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[HowTo] Native Ubuntu - Post Install Questions Here not in [DEV]

PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS ON HOW TO GET THIS TO WORK IN THE [DEV] Native Ubuntu !! THREAD... POST THEM HERE
I would like to thank all those who spent a lot of time working on this project. I do not have the required skills and have not contributed other than writing this tutorial. This is a combination of steps and files from the Nvflash unbricking released! and [DEV] Native Ubuntu !! threads. Please thank those who brought this to us!
The download contains the windows drivers and dlls for this to work (thanks to Bumble-Bee (Apache14), rayman84) and my edits of Jhinta's scripts flash.sh and restore.sh. All I did was convert the coding from linux to windows.
Downloads are in the first post of the DEV forum with the newest version from 15 July.
Disclaimer:
Please be aware that this may cause your transformer not to boot. If this happens please see the Nvflash thread above to restore to Prime 1.4. After this you can install a recovery to flash any rom you want. YOU COULD LOSE ALL YOUR DATA but if all goes to plan you will not. Neither I nor any of the devs are responsible for any damage or loss of data.
This should not affect any data from your Android Install.
It only changes the boot.img and boots a root file stem that is located on the removable Micro SD card. When restoring android this will restore the boot.img (from prime) which will allow you to boot into your android ROM without making any changes.
Tutorial:
Backup!!
Code:
1. Backup everything
Download and unzip required files
Code:
2. Download Nvflashtf.zip file above (files from 10 Jul 2011) and unzip
3. Download the rootfs and unzip (available in [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1147062"][DEV] Native Ubuntu !![/URL])
4. Place unzipped rootfs.ext2 in /removable/microsd/Ubuntu
(You will need to create the ubuntu folder)
Boot into APX mode
Code:
5. Plug your transformer into your computer using the USB cable
6. Shut down your transformer (cable must be plugged in)
7. Boot into APX mode: Hold down the Vol+ and Power buttons.
The screen will not turn on but the computer will recognize the transformer
Install Windows Nvflash Driver
Code:
8. Install the new drivers provided in the download folder
(Control Panel --> Device Manager --> APX Device -->
Update Driver --> Choose from file --> Navigate to unzipped Nvflashtf folder
--> Select usbpcdriver directory
9. Accept the warning message stating the driver is not signed
Install Ubuntu boot.img
Code:
10. If it is not already, Put transformer into APX mode (steps 5-7)
11. Navigate to the unzipped nvflashtf folder
12. Run (Double Click) flash.bat
13. Transformer will Say "!!!!!phone update successful!!!!!"
14. Eject APX device from windows
15. Reboot Transformer (Hold Power for 10 seconds) then press power
Connect to an Open Wifi Access point
Code:
16. Open Terminal and run
sudo ifconfig eth0 down
sudo iwconfig eth0 mode managed
sudo iwconfig eth0 essid "my network"
sudo ifconfig eth0 up
Open WICD Manager and click connect
Password is astf101
If your network uses encryption see the second post
Revert to Android boot.img
Code:
1. If it is not already, Put transformer into APX mode (steps 5-7)
2. Navigate to the unzipped nvflashtf folder
3. Run (Double Click) restore.bat
4. Transformer will Say "!!!!!phone update successful!!!!!"
5. Eject APX device from windows
6. Reboot Transformer (Hold Power for 10 seconds) then press power

Tips and Tricks
Working
Code:
Wifi - using terminal commands
Audio - Headphone Output only
Touchscreen
USB Host
Not Working
Code:
Touchpad (on dock)
HDMI Audio Out??
Speakers
Battery Stats
For future development including fixes being worked on please see the [DEV] thread
Scan for wireless networks
Code:
iwlist eth0 scan
Connect to encrypted networks
Code:
WPA:
sudo ifconfig eth0 down
sudo iwconfig eth0 mode managed
sudo iwconfig eth0 essid "nameofmyrouter"
sudo iwconfig eth0 key s:mypassword
sudo ifconfig eth0 up
[URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15528059&postcount=252"]WPA2[/URL]: thanks to belzebub40k
Automated Script for Wifi on Boot: Thanks to lugiber
advanced iwconfig information
Changelog
If you have any tips and tricks please post them here or PM me.

suggestion: maybe post the bugs/ working/ and being worked on. * just saying, so not so much clutter in this thread

I was building this very kind of zip archive and instructions for it earlier but got interrupted. I'm waiting for my backordered dock to arrive before I try ubuntu. This will be helpful.

