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[HOWTO] Guide to running ADB under Fedora 11 (and equivalent distros)

Ok, I have fedora 11 installed on most of my computers, since i love this distro to death. My big thing was trying to get adb to work. This is my guide to get it to work, for now.
First things first. Navigate to /etc/udev/rules.d as root. Create a rules file called 50-android.rules (touch 50-android.rules). NOTE: You are better off looking at the contents and picking a rules number set other than what is listed. Sometimes udev is picky. For the newbies, so if any rules start with '50', then change the number by one or two, like 51 or 52. Paste this into the file:
Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4",SYMLINK+="android_adb",MODE="0666"
Make sure you use ATTRS, not ATTR or SYSFS, since this is a newer updated udev system.
After that, run udevadm control --reload-rules to reload your rules files. Now just run ./adb devices as root to make sure it recognized your HTC dream. I am working on this fix right now so you don't need to be root, keep patient. Now you can adb shell into your device either as root OR normal user, just as long as you start the server as root. This is a permissions problem, and hopefully I can fix this and/or find a fix soon.
I wrote this because i searched high and low through google, and only found a few good parts as far as a fix. Hopefully this helps a few people out there.

Just wondering if this has helped anyone. If not, delete this thread or do whatever with it....

I have adb on my eeepc 900 with f11 I believe this method works too as well. although it says it has been tested with ubuntu, it works pretty well with f11.
http://www.talkandroid.com/android-sdk-install-guide/
Installing The Android SDK
First you will need to download the Android SDK pack .zip archive, once downloaded find a suitable installation location on your machine and extract the zipped files.
Please note: This installation location will be referred to as $SDK_ROOT from now on through this tutorial
Alternatively you can add /tools to your root path which will prevent the need to specify the full path to the tools directory along with enabling you to run Android Debug Bridge (adb) along with other command line tools.
To add /tools:
Linux
1. Edit the ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc files looking for a line that sets the PATH variable.
2. Add the full path location to your $SDK_ROOT/tools location for the PATH variable.
3. If no PATH line exists you can add the line by typing the following:
4. export PATH=${PATH}:<path to your $SDK_ROOT/tools>
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It helped me, since the creation of the file my OpenSuSE 11.0 recognizes the phone perfectly
Thanks a lot for your hint.

thanks it helped me. ill be looking forward to getting it to work without root

just use sudo instead

Just a heads up for user's using Ubuntu 9.10, this isn't needed. I connected my G1 to it and ran ADB with no adjustments to udev or anything else.
Pretty much it works out of the box.

Here is my version
download the .tgz file from googlecode
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
sudo tar -xzvf android-sdk_r3-linux.tgz
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Code:
sudo gedit ~/.bash_profile
heres my bash_profile
# .bash_profile
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
. ~/.bashrc
fi
# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH=$PATH:/android-sdk-linux/tools
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logout
login
connect android g1 device via usb to pc
open a terminal
Code:
adb devices
if you cant get a device try it with superuser.

Don't you think that this is all just a little bit excessive?
To make it work in F11, just do this;
Download SDK, extract.
To use, type:
/path/to/sdk/tools/adb

Another option is to edit the /etc/profile and add
PATH=$PATH:/<Path to android-sdk>/tools
This option will allow any user to use the adb tools when logged in or if you
su -
into another user

I wrote a short guide as well for Windows and Ubuntu. Might help others.
Unfortunately, as anyone with a passing acquaintence with ADB knows, the scrolling issue can be a killer. I swear the other day I pressed "up" twice and it composed "rm /sdcard/rootfs.img /sdcard/system.ext2" and executed it. We run Android on our SD's btw.. Was not cool. Instead, I use ADB via telnet and it works beautifully. Here's how:
Code:
adb shell telnetd &
adb forward tcp:9999 tcp:23
Now type this: "telnet localhost 9999"
Enter "root" and hit enter
Finally update PATH: "export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin:/system/xbin/bb:/data/local/bin"
Okay, so 4 lines to enter and you have a "regular, sane" shell connection to the phone and you can actually scroll through history and text without it jumbling the text and executing random code. Enjoy.

lbcoder said:
Don't you think that this is all just a little bit excessive?
To make it work in F11, just do this;
Download SDK, extract.
To use, type:
/path/to/sdk/tools/adb
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that works too as well but i would rather open up a terminal and type
sudo adb devices

sensimila said:
that works too as well but i would rather open up a terminal and type
sudo adb devices
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WHY would you want to make it *MORE COMPLICATED*??
There is NO NEED for root.
/path/to/adb ...
THATS ALL.

