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BackTrack 5 on Mesmerize

(This is a re-post from Android Hacking and General section; I developed this on a Mesmerize so I can promise it will work just fine on 2.1 and 2.2.1 stock kernels)
Requires a rooted device!
BackTrack 5 installation guides are making their way around this forum. I've tried to synthesize it all, but I've also added my own touches to help with usability and features, along with a workaround for the "ioctl LOOP_SET_FD failed" error message some people have been getting.
In theory this build is nearly universal, so if you have an Android device it should work. I've put it all in one zip file that you can download directly from my website, no hassles or wait timers.
If you are interested have a look, feel free to re-post. Credit goes to the BackTrack team and xda member anantshri (he's got skills, give him props guys), who built the base image file.
Information, download link, and installation guide at:
http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?p=456
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msullivan said:
If you don't know what BackTrack is, you probably don't want it
BackTrack is an operating system based on Ubuntu Linux that is used for security testing (aka hacking) and digital forensics. I'm a master's degree student in computer security, so I love this OS... it can do awesome things. Turn on your Wi-Fi and you can do advanced network scans and tests right from your phone, no laptop required. For me this is hella-useful.
But besides just being an OS for hacking ****, it's also fully Ubuntu-based, so you can run it like a desktop, including running Firefox and other Linux applications.
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So maybe I'm drunk (which I am) or I'm retarded (which I am). What EXACTLY is this for?

lol...
BackTrack is an operating system based on Ubuntu Linux that is used for security testing (aka hacking) and digital forensics. I'm a master's degree student in computer security, so I love this OS... it can do awesome things. Turn on your Wi-Fi and you can do advanced network scans and tests right from your phone, no laptop required. For me this is hella-useful.
But besides just being an OS for hacking ****, it's also fully Ubuntu-based, so you can run it like a desktop, including running Firefox and ****.

msullivan said:
lol...
BackTrack is an operating system based on Ubuntu Linux that is used for security testing (aka hacking) and digital forensics. I'm a master's degree student in computer security, so I love this OS... it can do awesome things. Turn on your Wi-Fi and you can do advanced network scans and tests right from your phone, no laptop required. For me this is hella-useful.
But besides just being an OS for hacking ****, it's also fully Ubuntu-based, so you can run it like a desktop, including running Firefox and ****.
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I doubt this is possible to do via a phone, but can you crack wifi networks using this?

Wait, so let me get this straight.... this is an ubuntu based os that will run on the mesmerize???
If so, HOW? Dual boot? Or complete rom replacement?
My curiosity is peaked.
EDIT: nevermind, I just followed the link and read it... i'm a little disappointed haha but I might try it out just for the hell of it.
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Pretty cool, thanks for your work.
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kallell said:
I doubt this is possible to do via a phone, but can you crack wifi networks using this?
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Assuming the Wi-Fi chipset supports it (and it probably does) then yes, you could, but it will take a lot longer than, say, if you had a laptop, since Wi-Fi cracking always involves cryptographic computations.

davidbruington said:
Wait, so let me get this straight.... this is an ubuntu based os that will run on the mesmerize???
If so, HOW? Dual boot? Or complete rom replacement?
My curiosity is peaked.
EDIT: nevermind, I just followed the link and read it... i'm a little disappointed haha but I might try it out just for the hell of it.
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It still runs pretty nicely, especially considering you are running it on a phone And for what it's worth, having to use VNC as the GUI is often a plus; it's nice to be able to switch back and forth quickly.

Okay so I read your website, still don't get it. What is it and why do I want it.
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Wyman881 said:
Okay so I read your website, still don't get it. What is it and why do I want it.
Sent from my SCH-I500
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If you don't know what it is you probably don't want it, lol, but description has been posted on the third reply from the top.
EDIT: Also put a description in the top post.

msullivan said:
Assuming the Wi-Fi chipset supports it (and it probably does) then yes, you could, but it will take a lot longer than, say, if you had a laptop, since Wi-Fi cracking always involves cryptographic computations.
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Id love to give this a shot... Anyone else play around with cracking a network yet?
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Hrm... I failed when packaging the version that got put up online (sorry). I'm fixing now, will update shortly.