Just to confirm then, you would need to switch the boot image via PC when you wanted to switch OS then?
BTW - thanks for the writeup, and directing traffic out of the dev thread.

DroidxRage said:
Just to confirm then, you would need to switch the boot image via PC when you wanted to switch OS then?
BTW - thanks for the writeup, and directing traffic out of the dev thread.
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yep. 10 characters

Wow...this looks totally manageable. Thanks for the Guide!

What file system does the (micro) SD card need to be? I heard in the dev thread that it only works with FAT32, which would suck since it has a 4 GB limit (and I have a 16 GB card).

rdnetto said:
What file system does the (micro) SD card need to be? I heard in the dev thread that it only works with FAT32, which would suck since it has a 4 GB limit (and I have a 16 GB card).
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no sir FAT had 4 GB limit. You are good with 16GB FAT32.
I'm loving 3.1 right now. I may try this down the road.

EDIT: Disregard this post =.= I managed to post in the wrong thread... might fill this in later...

EDIT: Alright... I managed to mis-post again... I'm really sorry for spamming your thread, OP, I must look like an idiot. Can someone please remove my posts... these were meant for the developement Ubuntu thread

ToyTank said:
no sir FAT had 4 GB limit. You are good with 16GB FAT32.
I'm loving 3.1 right now. I may try this down the road.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAT32 said:
The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB.
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You must be thinking of the volume size. The file size limitation is the main reason everyone uses NTFS on Windows these days (improved access controls being the other reason).
The filesize limitation is why MS went to the trouble of creating exFAT - FAT32 can handle TB sized volumes, and journalling file systems like NTFS shorten the lifespan of flash media.

GadgetViews said:
suggestion: maybe post the bugs/ working/ and being worked on. * just saying, so not so much clutter in this thread
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I wish I could do this, but unfortunately this will only be updated in the DEV thread. I will try to add some things in the second post to help with this.

rdnetto said:
What file system does the (micro) SD card need to be? I heard in the dev thread that it only works with FAT32, which would suck since it has a 4 GB limit (and I have a 16 GB card).
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Main thing was buidling it , now add and fix optional things.
soon

When restoring to android, it restores the previous system state, or a fresh install of prime?
Are there any developments in order to make a dual boot mode along with standard Android?
This kind of implementation are great: http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/, allowing switch between os without restart. I would love to see some thing like this in the transformer.
Good work!

That stuff is kinda secondary. They're mostly trying to get ubuntu fully working right now. But if you have any good ideas for a dual boot process please share. Also it restores the previous rom on. It never actually touches the system or data partition.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App

Where is ubuntu installed? Internal mem? and can we you it with just the touchscreen? I haven't bought a keyboard yet.

SwiftLegend said:
Where is ubuntu installed? Internal mem? and can we you it with just the touchscreen? I haven't bought a keyboard yet.
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It's ran from the root.fs on your sd card. The actual sdcard.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App

david279 said:
That stuff is kinda secondary. They're mostly trying to get ubuntu fully working right now. But if you have any good ideas for a dual boot process please share. Also it restores the previous rom on. It never actually touches the system or data partition.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App
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I will update the OP to more prominently reflect that this does not modify the current install of android other than the boot.img

So far, mp3 playback and sound is very good. I have a question about the flash plugin, I recall that the Jhinta had a snapshot of Youtube up. I am unclear how to get the plugin, has anyone else gotten this working? Thanks in advance, loving this!