This is kind of funny... i wrote this because i had trouble with it, so i am just sharing my fix...

In case this is interesting to someone:
The fix mentioned in the first post has to be applied to open SuSE x86 and x64 edition to make the G1 work. The external device works without it, but not the adb device.
Thanks again!

Just wanted to come and post that this does work with OpenSUSE 11.2 x86. Did this hoping to get adb to work with my LG Ally and it does. Thanks!

(Still) works for me on 64bit SUSE 11.4.
Before adding this file, I could not access my device with adb, received permissions errors.
Added this file, and I can shell into my device.
Permissions on adb itself was not the problem, it was access to the device when udev found it.
[edit]Actually used the lines from http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html[/edit]

[Q] [SOLVED] Fastboot for Ubuntu 11.04, please help.

Hey guys,
I've been wanted to fastboot into fjfalcon's kernel. I am using ubuntu 11.04 and im pretty new to linux even though ive found my way around. I don't have fastboot in the tools folder. I tried downloading already compiled files but they seem to be for different devices and they have specific vendor ID's. Could someone guide me on how I can get fastboot to work in ubuntu for the Xt720? I'd be really grateful. Thank you.

Code:
mkdir ~/fastboot
cd ~/fastboot
wget http://xt720.ru/Tools/fastboot
wget http://xt720.ru/Kernel/boot2.img
chmod +x fastboot
sudo ./fastboot boot boot2.img
Good Luck.

Thanks, fjfalcon worked easy! Its nice to see ubuntu users, have you tried natty yet? Oh and thanks for the work on the kernel, it works really well with the new MIUI optimized ROM.

Well,i'am Linux user, but not an ubuntu =)
Gentoo and Archlinux mine distrib =)

fjfalcon said:
Well,i'am Linux user, but not an ubuntu =)
Gentoo and Archlinux mine distrib =)
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Hi,fjfalcon.
In Arch Linux,How to use higher version gcc?
I have tried cross-arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc-base and cross-arm-none-eabi-gcc-base but they don't work anywhere.
Many warning like "variable 'c' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]"
Stop in one error:"drivers/misc/sec/bridge_pub2sec.S:37: Error: selected processor does not support ARM mode `smc 1'"
How to slove it?Thanks

agcc with export PATH to prebuilt toolchain? =)

thanks you

Thats cool, ive been on ubuntu for around 8 months and I love it. I guess for people starting out ubuntu is the way to go. They have their new unity interface which makes the transition from windows easier. Lol I spend more time modding my ubuntu than my android. Love the personalization.
Btw, for anyone looking at this thread to run fastboot in linux I realized you had to use the sudo command. So its:
$ sudo ./fastboot boot boot.img
or whatever .img you want to boot with.

sohrab.naushad said:
Btw, for anyone looking at this thread to run fastboot in linux I realized you had to use the sudo command.
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While the thread title does say ubuntu, not all linux distros use sudo. If you are using such a distro (older versions of Fedora, for instance), you need to use "su" or log in as root.

If you want fastboot and adb standalone for Linux, then you can download my package: https://sites.google.com/site/ubukuntu/downloads/adb-fastboot-forlinux.tar.gz