Wow, nice. Got a network testing fuze and now I can have bt5 on my captivate.
Sent from a super smooth captivate running andromeda

wipe?
Now i may be missing where it says it. But does this wipe your phone or does it just load it kinda like a app?

veteranmina said:
Now i may be missing where it says it. But does this wipe your phone or does it just load it kinda like a app?
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Just like an app. Specifically it uses the concept of a "chroot" to run it from inside of Android's Linux kernel. You can even switch back and forth between the two instantly.

msullivan said:
Just like an app. Specifically it uses the concept of a "chroot" to run it from inside of Android's Linux kernel. You can even switch back and forth between the two instantly.
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so this will not harm the android rom or and data at all correct?

veteranmina said:
so this will not harm the android rom or and data at all correct?
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Correct, under normal circumstances. I'm going to cover my ass here and remind you that you'll be running this stuff as root, so if you start deleting files willy nilly you can still blow away your Android system requiring a re-flashing.
But as long as you aren't an idiot you'll be just fine, lol.

Fixed version now posted at the website.
http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?p=456

Very sweet..and it's refreshing to see a fellow Cyclone about!
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bigmike88 said:
Very sweet..and it's refreshing to see a fellow Cyclone about!
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Samsung's new phone, A Galaxy S III Running Windows Phone 8

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...s-ativ-s-worlds-first-windows-phone-8-device/
Specs look to be identical.
Any chance we'll see a port? I know people will ask, "Why would you want to run Windows Phone?".
Well, just to see if we can of course.

Not bad
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bbeelzebub said:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...s-ativ-s-worlds-first-windows-phone-8-device/
Specs look to be identical.
Any chance we'll see a port? I know people will ask, "Why would you want to run Windows Phone?".
Well, just to see if we can of course.
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Lol. So true. I'd flash it for fun.
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bbeelzebub said:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...s-ativ-s-worlds-first-windows-phone-8-device/
Specs look to be identical.
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Specs don't look quite identical to me... But hell, I'd give it a shot just to try something new. That is provided a LTE version ofthe phone comes out since this is HSPA+

I wonder if Samsung will add TW "TouchWin" on top of Windows Phone 8, like they do w/ Android? Hehe, TouchWin sounds like a great wrapper for WP8 on an iWin device

newuser134 said:
I wonder if Samsung will add TW "TouchWin" on top of Windows Phone 8, like they do w/ Android? Hehe, TouchWin sounds like a great wrapper for WP8 on an iWin device
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Microsoft won't allow it.
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I'd run it just to say I can as well!

fusiongalaxy said:
I'd run it just to say I can as well!
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Great, so how do we port it over here to our unlocked VZW SGS3? I'm kinda excited now, even though I'd switch right back to android as soon as I know I got WP8 to work on it.

newuser134 said:
I wonder if Samsung will add TW "TouchWin" on top of Windows Phone 8, like they do w/ Android? Hehe, TouchWin sounds like a great wrapper for WP8 on an iWin device
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If they do I will know it as TouchFail....as usual

Reminds me of my last phone, the HD2, and ALL of its possibilities
...I'd love to see it eventually. Bounty?

bobloblaw1 said:
Specs don't look quite identical to me...
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1.5ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4
1GB ram (though the verzion s3 has 2GB)
4.8" Super AMOLED (presuming same exact res)
same spec camera's
16GB or 32GB internal memory
looks exactly the same except for the battery

Its most likely like almost 80% sure we can get a port somehow. Unless it has changed the chipsets like using a different wifi chip or radio chip. Sure it'd probably boot and all that jazz but some stuff might not work because it doesnt use a linux kernel I dont think.

tonu42 said:
Its most likely like almost 80% sure we can get a port somehow. Unless it has changed the chipsets like using a different wifi chip or radio chip. Sure it'd probably boot and all that jazz but some stuff might not work because it doesnt use a linux kernel I dont think.
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Great, can't wait to see the blue screen of death and fatal errors on my phone, together with all the other instabilities that come with windows. Oh, and a registry editor.

Maybe a launcher will be developed for android, kinda like Launcher 7. It won't be the full WP8 experience, probably won't be able to do hubs and stuff like that, but better than nothing.
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newuser134 said:
Great, can't wait to see the blue screen of death and fatal errors on my phone, together with all the other instabilities that come with windows. Oh, and a registry editor.
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You got me crackin up over here. Oh and be sure to have your drivers updated for your drivers so when you plug into your PC your updated drivers will install your drivers :good:

newuser134 said:
Great, can't wait to see the blue screen of death and fatal errors on my phone, together with all the other instabilities that come with windows. Oh, and a registry editor.
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I haven't had a blue screen of death on a Windows product since Windows ME. I think it's time for you to come forward from 1998.

bbeelzebub said:
I haven't had a blue screen of death on a Windows product since Windows ME. I think it's time for you to come forward from 1998.
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I've had a few since then.

bbeelzebub said:
I haven't had a blue screen of death on a Windows product since Windows ME. I think it's time for you to come forward from 1998.
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It's happened to me on Windows7 on a dell pc a few times, it looks a little nicer and restarts after a memory dump, but it's basically the same, you just don't have to manually press the reset button.

