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VPN Connections (Cisco VPNC GUI) for BusyBox 1.17.1+

EDIT: The Problem with the "ps" command described below only happens with "newer" Versions of BusyBox. The modified Version works with BusyBox 1.17.1 (confirmed) and most likely with 1.17.0 since they changed "ps" in 1.17.0 (quote from changelog: "ps: fix non-DESKTOP option handling code"). If you have installed an older Version of BusyBox or an older Version is included in your ROM you can get "VPNC Connections" from the market or the developer page. The market Version works with Busybox 1.16 (confirmed) and maybe with older Versions. If you run the original Program or my modified apk with a other Version of Busybox than 1.17.1 or 1.16 it would be nice if you tell me which version works so i can update this posting.
(To check your "BusyBox" Version use adb (command: adb shell busybox) or a Terminal emulator (command: busybox) )
Original posting:
Hey,
First of all i hope its right to post this here and not in "Themes and App" forum. Since i modified the VPN Connections App to work with LeeDroid ROM i think this should be the right subforum since it is a ROM specific APP.
"Prolog"
After messing around with the "VPN Connection app" (get-a-robot-vpnc) i got it working with LeeDroid 2.1/2.1a Rom by editing some code. Since i have almost no idea of coding i'll tell what i modfied (i took some code from the Issue List of google code of get-a-robot-vpnc).
But First:
Min Requirement:
-HTC Desire (rooted)
-LeeDroid 2.1/2.1a ROM
-Knowing what you are doing!
---or----
FroYo Rom with:
-HTC Desire (rooted)
-Busybox (Same Version as in LeeDroid)
-tun.ko (same Version as in LeeDroid)
-Knowing what you are doing!
Why did you edit the code?
1. The App didn't recognize a working connection. After connecting the app tells you that the connection failed, although the vpnc process is running. This is because the "ps" Version of busybox (the one coming with LeeDroid - dont know which version this is atm) isnt compatible with the 0.99 release of VPN connections. (Compare to Issue 122 ) The app checks a working connection with this command:
Code:
ps | grep 'vpnc$'
If i try this though adb shell i dont get any output even if vnc is running. But by using this:
Code:
ps | grep '[v]pnc --script'
I get an output like this (PID might be different):
Code:
6727 0 0:00 /data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc --script /data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc-script --no-detach
After editing this part of the code the app recognizes the working connection correctly.
2. Even if vpnc is running properly i still didn't get the IP of the VPN Network (checked with "http://www.whatismyip.com"). This has something to do with IP Tables. After i used this command in "adb shell" (as mentioned inIssue 114, Issue 124 and the LeeDroid Rom thread):
Code:
su
ip ru del table wifi
i got the ip of my Network.
So i changed the vpnc-script coming with the svn revision 140 to this: http://code.google.com/p/get-a-robo...script&token=69c1649b4f4dfa8358813b317d7eda24
I dont knwo if this is still a problem with the ip tables fix for OpenVPN coming with LeeDroid 2.1a (or with the MOD for 2.1) since i didn't try it with that. The modified code works with or without the mod for wifi and gprs so there was no need for me to try it without the changes.
Exact Steps of how i edited the code
As I said i can't code (at least i understand the "ps | grep" command ) and i didnt work with Eclipse or the SDK before (i only used the adb tool). All i did was to include availaible code from the Issue list and created an apk. You can do this yourself following the steps.
1. Have a working Eclipse (mine is 3.5) with SDK Tools for Android and "Google APIs Plattform 2.2 API Level 8). Check here how to install.
2. Download the svn from here
3. Open (svn root dir)/packages/apps/get-a-robot-vpn-fronted/ with eclipse. Do this by making a "New Android Project" and select "create project from existing source". Project name should be changed to "get-a-robot-vpn-frontend" to apply the patch.
4. If you have the following Error in the Problems you might remove it (worked fine for me):
Code:
DialogInterface.OnClickListener(){} must override a superclass method VPNC.java /VPNC2/src/org/codeandroid/vpnc_frontend line 541 Java Problem
As I said: I have no idea of coding and since its code from the original app i just ignored this error. Some who knows what this does might wanna change it or report it to the Issue List .
5. Apply this patch (1.) or this patch (2.). Do this by rightclicking on the Project -> Team -> Apply Patch.
The first patch changes the "ps grep" AND gives you a Notification icon (if notification is enabled in the Options) for a RUNNING connection (not only for disconnects like in the original app).
The second patch only changes the "ps grep". Since its only one line of code you can edit it also by yourself.
6. Modify the "vpnc-script" (/assets/vpnc-script) accordingly to/replace with this version:
This lets the vpnc script do the "ip ru del table wifi/gprs" for you.
7. Export as apk and install it.
8. ???????
9 Profit
Other ROMS than LeeDroid.
I didn't try this (yet) with any other ROM. According to Issue 124 the "ip ru del table wifi/gprs" is an Issue with all FroYo Roms, but i have no idea about the "ps" version of busybox. You can try the following before using my vpnc.apk or building your own:
1. Get the official apk (http://code.google.com/p/get-a-robot-vpnc/downloads/list) (V 0.99) and install it.
2. Create a New VPN Connection.
3. Connect. (dosn't matter if the app tells you the connection failed)
4. Use the following command in "adb shell":
Code:
ps | grep '[v]pnc --script'
If you get an output this version should work for you. If not then the original version may already work and you arent reading this.
5. Use the following command in adb shell (for either wifi of gprs):
Code:
ip ru del table wifi
---or----
Code:
ip ru del table gprs
6. Check your IP to see you are connected through the VPN.
If you get an output in 4. and your IP is correct after doin step 5 this apk should work for you. If you dont get any output on step 4 you might wanna find out what version of "ps" your busybox is using and change the "grep" command accordingly (someone who has more idea of linux then me might be able to help you).
Epilog
I tested the App on Leedroid 2.1 and fresh installed (wipe) 2.1a and it worked as intended. If you try it on an other ROM some feedback would be nice.
Have Fun
melethron
Attachment: The App
YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT YOU DO BY INSTALLING THIS! I GIVE NO WARRANTY! BEST WOULD BE TO BUILD THE APK YOURSELF ACCORDING TO THIS POST!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11091326/Android/vpnc.apk
http://rapidshare.com/files/420985331/vpnc.apk.html

Thanks alot! You saved my day because I can't use the WPA 802.1x enterprise with LeeDroid 2.1a cause HTC forgot to implement the certificate-selection-field in WiFi-settings. So I have to use the VPN server of my university.

That's awsome my friend. I was searching for something like this 3 weeks now cause i need it for my university. I works great on my Custom Rom.
The only glitch is that when in VPNconnections it has a date under my server set up, 1970 and when i connect it say failed to connect.
BUT IT IS CONNECTED even if it says failed. i tried connecting with ConnectBot, BTEP SSH Client and AndFTP and all works perfectly....
Nice job my friend!!!

