flash. This will ONLY happen when the version changes. Since Adobe Flash isn't changed that often it's not a big deal.
The rest of the time, it will be the same version so it will just take a few seconds to copy the file over. This allows you to just watch when you like even right after a system boot.
Install Instructions
Quick Directions:
Download file, unzip/extract the Flashex2 folder and it's contents, copy it to the sdcard to end up with /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2/flashex.sh. Run flashex.sh as root. Set web browser to Desktop. Enjoy watching hulu.
Full Directions:
When using Flashex205.zip via a File Manager like Astro for example.
1) Either download Flashex204b.zip directly to your tablet, or copy it to a micro SD card via PC.(note: you could unzip the contents in Windows if you prefer)
2) Save, Copy or Move Flashex205.zip to /mnt/sdcard/ It has a folder inside already of the correct name.
3) Open Flashex205.zip, then copy/paste the whole folder to /mnt/sdcard/
Note: After you do this you should have a folder named Flashex2 on your internal sdcard example: /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2
4) Inside the Flashex2 folder from the zipfile is flashex.sh
5) run flashex.sh either via terminal emulator or with an app like Script Manager.
The script "can" be run without root, BUT it will only make the hexedited file. It MUST be run as root if you also want the script to install the edited file so you can watch hulu. You can also copy the file by hand.
When using flashex205.tar.gz via a terminal emulator do the following.
1) Either download the file directly to your tablet, or copy it to a micro SD card.
2) Copy or Move the file to /mnt/sdcard/
example(copy): cp /mnt/external_sd/flashex205.tar.gz /mnt/sdcard/
example(move): mv /mnt/external_sd/flashex205.tar.gz /mnt/sdcard/
3) unzip and untar the Flashex folder and flashex.sh script from flashex205.tar.gz
gzip -d /mnt/sdcard/flashex205.tar.gz
tar -xvf /mnt/sdcard/flashex205.tar
Note: If you get an error saying not found. Your trying to install it in a diffrent location then it's currently configured you can probably figure out how to make it work easy enough. Just remember to set the path to the script inside the script it's self so it knows where make/read the edited file.
4) Now change working directories and run the script.
cd /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2
5) Run the script(su is optional, but running as root it wont copy the edited file over)
su
sh flashex.sh
Note: I suggest using sh before the script name though it's not nessesary if the path to sh at the top of the script matches yours.
Confirmed Compatable Device List(Make sure you are rooted if you want to use the script to install the modified file)
Acer Iconia A100, A200, A500 HC or ICS, FlexReaper ------ Use Latest Version
Samsung Galaxy S 4G rooted modified Gingerbread 2.3 --- Use Latest Version
Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE ----------------------------------- Use Latest Version
Asus Eepad Transformer Prime ------------------------------- Use Version 2.2 or Latest Version
Motorola Droid Razr ------------------------------------------- Use Latest Version
HTC EVO 3D --------------------------------------------------- Use Latest Version
HTC EVO 4G running mikg v11 ------------------------------- Use Latest Version
Note: Any Device that is compatable with Adobe Flash and capable of playing hulu videos(500 Mhz or better ARM7 CPU 256 MB ram, Android 2.2 or better) that has been rooted and has busybox installed should be compatable
If you are attempting to use a Busybox older then v1.18.1 You will have to change a value at the top of the script before attempting to run it since I'm not sure how old of versions are 100% compatible.
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If you need help getting it to work for your device and cant post in this section you can follow this
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I take no reponsablility for anyone elses actions. If you break
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This software is FREE and yours to enjoy, give away, edit, use for Non-Profit purposes ONLY.
A NOTE ON VERSIONS!
I recommend the use of the latest version Flashex204.sh. If you have old versions installed. MAKE SURE YOU RUN THE RIGHT ONE. It's up you to reconfigure Script Manager etc. so don't forget or it will keep running the old one.
ALSO Please remember to hit that Thanks button if you find my script useful.
I have been doing a little version testing.
I can confirm that flashex v2.01 does edit other versions so far I have tested it with. I just tested with 11.1.115.7 and it works fine via xxd. Im going to test on Android with Busybox's hexdump next.
I can also confirm that it works on 11.1.111.8 since my tablet just auto-updated. I simply ran the script and updated my hexed version from 11.1.111.7 to 11.1.111.8 as designed.
