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Rooting and Running Mods with Linux

So I've been reading xda forums for months now. Most stuff is written for Windows PC's. I only use Linux. I have ADB installed. Will I even need that? All the information is getting like a slurry in my head. Are there any tips for what I wanna do? My goal is to run Cyanogen Mod 7.
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KEB64 said:
So I've been reading xda forums for months now. Most stuff is written for Windows PC's. I only use Linux. I have ADB installed. Will I even need that? All the information is getting like a slurry in my head. Are there any tips for what I wanna do? My goal is to run Cyanogen Mod 7.
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One of our devs (jimbridgman) is working hard on getting CM7 up and running on our phones.
Yes, you will DEFINITELY need adb installed if you want to do pretty much anything with your phone. ADB stands for "Android Debug Bridge", it allows you to push/pull files to/from your phone and shell into your phone and do a bunch of other stuff.
Being on Linux means that you will have to do some more manual stuff. Usually if you only see it for Windows, you'll still have to download the file and then take a look at the .bat file contained in it. It should be relatively easy to modify those commands for use in a terminal.
I'm sure some of our devs or other people that also mainly use Linux will chime in too.

Thanks cogeary. I know Jim is a Linux user so I'll be on the lookout for that. I was under the impression CM7 was ready.
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Rooting ICS

Do we have a working method to root? I have tried jims script and my phone hangs in a boot loop any other luck/methods out there.
Att / atrix2 on the leak jim posted.
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I used the root zip from Jim's original ICS leak post, I assume you have the same. When I rooted, I ran the root.bat and waited until it said waiting for device. Then I enabled usb debugging and the rest took care of itself. *Note - The phone will reboot two or three times, but that's normal, and it should be rooted. That's how I did it, and it worked the first time. I hope that helps.

i think the driver on your PC is old, so it is not agree the phone, pls down and setup the update moto driver.

thanhthao2002 said:
i think the driver on your PC is old, so it is not agree the phone, pls down and setup the update moto driver.
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huh?

in every thread posting an ics leak there is also a link or guide on how to root it make sure you follow exactly what it says and search before making new threads dont need to clog up the forum

in every thread posting an ics leak there is also a link or guide on how to root it make sure you follow exactly what it says and search before making new threads dont need to clog up the forum
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41rw4lk said:
I used the root zip from Jim's original ICS leak post, I assume you have the same. When I rooted, I ran the root.bat and waited until it said waiting for device. Then I enabled usb debugging and the rest took care of itself. *Note - The phone will reboot two or three times, but that's normal, and it should be rooted. That's how I did it, and it worked the first time. I hope that helps.
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i've followed all the steps but everytime
i get the same thing and its not going any further * daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *

i too am having the same problem. in most threads it only reads download zip, run the batch file, phone in debugging mode, etc. but i cannot root it.
*daemon not running. starting it now*
*daemon started successfully*
using windows 7 on my laptop, phone is in mass storage mode and is seen by the laptop. run as user and as administrator produces same effect. but folder at root of c: drive and desktop still the same.

solved it
jspugh said:
i too am having the same problem. in most threads it only reads download zip, run the batch file, phone in debugging mode, etc. but i cannot root it.
*daemon not running. starting it now*
*daemon started successfully*
using windows 7 on my laptop, phone is in mass storage mode and is seen by the laptop. run as user and as administrator produces same effect. but folder at root of c: drive and desktop still the same.
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download the new moto device manager 2.2.26 uninstall all other moto drivers install this and run root bat again and everything runs smoothly