ROM and "Not connected" Bug
Hey,
@soCram: What ROM do you use? If it's not LeeDroid i can update my posting to add the ROM its working with.
@lambrospower:
lambrospower said:
The only glitch is that when in VPNconnections it has a date under my server set up, 1970 and when i connect it say failed to connect.
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Do you mean the original VPNconnections (from market or from here ) or the one that i modified and posted here? Because i had exact that problem you described with the original version. Thats the reason i applied the patch and packed the .apk new. It is (as i already said) because VPNconnections uses "ps" to check if "vpnc" is running. (Besides the other problem with the "ip ru del table wifi" stuff)
If you want that Problem to be fixed you can try the following commands in a Terminal (either use "Terminal Emulator" or "Connect Bot") after starting the conncetion:
1.:
Code:
ps | grep 'vpnc$'
2.:
Code:
ps | grep '[v]pnc --script'
You should get an output on one of these 2 commands. The output should look like this (1. Number might be different):
Code:
1234 0 0:00 /data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc --script /data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc-script --no-detach /
1. If the 1. command works for you, then get the original version from here or from the market:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
2. If the 2. command works then the patched version in this thread should work.
3. If you get an output like this:
Code:
sh: ps: command not found
...then you don't have "busybox" and need to install it (don't know how since LeeDroid has it included)
4. Well and if the 1. command works and the original programm is telling you are connected but it doesn't work then it might be because of the ip tables. Then try this (also after you are connected):
for wifi
Code:
ip ru del table wifi
for gprs:
Code:
ip ru del table gprs
If it works then i might pack you a new .apk with the "ip ru ..." fix but without the "ps" patch.
If you have questions go on and ask. It shouldn't be that hard to get it to work proberly, since the bug is only the method "VPNconnection" is using to check if "vpnc" is running.
I can't "code" and im no "pro" but at least i know some "basic shell commands" and can edit that simple part of the code and pack *.apk new, so we might to get i run properly for you.
Btw: Credit for the Programm goes to wmealing and babak.mozaffari. Credit for the "ps patch" goes to nikolas.pooch. All I did was to apply the patch to the code and build the .apk new since the devs don't work on the programm for quite some time and didn't fix the reported issues.
kind regards
melethron

i downloaded the attached vpnc.apk
i get a message with 1...
6829 root 1300 S /data/data.org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc
edit: i downloaded the file from code.google and it worked wonders
but what is the
VPN connection
and what VPN Network
my university vpn works when i have both enabled or deisabled the VPN connection.
and with VPN Network connected

Vpnc script
Hey lambrospower
lambrospower said:
i downloaded the attached vpnc.apk
i get a message with 1...
6829 root 1300 S /data/data.org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc
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Ok, then you have a different version of "ps" from your busybox version. Then you don't need to use my modified vpnc.apk. Do the following to fix it:
1. Uninstall my apk.
2. Get the one from the market or the google code page (links/QR in the posting above)
3. Connect (it should tell you now that you are connected, since the original version uses the first "ps grep" command to check the connection)
If everything works fine you are done.
If not and "VPNConnections" tells you that you are connected but the IP doesn't change and you can't use the stuff you need to do with vpn then it's a problem with the ip table (i think this is a general problem with froyo ROMS that is also happening with openvpn but i don't know for sure). To fix this do the following:
4. In terminal
Code:
su
then for wifi:
Code:
ip ru del table wifi
or for gprs
Code:
ip ru del table wifi
if your connection works fine after that command you should replace the vpnc script file:
5. Get the vpnc-script file from here.
6. Push this file with adb to:
Code:
/data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc-script
This includes the "ip ru del table wifi/gprs" command in the script so it updates your ip table when you connect and disconnect.
I will update my first posting these days and build a new .apk with only the changes to the vpnc-script file and without the patch that fixes the "ps" issue with some "busybox" versions. I don't have much time atm. So just follow the steps above and it should work.
kind regards
melethron
Edit:
lambrospower said:
edit: i downloaded the file from code.google and it worked wonders
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Ok. But thats a bit strange since i thought that every froyo ROM has the "ip table" issue. Does your ROM include the "ip table fix" for OpenVPN? Does it disconnect proberly?
lambrospower said:
but what is the
VPN connection
and what VPN Network
my university vpn works when i have both enabled or deisabled the VPN connection.
and with VPN Network connected
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I just disabled it and i also still can connect. As i said it's not my program and i can't code so i don't really know what it does and if this a bug. I think the devs aren't really active and fix know bugs....

well it's not a bug. I think that VPN Connection is something different than just connecting to the network.
You can disconnect by the vpn network just fine if you just click and hold your network name and choose disconnect. Its the vpn connection setting that i dunno what it is

@lambrospower
I had some issues with "sh" and Samba Server in Lee's Rom (not Lee's fault - i replaced the sh of busybox with the sh in /system/bin). That's why i looked again in the Issue with the "ps" command. The reason the original Version (market/google code) of VPNC Connections works for you is that you use an outdated Version of BusyBox in your Rom (27 January 2010 -- BusyBox 1.16.0 (unstable)) while Lees ROM uses a newer Version (25 July 2010 -- BusyBox 1.17.1 (stable)) (see: busybox.net) .

2 melethron:
Thakns, VPN IPSEC works on Desire like charm with your version of vnpc.apk.

[TOOL] SSH Tethering (no root required)

A few days ago I read about the great Koushik Dutta's ClockworkMod Tether and now, with the last release of SSHDroid (1.9.4+ is required), I want to provide you another alternative to CWM that doesn't require root too: SSH Tethering !
As you probably know, we can use (generally speaking) SSH tunneling to provide a SOCKS proxy for ours application (more info here at the "dynamic port forwarding" paragraph) so, if we could use SSHDroid in this way, we would have a ready to use proxy for "tethering" like the CWM's one!
Advantages:
Doesn't require a separate tethering plan
Not blockable or detectable by carriers
Doesn't require root
Doesn't require to install additional software on your PC
Requirements:
Device drivers installed (99% of you "should" already have that , this is out of the scope of this thread)
SSHDroid or SSHDroidPro (the pro version is not required)
There is no need to write any additional software since we already have all the tools (on all platforms) required to accomplish the job: please note that you don't need to enable USB/WiFi tethering on your device for making this work!
I already packed a ready to use version with all the tools required (Windows only by now), here it is:
SSH Tethering
SSH Tethering + Preconfigured Firefox
Steps:
Extract one of the above packages
Connect your device to the PC with USB
Start SSHDroid on your device (the preconfigured packages assume that you haven't changed the default port): please note that you probably need to disable the option "Require WiFi" in this circumstance.
Open the package directory on your PC and double click on "run_root.bat" or "run.bat" (depending if SSHDroid is running with root privilegies or not)
Wait that the console window disappers and enter the password in putty ('admin' is the default one) once required.
Ready! The proxy is active (the shipped version of putty can be iconized in the tray): you only need to configure an app of your choice for using it (if you are using the "SSH Tethering + Preconfigured Firefox" package, Firefox should automatically start and you can already use it!)
An advanced guide (in particular for Linux and Mac users) will come shortly!