[US/WW/JP/TW/DE/TB] One-Click Universal root for stock firmware - V4

Here I am again...
This time I have written a shell script (linux only) and made a live-cd (for all windows/linux users) to automatically root the stock firmware on the TF101. Every stock firmware.
Today in Europe Asus rolled out the 3.2 upgrade. If you are on stock and you have alredy upgraded then download attached tar file and do as follows:
NOTE: Unfortunately, this script won't work with the latest revision of TF101 (3G version, B80 and some B70)
NOTE2: As someone pointed out (thank you Pieter) you need to be root on your linux box in order to make it work.
Code:
tar -xvf universal.tar
cd universal
./universal.sh
In Ubuntu the last command would be:
Code:
sudo ./universal.sh
Follow the instructions and you're done.
If you have a stock US/DE/TW/JP/TB firmware you can do the same.
If you are running an older version of Honeycomb the process is the same.
When ASUS will pull out another upgrade... same commands as above.
So this probably is the closest thing to one-click-root for the Transformer.
This won't install custom rom/CWM/strange other things (V2 version added the support for CWM); it's only root.
I've tested this morning after the 3.2 upgrade and it worked like a charm.
However this is in testing stage so, as always, if you brick/ruin/burn/crash something don't blame on me.
This package includes the Bootunpack tool, courtesy of Rayman84
LIVE CD INSTRUCTIONS
It's based on slitaz (http://www.slitaz.org/).
Burn the image into a cd or if you want it on a thumb usb drive follow this (http://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:liveusb).
Put the cd/usb in your pc and reboot.
Follow the indication on screen (for setting locale and keymap).
When the desktop shows up, double click on "Universal Root for ASUS TF101".
Again follow the indication and you'll be ok.
For a guide on how to boot from cd/usb try this: http://www.passwordunlocker.com/knowledge/change-bios-settings.html
or search with google.
The option to install a stock boot/recovery (added on V3) is working even if not fully tested.
The program has correctly rebuilt a stock recovery on my WW version.
From version V4 root checker correctly says that the rom is not rooted after you do an unroot.
If you like the work i did take a look at that funny button under my name with the "donate to me" caption
Seriously, I appreciate even only a "Thanks".
FAQ
[Q] I'm running on Windows, how can I burn the live-cd?
[A] Try with cdburnerxp (it's the easiest way).
You can download one installer frome here:
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download
or the portable package if you don't want to install other software:
http://download.cdburnerxp.se/portable/CDBurnerXP-4.3.8.2568.zip
Start the program (for the portable version the file is cdbxpp.exe) and click on "Burn iso image". Then select the .iso file you have downloaded and click "burn disk". All Done.
[Q] How can I reboot in APX/recovery mode?
[A] Do as follows:
VOL UP + POWER BUTTON for ~5sec = boot in APX mode. The screen will stay black as if it is turned off. This mode is used only when you use nvflash to flash boot/recovery/data partition (this is the first step in my script).
VOL DOWN + POWER BUTTON ~5sec = will appear a screen where it says to press vol down again to wipe all data (obviously you don't want to do it now), or press up to enter RCK (recovery mode). If you installed CWM you will see the main menu navigable with vol up / vol down / power button.
If you have the stock recovery you will see a green android with a esclamation mark on a yellow triangle.
[Q] Help! I can't reboot in recovery mode!
[A] I think the main problem here is that it is a bit tricky to get into CWM recovery, once you see the small text come up don't try to read anything, just hit volume up.
Hold volume down plus power until the text in upper left shows,if you let go too early it just boots up and you never see the text. If you wait too long you don't get the option to boot into recovery. Hope that helps..
Thx to ckuke4 for this answer http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16306342&postcount=60
[Q] The live-cd gave me this error: "connection failed NvError 0x8" what is it?
[A] This means that either you are not in APX mode (read above), or that you have one of the latest revision of the tf101 (B7O) which have an unknown (for now) sbk.
For what i know, there's no knew method for rooting your device.
Maybe someone will find a way, but for now you have to be patient.
[Q] I'm running your scripts from my linux box, but it keep me saying "Permission Denied". Why?
[A] You need the root privileges on your local machine.
If you are running Ubuntu:
Code:
sudo ./universal.sh
[I](it will asks for your password)[/I]
If you are running another linux distro:
Code:
su
[I](it will asks for your password)[/I]
./universal.sh
[Q] I have rooted my tablet with this method, but I can't find the superuser app and Titanium Backup says that I am not rooted.
[A] The root script will asks you to reboot your tablet, make sure that usb debugging is turned on and then press any key.
You have to wait until you see a little bee on the bottom right of your tablet's screen, near the clock. Then press any key.
[Q] I've installed CWM but every time i try to do a backup, it says it can't find sdcard. But my microsd card work fine with root explorer!
[A] Don't get me wrong but, are you sure?
In root explorer you see a sdcard folder but it's not your microsd, it's the internal memory (it's weird, i know). In root explorer the microsd card is mounted under the "/removable/microsd" folder. You should also see a little sd card icon in the bottom right, near the clock.
Also you need to make sure the card is formatted correctly. Try reformat it with this: https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
Thanks to skeeterpro for the link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16385872&postcount=6)
[Q] The live cd stops at the command prompt, I can't see the desktop.
[A]The live cd doesn't include every driver for every video card, mouse, keyboard, etc.. (keep in mind that the original slitaz livecd is only 30MB).
You can do all the process in the text console, it's not much more difficult.
If it asks for a login insert "tux" (without quotes).
At the command line enter the following:
Code:
cd
cd universal
./universal.sh
Then the magic will start. The unroot script is called ./unroot.sh
CHANGELOG:
V4:
- Corrected some text
- Added a link on the Desktop to this thread
- Added stock ramdisk for all SKU (though JP, CN and DE are not the latest versions) (thanks to kovla for the latest TB recovery)
- Added a script on the Desktop to increase the font size on the fly for those who are using a very high dpi monitor/tv.
- Changed compression algoritm. Now the iso is ~10MB smaller.
- Maybe I have found the way to make everyone read the faq...
V3:
- [BETA] added a second script to come back to stock.
V2:
- added the option to install CWM (thanks Roach!)
- more error check
V1:
First version
=====> DOWNLOAD LIVE-CD V4 - (Mirror)<=====
DOWNLOAD LIVE-CD V3 (previous version)
DOWNLOAD LIVE-CD V2
As always, keep your eyes open and
Have Fun!