Just tried the new version and still a no go. See the pic for the full error.
Ran with terminal emulator, gscript, and root explorer. Same error for all.
And you have the .so file from the old version thread.
.so path: /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so
ICS Leak .012.
busybox 1.19.3
Joecascio2000 said:
Just tried the new version and still a no go. See the pic for the full error.
Ran with terminal emulator, gscript, and root explorer. Same error for all.
And you have the .so file from the old version thread.
.so path: /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so
ICS Leak .012.
busybox 1.19.3
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Weard here is the output I got running a test edit. I used the same 2.01 script just modified so it doesn't write to my adobe flash. Kind of sandbox I guess. As you can see it reads and edits it fine. I'll look some more.
Command: '/mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/flashex_vtest.sh'
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Out: $ exec sh '/mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/flashex_vtest.sh'
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Source Files Doesn't Exist
Destination File: /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/DST/libflashplayer.so
Destination Ver: Adobe Flash says AND(Androiud) v1111157
Detected READ access for /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/DST/libflashplayer.so
Created /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache Sucessfully... Checking...
/mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/DST/libflashplayer.so preparing to copy and edit file........
Copy: /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache/libflashplayer_PREMOD looks good =================================================
Preparing to create a hexdump.........
Dont panic...This could take over a minute on a Tegra 2..
Its Converting an 8MB or so Binary on a little tablet...Just wait its fine Created a hexdump of /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache/libflashplayer_PREMOD
=================================================
Preparing to edit /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache/libflashplayer_HEXDUMP..
This might take a minute too.... /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache/libflashplayer_HEXDUMP has been edited... =================================================
Converting /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/cache/libflashplayer_EDITED to binary...
Binary File: /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/WIN_libflashplayer.so created...
Checking Binary file /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/WIN_libflashplayer.so... =================================================
HEXEDIT SUCCESSFUL File: /mnt/sdcard/FLASHEX2_vtest/WIN_libflashplayer.so now reads as Version: WIN 11,1,115,7
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I'm at a bit of a loss as to why it's not working for you Joecascio2000. I'm still looking into it.
I can confirm if I copy your libflashplayer.so v 11.1.115.7 to my device and run the script on it. I AM able to edit the file and get a good binary at the end. I was able to run it via Terminal IDE, Terminal Emulator, and Script Manager.
Going by the error your getting I would say the issue could be related to Busybox. I know you say you have 1.19.3(same as mine)
what happens if you try this from a Terminal
strings /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so | grep "AND 1[0-2],[0-9]*"
You should get back a list of strings out of the binary, and one of them should say something like "AND 11,1,115,7"
If that doesnt return the correct line, what does this return
strings /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so | grep "AND 1"
This should return "AND 11,1,115,7" if it doesn't then I would take a closer look at your strings, and grep binaries which would indicate a possible issue with your copy of Busybox or maybe your $PATH as it could effect what version gets used when running a shell command.
I still feel very confused by it working on my device and not on yours with the same file. However I also feel confident that since it works on my A100 we can get it working on yours too without much hassle. We just need to figure out what the deal is.
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Yeah so weird. I just tried it again after uninstalling flash and re-installing it. Same error. Maybe I'm executing it wrong. This is what I put:
su
sh /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2/flashex201.sh
It does seem to work, just give me an error with the .so file.
EDIT: and both string lines return "no such file or director". I just copy and pasted them in, maybe I did something wrong?...maybe its busybox...?
I just copy and pasted them in, maybe I did something wrong?
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copy and past of the strings command above should work yes. You can even just run the following
strings /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so
If that give you bad command or something then you have an issue with either Busybox or your $PATH
$PATH is a special variable that unix/linux/android uses to store the locations of programs like grep, strings, etc. It specifies various directories commands are stored in. If the directory strings is stored in IS NOT in your path the script will not be able to access the command, so I can't say at this point which issue it in fact is, but I'm 99% sure it's one of those two things at this point.
That error is kinda old and can be erroneous. I'll look at that area a little closer later and see.
