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I have working on a project in the form of an app, which guides you through the installation of Ubuntu within android via chroot. It includes a ubuntu 10.10 image I have been working on which includes lots of program to allow users to develop program/scripts etc within Ubuntu on there phone/tablet.
However I have I have yet to get much testing on this device and would like more feedback from users!
Please post your device/kernel/rom along with what did and didn't work, so I can draw up what I need to change in the next release of the app/ubuntu build.
Website
http://linuxonandroid.blogspot.com/
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCqzs8yQTM8
App Download
Free App
Paid App
Boot Script
ubuntu.sh(V5)
Full Image
This image is 1.5GB to download, once extracted 3.5GB, and include alot of programs like openoffice, thunderbird, firefox and over programs for 'developing' - Also allows you to switch between the LXDE and Gnome desktops, and you can define screen size on boot!
ubuntuV5-image.zip
Lightweight Image - This is yet to be included in an app, will be included in the next release (aka 2.0 ), so get it now before anyone else!
This image is just under 500MB to download, once extracted 2.5GB, and include only programs needed (LXDE desktop, web browser, + other basic programs) also allows you to define screen size on boot
ubuntuV5-sm-image.zip
12.04 images
I have now started work on building new 12.04 images these come in core (just the bear-bones ubuntu) and full (ubuntu with GUI and other programs) and will be updated as 12.04 moves through its milestones (and when I make new updates to the mods I make from the main stream arm port).
These are for testing ONLY until 12.04 reaches stable release.
You can view the images here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/Ubuntu/12.04/
I also want to build up a small group of testers who I can email with new images and scripts, these will include all future distros that I do. If you are interested in joining this test group please PM me or send a email to [email protected]
The only requirement is that your willing to test and send feedback along with screen shoots etc where required, it would also be good if your willing to try different roms and kernels for your device!
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Like this guide? want to try something different? then check out my other guides for different distro's
Backtrack - This is a distro that is based around security testing, it also includes the Gnome desktop environment and a range of other programs.
Updates
18/02/12
*New 12.04 images started building, for now not included in the app but once a bit more stable will be included
29/01/12
*New V5 small image, featuring fixed Java, even more lightweight (now around 1.2GB free) and user can set screen size on boot
*PAID New Build guide which shows you how to build your own Ubuntu images
*Brand new UI To make the whole thing more useable
*PAID new 'one click boot' feature to allow quick booting from either the widget or inside the app
*PAID new widget to activate the one click boot
*PAID app install guide changed in light of 'one click boot'
*Fixed keyboard mapping of random letters in Gnome
18/01/12
*Large ubuntu image now allows user to set screen size on boot!
*Large Ubuntu image now lets you select between LXDE and Gnome desktops
*Large Ubuntu image has been recompiled to fix the likes of Java (note some of the above changes will be included in the small image in the future)
*FAQ section updated with more answers to questions I have been getting
*Install guide updated in light of the new large image
06/01/12
*PAID app file downloads now use new fast FTP server and support direct downloading (click the button to download a image and it starts to download right away)
*New boot script which has fixed problems with it not booting on alot of devices, and fixed problem which some people getting a grey screen when loading UI
*Boot script now downloaded in zip file to fix problems with downloading script
*Both apps fixed to support low resolutions
*Both apps cleaned up
28/12/11
*PAID app now supports 960x540 'qHD' resolution
*ALL Ubuntu lightweight images cleaned up even more saved another 300MB of space
*ALL Ubuntu images updated with all new updates
*ALL Ubuntu images now in .zip format to fix problems with some peoples devices failing to extract the .rar files
*Boot script updated, once booted now terminal acts like a command line interface for Ubuntu, and some boot problems now fixed
*Image and boot script now downloadable separately to allow easier updating
19/12/11
New 'lighter' ubuntu image options for all resolutions already supported
15/12/11
New ubuntu images with all updates up to 15/11/11
FREE app ubuntu image resized to fit 800x480 resolution
PAID app ubuntu images now includes 4 images for 800x480, 854x480, 1024x600 and 1280x800 resolutions
I didn't realize that you had posted in the Kindle Fire forums so please forgive my re-post:
This works quite well on the Kindle Fire with CM7. (I've used both v4 and v5 of the script without issue)
Is there a technical reason for using Ubuntu 10.x over 11.x?
I only ask as there are ARM/OMAP3/OMAP4/etc. builds of both 11.04 and 11.10. (netbook and desktop flavors)
I'm guessing that it's a resource thing as I would hope that Unity would work well with at least tablets if not decently sized mobile phones.
Oh well, just picking brains. Love your work!
Aahz Pervect said:
I didn't realize that you had posted in the Kindle Fire forums so please forgive my re-post:
This works quite well on the Kindle Fire with CM7. (I've used both v4 and v5 of the script without issue)
Is there a technical reason for using Ubuntu 10.x over 11.x?
I only ask as there are ARM/OMAP3/OMAP4/etc. builds of both 11.04 and 11.10. (netbook and desktop flavors)
I'm guessing that it's a resource thing as I would hope that Unity would work well with at least tablets if not decently sized mobile phones.
Oh well, just picking brains. Love your work!
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Quite alright only just posted.
When I built images from 11.04 and .10 there where a whole host of UI issues, that no one seemed to be able to fix so I rolled back to the newest base that had no issues. Once I have done some more work to the app and my backtrack build I will look at a newer build (or might wait for 12.04)
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Sorry if this sounds stupid, but which resolution size would be best for ease of use? I'm assuming higher would be easier to use and look better and lower would be harder to use and look worse?
krion64 said:
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but which resolution size would be best for ease of use? I'm assuming higher would be easier to use and look better and lower would be harder to use and look worse?
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The best would be the one that matches you screens resulition which in this case is 1024x600
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zacthespack said:
The best would be the one that matches you screens resulition which in this case is 1024x600
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Many thanks.
Doesn't work on CM7 with firmware 6.2.1 with Root and Busybox installed
Errors when trying to execute ubuntu.sh are
-Whole bunch of missing directories that can't be mounted
-Some directories can't be created because others don't exist
-Can't create directory '/data/local/mnt': File exists
-Loop device exists
-losetup: /dev/block/loop255 on /data/local/mnt failed: Invalid argument
-losetup: /dev/block/lopp255: No such device or address
Edit: I'm using the 1024x600 image and version 5 of the terminal script
I noticed that on CM7 Busybox doesn't play nice with USB data connections. So much so that I have to reboot the device before it'll make the connection once I've run Ubuntu.
Also, and why I mention it, if you have the data cable connected (showing as a device on the PC or not) and try to run the ubuntu.sh it tends to not work.
edit: Don't want to wrongfully accuse Busybox if that's not the problem but once the terminal emu runs the ubuntu.sh then I can no longer make the USB data connection without rebooting the device. (does it with both v4 and v5 of the script)
Aahz Pervect said:
I noticed that on CM7 Busybox doesn't play nice with USB data connections. So much so that I have to reboot the device before it'll make the connection once I've run Ubuntu.
Also, and why I mention it, if you have the data cable connected (showing as a device on the PC or not) and try to run the ubuntu.sh it tends to not work.
edit: Don't want to wrongfully accuse Busybox if that's not the problem but once the terminal emu runs the ubuntu.sh then I can no longer make the USB data connection without rebooting the device. (does it with both v4 and v5 of the script)
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Yes this is to do with ubuntu not shutting down correctly, and will hopefully be fixed once I have worked out all the bugs in shutting it down
Ok new paid app has been uploaded the change log is:
*PAID app file downloads now use new fast FTP server and support direct downloading (click the button to download a image and it starts to download right away)
*New boot script which has fixed problems with it not booting on alot of devices, and fixed problem which some people getting a grey screen when loading UI
*Boot script now downloaded in zip file to fix problems with downloading script
*Both apps fixed to support low resolutions
*Both apps cleaned up
Because the FTP server costs me money to run these fast download links will only be available in the paid app. As I will only be uploading the 800x480 images to multiupload in the future (to be included in the free app) the images in the first post will stay at V4 (apart from the 800x480) thus if you have a device that has a different screen rez and want to keep up-to-date with image updates now is a good time to invest in the paid app .