I just wanted to say thank you for putting this together. I've tried this on windows vista and it worked great. Very easy. I'm wondering how I can use this to connect winamp for shoutcast streaming.

Hi can you reupload the one with pre-configured firefox? The multiuploader links no longer work. Thanks.

NguyenHuu said:
Hi can you reupload the one with pre-configured firefox? The multiuploader links no longer work. Thanks.
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Sorry for the delay, links updated
P.S.: I hadn't the time to write a good guide yet sorry...

Strange, the multiupload links still are bad. It does't load. Can you upload to another file host or directly into xda attachment?

NguyenHuu said:
Strange, the multiupload links still are bad. It does't load. Can you upload to another file host or directly into xda attachment?
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Links are working here, dunno why aren't for you
I attached the "lite" version in the main topic since the firefox one is too big..

Thanks! Maybe it is blocked in my country (USA). I downloaded the lite version and will try it.
EDIT: When you have time can you provide instructions to configure firefox so we can use our existing firefox install instead of the portable version? thanks!!

NguyenHuu said:
Thanks! Maybe it is blocked in my country (USA). I downloaded the lite version and will try it.
EDIT: When you have time can you provide instructions to configure firefox so we can use our existing firefox install instead of the portable version? thanks!!
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It's very easy: just set the network configuration with "manual proxy" and socks host = 127.0.0.1, port = 5080.
Here it is what you should get:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Hope it helps

Thank you, will test it soon.

Also, set your network.proxy.socks_remote_dns to true in firefox. Do this by using about:config.

Thanks. Do any of you know of an easy way to toggle back and forth between these settings in cases where we are at home for example and have real connection and then when we are on the road we can tether?

berserker_devel said:
An advanced guide (in particular for Linux and Mac users) will come shortly!
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Hey man I really appreciate you doing this but I have some questions.
could you use ssh -L 5080:[email protected]:22 [email protected] to set up a http proxy?
I'm trying to tether my unrooted acer tablet to my rooted evo and I'm running into two issues:
1. no loopback device support in my tablet. It's blocked due to no root access I think...I think.
2. no ssh -D support using terminal in lubuntu 12.04. Although I think I can solve this by adding the openssh package.
Again, thanks so much for this.
---------- Post added at 03:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 AM ----------
NguyenHuu said:
Thanks. Do any of you know of an easy way to toggle back and forth between these settings in cases where we are at home for example and have real connection and then when we are on the road we can tether?
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I know in google chrome you can get proxy switchy! or any proxy switch. Then just click it in the upper right corner. I'm sure firefox has the same add on.

pwhitersxs said:
Hey man I really appreciate you doing this but I have some questions.
could you use ssh -L 5080:[email protected]:22 [email protected] to set up a http proxy?
I'm trying to tether my unrooted acer tablet to my rooted evo and I'm running into two issues:
1. no loopback device support in my tablet. It's blocked due to no root access I think...I think.
2. no ssh -D support using terminal in lubuntu 12.04. Although I think I can solve this by adding the openssh package.
Again, thanks so much for this.
---------- Post added at 03:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:17 AM ----------
I know in google chrome you can get proxy switchy! or any proxy switch. Then just click it in the upper right corner. I'm sure firefox has the same add on.
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Awesome, will try!

NguyenHuu said:
Awesome, will try!
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Anytime! Make sure you reply with the results to help others!
I'd like to keep this thread going and get more advanced ssh techniques and information.

pwhitersxs said:
Also, set your network.proxy.socks_remote_dns to true in firefox. Do this by using about:config.
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Good point pwhitersxs! I forgot to mention that the preconfigured Firefox package has that option set to true

I'm having a hard time getting my evo to ' ssh [email protected]' in lubuntu 12.04. Keep getting permission denied. I tried sudo -i or -s to no avail.
I setup adb and did:
./adb forward tcp: 22 tcp:22
ssh [email protected]
Keep getting permission denied or access denied. Maybe I'll try to setup a key and see if that helps? I'm lost on why it won't connect. Using the package for windows, it works perfectly, just does not want to work in lubuntu.

ok, got it to work. For those who are interested in using this with any variant of ubuntu this is what I did. I'm on lubuntu.
open a terminal:
sudo -i
enter your password
now do a passwd and re-enter your password. the reason I discovered, this is what causes the access denied to localhost. Once I did this step, I no longer got access denied. You may be able to skip this if you have no problem.
now ssh [email protected] to test. enter password and it'll take you to your own computer. this is just to test. If you have a problem, make sure you have openssh and openssh server installed.
---ADB---
follow cyanogenmods guide to install adb. Once downloaded,
cd to directory
./adb*kill-server
sudo ./adb*start-server
./adb*devices
your device should show. If not, check that usb debugging is on. I had an issue with the sdk not downloading properly. Fixed with updating/installing openjdk. else, google it
Now since my ssh droid is on port 24 this is what I did.
./adb forward tcp:24 tcp:24 and forwarded ports
ssh -D 5080 [email protected] -p 24
add proxy anywhere to chrome, add your port which for me is 5080, enjoy.
---CONDENSED LIST OF COMMANDS---
sudo -i
cd /home/user/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools
./adb kill-server
sudo ./adb start-server
./adb devices
./adb forward tcp:24 tcp:24
ssh -D 5080 [email protected] -p 24

Hey,
This seems great and I'd love to use it, but when I try to run "run.bat" it says:
adb server is out of date. killing...
*deamon started successfully*
Then a putty fatal error saying:
server unexpectedly closed network connection
Can I have any help? Running a Win7 machine. Sorry for the newb question...

article
Nice work Berserker. While trying to preconfigure Firefox and mirror it for you I cranked out an article on your SSH Tethering (in addition to another on your daemon apps), check it out: mobilitydigest.com/tether-under-the-rader

Was trying to setup and run from linux, however am getting "error: cannot bind to socket" when entering the adb forward command using default port of 22, I assume due to sshd running.
Switching SSHDroidPro over to 24 per pwhitersxs's example, I am able to bind the ports, and able to run the ssh command, which essentially opens an ssh session to the phone. But am unable to browse the internet at this point (chromium proxy setup - socks 127.0.0.1:5080 as per example in thread above).
[21:48 ] > adb forward tcp:24 tcp:24
[21:48 ] > ssh -D 5080 [email protected] -p 24
SSHDroidPro
/storage/extSdCard #
Note I have key for user root so am not manually entering any password...​
EDIT - DOH nevermind... had wrong socks version selected lol. It's always the small things :banghead:
Once I selected SOCKS 5 everything worked like a champ! Well Done! :good:

Native Arch Linux on Infinity TF700t – v0.9 [JB 4.2]– User Thread

10/15/15 - This project is closed. Lost all files pertaining to the Arch Linux specific install. Kexec thread is still active. Sorry
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Disclaimer: Use at your own risk. You CAN BRICK your device[/FONT]:
[/FONT]9/2/2013
- Wifi still needs to be connected manually.
From Android, download these two packages: netctl and dialog and place in somewhere you can get to from Arch...
In Arch open a terminal and remove the following (I can't remember which was installed so ignore any errors...):
Code:
sudo systemctl stop wicd
sudo systemctl NetworkManager
sudo systemctl disable wicd
sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager
sudo pacman -R wicd-gtk
sudo pacman -R networkmanager
Next install the following:
Code:
sudo pacman -U /pathyousavedto/dialog-1.2_20130523-2-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
sudo pacman -U /pathyousavedto/netctl-1.3-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
Then each time you login (sorry ), open a terminal and enter:
Code:
sudo wifi-menu wlan0
I'm still trying to figure out what the issue is with wifi...
8/31/2013
Dev work contines again...
- Fixed the DPI issue, in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, add the red to the monitor section
Code:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "MonitorLVDS"
VendorName "Nvidia"
ModelName "T33 Tegra3"
Option "DPMS" "true"
[COLOR=Red]Option "DPI" "240 x 240"[/COLOR]
[COLOR=Red]#[/COLOR]DisplaySize 218 136
EndSection
You could use 213 if you wanted smaller... I'll fix the font sizes too in the next update.
- Onscreen keyboard in lightdm: edit as root (sudo) /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter, remove red - add blue
Code:
[COLOR=Red]#[/COLOR]keyboard= [COLOR=Blue]xvkbd -secure -geometry 1500x400+250+750[/COLOR]
Looks like you still have to click the Accessibility icon in the top right to make it show though.
8/14/2013
New rootfs is up. Auto-connect wifi is not working. See the Arch wiki Wireless Setup for manual instructions. I left NetworkManager service running (may work for someone?) so be sure to disable it before trying to connect manually. Also I suggest you not install /home to mmcblk0p8, I haven't updated my home files yet.
8/13/2013
I am putting my old rootfs and home files links back up. They "work" (wifi doesn't, I think). I have a rootfs with no auto wifi upped but not tested yet. Maybe tomorrow.
See the Dual-boot Linux on Asus Infinity TF700t thread for beta installers.... Remember to NOT choose /home on mccblk0p8, only in the rootfs!
Development thread is here - Not updated....
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]This rootfs is designed for those who are experienced Linux users. If you are not comfortable with or don't know what the command line is, this is not for you.[/FONT]
SUGGESTED Requirements[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]: TWRP 2.5+ and CROMI 4.X/5 CROMi-Xenogenisis[/FONT] - *NEW*
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Downloads:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1) rootfs-archtf700t-8-14-2013.tar.lzma[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] md5sum dad956c791e54eb1e841db41438601f0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]2) archtf700t-home.tar - /home files for those installing home to Sdcard[/FONT] (Also see below)NOT UPDATED
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]3) moreD_cn installer - arch-42-kexec-installer-v0.9.zip[/FONT] (13 Mb)
MD5: 8b4f79b27807f94d8561b83c943e65eeSee Dual-boot thread
I have a modified moreD_cn's installer to allow you to correctly install your /home to SDcard. It is best if you only use this during a fresh install. REMEMBER if you have an existing install you MUST back up your home directory first or you WILL loose your /home files. Once installed you can copy them back.[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]
Installing:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]1) In Terminal Emulator:
Code:
# su
# mkdir /data/media/linux
2) Copy "[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]installer??.zip"[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] to /sdcard
3) Copy [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]rootfs-archtf700t-8-14-2013.tar.lzma[/FONT] to microsd or SD
4) Boot to recovery
5) NANDROID BACKUP!!!
5) Install "[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]installer??.zip"[/FONT] - It stays at 90% for a while ~20 minutes
6) Enjoy dual-boot Linux Again...[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]7) REMEMBER, if you installed /home to anywhere other than in the rootfs (ie mmcblk0p8) and didn't use the modified installer, [/FONT]see roscop2k's excellent Linux tutorial (Thank you roscop2k!)
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]When logging in using Pad-Mode (no dock), make sure to tap the password text box TWICE and then tap Focus on the xvkbd.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Also type your login password carefully, if you make a mistake you will need to reboot... I'm working on it...[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]When you do updates for the time being use this – “sudo packer -Syyu --ignore xorg-server,xf86-input-evdev” otherwise you WILL break X[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Highly suggest changing user and root passwords because here they are:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]User:root Password:root[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]User:archtf700t Password:archarm[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Thanks again to rabits, roscop2k and others for the help and encouragement![/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Keyboard remapping layout[/FONT]

Basic rootfs
For anyone daring, here is the plain jane *basic rootfs. You can start a fresh adventure here. Also this will be the base for future patch updating. I will add a short tutorial on getting wireless and touch working soon?...
June 16th, 2013
rootfs-archarm-tf700t.tar.lzma 122mb
I will update this base monthly.

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workdowg said:
[*]accelerated graphics (not using proprietary drivers yet ) - Any suggestions? I have no idea where to start
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Get the "Linux for Tegra" stuff from NVidia - it includes drivers for X. Or grab them from rabits' Ubuntu image.

_that said:
Get the "Linux for Tegra" stuff from NVidia - it includes drivers for X. Or grab them from rabits' Ubuntu image.
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I'm working on a PKGBUILD to install them right now... I'll need to do this because Arch is a rolling release and I want to just keep adding to to the original rootfs.
Edit: I have to find a different way to install. I broke my rootfs... My problem is Arch handles things a little different than Ubuntu, so I can't just copy some stuff, it comes from different places. And I'll have to figure that out...

workdowg said:
I'm working on a PKGBUILD to install them right now... I'll need to do this because Arch is a rolling release and I want to just keep adding to to the original rootfs.
Edit: I have to find a different way to install. I broke my rootfs... My problem is Arch handles things a little different than Ubuntu, so I can't just copy some stuff, it comes from different places. And I'll have to figure that out...
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_that said:
Get the "Linux for Tegra" stuff from NVidia - it includes drivers for X. Or grab them from rabits' Ubuntu image.
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Got a working rootfs and a backup image... Trying linux4tegra again...

I'm preparing a rootfs image using a modified script from rabits repo... Going to test it installing fresh and see how it goes...

Re: Native Arch Linux on TF700t
workdowg said:
I'm preparing a rootfs image using a modified script from rabits repo... Going to test it installing fresh and see how it goes...
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Success! My new roots installed it boots I will be uploading to my website tomorrow. I'm on my way to work right now...
Edit: I also got the new Tegra 3 drivers working! Yea!
Sent from my VM "Evo 3D" using 2ʞןɐʇɐdɐʇ .

New rootfs build 0.7
Rootfs is posted for downloading...

