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Splash Screen tool to create rgb565 images from any image

Hey guys, here's a .NET application that lets you convert any image into a proper 320x480xR5G6B5 image. Similar to the rgb2565 tool, but it handles all resizing, centering, and color conversion for you. It also let's you preview the image.
If you have Mono, this application should work in Linux/Mac as well.
Source code and binaries can be found here: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/12/quick-and-dirty-converter-tool-to.html

Awesome. The whole process is such a pain to do at the moment, hopefully this will simplify it a bit

Koush said:
Hey guys, here's a Windows tool that lets you convert any image into a proper 320x480xR5G6B5 image. Similar to Stericson's rgb565 tool, but it handles all resizing, centering, and color conversion for you. It also let's you preview the image.
Source code and binaries attached. I'm looking into compiling a fastboot tool for Windows.
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Koush, let me know how the fastboot thing goes. I was actually able to get a fastboot.exe to compile using cygwin... but it just doesn't work . I never could get it to see the device. I didn't really look into it too much after that though.
Also, thanks for the RGB565 tool. That makes it a lot easier

Great going Koush! I really hope you get the fastboot working! I also tried and failed hooribly If you do get it working it would simplify the process alot!
Stericson

Stericson said:
Great going Koush! I really hope you get the fastboot working! I also tried and failed hooribly If you do get it working it would simplify the process alot!
Stericson
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Yeah I'm actually primarily a Windows user. But luckily VMWare is pretty awesome, and I can do everything in there that I need to do, including flashing a real phone using fastboot!
More instructions here:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008/10/developing-and-debugging-android.html
You guys used Cygwin? When you say it didn't work, what do you mean? Crash or no effect? I was thinking about trying to just port it into Visual Studio rather than try to use Cygwin within the Android build environment. I don't think there are that many dependencies for that to really be a problem.

heck yeah koushie!
this will eventually make pushing the custom boot image so much easier for us windows users. nice...
(stericson, you still rock),
hbguy

Koush said:
You guys used Cygwin? When you say it didn't work, what do you mean? Crash or no effect? I was thinking about trying to just port it into Visual Studio rather than try to use Cygwin within the Android build environment. I don't think there are that many dependencies for that to really be a problem.
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Yeah, the fastboot.exe just won't see the device. It runs, and if you don't provide arguments it will output the usage, but fastboot devices won't show the phone. I didn't try to debug the exe to troubleshoot exactly why it didn't work though. I may do that sometime this week, since I'll have a lot of free time .
If you want a copy of the (non-working) exe, just let me know.

JesusFreke said:
Yeah, the fastboot.exe just won't see the device. It runs, and if you don't provide arguments it will output the usage, but fastboot devices won't show the phone. I didn't try to debug the exe to troubleshoot exactly why it didn't work though. I may do that sometime this week, since I'll have a lot of free time .
If you want a copy of the (non-working) exe, just let me know.
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Haven't had time to delve into this yet, but I think to do driver level stuff without a proper cert, you need to put your system into a test mode? Maybe similar to the Android x64 drivers that are unsigned?

See here: fastboot binary for windows

i can't seem to compile this tool on mac using mono.
i get an error that the type name space name windows does not exist in the name space system

[Q] Run Exe in Android ...

Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????

Biswajyoti said:
Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????
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Search before you make a thread - looks quite complicated, probably not worth it.
Xda Thread

Here is a way! According to what I know!
Biswajyoti said:
Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????
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What you can do is this, to run Ubuntu image on your android using any custom ROM kernel as the base i-e Cyanogen Mod! To have this you need to get the required Ubuntu image and also Busy box installed, Go to Google Play and search for ubuntu installer or something like this, there will be a free installed for android by XDA member, Grab that! Install that! Get Busy Box installer too from market! and install busy Box tools using that! After that open ubuntu installer read the instructions and using them you will be able to run ubuntu on your android phone using same base kernel.
Simply after having ubuntu on your screen go back to command application in your android phone Terminal Emulator and install wine using command sudo apt-get install wine amm! I don't remember the name exactly you need wine and wine trick both lol! Well Google this command and try this method it will help you! Best Of luck!
Don't forget to hit thanks after this valuable information! LOL

Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...