[Recovery] CWM Recovery 4.0.0.8 for Compaq Airlife 100

Hi all,
Note: I'm still testing these files and they are not final. I'm not responsible if you brick your device with these files. Use it at your own risk and only if you know what you are doing!
If you want to make sure that you don't loose anything use romdump to perform a backup for your device.
Files
Boot: boot-insid3r-0.1.img
Recovery: recovery-insid3r-0.1.img
How to prepare your PC
===== On Windows (I tried on Windows 7): =====
1)Download the latest Android SDK from here.It's the installer_r12-windows.exe file.
2)Run the installer. It will start a download all the files needed. Note:You must have Java JDK installed.
3)Boot your Compaq Airlife 100 to Fastboot Mode (BACK + POWER). It will show a black(empty) screen thats normal!
4)Connect your Compaq Airlife 100 through the USB Cable to your PC
5)Open Windows Start Menu and type: cmd.exe
6)Navigate to your Android SDK folder like this:
cd /
cd "Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools"
7)Run fastboot:
fastboot.exe devices
(it will show only an '?', its normal)
8) Jump to "How to Use"
===== On Ubuntu (I tried on Ubuntu 11.04): =====
1)Download the latest Android SDK from here. It's android-sdk_r12-linux_x86.tgz file.
2)Unpack it.
3)Open terminal and navigate to <android-sdk-linux_x86>/tools and execute "android" script. This will start the download of the needed files.
4)Navigate to your Android SDK folder like this:
cd android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools/
5)Run fastboot:
./fastboot devices
(it will show only an '???????', its normal)
6) Jump to "How to Use"
How to use
1)Root your device, using an app like Universal Androot
2)boot your device into fastboot mode (BACK+POWER)
3)flash both images on Ubuntu:
Code:
./fastboot flash boot boot-insid3r-0.1.img
./fastboot flash recovery recovery-insid3r-0.1.img
or on Windows
Code:
fastboot.exe flash boot boot-insid3r-0.1.img
fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery-insid3r-0.1.img
4)boot your device into recovery mode (HOME+POWER)
Demo
ClockworkMod Recovery for Compaq Airlife 100: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh8DhuDt0FY
Images
ClockworkMod Info
This recovery was compiled with the 4.0.0.8 source code, and it still under tests before final github submission for aproval.
Any question, just ask.
If you are familiar with Cyanogen porting please send me a PM.
Best Regards

Hey INSID3R great work!!!!
I come from CHW forum.
I`ll try this now!

Hi,
I noticed that people already downloaded the files. Can you provide some feedback?
Note: adb is now working but only over wi-fi.

Better chance for newer Android ?
Hi,
I just got an idea which are the capabilities of ClockworkMod. Using this tool I am able to install a better Android than 1.6.
But is any newer Android for this device out there?
Regards
Svgt99

svgt99 said:
Hi,
I just got an idea which are the capabilities of ClockworkMod. Using this tool I am able to install a better Android than 1.6.
But is any newer Android for this device out there?
Regards
Svgt
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I'm working on that too. It will take some time to have a ROM ready since I'm not working full-time on this.
Cheers

How do I enter commands paar after this in FastBoot?? how I do this in Windows? Please put clearer instructions in order to offer a feedback

cesargdmi said:
How do I enter commands paar after this in FastBoot?? how I do this in Windows? Please put clearer instructions in order to offer a feedback
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hi cesargdmi,
Just updated the first post with more instructions on how to prepare your PC.
If you still have questions feel free to ask.
Best Regards

Up and running now, I'm trying to create a ROM for this device but I never did, so I'll have to read much to make, I am not relying on these links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/26/ho...om-for-android-part-1-setting-up-the-kitchen/
but apparently, it is not easy, you've made ​​some progress in creating the ROM? to please me feedback.

cesargdmi said:
Up and running now, I'm trying to create a ROM for this device but I never did, so I'll have to read much to make, I am not relying on these links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/26/ho...om-for-android-part-1-setting-up-the-kitchen/
but apparently, it is not easy, you've made ​​some progress in creating the ROM? to please me feedback.
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In the next few days I'll give an update on my developments. But I'm still on an early stage, I still don't have a bootable ROM .
I'm trying to build a custom ROM from Cyanogen code. This is how to prepare the Cyanogen code for your PC:
Install the Build Packages
1)Install using the package manager of your choice:
For 32-bit & 64-bit systems:
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl1.2-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev squashfs-tools build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev sun-java6-jdk pngcrush schedtool
For 64-bit only systems:
Code:
sudo apt-get install g++-multilib lib32z1-dev lib32ncurses5-dev lib32readline5-dev gcc-4.3-multilib g++-4.3-multilib
NOTE: gcc-4.3-multilib g++-4.3-multilib is no longer available for Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit, but should still build without issue.
NOTE: On Ubuntu 10.10, and variants, you need to enable the parter repository to install sun-java6-jdk:
add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ maverick partner"
Create the Directories
You will need to set up some directories in your build environment.
To create them:
Code:
mkdir -p ~/bin
mkdir -p ~/android/system
Install the Repository
Enter the following to download make executable the "repo" binary:
Code:
curl [url]http://android.git.kernel.org/repo[/url] > ~/bin/repo
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
NOTE: You may need to reboot for these changes to take effect.
Now enter the following to initialize the repository:
Code:
cd ~/android/system/
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b gingerbread
repo sync -j16
This will take about two hours.
With this tutorial you will have the Cyanogen Android OS 2.3.5 code on your system.
To start a ROM for Compaq Airlife 100 you will need to create these under the device/ directory:
Code:
mkdir compaq
cd compaq
mkdir airlife
cd airlife
And paste these files there.
This is only a basic start, we will need to learn by your own from here. Try to see the other directories inside the device/ folder and learn from other devices settings.