Hey, how about an equivalent windows script for those who prefer msft's os. Ok?

awesome -one root to rule them all!

ondoy1943 said:
Hey, how about an equivalent windows script for those who prefer msft's os. Ok?
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In linux there's no need for drivers to work with tf101.
Windows seems to be problematic with driver (for someone seems to be way too difficult install the right ones).
As i stated above, adding this to a live linux cd will be the final one-click-root (put a live cd/usb-memory on your computer, reboot, follow the easy instructions and you're rooted).
Sincerely I don't know how to modify a livecd to add these scripts and programs.
If anyone wants to try, he is welcome.
Anyway I don't plan to do a windows port of this.

Disappointed! No windows support!

Will probably be trying this method from my PCLOS partition, if I can hold off the OTA update which has just begun pestering me.
Got to find out whether the modded adhoc wpa_supplicant works with 3.2 first, thanks for the effort HF

Excellent, glad to avoid having to dig out my old Windows box to root the TF Would advise people to drop it, new Mint/Ubuntu is much nicer visually than Win7 and my startup times are fantastic, not to mention the slick media support.
Does you script give also install CWM?
Will give this a go later and see how it works.

belrik said:
Excellent, glad to avoid having to dig out my old Windows box to root the TF Would advise people to drop it, new Mint/Ubuntu is much nicer visually than Win7 and my startup times are fantastic, not to mention the slick media support.
Does you script give also install CWM?
Will give this a go later and see how it works.
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I was thinking on it, but perhaps it's better no.
Installing cwm means no more ota, since the update relies on the stock recovery.
This script was meant to leave all as stock as possible.

For all the windows folks:
I have added to the first post a live-cd with all the necessary tools.
Just run it and you'll be fine. (anyway, you are always in time to switch to linux)

Hallo and thanks!!!
what about mac's Users?

Can you explain a bit about what it does? So we can all learn.
Thank you,

Hi !
Will it work under wmware or virtual pc ?

Sorry if this is a dumb questions, but would this work in Terminal in OS X?