The paid app will also be getting alot more work in the close future to make the install process even easier (to hopefully the point of just downloading and pressing a button to boot) some of which will likely not make it to the free version, I am doing this to try and give the paid version more 'buying appeal'...I am after all a poor student and need money to eat and drink
Ramble over, but the future is bright..the future is linux on android
The backtrack install guide has been updated to include the new boot script and downloading from the ftp server, plus everything else to bring it in line with the ubuntu guide.
For those that want the Gnome interface, or to try out all the security programs included in backtrack, or just want to try a different linux distro check it out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421833
Little update ,the next release while I am working on the automation, and fixing last boot programs will included fixed java etc, with completely new build images (did try building 11.10 but still getting the GUI errors so will hold out for 12.04), and allow you to switch between Gnome and LXDE and also allow you to decide the screen size on boot. Means much less for me to upload and far easier method than opening the init script and editing it.
This looks great zac! As soon as I receive my Fire I'll be happy to test for you.
Rypac said:
This looks great zac! As soon as I receive my Fire I'll be happy to test for you.
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Glad to hear it
Ok a new test image is ready for download.
This is a updated large image (~3.5GB extracted) with the following updates:
Boot process now asks you for what screen size you want (type in the format 800x480 for example)
Boot process now lets you select what desktop enviroment you want to use (Gnome and LXDE included to start with more to come!)
Image has been recompiled to fix java and other programs
Image has been compressed using a different programs to fix errors when uncompressed in linux
note: this image works fine with the V5 script!
please test and let me know how it goes! if everything works I will update the paid app with a fast link tomorrow!
Download HERE
I know that distro upgrades are a no-no but what about general package updates? Do they stick and will they break things? (I ask as I'm updating them anyways )
edit: Actually if you could comment on persistence in general that would be great as I'm wondering if things can be added/removed or rather how the images work in general. Are they akin to Live images with some space for persistence? (I'm guessing yes as settings do save)
Aahz Pervect said:
I know that distro upgrades are a no-no but what about general package updates? Do they stick and will they break things? (I ask as I'm updating them anyways )
edit: Actually if you could comment on persistence in general that would be great as I'm wondering if things can be added/removed or rather how the images work in general. Are they akin to Live images with some space for persistence? (I'm guessing yes as settings do save)
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You can do normal updates to packages yes, its only the updating distro that brakes stuff, as things have been changed to the core of ubuntu to get it to boot as it is.
Everything you change will persist, see it as a virtual machine over a live image, within the img file is the complete OS as if the img file is a hard drive etc. This is then mounted and booted into
Sopa strike
Tomorrow as im sure you all know XDA will be having a 12 hour black out and all of tomorrow my sites will be blacked out and I will not be doing any work on my linux projects in protest, if the SOPA and PIPA bills are past then it will be the end of freedom of speech and the internet as we know it.
This would put a hell of a lot of pressure on developers to keep within the 'laws', its very likely this site would face alot of pressure to shut down most of this forum if not the lot.
Thank you all, and I hope you also support the movement! for more information check this site
http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa
totally 100% on board for the opposition of SOPA.
Also wanted to tell you tied this on my Kindle fire running CM7 and it runs great! i set the screen resolution to 1024x565 because the CM7 soft buttons were there. kinda like to keep them but that could just be my personal preference.
tested it on Miui for kindle fire. works even better because of how the software buttons are handled.
Related
as the other thread got a bit complicated, I think its good idea to have a clear thread on how to setup easily, this is not my work, but I am simply providing an easy way for new user to install and get up to date.
Credit to people are given in their quotes:
setting up:
aszu said:
I created simple compilation with the latest QEMU WM port I could find.
All the credit for this goes to mamaich (excellent work!)
Links:
http://niuki.net/files/QEMU_WM.7z - emulator main files
http://niuki.net/files/Heroes2POL.7z - specially prepared version of HoMM2
http://niuki.net/files/Win95osr2.7z - Win95 image
Instructions:
1. Extract QEMU_WM.7z to the root folder on your SD card.
2. Extract additional packages (Win95 or Homm2) to 'emul' directory in QEMU folder.
3. Use qemu_launcher from QEMU folder to start selected VM.
Note: QEMU must be placed in '\Storage Card\QEMU\' directory, otherwise you have to edit 'cmdline.txt' etc files accordingly.
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Mouse Usage:
kilrah said:
When it's grey (default), a tap on the screen will do a left click. So a tap&drag will do a left click and drag, i.e selection, moving stuff, etc, which is why it looks weird to you. Tap the button, it turns to black, and now a tap&drag on the screen moves the cursor without clicking, like a laptop touchpad. The button on the left marked "rb" does the same as grey but with right mouse button.
So you need to turn the thing black, move the cursor where you want, tap it to grey, tap or double tap to single/double click, tap it to black, move to some other place, etc, toggling the button each time between movements and clicks. Not very convenient, but works.
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Improve graphics:
miko3d said:
guys, make sure you have installed the cirrus graphic drivers properly, it makes big difference,win95 works really fast in 16 bits with those drivers,win98 needs more memory, make sure you have given plenty of it in the qemu settings, Qemu has some issues at accesing and writing data, it seem to stall,
there are great apps and games to try, as I already wrote before Starcraft Broodwars runs on it,with the full units, missions packs etc... and the speed is surprisingly good ingame, the biggest issue is the clunky interface for the keyboard and the mouse, really needs to be developed for the HD2 multitouch.
i have also tried civilization 2 and theme hospital with good speed.
but there are plenty more that comes to my mind like c&c red alert, total anihilation,settler2 etc... basically any game of around mid 90s, maybe even newer....
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Setting up Dos Image:
aszu said:
Instructions are in one of my previous posts.
It is fixed 512MB image with DOS 7.1 - this should give plenty of space for any dos-based programs. I tweaked DOS RAM configuration, so there is ample of conventional memory + XMS + EMS memory available, it should be able to handle everything you throw at it It also has mouse support.
I placed on it some useful applicators as well:
- Volkov Commander - excellent clone of Norton Commander, makes navigation with 'mouse' much easier!
- Bytemark Nbench - simple but very useful benchmark, according to it QEMU on HD2 achieves almost 100% speed of Pentium 90Mhz in fixed-point and about 30% in floating point operations.
- A few old classic games. Legend of Kyrandia is fully and easily playable with current controls. Others like Settlers 2, Albion (best RPG ever!) or C&C would be perfectly fine if not clumsy mouse control.. Sadly, Betrayal at Krondor doesn't go past the loading screen
Obviously you can quickly add new applications to this image using Winimage (that is the whole point anyway).
Just extract files in archive to 'emul' directory in QEMU folder.
DOS image (+ tools) for QEMU
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confirmatin of windows 98:
NoSecks said:
windows 98 working fine and perfect on my HD2 too
(not only win95)
but u clearly can see how much bigger (longer loading time) win98 takes xD
its even able to run in Brochs'emu w/o any problems. (not only in QEMU)
greez
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video in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-vwCsFwvE
thanks erikvario
mac os running:
kilrah said:
And one next step... I just found that image in my archives:
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OK, this one is pretty much unuseable, but it works (it's 2-step emulation! PPC emulated on x86 by Fusion, which is emulated on ARM by QEMU....)