If you rerun the script after a successful edit it will tell you if it was successful BTW. If /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so is already edited and is the same version as the WIN_libflashplayer.so Source file it will just print out a message that displays the actual version string from inside both files. The output will look somthing like this
Source File: /2.01FLASHEX_Dev/Lib_Version_Testing/WIN_libflashplayer.so
Source Ver: Adobe Flash says WIN(Windows) v1111157
Destination File: /2.01FLASHEX_Dev/Lib_Version_Testing/DST/libflashplayer.so
Destination Ver: Adobe Flash says WIN(Windows) v1111157
=================================================
It looks like you dont need make any further changes at this time.
Make sure you have set your browser to Desktop in settings(try Dolphin HD)
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Joecascio2000 said:
Yeah so weird. I just tried it again after uninstalling flash and re-installing it. Same error. Maybe I'm executing it wrong. This is what I put:
su
sh /mnt/sdcard/Flashex2/flashex201.sh
It does seem to work, just give me an error with the .so file.
EDIT: and both string lines return "no such file or director". I just copy and pasted them in, maybe I did something wrong?...maybe its busybox...?
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It could be. If you don't have a "strings" command the script wont work for you in it's current state. I made extensive use of strings to read info out of the binary files for version checking and to confirm the edit.
The error you got is something you could get from no strings command. It could also just be that the location "strings" is installed if it IS NOT in your $PATH for your ENV this would be a simple fix, in fact I'm tempted to add a PATH="" export PATH line back into the script just in case of stuff like this. I had removed it thinking it overkill.
Two diffrent folks seem to have a Busybox installer available via play.google.com. I use the one from J Rummy because it's only 1.99 for the Pro version instead of 4.99 and so far it has all the features I want and even has 1.19.4 available currently. It sounds like you may just need to figure out the location of the strings command and make sure that directory is exported as part of your $PATH. Let me know if would like assistance figuring this out.
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It could be. If you don't have a "strings" command the script wont work for you in it's current state. I made extensive use of strings to read info out of the binary files for version checking and to confirm the edit.
The error you got is something you could get from no strings command. It could also just be that the location "strings" is installed if it IS NOT in your $PATH for your ENV this would be a simple fix, in fact I'm tempted to add a PATH="" export PATH line back into the script just in case of stuff like this. I had removed it thinking it overkill.
Two diffrent folks seem to have a Busybox installer available via play.google.com. I use the one from J Rummy because it's only 1.99 for the Pro version instead of 4.99 and so far it has all the features I want and even has 1.19.4 available currently. It sounds like you may just need to figure out the location of the strings command and make sure that directory is exported as part of your $PATH. Let me know if would like assistance figuring this out.
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When I open terminal emulator the first line reads:
[email protected]:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin: $PATH
Also, I can't update busybox because for my current root method 1.19.3 is required.
Joecascio2000 said:
When I open terminal emulator the first line reads:
[email protected]:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin: $PATH
Also, I can't update busybox because for my current root method 1.19.3 is required.
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You don't need a newer version of Busybox I'm running the same version.
it's your $PATH I will post an updated version that includes an Export PATH line to resolve after I eat some dinner.
for now you can copy/paste this into a terminal before running the script. Im guessing if you run that, then the script it will work
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/system/sbin:/system/xbin:/system/bin:/data/local/bin:/vendor/bin; export PATH
Darn...still isn't working. Lol my tab hates me. See the pic I think its a little different.
here's a link the one below is a little low res: http://i.imgur.com/uP9ZR.png
Joecascio2000 said:
Darn...still isn't working. Lol my tab hates me. See the pic I think its a little different.
here's a link the one below is a little low res: http://i.imgur.com/uP9ZR.png
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It looks like you might still be missing the strings command. Because it doesnt look like anything is getting passed to grep. It looks like strings didnt run, so grep tried to look for the search expression as a file name.
what do you get if you type
ls -la /system/xbin/strings
or even just
ls -la /system/xbin
I show a symbolic link for /system/xbin/strings that points to Busybox. If it's in another location with your version of Busybox you just need to make sure the strings command is located in the path you use.
If you dont have a strings command at all for some reason since you have the same version of Busybox 1.19.3 you should be able to just make a Symbolic Link in /system/xbin(or what ever space you are configured to use) called strings that points to busybox. All those buxybox commands are symlinks to the same binary file in reality.