RayYung said:
Can you explain a bit about what it does? So we can all learn.
Thank you,
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So you wanna learn? Good!
First i learned how to root the stock firmware from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125714 .
Essentially the steps are:
1 - download a modified boot image into the tablet
2 - install the su and superuser packages.
My scripts do these 2 steps. I wrote a small howto that explains how to modify a boot image (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193737)
Caramel said:
Hi !
Will it work under wmware or virtual pc ?
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scirio said:
Sorry if this is a dumb questions, but would this work in Terminal in OS X?
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I really would like to have an answer to these questions...
The Mac should have a layer of compatibility with linux (can't tell you more), but i really don't know the mac world.
*Maybe* the live cd will work under virtual machine; there should be some options to enable the usb feature. In Virtual Box there's an option to enable the usb controller and an option to filter what device will be accessible to the guest os; don't know vmware and virtual pc.
I don't know if an Intel based Macintosh is able to boot from a x86 live-cd, you could try.
I'm sorry i can't help you much more.

scirio said:
Sorry if this is a dumb questions, but would this work in Terminal in OS X?
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Oops- no- there is no Nvflash for Mac. Sorry.

Created a live usb, booted via windows, and voila i am looking at a linux desktop, which i have not seen for a long time. Started going to its paces to root my tf, but did not push thru to the end, in as much as my tf is already rooted beforehand. But i can sense that barring any unforeseen miscues by the |op|, this almost one-click rooting procedure should produce its desired result. Highly recommended; good job |op|.
Looks like this calls for an "unrooting" routine to complement the rooting process. How about it?

Nice script! I just completed one of my own for unrooting the TF
One thing: why not just use adb reboot recovery instead of telling them how to do it manually?

brando56894 said:
Nice script! I just completed one of my own for unrooting the TF
One thing: why not just use adb reboot recovery instead of telling them how to do it manually?
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I have already tried this, but seems it doesn't work.
if i write "adb reboot recovery" or "adb reboot bootloader" my tablet reboot in normal mode.
It's more reliable do it manually.

how can install ClockworkMod recovery
i rooted my transformer with your one click tool from live cd.
if i want install ClockworkMod recovery how can do ?

zulu99 said:
i rooted my transformer with your one click tool from live cd.
if i want install ClockworkMod recovery how can do ?
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For now if you are running on windows, you can use one of these methods:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125714
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185104
you are already rooted, so just need the cwm.
Since i had many requests on adding cwm, i am going to update the scripts and live-cd for adding this feature.
I'll keep you updated.

Android 4.0.1 ICS Virtual Machine available for donwload

Updated on Aug-19-2012:
Download link: (4.0.4_r1.1)
http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=158&func=view&catid=9&id=8838
we have built a virtual machine from the latest Android ICS 4.0.1 source code, Ice Cream Sandwich. You can download it free from our site.
It's created for virtualbox and vmlite, but can be converted to vmware format.
Unique features:
(1) mouse integration with host, no more mouse trapping
(2) shared folders
(3) auto mount sdcard
This is the full readme:
/////////// readme file ////////
VMLite Android 4.0.1 ICS virtual machine instructions
Copyright 2011 VMLite Corporation
1. Setup the virtual machine
(1) Using Winrar or 7zip to extract the zip file to a folder.
(2) Start VMLite Workstation 4.2 beta or VirtualBox v4, then go to menu Machine > Add, select Android-v4.vbox file to add the vm, you should be able to then
start the virtual machine.
(3) if (2) is not working for you, you can create a new virtual machine using Machine > New VM... menu, choose Linux 2.6 as guest os, add the two vdi files using
IDE controller to the vm. Android-4.vdi as Master, and sdcard.vdi as slave.
2. Using the virtual machine
(1) Drag the lock using the mouse to enter the Android screen.
(2) sdcard is now automatically mounted, if for some reason that it does not work well, you can do it manually as follows:
open a command prompt, and enter these commands: (adb.exe is included in the zip file)
adb connect localhost
adb shell
mount -t vfat /dev/block/sdb /mnt/sdcard
after the above, you should be able to use the sd card, which has 8G size.
If you can't connect using adb, and you are using NAT as network adapter, you need to run the following command:
VBoxManage modifyvm Android-v4 --natpf1 adb,tcp,*,5555,*,5555
If you are using bridged network adpater, you need to use the ip address of your vm to connect, e.g.
adb connect 192.168.1.10
If you have problems connecting to the vm, execute the following commands:
adb kill-server
adb shell
(3) Use shared folders to copy files between vm and host. This build includes shared folders additions, you can use the following commands to mount
the share.
adb kill-server
adb shell
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/c_drive
mount.vboxsf c_drive /mnt/sdcard/c_drive
ls /mnt/sdcard/c_drive
assume you have added a shared folder to the vm named as c_drive. You can ignore the error message from mount.vboxsf.