Do u guys have adb set up
Drivers are here and some other good stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784689
Absolutely cannot get phone working with ADB
Be sure to thank cogeary for the link
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thank you, will actually put 2.2.26 on another box which my phone has NOT been on and give that a shot.
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eddiemc12 said:
download the new moto device manager 2.2.26 uninstall all other moto drivers install this and run root bat again and everything runs smoothly
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installed 2.2.26 on an old xp box. worked great! thank you, now rooted!
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chrisn91 said:
Do u guys have adb set up
Drivers are here and some other good stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784689
Absolutely cannot get phone working with ADB
Be sure to thank cogeary for the link
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downloaded drivers from here, thanks for the link. i had fxz from 2.3.6 to 2.3.5, but that was awhile ago. guess i just needed new drivers.
sent both you guys some thanks, and cogeary as well. no thanks to those other two. i have been following this forum since October 2011 and only recently joined, and that was to give altered some thanks on the awesome work he has done and the help he has given people like myself. i usually search first before asking and don't make many posts, as you can tell. i have seen the amount of ridiculousness in all these threads, and yes, even told other people to use the search. if you don't know the answer, it doesn't help to respond with a "just search" anymore...so just don't post. all those "just search" posts clog our s**t up even more than the stupid posts or threads.

adb out of date error
if you are getting this error, do not do the crazy things that are suggested, just copy the three new files list below in the zip, they are 2012 version and overwrite the ones that were in the root download

sharingan92 said:
in every thread posting an ics leak there is also a link or guide on how to root it make sure you follow exactly what it says and search before making new threads dont need to clog up the forum
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Sorry but when I post on those threads with a question I get flooded by idiots asking questions there are explained in the first post or later in the thread. So instead of making me look bad why not point you finger at some of the meaning less threads on the DEV side or the other ones in general.
I normally lurk here and have no issues. I provide feedback and important files if I have them. Its people like you who are quick to react that "clog" this place up.
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Emoslayer8 said:
Sorry but when I post on those threads with a question I get flooded by idiots asking questions there are explained in the first post or later in the thread. So instead of making me look bad why not point you finger at some of the meaning less threads on the DEV side or the other ones in general.
I normally lurk here and have no issues. I provide feedback and important files if I have them. Its people like you who are quick to react that "clog" this place up.
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Did you get it fixed? I have a couple of things for you to try. We had a few other have the same issue as you are, last week with the root script.
Are you using my script that I posted with the leak?
Try and unzip it and put the folder on your desktop or in C:\ and try and run it from there.
Also are you on Windows 7 or XP, if XP that might be an issue, all the exe's that I have included are most likely not 32 bit XP-able. I am not 100% since I did a lot of googling to get them. I just remember that most people that have has success were on Win 7 and did what I mention about unzipping to the desktop or C:\.
Hope that helps. Please let us know.

jimbridgman said:
Did you get it fixed? I have a couple of things for you to try. We had a few other have the same issue as you are, last week with the root script.
Are you using my script that I posted with the leak?
Try and unzip it and put the folder on your desktop or in C:\ and try and run it from there.
Also are you on Windows 7 or XP, if XP that might be an issue, all the exe's that I have included are most likely not 32 bit XP-able. I am not 100% since I did a lot of googling to get them. I just remember that most people that have has success were on Win 7 and did what I mention about unzipping to the desktop or C:\.
Hope that helps. Please let us know.
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if its any help, i have windows 7 home on my laptop that i usually use with my phone. i used the batch file from your zip. i put it on the desktop, at the root of c, tried running as admin and as user, all to no avail. put updated drivers on an xp box and used your zip again and it worked fine.

jimbridgman said:
Did you get it fixed? I have a couple of things for you to try. We had a few other have the same issue as you are, last week with the root script.
Are you using my script that I posted with the leak?
Try and unzip it and put the folder on your desktop or in C:\ and try and run it from there.
Also are you on Windows 7 or XP, if XP that might be an issue, all the exe's that I have included are most likely not 32 bit XP-able. I am not 100% since I did a lot of googling to get them. I just remember that most people that have has success were on Win 7 and did what I mention about unzipping to the desktop or C:\.
Hope that helps. Please let us know.
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I will try your script again when I get home. I'll make sure to back up this time I had to reinstall the leak to get it to boot. And I'm running win7 64x, debian, and Ubuntu 12.4. Haha maybe I'll do it off my raspberry pi jk jk
I'll let you know jim. I just built a new PC. Lost all my old data. RAID2RAID only saved a little of my raid0 from my old build. Oh well. Thanks for the quick response.
Also I tried windows 7 64x before with moto drivers and at the time I know my adb was working I have been making apps for a project I have reading from the serial port that my arduino writes to on USB host mode on an Acer tablet.
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Emoslayer8 said:
I will try your script again when I get home. I'll make sure to back up this time I had to reinstall the leak to get it to boot. And I'm running win7 64x, debian, and Ubuntu 12.4. Haha maybe I'll do it off my raspberry pi jk jk
I'll let you know jim. I just built a new PC. Lost all my old data. RAID2RAID only saved a little of my raid0 from my old build. Oh well. Thanks for the quick response.
Also I tried windows 7 64x before with moto drivers and at the time I know my adb was working I have been making apps for a project I have reading from the serial port that my arduino writes to on USB host mode on an Acer tablet.
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Try it on your ubuntu 12.04, if windows is still giving you issues. I have both an sh and bat in the zip file.
Also the Moto drivers don't really matter since all the stuff I use is lower level (adb, is all you need, with it's drivers that come with the SDK, and I have included for both the windows and Linux in the ICS root zip).