NoSudo said:
It looks like you might still be missing the strings command. Because it doesnt look like anything is getting passed to grep. It looks like strings didnt run, so grep tried to look for the search expression as a file name.
what do you get if you type
ls -la /system/xbin/strings
or even just
ls -la /system/xbin
I show a symbolic link for /system/xbin/strings that points to Busybox. If it's in another location with your version of Busybox you just need to make sure the strings command is located in the path you use.
If you dont have a strings command at all for some reason since you have the same version of Busybox 1.19.3 you should be able to just make a Symbolic Link in /system/xbin(or what ever space you are configured to use) called strings that points to busybox. All those buxybox commands are symlinks to the same binary file in reality.
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Both commands showed: not found, however, I looked in /system/xbin/ and busybox and strings are in that folder. Also, right under strings is ( -> busybox )
Joecascio2000 said:
Both commands showed: not found, however, I looked in /system/xbin/ and busybox and strings are in that folder. Also, right under strings is ( -> busybox )
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Yep the
strings --> busybox
is the way strings and the other Busybox commands look the
"--> Busybox" is to show what it links to, but the name is still strings. It's sorta like a shortcut in windows in a way.
Anyway that means you should be able to use strings try copy/paste this before you run the script in the same terminal.
PATH=$PATH:/system/xbin; export PATH
that take what ever you currently have for a $PATH and add /system/xbin to it
you can view your $PATH by typing
echo $PATH
Either way if your Busybox is properly installed into /system/xbin this should return a few lines out the binary. Just to confirm it's a working command on your system.
/system/xbin/strings /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so | grep "AND"
I will come up with an up date to check for the location of Busybox and use hard paths for the commands, later in the week. That should avoid this issue coming up in the future.
First off thank you for helping with my pain-in-the-you-know-what tablet.
But sadly still a no go. I did get some more info though: http://i.imgur.com/oVxBz.png
It showed AND 11,1,115,7.
I think it's either the way I'm putting in the commands or the way my tab is rooted.
Joecascio2000 said:
First off thank you for helping with my pain-in-the-you-know-what tablet.
But sadly still a no go. I did get some more info though: http://i.imgur.com/oVxBz.png
It showed AND 11,1,115,7.
I think it's either the way I'm putting in the commands or the way my tab is rooted.
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First off, Your very welcome. I actually enjoy this kinda stuff as long as I have time.
Next, Since it DID respond with AND 11,1,115,7 I am sure you CAN use the script, once updated. I will be working on an update this weekend. I may have a revised version made today, if I get an extra hour to dedicate to make the changes.
The issue seems to be, for what ever reason your device is having an issue with /system/xbin not being in your PATH or PATH and ENV not working as it should, BUT since /system/xbin/busybox and the symlink /system/xbin/strings both work when you type the full path, it's not a big deal.
I'm also going to try to write in a feature to test the location and version of Busybox and make sure it lists "strings" as a defined function, so the script can identify and resolve the issue when possible.
Updated Version should resolve any issues with the script not being able to use strings, grep etc on some systems.
Also check here for information on configuring Terminal Emulator to work correctly with Busybox. This I belive would get the old script working for those that had issues also for what it's worth.
NoSudo said:
Updated Version should resolve any issues with the script not being able to use strings, grep etc on some systems.
Also check here for information on configuring Terminal Emulator to work correctly with Busybox. This I belive would get the old script working for those that had issues also for what it's worth.
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This is with the new version 2.02 and after configuring Terminal Emulator:
http://i.imgur.com/Rb458.png
Joecascio2000 said:
This is with the new version 2.02 and after configuring Terminal Emulator:
http://i.imgur.com/Rb458.png
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Man I am at a total loss as to what your system is doing. That just doesn't make any sense at all. Are you running the script or Copy/Pasting lines into Terminal? What Busybox are you running anyway, not the version where did you get it? It seems totally defective honestly.
The script should work fine for you at this point TBH. Heck it works for me on my Linux PC too when I change the paths, and swap out xxd for hexdump and change the pattern format.
At this point I can only conclude that either you have a bad version of Busybox or you are doing something wrong.