Hello,
First, thank you, for your work, archlinux is a nice alternative to ubuntu.
I installed it today, without any problem during install process.
Booted a first time in Arch without the dock, arrived to gdm and has explained i your install doc, i focused the login window then the xvkbd to enter password for archtf700t but it's not returned to login window, no dot or nothing happen once i hit enter. If i type password from xvkbd then clic on log in button, auth fail (Authentification failure).
So then i docked the tf700, this time dot appear on password field, i tried archtf700t password but once password entered i still on gdm screen with "currently logged in" green checked on right of the user name, but i don't log in. Tried then root, once password is typed and confirmed login button became grayed and stay like this forever (wait 5 minutes).
Tried with openbox, Gnome, Gnome Openbox and xfce session, same result.
For archtf700t there's maybe something wrong with home directory, and maybe root isn't allowed to log in by gdm ?
I don't found how to switch to vt1 in order to test terminal log in (considering i never was able to log from gdm thus i never disabled gdm as suggested )
I probably missed something, keep trying.
Thank in advance
Regards

roscop2k said:
Hello,
First, thank you, for your work, archlinux is a nice alternative to ubuntu.
I installed it today, without any problem during install process.
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Glad to hear it!
Booted a first time in Arch without the dock, arrived to gdm and has explained i your install doc, i focused the login window then the xvkbd to enter password for archtf700t but it's not returned to login window, no dot or nothing happen once i hit enter. If i type password from xvkbd then clic on log in button, auth fail (Authentification failure).
So then i docked the tf700, this time dot appear on password field, i tried archtf700t password but once password entered i still on gdm screen with "currently logged in" green checked on right of the user name, but i don't log in. Tried then root, once password is typed and confirmed login button became grayed and stay like this forever (wait 5 minutes).
Tried with openbox, Gnome, Gnome Openbox and xfce session, same result.
For archtf700t there's maybe something wrong with home directory, and maybe root isn't allowed to log in by gdm ?
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It seem to be a feature with xvkbd. you have to make sure to click the password line first, then vlick focus button and then click password line again(should have a flashing cursor).
I didn't like Onboard keyboard because it is ugly in gdm, but may have to go back to it for next update...because it works correctly.
I don't found how to switch to vt1 in order to test terminal log in (considering i never was able to log from gdm thus i never disabled gdm as suggested )
I probably missed something, keep trying.
Thank in advance
Regards
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Keyboard remapping is only happening in X right now, so F keys aren't mapped yet...

Re: Native Arch Linux on TF700t
Links are wrong. I have to fix it in a few hours, when I get to work. It is Ok to use, just the wrong version, 0.7.
Sent from my VM "Evo 3D" using 2ʞןɐʇɐdɐʇ .

workdowg,
First i find why i can't login before (even with keyboard) my microsd inserted in the tablet is formated in ext4, once i remove it, i don't have any authentification failure anymore. Probably the same thing with sdcard port on dock, didn't it ? I'll try this tomorrow.
so the reason why i wasn't able to login with xvkbd before (if we exclude the microsd card issue) is because i don't clicked to passwd field again after pressing focus, my bad so.
root still don't login from gdm (probably disabled for security reason i guess)
archtf700t log in from openbox (don't yet tried other sessions) but just after i still have an empty blue screen (no guys, not the same from Microsoft ...) with xvkbd. I wait several minutes but nothing happen, need to power off the tf700
i'll update with 0.75 tomorrow. By the way, to update i need to restart the installer with the new rootfs image, right ?
One last thing, did you kept e17 in your setup ? should be more handy for tablet style, normally.
Regards.

Re: Native Arch Linux on TF700t
roscop2k said:
workdowg,
First i find why i can't login before (even with keyboard) my microsd inserted in the tablet is formated in ext4, once i remove it, i don't have any authentification failure anymore. Probably the same thing with sdcard port on dock, didn't it ? I'll try this tomorrow.
so the reason why i wasn't able to login with xvkbd before (if we exclude the microsd card issue) is because i don't clicked to passwd field again after pressing focus, my bad so.
root still don't login from gdm (probably disabled for security reason i guess)
archtf700t log in from openbox (don't yet tried other sessions) but just after i still have an empty blue screen (no guys, not the same from Microsoft ...) with xvkbd. I wait several minutes but nothing happen, need to power off the tf700
i'll update with 0.75 tomorrow. By the way, to update i need to restart the installer with the new rootfs image, right ?
One last thing, did you kept e17 in your setup ? should be more handy for tablet style, normally.
Regards.
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Root login is a no no....
I pulled v0.7.5. I build the wrong rootfs. I was messing around with the new Tegra drivers and got a little mixed up. They didn't work correctly, I need to follow all of the link files.
I have to build and upload it again in the morning/afternoon. E17 worked well. I didn't have the Tegra3 drivers then... I'll definitely try it again. Maybe in .8.0
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a few things in my experence so far. first as one the issue of what roscop2k was having where i go to login and it hands with the login greyed out. this happens on both root and the tf700t account. this doesnt happen all the time but it does happen. root login is not disabled i have done it.
roscop2k the blue screen you got with just the keyboard is all openbox gives you. there are no menu bars or anything in the openbox setup you have to right click to get a menu with applications.
the big issue i am having is with date/time. it doesnt remember the date and defaults to like 1999 or something silly and it is making all my ssl connections complain so i have to change it each time i boot and with a dual boot it will prolly happen often as the android side gets better battery life.
i have played around a bit with changing users and stuff it would be cool if there was a way to on the first boot of the image it knows to prompt the user to create an accound so it has the username they like and such. and for some reason the /etc/ssh/ssh_config has the default port set to 12222 is there a reason that is set as the default that i am just not getting.
--jezzirolk

Hi jezzirolk,
Thank for the tip about "blue screen", how did you guess i never used Openbox before ?
ok, get logged as user, start testing environment by installing e17 and walking around.

Re: Native Arch Linux on TF700t
jezzirolk said:
i have played around a bit with changing users and stuff it would be cool if there was a way to on the first boot of the image it knows to prompt the user to create an accound so it has the username they like and such. and for some reason the /etc/ssh/ssh_config has the default port set to 12222 is there a reason that is set as the default that i am just not getting.
--jezzirolk
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I'll work on a boot user script. Thanks for reminding me about the ports. I forgot I used that...
Time is another story. You need to make sure you set it up. Search the Arch wiki.
Also the REAL new rootfs is up... I triple checked it this time...
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Hi workdowg,
0.75 work like a charm.
i'll try to test bluetooth soon, need some mods here (localisation, homedir, etc)
ToDo:
(...)
Install and configure E17 as a third option (v0.8.0??)
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Openbox looks great, xfce is a bit heavier but comfy too, if people want e17 (like me) or something else, they just have to install it. In previous message i asked if you kept it (e17) because you set it in 0.6.0, that's all. Don't bother you with e17 setup imho.
btw, you should tips people about the space requirement of the setup itself. When you install rootfs from Aroma installer, you need to choose rootfs size, 4Gb should be enough if home is outside i think.
If you've tests to do feel free to ask.
Regards

