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Installing Debian Squeeze on Android Optimus - Walkthrough

Installing Debian Squeeze on Android Optimus S - Walk-throughs
This is slowly becoming a larger topic. So for now i will post various ways proven to work on the Optimus S and V as links below:
Installing Debian Squeeze on Android Optimus - Walk-through Compiled by uamadman
Install Debian Squeeze - non-loop sd-ext chroot method (prebuilt!) By bigsupersquid
ALL-Thumbs GUI to replace LXDE By bigsupersquid
4 Steps to Linux on your Optimus S - written by uamadman hosted by uamadman

All of this work was done by other people. I am simply compiling information and specializing it to the Optimus S.
This method does not require a pc, and everything is done through your android interface.
Current Abilities I've tested with success.
Play Sound
Surf the web
Access entire SD Card
Currently Working on:
Flash Support through IceWeasel
Completed:
Making this a simple download and phone restore - Done
Needs:
A GUI with bigger buttons and scaled for 480x320 - Done thanks bigsupersquid
Transparent Keyboard
Sources:
Howto Install Ubuntu by NexusOneHacks.net
secret hidden note to self psychocats.net/ubuntu/nonfree
Lets begin.
You need the following requirements:
Recommended: 2+ gigabytes of free SD card Space (Minimum 1.25gb)
A Rooted Optimus S
Kernel/Recovery: Xionia CWMA v1.2518.6
ROM:The Scott Pilgrim ROM (CM7 Gingerbread, Zefie Edition)
BusyBox Installer - You can get this from google apps store by JRummy16
Linux Installer – You can get this from google apps store by Galoula
Items worth having to things that make this easier:
A Wifi Internet Connection
A fully Charged Battery and a Wall Charger ^.^
2 Bottles of Mountian Dew
Your favorite Movie
and
The Patience to NOT Touch/use your phone for the 2 hours needed to complete the initial install process.
I started this endeavor with a clean install of the ROM listed above.
!!Make backups if you MUST save your data before you proceed any further!!
Warning: In The Simplest Terms(More detail will be in the final walkthrough)
Sometimes the Linux Installer doesn't work or if it is working and the process is interrupted while creating the .LOOP or extracting the build. The Linux Installer will stop working. I've found two (2) ways to fix the issues. The first is to go into setting and clear the cache for Linux Installer, Then open the superuser app and forget the permissions assigned to Linux Installer (Note: Try this a few times before resorting to a clean wipe, this method sometimes takes a few tries). The second is a clean wipe/recovery of the phone. Additionally if for some reason there is a interruption and the process stops. reboot the phone delete linux.loop off your sdcard and start from scratch. BEWARNED
*Walk-through - Under Construction*
To clarify any confusion the button names I use from left to right:
Home : Menu : Back : Search
Pre-Install Check List for Formatting/Reloading Rom
install sdcard with ROM/Recovery's
Reboot > Recovery
wipe data/factory reset
mounts and storage> format system
install zip from sdcard >choose zip from sdcard > update-cm-7-04282011-NIGHTLY
install zip from sdcard >choose zip from sdcard > gapps-gb-20110120
Remove sdcard with ROMS
Install sdcard marked for Linux
mounts and storage > format sdcard
reboot system now
Pre-install Checklist phone prep. (If you choose to overclock your phone this would be a great time to do it)
Wait 2 minutes for phone to fully load
tap droid
tap skip
tap next/done
Settings > Display > Screen timeout > 30 minutes
Settings > Applications > Check Unknown sources (not sure if nessesary)
Settings > Applications > Development > Check Stay awake (Required!!!!)
Settings > Accounts & Sync > Add Account (Go Through Menu's should take you though Market Install)
Market > Search Busy Box > tap BusyBox Installer by JRummy16 > free > ok
Market > Search Linux Installer > tap Linux Installer by Galoula > free > ok
Market > Search vnc > tap android-vnc-viewer Installer by androidVNC team + antlersoft > free > ok
Press Home Key
Apps> Busybox Installer >Allow Permissions> OK > Install
Install Check List
Warning
DO NOT ROTATE YOUR PHONE
ALLOW THE SCREEN TO SHUT OFF
LOCK THE PHONE
WHILE THIS APP IS OPEN UNLESS STATED
(you will see bad things if you do)
For Debian
Apps > Linux Installer > Allow SU Permissions > Allow SU Permissions > Allow SU Permissions > Click OK (First time start up, Yes 3 Approvals. If you don't recieve 3 notifications from super user it means Linux Installer is bugged. Go Settings>Applications>Manage Applications> under the Downloaded tab find Linux Installer > Select > Clear Data > Try step again. May take a few tries.)
Press Menu Key > Tap Setup > Tap File Size > Set to 1250 or more but must be less than the size of your SD Card.> ok > Press The Back Key (Linux installer will exit to your apps menu)
For Ubuntu - Currently bugged. I would avoid this. The source.list seems to have issues and won't download packages.
REQUIRED: Set you phone some where flat plugged into power Do Not Let The Screen Rotate!!!!!Apps>Linux Installer > Tap 1) Create target loop
Be Patient Wait until the Creating LOOP menu disappears. The length of time is dependent on the size of Megabytes set in the File Size option. About 10 minutes for 1500 Mb
Tap Liberate Loop -- Really Fast
Tap Format target loop (ext2) - This is the Buggy Part. If you get an Error message everything is most likely ok. Pickup your phone and Physically Rotate it so the screen rotates. Two additional menu's should appear. [3) Copy and Extract into loop and Install Linux Boot Script]
Lay your phone back down flat it doesn't matter if the screen rotates back to its original.
From here on DO NOT let the Screen Rotate Again! The process will be interrupted and you will get to start from step 1
Tap 3) Copy and Extract into Loop (it will start downloading and extracting the packages necessary to install Linux) This can take up to an hour. On a good 3g connection less than 45minutes.
Tap 4) Install into loop (This takes less than 10 minutes)
Tap Install Linux boot script
30 Seconds Later you officially have a version of Linux installed on your phone
CONGRATS
Verify Install Works
Apps > Terminal Emulator > Type: su > Enter > Grant Permissions > Type: linuxboot > Enter
You should get a string of code then get something like:
[email protected]:/
Most of the next portion comes from the Nexusonehecks.net
Setting up VNC and LXDE (so you don't have to look at terminal lines all day)
Apps > Terminal Emulator > Type: linuxboot > Enter <---If your not already in already.
Type > apt-get update > enter --- 5 minutes
Tight VNC Server
Type > apt-get install tightvncserver > Type y > Press enter --10 minutes
LXDE
Type > apt-get install lxde > type y > Press enter - 30 Minutes+
After a while you should get this screen
Press Menu > Preferences > Control key > Choose Camera Key > Back key > Back Key
Fully Depress the Camera Button Down and Tap the number 9 on the soft key board > Release Camera key > Tap Space Bar -- now two times more
Fully Depress the Camera Button Down and Tap the number 9 on the soft key board > Release Camera key > Tap Space Bar
Fully Depress the Camera Button Down and Tap the number 9 on the soft key board > Release Camera key > Tap Space Bar
The process should continue installing LXDE
tightvncserver Setup
Type> export USER=root > enter
Type> vncserver -geometry 1024x800 > enter
enter password > enter (use something simple you can remember i used 123123123 like they did on the nexusonehacks.net writeup)
verify password > enter
Press Enter after typing each line of the following code. Be Very Slow and Deliberate. Double Check Each line for Capitalization and accuracy before pressing Enter! I do not know how to edit this again --hidden note-->Perhaps some one can show me/tell me how
cat > /root/.vnc/xtartup
#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
icewm &
lxsession
Now Press and Hold the Camera Key and Tap D twice on the soft keyboard > Press Enter (it may ask to press 1 do not and only press enter)
If your camera key wasn't set look here to set it again--->Press Menu > Preferences > Control key > Choose Camera Key > Back key > Back Key
Setting up VNC on android ... After all those command lines I'm sure this is a very very nice change xD
Press Home Screen
Apps > androidVNCviewer > For Password enter 123123123 (Or whatever you set it to in the previous server setup)
Scroll to Port and enter 5901
Change the Color Format if you wish. It runs rather nicely on 24bit color but consumes more cpu cycles.
Tap Connect -- A Very Pretty LXDE should appear with a working CPU Monitor and everything nice
I know you want to play but we have a little more work to do this next step uses Terminal Emulator as the auto start/config file to boot linux and start and configure tightvncserver
Press Home
Open Termial > Menu Key > Preferences > Initial Command > Tap to Edit
Make Edit look like this
export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
linuxboot
vncserver -geometry 600x480
Tap OK > Back out of Teminal to home
vncserver -geometry 600x480<--- this is where you change your screen size. you need a minimum of 600x480 to use the synaptic package manager and a few other things. but when i'm surfing the net or other things I prefer 480x320 (The Exact Size of the Optimus S Screen)
Now whenever you want to run linux simply open the Terminal Emulator. Wait 60 seconds for the code to run.
open androidVNCviewer and click Connect
DONE
Extra things go here
apt-get install synaptic - installs synaptic manager a nice GUI interface for the apt-get command