hehe
I'm just installing Ubuntu 9.10 to start doing the procedure, although I was reading says that is only valid for HTC but do not lose anything by trying.
if you run into any progress let me know

Adb
Hi Insid3r can you try to modify this file "default.prop" in the root folder? Inside this is a command with this name "persist.service.adb.enable=0", try to put a 1.. My english is bad sorry.!

I'll post that later, already did that to make the ADB work via Wi-Fi. Even with that option enabled the ADB doesn't work via USB.
Best Regards.

Ok, I did not know, but at least I tried. I also managed to install Flash Player 10.1, but can not get it to work with the native browser and others like opera and dolphinn either. Could you help me?
Best regards

Pleace, I'll go creazy thinking about how to install flash player plugin.
The file I used is on various internet sites is called "flash for 21" and I change and put in the AndroidManifest.xml "minsdk = 4" to install in the airlife.! Can you help me with this?

Thank you!!!!
Greetings.

@insid3r
Hi! I'm going to try this... have you stoped trying to port it? Or is any limitation? Is the bootloader unlocked? I don't undertand if the reason that there's NO roms is that it's blocked somehow, or is it for there's not many poeopl souporting this kidn of projects =/
I WANT to follow with this, please contact me through PM
Greetings from Argentina.

Insid3r, thanks ever answer but I need ask you something about update the compaq airlife 100, after you make the fastboot (back+power) and connect the netbook to the USB computer.
What driver you'd use? because in my Hardware Administrator not show the device, just says Android 1.0 (and its unrecognized) and in cmd when call the function fastboot devices (in the help command says must show a list of devices and not appear the compaq)
Best and thanks for your time.

[Linux/Mac] ADB & Fastboot (Un)Install Script [Team BlueRidge]

[Linux/Mac] ADB & Fastboot Install Script
I have created a script to be used to install ADB and Fastboot on a Mac or a Linux computer. Simply run the script in Terminal or a similar application and it will copy ADB and Fastboot to /usr/local/bin/
Also, as of Version 3.1 this also installs the JDK for Linux-based systems.
While advanced users probably won't need this, it would be good for new users who need help using the ADB and Fastboot commands.
You can see the source at GitHub.
Download
If you have any problems or errors, let me know.

Changelog:
20171202
Moved entirely to GitHub
On Debian-based Linux, installs the adb and fastboot packages
Other systems, the binaries are pulled from Google's website
Executables are given +x permissions
Version 5.0
Hosted on GitHub and Google Code
Uses latest adb and fastboot (as of April 3, 2014)
Install to /usr/local/bin/
Version 4.1
Uses cp rather than mv
Hosted on GitHub again
Team BlueRidge project
Version 4.0
Now installs adb and fastboot to /usr/bin/ which is a more appropriate directory for the files.
Includes Readme now!
Version 3.1
Added JDK Install for Linux
Version 3
Created separate scripts for Linux & Mac
Updated uninstall script
Version 2.1.1
Fixed errors in installer
Version 2.1
More code efficient.
Better comments in script.
Version 2
Combined installer scripts into one Universal
Updated Uninstall.sh to remove udev rules
Version 1.1
Added udev rules for Linux
Version 1
Initial release

Linux
Didn't work on linux, I suggest making a seperate script for linux, I believe the problem is where it detects linux. It gets sudo but nothing more. I ran each command by itself under linux and it worked. Thanks.

shootind5nukes said:
Didn't work on linux, I suggest making a seperate script for linux, I believe the problem is where it detects linux. It gets sudo but nothing more. I ran each command by itself under linux and it worked. Thanks.
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Thanks! I'll fix that and post an update soon!