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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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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Porting CWM how to Extract stock Recovery image?

Hello Xda, i own a ZTE midnight and just a few hours ago rooted it and would like to help port CWM to my device, i was looking at this https://www.facebook.com/ClockworkMod/posts/480999728601013 and wanted to start from there but i dont know how to extract the stock recovery, any help? like i said its already rooted and i think that All ZTE devices have unlocked bootloaders so this is possible. yes i have googled it please dont bark at me.

Hi trozzul,
I too want to port it to cwm but am also not able to extract my stock recovery.
Have you tried flashify? There is an option for backup boot.img and recovery.img . I tried it but doesn't seems to work.
It does create a 0 byte file named recovery.img . Maybe it isn't working on my phone.You try it on yours.
Thankx
Yuvraj
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coder32 said:
Hi trozzul,
I too want to port it to cwm but am also not able to extract my stock recovery.
Have you tried flashify? There is an option for backup boot.img and recovery.img . I tried it but doesn't seems to work.
It does create a 0 byte file named recovery.img . Maybe it isn't working on my phone.You try it on yours.
Thankx
Yuvraj
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i sorta found out myself with playing around in a terminal emulator. would you happen to know what partition your phone is? BML or MTD? i dont know what todo if your device is BML but if you think its MTD you can try in the terminal emulator app (from play market) type in
Code:
cat /proc/mtd
enter this in and you will see around 20 MTD files. find the MTD file with "Recovery" at the end, type this in for instance (DO NOT use this code, its what my device showed the Recovery MTD for.)
Code:
dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd12 of=/sdcard/recovery.img
and it will push your recovery to your SD card (in .img format), Pretty much say your recovery was MTD9 just put in that code but replace mtd12 with MTD9 mine was about 5MB i didn't know they were that small.

Trozzul said:
Hello Xda, i own a ZTE midnight and just a few hours ago rooted it and would like to help port CWM to my device, i was looking at this https://www.facebook.com/ClockworkMod/posts/480999728601013 and wanted to start from there but i dont know how to extract the stock recovery, any help? like i said its already rooted and i think that All ZTE devices have unlocked bootloaders so this is possible. yes i have googled it please dont bark at me.
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To extract your stock recovery what you can do is the following to determine which partition is the recovery partition. From terminal emulator or adb shell, go to the /cache/recovery directory and look for a file called log or last_log if you cd into the /cache/recovery directory you can read the log file with the cat command: cat last_log. In the log file you will see a list of the partitions on your device. One of these will be your recovery partition, remember which partition block is your recovery partition and then run the command:
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cat /dev/block/yourrecoveryblock > /mnt/sdcard/recovery.img
Let me know if you still have questions.

I had already tried it .it's BML :/
Congrates to you
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shimp208 said:
To extract your stock recovery what you can do is the following to determine which partition is the recovery partition. From terminal emulator or adb shell, go to the /cache/recovery directory and look for a file called log or last_log if you cd into the /cache/recovery directory you can read the log file with the cat command: cat last_log. In the log file you will see a list of the partitions on your device. One of these will be your recovery partition, remember which partition block is your recovery partition and then run the command:
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cat /dev/block/yourrecoveryblock > /mnt/sdcard/recovery.img
Let me know if you still have questions.
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thanks for the info! i got the Recovery.img but would you happen to know if this site is not in use anymore? http://builder.clockworkmod.com/ i get 404s after i have uploaded it and i try to see mine in the que.

