Database Info

Please help a, gosh, a newb

I have a MAC. I'm using VM Fusion on with Windows XP for the virtual machine.
I want to go I9000 (sick of app limitations and ATT in general).
I cannot for the life of me get the Samsung USB drivers to work on my Windows side of the MAC. I've tried install, re-install over and over. I've tried, and have, both versions of the Samsung drivers that are out there.
I have the ODIN program and all the stuff needed to get the i9000 on my phone.
My phone goes to down load mode.
I've been at this 8 HOURS and am about to break a 32" lcd monitor!!!!
Please.... I will take any suggestions on how to get my phone to connect on Windows XP.

i'm not sure what the compatability is for emulating windows but i did have problems installing my drivers on my pc (win XP) and my solution was kies from samsung. it automatically installed the drivers for me. it can be found at samsung.com.

Sorry..... a little anxious, frustrated, and well.... you get the point.
Thanks.... I am getting KIES right now....

talking like that won't get you help any faster...
edit: yeppers, trust me, i get you.

....
Yes I know.... thx again..
Breath, drink, don't break the monitor, keep trying..... the now 9 hours will pay off!!!

lol, did it work for you?

Downloading now...
Of course the download is taking forever. Normally I can download around 200 MB in a minute or two... this 136 MB file is going at the rate of about 39 KB/sec..
Grin and bear it right? Man I hope this works!
Will update this with results.....

40k a sec...wow, i'm sorry man...that makes me want a drink now.

chaosjh said:
40k a sec...wow, i'm sorry man...that makes me want a drink now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just the kind of day it's been.... I no sooner type the speed of download and hit post.... sure as sh*t the thing has downloaded already.
The Kies installer will open, and the progress bar is indicating the files are extracting and then it just dead ends me....
Gotta play around with it I guess..

ever think about dual boot instead of emulating? or maybe in addition to. or can mac's do that? kies installed fine for me, sorry man, idk...
hey i was also thinking about this, how does your setup send the fact that your phone is connected to the emulated xp instead of just iOS? maybe stupid question, but i thought i'd ask

pdxrealtor said:
I have a MAC. I'm using VM Fusion on with Windows XP for the virtual machine.
I want to go I9000 (sick of app limitations and ATT in general).
I cannot for the life of me get the Samsung USB drivers to work on my Windows side of the MAC. I've tried install, re-install over and over. I've tried, and have, both versions of the Samsung drivers that are out there.
I have the ODIN program and all the stuff needed to get the i9000 on my phone.
My phone goes to down load mode.
I've been at this 8 HOURS and am about to break a 32" lcd monitor!!!!
Please.... I will take any suggestions on how to get my phone to connect on Windows XP.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
im in the same page yesterday when I got my captivate.. im just wondering why go with the I9000 stock firmware(too much hassle) if you can just use the unleash the beast

chaosjh said:
ever think about dual boot instead of emulating? or maybe in addition to. or can mac's do that? kies installed fine for me, sorry man, idk...
hey i was also thinking about this, how does your setup send the fact that your phone is connected to the emulated xp instead of just iOS? maybe stupid question, but i thought i'd ask
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey that is a great idea, the booting up just the windows side... I've never done it but I think there is a native Mac app called boot camp.
As of now, it seems like the first kies file I downloaded was corrupt. I downloaded again and now it is actually installing the software.
My virtual machine sees the Android phone, and then Windows picks it up but errors it out as an unknown USB device. No matter where I point the XP device to for driver files it won't pick them up.
On the Mac side... it just shows up in Finder once mounted.

Hey OP, I had the same problem as you and I just ended up going the Bootcamp route. For whatever reason VMware Fusion with Win7 does not want to recognize the Captivate. I know its not much help and having to go with bootcamp instead of a VM does kinda suck but the bright side is that you can always open up your bootcamp partition with VMware Fusion while in OSX if you need quick access to Windows.