will continue to add more full screen, dynamic display resolution, emulations, such as GPS, Camera, remoting, etc.
We are determined to make it the best android vm and virtual phone you can even find.
We will also make it to boot a physical pc using the same virtual disk file via our unique VBoot technology, so same file can run as virtual as well as physical.

And what would be your website?

google "android v4 vm download", as I still can't post external links here.
refer to readme inside .7z for more instructions
100k download over last week after release.

I found the link:
http://www.vmlite.com/vmlite/Android-v4.7z
Some pics:
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...oid-v4-vm-available-download-android-v4-1.png
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...oid-v4-vm-available-download-android-v4-2.png
I will try it soon.

having issues with the mouse.... host mouse seems to be 2-3cm higher then ics, cant even reach the menu button

huisinro said:
google "android v4 vm download", as I still can't post external links here.
refer to readme inside .7z for more instructions
100k download over last week after release.
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let me have a try!

yes, it's a bug we are fixing. the mouse moves inside 800x600 while display is 1024x768.
if you see this, try to reboot the vm.
if still like this, you can then disable mouse integration from menu.
elspanish88 said:
having issues with the mouse.... host mouse seems to be 2-3cm higher then ics, cant even reach the menu button
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Android 4.0.1 ICS questions
Hi,
I do hope someone can assist me. I downloaded the .7z file, extracted and mounted the .vbox in VirtualBox v4.1.8. All good, it booted up perfectly but problems that arose are as follows:
1: no matter WHAT configuration I choose for networking I simply cannot get the VM to browse any webpages or even to see that there is a network connection. I do see briefly in the bootup that eth0 is loading though, so not sure where to look now as I cannot use ALT-F1 to get to a root shell to do a netcfg to diagnose. When booting the network indicator on the status bar of VBox shows activity, also once it is up and running but no internet access whatsoever.
2: I have noticed I cannot change the time, it defaults to whatever it was when it booted up, that is if the time says 13:20 when it booted up, I cannot change the hour to anything else. if I click set, it just reverts back to 13: or whichever hour digit was there before. Also, clock does not seem to run in this VM. Both the desktop clock and the digital clock on the status bar of Android stay at whatever time it was when it booted up, say 14:20. that is where it will stay, it never updates/moves/keeps time. In the settings page, it seems to be keeping time however.
If there is anyone who can assist me with these issues I would be most grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Mark.

i get an error at boot...
Code:
init: Timed out waiting for /dev/.cp;dboot_done
Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init!
atkbd.c: Spurious ACK is isa 0060/serio0.Some programmight be trying to access hardware directly.

Is there any way to install more Apps?
Have send me one per mail but no way to install...

It works, but internet is only in the browser. And it still says that wifi isn't working.
By the way, I'm missing the market thats available in other android4.0 versions for X86:
http://code.google.com/p/android-x86/downloads/list
But these versions don't have internet at all, unless your doing some tricks that are explained here:
http://nil.uniza.sk/linux-howto/android-40-virtualbox-networking-issues
But keep on the good working

This is great! The only problem i am having is there is no Wifi avaiable. Also, if i may ask, how can i download apps to it? I have the apk files of the apps so i dont need a market either thanks!

sgtfoo said:
i get an error at boot...
Code:
init: Timed out waiting for /dev/.cp;dboot_done
Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init!
atkbd.c: Spurious ACK is isa 0060/serio0.Some programmight be trying to access hardware directly.
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Have you had any luck figuring out what was causing this? I'm having the same problem. I've tried different chipset, processor, and acceleration settings. None of which have worked.