I have been running a Debian chroot on my optimus V for a few months now, squeeze and sid both work fine. I did it manually without the stuff from the market, and I use the sd-ext partition instead of a loop file
per your GUI issues:
I like xfce4 better than lxde on my optimus V.
Code:
apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies
instead of lxde.
oh, also, the OP pointed out to me that
Code:
apt-get install xfce4-goodies
alone will also pull down xfce4 as a dependency (and that I left out the word install which is now corrected.)
modify the /root/.vnc/xstartup accordingly.
replace
Code:
icewm&
lxsession
with
Code:
xfce4-session&
or, you can cut-and paste my complete file here:
Code:
echo "#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
xfce4-session&" > /root/.vnc/xstartup
I have modified a theme for xfce to be more finger-friendly.
see attachment
decompress that file, it contains a folder, Xfce_large.
place the folder in /usr/share/themes
tap on the rat in the lower-left of the desktop (opens menu)
select Settings by tapping its arrow (xfce is twitchy about the menu through the VNC, it may take a few tries to select items on the main menu.)
select Appearance. Then Style.
Scroll down to Xfce_large and tap it, then tap Close at the bottom.
Voila, oversized scrollbars and menu bar buttons!
If you don't like the size, the settings I modified are in the gtk-2.0 subfolder of Xfce_large in the file gtkrc
the modified settings are not tabbed over like the rest of the settings in the file.
I also changed the default font size, icon size, icon font size, and DPI settings, but that has to be done in the settings menus.
The optimus display is about 120 DPI, the default is 75. 120 looks much nicer I think.

You are awesome

good luck with flash. gnash only plays ads on my V, not whole videos.
get-flash-videos from google code works nicely, but it's a capture utility.
it does try to play with mplayer, but only shows a couple of frames per few seconds because the VNC display method of manually copying the framebuffer is very slow.
using a bandwidth meter (debian package cbm to be exact) the vnc uses from 14 to 80Kb per second of system bandwith on device l0.
I don't know what's pegging your CPU use, mine only tops out when the debian system is doing something. I built my chroot with debootstrap instead of using the market installer, no telling what is preinstalled on the image it downloads.

I am going to try this out once i'm finished trying to get the ubuntu side of the house working.
Can I append this to my post here and androidcentral with proper credits due to you so all may share?

uamadman said:
...Can I append this to my post here and androidcentral with proper credits due to you so all may share?
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certainly. just test the instructions for functionality before adding them in.
I considered starting a thread on this myself but never got around to it.
I'll continue to contribute info as this develops.
as an extra, here's a link I've posted, a few places on both forums, with a clean debootstrapped debian filesystem, tarred up to shrink it for download.
I goofed a bit when compressing it though, when decompressed it's a single folder containing the filesystem.
http://www.4shared.com/file/iWuUtZgS/squeeze_05_2011tar.html
uncompressed, 9645 items, totalling 264.3 MB
compressed, 116.3 MB (121929580 Bytes)
this will either need the contents of the freshsqueeze folder it contains copied to an ext2 (or ext3/ext4 if you want to brave the damage from journalling on a SD card, which seemed to cause corruption when I tried ext4) partition on your SD card, or, copied into a blank loop ext filesystem if you prefer.
with an empty debian img file mounted as a loop filesystem on a linux box, you can copy everything from the freshsqueeze folder to the loop filesystem by:
Code:
cp -av /path/to/freshsqueeze/* /path/to/loopmountedimg
the loop filesystem method should allow you to continue using your startup scripts as-is, they'll need slight modifications to work with an ext partition like I'm using.
its resolv.conf and sources.list are already configured for 3g access and the main Debian repository, so it's pretty much plug-n-play. no extra packages are installed, you'll need to apt-get tightvncserver and a window manager of your choice, unless you just want the bash shell.
the first time you chroot in, you should use passwd to set a root password, and adduser to get a non-root account on there.
this is not a loop filesystem like what you are using. it is a full directory tree of a base squeeze install.

I would like to see this on the V.its my only phone right now.if I had 2 I would try it.
Sent from my BumbleV using XDA Premium App.

ummkiper said:
I would like to see this on the V.its my only phone right now.if I had 2 I would try it.
Sent from my BumbleV using XDA Premium App.
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I don't think a chroot can hurt your phone. I even run mine bind-mounted into the root filesystem, with system r/w, and haven't ever had any problems a reboot didn't solve. and it's been since April since I had a forced reboot from running stuff in debian.
now, I don't know about the installer from the market, if it asks for root access multiple times, I'm not sure just what it's doing. I'll post my sd-ext startup script and instructions for using it here after dinner if you want to try it that way instead of with the installer app.
honestly, it's a much simpler process than the OP, but, hey, if it works, I'm not one to dismiss the method out-of-hand.

bigsupersquid said:
I don't think a chroot can hurt your phone. I even run mine bind-mounted into the root filesystem, with system r/w, and haven't ever had any problems a reboot didn't solve. and it's been since April since I had a forced reboot from running stuff in debian.
now, I don't know about the installer from the market, if it asks for root access multiple times, I'm not sure just what it's doing. I'll post my sd-ext startup script and instructions for using it here after dinner if you want to try it that way instead of with the installer app.
honestly, it's a much simpler process than the OP, but, hey, if it works, I'm not one to dismiss the method out-of-hand.
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Sounds good to me.