Here is an example of what I mean
BUSYBOXPATH="/system/xbin"
if [ -e "$BUSYBOXPATH/busybox" ]&&[ -e "$BUSYBOXPATH/grep" ]; then
echo "Found BusyBox in $BUSYBOXPATH"
BSYBX_VER=`$BUSYBOXPATH/busybox | $BUSYBOXPATH/grep "BusyBox v"`
echo "Version: $BSYBX_VER"
else
echo "Unable to confirm location of BusyBox, please configure the script"
exit 3
fi
This statement says if /system/xbin/busybox and /system/xbin/busybox exist to echo "Found" etc.
Your output has those lines, so those commands HAVE to exist in those locations or it would respond with
Unable to confirm location of BusyBox, please configure the script.
However the script is unable to read the Version line off busybox because busybox isnt spitting out anything or maybe it's been modified and no longder displays the correct response. Again even a Desktop PC with Linux on it get's this response from Busybox.
What happens when you just type
/system/xbin/busybox
Do you get anything?
You should get something like;
$ busybox
BusyBox v1.19.3 (2011-11-22 01:37:10 MST) multi-call binary
Copyright (C) 1998-2011 Erik Andersen, Rob Landley, Denys Vlasenko
and others. Licensed under GPLv2.
See source distribution for full notice.
Usage: busybox [function] [arguments]...
or: function [arguments]...
BusyBox is a multi-call binary that combines many common Unix
utilities into a single executable. Most people will create a
link to busybox for each function they wish to use and BusyBox
will act like whatever it was invoked as!
Currently defined functions:
[, [[, addgroup, adduser, adjtimex, ar, arping, ash, awk,
basename, brctl, bunzip2, bzcat, bzip2, cal, cat, chgrp,
chmod, chown, chroot, chvt, clear, cmp, cp, cpio, crond,
crontab, cut, date, dc, dd, deallocvt, delgroup, deluser,
df, dirname, dmesg, dos2unix, dpkg, dpkg-deb, du, dumpkmap,
echo, ed, egrep, eject, env, expand, expr, false, fbset,
fdflush, fdisk, fgrep, find, fold, free, freeramdisk, fsck.minix,
ftpget, ftpput, getopt, getty, grep, gunzip, gzip, halt,
head, hexdump, hostid, hostname, httpd, hwclock, id, ifconfig,
ifdown, ifup, init, ip, ipcalc, kill, killall, klogd, last,
length, less, linuxrc, ln, loadfont, loadkmap, logger, login,
logname, logread, losetup, ls, lzmacat, makedevs, md5sum,
mdev, mesg, microcom, mkdir, mkfifo, mkfs.minix, mknod,
mkswap, mktemp, more, mount, mt, mv, nameif, nc, netstat,
nslookup, od, openvt, passwd, patch, pidof, ping, ping6,
pivot_root, poweroff, printf, ps, pwd, rdate, readlink,
realpath, reboot, renice, reset, rm, rmdir, route, rpm,
rpm2cpio, run-parts, sed, setkeycodes, sh, sha1sum, sleep,
sort, start-stop-daemon, static-sh, strings, stty, su, sulogin,
swapoff, swapon, sync, syslogd, tac, tail, tar, tee, telnet,
telnetd, test, tftp, time, top, touch, tr, traceroute, true,
tty, udhcpc, umount, uname, uncompress, unexpand, uniq,
unix2dos, unlzma, unzip, uptime, usleep, uudecode, uuencode,
vconfig, vi, vlock, watch, watchdog, wc, wget, which, who,
whoami, xargs, yes, zcat
Note: Busybox in Android will have a slightly diffrent list of functions but the version line etc is the same.
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Man I am at a total loss as to what your system is doing. That just doesn't make any sense at all. Are you running the script or Copy/Pasting lines into Terminal? What Busybox are you running anyway, not the version where did you get it? It seems totally defective honestly.
The script should work fine for you at this point TBH. Heck it works for me on my Linux PC too when I change the paths, and swap out xxd for hexdump and change the pattern format.
At this point I can only conclude that either you have a bad version of Busybox or you are doing something wrong.
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The command I'm using is
Su
Sh /mnt/sdcard/flashex2/flashex202.sh
I think it might be my version of busybox. I think its a modified version because rooting ICS on the a100 was a difficult process. It also says not to update busybox because root will be broken.
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