Mouse Integration Fix!
elspanish88 said:
having issues with the mouse.... host mouse seems to be 2-3cm higher then ics, cant even reach the menu button
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Hello, elspanish88! Two ways to fix this problem.
1. Double click on VirtualBOX and start your vm, then when you are logged on to Android, click on machine, at the top left corner, then click Disable Mouse Integration. Then you can move freely, around the screen.
2. The easy easy easy way! Type (Right Ctrl+I) .. there you have it!
Cheers,
ConnorTheHelpa!

This vm is updated to 4.0.4_r1 version, available here:
http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=158&func=view&catid=9&id=8838
Our vmlite vm is very popular, more than 1 million downloads over last few months.
The latest Jelly Bean version, v4.1.1_r4 is being build, will release a vm when ready.

huisinro said:
This vm is updated to 4.0.4_r1 version, available here:
http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=158&func=view&catid=9&id=8838
Our vmlite vm is very popular, more than 1 million downloads over last few months.
The latest Jelly Bean version, v4.1.1_r4 is being build, will release a vm when ready.
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I have a noob dbt. Whts special in it than the original android avds??
send from Gods Own Country........

emulators are too slow, not for real work.
vm is 10x faster.

this is awesome, now i can have a real test environment rather than a test phone! kudos!

Aircrack-ng, BT5, and Transformer [WORKING]

Hello everyone,
I have gotten BT5 installed on my ASUS Transformer TF101 with Aircrack-ng working. (still needs wifi dongle with monitor mode support to capture packets)This was accomplished with Stock firmware and kernel 9.2.1.27.
****EDIT****: VNC works. You need AndroidVNC. Set address as 'localhost', port as '5900', and password as 'backtrac'. Works like a charm.
If your going to ask if you need root, just leave.
Disclaimer : If something goes wrong, it is not my fault. Deal with it and fix it. It is YOUR choice to follow these directions.
UPDATE: This was accomplished with the backtrack-v9. At the bottom is also backtrack v10. I have not yet tested v10 but you may try it if you like. I would rather have written a tutorial for an older version that works for sure than a newer version that may not work.
Let's get started!
0) Download and install "Complete Linux Installer" (Launching widget) and "Terminal Emulator" (it has a blue logo,) OTHER TERMINAL EMULATORS WONT WORK WITH THE WIDGET.
Complete Linux Installer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid
Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImphY2twYWwuYW5kcm9pZHRlcm0iXQ..
1) Download and download the torrent in the file section.
2) Extract the downloaded zip. (I recommend to a MicroSD)
3) Place the "Boot Backtrack" widget wherever.
4) Type in where you have the backtrack.img downloaded to (if it is on the MicroSD, it is probably at /Removable/MicroSD/backtrack.img
5) Click OK and tap the widget that says "BOOT"
6) Go through the configuration. (only on the first boot.)(VNC is working, see EDIT @ the top.)
7) If completed successfully, you should see "[email protected]:~:".
8) Type "nano /etc/apt/sources.list" and press ENTER.
9) Press "VolUp + WASD" to move around. (Just like arrow keys)
10) Remove the "#" before any line that has the word "deb". (change "#deb..." or "# deb..." to "deb...")
11) Press "VolDown + X", press y, and then press ENTER to save the file as "sources.list".
12) Type "apt-get update" and hit ENTER.
13) Type "apt-get install -y aircrack-ng"
That's it!
If you want to be able to crack wifi, you will need to get an external wifi card that doesn't use much power and has monitor mode Linux drivers.
Please post your experiences below. Good luck everyone!!
- Jake