Re: Native Arch Linux on TF700t - v0.7.9
roscop2k said:
Hi workdowg,
0.75 work like a charm.
i'll try to test bluetooth soon, need some mods here (localisation, homedir, etc)
Openbox looks great, xfce is a bit heavier but comfy too, if people want e17 (like me) or something else, they just have to install it. In previous message i asked if you kept it (e17) because you set it in 0.6.0, that's all. Don't bother you with e17 setup imho.
btw, you should tips people about the space requirement of the setup itself. When you install rootfs from Aroma installer, you need to choose rootfs size, 4Gb should be enough if home is outside i think.
If you've tests to do feel free to ask.
Regards
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v0.7.9 is up. Many little tweaks for those who aren't as familiar with Arch.
I did add the min requirements in the OP.
Thank for testing...
I'm working on E17. If I can get the Tegra 3 drivers to behave it will probably be my default. I used it on my desktop for a while. Since I got a 8core AMD with 16gb ram and an ssd drive I've been running KDE. It flies on my system...
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk HD

Hi, I have installed Arch Linux but I never used Arch Linux before and I was hoping someone that has got it up and running on their Asus would be willing to write up a noobs guide to installing and setting up the basic items needed.
Thanks.
Alan

[Linux] [IMG] [Dev] [WIP] Debian Unstable for Rootbind [TF101 / TF101G(?)]

Updated 2014-05-11!
Well, well, what do we have here? This is a full Debian Unstable installation with the relatively new MATE Desktop Environment http://mate-desktop.org/, which has finally made it's way to the Debian Unstable. MATE is essentially a continuation of the Gnome 2 desktop, and runs great on lower end hardware.
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This DOES NOT have the NVIDIA drivers, as I'm using the very latest X releases. The only thing the NVIDIA drivers really get you is good video playback and 3D performance. I don't find the NVIDIA drivers give better 2D performance.
Minor Issues
As you can see in the screenshot, the battery indicator shows as not working. However, if you hover your mouse over the battery indicator, it does show the battery level of both batteries.
Systemd recently came the default system and service manager in Debian unstable. Systemd says it requires the AUTOFS4 kernel module, however that module does not seem to exist in @jrohwer's kernel, so you'll see systemd failures during boot. It does boot fine anyway, but see the next bullet point.
systemd is unable to do an fsck on the root file system (maybe because AUTOFS4 kernel module) during boot, so it ends up leaving the root filesystem in read-only mode. I have worked around this by adding a line to the /etc/rc.local to remount / as readwrite, which seems to do the trick.
Gnome Network Manager has a bit of odd behaviour. After trying to connect to your wireless network for the first time, it will fail, but it will add your network to the list of available networks. Right-click the Network Manager icon, select "Edit Connections...", select your wireless network, click Edit, go to the "Wi-Fi Security" tab and manually enter your wireless passphrase. After doing this once, it will connect normally after that.
As before, sound is hit and miss. Powering down and booting again has a tendency to fix it for a while.
Periodically, when it boots into MATE, the touchpad will stop working. Undock and dock again and it'll come back.
Power management doesn't work.
Good things
Touchscreen works!
You don't need to undock your keyboard during boot. Nice!
Bluetooth and HDMI was not tested (I don't use them).
DOWNLOAD
http://goo.gl/LfydG7
USAGE
Default user is "debian" with a password of "debian".
INSTALLATION
In Android, if you have an existing linuxroot in your /data/ directory, rename/move it.
Extract the Debian image into /data/
Code:
su
busybox mount -o remount,rw /
mv /data/linuxroot /data/linuxroot-old
cd /data
tar -pxvzf /pathto/debian-unstable-mate-2014-05-11.tar.gz
busybox mount -o remount,ro /
Reboot to recovery, install @jrohwer's kernel and you're away.
THANKS
@jrohwer
@DjDill
@Sni
Below is my original post for anyone that want's the older Debian Unstable with the NVIDIA drivers
**************************
Original Post!
This is a basic Debian Unstable (mostly unstable) image for @jrohwer's rootbind method/kernel found here (see post 3):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347581
It uses the 3.1.10-12 oc kernel.
Obligatory Screenshot:
This has the latest Linux For Tegra binary drivers installed (R16.3) and working. es2_info shows the renderer as "NVIDIA Tegra" and I've included a 720p trailer in the Videos directory which can be played with nvgstplayer with great quality and sound. (nvgstplayer --uri "The Simpsons Movie - Trailer.mp4")
HOW I CREATED IT
I started with a Debian stable install and got the NVidia Tegra drivers working with it. Debian stable's X is at ABI 12. I then held the xserver-xorg-core (apt-mark hold xerver-xorg-core) package to prevent it from automatically updating. Then upgraded everything else to the unstable versions. It seems very few packages are dependent on newer X releases. I did try to upgrade X to the last ABI 14 version that Debian did, but got bad screen corruption with newer X releases and the Tegra driver.
I tried get gstreamer hardware accelerated playback by following this guide (http://ac100.grandou.net/hw_accelerated_video_playback) but did not have success.
DOWNLOAD
http://goo.gl/ZSYoZC
(Mirrors welcome! I suspect Google Drive will shut it down if too many people go for it.)
It's 850 MB download.
USAGE
Default user is "debian" with a password of "debian".
Ensure your tablet is not docked until you get the login screen.
INSTALLATION
In Android, if you have an existing linuxroot in your /data/ directory, rename/move it.
Extract the Debian image into /data/
Code:
su
busybox mount -o remount,rw /
mv /data/linuxroot /data/linuxroot-old
cd /data
tar -pxvzf /pathto/debian-unstable.tar.gz
busybox mount -o remount,ro /
Reboot to recovery, install @jrohwer's kernel and you're away.
MISCELLANEOUS
Wireless works, sound mostly works (it seems to randomly stop working for no apparent reason.. @DjDill complained about the same thing for his Ubuntu image as well. As mentioned, hardware acceleration is working.
I didn't test bluetooth, HDMI, or power management.

I'll test it ASAP and post the results in here.
Meanwhile, I would like to ask some questions about Linux in the TF101G:
1st - Using jrohwer Kernel, I need to extract the IMG to /data/linuxroot, right?
2nd - I should never use the Dock until it boots?
3rd - Using the netinstaller v7 my tab freezes while downloading, using DjDill it wont even boot up
I know here is not the right place to ask (hypocrisy), but I'll try ur Debian now and post the results :good:

Hi vbob.
vbob said:
I'll test it ASAP and post the results in here.
Meanwhile, I would like to ask some questions about Linux in the TF101G:
1st - Using jrohwer Kernel, I need to extract the IMG to /data/linuxroot, right?
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No, you need to flash jrohwer's kernel in recovery.
vbob said:
2nd - I should never use the Dock until it boots?
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Correct. There's weirdness with the kernel, if the dock is connected, it continually logs errors to the console during boot. I think it'll boot up eventually with it docked, but you might be waiting a few hours.
vbob said:
3rd - Using the netinstaller v7 my tab freezes while downloading, using DjDill it wont even boot up
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Sorry, not sure on this one!

I've managed to install on the TF101G, and it worked like a charm, except there is no wifi! Even running "sudo depmod -a", copying nvram and typing iwlist, etc it refuses to connect.