non-loop sd-ext chroot method (prebuilt!)
Standard disclaimer:
These scripts and chroot method may bork up your phone, trash your userdata, destroy system files, get you slapped by your mother, make your phone catch fire and/or explode, and etc., ad nauseum.
Use at your own risk.
MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE DOING THIS!
You'll probably be just fine, but it's nice to have a backup in case something goes haywire.
Disclaimer aside, it's worked great for me since March, hasn't crashed for months, and I use it multiple times per day.
My main inspiration was Saurik and his Debian & Android together on G1.
I'm sorry that I can't point to all the many, many sources I read through over the couple weeks it took me to get this set up, I took little bits from here, there, and everywhere, but Saurik's work was the main core of this system.
Apologies if you see some tidbit of your work in this... let me know and I'll be happy to give you credit.
Dysfunctions:
things that don't work while the chroot is running:
wifi hotspot in aospCmod and Bumblebee won't initialize; does work during chroot in aospCmod if turned on before chroot, though.
network info II app won't start during chroot; if opened before chroot it's fine.
ringtones on SDcard don't work in Bumblebee; but OI File Manager can read the sdcard during chroot.
these things still work ok once the chroot is exited on aospCmod. The chroot borks wifi on Bumblebee until reboot.
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Info:
This script remounts / and /system both read/write and leaves them that way until you type exit in the bash shell of the chroot. Without r/w mounting of the / directory, installing Debian packages gives some errors, since it's running in the real root filesystem. Also, the / directory is wiped out on a reboot, so it's relatively safe to have mounted r/w. /system doesn't need to be r/w, I just like it that way, and I haven't had trouble with it since I was first experimenting with this. Feel free to modify the 'boot' script if having /system mounted r/w makes you nervous.
This has been tested on Zefie'sCM7 (outdated) and aospCmodOV ROMs.
It also worked on Bumblebee, but not as effectively.
The chroot will not stop Android from functioning. If Debian is busy with something, it will slow Android down, though.
You will still get/can make phone calls, text messages, etc. You can send the VNC viewer to the background and use Android apps while the Debian system is in the background.
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On to the meat of the matter. I'm using an 8Gb SD card. I advise no smaller than 4Gb unless you just want to do command-line work in Debian and don't need a GUI.
First, these instructions require a Linux pc. On M$ Windoze? Use a Live CD or a virtual box, or you're on your own.
The first part of these instructions is to be completed on your pc. I'll let you know when to switch to the phone.
1) Mount your <empty> SD card on the pc. If it's not empty, back it up, because this will wipe it out. You'll need at least two partitions on it, three if you're using something like apps2sd (which I'm not using, and not really familiar with, so this tutorial is set up assuming you don't need to dodge an existing ext partition,) and another if you have a swap-enabled kernel and want to use it.
2) Use Gparted or a similar tool to partition the SD card. First partition FAT32 for Android, whatever size you feel you need. I'm using 1Gb.
Second partition is an ext2, ext3, or ext4 partition. Apps2SD style, you know what size and filesystem type you need here, I don't. For Debian on the 2nd partition, I advise 3Gb or more, ext2. ext4 corrupted my files, so I switched back to ext2. If you need an apps2sd partition, Debian will go on the 3rd partition, and you'll have to modify the two attached scripts accordingly.
If you're lucky enough to have a swap-enabled kernel, you can make a swap partition; it'll go last, whatever size is left. 256Mb-1Gb should be plenty depending on whether you use image processing or large compiling projects or some other memory hogging programs.
3) Mount the sd FAT32 and Debian ext partitions on the pc.
4) Download to your pc the base Debian Squeeze filesystem which I've debootstrapped, configured, and uploaded for you to save hours of hassle.
Also download to the same directory the two attached script files.
boot.txt
firstrun.txt
5) Open a ROOT shell. You need root privleges to untar the filesystem and retain its permissions. If you don't have a root shell, put sudo in front of the tar and cp-av commands.
6) cd to the directory you downloaded the squeeze_05_2011.tar.gz into. then type
Code:
tar -zxvf squeeze_05_2011.tar.gz
cp -av ./freshsqueeze/* /full/path/to/sdextDebianpartition
sync
and wait for it to finish.
7) type
Code:
cp ./boot.txt /full/path/to/sdFAT32partition/boot
cp ./firstrun.txt /full/path/to/sdFAT32partition/firstrun
sync
8) Now is the time to copy back the stuff you backed up from the SD card to the FAT32 partition, and any apps2sd style stuff if you have it. Then unmount your SD card and put it in the phone.
Now all remaining steps are done on your Optimus. You're finished with the desktop pc.
9) Open a terminal on your Optimus. I like SL4A, but Terminal Emulator works well too. Both are free.
10) Next step merges your existing Android system files into the Debian partition. This is neccesary because I haven't compiled a kernel and don't know of one for the Optimus with UFS enabled. So, Debian gets bind-mounted over the Android rootfs ( / directory) and having the Android system files accessible in the Debian filesystem is required to keep them playing nicely together, while protecting the original Android files from Debian at the same time.
Code:
sh /sdcard/firstrun
You won't need this script ever again unless you change ROMs and/or need to reinstall Debian. Changing ROMS without reinstalling a fresh copy of Debian may mess things up a bit since system files vary between ROMs and you'll still have the Android files from your previous ROM in your Debian filesystem.
This script and the 'boot' script are both listed at the bottom of this post if you want to read 'em.
11) Next, remount system r/w, copy the 'boot' file to /system/xbin and chmod 4755 /system/xbin/boot. If scripts are in /system/xbin and executable, you can run them with 'su -c'
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw /system /system
cp /sdcard/boot /system/xbin
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/boot
mount -o remount,ro /system /system
OK, a basic Debian filesystem with no extra packages is now installed!
my Debian filesystem is on my 2nd sdcard partition. The comments in the 'boot' script should explain how to use another partition if you have apps2sd running or somesuch (I don't have many Android apps on my phone so don't need/use apps2sd function)
to use the script as-is, your linux flavor should be in the 2nd card partition. I use Debian, but any Debian-based distro should work, for example Ubuntu or DSL.
open a terminal and type
Code:
su -c boot
don't kill the terminal app... leave it running in the background.
when you're finished with linux, reopen the same terminal and type
Code:
exit
to cleanly dismount your linux. No reboot required!
Before you exit the first run of your new Debian system, you should download some packages. I advise tightvncserver, xfce4 (and xfce4-goodies if you want the extra glitz like a cpu monitor, bandwidth monitor, and such, without hunting the individual packages) and iceweasel so you can have a real rebranded firefox on your Optimus.
Code:
apt-get update
apt-get install tightvncserver xfce4 xfce4-goodies iceweasel
It'll take a while to download all that. Lots of data.
Once it's done downloading, configure tightvncserver.
Code:
vncserver
It'll ask you for a password. Choose one that's easy to remember. You'll need to enter it in the VNC viewer as well (next step)
IMPORTANT!
tightvncserver will ask you if you want a view-only password. Tell it no!
next:
Code:
vncserver -kill :1
to politely exit the vncserver. Otherwise you'll have to exit the chroot, reboot the phone, and run the 'boot' script again or it'll open server :2, :3, and so on each time you type vncserver. Each instance will eat more CPU, RAM, etc.
configure /root/.vnc/xstartup
Code:
echo '#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
xfce4-session&' > /root/.vnc/xstartup
after that,
you should use
Code:
passwd
to set a root password, and
Code:
adduser
to get a non-root account on there.
Code:
exit
will close the chroot. You can close the terminal after that until you're finished setting up the VNCviewer and want to start your lovely GUI.
Now, set up the VNC viewer like in the OP. Make sure your password matches the one you gave tightvncserver!
I advise 24 bit color. It slows things down ever so slightly, but to me, it's well worth the increase in eye candy you get over 8 bit.
most of the tutorials on the VNC suggest modifying the /root/.bashrc file to start the vncserver automatically (like here on xda) but I don't like that myself. I use the shell a lot, and the vncserver eats system resources. So, I manually start and stop the vncserver from the command line.
Code:
vncserver
to start, it defaults to a 1024x768 which seems to make programs happier than the 480x320 phone native resolution.
Code:
vncserver -kill :1
to stop it politely. Otherwise a phone reboot is required to get rid of vncserver files (by clearing out everything in the / directory which isn't replaced by the boot.img ramdisk) which make it open desktop :2, :3, and so on each time you run the program.
One major advantage to the bind-mounting in the rootfs is that Thunar works as a root explorer, and has access to the entire Android filesystem (except for the bind-mounted Debian directories, which hide the Android directories underneath, including /system/etc which is symlinked to /etc by the boot.img ramdisk,) as well as the complete Debian filesystem.
Pretty much everything I've tried works, unless it wants speed from the display. The VNC just slows that down way to much to use for video or games or suchlike. I'm working on native window support for X, but I need more practice in C to get it done.
Iceweasel works great, if a little slow, a rebranded full firefox on an ARMv6 device that mozilla won't release an apk for its wussy mobile version on. Go figure. The biggest problem is finding plugins compiled for ARM, the 'get plugin' button send you to sites offering x386 versions of the plugins. Yuk.
Icedtea open source java works fine.
Gnash plays ads but not videos.
Gimp works well.
Qemu works!
Eclipse even installs and runs (very slowly)
get-flash-videos captures flash exceptionally well. combined with an Android video player for .mp4 files, you can download and watch flash from lots of places, just not streaming.
alsa audio works through Iceweasel. Played audio clips from yodajeff.com just to test it.
3g works great.
Wifi detects the connection with iwconfig, I haven't tried sending data through it but the way 3g plugs right in I bet that wifi works equally well.
Since wifi and 3g work out of the box, I bet bluetooth would too with some config, but it needs extra packages to see the functionality.
The network meter plugin for xfce works. The device is rmnet0.
The cpu meter plugin also works.
At one point I had the battery meter from xfce-power-manager working but my last install broke it somehow. Ah, well.
once it's all together
open a terminal
to start it up:
Code:
su -c boot
for a gui,
Code:
vncserver
to kill the GUI,
Code:
vncserver -kill :1
to exit the chroot,
Code:
exit
the first time you run the GUI, you might want to add my Xfce_large theme to make the scrollbars and menubars easier to hit on the touchscreen. See the earlier post.
hopefully this helps people out. I spent quite a while getting it just how I wanted it, many googlings and picking bits from here and there.
contents of the scripts follow.
firstrun
Code:
#make /sd-ext directory if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d /sd-ext ]
then
mkdir /sd-ext
fi
# mount 2nd sdcard partition
# if your linux is on a different partition than 2, substitute that number for the 2 in .../mmcblk0p2 below
# first unmount it; if not already mounted, system will echo 'umount: can't forcibly umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2: Invalid argument' but this isn't an error to worry about
umount -l /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
mount -o noatime,exec,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
#copy files from Android to Debian without overwriting anything
yes n | cp -aiv /etc/* /sd-ext/etc
yes n | cp -aiv /root/* /sd-ext/root
yes n | cp -aiv /sbin/* /sd-ext/sbin
yes n | cp -aiv /sys/* /sd-ext/sys
boot
Code:
# debian lives here
export mnt=/sd-ext
# remount / and /system rw
mount -o remount,rw / /
mount -o remount,rw /system /system
# make new subdirectories in / for binding
for x in \
bin boot home lib media \
opt selinux tmp usr var
do
mkdir /$x
done
#make $mnt directory if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d $mnt ]
then
mkdir $mnt
fi
# mount 2nd sdcard partition
# if your linux is on a different partition than 2, substitute that number for the 2 in .../mmcblk0p2 below
# first unmount it; if not already mounted, system will echo 'umount: can't forcibly umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2: Invalid argument' but this isn't an error to worry about
umount -l /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
mount -o noatime,exec,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 $mnt
# cleanup last session's tmp files, including last VNC session
rm -r -f $mnt/tmp
mkdir $mnt/tmp
# bind mount debian directories to /
for x in \
bin boot home lib media \
opt selinux tmp usr var \
etc root sbin
do
mount --bind $mnt/$x /$x
done
# set some system variables
export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/etc:/sys:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export USER=root
export HOME=/root
# mount proc,sys,devpts
umount -l devpts
mount -o remount -t proc proc /proc
mount -o remount -t sysfs sysfs /sys
mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts
# softlink framebuffer (for future use,) and existing mounts
ln -s /dev/graphics/fb0 /dev/fb0
cat /proc/mounts > /etc/fstab
cat /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
# 'boot' with chroot into debian bash shell at /
chroot / /bin/bash
# done now, clean up after exit to keep Android happy
# remove softlinks and replace backed up mtab and fstab
rm /dev/fb0
cd /
# unmount subdirectories
for x in \
bin boot home lib media \
opt selinux tmp usr var \
etc root sbin
do
umount -l /$x
done
# remove non-Android subdirectories
for x in \
bin boot home lib media \
opt selinux tmp usr var
do
rmdir /$x
done
# remount / and /system ro
mount -o remount,ro / /
mount -o remount,ro /system /system