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thanks for the info! i got the Recovery.img but would you happen to know if this site is not in use anymore? http://builder.clockworkmod.com/ i get 404s after i have uploaded it and i try to see mine in the que.
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Clockworkmod recovery builder website has been hit and miss recently. Overall I would strongly recommend taking a look at this guide here that will teach you the basics of porting Clockworkmod Recovery to a new device, you will also learn a lot more doing it this way, as well as it being easier to fix any issues.

shimp208 said:
Clockworkmod recovery builder website has been hit and miss recently. Overall I would strongly recommend taking a look at this guide here that will teach you the basics of porting Clockworkmod Recovery to a new device, you will also learn a lot more doing it this way, as well as it being easier to fix any issues.
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i have to use Ubuntu? could i not use the command prompt since the codes looks like you can use them there. Could i format one of my old computers and setup Ubuntu there?

Trozzul said:
i have to use Ubuntu? could i not use the command prompt since the codes looks like you can use them there. Could i format one of my old computers and setup Ubuntu there?
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You have to use Linux or OSX but Ubuntu is highly recommended. You can't use command prompt as the Windows architecture isn't designed to build and cross compile for the architecture Android is based on. Yes, you could format your old computer and install Ubuntu on that and proceed from there.
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shimp208 said:
You have to use Linux or OSX but Ubuntu is highly recommended. You can't use command prompt as the Windows architecture isn't designed to build and cross compile for the architecture Android is based on. Yes, you could format your old computer and install Ubuntu on that and proceed from there.
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Cool, i will try my best to figure out how to get Ubuntu on this old thing, from looking it up looks like a simple process. could you recommend a good way to learn some basic commands like that guide asks for? i am using codecademy right now for some basic java and html stuff i know you need to know some of that stuff. its a single core 512mb of ram old XP computer, i dont know the system requirements for Ubuntu.

Trozzul said:
Cool, i will try my best to figure out how to get Ubuntu on this old thing, from looking it up looks like a simple process. could you recommend a good way to learn some basic commands like that guide asks for? i am using codecademy right now for some basic java and html stuff i know you need to know some of that stuff. its a single core 512mb of ram old XP computer, i dont know the system requirements for Ubuntu.
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Your machine meets the minimum specs for Ubuntu (Barley) you could also check out Xbuntu or Lubuntu as well, make sure you use a 64-bit version as Android building requires that. Keep in mind with those specs you should be able to build it will just take a while to compile. For learning the basics of the Linux command line, this is a great guide just ignore the parts about Windows Power Shell (Or don't ignore them and learn twice as much!). The system requirements for Ubuntu can be found here as well for your reference. Android building does't really deal with HTML, it does deal with Java but as always the more you know the better because it just makes it easier to learn from there.

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Your machine meets the minimum specs for Ubuntu (Barley) you could also check out Xbuntu or Lubuntu as well, make sure you use a 64-bit version as Android building requires that. Keep in mind with those specs you should be able to build it will just take a while to compile. For learning the basics of the Linux command line, this is a great guide just ignore the parts about Windows Power Shell (Or don't ignore them and learn twice as much!). The system requirements for Ubuntu can be found here as well for your reference. Android building does't really deal with HTML, it does deal with Java but as always the more you know the better because it just makes it easier to learn from there.
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im pretty sure that computer i have is 32bit, so im screwed?

Trozzul said:
im pretty sure that computer i have is 32bit, so im screwed?
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Is the operating system installed 32-bit or is the the CPU itself in your computer a 32-bit processor because if it's just a 32 -bit operating system you can still install the 64-bit version. But if it's a 32-bit processor then I'm afraid your out of luck. What you can do however is setup Ubuntu in a virtual machine on your main computer using Virtualbox.