I think being able to Multi-boot JB, iOS, and Windows 8 Mobile would be the coolest damn thing in the world.
The specs do look similar, and I wouldn't put it past the people in this community to have Windows 8 mobile running on the GS3 or the GN.
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bbeelzebub said:
I haven't had a blue screen of death on a Windows product since Windows ME. I think it's time for you to come forward from 1998.
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I got 3 Blue screens while running Windows 7 on a virtual machine...in one day.

bbeelzebub said:
I haven't had a blue screen of death on a Windows product since Windows ME. I think it's time for you to come forward from 1998.
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I haven't either.
Properly setup windows machines don't really do that anymore.
I use an I7 SLI tower setup I custom built when I'm home and it runs flawlessly with windows 7 pro.

[Q] Linux on TF700T

This is not a question of how to get it working, but rather why? Why would you want Linux in stead of Android? I've been a Windows person since well... birth I guess, never really used Mac or Linux. Can someone give me a reason why the average Angry Birds playing Android enthusiast would want Linux on their tablet?

Android is based upon Linux. Just saying.
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Here are my inputs to your linux questions.
I would prefer it because you have so much more freedom in what you can do with the tablet in every aspect.
Android is better than IOS from that point of view, but the apps isn't as good as ordinary programs.
In linux i could have use of GIMP, Openoffice or the fully fledged libreoffice. I can mount whatever device i want in whatever format i want.
In linux im not restricted to the drivers Asus provides for 3G sticks or anything else for that matter.
The only drawback would be games, but sence i'm not a gamer any longer i don't care about games so much. Not that Linux don't have good games for it. More and more are coming, Valve comitted themselfs recently to Linux.
I like the stability of Linux, and it is always developed and i don't have to wait for Asus to provide for the latest builds of kernels.
In linux i would have drivers for my printer in a better way than in android or IOS.
I don't like the restrictions in android, with me voiding my warrantys or risking of bricking my device trying to bypass that restrictions for costumizing a device that i own. I like the idea Ubuntu is bringing in on having Linux side by side with Android, and enjoy the best of both worlds.
The road almost every hardwaremaker is taking is not god at all, they sell a device that they don't maintain for so many software cycles in development, and then you are forced to buy a new one if you want the latest software. On top of that all manufactures lock you down to what you have by locking the bootloaders, thats pure evil. Its like you buying a new car and GM locks 2 of the 5 gears so you cant use them.
I love the infinity, but it could be so mutch better releasing the full potential with linux on it.
Thats my input to the discussion, hope it clear things out for you.
Best regards
Mackis
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda-developers app

A window manager and X server with multi head out.

Totaly agree, that would be in a perfect world!

GaryParr said:
A window manager and X server with multi head out.
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Do you know if Tegra 3 can do multi-head?

_that said:
Do you know if Tegra 3 can do multi-head?
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I'm going to go with a "yes" on this one since Android is capable of sending 2 different displays currently. Think about HDMI hooked up and watching YouTube... full screen video on one device while the YouTube app remains active on the other. Unless there is some other trickery going on here, that would indicate different display channels.

GaryParr said:
I'm going to go with a "yes" on this one since Android is capable of sending 2 different displays currently. Think about HDMI hooked up and watching YouTube... full screen video on one device while the YouTube app remains active on the other. Unless there is some other trickery going on here, that would indicate different display channels.
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I now had a look at the documentation of Linux for Tegra, and it says: "Dual display (LVDS+HDMI): Mirror mode, Extended mode". This should confirm that with the right software we should be able to get a dual display desktop.

_that said:
I now had a look at the documentation of Linux for Tegra, and it says: "Dual display (LVDS+HDMI): Mirror mode, Extended mode". This should confirm that with the right software we should be able to get a dual display desktop.
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Now we just need to dig through the Prime forums for more information on how people have managed to load a Linux ARM distribution with dual boot and I can finally get rid of my laptop.

here is a link to a person who has done it on a tf201
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sK_4cXHnyss

Mackis said:
here is a link to a person who has done it on a tf201
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sK_4cXHnyss
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The XDA thread for that is here but from what I can gather, the original developer is currently focused on other things and the most recent images are not much beyond a POC / beta quality. I did some research into Plasma Active, but it seems no one has done much work on any ARM devices past Tegra 2. I'm beginnig to think the best option for someone who wants a touch-enabled transformer with Linux is to wait for the AiO and then replace Wn8.