That is an excellent write up. Link added to first post.

appreciate the compliment.
it took two hours to type up and another two to redo it all after firefox crashed on my pc right as I was finishing.
if anyone notices issues or errors in it, let me know and I'll try to fix 'em.
I'll try to help out if anyone has problems getting it working, odds are I missed some detail or typo.

well it took me all day to install ubuntu on this pc to find out it was my video card so im using the built in video on the mb and it worked.I will be doing this tomorrow as its 2am here now.ive never had a problem installing ubuntu before lol.the live cd would just freeze no matter which flavor of linux i used.

ummkiper said:
well it took me all day to install ubuntu on this pc to find out it was my video card so im using the built in video on the mb and it worked.I will be doing this tomorrow as its 2am here now.ive never had a problem installing ubuntu before lol.the live cd would just freeze no matter which flavor of linux i used.
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eek.
I don't really like ubuntu much, it reminds me too much of Windoze, all bloated up and running a bunch of stuff I never told it to
but I put it on after reading dev reccomendations to use it when making the final switch from windoze, and now I only use it for watching dvds and the stupid digital tv the broadcasters switched to a while back to obsolete everyone's receivers (use an hvr950 usb tuner, which I had to force an older driver into the kernel to get working.)
put debian on the pc to dev with, much less gripey and intrusive, but trickier to configure.

ummkiper said:
well it took me all day to install ubuntu on this pc to find out it was my video card so im using the built in video on the mb and it worked.I will be doing this tomorrow as its 2am here now.ive never had a problem installing ubuntu before lol.the live cd would just freeze no matter which flavor of linux i used.
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I have yet to get Ubuntu running nicely on a android. I'm sure i'll figure it out soon enough. I'm donating close to 2-4 hours a day to this right now. I hope i can get everything running how i like without learning how to write my own code... which would take forever ...

oh i dont want it on android i just wanted it on my desktop but it appears my desktop has issues while everything works fine in windows ubuntu still freezes or restarts the gui.i have xubuntu on my ibm thinkpad its slow but runs its ubuntu with xfce so i guess ill use my laptop to do this and keep win on my desktop.

ummkiper said:
oh i dont want it on android i just wanted it on my desktop but it appears my desktop has issues while everything works fine in windows ubuntu still freezes or restarts the gui.i have xubuntu on my ibm thinkpad its slow but runs its ubuntu with xfce so i guess ill use my laptop to do this and keep win on my desktop.
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it shouldn't really matter too much what machine you use to set things up, the key things you need are a way to untar the premade filesystem, ext2 support, and a usb port to transfer files to the phone.
you could download the files in windoze if your laptop lack web access.
you <might> be able to use a windoze utility to format the first part of the SD card with a small FAT32 partition, then use CWMA recovery to add an ext2 partition to the card, then extract with 7zip on windoze into the ext partition.
I used to have a freeware program to add ext2 support to windoze, but it's buried on one of my old 500Mb harddrives in a box somewhere. bet you could google something like that up if your laptop gives you trouble.

cp ./boot.txt /media/disk/boot
cp ./firstrun.txt /media/disk/firstrun
sync
cp: cannot stat `./boot.txt': no such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `./firstrun.txt': no such file or directory
yeah um i dont see these files in the tar and this is the errorr im getting so where do i get these 2 files from

ummkiper said:
cp ./boot.txt /media/disk/boot
cp ./firstrun.txt /media/disk/firstrun
sync
cp: cannot stat `./boot.txt': no such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `./firstrun.txt': no such file or directory
yeah um i dont see these files in the tar and this is the errorr im getting so where do i get these 2 files from
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I made the tar some time back.
boot.txt and firstrun.txt are attached to the bottom of the instructions.
edit: per ummkiper's suggestion I have also linked the attachments right after the filesystem link.

[FIX] Permissions Work Around for ICS

Script to flash via CWM to fix fix perms has been done by minotauri (sorry if miss spelled will fix when on a computer) he deserves credit for the edify:
To Run Fix Perms While in Recovery Flash this file each and every time you need it run [for now]:
http://goo.gl/hrL7E
The Next Script is one you can flash via CWM and it will replace the file ROM Manager uses so this will remain between restarts and you can use it via ROM Manager or Script Manager anytime you want!:
Thank Minotauri again for another beautiful Edify!
http://goo.gl/qPpC3
Flash via CWM and it well work for that flash just flash anytime you need to run it via recovery until I see about permanently copying it over existing script or still can run manually with this guide if you choose [scroll down below the additional update on how to fix the script to run using ROM Manager while in OS!].
I posted this in a couple ROM threads and was asked to throw it out here as folks from different ROMs are all affected. I can only speak for TMobile Galaxy S2 as that is what I own, drive and work on...
I will be cleaning up the post a bit when I get time just want it posted so others can use the information add it really seems to help clean up small issues (even some report fixing multiple FCs after running fix perms this way!)
NEWEST UPDATE 2012.04.19
OK FIX FOR RUNNING FIX PERMS INSIDE OS VIA ROM MANAGER
If you adjust first line in script to #!/system/xbin/sh viola ROM Manager does not freeze [finally]
I did this with Ghost Commander [don't forget settings> check auto root] and long press fix_permissions and choose edit tapping it will have GC try to execute it.
I also moved down to set variables piece and placed 1s instead of 0s next to mount system, mount data, and remove (as in REMOVE stale data ) [should be all caps in /data/data/com.koushidutta.rommanger/files/fix_permissions
I am still working on finding a way of making those changes permanent in /sbin under recovery boots
Fix Permissions Work Around ICS
Run Fix Permissions via ADB Shell with Phone in Recovery
I have taken the time to document what should be a complete guide to running fix permissions while the phone is in the Recovery menu using adb.
I am posting the quick steps right after this, but if you scroll below that this is an extended step-by-step guide.
Code:
Running Fix Permissions
On Phone: go in to Mounts and Storage Menu from Main Menu and choose to mount /data and /system
On Computer: type adb shell
This should give you a ~# prompt
Now type "sh /sbin/fix_permissions -l -r" [without quotes]
and now you should see a bunch of text scroll by and then it will say fix permissions completed blah when done.
that's it type exit and hit enter about 3x [one will change ~# to ~$ then it will drop back to C:\blah and then one more time will close that window as well
Supplies [Phone, USB Cable and Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
Follow the link to install Android SDK [they have directions on site]
first time installing adb? [Skip otherwise]
To Add ADB to your computers path [to run it from any directory]
Windows:
Open Command Prompt [Click Start, Click Run, Type in cmd and hit Enter [XP]]
Open Command Prompt [Click Start, type cmd in whitebox and hit Enter [Vista and 7]]
type set PATH=%PATH%;C:\android-sdk\platform-tools [or wherever you put android sdk just add platform-tools to the end [it is a hidden folder]
Linux [OSX should be same]:
PATH=$PATH:/home/user/android-sdk/platform-tools [or adjust for where you saved it]
export PATH
Now That You Have ADB and path set, time for good stuff
Opening a Command Processor
Open a Command Prompt [Windows] or Terminal [Linux or OSX]
Windows: Click Start, Click Run, Type cmd and hit enter [XP]
Click Start, type in to Whitebox cmd and hit Enter [Vista and 7]
Linux: Hold alt and hit F2 on keyboard [should see a run box now]
Type in xfce4-terminal and hit Enter [or substitute your terminal command this is xubuntus]
Once a Black and White Screen Opens...
Gaining Elevated [Admin or Root Privileges]
Ok, some further testing shows me you should have root or admin access to command processor before running ADB.
In Windows
Type The Following in to the command prompt window already open...
runas /user:%computername%\administrator cmd
hit enter when done
[yes just like that including %computername% windows will fill it in with proper info copy/paste if needed right clicking in command window should paste text for you [if not right click on the icon in left hand corner of title bar choose properties and place checks in the quick edit and insert mode boxes under Options tab]
now it will ask for a password if you have not set one you need to go to control panel users and set a password on admin account before this will work
Once you enter the password and hit enter a second command window will open and will have Administrator in the title
Now You can continue on
In Linux
With Terminal window open type:
gksudo xfce4-terminal& [sub your terminal command if not using xubuntu]
once you hit enter it may take a second but you will get a password prompt enter in your password and a new terminal will open and it will have [email protected] in the title
Now you can continue on...
Checking USB Connection
type in adb devices and hit enter
[if you get a command not found you will have to use cd to move to directory with adb [ie cd c:\android-sdk\platform-tools]
If it comes back with ?????? as serial number it is not connecting correctly follow the next steps otherwise skip the next bit if you didnt get all ?
I get ?????, what gives?
This seems due to not running command prompt or terminal as administrator or root user [Windows / Linux Respectively]
You will need to do the following in order
Disconnect USB from phone
On Phone: In Advanced menu choose restart recovery
On Computer: type in adb kill-server and hit enter
Reconnect USB cable
Be Sure To Follow Section above labeled: Gaining Elevated [Admin or Root Privileges] and then continue on
On Computer: type adb devices and you should see a mix of letters and numbers
and that means we are good to go on
Running Fix Permissions
On Phone: go in to Mounts and Storage Menu from Main Menu and choose to mount /data and /system
On Computer: type adb shell
This should give you a ~# prompt
Now type "sh /sbin/fix_permissions -l -r" [without quotes]
and now you should see a bunch of text scroll by and then it will say fix permissions completed blah when done.
that's it type exit and hit enter about 3x [one will change ~# to ~$ then it will drop back to C:\blah and then one more time will close that window as well
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