Hi! I tried this debian image today. Unfortunately the touch screen doesn't work and the usb mouse does not too. If I update from terminal t required xorg-input-abi-20. After this update the xserver crashed.
How did you create this image? Could you create a new stable (wheezy) image?
Thanks!

vbob said:
I've managed to install on the TF101G, and it worked like a charm, except there is no wifi! Even running "sudo depmod -a", copying nvram and typing iwlist, etc it refuses to connect.
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Hmm. You could try add this to your /etc/network/interfaces file:
Code:
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid <ssid>
wpa-psk <passphrase>
This assumes a WPA2 personal protected access point. This will cause the wifi to try to connect when the network interface is brought up, instead of using network manager. See if that works.

szigeza said:
Hi! I tried this debian image today. Unfortunately the touch screen doesn't work and the usb mouse does not too. If I update from terminal t required xorg-input-abi-20. After this update the xserver crashed.
How did you create this image? Could you create a new stable (wheezy) image?
Thanks!
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Pfft! Who uses a touchscreen nowadays! I actually noticed that after the fact as well, but I never really use the touchscreen, so didn't notice. In fact, it seems that if you try to use the touch screen, it actually screws up the touchpad and button click stops working. Maybe that your problem. Don't touch the screen and you'll be golden. I tried a USB mouse and it works fine for me.
I can provide the steps I used to create the base stable (wheeezy) image if it would be useful, then you (or anyone else) could build their own.

Ok, please tell me steps, I will try make a stable image.
Thanks!

Hey guys.
Good news, Nvidia has updated their Linux for Tegra driver to 16.4, which has some important fixes.
You can easily download and install it on your Debian image. Head over to my Hardware Acceleration thread for details and installation instructions.

For those interested, I made a guide for setting up rootbind linux :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684854
I'll update and link your thread too
Thanks to all dev/users making img for our TF101, it's really great to make it a working laptop
Thanks for your work.

Experimenting with newer X releases
Hey guys.
I've been playing around with a newer X release (ABI 14), which the latest Nvidia drivers support. While it works, I experience disappearing text in mainly GTk applications. QT apps are absolutely fine.
Being able to run a newer X release also allows the latest Gnome to run, which isn't possible with my current Debian image, where X is locked at ABI 12. The good news, Gnome Shell works surprisingly well with the Nvidia drivers. KDE Plasma is not usable, in my experiments, though.
I plan on releasing a test Debian image with various desktop environments installed based on this newer X release and the Nvidia drivers. I suspect it's a buggy Nvidia driver causing the text issues, but maybe if I release it, you guys can help find a workaround or something. Or, you could use it as a QT environment only, where it seems to be fine.

TravellingGuy said:
Hey guys.
I've been playing around with a newer X release (ABI 14), which the latest Nvidia drivers support. While it works, I experience disappearing text in mainly GTk applications. QT apps are absolutely fine.
Being able to run a newer X release also allows the latest Gnome to run, which isn't possible with my current Debian image, where X is locked at ABI 12. The good news, Gnome Shell works surprisingly well with the Nvidia drivers. KDE Plasma is not usable, in my experiments, though.
I plan on releasing a test Debian image with various desktop environments installed based on this newer X release and the Nvidia drivers. I suspect it's a buggy Nvidia driver causing the text issues, but maybe if I release it, you guys can help find a workaround or something. Or, you could use it as a QT environment only, where it seems to be fine.
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I can confirm this. Tried upgrading my working Ubuntu 13.04 (ABI13) to 13.10 (ABI 14). Indeed GTk apps (such as firefox or thunderbird) show bad text corruption. The ABI13 Nvidia driver works fine on 13.04. In the end I got it to work by pinning xserver-xorg-core and packages depending on ot to the 13.04 release. I attach my preferences file (remove the .txt extension and copy to /etc/apt/preferences.d). I now have a perfectly working 13.10 installation, and will try to upgrade it to 14.04 which is a long term support release using the same strategy.
I realise this is ubuntu and not debian but under the hood they are very similar in the workings of apt and friends, so some of this might be useful to you. The advantage is that Ubuntu 13.04 has abi 13 which is more recent than abi 12 for debian stable, so you might get compatibility with newer features. If you are adventurous, you might even add the Ubuntu repos in your sources list and install these packages from raring (13.04). Who knows it might work???

MATE Desktop
Hey all.
Original post updated with a new image, full Debian Unstable with the new MATE Desktop. This image DOES NOT have the NVIDIA drivers, so it's a full on Debian Unstable image. See original post for details.

SailfishOS 2.0 on Motorola Photon Q

Hello,
I ported Jolla's Sailfish OS for Motorola Photon Q. Though it's developed for and tested on Photon Q only, it should work on other Motorola devices as well (it's based on CyanogenMod's moto_msm8960_jbbl sources):
List of supported devices:
Atrix HD (mb886)
Photon Q 4G LTE (xt897)
Droid RAZR M (xt907)
RAZR HD (xt925)
CDMA RAZR HD (xt926)
The port is a work in progress, but I will greatly appreciated it if someone is willing to try it out.
For current status of hardware support please refer to https://wiki.merproject.org/wiki/Adaptations/libhybris and look for the Motorola Photon Q row.
For more information and the image please visit:
http://www.vladislavonline.com/sailfishos-for-photon-q/
Update (13.09.2016): Update 2.0.2.48 (Aurajoki) released.
Update (11.05.2016): Update 2.0.1.11 (Taalojärvi) released. It's an initial release and doesn't support OTA and has the same issues as the previous release.
Update (28.03.2016):
CDMA: phone calls work, no data and SMS (according to @bmccrary);
GSM: phone calls, data and SMS work (verified by @santamanga);
LEDs patch: download the attached LEDs_patch.tar.gz and extract it in the root folder as root (tar xzvf LEDs_patch.tar.gz).
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Troubleshooting
If you have issues with the port, please try to obtain logs, if possible:
Connect the phone with a USB cable.
Telnet to the phone:
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
Once connected, change the password for user nemo:
Code:
passwd nemo
Save the logs:
Code:
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
tar czvf /home/nemo/Documents/logs.tar.gz /tmp/dmesg.txt /tmp/jnlctl.txt /tmp/logcat.txt
Use scp (or winscp) on your computer to copy the log:
Code:
scp [email protected]:/home/nemo/Documents/logs.tar.gz .
If you cannot connect using telnet, please boot into recovery and:
Code:
adb pull /proc/last_kmsg
OpenRepos
OpenRepos is a community driven personal repository system for Harmattan and Sailfish operating systems. It has useful applications. The easiest way to use OpenRepos is through the SailfishOS client, called Warehouse. To install it, please:
Download the latest rpm from https://openrepos.net/content/basil/warehouse-sailfishos
Install the rpm as root:
Code:
rpm -i harbour-warehouse-X.X-XX.armv7hl.rpm

i will definately get around to checking this out on my xt897 after a update or two

TacticalPower88 said:
i will definately get around to checking this out on my xt897 after a update or two
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Great
Currently it has an issue with the orientation (it does not change) and LEDs. The LEDs work fine after restart of the mce service.
I'll do the SIM card mod on my phone next week so that I can test telephony.