JDK is now installed on Linux systems!

Now hosted on Google Code rather than GitHub.

Now installs to /usr/bin/, which is a more appropriate directory as these files are not required for normal system booting or are required for the general functions of your operating system.

i know this thread is old but i need some help.
my devices are not showing up after running the script.
i used adb devices and ./adb devices

boneskid1 said:
i know this thread is old but i need some help.
my devices are not showing up after running the script.
i used adb devices and ./adb devices
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Does it say that ADB is not found or your devices?
Try enabling ADB (USB Debugging) on your device if it says no devices were found.
Gingerbread: Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging
Ice Cream Sandwich: Settings>Developer options>Android debugging

Thanks!!!! This worked perfectly. Using Ubuntu 11.10.

romuloxiii said:
Thanks!!!! This worked perfectly. Using Ubuntu 11.10.
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I'm happy I could help! Don't forget to click "Thanks" if you liked it!
If you have any issues in the future with it, please feel free to let me know!

Good news!!! This is now a Team BlueRidge project and is on Team BlueRidge's GitHub

since tar.gz files are linux that means I download the zip file on my mac right? sorry if the question is obvious

prflash3 said:
since tar.gz files are linux that means I download the zip file on my mac right? sorry if the question is obvious
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Download whichever for whichever platform. It's the script inside that you use that matters.

Trying to run the script on OSX, but when I am prompted to enter my password I can't type anything. Please help.

Ditto ul49, being prompted for a password, please advise

Simply type your account password. It won't look like anything is being typed but it is. This is how the "sudo" command works. It is for security.

really glad i found this.
i run "sh "sh script name" and i get this error
ADB-Install-Linux.sh: 5: ADB-Install-Linux.sh: Syntax error: newline unexpected
not sure if it's installed or what
thanks for making this set of scripts and if u could advise me on that error id be grateful.
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crazy
apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
and
apt-get install android-tools-adb
worked

Just released the first update in two years. Sorry to leave this project unmaintained. The files are now hosted by Team BlueRidge as Google Code no longer supports downloads.

First, thank you very much for putting this together for fellow users. While I'm not the most savy of guys I thought I might just share my experience while installing this ADB + Fastboot package on my MacBook Pro (mid 2012) running OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 in the hopes that somebody might benefit from it as well.
So here it goes:
I tried running the installation script found in "Androidv5.zip" which up until now is the latest version (I think). The script failed to install:
"This will install ADB and Fastboot on your computer.
Root Permissions required. Please type your password.
Password:
Changed directory to /Users/User/Downloads/Androidv5
Moving ADB
cp: /usr/local/bin/adb: No such file or directory
ADB Moved to /usr/local/bin/adb
moving Fastboot
cp: /usr/local/bin/fastboot: No such file or directory
Fastboot moved to /usr/local/bin/fastboot
You may now run Android Debug Bridge and Fastboot commands
Have a nice day."
So I figured I'd open the script file and run each command manually but they would still not work. I then decided to open the target directory
from terminal and it couldn't find it either, so I openned the /usr/ directory to find where the /bin/ directory was... and I found it at | /usr/bin | instead of | /usr/local/bin |.
I ran the commands in the script again manually one by one with the target directory set to | /usr/bin | and then closed terminal and reopened. After that I tried running "adb devices" and the output was "permission denied".
I then applied a "chmod 775 /usr/bin/adb" "chmod 775 /usr/bin/fastboot", closed & reopened terminal and voilà it worked!
Again I'm not a savy guy... there might probably be a better way to do this or perhaps I didn't run the install script as it was supposed to but anyway I decided to let you guys know how it went just in case it proves useful to somebody else....
Then again thanks a lot for sharing this! I finally have ADB + Fastboot on my Mac without having to nag about downloading the Android SDK. :laugh: :good:

[GUIDE] Setting up ADB and fastboot on ChromeOS using Crouton

**I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR CHROMEBOOK.**
Follow this guide at your own risk
First, I would like to say that I have no built anything myself. All the work shown here has been compiled from the internet.
Second, I am no expert at this kind of thing but I have tried out everything myself and this is what has worked for me with Acer C7. ADB and fastboot work without any problems on my computer.
Third, this can actually go beyond just ADB and fastboot. You can develop with minimal restraints, but I will only be covering how to install ADB and fastboot.
Finally, I would appreciate if someone familiar with all of this would tell me what I can cut out/add as this was done by a trial and error process so I’m not entirely too sure what is necessary and what is not, or if there is an easier way of going about things.
This is a guide for anyone who wants to be able to run ADB and fastboot on their chromebook. Just note that it may take a lot of memory (it took around 4-5 GB for me), so you may want to install it on an SD card.
WARNING!
In order to run crouton and install Ubuntu you will have to go into developer mode which will wipe your device.
Instructions can be found here: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device
You can work with virtual terminal 2 or crosh shell. I recommend using a crosh shell because it’d be easier to look back here for info.
Files you’ll need (Choose according to 32 or 64 bit)
Crouton- http://goo.gl/fd3zc (Official site: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton)
Android SDK- http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20131030.zip OR http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030.zip (Official Site: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?hl=sk )
JDK- http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u51-b13/jdk-7u51-linux-i586.tar.gz or http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u51-b13/jdk-7u51-linux-x64.tar.gz
I will not go over the actual installation of crouton as that can be found here: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
I used precise and xfce:
Code:
-e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xfce
Okay now that you have crouton installed and running, let’s get to work. First comes the installation of JDK. Download the version of JDK for your bit version and extract it. Go over to Ubuntu (using the command:
Code:
sudo startxfce4
) and using terminal emulator move it over to /usr/lib/jvm with the code
Code:
sudo mv jdk1.7.0_51 /usr/lib/jvm/
Using the file manager go to /home/<USERNAME> and open the .bashrc file using gedit text editor and add this code at the end, DO NOT OVERWRITE ANYTHING
Code:
PATH=${PATH}:/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_51/bin
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_51
Wit that, you are done with installing JDK.
Moving onto the actual Android SDK, first download it.
Extract it and move the SDK into /local/usr
Assuming that the file is in your Downloads directory, use the commands:
Code:
sudo mv adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219 /usr/local/
Next you’ll make a symlink to make typing commands easier:
Code:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/ /usr/local/adt
Then go back to the bashrc file and add this code at the end once again, DO NOT OVERWRITE ANYTHING:
Code:
PATH=/usr/local/adt/sdk/platform-tools:/usr/local/adt/sdk/tools:/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_15/bin:/usr/local/gradle-1.4/bin:$PATH
ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/adt/sdk
Save and close the file, and run the command “. ~/.profile” in terminal.
Run the code and answer with y:
Code:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-standard
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install synaptic
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
sudo apt-get update
This might take some time and when that finishes type in
android
If you get permission denied run the command:
Code:
chmod u+x android
This should launch the Android SDK Manager. Check the tools section and install. When this is done, you should have ADB up and running.
Check using the command:
Code:
adb version
or just by typing adb
if you get list of commands you can run, congratulations ADB has been installed successfully!
Now check fastboot by typing fastboot. Once again if you get a list of commands for fastboot, congratulations you're done!
You now have ADB and fastboot on your Chromebook!
You can PM me and I will try to help if you have questions, or reply to this post.
Enjoy! :good:

Excellent post. One quick question however. When I attempt to install ia32-libs I get this:
Code:
Package ia32-libs is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0
E: Package 'ia32-libs' has no installation candidate
My question is: Should I install all 3 replacement packages (lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0)? One of them?
This dude here says I can repackage it manually. Should I do that?
You rock for taking the time to post this!
Tanks so much!