Did it Worked???
Biswajyoti said:
Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...
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Hey could you tell me if that worked.

why do you want to run exe on android????
you have all the required apps in google play

Make sure it doen't ruin your phone/tablet
Biswajyoti said:
Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...
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Be careful not to damage ur phone/tablet bcuz running an .exe file on Linux (well in my case I don't wanna say about the others) created some stinky file that corrupted my Linux distribution (ubuntu) so I had to go to recovery everytime to restore it... On the other hand u have everything u need on the market or on google if the market banned it or something. Just be careful.

74274265j said:
Hey could you tell me if that worked.
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illuminatic said:
why do you want to run exe on android????
you have all the required apps in google play
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Do you have to have the custom kernal. Also how do you do this? (Noob).
Jf someone was to just make an app that let you run exe files they could probobly charge so much since its like impossible to do it.

[Q] Android Kitchen "gcc not installed" error

Okay this is REALLY freakin' irritating!!
I have been itching to cook up my own ROM in the kitchen...BUT I CAN'T EVEN USE IT!
I have tried installing it, multiple times (deleting everything each time to start fresh), and follow all instructions to the "T", and every single time I open Cygwin (after putting in the kitchen and renaming it) and "cd kitchen" enter "./menu", it always comes up saying "Error: The application 'gcc' is not installed - the kitchen will not function properly without it. Ensure you did not miss a step during installation! Refer to the Android Kitchen FAQ...", etc. (I could swear it installed devel > gcc when I installed Cygwin. Even used the Install all option and stuff...)
Checked out the FAQ and everything, but I still can't find it! Everything I try just doesn't work! Can someone please help?? (thank you)

R: [Q] Android Kitchen "gcc not installed" error
Thats weird.....u on ubuntu? As far a s i remember i never had to install gcc it was already there....but i could be wrong.
Uninstall gcc. Go get it from official repo, retry. If it doesn't work this is more of a question for ubuntu forums theyll get anything working on a pc.
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Haha, actually I'm using Windows XP Professional. (Though I do have it dual-booted with Zorin OS...)
Yeah and uh...I'm not sure how you would directly uninstall gcc either...
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R: [Q] Android Kitchen "gcc not installed" error
Wait.....what? Isnt zorin based off ubuntu? Why dont u install android kitchen stuff there?
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killbubble said:
Wait.....what? Isnt zorin based off ubuntu? Why dont u install android kitchen stuff there?
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Well, yes. It is.... I just figured it would be a lot more convenient to do everything on Windows instead.
There are times when it seems like things that were designed for Ubuntu don't really seem to work on the zorin distro. In this case, it probably will. I'm not really sure why I can't effectively connect to my phone though when in Zorin...maybe because there is a Kies for linux? I dunno...
I suppose I could try to install it though.
But anyways, more to the point! If cygwin/android kitchen was designed to also work in Windows XP/Vista/7, then why am I getting this error, and how do I fix it?

R: [Q] Android Kitchen "gcc not installed" error
Thats why i use kubuntu. Though i can't answer your question, i do know ubuntu and windows hate each other, getting that stuff to work is gonna probab be a pain.
If zorin has got problems try emulating a small os (so u dont waste too much time) based off linux (lucid puppy linux) and see if that works.
I wouldve thought people would also be modding android stuff directly on windows rather than emulating ubuntu stuff...after all android is open source.
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killbubble said:
Thats why i use kubuntu. Though i can't answer your question, i do know ubuntu and windows hate each other, getting that stuff to work is gonna probab be a pain.
If zorin has got problems try emulating a small os (so u dont waste too much time) based off linux (lucid puppy linux) and see if that works.
I wouldve thought people would also be modding android stuff directly on windows rather than emulating ubuntu stuff...after all android is open source.
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Okay. Thanks for your suggestions. I may try and either do it on zorin, or repartition with kubuntu or something.
Too bad I can't do it in Windows...
Yeah, it's dumb that we still can't directly modify Android from Windows and have to use Linux. Well, actually, not as much "dumb" as inconvenient. Linux is free, yet it's different. I think we should be able to do it anywhere due to Android being open source.
Oh well... I don't understand why no-one else is having this problem. They have the guides for it on here (beginner's guides to making ROMs and stuff like that), and it seems as though nobody else has had this problem...or nobody even uses Windows. orz
Hopefully someone else will attempt to answer my question. thanks though. <