Wow, another OS for our Qs! I got it to install and work on my xt897. I have CDMA service with Sprint, so will try to test phone/data service soon. Switching it over it a very time consuming process so it may be a few days before I get around to it.

Glad to see our Photon Q still got some love. Good job on the port. I'll try it soon.

Please let me know if you have issues or suggestions.

Wow! Great work!
I bought the Photon Q when the first Sailfish OS HADK Guide was released with the intention to do the port. Unfortunately I got stuck, because the display just stayed black even though the system was working fine (usb debugging, wifi, keyboard, gps, etc. worked). Did you hit that problem as well? Could you outline how you solved it?
Also I am getting "Problems during device IMEI registration. Device IMEI was not saved." when trying to add a jolla account in the settings app. Any idea?

Flyser said:
Wow! Great work!
I bought the Photon Q when the first Sailfish OS HADK Guide was released with the intention to do the port. Unfortunately I got stuck, because the display just stayed black even though the system was working fine (usb debugging, wifi, keyboard, gps, etc. worked). Did you hit that problem as well? Could you outline how you solved it?
Also I am getting "Problems during device IMEI registration. Device IMEI was not saved." when trying to add a jolla account in the settings app. Any idea?
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Thank you
Initially it had to be build with QCOM_BSP set, now this is handled automatically.
In order to get access to the store, you should contact Jolla on IRC #sailfishos-porters channel on Freenode.
You need to:
Do `ssu s`, Device UID should show a unique ID (IMEI for devices with modem, note - your GSM modem should provide a valid IMEI even without SIM! For devices without modem -- WLAN or BT MAC address).
Find another port/phone and prove that unique ID there is different than yours, and that all of them persist across reboots.
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Now, that there are two of us running SailfishOS on Photon Q, we can get access to the store, because we can prove that IDs are unique

This Sailfish OS - how would you describe it compared to stock, and other variants?
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Free mobile app

schmandroid said:
This Sailfish OS - how would you describe it compared to stock, and other variants?
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Free mobile app
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It's hard to tell yet, because I haven't really started using it. I need to do the SIM mod first and I also need access to the Jolla store. Currently I have just a few apps installed.
One thing that impressed me though is the gesture based UI of Sailfish OS. It's so intuitive that I got used to it very quickly and now I am trying to use gestures on my primary Android phone
A review of Sailfish OS 2.0:
http://www.sitepoint.com/a-first-look-at-sailfish-os-2-0/

To test phone/data I installed on my main Photon Q, but get the message "The settings are not available without SIM card" when I go to Cellular Network from the Settings screen. I don't have a SIM card mod, and use CDMA/Sprint. If there's anything I could do that would help please let me know.

bmccrary said:
To test phone/data I installed on my main Photon Q, but get the message "The settings are not available without SIM card" when I go to Cellular Network from the Settings screen. I don't have a SIM card mod, and use CDMA/Sprint. If there's anything I could do that would help please let me know.
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Thanks for trying the image. It looks like the cell radio is not working.
Can you please reboot the phone and save the logs:
Connect the phone with a USB cable.
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
Please either upload the logs in pastebin or send them to me.
My Skype is vladislav_evgeniev, you can also contact me on IRC #sailfishos-porters, nickname vevgeniev

Funny - I went to the link & it was just all blank white page.
Anyway - hope it works out & becomes another viable option.
Sent from my XT897 using XDA Free mobile app

schmandroid said:
Funny - I went to the link & it was just all blank white page.
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It might have been temporarily network glitch. The page has been up & running for two weeks now.

Tested with SIM moded Photon Q but no network found.
I tested SailfishOS 2.0 on Photon Q which has moded SIM socket.
Result, you can not use mobile network because this OS can not get the mobile signals. I think modem file does not work properly.
However, This OS can be used by Wifi and Bluetooth connection. I tested web surfing using integrated web browser, It really has a fast and smooth speed. No other android rom can catch this OS so far. I don't understand how this rom can have this performance. This OS is a kind of revolution.
I am really looking forward to use this rom with mobile signals.
This is the greatest OS ever.

zzangu83 said:
I tested SailfishOS 2.0 on Photon Q which has moded SIM socket.
Result, you can not use mobile network because this OS can not get the mobile signals. I think modem file does not work properly.
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Thanks a lot for trying it out! I still have not applied the SIM mod to my phone, so unfortunately I cannot test the GSM module yet
Can you please save the phone logs:
Connect the phone with a USB cable.
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
Also what do you think about the battery life?

Where are the save log files? I can connect to telnet and get the information you want but i can not see the phone. There is no file explorer basically.
When i change USB mode to Mass storage to get the file, both messaged appears at the upper side USB cable removed, qtn_usb_mount_failed and can not see the drives in windows.
I can not explain about battery life because i think no means with battery life without mobile signals.
I found that SD memory card seems not work in this OS. No detection messages when i insert memory card.
vevgeniev said:
Thanks a lot for trying it out! I still have not applied the SIM mod to my phone, so unfortunately I cannot test the GSM module yet
Can you please save the phone logs:
Connect the phone with a USB cable.
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
Also what do you think about the battery life?
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zzangu83 said:
Where are the save log files? I can connect to telnet and get the information you want but i can not see the phone. There is no file explorer basically.
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The log files are saved in the /tmp/ folder. Here're modified commands that will save the archived logs in the Documents folder:
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
tar czvf /home/nemo/Documents/logs.tar.gz /tmp/dmesg.txt /tmp/jnlctl.txt /tmp/logcat.txt
There is a file manager in openrepos.net. You can install Warehouse (https://openrepos.net/content/basil/warehouse-sailfishos) and then search for FileCase.

Thanks for working around the display problem.
I had also problems with the display when doing port in 2014, everything else pretty much worked.
Here's shot from my daily phones (still using photon as my main phone, for over 3 years now )

Sorry for late response.
I tried to install warehouse you introduced but i can not install this file on Photon Q. There is no single message about install but just no response when i touch + install icon. I don't know how to solve this problem.
I am having a trouble to pull out debug messages you want. No SD card, file explorer available. I can not go further action.
vevgeniev said:
The log files are saved in the /tmp/ folder. Here're modified commands that will save the archived logs in the Documents folder:
Code:
telnet 192.168.2.15 2323
dmesg > /tmp/dmesg.txt
journalctl -b > /tmp/jnlctl.txt
/usr/libexec/droid-hybris/system/bin/logcat -d > /tmp/logcat.txt
tar czvf /home/nemo/Documents/logs.tar.gz /tmp/dmesg.txt /tmp/jnlctl.txt /tmp/logcat.txt
There is a file manager in openrepos.net. You can install Warehouse (https://openrepos.net/content/basil/warehouse-sailfishos) and then search for FileCase.
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