I would install everything as it is replacement
This guide is a bit long and tedious so if you want here is an installer made by HeadFox that worked for me on Trusty Unity.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2431956
cheers!

when i get to entering ~/.profile, I get a permission denied message. the only thing different that I know I did was use the android SDk from the Android studio currently available and not the zip you provided a link to and obviouslyh change the file paths accordingly. any thoughts

08BajaBoy said:
when i get to entering ~/.profile, I get a permission denied message. the only thing different that I know I did was use the android SDk from the Android studio currently available and not the zip you provided a link to and obviouslyh change the file paths accordingly. any thoughts
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You basically want to run .profile again, which is run once you spawn your linux chroot/crouton. I think the easiest way is to just logout of your linux session and then run crouton again.
Yeah, that's sorta like a "just reboot it" fix but not actually a full reboot.

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**I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR CHROMEBOOK.**
Follow this guide at your own risk
First, I would like to say that I have no built anything myself. All the work shown here has been compiled from the internet.
Second, I am no expert at this kind of thing but I have tried out everything myself and this is what has worked for me with Acer C7. ADB and fastboot work without any problems on my computer.
Third, this can actually go beyond just ADB and fastboot. You can develop with minimal restraints, but I will only be covering how to install ADB and fastboot.
Finally, I would appreciate if someone familiar with all of this would tell me what I can cut out/add as this was done by a trial and error process so I’m not entirely too sure what is necessary and what is not, or if there is an easier way of going about things.
This is a guide for anyone who wants to be able to run ADB and fastboot on their chromebook. Just note that it may take a lot of memory (it took around 4-5 GB for me), so you may want to install it on an SD card.
WARNING!
In order to run crouton and install Ubuntu you will have to go into developer mode which will wipe your device.
Instructions can be found here: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/poking-around-your-chrome-os-device
You can work with virtual terminal 2 or crosh shell. I recommend using a crosh shell because it’d be easier to look back here for info.
Files you’ll need (Choose according to 32 or 64 bit)
Crouton- http://goo.gl/fd3zc (Official site: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton)
Android SDK- http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20131030.zip OR http://dl.google.com/android/adt/adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030.zip (Official Site: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?hl=sk )
JDK- http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u51-b13/jdk-7u51-linux-i586.tar.gz or http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u51-b13/jdk-7u51-linux-x64.tar.gz
I will not go over the actual installation of crouton as that can be found here: https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
I used precise and xfce:
Code:
-e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xfce
Okay now that you have crouton installed and running, let’s get to work. First comes the installation of JDK. Download the version of JDK for your bit version and extract it. Go over to Ubuntu (using the command:
Code:
sudo startxfce4
) and using terminal emulator move it over to /usr/lib/jvm with the code
Code:
sudo mv jdk1.7.0_51 /usr/lib/jvm/
Using the file manager go to /home/<USERNAME> and open the .bashrc file using gedit text editor and add this code at the end, DO NOT OVERWRITE ANYTHING
Code:
PATH=${PATH}:/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_51/bin
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_51
Wit that, you are done with installing JDK.
Moving onto the actual Android SDK, first download it.
Extract it and move the SDK into /local/usr
Assuming that the file is in your Downloads directory, use the commands:
Code:
sudo mv adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219 /usr/local/
Next you’ll make a symlink to make typing commands easier:
Code:
sudo ln -s /usr/local/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130219/ /usr/local/adt
Then go back to the bashrc file and add this code at the end once again, DO NOT OVERWRITE ANYTHING:
Code:
PATH=/usr/local/adt/sdk/platform-tools:/usr/local/adt/sdk/tools:/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0_15/bin:/usr/local/gradle-1.4/bin:$PATH
ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/adt/sdk
Save and close the file, and run the command “. ~/.profile” in terminal.
Run the code and answer with y:
Code:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-standard
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install synaptic
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
sudo apt-get update
This might take some time and when that finishes type in
android
If you get permission denied run the command:
Code:
chmod u+x android
This should launch the Android SDK Manager. Check the tools section and install. When this is done, you should have ADB up and running.
Check using the command:
Code:
adb version
or just by typing adb
if you get list of commands you can run, congratulations ADB has been installed successfully!
Now check fastboot by typing fastboot. Once again if you get a list of commands for fastboot, congratulations you're done!
You now have ADB and fastboot on your Chromebook!
You can PM me and I will try to help if you have questions, or reply to this post.
Enjoy! :good:
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Welldone mate!!