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Is the operating system installed 32-bit or is the the CPU itself in your computer a 32-bit processor because if it's just a 32 -bit operating system you can still install the 64-bit version. But if it's a 32-bit processor then I'm afraid your out of luck. What you can do however is setup Ubuntu in a virtual machine on your main computer using Virtualbox.
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i was aware of the virtual machine ( still dont know how to do it lol) and i sorta didnt want to use it on my main computer i feel like to me it would be easier to just start linux on another computer. uh how would i tell if the processor on it is 32bit?

Trozzul said:
i was aware of the virtual machine ( still dont know how to do it lol) and i sorta didnt want to use it on my main computer i feel like to me it would be easier to just start linux on another computer. uh how would i tell if the processor on it is 32bit?
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With Virtualbox you can setup Windows and Linux side-by-side and the good thing is if you mess something up in Virtualbox you regular windows installation is unaffected, I would highly recommend checking out this video walk though guide on how to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS in Virtualbox. You can find out if you have a 32-bit processor or 64-bit processor by going to Accessories -> System Tools -> System Information (Or just search for System Information), then look at the System Type entry if it says x64-based PC you have a 64-bit processor if it says x86-based PC you have a 32-bit processor.

shimp208 said:
With Virtualbox you can setup Windows and Linux side-by-side and the good thing is if you mess something up in Virtualbox you regular windows installation is unaffected, I would highly recommend checking out this video walk though guide on how to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS in Virtualbox. You can find out if you have a 32-bit processor or 64-bit processor by going to Accessories -> System Tools -> System Information (Or just search for System Information), then look at the System Type entry if it says x64-based PC you have a 64-bit processor if it says x86-based PC you have a 32-bit processor.
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ill try to post back soon, i will try out virtualbox but im going to try to still get ubuntu on another computer i own, the other one ended up being x86 based. im sure the new one is 64-bit but it needs some work on it. thanks for the help so far!

Trozzul said:
ill try to post back soon, i will try out virtualbox but im going to try to still get ubuntu on another computer i own, the other one ended up being x86 based. im sure the new one is 64-bit but it needs some work on it. thanks for the help so far!
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No problem buddy happy to help out, let me know how it goes!

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No problem buddy happy to help out, let me know how it goes!
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alright installed Ubuntu on one of my many computers, gonna try to build a setup a build environment, i have 75 gigs free on my hard drive, i heard the android source needs 100GB? could i put another hard drive in my computer thats 80gigs and would work?

Trozzul said:
alright installed Ubuntu on one of my many computers, gonna try to build a setup a build environment, i have 75 gigs free on my hard drive, i heard the android source needs 100GB? could i put another hard drive in my computer thats 80gigs and would work?
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My apologizes for getting back to you so late @Trozzul I just finished with my finals the other day and didn't get home till much latter then anticipated hence the delay. While you could put in another 80 GB hard drive I would recommend picking up at least a 250 GB Hard Drive (They can be found online for about $30-$40), as that way you can be sure you won't run out of room and can have your main build environment all on one drive. But you can try it with the setup you have now and you can probably get away with it. As always let me know of any questions you have happy to help :highfive:.

[Q] Need Help: To root, unlock bootloader and install TWRP/CWM?

Hello Guys,
First time poster!
I've already gone through numerous post suggesting one should not use toolkits for rooting phones. The whole purpose of writing or asking question is I'm rooting my device for the first time and I'm not having computer of high configurations (Still on WIn XP, 512 RAM, 40GB HDD). Can anyone suggest me absolutely minimum requirement(Tools/Software) for rooting phone via PC? I saw few post referring to AndroidSlimKat, but I'm not sure if the links are updated one.
Initially I was thinking of doing it by installing following apps:
> Towelroot
> Boot Unlocker for Nexus Devices
> Rashr - Flash Tool / TWRP Manager / ROM Manager
> SuperSU (Chainfire)
>Root Checker (Joey Krim)
Also, what all are basic knowledge/information/commands requirement in case I do go by above listed tool methods? Is it worth taking chance?
I'm on stock. Android 4.4.4 R2.
Thanks for your help!