Known Issues:
-------
Issue: My computer does not connect when I use adb shell [or I get ????? when I use adb devices]
Resolution:
I have found that i have to connect my phone 2x to computer to get it to work correctly most of the time, do the following
Disconnect USB from phone
In advanced menu on phone choose Restart Recovery
on computer: adb kill-server
Reconnect USB cable
on computer: adb devices
and you should now see a mix of numbers and letters and not ????? and now adb shell should connect
Issue when I try sh fix_permissions it says it can not find the file
Resolution: This is normally caused when you have not mounted /system [via phone]
or you did not use sh /sbin/fix_permissions [or be sure to do cd /sbin before sh fix_permissions
Issue: I get UID Read-only variable error and fix permissions does not run
Resolution: This is normally caused by either not mounting /system [via phone]
or not using sh fix_permissions.
Issue: Some of my apps are listed as /data/blah and it says it can not find the file
Resolution: This is normally caused by not mounting /data [via phone]
Issue: CWM will not mount /system or /data saying it can not find or read them
Resolution: I have found CWM does not like to load mounts once they are encrypted. If you have encrypted your device /system and /data are affected, try unencrypting your phone and trying again.
(this is a good thing it shows third parties tools trying to get around booting OS to read data will not be able to get at the information in your phone)
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

SEE This post for the current script
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25023284&postcount=22
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Well judging by the title that you have there referred to running the script via recovery adb to begin with.
A lot of users don't realize if fix perms says complete in 2 secs it had a problem so I didn't know of that thread, but hope this will be a catch all for fix perms and not just for those who already tried via recovery and adb shell and got that specific error.
Thanks for looking out though
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

jangst123 said:
This is already and has been in the Q & A section.... Not development, but I wish the developers would look at it and figure out why we have issue on ICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595806[Q] Problem with Fix Permissions (line 64: UID readonly variable) [WORK AROUND FOUND]
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda premium
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I think posting this in Dev section is perfect sense. Also, thanks for the fix. This has stumped me for a while trying to figure out what to do.

When trying this, I get the message:
cat: can't open '/data/system/packages.xml': No such file or directory.
It says that twice and concludes with fix permissions ended at yada yada. I followed every command and instruction to the letter, what could be the issue?

Hey I got idea,, lets make another thread in the general section and Themes,,
Sorry don't think this belongs here, IMO
MOD,, please delete 1 of the threads,, or merge them or something,, no point in having 2
Not that I'm not happy a work around has been found!
Hopefully now the developers will figure out the source of the problem

would it be possible to bake this into a rom, or to create a CWMR zip file to make the needed changes?

Dougshell said:
would it be possible to bake this into a rom, or to create a CWMR zip file to make the needed changes?
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+1 I'm completely stumped!

I can't get adb to even reconize the damn phone im on ravers remix to ics

peppersu812 said:
I can't get adb to even reconize the damn phone im on ravers remix to ics
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turn on debugging

RaverX3X said:
turn on debugging
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Raverx3x any idea why we are having this problem!?
Should we be running a different fix_permissions on ICS?
Also see..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1595806
being that we seem to be determined to have this discussion in 2 different threads

l-levit said:
Hey I got idea,, lets make another thread in the general section and Themes,,
Sorry don't think this belongs here, IMO
MOD,, please delete 1 of the threads,, or merge them or something,, no point in having 2
Not that I'm not happy a work around has been found!
Hopefully now the developers will figure out the source of the problem
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Or you could have devs talk here and keep users in QA so this doesn't get flooded with chatter.
Our should we delete all those ROM threads in Dev that exist in QA as well?
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

OGWisdom said:
When trying this, I get the message:
cat: can't open '/data/system/packages.xml': No such file or directory.
It says that twice and concludes with fix permissions ended at yada yada. I followed every command and instruction to the letter, what could be the issue?
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Did you forget to mount /data in mounts and storage (on phone) before running?
Did you encrypt your device? I have CWM fail to load mounts after encryption
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

Oh and other thread just ganked my fix which is cool but I did this on my own not in response to anything so seeing as how I had to put in 2 hours of actual research, scratching my head, trying many different ways and seeing as how this is more of a process then simply loading a script I wanted to maintain it here until I can edit script or another Dev does making it cleaner and easier to manage and thus ready for more casual users found in QA threads.
Sheesh, sorry I figured this out maybe next time I won't pass on the info for fear of debating where it should be posted rather than the content and how to make it better going forward.
Device: TMobile Samsung Galaxy S2 [SGH-T989]
ROM: Yaldak's Vanilla ICS RC2
Radio: Blaze ICS
Performance Mod: Supercharger v6 update 8
Client: Xparent Green TapaTalk [latest]

u mad bro
Interesting,, the other thread was started 12th April 2012, 10:35 AM,
plus it looks like he quoted your original post from BlackEdition, and gave you credit,, before you even chose to make another thread in a section that is normally reserved for developers and their ROM's, scripts, or mods. All while u r over here bashing the other thread! Thanks for helping, but grow up and follow the rules
anyway make sure you are setting the path to adb
see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161776 for more information

peppersu812 said:
I can't get adb to even reconize the damn phone im on ravers remix to ics
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I have instructions on that issue on post.
Did you run adb devices and get ????? unknown device?
I had to run terminal as administrator, then I issued adb kill-server and reconnected phone and then did adb devices again and then it will say starting adb blah blah blah and then I got 6f7y88 [made up it should be a series of numbers and letters and no ?]
make sure adb devices gives you a valid response and not ????? I have found I almost always have to connect phone twice and at least do the above [with regular terminal I only used admin on first run but there in case it does make a difference].
So everytime I conect [or just about] I have to connect the phone
run adb devices get ????? and then
Disconnect USB
on phone in advanced menu choose restart recovery
on computer adb kill-server
Reconnect USB
Run adb devices and get a good serial number listed
I have to do actual work for a couple hours and then will be cleaning up main post on top and adding that bit in a place it get noticed more easily bear with me as I make my boss happy [he is wondering why things aren't getting done round here now ut-oh LoL] then I will clean up the information.

l-levit said:
u mad bro
Interesting,, the other thread was started 12th April 2012, 10:35 AM,
plus it looks like he quoted your original post from BlackEdition, and gave you credit,, before you even chose to make another thread in a section that is normally reserved for developers and their ROM's, scripts, or mods. All while u r over here bashing the other thread! Thanks for helping, but grow up and follow the rules
anyway make sure you are setting the path to adb
see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161776 for more information
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Um, actually I just noted they used my solution and said it was cool to do so, it appears you have an axe to grind with me and are just nit picking anything I say. I am sorry if yoyu do not feel my work is not to the same level as other folks, but since I put in work and this is more of a manual fix you have to work at rather than an easy to use script [yet], I did not want to post it in QA and all until I have something better for general release.
Also, I am not mad, just wondering why you would rather start silly arguments over placement of usable useful information rather than helping to make said information better and more stable for release to others.
Are you mad I figured this out and posted it before you or something as I have never talked with you and given you no reason to troll my threads?
When I do have a stable script [well at least semi stable for release to dev then more stable for QA]. The way I view QA is for general users questions and answers and since I was going to work on DEVELOPING a script that does work I was holding off on a QA thread, once I do get a script together I will be releasing it. In the meantime I was hoping to have more advanced users and devs dissect my process here and give me feedback towards a full script.
ALSO, by using sh /sbin/fix_permission OR doing cd /sbin and then fix_permissions you negate any need to do any path variable adjustments BUT if you rather then here is how...
when in adb shell before anything
PATH=$PATH:/sbin
export PATH
will then make it so you can just fix_permissions regardless of where you are in directory tree [but so will sh /sbin/fix_permissions so either way is up to you]
or if you are reffereing to adb on the computer
in Windows with command prompt open
set path=%path%;C:\android-sdk\platform-tools [or adjust for where you saved adb]
so if setting a batch program you could use the following to copy/paste [just adjust directories if you saved files differently]
The following is off the cuff until I begin writing the full script and automate things but it is a very basic start
Code:
@Echo Off
Set Path=%PATH%;C:\android-sdk\platform-tools
adb devices
Echo If you see ????? then restart recovery and reconnect the phone
Echo and run adb kill-server and re-run this batch script
pause
Echo when you hit any key this will start adb and put you in the shell you
Echo Will have to run fix_permissions -l -r manually
Echo Be sure to mount /storage /data via phone first
adb shell
or in Linux [OSX should be similiar if not the same]:
from terminal
PATH=$PATH:/home/user/android-sdk/platform-tools [or adjust for where you saved adb
export PATH