R: [Q] Android Kitchen "gcc not installed" error
well many developers are also pc fanatics and experiment new oses and grow to like open soyrce/free ones more than windows. many java devs use linux oses. Thats how devs roll. I use c and i like windows so i do it all in windows, but i know the editor/debugging programs are better on ubuntu than those available for windows....still....windows is...too much to shut down at times...
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killbubble said:
well many developers are also pc fanatics and experiment new oses and grow to like open soyrce/free ones more than windows. many java devs use linux oses. Thats how devs roll. I use c and i like windows so i do it all in windows, but i know the editor/debugging programs are better on ubuntu than those available for windows....still....windows is...too much to shut down at times...
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You're probably right. I'm sure I'll be able to get used to it eventually, when I become a full developer. For now though, it's the learning curve. XD
Haha, yeah. That's good though. Windows is definitely enjoyable. (though I can't say much for W8. Ugh.)
So uh, I guess the Android Kitchen definitely works here in Zorin. Went to the menu without any problems. Funny still how it doesn't work in Windows....
You know, I'd probably have just skipped the whole kitchen thing and gone straight to development from source...but I'm not running on a x64 system, and therefore can't work on ICS and JB. :c
Soon though...very soon I will have all the parts to build my new computer, and not have to use this low-power laptop. >m>

Ascyndaeon said:
Okay this is REALLY freakin' irritating!!
I have been itching to cook up my own ROM in the kitchen...BUT I CAN'T EVEN USE IT!
I have tried installing it, multiple times (deleting everything each time to start fresh), and follow all instructions to the "T", and every single time I open Cygwin (after putting in the kitchen and renaming it) and "cd kitchen" enter "./menu", it always comes up saying "Error: The application 'gcc' is not installed - the kitchen will not function properly without it. Ensure you did not miss a step during installation! Refer to the Android Kitchen FAQ...", etc. (I could swear it installed devel > gcc when I installed Cygwin. Even used the Install all option and stuff...)
Checked out the FAQ and everything, but I still can't find it! Everything I try just doesn't work! Can someone please help?? (thank you)
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My ERROR like ur ERROR.!
What should I do????

moj.enjoy said:
My ERROR like ur ERROR.!
What should I do????
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Well, if I could go back in time 3 years I would be able to try and help you...I just tried it on Windows 10 here and everything works.
So, follow the instructions as far as even the cygwin_install.txt they provided. You should make sure you install /just/ the gcc-core and gcc-g++ when it tells you to tick the gcc (do not get the "cygwin gcc", idk if that did it, but just get the normal gcc). Follow all the others as well; far as I could tell the linux-util wasn't actually in utils (core instead I think?) but was already ticked, so don't worry about it unless it isn't.
After everything is done, make sure java is good to go and all, and cd to the kitchen location (just put the files in a new file, C:/kitchen/) and change directory to that. Then do the ./menu and it should work....
Also don't bump super old posts, not good. c: Either way I hope this helps. Real simple.
I really have no use for the kitchen anymore, since my GS3 gets CM nightlies (up to marshmallow? Wat!) and I have a Nexus 5X anyway so it's all gucci. But either way...yeah. It works to my knowledge.
Cheers~
(admin close thread nao? or can I do that...)

Ascyndaeon said:
Well, if I could go back in time 3 years I would be able to try and help you...I just tried it on Windows 10 here and everything works.
So, follow the instructions as far as even the cygwin_install.txt they provided. You should make sure you install /just/ the gcc-core and gcc-g++ when it tells you to tick the gcc (do not get the "cygwin gcc", idk if that did it, but just get the normal gcc). Follow all the others as well; far as I could tell the linux-util wasn't actually in utils (core instead I think?) but was already ticked, so don't worry about it unless it isn't.
After everything is done, make sure java is good to go and all, and cd to the kitchen location (just put the files in a new file, C:/kitchen/) and change directory to that. Then do the ./menu and it should work....
Also don't bump super old posts, not good. c: Either way I hope this helps. Real simple.
I really have no use for the kitchen anymore, since my GS3 gets CM nightlies (up to marshmallow? Wat!) and I have a Nexus 5X anyway so it's all gucci. But either way...yeah. It works to my knowledge.
Cheers~
(admin close thread nao? or can I do that...)
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before ur comment
I found my answer with try and try..!!:laugh:
just setup cygwin again and saearch(gcc) and enable to install.
next ,another error and ...
THX for ur comment.
by the way how to create custom recovery for galaxy?