Kind of topic, but how do you access boot camp with VM Fusion from the Mac OS?
I only use windows for IE, as I visit websites that only work with that browser.
Anyways... sure as sh*t this morning I wake up and get the old xp laptop out, download the Samsung Capitave drivers and instantly hook my phone up.
So.... an entire day wasted on trying to connect my phone to XP virtual machine. Gotta laugh .... right?

Can you root using a mac?

Sorry if this is an obvious or ignorant question but I was lookin into rooting my phone and I went to the revolutionary.io website and downloaded the linux version but it doesnt seem to open as expected on a mac. Will this work on macs? If not what i the best way to start this process?

Pretty certain it's a no

Use a friend's non-Apple box?
Boot Camp to Windows or a Linux distro?

You MIGHT be able to through the official HTC unlock method, but I know Revolutionary method is just a windows or linux application. Its a downer but you could check out the htcs dev website to see if its supported (Im note entirely sure either way), other wise use a friend and Revolutionary!

i also have a mac, i guess its time to take out that dusty windows machine from the closet lol

Bootcamp. Honestly, a Mac without a win 7 bootcamp partition is only half a machine.
Besides, a LOT of XDA-related rom flashing stuff is windows only (exe files, adb, etc.) so it would be good idea for you to start making that windows 7 bootcamp partition now

reorx24 said:
Bootcamp. Honestly, a Mac without a win 7 bootcamp partition is only half a machine.
Besides, a LOT of XDA-related rom flashing stuff is windows only (exe files, adb, etc.) so it would be good idea for you to start making that windows 7 bootcamp partition now
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So, what good is a Mac... If all the Powerful Stuff We Do Here on XDA can't be done on it! I getting tired of "You Can't Do That... because it's a Mac" responses when it comes to "Real Technical Needs". I guess Windows will always reign supreme!

Q? Odin software compatibility?

I've been using Odin on my Windows xp layout since I've been using it, now I'm getting a new pc/laptop and most come with Windows 8 (I've never used it) can anyone tell me if odin is compatible with Windows 8 or a list of Windows versions it is compatible with? I need to make sure I get a computer I'll be able to use it with...or any suggestions on the best os for programs like odin and gimp etc..I know a lot more about phones than computers and people at pc does are pretty clueless so I don't know what I'm looking for...any help or advice is appreciated
Sent from my blackened liquid galaxy

ice.candi said:
I've been using Odin on my Windows xp layout since I've been using it, now I'm getting a new pc/laptop and most come with Windows 8 (I've never used it) can anyone tell me if odin is compatible with Windows 8 or a list of Windows versions it is compatible with? I need to make sure I get a computer I'll be able to use it with...or any suggestions on the best os for programs like odin and gimp etc..I know a lot more about phones than computers and people at pc does are pretty clueless so I don't know what I'm looking for...any help or advice is appreciated
Sent from my blackened liquid galaxy
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
odin worked fine for me in windows 8.
However if your not used to win8 it can be annoying. I ended up switching back to win7.

Thanks...want sure what system it worked up to...I'm prob going for Windows 7...never used 7 or 8 but I just don't like the looks and way it seems like 8 works...too geared to social media seems like to me
Sent from my blackened liquid galaxy

[Q] Aircrack-ng on Windows8

So let me tell of a little story,
I managed to get myself on this nice laptop. It was really good for gaming and such, and at one point in time I tried putting another Operating System on it. Sadly I kept having driver issues, and they couldnt be fixed. So I went back to Windows8 and kept it on.
That is why I am using Windows8.
My question is:
Can Aircrack-ng work on Windows8?
Thanks for reading this low quality post ^_^

this is the wrong forum for you, or is your device running windows 8 RT? i don`t think so.
besides that, using aircrack is best on linux. you don`t have any driver issues there AND there maybe special drivers available to make you hack your wifi faster, better or easier.