No it just bothers me when people ignore the rules and the Developers! Raver even told you were it belonged, and you chose to ignore Raver and the rules!
The fix will be to modify recovery for use with ICS on our devices or a modified fix-permishions script baked into the ROMS

RaverX3X said:
turn on debugging
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I did bro just having trouble getting the cmd to recognize adb I have it downloaded I changed it still nothing don't know what the hell is wrong with it but IM fixing to improve on my golf swing on this damn vista desk top !
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[HOWTO] Install Sugar Learning Platform on a low-cost tablet

Hi there,
so this is a guide how to install the Sugar Learning Platform ( http://www.sugarlabs.org/ ), which might be known from the OLPC project ( http://one.laptop.org/ ) on a low cost tablet using Android. In this example I used the Zync Z930 ( http://www.zync.in/index.php/our-products/tablet-phablets/zync-z930-detail ), but generally spoken it should be possible on every tablet / device running Android.
Software requirements
Complete Linux Installer ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/...linuxonandroid&feature=search_result&hl=en_GB )
android-vnc-viewer ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=android.androidVNC&feature=search_result&hl=en_GB )
Android Terminal Emulator ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&feature=search_result&hl=en_GB )
All the software above should be free of cost (at least at the time this is written). Technically we will have running a special Fedora-ARM-Image in a chroot environment on the top of Android. But you will need root rights for this, so be aware of warranty conditions and other things as it might harm your device and make it unusable.
To root your device, you must find a method that works for your device. Many devices can be rooted according to that method , for my device I used simply adb commands as described by arunal_123 in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093663
I did not use the files he offered as I had my own, but I think this should not change a thing. However, be aware what rooting means and if you do not know it, DO NOT DO IT.
OK, so I expect you to have downloaded the 3 applications I suggested, now that we have a rooted device, let us start the real work!
First, download the Fedora-Image file from here As you can read, this is an ALPHA version, and in fact there are some bugs, however, it should work for us, so do not worry.
Now I expect that you have the image file at /user/home/fedora.img
First you might want to enlarge the image file to allow us to install all the applications we want. You can do that like this. I used method 1. If you face some trouble that the mount-point does not exist, feel free to create it by yourself manually like that as root on terminal (I expect you to run a GNU/Linux on your computer, if you do not have one, just load down an image of for example Ubuntu and put it on your USB drive ( http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/try-ubuntu-before-you-install )):
mkdir /media/fedoranew
OK, now that you have enlarged your image file (maybe to 2GB), let´s proceed.
Open the terminal app and type su. Now there should be a # instead of a $. If this does not work, you have not successfully rooted your device, go back to step one, if you face trouble, make a specific thread for your device, but search on the forum before. Now you can already start up fedora using the following command:
Code:
sh /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/bootscript.sh /mnt/sdcard/fedora/fedora.img
(your image file would be on your sd-card in the folder fedora named fedora.img, on some devices the real extern sdcard might be available under ext_sd instead of sdcard).
Now some errors will popup, let us ignore them right now. So we are in fedora right now, but without graphical view. First, we can update all the stuff by using yum. Just type yum update (that might take some time, take a cup of coffee or realize that you should repaint your wall again)
Alright, so now let us install the programs we need, that is the tightvnc-server and the sugar-desktop, therefore type
Code:
yum install tightvnc-server
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
yum install sugar-emulator
OK, now we must change the xstartup file of our vnc-server to use our own version. I actually prefer the nano-editor (you can install it with yum install nano, but vi is pre-installed, to use it, type: vi /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup In the case it does not exist, just recreate the user fedora by deleting it by userdel fedora, also erase all files by rm -r /home/fedora and create it again by adduser fedora, just ignore any warnings. Now you should change the file like that:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
dbus-launch --session sugar &
Right now if you would try to start it, you would find various errors in the logfile in /home/fedora/.vnc, that is due to some strange rights for some folders and some missing devices. So here is how to fix this issue:
Code:
chmod 666 /dev/null
chmod 777 /tmp
yum install MAKEDEV
cd /dev
MAKEDEV tty
MAKEDEV pts
So now you should have all devices and sufficient permissions, but you might not have a vnc-user-password for fedora, so change to the user and make a dummy start of the vnc-server
Code:
su - fedora
vncserver
...and choose your favorite password.
Alright, go back to root via exit and shut the hole thing down via exit again.
So start Fedora again by pressing the Vol-Up button and w on the terminal, press enter.
OK, now we should have a more or less graphical interface, so start android-vnc-viewer, use the following settings:
Code:
Port-Number: 5900
Username: fedora
Password: <your_choice>
24bit colours
And connect....
Now you should see some terminal, type
Code:
sugar-emulator
Wait a second and sugar should power up. Now you should be able to start activities and also install new ones.
Enjoy Sugar on your tablet and tell me about your experiences and problems.
I just wrote this hole post out of my memory, so probability is high I forgot something, just tell me about your issues and I will update the guide.
Happy hacking!