I don't know if this will work but I found this in the wiki section about how to install ubuntu. Its not for the TF700 but I'm hoping it can be adapted to work. I think I might try this sometime after I get my desktop set up with ubuntu.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ASUS_Eee_Pad_Transformer/How_to_install_Ubuntu

Mackis said:
Here are my inputs to your linux questions.
I would prefer it because you have so much more freedom in what you can do with the tablet in every aspect.
Android is better than IOS from that point of view, but the apps isn't as good as ordinary programs.
In linux i could have use of GIMP, Openoffice or the fully fledged libreoffice. I can mount whatever device i want in whatever format i want.
In linux im not restricted to the drivers Asus provides for 3G sticks or anything else for that matter.
The only drawback would be games, but sence i'm not a gamer any longer i don't care about games so much. Not that Linux don't have good games for it. More and more are coming, Valve comitted themselfs recently to Linux.
I like the stability of Linux, and it is always developed and i don't have to wait for Asus to provide for the latest builds of kernels.
In linux i would have drivers for my printer in a better way than in android or IOS.
I don't like the restrictions in android, with me voiding my warrantys or risking of bricking my device trying to bypass that restrictions for costumizing a device that i own. I like the idea Ubuntu is bringing in on having Linux side by side with Android, and enjoy the best of both worlds.
The road almost every hardwaremaker is taking is not god at all, they sell a device that they don't maintain for so many software cycles in development, and then you are forced to buy a new one if you want the latest software. On top of that all manufactures lock you down to what you have by locking the bootloaders, thats pure evil. Its like you buying a new car and GM locks 2 of the 5 gears so you cant use them.
I love the infinity, but it could be so mutch better releasing the full potential with linux on it.
Thats my input to the discussion, hope it clear things out for you.
Best regards
Mackis
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda-developers app
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Thank you very much... I've now actually tried Ubuntu and I must say... it's pretty darn awesome, a dualboot between the two OS's would be amazing!

bhambalek said:
Android is based upon Linux. Just saying.
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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Yes and Windows 7 still probably has some parts of DOS burried deep within it, Android originally did use linux's kernel, but in just about every other way it is completely different. Try it if you haven't.

Android still does use Linux kernels. uname -a on the command line is your friend.
The Android kernels are modified desktop kernels, but still Linux kernels.
What I don't understand is why these devices come without root permission. And why hardware providers aren't allowing/using the open source community to do more development. I have no problem with Google leading the development direction, in a manner similar to what Linus does with Desktop Linux.
As far as I am concerned, the state of JB is dreadful.

Linuxguy1 said:
What I don't understand is why these devices come without root permission.
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Because they can get away with it. The average customer doesn't care and just wants a device that works. But you also see that even root permission is still not enough as long as there are things that take away control over our own devices like locked bootloaders with signature checks and "secure boot". Not a good future for free and open source software.
Linuxguy1 said:
why hardware providers aren't allowing/using the open source community to do more development.
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Because that already failed for Nokia - remember Maemo/Meego/Tizen/whatever they will call it next week? At least everybody can write open source apps for Android and even upload them to the "official" market without jumping through hoops - something that is neither possible with iOS nor with Windows RT.
Linuxguy1 said:
I have no problem with Google leading the development direction, in a manner similar to what Linus does with Desktop Linux.
As far as I am concerned, the state of JB is dreadful.
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I don't see Linus leading anything in relation to desktop Linux except the kernel. Desktop Linux is defined by Ubuntu and other desktop-centric distributions, and their success in the desktop market is ... let's say: limited - and I don't like many of their recent decisions either. While Google, with their "dreadful" (care to elaborate?) Android, has managed to take the leading position in the mobile market.