postmarketOS Boot Issue - Surface 2 RT

*Issue solved, OS build meant for Surface RT, not Surface 2 RT. If someone could comment on how to delete a post, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.*
I've searched for this and found one dead, low-traffic thread that didn't provide any information. I'm attempting to use a USB to boot postmarketOS onto my Surface 2 RT, and have followed the instruction at openrt.gitbook to the point of booting the new OS. I formatted the USB in Windows cmd following these instructions:
diskpart
list disk
select disk X (Where X is the number assigned to the target USB drive)
clean
convert mbr
create partition primary
format fs=fat32 quick
assign
active
exit
I download the img.xz file (newest lxqt image from the postmarketOS surface rt wiki) on my android and use Zarchiver to get the .img file. I move that to my computer and write it to the USB using Rufus. After booting the Surface from USB, the following is displayed after a half hour or so of just the "Surface" logo:
Booting 'postmarketOS'
EFI stub: Entering in SVC mode with MMU enabled
EFI stub: Booting Linux Kernel...
EFI stub: Free memory starts at 0x82320000, setting kernel_base to 0x82300000
EFI stub: Using DTB from configuration table
EFI stub: Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path
EFI stub: Exiting boot services and installing virtual address map...
_
It sat there throughout last night and never progressed. I feel as though I haven't properly created the bootable USB, but I'm pretty new. Can anyone see where I went wrong from just this information?
Thank you.

Lol kinda funny you got that far without realizing which Surface you had

FoxyDrew said:
Lol kinda funny you got that far without realizing which Surface you had
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I knew which one I had, I just thought the entire tutorial was for surface rt/ rt2. It's my first time, I've got some learnin to do.

JoggingOtter said:
I knew which one I had, I just thought the entire tutorial was for surface rt/ rt2. It's my first time, I've got some learnin to do.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you wanna learn more, or think you can contribute in any way, theres an Open RT Discord. That's where everyone is who got postmark/linux to work in the first place.
Currently they have a build of LineageOS recovery running and are working on Android.
Linux CAN be booted on the Surface RT 2, but its a WIP at the moment. A few things are broken Theres a guide in the discord as well.

FoxyDrew said:
If you wanna learn more, or think you can contribute in any way, theres an Open RT Discord. That's where everyone is who got postmark/linux to work in the first place.
Currently they have a build of LineageOS recovery running and are working on Android.
Linux CAN be booted on the Surface RT 2, but its a WIP at the moment. A few things are broken Theres a guide in the discord as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I appreciate that. I've joined the discord, that's where I found my error. Those guys were quick and spot on with the replies. I get a good feeling from this community right off the bat, so I'll be sticking around to learn and hopefully get to a point where I have usable input.
It seems to me my best course for right now might be the win10. I've read that many find it painfully slow, but they were running it on rt. Do you know if that's also the case for the 2?

JoggingOtter said:
I appreciate that. I've joined the discord, that's where I found my error. Those guys were quick and spot on with the replies. I get a good feeling from this community right off the bat, so I'll be sticking around to learn and hopefully get to a point where I have usable input.
It seems to me my best course for right now might be the win10. I've read that many find it painfully slow, but they were running it on rt. Do you know if that's also the case for the 2?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you like numbers >8, sure go Windows 10. Windows 10 is still slower than Windows 8 even on the RT 2. Windows 10 can't install any apps that Win 8 can't. It has Microsoft Edge, but it's still no better than IE really, no youtube, slow loading, lots of pages broken, etc. It's basically unfinished beta software.
It's a fun little project and it's cool to see Win10 on the device, I had Win10 on my surface 2 for a few months, but i realized it's just not practical so I switched back to 8. I mainly use my surface for Splashtop, as a second monitor for my PC.
Not tryna discourage you, by all means flash Win10 to the tablet, just letting you know it's functionally the same and even a little worse than 8.1