Sugar Learning Platform on Inexpensive Chinese Tablet
I was very happy to find a post on this topic. I have a couple of Yeahpad Pillbox7 inexpensive Chinese tablets, which I purchased specifically because they are the only thing I can afford and my 4 year old twin boy and girl need a real learning computer.
I believe this topic is of the highest importance as successful implementation means making the original goal of the $100 Sugar computer a reality to the individual user who doesn't necessarily need the specifications of the XO machine.
I have been as detailed as I can be - perhaps painfully so - because I don't know what I am missing that could make the difference in turning this from a lengthy set of failed directions and notes into a functional demonstration project that proves that it is possible to reach this goal, which has been more than a decade in the making, albeit by taking some shortcuts with the lofty hardware goals and in this case running in a virtual environment which hampers performance and functionality.
If you want to start reading where following your directions starts to go haywire then skip to the dotted line of astrixs "* * * * * * * * *" and the heading in capital letters that says, "YUM UPDATE, INSTALLING TIGHTVNC-SERVER, SUGAR-DESKTOP, & SUGAR EMULATOR - RESULTING UNFOUND FILE DEPENDENCIES NOT AT ANY MIRROR"
The specifications of the Yeahpad Pillbox7 are about identical to the machine you used.
SPECIFICATIONS ON THE YEAHPAD PILLBOX7
Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Allwinner A13 CPU and Mali-400 GPU - which is ARM Cortex-A8 architecture
512 Mb RAM
4 GB internal memory
7" capacitive touch screen
some kind of wifi - supposedly 802.11n
I have a 16GB miniSDHC card I am using with a microSD adapter
I have a USB hub and have connected a mouse and keyboard to make the work easier.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THIS ENDEAVOUR
I have been using the Linux On Android / Complete Linux Installer app with Terminal Emulator app and Android VNC Viewer app all from the Play store.I have successfully chroot virtualized a very basic Debian with XFCE, and also Ubuntu 12 with LXDE with these tools.
I also have been spending some time on the Linux on Android IRC channel and have Zac the creator of the app on my FaceBook page. Zac has been helpful and is very curious as to how this project goes.
My device the Yeahpad Pillbox7 is pre-rooted and only requires a "su" at terminal to get the "#" prompt.
Despite any details that indicate otherwise, I am a complete Android noob and my experience in linux is just as a distro-hopping enthusiast with no professional experience and almost no understanding. Nonetheless I try to enjoy what I do with these consumer devices and my emphasis has always been on the lower end economically, saving old machines often when there is not any funds for a new one, and for about 5 years now also getting ahold of consumer devices from China at the lowest price that can be had new and trying to modify the stock "computer" into something useful. This is my third attempt to do so in that category.
This type of chroot linux virtualization has shown the most promise as of late in the absence of driver availabilty for installing linux natively on a category of device where the manufacturers, the components they use, and the architecture has been in constant flux - but at this point in the market they are all aiming for Android v4 and up with Play store access. Since these devices are small, they seem to lend themselves to the application of young children, and also since the largest percentage of very poor users without access are young children, the application of a learning environment that emphasizes classical computer literacy with such allegories as turtle graphics to teach programming at a young age is a worthwhile lofty goal for the community to apply to the flood of inexpensive tablet computers coming our way now.
ALPHA VS BETA VERSION OF FEDORA CORE IMAGE FOR LINUX ON ANDROID
Perhaps this is where I went wrong I am using the BETA version of the Linux on Android Fedora Core image. It wasn't available when you wrote this post. Perhaps I was mistaken in thinking that the BETA would be the better image to start with. I will go back and do it with the ALPHA version next, which is per your instructions, and I will post my results again. Anyhow I took the Fedora Core image for Linux on Android and I unzipped it using 7zip, I verified the md5sum using fileverifier++ and I put on the miniSDHC card under a folder called /fedora/ and the file I named fedora.img. So I put it at /fedora/fedora.img on the miniSDHC card.
CONFIGURING MY PC TO BE ABLE TO DO IMAGE PREPARATION
I downloaded a the alternate version of xubuntu 12.04.b for 64 bit. Did an md5sum check and burned it to a CD-ROM. Then after updating the VirtualBox install on the PC I have access to is an Acer Aspire 5733-6838 which runs Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 on an Intel Core i5 with 4GB of DDR3 RAM - I installed the Xubuntu as a Guest OS on VirtualBox successfully and applied all the latest updates. Then I also installed Guest Additions and made the Drag'n;Drop and Clipboard functions bi-directional because I like being able to copy and paste in and out of my host OS while I do my work. I was able to mount the 16GB miniSDHC card onto the Guest Xubuntu OS using the USB Devices options on the VirtualBox control bar.
I did all that (installing Xubuntu) because the Linux I've been virtualizing and enjoying lately, Mageia2, did not execute the "cp -r fedoraold/* fedoranew" command which I derived from the 'expand the image directions' you referenced without generating a plethora of "cp: cannot create symbolic link" errors!
EXPANDING THE FEDORA IMAGE TO 2GB
Having switched to Xubuntu 12.04b 64bit alternate - I was able to execute the directions derived from
the directions from the linuxonandroid resource you referenced (I am not allowed to post outside links because I am a new xda forum member)
and enlarge the fedora image file to 2GB. I used these commands from terminal:
dd if=/dev/zero of=fedoranew.img bs=1M count=0 seek=2048
mke2fs -F fedoranew.img
so then I created two folders on the miniSDHC card at /fedora/ one called "fedoraold" and one called "fedorabang"
and then mounted the folders from the terminal using these commands
sudo mount -o loop fedora.img fedoraold
sudo mount -o loop fedoranew.img fedorabang
then I did the copy to the larger 2GB image file using this command from the terminal:
sudo cp -r fedoraold/* fedorabang
and finally I unmounted the folders using these terminal commands
sudo umount fedoraold
sudo umount fedorabang[/B]
I then shut down xubuntu and used the remove usb device icon from the Windows 7 taskbar to get a safe to remove the SDCard message.
I removed the miniSDHC card from the microSD adapter and inserted it into the Yeahpad Pillbox7 while powered off.
TRYING TO MODIFY THE FEDORA IMAGE ON THE TABLET TO RUN SUGAR LEARNING PLATFORM USING LINUX ON ANDROID AND ANDROID VNC VIEWER
I already have Linux on Android / Terminal Emulator / and Android VNC Viewer Apps installed on the Android Tablet.
Using File Manager I see that the newly made image is at: mnt/extsd/fedora/fedoranew.img
So after confirming that the bootscript.sh file is where it is supposed to be I use this command from the terminal to launch Linux on Android with the 2GB FedoraCore image
sh /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/bootscript.sh /mnt/extsd/fedroa/fedoranew.img
I take the advice to ignore the errors, I've seen them before on LinuxOnAndroid during successful launches of other images.
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YUM UPDATE, INSTALLING TIGHTVNC-SERVER, SUGAR-DESKTOP, & SUGAR EMULATOR - RESULTING UNFOUND FILE DEPENDENCIES NOT AT ANY MIRROR
So I continue by trying to get all the current updates for fedora using the terminal command:
yum update
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
This is where I ran into my first set of snags - summarizing the errors Yum couldn't find these files:
bind-license-9.9.2-5.P1.fc17.noarch.rpm
dosfstools-3.0.14-1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
selinux-policy-3.10.0-167.fc17.noarch.rpm
bind-libs-9.9.2-5.P1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
dnsmasq-2.65-4.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
coreutils-8.15-9.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
libsss_sudo-1.8.6-1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
iproute-3.3.0-5.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
bind-utils-9.9.2-5.P1.fc17.arm5tel.rpm
bash-4.2.39-2.fc17.arm5tel.rpm
bind-libs-lite-9.9.2-5.P1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
selinux-policy-targeted-3.10.0-167.fc17.noarch.rpm
at any of these mirror sites:
apparently I can't post these here because I am a new xda forum member
I tried "yum update" more than once and ran into the identical set up errors, so I continued on hoping that substitute files were found, or that none of those files were essential.
So I conintued to try and install the programs your post says that I need, starting with tightvnc-server, so I use the terminal command:
yum install tightvnc-server
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
This is a summary of the files that Yum couldn't find from the errors:
perl-PathTools-3.33-221.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
perl-Pod-simple-3.16-221.fc17.noarch.rpm
perl-macros-5.14.3-221.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
perl-libs-5.14.3-221.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-221.fc17.noarch.rpm
perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-221.fc17.noarch.rpm
perl-5.14.3-221.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
gnutls-2.12.20-4.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
I believe that Yum had tried all the mirror sites listed earlier.
As before, I have nothing else to go on, so I hope that either substitute files were found, or that none of those files were essential.
So I continue to try and install the progams your post says that I need, the next one being the sugar-desktop, so I use the terminal command:
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
This is a summary of the files that Yum couldn't find from the errors:
libarchive-3.0.4-2.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
libproxy-0.4.10-1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm
gnutls-2.12.20-4.fc17.armv5tel.rpm (see above - already not found before)
I believe that Yum had tried all the mirror sites listed earlier.
As before, I have nothing else to go on, so I hope that either substitute files were found, or that none of those files were essential.
So I continue to try and install the programs your post says that I need, the next one being the sugar-emulator, so I use the terminal command:
yum install sugar-emulator
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
This is a summary of the files that Yum couldn't find from the errors:
libproxy-0.4.10-1.fc17.armv5tel.rpm (see above - already not found before)
gnutls-2.12.20-4.fc17.armv5tel.rpm (see above - already not found before)
I believe that Yum had tried all the mirror sites listed earlier.
As before, I have nothing else to go on, so I hope that either substitute files were found, or that none of those files were essential.
All in all from I read that there were 22 .rpm files missing that were not found at any of the relevant mirrors between the general yum update (12 missing files) and dependencies from tightvnc-server, sugar-desktop, and sugar-emulator (10 more missing files)
CUSTOMIZING THE XSTARTUP FILE AT /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup FOR OUR PURPOSES
So I continud on with the instruction in your post, next on the agenda is an xstartup file for vnc-server.
You describe it as changing the xstartup file - I could used the "ls -a" command on the directory /home/fedora/ and could not find a directory called .vnc and could not find an existing file at /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup
I too don't seem to have the talent for the vi editor so I take your suggestion and install nano using this terminal command:
yum install nano
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
There were some other files starting with "." that I found in the /home/fedora/ directory - I looked at them with the text editor and I didn't see any information that I could figure was specific to this use instance - but I am no expert. So I did the following strictly on your instructions advice.
It said if I could not find the xstartup file in existance to do the following from the terminal command line, ignoring any warnings.
userdel fedora
rm -r /home/fedora
adduser fedora
I tried the least destructive choices it gave me upon the "rm -r /home/fedora command" but it did not result in a .vnc directory or xtartup file that I could detect when completing the instructions to the "adduser fedora" command - so I repeated the commands but answered the resulting question with removal of even the /home/fedora directory. nonetheless all of that failed in creating a .vnc directory that I could detect (using the 'ls -a' command) or of an xstartup file.
So I went ahead and ad libbed the following from the terminal because otherwise anything I were to write in nano for /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup would not save for lack of a directory for it to go in.
mkdir /home/fedora/.vnc
For some reason even after I execute the make directory command, "ls -a" from the /home/fedora/ directory still doesn't show it, but I can cd into, /home/fedora/.vnc/
From there I simply followed the directions and from the terminal:
nano /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup
And from there entered the script given and saved it with ctrl-o and/or ctrl-x nano commands:
#!/bin/sh
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
dbus-launch --session sugar &
ADDITIONAL PERMISSIONS AND MISSING DEVICES
So refering to your instructions once again: it says that I need to execute the following to give certain rights and take care of missing devices. So from the terminal:
chmod 666 /dev/null
chmod 777 /tmp
yum install MAKEDEV
At the Transaction summary - I also respond with: "y" and [ENTER].
Terminal responds "Complete!"
cd /dev
MAKEDEV tty
Then I enter according to your instructions
MAKEDEV pts
And the terminal responds:
don't know how to make device "pts"
So I do some research into the "Makedev" command - I can't post this url here because I am a new xda forum member.
Granted the page I find is not from the same flavor of linux but I don't see a "pts" option and it seems perhaps this is a typo.
So I need to guess what you were trying to accomplish. I decide on the following terminal command:
MAKEDEV pty
And at least there are no errors - but was it what you intended - I have no clue? also was there any reason for the Makedev command to be capitalized either when asking yum to install it or in its usage. Again I am a noob so I have no clue.
VNC-USER-PASSWORD AND DUMMY START OF VNC-SERVER AND OTHER FINISHING TOUCHES (unresolved)
From the terminal the next command in your directions gives no problems:
su - fedora
The result is the changed the prompt from [[email protected] dev]# to [[email protected] ~]$
but the next command:
vncserver
is unrecognized or any variants I try "vnc-server" "tightvnc-server" and I look for anything promising in the /bin/ and /sbin/ directories but fail to find anything.
So the part about 'choosing my favorite password' which I know I will need to use the Android VNC Viewer app to see the graphical install of the sugar learning platform, is sadly not a reality. This is confusing to me as I know the command must be available somehow as everytime one tries to launch the Linux On Android app it is a question on the user dialog, something like "start the vnc-server (y/n)" or some words along those lines, so I know there is a command to do this available.
So to shut everything down requires from the terminal:
exit
and then also again from the terminal:
exit
I am equally perplexed by the whole set of directions instructing to press "Vol-Up" button and w on the terminal.
I try it. and the Vol-Up button does register some symbol in the terminal, and I follow it with the letter "w" on the terminal and enter.
and also I try to do the two actions in conjunction, but nothing I do with those directions seems to restart Fedora that I can tell.
Can you explain that part of the directions in more detail?
I try various combinations of things I know to try but I Android VNC Viewer is failing to connect even if there is something to connect with for lack of a password
that I have not been able to set or already know. Also even after getting Linux on Android to launch the fedoranew.img that has been modified it the terminal is not
responsive on the command line to:
sugar-emulator (does nothing)
AN INVITATION TO ALL THOSE WHO KNOW BETTER AS TO WHAT I CAN OR SHOULD TRY TO DO TO MAKE THE SUGAR LEARNING PLATFORM WORK WITH LINUX ON ANDROID AND ANDROID VNC VIEWER.
I have not been able to enjoy Sugar on the Yeahpad Pillbox7 tablet,
and I am taking you up on your offer to tell you about my experiences and problems.
I know you said you wrote the post out of memory but if you could do it again taking notes while you do it so that others can try to get the same result, please comment on what you think I am doing right or wrong, or if you can remember more that might be helpful - then the world will owe you a debt as there in is in my humble opinion many many people who don't even know that they need this information yet.