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andriod \ moblin or newer version of windows had not been successfull.
other info:
fullscreen with the little key that has 4 expanding arrows in the toolbar
-m parameter tell qemu how much memory to give to the image file.
more info:
http://translate.google.co.uk/trans...refox-a&hs=mrY&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Thing to be done\Hacked:
change the keyboard
use the screen as touch pad (ie tapping=clicking, tap and drag= click&drag).
better drivers for running sound?
might need the space for adding more stuff later
for now you can ask or add feedback to enhance this thread
maybe you can add my vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-vwCsFwvE
erikvario said:
maybe you can add my vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK-vwCsFwvE
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done my friend,
although it will be nice if you can upload video with calibrated touch screen.
works great but how do u get it to work in landscape mode?
colinp said:
works great but how do u get it to work in landscape mode?
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when lunching qemu launcher, you can specify what orientation you want
Humm ive tryed all 4 options but none make any diffrence
Thanks for the thread! I was waiting for a package to be put together before I started playing! Now to get some DOS working!
do u have a link for the win98 img?
colinp said:
Humm ive tryed all 4 options but none make any diffrence
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it works for me, but the screen is not perfect, you could try BSB tweaks to rotate
smeddy said:
Thanks for the thread! I was waiting for a package to be put together before I started playing! Now to get some DOS working!
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your welcome, share your experience and useful tips
mEMBER83 said:
do u have a link for the win98 img?
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not really sorry
so is there any use for this (such as emulating games) or is the emulation laggy just with OS load?
you can run games at good speeds,
it runs like Pentium 1 speed, which is ok for win 95 stuff
I was thinking of a game like fallout 1 or somthing like that. Downloading to give it a try
Just set this up. I can run HOMM (landscape option does not seem to work for me either and the win95 does not boot at all for me.
Going to make sure that I did everything correct.
is there a possibility to install 3rd-party software under WIN95? If yes, how can I include external files so they can be found in my ( C: )-drive for example?
mEMBER83 said:
is there a possibility to install 3rd-party software under WIN95? If yes, how can I include external files so they can be found in my ( C: )-drive for example?
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you need to add it to the image file.
can u tell me a tool which allows me to do that? Thx a lot 4 your help
got win95 booting now
was my mistake of course
now just working on rotating the screen as the options do not seem to work
I would also like to know how to add apps to the os
mEMBER83 said:
can u tell me a tool which allows me to do that? Thx a lot 4 your help
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just found out that you mount the image on your pc and add the folders you want like that.
I have not tried yet but software like magic iso might be what we are after?
even if you extract all folders of the image and create new img (including all files/folders) from orig image might work
Will try tonight adding a game and will let you know
tonycosta said:
got win95 booting now
was my mistake of course
now just working on rotating the screen as the options do not seem to work
I would also like to know how to add apps to the os
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Ive also got the same problem , maby its a rom issue , what are you using?
I was using miri v8 & v9 both had issue. Tested with touchx rom and working perfectly.
So yes it must be rom issue, Going to test duttys rom with this as i played some of that game under win95 and was pretty impressed. Going to be great for turn based games. Just got to figure out how to set the games up
Alright, straight to it.
This is iAPK Suite 0.9. The newest incarnation of iAPK. It's functions have been vastly increased, while keeping it's sole purpose still unique.
The new version of iAPK merits it a new name, iAPK Suite. This means it not only installs APKs, it is a full fledged manager. It installs, deletes, backups, and restores APKs from your respective Android devices. Aside from being drag 'n' drop friendly, i've incorporated a tremendous amount of useful features. Hell, it even signs APKs with a simple click.
There are currently two versions. iAPK Suite and iAPK Mini. The Suite version allows full APK management, while the mini just has simple drag and drop as well as the docking panel without any other APK functions which makes the file size practically cut in half.
Mind you, the usage of this application gets a lot easier when you learn all of the shortcuts I implemented to making things a lot quicker. A wiki will be made to explore everything about iAPK and how to use every function i've built into it, even the not so obvious ones
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- Sleek Drag n' Drop User Interface
- Docking Panel
- File Type associations with .apk files
- APK Management
- Signs APKs
- Drag Multiple APKs for installation
- Drag Folders containing APKs for installation
..:: Wiki ::..
iAPK Suite 0.9 Wiki *DOWN*
..:: Download ::..
Download iAPK Suite for Windows (LINK UPDATED JUNE 2012)
..:: Issues/Todo ::..
- adb sometimes has an issue with apks installed from folders with spaces in their name. (Working on a fix)
- small animation glitches tend to appear depending on the environment. (Does not pose any functional problems)
- a system tray icon needs to be added to allow for easy configuration of certain adb options/switches. (Working on)
- several adb switches need to be added to allow forced apk installed (-r) and other various tags. (Working on)
- deleting apks has not been testing thoroughly. (Waiting for feedback)
- iAPK needs an installer instead of being just compiled into a zip. (Working on)
..:: Changelog ::..
v0.9
+ Added quicker docking panel
+ Added File type associations with .apk files
+ Added APK management through the Android Device Bridge (adb.exe)
+ Added APK manifest dumping using the Android Asset Packaging Tool (aapt.exe)
+ New UI built from scratch
+ New Information panel notifier
+ Added a mini version for smaller file size
v0.3
+ Added Update Checker(Now notifies the user if an update is available)
+ Added Directory APK Installing(Not tested)
+ Now checks to see if adb is in $Path or already specified instead of always making a copy of adb locally(Not tested)
+ Added a configuration panel(Intended for internal use, otherwise no use right now)
- Taken out some un-needed functions(may work a little faster for some people)
++ Will be available for Mac OSX, Linux in the next release.
++ Will incorporate a default filetype & shortcut for windows(allows auto-install on doubleclick)
v0.2
+ Added Multiple APK Installing functionality (Drag and Drop multiple APK's)
+ Cleaned up some more code
+ Operation manager for internal use (Allows for batch calculation and apk management)
+ Added small tool tip for future use
+ Added an operation summary at the end of each..operation.
- Taken out 99.9% of the popups
- Taken out clunky option gear graphic
++ Coming soon... Just mention it.
This application works globally for ANY Android Device. Posting it in here is just because i'm in this sub-forum a lot. But this application will work with ANY Android device. It would be nice if this thread was pinned for easy access
Pretty cool. Heres another alternative i use. I just created a batch file where i made it pickup a file as an argument and "adb install -r" it. I compiled it to an exe and gave it an icon and set it as a default program for apk's. Here it is for those interested. You can either set it as default program for apk filetype, or just drag an apk into it.
Link
I like it. Simple and nice interface and easy to work with it
Thanks
10 char.
qberty said:
Hey xda inhabitants!
Here's something I made to shorten APK installing. This is my take on an easy drag and drop apk installer with quick and to the point functions. It's very simple and straight forward, drag and drop your APK onto my program, and it will install it over ADB to your phone! Very simple as opposed to using the 0.04 second long browse button, Dragging and dropping saves a bunch of time!
Screenie-bo-beenie
Download-oh-...err
1.4MB RAR
1.6MB ZIP
Please let me know if you want features that adb can provide or ..just anything you want implemented.
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Interesting. Does it support multiple/batch apk files? That would be useful for a restore.
wow..nice one
if can drag multiple apk files and batch install would be nice
Binary100100 said:
Interesting. Does it support multiple/batch apk files? That would be useful for a restore.