Don't use toolkits or apps. Use fastboot commands. Definitely dont use ROM manager.
We cover everything you need to know in the general section
Click the link in my signature to get to the stocky thread. This contains all the important threads. Read "adb and fastboot. What is it?" then read the unlock and root thread.
Job done
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Thanks a lot for your reply!
I want to root but I don't want to mess up. I'm not sure if I can trust my PC (USB Connectivity and low end configuration). I will wait for few more days and hopefully I can build a willpower to go with traditional way!!
P.S: Toolkits/One click apps are so easy to use, but not sure what if you are stuck.

Definitely follow @rootSU 's advice. You'll learn something and see how easy it is once you get the hang of it.
You have a Nexus...kits and apps are completely unnecessary and can cause issues.

You have 2 options: (1) learn and HOPE you've done it right (and probably forget everything you learned later), or (2) use a GOOD toolkit.
For me the choice was easy. I used Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit - http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...olkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-8-3-t2517778
Use it with this vid tutorial to work up the courage - http://youtu.be/KnlUdjUaD3Q
Fantastic tool. Very easy and good to get you out of a bind also.

voidcomp said:
You have 2 options: (1) learn and HOPE you've done it right (and probably forget everything you learned later), or (2) use a GOOD toolkit.
For me the choice was easy. I used Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit - http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...olkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-8-3-t2517778
Use it with this vid tutorial to work up the courage - http://youtu.be/KnlUdjUaD3Q
Fantastic tool. Very easy and good to get you out of a bind also.
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Forget everything you've learnt? Hardly. If you just want your device to look "cool" and not care about using fastboot/adb ever again you probably shouldn't be here.

voidcomp said:
You have 2 options: (1) learn and HOPE you've done it right (and probably forget everything you learned later), or (2) use a GOOD toolkit..
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That is some seriously bad advice. I'm not ant-toolkit but that is shoddy rationalization.

Rule number 1 - don't trust the guy with 27 posts.
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Hahaha you purists crack me up! Reminds me of the linux guys who think Windows sucks and there's no other way to go.

voidcomp said:
Hahaha you purists crack me up! Reminds me of the linux guys who think Windows sucks and there's no other way to go.
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That purely depends on what you do with your PC lol. This is different.

"Don't learn because you might get things wrong and forget stuff." It doesn't take a purist to see right through that argument. You keep on laughing.

Lethargy said:
That purely depends on what you do with your PC lol. This is different.
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You make it run Linux of course. Hardware don't care what you're running.

Wakamatsu said:
"Don't learn because you might get things wrong and forget stuff." It doesn't take a purist to see right through that argument. You keep on laughing.
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Thanks, I am ... and will!

theesotericone said:
You make it run Linux of course. Hardware don't care what you're running.
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I would use Ubuntu over Windows if it wasn't for my sound card having zero Linux support.. Oh well, dual boot lol

Lethargy said:
I would use Ubuntu over Windows if it wasn't for my sound card having zero Linux support.. Oh well, dual boot lol
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Are you sure it doesn't support it? One thing about Linux is almost everything is supported. I had some issues with a cannon wireless printer. Couldn't get it to work with Ubuntu 14. Finally found an old post about cannon hating linux and not updating it's drivers. SO i just followed some links and built my own driver from source. And it worked. Now I print whenever I feel like it.
Not saying it's the same for your sound card but I bet it is.

I had an M-audio sound card I couldn't get linux support for.
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theesotericone said:
Are you sure it doesn't support it? One thing about Linux is almost everything is supported. I had some issues with a cannon wireless printer. Couldn't get it to work with Ubuntu 14. Finally found an old post about cannon hating linux and not updating it's drivers. SO i just followed some links and built my own driver from source. And it worked. Now I print whenever I feel like it.
Not saying it's the same for your sound card but I bet it is.
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Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe.. Nope lol.
Speaker output works but headphone and mic jacks don't work at all, I prefer using headphones It's probably just using the onboard sound too

You both have just destroyed my faith in Linux. Back to the rock I go.:crying:

theesotericone said:
You both have just destroyed my faith in Linux. Back to the rock I go.:crying:
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Now get me support for my sound card! :silly: