Can anyone help? Ive installed the SDK, ive installed the Java stuff, but when I try to open the SDK Manager it opens and closes instantly. I try running through command line and nothing happens.
Am I missing something? On 32 bit windows XP
Assuming you have admin rights on the machine...
Have you tried installing to a different location - like the root of C:
When you d/l the files, did you click properties, and in the bottom of the pane, did it indicate the files were blocked and did you unblock them?
Have you tried uninstalling the current, d/l them again and reinstalling?
Not sure how much this will help, but when I tried running SDK I ended up finding out after doing lots of research, getting some help and everything that it wasn't working properly because I downloaded the wrong version for my PC. Be sure you downloaded the correct SDK for your PC because that will play a big role in the program running correctly.
Re: Installed Android SDK, wont work!
If you used the exe then you need to run your advanced commands from "platform-tools" not the normal "tools" folder. You will see adb files in the currect folder.
/programfiles/android-adk-windows/platform-tools
It will me something like that
I'm not at the point where I can run advanced commands, I can't get the application to open AT ALL so I can't even download any versions of the Android OS etc.
DroidHam said:
but when I try to open the SDK Manager it opens and closes instantly.
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...be more specific.
when you try to open the SDK manager, I assume you mean in Eclipse?
are you following these directions?
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Im not using Eclipse, I just want to open the Android Emulator. I had done this before in windows without much hassle but now I cant get it to open
DroidHam said:
Im not using Eclipse, I just want to open the Android Emulator. I had done this before in windows without much hassle but now I cant get it to open
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well you have to use eclipse to create an AVD (android virtual device).
Just follow the directions On the link I gave you. once you got eclipse all set up.
[[ this is the eclipse i'm running 3.6.1 classic: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/do....6.1-201009090800/eclipse-SDK-3.6.1-win32.zip ]]
Click on WINDOW->Android SDK and AVD Manager.
Create a New AVD. Give it a name (something simple, short, all lowercase is best. I named the latest one gingerbread) and select the target (api version)
set an SD card, resolution, etc...etc....
once its created, you have to launch emulator from a command prompt and the AVD switch to specify an android virtual device.
in dos, navigate to the SDK\tools directory, and run
emulator -avd gingerbread
or whatever you named your avd. got it?
ill give it a shot, thanks
[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 =]
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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.,:
Code:
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 want to install some market .apk apps on my pc
this is IMPOSSIBLE.
The apps might have a special version that is available for pc
Its possible via BlueStacks App Player ...check out
www.bluestacks.com.
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this is IMPOSSIBLE.
The apps might have a special version that is available for pc
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nope...you could use youwave (an android emulator on PC) or use emulator from android-sdk to run the application. to install it on your emulator you may use command "adb install <package name>". you may also install an *apk files to your SGY from any pc by using same command. but make sure you've installed SGY's driver and adb program.
I've tried emulators before but they ran too slowly for me and honestly just too complicated to setup. Tried BlueStacks just now and it's working fine. I can't seem to sync my games though. I took screenshots of it running the xda app.
Larger screenshot:
http://i43.tinypic.com/11ch1zb.png
Are there any real benefits for rooting the Ouya?
I've looked endlessly for the google driver so that the Ouya Toolbox can recognize my console and I can't find it anywhere.
Can anybody post the file so I can manually add it? When I download the SDK from Android, there's nothing like the folders where the driver should be... and its nowhere to be found.
Theoretically once I have the driver I should be able to root it, right?
Thanks!
robguerra said:
Are there any real benefits for rooting the Ouya?
I've looked endlessly for the google driver so that the Ouya Toolbox can recognize my console and I can't find it anywhere.
Can anybody post the file so I can manually add it? When I download the SDK from Android, there's nothing like the folders where the driver should be... and its nowhere to be found.
Theoretically once I have the driver I should be able to root it, right?
Thanks!
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Shure there are, like being able to
install Google Play Store
install Custom Roms
install CWM recovery
backup your system
use CIFS to mount network storage (if your kernel supports it)
use USB Drives for additional app storage
etc.
Basically, without root the Ouya would be rather useless for me.
Regarding the driver: I use adb via Linux, but if I'm not mistaken, you have to download the drivers from within the SDK.
The tuts in the dev section spell out what needs to be installed within the SDK. You can also use Samsung adb drivers from KIES.
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Just do the one-click method from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295645
Then install the StockPlus ROM that includes Google Play, etc from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347214
Very easy to do so, no need to actually set up the SDK. Just need a USB keyboard and about 5 minutes. Only part that requires any type of work is after installing CWM is pushing the ROM to /sdcard/ on the Ouya, then adb reboot bootloader and do the rest. Very easy. In Windows 8 64-bit you'll need to disable driver signature enforcement, just Google it only take a minute or two.