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Because they can get away with it. The average customer doesn't care and just wants a device that works. But you also see that even root permission is still not enough as long as there are things that take away control over our own devices like locked bootloaders with signature checks and "secure boot". Not a good future for free and open source software.
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I just want to toss out the notion that "because they can get away with it" is a bit cynical. Lets be honest about something here. These devices are a gold mine for exploitation. In one single device you potentially have all of your accounts, passwords, contacts, schedule and shopping list. On top of that, your device is constantly connecting to unknown networks where it could pick up any number of malicious code before returning to home base and linking back to everything behind your firewalled router. You are correct that the average user just "wants a device that works" but more importantly, they want a device that will not cause secuity problems and give the world open access to their credit scores and bank accounts. How quick is the Android fan community to jump on news of the latest iPhone security breach? I'm not saying root should be impossible or even as difficult to obtain as it sometimes is. I'm just saying that it is not part of the OS by default for reasons other than "because they can."
EDIT - Wanted to say that I'm not trying to be an arse or anything. You may very well agree with what I've just posted. It's just that there are so many "gut reactions" to things out there that we sometimes forget the rational explanations.

GaryParr said:
These devices are a gold mine for exploitation. In one single device you potentially have all of your accounts, passwords, contacts, schedule and shopping list. On top of that, your device is constantly connecting to unknown networks where it could pick up any number of malicious code before returning to home base and linking back to everything behind your firewalled router. You are correct that the average user just "wants a device that works" but more importantly, they want a device that will not cause secuity problems and give the world open access to their credit scores and bank accounts.
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Good arguments, and I fully agree. But giving device owners the root password does not make the device any less secure (as long as the user does not do stupid things with it).
The dangerous thing are exactly the security holes that we like so much because it's the only way we can get control over our own devices.

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... as long as the user does not do stupid things with it.
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Ever work in a technical support role? It's pretty much a given.

pietpodlood said:
Thank you very much... I've now actually tried Ubuntu and I must say... it's pretty darn awesome, a dualboot between the two OS's would be amazing!
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My pleasure!
And yes i agree it would have been amazing with dualboot.
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Because they can get away with it. The average customer doesn't care and just wants a device that works. But you also see that even root permission is still not enough as long as there are things that take away control over our own devices like locked bootloaders with signature checks and "secure boot". Not a good future for free and open source software.
Because that already failed for Nokia - remember Maemo/Meego/Tizen/whatever they will call it next week? At least everybody can write open source apps for Android and even upload them to the "official" market without jumping through hoops - something that is neither possible with iOS nor with Windows RT.
I don't see Linus leading anything in relation to desktop Linux except the kernel. Desktop Linux is defined by Ubuntu and other desktop-centric distributions, and their success in the desktop market is ... let's say: limited - and I don't like many of their recent decisions either. While Google, with their "dreadful" (care to elaborate?) Android, has managed to take the leading position in the mobile market.
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I think that even on the desktop its about to change, with games coming to linux through valve (steam) i think we will se a drastic change in users changing to Linux. I have been a Linux user from 1995 and i love the development of things even though it have been taking time to come where Linux is today, i see a bright future.
I like the idea Ubuntu is bringing in that you can have linux coexist with android, once you plug the device in to a computer screen or tv screen then you can use the full potential of Linux. I'm happy for Google that they brought some competition to the mobile market that drives development. But i don't like that i buy a device i can not do what i want with by restrictions like locked bootloaders. Its my device to do what i want to, i bought it and did not steal it..... This was the first Android tablet i bought but if they don't loosen things up it might just even be the last.
Best regards
Mackis

[Q] Extra S2 skyrocket. Uses?

I upgraded to the S3 a month or so back so I have a 4 month old S2 that I'm looking for uses for. I have nobody to give it to and don't really need/want to sell it yet, so I've been researching non phone uses for it. Maybe a streaming cam for home security, a media pc (with external storage of course), something along those lines. Any ideas?

One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3

Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.

I assume that it will no longer have a sim card so, wifi only. I'm a little strange, I use my SR for about everything but a phone. I do use mine as somewhat of a HTPC at home. I have it on the nightstand connected to tv which has a small surround sound system. From there I use it for: clock, online streaming (hulu+, netflix, youtube, tedtv...etc.) music and movie streaming from main HTPC, downloading music and movies (faster than my home pc on same wifi). I also use Splashtop which controls main HTPC giving me all the functions of my computer.(tv tuner card and recordings web browsing, documents, printer) remotely with video and sound, So simple explaination: It's my Tv, stereo, clock, htpc for my bedroom. Although I have an MK802 that works pretty well, I'm getting the MK802 iii in a few weeks which will do all of this and be remotely controlled from my phone. Oh yeah I use it as a pc remote control also. These are just the home uses.
But, you could also donate it to a good charity. The "davietr" charity foundation. LOL!