FoxyDrew said:
If you like numbers >8, sure go Windows 10. Windows 10 is still slower than Windows 8 even on the RT 2. Windows 10 can't install any apps that Win 8 can't. It has Microsoft Edge, but it's still no better than IE really, no youtube, slow loading, lots of pages broken, etc. It's basically unfinished beta software.
It's a fun little project and it's cool to see Win10 on the device, I had Win10 on my surface 2 for a few months, but i realized it's just not practical so I switched back to 8. I mainly use my surface for Splashtop, as a second monitor for my PC.
Not tryna discourage you, by all means flash Win10 to the tablet, just letting you know it's functionally the same and even a little worse than 8.1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's good to know. The issue that got me started searching around is that there are some websites that I just can't access, example being dndbeyond. Kindle app has been gone for years which is why I put the tablet in the drawer in the first place. I'd just like to use it minimally, I decided yesterday to try and reload 8.1 because I can't even get the updates it should have (I've followed some troubleshooting tutorials to no avail). I like the tablet, I just wish it was still useful.

JoggingOtter said:
That's good to know. The issue that got me started searching around is that there are some websites that I just can't access, example being dndbeyond. Kindle app has been gone for years which is why I put the tablet in the drawer in the first place. I'd just like to use it minimally, I decided yesterday to try and reload 8.1 because I can't even get the updates it should have (I've followed some troubleshooting tutorials to no avail). I like the tablet, I just wish it was still useful.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wish it was too, especially for us with the Surface 2. The screen and speakers on this thing are still pretty dang good. Even on the first one with linux running okay, theres still no hardware acceleration for web browsing, so streaming sites like youtube or netflix won't work. But the small community in the discord seem to be making progress almost daily.
I'd legit hand over $50 to get a build of Android

FoxyDrew said:
If you like numbers >8, sure go Windows 10. Windows 10 is still slower than Windows 8 even on the RT 2. Windows 10 can't install any apps that Win 8 can't. It has Microsoft Edge, but it's still no better than IE really, no youtube, slow loading, lots of pages broken, etc. It's basically unfinished beta software.
It's a fun little project and it's cool to see Win10 on the device, I had Win10 on my surface 2 for a few months, but i realized it's just not practical so I switched back to 8. I mainly use my surface for Splashtop, as a second monitor for my PC.
Not tryna discourage you, by all means flash Win10 to the tablet, just letting you know it's functionally the same and even a little worse than 8.1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hello,
Thanks for the good review of win 10 on RT. Was a question in my head from a long time. Any idea for Linux/postmarketOS on surface RT?
Thanks

vicky1982 said:
Hello,
Thanks for the good review of win 10 on RT. Was a question in my head from a long time. Any idea for Linux/postmarketOS on surface RT?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On the surface RT 1, Linux has gotten pretty solid. Even Android is available. Better than Windows for a couple usecases.
On the Surface RT 2 however, I'd stay away. Still no hardware acceleration on the RT2. So everything is slow and choppy in Linux. Not to mention USB doesn't work unless it's externally powered, so if you want any peripherals to work you need a powered USB hub. And still no Android builds.

FoxyDrew said:
On the surface RT 1, Linux has gotten pretty solid. Even Android is available. Better than Windows for a couple usecases.
On the Surface RT 2 however, I'd stay away. Still no hardware acceleration on the RT2. So everything is slow and choppy in Linux. Not to mention USB doesn't work unless it's externally powered, so if you want any peripherals to work you need a powered USB hub. And still no Android builds.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reply. Can you please recommend any distro/build which is best in Linux for RT1. I can not find any link for Android, any guide for that.
Thanks

vicky1982 said:
Thanks for the reply. Can you please recommend any distro/build which is best in Linux for RT1. I can not find any link for Android, any guide for that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

vicky1982 said:
Thanks for the reply. Can you please recommend any distro/build which is best in Linux for RT1. I can not find any link for Android, any guide for that.
Thanks l
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried to install Postmarketos, never used it before. When i click on Web browser, it says no default application. And I can not find any browser. Please help how to install any app or browser on Postmarketos. Or is there a better Linux os for surface RT1.
Thanks