I'm glad to hear it's working for you! Hope you have great fun with it like I did. ^-^
And for the custom recovery...I say it's not really worth it unless you're really serious and can code. Not sure myself how one would make such a thing that has that access, you probably should ask somebody who's actually made them. Otherwise I strongly recommend either Team Win Recovery Project or ClockworkMod. (I use ClockworkMod, but most say twrp is better)
^-^

HDD space requirement for compiling CM 10.1

Hey everyone,
I'm going to compile my own ROM from cm. I'm following the guide, but it just says I need a "reasonable amount" of ram and storage. They link to an android instruction page, which states:
"Note: It is also possible to build Android in a virtual machine. If you are running Linux in a virtual machine, you will need at least 16GB of RAM/swap and 30GB or more of disk space in order to build the Android tree."
I don't want to download source for every device, just d2vzw. How much should I set aside in my VM? I've already given it 3 GB of RAM and 2 of my 4 cores at 100%.
I've installed Ubuntu and updated everything, going to install the SDK next and adjust my VM size as necessary.
Thank you.

Why use virtual machine to run Ubuntu? Set aside a partition with like 100gigs and install Ubuntu on that. Then you can boot into Linux or windows whenever you want.
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well the only thing about that is it can be a pain in the butt to get grub off sometimes if he dosnt want to use ubuntu longterm id go with the virtualbox route and u only need about 30gigs for ubuntu and 3gigs of ram is more than enough.

damnyouwaffles said:
Why use virtual machine to run Ubuntu? Set aside a partition with like 100gigs and install Ubuntu on that. Then you can boot into Linux or windows whenever you want.
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Bierce22 said:
well the only thing about that is it can be a pain in the butt to get grub off sometimes if he dosnt want to use ubuntu longterm id go with the virtualbox route and u only need about 30gigs for ubuntu and 3gigs of ram is more than enough.
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NAIL ON THE HEAD. The grub thing is a pain. I've dual booted before, have tried out Ubuntu 9 and 10 in the past...
Anyway, I went ahead and figured out the VM stuff (VM is something I've been wanting to learn about anyway).
Now I'm stuck at the part in the guide where I'll be extracting the proprietary blobs. When I try to run an adb command, it gives me an error. I'm pretty sure I have all the USB filter stuff installed/enabled correctly... Currently updating everything in Ubuntu update manager. Hopefully I can get it going soon. I'm excited to build!

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NAIL ON THE HEAD. The grub thing is a pain. I've dual booted before, have tried out Ubuntu 9 and 10 in the past...
Anyway, I went ahead and figured out the VM stuff (VM is something I've been wanting to learn about anyway).
Now I'm stuck at the part in the guide where I'll be extracting the proprietary blobs. When I try to run an adb command, it gives me an error. I'm pretty sure I have all the USB filter stuff installed/enabled correctly... Currently updating everything in Ubuntu update manager. Hopefully I can get it going soon. I'm excited to build!
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Add https://github.com/TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_samsung to your roomservice.xml
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Is that a place to pull blobs? I actually managed to extract, but ty!
I successfully built, now trying to learn to modify.
Also, am I right to assume that the build guide pulls from the stable code base? How do I set it up to pull from the nightly code case? That Google voice hack is a deal making feature.

rockingondrums said:
Is that a place to pull blobs? I actually managed to extract, but ty!
I successfully built, now trying to learn to modify.
Also, am I right to assume that the build guide pulls from the stable code base? How do I set it up to pull from the nightly code case? That Google voice hack is a deal making feature.
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Depends what branch you setup... Probably cm10.1 which will be the latest
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Battery Status on computer

IGNORE THIS, NEWER VERSION(S) ARE HERE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/phone-s-battery-status-computer-screen-t3070549
I have made a program to display the percentage of your phone on your computer. Requirements:
Computer that can run bash
USB-to-phone cable
ADB enabled on phone
Has been tested on the following:
LG P716 Jelly bean stock- One Works the other doesn't
LG P716 KitKat - Works
LG P500 with CM11 and rooted- Works
Samsung S3 stock - Doesn't work
Your help is greatly appreciated to porting it to Windows/Mac and adding new devices.

wilk.gr76 said:
I have made a program to display the percentage of your phone on your computer. Requirements:
Computer that can run bash
USB-to-phone cable
ADB enabled on phone
Has been tested on the following:
LG P716 Jelly bean stock- One Works the other doesn't
LG P716 KitKat - Works
LG P500 with CM11 and rooted- Works
Samsung S3 stock - Doesn't work
Your help is greatly appreciated to porting it to Windows/Mac and adding new devices.
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Don't get me wrong but do you really have a use for it or is it just about improving your development skills ?