OK, so what I think is that this image is somehow messed up as these unresolved dependencies indicate - in my opinion - some mis-configured setup.
Maybe the fastest solution might be to try the alpha-Image I used - if you still face trouble, please feel free to describe it as precisely and well as you did this time.
Good luck

I am about to repeat the process with the ALPHA image but..
I am about to repeat the process with the ALPHA image. But...it would help if you made comment on more than the dependency problems...
These three areas in your instructions and my comments are areas I am particularly curious about and think your input would be valuable in.
1)
For instance it would be helpful to know about what you think about what you think about my comments with the strange behavior around the /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup file and the del and add of the fedora user.
Wouldn't it be better just to add the .vnc folder and xtartup file and doesn't the lack of a .vnc folder at all seem to indicate a step that wasn't documented?
2)
Please examine what I wrote about the MAKEDEV command. Was I correct about the typo?
3)
Please enlighten me further about your instructions regarding "Vol-up" and "w" - I can't find any information anywhere that gives me a clue about what you were trying to do there. I wasn't able to reproduce the result you got - maybe if I understood more I will be able to replicate what you were trying to do there and or find another way to do it.
Thanks so much in advance... I appreciate your interest in this topic!

For instance it would be helpful to know about what you think about what you think about my comments with the strange behavior around the /home/fedora/.vnc/xstartup file and the del and add of the fedora user.
Wouldn't it be better just to add the .vnc folder and xtartup file and doesn't the lack of a .vnc folder at all seem to indicate a step that wasn't documented?
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As I understood you, yum install tightvnc-server fails due to unresolved dependencies. Therefore, no such folder will be created as the program is not installed. That is also why you will not get such a folder after recreating the user.
Please examine what I wrote about the MAKEDEV command. Was I correct about the typo?
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It might be the case that it was in fact pty, not pts, I am not sure about that anymore. You can check for the success by changing into the /dev directory ( cd /dev ) and then list all entries of pty ( ls pty* ) to see whether the device was created successfully.
Please enlighten me further about your instructions regarding "Vol-up" and "w" - I can't find any information anywhere that gives me a clue about what you were trying to do there. I wasn't able to reproduce the result you got - maybe if I understood more I will be able to replicate what you were trying to do there and or find another way to do it.
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This is only for convenience so that you do not have to write the hole command again. So when you are in the terminal emulator, by default, you should be able to go up in your bash history by pressing "Vol-up" and "w", similar to the "arrow-up" on your PC.
I hope I could help you, good luck.

Thank you.
Thank you, those are some very useful replies!
I will be sure to post the results of my next binge of effort on this project.

Developer needs your feedback (sense lock screen & root needed)

Hi;
I'm currently developing an application (seen in my signature). One of the things users are asking is the action to remove lock when certain conditions are met. This, however, can be echieved with root permissions and here's where you step in.
Since there are some differences in roms developed by Sony, Samsung, HTC and others, I am looking for additional info.
So if your phone is rooted and running Stock HTC ROM with Sense UI, you're the person I need!
Please do this steps and just copy paste results here:
1. Enable any kind of lock screen protection in System Settings.
2. Open Terminal Emulator or connect your phone with PC with usb cable and run adb command:
2.1 if Terminal Emulator, run: "su" (without quotes)
2.2 if adb, run: "adb shell" and then "su" (both, without quotes)
3. run command: sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "SELECT * FROM locksettings"
4. save output info somewhere
5. Disable lock screen protection you've enabled in 1st step.
6. run command: sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "SELECT * FROM locksettings"
7. save output info
8. paste output info from #4 & #8
9. ???
10. profit.
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Here is the example output:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "SELECT * FROM locksettings"
2|migrated|0|true
3|migrated_user_specific|0|true
4|lockscreen.password_salt|0|3977270701243753649
9|lockscreen.passwordhistory|0|
14|lock_pattern_autolock|0|0
15|lockscreen.password_type|0|0
16|lockscreen.password_type_alternate|0|0
17|lockscreen.disabled|0|0
Thank you for your help!
(if you think you're pasting too much information, you can replace any strings (hashes, salts, etc) with zeros or anything else)

How To Guide Mount cloud storage to file system using rclone

Hey, I want to share how I was able to mount OneDrive into the file system, so it appears as a regular local storage (albeit a bit slow, lol).
This is a great option to expand storage in the absence of microSD card support on our phones. My guess it's applicable virtually to any Android phone, but of course I only tested this on my OP 9 Pro.
Prerequisites:
1. Magisk
2. My Magisk module (see attached)
3. Tasker (or any other tool that can automatically execute a root command at boot)
Here are the steps:
1. Download and install the Magisk module. It installs rclone and fusermount binaries (from this thread) into /system/bin systemlessly.
2. Reboot your phone.
3. Using any terminal run this command:
Code:
/system/bin/rclone config --config=/sdcard/rclone.conf
4. Follow prompts. You can find specific instructions for your cloud storage on: https://rclone.org/docs/
5. In Tasker create a new profile: Event -> System -> Device Boot.
6. Create new task and link it to this profile.
7. In this task create two actions:
* Run Shell: Enter the following command (modify names and paths as needed), and check "root" option:
Code:
nsenter -t 1 -m -- rclone mount OneDrive: /mnt/user/0/emulated/0/OneDrive --daemon --config=/sdcard/rclone.conf --gid 9997 --dir-perms 0771 --file-perms 0660 --umask=0 --allow-other --cache-dir /storage/emulated/0/.cache --vfs-cache-mode full --vfs-cache-max-age 2h0m0s --vfs-cache-poll-interval 5m0s
* Wait: 30 seconds
8. In the task config set "Collision Handling" to "Abort new task".
9. Reboot you phone.
10. Enjoy!
Credits:
Big thanks to user MountainX on https://android.stackexchange.com for their post.

tried ur method but it dose not mount folders on android 11

Works great in a Xiaomi Mi 10T with Custom Android 13 ROM!
I have to update the rclone binary in the ZIP with the Linux ARM64 in the rclone site to have support for SMB servers.