Attach it to a rocket and make it skyrocket!
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Turn it into a baby HTPC
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sly-tendencies said:
One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3
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Doing that with CM10 nightly's as of this morning :good:

Brad.S. said:
Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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I'd LOVE to make some kind of surveillance bot (think rover, tank bot thing) but although I'm in a very experenced in building eletronic things my coding skills are lacking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4IraaIvwi0

Give it to Adam Outler so he can figure out an Unbrickable Mod for this phone. It would serve the community in a huge way.

Brad.S. said:
Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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This crossed my mind as well, I was going to make a quad-rotor using the s2 as the I/O controller. It has the perfect setup, all the sensors minus a ground proxsinity sensor. Wiring it all up is no problem, the problem lays in my lack or programming knowledge.

I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..

Brad.S. said:
I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..
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Ive read up on Arduino some time back, looks like lots of people were thinking along the same lines as I. First thing i'd do with that thing is replace the cam with a better one, maybe a servo to enable some movement of the cam, also pull out those motors and put in some brush less higher torque ones. I'd be willing to buy one of those bots (pending some research) and modding it with the s2 as an on-board interface if anybody has any knowledge of programming. I think it would be a good project for the community.

I need a new SR.....digitizer broke on mines... haha
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I think I found a project for the s2...
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter

I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
Heeter

Heeter said:
I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
Heeter
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I'm going to try that tonight, i'm running cm10 now also.

Windows 8 on Transformer

Hello,
is there any way to install Windows 8 on this tablet? (when not, in the future?)
lg

This question has been addressed several times. In short, no, there is no way and there won't be a way. Ubuntu is under development for the TF700T though.

No, because its proprietary and will brick your tablet due hardware incompatibly. There is also ArchLinux for the ARM and the Linux kernel will be released for arm soon. This means that at least you will have many more operating systems/ROM's to choose from.

ostar2 said:
the Linux kernel will be released for arm soon
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The Linux kernel for ARM has been out for a long time, otherwise Android couldn't exist.

The last time I tried Linux was about 6 years ago. It wasnt ready for non-geeks then and it still isn't now. I tried Ubuntu yesterday. 6 years mind you and it still did not manage to install flawlessly on a brand new unformatted drive on my PC. It still couldn't manage, once I did get it to install, to get a driver installed for a Linksys PCI wireless card. WMP54s have been around for a while...so have Broadcom chips. But I would still like to see what it would be like on a tablet.....

flhthemi said:
The last time I tried Linux was about 6 years ago. It wasnt ready for non-geeks then and it still isn't now. I tried Ubuntu yesterday. 6 years mind you and it still did not manage to install flawlessly on a brand new unformatted drive on my PC. It still couldn't manage, once I did get it to install, to get a driver installed for a Linksys PCI wireless card. WMP54s have been around for a while...so have Broadcom chips. But I would still like to see what it would be like on a tablet.....
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Its come much, much farther since you used/tried it and will be hitting mobile devices soon. Hopefully, it will be fully usable when it hits and more user friendly. Like just flashing a ROM rather than trying to format/install.

manson28031991 said:
Hello,
is there any way to install Windows 8 on this tablet? (when not, in the future?)
lg
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As mentioned many times before all over XDA Microsoft Windows 8 or RT is not a free open source OS.
Even if some clever genius somehow managed to actually do this it certainly would not be a good idea to let Microsoft find out.
I'm almost sure if this was ever cracked and installed on Android powered devices the wrath of MS would be forthcoming.
This is a real can of worms and I believe XDA would do well to forbid this subject in any of the forum sections.
The best option is to buy a device built for and legally preloaded with Windows.

Ah, no, not going to happen.
Besides, if you want W8 on a Transformer, look up "Vivo Tab."

Thats OK said:
As mentioned many times before all over XDA Microsoft Windows 8 or RT is not a free open source OS.
Even if some clever genius somehow managed to actually do this it certainly would not be a good idea to let Microsoft find out.
I'm almost sure if this was ever cracked and installed on Android powered devices the wrath of MS would be forthcoming.
This is a real can of worms and I believe XDA would do well to forbid this subject in any of the forum sections.
The best option is to buy a device built for and legally preloaded with Windows.
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I agree, but its not just that, the source code would be required to make it work on this device. So, its not just that its "not allowed", but that it is not physically compatible. Therefore even if cracked, it would still be of no use.

ostar2 said:
I agree, but its not just that, the source code would be required to make it work on this device. So, its not just that its "not allowed", but that it is not physically compatible. Therefore even if cracked, it would still be of no use.
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You can certainly believe if were possible MS would sell you a copy you could install. Bill aint gonna miss a dime