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pingy_ping said:
wow..nice one
if can drag multiple apk files and batch install would be nice
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Hmm..You guys are right.. it does not support multiple apks... It might since it's through adbs command, not sure if that would work. But I have a method of making multiple apks work at once. Lemme throw that on the table.
...Done.
Updated, and fixed v0.2 link.
pretty sweeet
sweet, love the idea of batch installs! Save a lot of time when switching between roms
Thanks! If anyone has anything else they want added. Let me know.
color me stupid but i cant get this to work...
may be that im on a pc at work.
there is nothing fancy needed to get it to work is there?
i am able to use the sdk tools and ADB can see my phone but the app keeps saying failed
any ideas would be great.
ceasee said:
color me stupid but i cant get this to work...
may be that im on a pc at work.
there is nothing fancy needed to get it to work is there?
i am able to use the sdk tools and ADB can see my phone but the app keeps saying failed
any ideas would be great.
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I did some quick debugging and I found out that I broke the single APK installer by adding the multiple batch one. Damn lol. Well for now, untill I release the completely working one, just drop two or more apks on it for them to properly work. That is an error on my part, must have forgot an if/then/else somewhere along the road, I'll fix it now. Should be compiled within an hour. Thanks
Terribly sorry for the confusion. I have fixed the weird problem. Everything now works as it should. Please re-download v0.2 from the original post.
This is a really Nice utility
I have a couple of requests. Feel free to make them come true
1. Make it so if set as a default app for apks, when i double click an apk it launches this program, installs the apk, then shuts the program.
2. Make it so it detects if adb is currently in $path, u can do that using something like errorlevels in batch. So if it detects it, then it shouldnt have to extract the files such as adb and the dlls.
Just my $0.02
Great!! thanks!
Daneshm90 said:
1. Make it so if set as a default app for apks, when i double click an apk it launches this program, installs the apk, then shuts the program.
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This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
Daneshm90 said:
2. Make it so it detects if adb is currently in $path, u can do that using something like errorlevels in batch. So if it detects it, then it shouldnt have to extract the files such as adb and the dlls.
Just my $0.2
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This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.
qberty said:
This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.
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lol my bad. Typing on phone/in a hurry don't go too well
Btw wht did u write this in ? vb?
qberty said:
This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.
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Anything? Lol (I won't go there!) What is the advantage to this verses using su file manager to just copy and paste within the phone? I guess I should just try it out, but didn't want to waste my time cause I have no problems with adb commands, but some of my friends might like it! Thanks!
INFORMATION
DEVICE
Craig CLP281 Android Netbook
Via Wondermedia 8650 based chipset / 800 mhz / wifi / 3 standard usb / ethernet!
PROS
Original firmware available
Original firmware unlocked
Unique form factor
Inexpensive
CONS
No obvious upgrade path
No sources posted
No officially supported flash player
Lower end hardware
HOWTO
unzip to sdcard
start device with sdcard plugged in
wait for everything to be wiped out
ROM
OVERVIEW
This is a modified version of the official firmware. The focus is on removal of bloatware and unneeded proprietary software.
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE
su
Superuser
Terminal Emulator
ConnectBot
Total Commander with ftp and lan plugins
Gapps
Zirco Browser
Yaxim Jabber Client
Jota Text Editor
DO IT YOURSELF
See the README to deduce how to modify the ROM yourself. The changes are documented thoroughly so that many people can use this release as a kitchen of sorts.
LINKS
R1
ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/?dsf11zm7jik9f63
SOURCE: http://www.mediafire.com/?8juzj5qb5jme1ud
ROM: http://dev-host.org/xcz68h384fe8/clp281_firmware2.2_HACK9_R1.zip
SOURCE: http://dev-host.org/ekni2eg4td3i/SOURCES_1.zip
R2
ROM: http://dev-host.org/gm3c1mrdeai3/clp281_firmware2.2_HACK10_R2.zip
ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/?4tpli2998g10to4
R3
ROM: http://dev-host.org/qyo428ewrgvl/clp281_firmware2.2_HACK11_R3.zip
SOURCE: http://dev-host.org/w8p6gotfisnb/SOURCES_2.zip
ROM: http://www.multiupload.com/V5MKGW7X5V
SOURCE: http://www.multiupload.com/KG7KJJKT8U
R4 (Latest)
ROM: http://dev-host.org/b1ufq9iixe9k/clp281_firmware2.2_HACK12_R4.zip
ROM: http://www.multiupload.com/IJWDECP8WF
chroot Repository
References:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486247
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172504
Please choose one of the following 2 methods!
USB Control Script (1st method):
DEBIAN_CONTROL - see bottom of post for script
MicroSD Control Script (2nd method):
DEBIAN_CONTROL_SD - see bottom of post for script
You will need this image unless you plan to put your own together.
Debian Squeeze Image:
http://www.multiupload.com/C9RDP4ODZX
The image can be flashed to your usb drive or sd/microsd card with dd on your fullsize computer. Please be aware that I have not tested running from a fullsize SD card.
dd if=~/nameofimage.img of=/dev/nameofdevice
Operation
1.Run the control script to start the chroot. You can run console commands here. The screen command is useful here also.
2.Run ./vnc to start the vnc server which itself starts xorg and the window manager. The script is not totally failure proof.
3.Login with your vnc client. I use Android vnc viewer. Password is testing.
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc-viewer/
Window Managers
lxde
icewm
xfce
check /.vnc/ for the xstartup scripts. just rename the one for the window manager you want to xstartup and reboot your chroot.
BUG:
chroot will not cleanly unmount
SOLUTION:
keep chroot running in the background - it should only take up memory not cpu
Stock ROM Repository
Images contain stock system, stock boot, and CWM recovery.
vm670 recovery image is for the new screen version so it should work for all vm670.
LG vm670:
http://www.multiupload.com/LG1JCZ5CMD
Samsung i9023:
http://www.multiupload.com/KX1LIAASH3
Craig clp281:
http://www.multiupload.com/9XUQA7SEF1
Asus tf101:
http://www.multiupload.com/XMRO9AI4KC
Samsung p6210:
http://www.multiupload.com/L702W2MA7J
Can you add in support for the official android market, i would love to have this on here.
FAQ POST:
Does Flash work?
I am not holding out much hope for flash on ARMv6. It seems like a long complicating debugging process for what is in the end slow and buggy results.
The browser is slow?
Right now, it seems that javascript performance on the stock browser is much worse than I expected. For now, try turning off javascript and images if you use the stock browser.
Stock ROM?
The link for the device on Craig's website is:
http://www.craigelectronics.com/site/pdetails.php?id=314
You can download the completely stock ROM from here.
ADB?
I tried ADB with a male to male USB that I had laying around with no success with a GNU/Linux PC and a different Windows PC. All 3 USB ports were tested. But you can connect with adb connect ipofdevice over your LAN if you see what address your router is giving the device. Or of course you could set a static IP.
Minimize application?
You can return to the home screen at any time by pushing fn+home.
Sources for the binaries you have added?
Try the sources link on the first post. The zirco apk is unchanged and their website is here: http://code.google.com/p/zirco-browser/ . The Gapps are straight from my VM LG Optimus V.
Mount an ext2/3 formatted USB drive?
mount -t ext3 /dev/block/sda1 /mountpointofyourchoice
Enter key not working in some terminal applications?
Use Ctrl-m instead.
References:
https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/issues/21
http://code.google.com/p/terminal-ide/issues/detail?id=6
Just wanted to thank you for taking this project on. This device could be much more and for the price you just can't go wrong. Good luck and I'm off to root.