LS.xD said:
Don't get me wrong but do you really have a use for it or is it just about improving your development skills ?
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I do. If I plug my phone in, and then turn on the display to see how far it has charged, the battery percentage is DROPPING! So, I created this. If you want faster charging than your USB port, use ADB over WiFi. But this did help me hone my skills.

wilk.gr76 said:
I do. If I plug my phone in, and then turn on the display to see how far it has charged, the battery percentage is DROPPING! So, I created this. If you want faster charging than your USB port, use ADB over WiFi. But this did help me hone my skills.
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Pretty cool for that specific purpose I just downloaded the zip and was just about starting my laptop to test it BUT the archive is damaged and i can't extract it May you please check the archive's integrity and upload it again?!

Sure!
LS.xD said:
Pretty cool for that specific purpose I just downloaded the zip and was just about starting my laptop to test it BUT the archive is damaged and i can't extract it May you please check the archive's integrity and upload it again?!
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Did that! Just make sure you can run bash. Your computer'll need linux or mac os x (not sure about mac)
If it helps, please press thanks.

wilk.gr76 said:
Did that! Just make sure you can run bash. Your computer'll need linux or mac os x (not sure about mac)
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BASH?! Never heard about it...
Manjaro Linux should be fine for it

LS.xD said:
Pretty cool for that specific purpose I just downloaded the zip and was just about starting my laptop to test it BUT the archive is damaged and i can't extract it May you please check the archive's integrity and upload it again?!
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It is nice to get feedback so quicly! I expected to have no replies by Sunday, yet I get one in the first 5 mins! "Vielen Dank!" (I saw the german flag by your name...)

LS.xD said:
BASH?! Never heard about it...
Manjaro Linux should be fine for it
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Open the terminal, and its most likely your using bash. Bourne-Again SHell.
Just wondering, what is the orange "OP" rectangle next to "Junior Member", to the left of my post?

wilk.gr76 said:
Open the terminal, and its most likely your using bash. Bourne-Again SHell.
Just wondering, what is the orange "OP" rectangle next to "Junior Member", to the left of my post?
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OP = overpowered or may be "Original Poster"
Is it possible that your tool only runs on 32Bit systems? I use 64Bit OS with multilib and no chance to make it fly / run or whatever you like

LS.xD said:
OP = overpowered or may be "Original Poster"
Is it possible that your tool only runs on 32Bit systems? I use 64Bit OS with multilib and no chance to make it fly / run or whatever you like
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Yes it is built for 32bit systems but you should be able to run it on 64 bit as well. You need to unzip everything of course and make adb and dialog (in the same folder as the script) executable. The command is chmod +x adb && chmod +x dialog
To change it to 64-bit, you'll need to replace the adb and dialog files with the 64-bit versions.
You might need ia32-libs or somthing like that.
Also, OP I think it overpowering. You shall port it to Windows. You shall thank me. LOL, don't have to do it.

wilk.gr76 said:
Yes it is built for 32bit systems but you should be able to run it on 64 bit as well. You need to unzip everything of course and make adb and dialog (in the same folder as the script) executable. The command is chmod +x adb && chmod +x dialog
To change it to 64-bit, you'll need to replace the adb and dialog files with the 64-bit versions.
You might need ia32-libs or somthing like that.
Also, OP I think it overpowering. You shall port it to Windows. You shall thank me. LOL, don't have to do it.
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Im familiar with chmod Commandline version works well (see signature for phone's setups) while the guy version causes a never ending error output:
libgtk-3.so.0 shared libraries can't be found . All files are present in my Linux so I really have no clue, why i can't open it.

LS.xD said:
Im familiar with chmod Commandline version works well (see signature for phone's setups) while the guy version causes a never ending error output:
libgtk-3.so.0 shared libraries can't be found . All files are present in my Linux so I really have no clue, why i can't open it.
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Are you using GNOME? You might need to install libgtk. But, like the readme file says, this is bit is still alpha (it's more beta than beta.. If that makes sense).
But if it helped, please press the " Thanks" button

wilk.gr76 said:
Are you using GNOME? You might need to install libgtk. But, like the readme file says, this is bit is still alpha (it's more beta than beta.. If that makes sense).
But if it helped, please press the " Thanks" button
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Its really weird as the libs "missing" are all installed. I use KDE.

LS.xD said:
Its really weird as the libs "missing" are all installed. I use KDE.
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It's pretty strange that it used "can't" instead of "cannot". Maybe try using gnome. I dunno, it works on mine.
I'm moving this to a DevDB now.

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