Is it possible to boot or load a stripped version of windows xp from a thumb drive? and did you try all the usb ports with that cable?
wgallt:
The root situation on the ROM and my current devices in general is a little complicated. For this device in general, it comes ADB rooted out of the box. I have added another su to the rom that will allow console root. Unfortunately, because it is an older version of su, it does not seem to work with Superuser.apk. I am waiting on a response in the Q/A forum on errors I am getting compiling the current version of su. I have been able to compile Superuser.apk successfully but it is not much use without the current version of su. I am of course preferring to include source and source-compiled binaries wherever possible in the ROM.
celltimemb:
Market added.
See above for ADB info.
Regular Windows XP does not run natively on ARM CPUs. From Craig's website it appears that they have an identical model running Windows CE. You should look into any running a lightweight GNU/Linux chroot with QEMU or VMWare and then booting something like Windows 98. I would be amazed to see it, especially with the limited RAM we have available.
I am releasing a new ROM with integrated Google Apps and a open source browser named Zirco which seems to run very well. Compare the stock browser with stock settings to Zirco on forum.xda-developers.com to know what I mean. Be sure to read the README.
This ROM may end up becoming a different series entirely. One with the market and one without.
I have updated the first post with the links and README.
can u add live wallpaper support in a future rom?
If I get around to compiling AOSP that should come with live wallpaper.
I tried copying the live wallpaper apk and what I thought to be their dependencies from my Optimus V. Unfortunately, the switcher crashed and the logcat just said the wallpaper switcher would not start.
lot of apps run real slow and lag i tried some games like that bird game where you flick it to the target, i get like 1 frame every 2-3 seconds for the animation, soo slow, they claim 800 MHZ processor but damn this thing is soooo slow. even the fake chinese android phones the star A5000 runs and performs better than this.
2d games lag real bad so I dont see any 3d gaming at all on this machine. unless some elite hacker and coder can make a fully optimized rom for this thing.
Thanks for reporting your results. I have had mixed successes with games. The drag racing game works decent and another rice-can type racing game worked ok too. But many games instantly crash also. The live wallpaper would probably run slow anyway.
Web browsing
Remote administration
Network administration
Note taking
Light media playback
VOIP
Chat
These are all the uses I can think of it for the moment. It gives me an idea to include a note taking application at some point.
the new browser force closes on me, and does this thing have flash support, I have a gut feeling this is an x86 formfactor which is why it runs so slow.
Please read the README and in general read the previous posts carefully.
This is definitely not an x86. It if were, it would actually be faster.
One of these pages is the page for the CPU:
http://www.wondermedia.com.tw/en/products/platform/soc/wm8650/index.jsp
http://www.wondermedia.com.tw/en/products/platform/soc/wm8750/index.jsp
Lol on the craig website product page they show windows on it instead of android.
http://www.craigelectronics.com/site/pdetails.php?id=314
This thing can supposedly handle 3d gaming so i cant undertsand why most games including 2d games run so slow.
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Is it possible to put Windows CE 6 on this from the craig CLP280 model?
Merry Christmas!
After a productive night the R3 ROM is out.
The changelog and sofware list highlights:
removed zirco integration
init.rc changes to support zirco
holiday wallpaper
added OPTIONAL on localdisk with:
yaxim jabber client - open source
zirco browser - open source
jota text editor - open source
su - compiled from source
superuser - compiled from source
For security reasons, you should probably choose allow once instead of always for su.
As usual be sure to read the README.
Just got a Craig Netbook. I hate the Android stock install. I found this thread and it seems like the answer I'm looking for. If I understand you correctly, the description you give for the Rom"
"OVERVIEW
This is a modified version of the official firmware. The focus is on removal of bloatware and unneeded proprietary software."
is the first hack? (clp281_firmware2.2_HACK9_R1)
Also, if I do this and screw it up, can I reinstall the original Android from the Craig website?
Thanks.
Yes that is the first release. I would recommend trying the third as it is the latest version as of this post.
Yes you can reinstall the original firmware.
Thanks Jason.
Hey Jason. I just installed it. Had to download a new adobe flash player to watch a youtube video.
When it comes to this operating system I am a total newbie. So, in order to do a "do it yourself" install (since I still can't install some pre installed apps like "Dialer" and other things) are there simple instructions to do a "do it yourself" or do you have to be a techy to do it? I know Windows OS well but Android is so foreign to me. Just had this thing for a few days and I am ready to throw the netbook against the wall and then stomp on it. Your root was my last hope.
Well first off, were you able to actually play flash in the browser? That would be a nice new development. Alternatively, you could try the included Youtube player.
I would be glad to help in any way I can. For a do it yourself ROM, you would just take the factory firmware RAR file and edit it yourself. You would start by unRARing the file with something like WinRAR on Windows. But I would recommend trying GNU/Linux instead if you are at all interested in development. You can use the README file and this thread as a reference along the way.
Why are you interested in installing the dialer anyway? I noticed some phone components are installed but there seems to be no way to access them.
You're a doll Jason. Thanks for your willingness to help.
I didn't know about the Youtube player. Thanks for the tip. On the original install I was able to play flash in "Browser" (at Youtube at least) but not with "Browser" in this install. Although, maybe "Browser" opened "My Browser" in the original install and that's the one that had flash support. (I'm still learning). So since I didn't get around to installing your included browser maybe that's why it wouldn't play. Anyhow, I couldn't install the flash update via the link Youtube provided. The little download arrow on the top left hand of the screen just never went away. I had the unit on for about 3 hours and the arrow remained with no confirmation that the download was complete. I searched the system and the SD card for the download but couldn't find it. This is not the first time I had this problem with downloads so maybe it's something with my particular device. This is actually my third. Last two were defects.
About the Dialer... it was a typo. I meant to say I want to UNINSTALL it from the unit, but Android won't let me. It just seems useless to have this app since I have a netbook and not a phone. Plus, I think it may be eating up my battery usage as it could be the app responsible for the cell standby thing I have in Battery Usage which is using up 80% of my battery. Like I said, I am a newbie to this OS so, I'm looking at things like Dialer, Telophony etc. I may be wrong about this though. It may be some other application seeking Cell Radio signal as reported in Battery Usage.
I just did a side by side comparison of the unzipped install I got from Craigs website (by the way, thanks for that link) and your version to see if I could learn and do my own hack. I did notice a few differences.
Ok first I saw the Optional folder with some apps and Browser fix as you mentioned in the Read me
Then there was the app folder where you removed some apps from the original install and added others. Is it as simple as that? To just delete the apps you don't want from this folder of the original install? Unfortunately I don't see Dialer in that folder. I'd like to get rid of that too. I guess you can't get rid of every app.
Another difference was that I saw "su" in "bin". and I noticed SuperUser.apk in your app folder. Does that app make you the administrator of the device giving you access to system files to delete them if you want to? (I looked it up on WIKI) Cause maybe I can include that in my hack.
Also I see another difference in this folder:
\FirmwareInstall\packages\fs_patch\root_patch\system\lib
In your readme you said these are shared libraries but I don't have a clue what that means. Do I need these files?
Thanks again for taking the time with this. I would love to do my own hack. It would give me great satisfaction after the countless hours of stress trying to do stuff they won't let me do.
All the best,
Angie
Code:
*** Disclaimer
As usual, I am not responsible for thermonuclear war or other apocalyptic futures.
TL;DR: If you break your device with this project, it's not my fault (although I will of course be willing to help you in your troubles!!).
Introduction
Have you ever wanted to use your Android device as a fully-fledged desktop Linux box? Now you can, with Tuxoid!
A year or two ago, I discovered the Linux-on-Android project. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585009) I was fascinated by the possibility of running Linux on top of Android and using a desktop environment. However, I was slightly disappointed by the lack of some features, as well as a lack of development over the time of the project's existence. Thus I embarked upon an epic quest (well maybe not quite that dramatic) to build my own version from the ground up, basing it upon the ideas explored by Linux-on-Android.
After some on and off hacking on my OnePlus One, I now have some very early working code.
Below is a video demonstration of the current state of Tuxoid, demonstrating a few of its features.
Here is a list of some of these features:
- The big one: fast and high quality display system
- Native keyboard and mouse support (automatically disables Android's built-in system)
- Audio support. Audio from the desktop environment is piped into Android's audio system, so you can use your device's speakers, headphones or bluetooth etc
UPDATE: First builds!
I've built the first publicly available versions of the project. Before you get excited, I should warn you that they are in an unstable state. You can grab the APKs in the Downloads section of this project, as well as on the Releases page of the project on GitHub. These builds are not for n00bs! If you're still determined to give them a try, here are the instructions:
Requirements
An Android device running 4.1 or newer (it will be availabe for older versions in the future, but for know only Lollipop is supported) Older versions now supported!
Root with SuperSU for managing permissions. I will not explain this here, as there are already hundreds of guides available. If you don't know how to root your device, this project (at least in these early stages) is not for you.
A reasonable amount of internal storage (at least 1-2 GB free)
A stable internet connection. Make sure you're using WiFi for best results.
A mouse and keyboard to control the desktop environment. You should be able to use wired ones (via an OTG adapter) or wireless via bluetooth. As long as Android recognizes it, you should be good to go.
This is not a requirement, but you won't be able to do much without it (for now): knowledge of the Linux command line and preferably how to use the pacman package manager for Arch Linux, as that is the distro upon which Tuxoid is based (more distros will be available down the line!)
Setup and installation
Once your device is rooted, open up the SuperSU app and go to the Settings tab. Find an option labelled "Mount namespace separation" and ensure it is UNchecked. (Make sure to reboot before continuing if you had to do this)
Download and install the APK for Tuxoid. Again, if you don't know how to do this, you shouldn't be attempting to install an early build Tuxoid...
Open the Tuxoid app and tap the gear in the actionbar to go to the settings menu. There are a few options you can tweak here, but the main one you should be interested in right now is 'Disk image size'. Select a size that suits the amount of space you have free on your internal storage. I would recommend 4GB (the default) to allow room for installation of your own packages later. If you have less space free on your internal storage than you select here, the setup process will fail.
Go back to the main screen of the app and ensure you have a stable internet connection. Now connect your keyboard and mouse (you must connect them before booting Tuxoid up every time). Then, press 'Start' to begin the setup process. This will probably take a while, so just leave your device down for a while and check up on it every once and a while.
Eventually, if all went well, you should see a screen with a grey background and an xterm window. Feel free to run some commands. To start, I'd recommend installing the Chromium browser (open source version Google Chrome). To do this, run 'sudo pacman -S chromium' (without quotes). The password is the same as your username. Once installed, run 'chromium' to start the browser. For those who are interested, the window manager installed by default is Openbox. If you want to install some more packages, the list of available ones in Arch Linux for ARM devices is available here: http://archlinuxarm.org/packages If you weren't able to get up and running (i.e. no screen with a cursor and no xterm), you can try some of the steps described in Troubleshooting & Tips.
When you're finished playing around, follow the steps below to ensure clean shutdown of Tuxoid. If you want to boot up again, you can just open up the app at any time and tap on the start button. Tuxoid will use your existing system image.
Shutdown procedure
When you're done, simply press the back key on your device to close the GUI and press the stop button to shutdown Tuxoid. After a few seconds, the log will show "SHUTDOWN!", meaning the shutdown procedure was completed successfully.
Troubleshooting & Tips
If Tuxoid failed to boot during the initial setup, you can retry by first removing files in the 'droidtop' folder on your internal storage (usually 'system.img' and 'arch.tar.gz') and then pressing 'Start' again in the app.
If your mouse and keyboard aren't working in Tuxoid, ensure that they were connected to your device BEFORE you pressed the start button and make sure they were detected by Android. If they weren't detected by Android itself the they definitely won't work with Tuxoid.
If you something goes wrong at any stage while using Tuxoid, please press the 'Send log' button in the app to send me a copy of the log shown on the main screen.
If the app crashes, a dialog will pop up asking you to send a report. Please do this as it makes it much easier for me to fix bugs!
If you have any feedback and suggestions, feel free to post them here in the forums! You can also submit issues on the GitHub project (although this is really more orientated towards developers)
If you are a developer and want to get involved in the project, you can post here in the forums and/or submit pull requests on GitHub.
Source code
I've published all of the source code for the app to GitHub (http://github.com/jackos2500/tuxoid) Feel free to fork and make changes, and, even better, submit pull requests to move the project forward!
Finally, I would like to say thanks to the guys over at Linux-on-Android for their great work, without which the idea for this project would never have existed!
XDA:DevDB Information
Tuxoid, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
jackos2500
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-06-13
Last Updated 2015-06-14
Reserved
Changelog
v0.1.1
Adds compatibility for Android versions as far back as 4.1 (API level 16).
Bug fixes:
screen resolution could be detected incorrectly
'setenforce' could fail to execute due to its lack of existence on older platform versions
v0.1
Initial public release.
Reserved
Its really interesting to hear about linux on android
shahzu3 said:
Its really interesting to hear about linux on android
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Yup! I think I'll put out a build later with some instructions so that people can try it for themselves.
Mm
shahzu3 said:
Mm
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Well I've pushed out the first public build. Give it a try and tell me what you think!
Hi. Your project sounds great ??
Is really necessary to have so internal space or could it be possible one day to have the whole stuff on the external sd.??
That is just amazing, thanks for your work, a tablet running this would be really nice... I'm going to try it out.
Hello! This looks very promising but I can't find any download link. Is it missing?
Edit: My phone just didn't load the page fully, the download section is on the top.
DirkStorck said:
Hi. Your project sounds great
Is really necessary to have so internal space or could it be possible one day to have the whole stuff on the external sd.?
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Good point! I'll see if I can do something about that sometime soon. Unfortunately if the chroot environment is not stored in a disk image the filesystem it is stored on must support Unix permissions, so no FAT32 formatted sdcards without disk images. FAT32 also limits file size to 4GB, so that would be the max size for a disk image there. I'll probably add a way of optionally adding an extra partition to your SD to get around this at some stage.
WideBRs said:
That is just amazing, thanks for your work, a tablet running this would be really nice... I'm going to try it out.
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Cool, tell me what you think when you give it a go!
jackos2500 said:
Good point! I'll see if I can do something about that sometime soon. Unfortunately if the chroot environment is not stored in a disk image the filesystem it is stored on must support Unix permissions, so no FAT32 formatted sdcards without disk images. FAT32 also limits file size to 4GB, so that would be the max size for a disk image there. I'll probably add a way of optionally adding an extra partition to your SD to get around this at some stage.
Cool, tell me what you think when you give it a go!
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I have been using Linux Deploy on my tablet and it worked quite well. They have the environment as an image on the internal or external sd card. I think 4GB is a enough for a Linux system. For those who want more would have to format the external as ext4.
DirkStorck said:
I have been using Linux Deploy on my tablet and it worked quite well. They have the environment as an image on the internal or external sd card. I think 4GB is a enough for a Linux system. For those who want more would have to format the external as ext4.
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I've pushed a new release with support for devices running Android 4.1 and above. I think I'm going to start working on improving the user-friendliness of the project tomorrow. This will probably include improving the UI and setup process, as well as better error handling. Once that code is in place I won't have to refactor any new features I add to the new UI, so it makes sense to do it first. It will take a while, and whenever it's done, I'll probably start working on some of those new features.
Hi,
Could you tell me if:
a) my phones built-in keyboard will work?
b) if there's an option to use the touch screen to control the mouse?
Thanks
moodroid said:
Hi,
Could you tell me if:
a) my phones built-in keyboard will work?
b) if there's an option to use the touch screen to control the mouse?
Thanks
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Right now, no. Both of these are definitely a high priority though.
jackos2500 said:
Right now, no. Both of these are definitely a high priority though.
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Excellent, thanks. I'll keep an eye on this...
Can i decompile and compile apk with this Linux for Android? I havent pc
this is really amazing, as it is very useful for tablets, at least for my tab s 10.5 inch, keep it up!
Currently using Xserver Xsdl, with the pain of slow refresh rate and input interrupt.
Thank you for this effort!
Hello,
So far, I had these issues before it worked, otherwise its awesome, the only way to render x server on android smoothly and no input latency without using direct (kernel) framebuffer:
1)Latest arch armv7hf use xorg-server and xf86-input-evdev compiled for/by version 1.18.x , had to recompile 1.17 from source since your module (the source code isnt released in your github :/, guess you forgot) is compiled for ABI module 20, currently 23.
2) High cpu usage, probably implement refresh rate limitation on the app side for displaying the shared memory framebuffer, though having the source code for the module would really help, guess its a modified dummy.so (?) to copy framebuffer to shm? Anyways ill try to workaround the issue using a compositor.
Thats all! working perfectly... If anyone need the compiled 1.17 versions of xorg-server and evdev, just use ABS or pm me.
Thanks!
EDIT: I think it would be better to turn this into X server framebuffer viewer app, and combine it with Linux deploy (+ 'custom scripts' option is already implemented in Linux Deploy, useful for evdev and xorg config) for more linux flavours
apparently, it seems that you have copied droidtop project without mentioning it (license: MIT) : https://code.google.com/p/droidtop/
which has been archived now with no public access
Android running on the TI nSpire CX Graphing Calculator
About:
The nSpire CX is a color-screen graphing calculator produced my Texas Instruments powered by an 150Mhz ARM-based SoC and 64MB of RAM. Unlike previous calculator models from TI, users, by default, are unable to create native homebrew applications for the device. Luckily, however, the TI community found a way to "jailbreak" the nSpire CX and CX CAS, allowing third-party developers to create apps for their calculators. One of the most notable community contributions, started by tangrs, was a port of Linux to the device, giving users and tinkerers full access to GNU userspace. This is my attempt to contribute back to the community, by porting Android userspace to the nSpire CX and CX CAS model calculators.
TL;DR
You can now run Android on a graphing calculator
Why?
Nowadays. there seems to be a misconception that Android can only run on fast smartphones. The latest Android release at the time of writing is Lollipop, a release Google claims can run on smartphones "with as little as 512MB of ram." Certainly a good start, But I was convinced *some* version of Android could run on *extremely* low end hardware. So, after a bit of searching, I found the best suitable Android release to run on the lowest-end Linux capable hardware I could think of: my calculator. That release is the obsolete, but venerable, Android Donut (1.6). After a bit of porting work, I managed to get a full Android stack up and running on my calculator and slowly began to iron out the major bugs. I've been playing with it for a while now and figured it was finally *decent* enough to release to the general public. However, it should be noted that a lot of functionality is still missing, partially due to bugs, and partially due to the age of Android 1.6. However, I do believe it has exceeded it's goal as a PoC port to help me learn more about what is involved porting Android to legacy hardware. As it turns out, it's even rather usable.
Status:
* Working:
Android Core
Most Android 1.6 Apps
Terminal Emulator
Keyboard
* Buggy:
Wifi (warning, extremely broken and may kill your cat. External dongle needed)
Bluetooth (Not actually sure whether this works or not as I don't have a BT dongle)
USB
* Not Working:
Touchpad (Using the touchpad dtb seems to break a lot of stuff like PMIC, so I disabled it _for now_)
Battery Status (Status is emulated using test_battery kernel driver)
FAQ:
* Q: Why are you using 1.6?! That's like, really old!
A: Android 1.6 was the only feasible version of Android version I could run with an 150Mhz ARM processor and less than 64MB of usable RAM
* Q: What do I need to run android on my nSpire CX (CAS)?
A: The bare minimum is (1) Calculator running OS 3.9 or less and (1) Mini-USB-OTG cable
* Q: What's the point of this?
A: I have no idea, but it sure makes me laugh when I think about it
* Q: Will this help students cheat by putting this on their calculator?
A: I very much doubt it
* Q: Can you run a calculator emulator on Android on the Calculator?!?!
A: Yes, yes you can
* How's performance?
A: Surprisingly, pretty decent, considering... I can even play some 2D games on it
* Can you port Android to *my* calculator? It's a (insert calculator using a z80 here)
A: No
* Will this. Run Crysis?
A: Good luck
* Where's the sources?
A: See the bottom of this post.
Installing nDroid on your calculator:
Prerequisites:
1) USB thumb drive, 1GB or greater
1) TI nSpire CX or CX CAS running OS 3.9 (Important! [It seems OS 3.6 breaks it, I'm using v3.9.1.38] (Thanks ViiperzRecon))
1) USB-OTG cable that fits the nSpire CX (mini-usb to host-usb)
Recommended) A powered USB hub (Without it your calculator might not have enough power to write to the USB drive and CRASH)
1) Computer running Linux or BSD
Step 1: Jailbreak your calculator
I won't explain how to do this are there are already an abundance of articles on how to do this. Take a look at http://ndless.me for details.
Step 2: Format the USB drive correctly
(It should already be known that doing this will destroy any and all data on the thumb drive)
Open up the partitioner of your choice (my favorite is gparted), and create the following partitions as described:
Partition 1: (System partition) ext4 (> 100MB recommended)
Partition 2: (Userdata partition) ext4 (> 500MB recommended)
Partition 3 (optional): (Cache partition) ext4 (> 50MB recommended)
Partition 4 (optional): (SD card partition) FAT (> 100MB recommended)
Example image:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Step 3: Download files
Boot.img.tns [LINK]
System.tar.gz [LINK]
nspire-cx.dtb.tns [LINK]
nDroidLoader.tns [LINK]
startndroid.ll2.tns [LINK]
Step 4: Install TiLP and create directories
You should have already installed this when jailbreaking your calculator in step 1, if not, install it now if you're using Linux, or use the TI software if you're using Windows now.
When you launch TiLP, connect your calculator and create a directory called "Android". Copy over nspire-cx.tns, Boot.img.tns, nDroidLoad.tns, and startndroid.ll2.tns. After that, download ndless.cfg.tns in ndless/, open it with a text editor, and add the following line:
ext.ll2=ndroidloader
Step 5: Extract system to USB drive
Now that the USB drive has been partitioned, mount the first partition somewhere on your computer and place System.tar.gz in the root directory of said partition. Open up a terminal in that location and type:
sudo tar -xpf System.tar.gz
rm System.tar.gz
After that, you should have some shiny new files and directories on your USB drive!
Step 6: Starting it up
After the files have synced to the USB drive, remove it and place it in the USB-OTG cable. When that's done, plug the small end of the cord into the top of the nSpire CX. Open "documents" on the device, click on the Android folder, and then click on startndroid.ll2.tns. A window should appear and shortly after you should see a framebuffer console. Congratulations, you should now be running Android on your nSpire!
Step 7: Boot up and finish
After about 10 minutes or so (boot ups are shorter on subsequent launches), you should be greeted with the stock 1.6 launcher. Feel free to hack away on your new Android-powered calculator. [NOTE: Until the touchpad is working, the "/" button is up, the "x^2" button is down, the "e^x" button is left, the "10^x button is right, "menu" is menu, "doc" is home, "esc" is back, and "save" is power].
Video:
Unofficial Reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3awptt
XDA:DevDB Information
nDroid, ROM for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
joshumax
Source Code: https://github.com/nDroidProject
ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Beta Version: nDroid-1.6
Created 2015-06-26
Last Updated 2015-12-02
I was surprised when I saw Linux on this thing. (Okay Doom was impressive too.) But Android! This is amazing! I hope you get the touchpad working, then this will be even more amazing than it already is. Thank you for making this! Keep up the good work.
something similar on a Nook Simple Touch?
I know very little about programing but am good with hardware, any chance your skills could be applicable to getting a NST running android (well)
I currently have 2 and find them great for unobtrusive access to data, but as it sits it only is selectively usable.
A killer app for me would be the ability to be able to use it for live navigation (with a standard android app) think hiking, or dash mounted on a motorcycle.
So far I rooted it (several times) and have been able to get individual pieces to work following USB otg, fast refresh, various stand alone functions, but it never works together.
wish list'
OTG+fast refresh option working seamlessly
bluetooth somehow without OTG
a root option with pre-installed play store, USB OTG, fast refresh, and and usual option i'm forgetting
any help would be appreciated
overclocking?
Since it is possible to overclock your ti-nspire cx/cas, do you think it would be possible to run higher versions of android on it?
strubelz said:
Since it is possible to overclock your ti-nspire cx/cas, do you think it would be possible to run higher versions of android on it?
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The constraint really isn't the clock speed, but instead how little RAM it has. No matter how high you overclock it, whether it's 300 Mhz or 3000 Mhz, it will still only have ~60MB of usable memory. While I _might_ be able to get Eclair running, I doubt I'd be able to get something like KitKat or Lollipop running on it in any usable state.
Awesome! Great work
Plus it's running 4.0 Kernel!
Holy ****! I am testing this right now!
Henriquefeira said:
Holy ****! I am testing this right now!
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Great! Let me know if you run into any major bugs while running it!
Henriquefeira said:
Holy ****! I am testing this right now!
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joshumax said:
Great! Let me know if you run into any major bugs while running it!
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Some bugs: random reboots, a bit of lag, sistem ui crashing and just stoped working on my calculator so any advice in reinstalling the original firmware?
Henriquefeira said:
Some bugs: random reboots, a bit of lag, sistem ui crashing and just stoped working on my calculator so any advice in reinstalling the original firmware?
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Can you write logcat data to a file and upload it somewhere before it reboots? Also, nDroid shouldn't have done anything to the original firmware and should go away after a reboot or reset button press...can you specify exactly what happened to the calculator firmware after loading nDroid?
joshumax said:
Can you write logcat data to a file and upload it somewhere before it reboots? Also, nDroid shouldn't have done anything to the original firmware and should go away after a reboot or reset button press...can you specify exactly what happened to the calculator firmware after loading nDroid?
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Sorry for the delayed answer, but now it okay
Doesn't seem to work, throws errors like some error -110 and keeps saying it can't enumerate the USB device.
gnmmarechal said:
Doesn't seem to work, throws errors like some error -110 and keeps saying it can't enumerate the USB device.
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Can you please attach a dump of the kernel log and/or a screenshot of the boot process up to this point?
joshumax said:
Can you please attach a dump of the kernel log and/or a screenshot of the boot process up to this point?
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I've formatted my drive since then, but I'll try again and record it.
Well... it seems now that I got another Mini USB OTG adapter, it still doesn't work. I'm on a 3.1 CX right now. I'll try on my 4.2 as well... Last time it didn't work, and I've since then updated it from 3.9 to 4.2... Here's hoping it works somehow.
On 3.1, it goes Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS:Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0)
4.2 goes Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b
The 3.1 one is dualbooting 3.1 and 3.1 CAS. It's a model D, by the way. The other is a more recent model T, with 4.2 and Ndless.
Could this Work in OS 4.5?
Could the nDroid loader work on Nspire OS 4.5?
pattex16 said:
Could the nDroid loader work on Nspire OS 4.5?
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Yes, it works fine on 4.5 (I tested -- or, currently am testing it myself). Though, if you press any button other than "esc" or "enter", the launcher crashes. Maybe it's fixable with a reboot.
Also, why would you bump a two year old thread?
@joshumax
I know this is a very old thread, but can you go back to this project one more time. A swap partition would fix everything, just like how it does on the HTC HD2. Sure it will be slow, but it would result in way better compatibility with apps. 192MB should be enough.
Also, is the official wireless adapter good enough for wifi, as buggy as it may be? Can it, at least, show the Google homepage?
The touchpad with mouse compatibility would be quite nice, but d-pad only is good enough too.
Like, if you have time or want to do this, it would be srsly more than appreciated by the whole community.
Overclocking, especially around 300MHz (maybe on Android is a bit more stable than on the Nspire OS) would help a lot. And the AHB overclocked too.
Instead of using an USB stick, a tiny SD Card adapter would probably work just fine, especially if the SD is rated as (10)U1. Why? Because it would slot quite nicely on the hole of the Wifi Adapter. It would look like it was intended to be like that. I know the SD speed will be slowed down by the USB speed, but it doesn't hurt to have a faster SD anyway.
Android 9 GO would be really cool to see running on this.
Myrmeko said:
@joshumax
I know this is a very old thread, but can you go back to this project one more time. A swap partition would fix everything, just like how it does on the HTC HD2. Sure it will be slow, but it would result in way better compatibility with apps. 192MB should be enough.
Also, is the official wireless adapter good enough for wifi, as buggy as it may be? Can it, at least, show the Google homepage?
The touchpad with mouse compatibility would be quite nice, but d-pad only is good enough too.
Like, if you have time or want to do this, it would be srsly more than appreciated by the whole community.
Overclocking, especially around 300MHz (maybe on Android is a bit more stable than on the Nspire OS) would help a lot. And the AHB overclocked too.
Instead of using an USB stick, a tiny SD Card adapter would probably work just fine, especially if the SD is rated as (10)U1. Why? Because it would slot quite nicely on the hole of the Wifi Adapter. It would look like it was intended to be like that. I know the SD speed will be slowed down by the USB speed, but it doesn't hurt to have a faster SD anyway.
Android 9 GO would be really cool to see running on this.
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Joshumax hasn't been online on XDA since 2016.
It's very unlikely the official wireless adapter is ever going to work with Linux on the Nspire, much less Android, as it would require difficult amounts of reverse engineering and drivers written from the ground up. I'm not even sure it has the potential to work as a traditional wireless adapter at all.
Overclocking your calculator to 300MHz is probably going to kill it; I think around 196MHz is the highest "safe" overclock value. The stability of overclocking isn't dependant on the software, it's dependant on the hardware; overclocking using Android instead of the TI-Nspire OS wouldn't make a difference.
Using an SD card instead of a USB drive wouldn't be faster, as the miniUSB port on the Nspire is limited to USB 1.1 speeds, if I recall correctly.
The minimum RAM requirement from Android GO was 512MB, last I checked. This is quite a bit higher than the TI-Nspire CX's 64MB, and I doubt it would run well on a 132MHz (or 196MHz) processor. Does Android still even support ARM9 CPUs?
What can it run?
Hi,
Which android apps it can't run?
Can it run all the built-in apps?
Can I download apk files?
Thank you a lot.