jakelikescake123 said:
Hello everyone,
I have gotten BT5 installed on my ASUS Transformer TF101 with Aircrack-ng working. (still needs wifi dongle to work) This was acomplished with Stock firmware and kernel 9.2.1.27. I dont have the VNC/GUI thing working for me, but that doesnt mean that you can accomplish that.
If your going to ask if you need root, just leave.
If something goes wrong (it should not) it is not my fault. If you blame me for this, I will laugh at you.
LETS GO!
0) Download and install "Complete Linux Installer" (Launching widget) and "Terminal Emulator" (it has a blue logo,) OTHER TERMINAL EMULATORS WONT WORK WITH THE WIDGET.
Complete Linux Installer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid
Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImphY2twYWwuYW5kcm9pZHRlcm0iXQ..
1) Download and download the torrent in the file section (i believe it is at the bottom of this post)
2) Extract the downloaded zip. (I recomend to a MicroSD)
3) Place the "Boot Backtrack" widget wherever.
4) Type in where you have the backtrack.img downloaded to (if it is on the MicroSD, it is probibly at /Removable/MicroSD/backtrack.img
5) Click OK and tap the widget that says "BOOT"
6) Go through the configuration. (only on the first boot, and if you want, try to get VNC working. I just disabled it because I can't get it working)
7) If completed successfully, you should see "[email protected]:~:".
8) Type "nano /etc/apt/sources.list" and press ENTER.
9) Press "VolUp + WASD" to move around. (Just like arrow keys)
10) Remove the "#" before any line that has the word "deb". (change "#deb..." or "# deb..." to "deb...")
11) Press "VolDown + X", press y, and then press ENTER to save the file as "sources.list".
12) Type "apt-get update" and hit ENTER.
13) Type "apt-get install -y aircrack-ng"
Thats it!
If you want to be able to crack wifi, you will need to get an external wifi card that doesn't use much power and has monitor mode Linux drivers.
Please post your experiences below! I will try to get back to you, but I cannot be certain, as I am still a student who is only 14 years old. Good luck everyone!!
- Jake
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i have installed in my optimus 2x is it possible to install different kernel modules in the backtrack image or it will load the ones in android ?

angarato_surion said:
i have installed in my optimus 2x is it possible to install different kernel modules in the backtrack image or it will load the ones in android ?
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Im not sure. I think that you would have to be in a root shell with the android equivalent of /proc /dev and /sys mounted and binded to the backtrack iso. Anyway, Kali linux would be the way to go. I would personally put the kernel module that I needed to load in the root of the android device and execute "insmod /driver.ko", but whatever floats your boat.
Jake

Interesting! Will try to play with this tonight

Awesome! I hope it works for you!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

Too bad this can't be done with the internal Wifi adapter, or I'd seriously give this a run.

Agreed, and I'm sorry it can't be done (@the moment). You need to use an external adapter if your going to get it to work. Plugging in a USB adapter if you have the dock will work if you install the Linux drivers. Hope this works for you!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app

jakelikescake123 said:
Agreed, and I'm sorry it can't be done (@the moment). You need to use an external adapter if your going to get it to work. Plugging in a USB adapter if you have the dock will work if you install the Linux drivers. Hope this works for you!
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
I've got this installed on my TF201, was hoping you could recommend a USB wifi Adapter that supports monitoring.
Thanks
Kevin

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Update on self
Hello viewers,
Looking back at these posts, I realized that I almost have no idea what I am talking about. If you want to get monitor working, i suggest that you take a look at getting the ARM version of the USB Wifi card you have, and installing it to wherever it is you install the kernel modules for android. Check to see if a monitor mode patch even exists, insmod or modprobe (or whatever the android equivalent is) the driver, and give it a go.
Sorry for my past ignorance,
jakelikescake123

Dualboot Android/Linux for Yoga Tab 2 830F

ALARM: the device could be bricked if something will go wrong.
Actually should work for 10' and 13' as well
Introduction
The Yoga Tab 2 devices are built on the Intel Baytrail SOC, which makes them not very different from cheap Intel Atom laptops and idea to make them run something more serious than Android is too tempting to resist. Even more interesting, the Windows version of the devices do exist, so running of the full desktop OS is definitely possible.
Beginning
The easiest method to boot Linux on the Yoga is to unlock bootloader and replace standard EFI loader with GRUB. To do it, use the set of files, available here.. Unzip the file, put the tablet into fastboot mode, connect to PC and use script hack.cmd to flash the ESP with GRUB. Now, the system will be booting the GRUB, which will normally boot Android (if no buttons is pressed). The volume buttons are configured as hotkeys in grub.cfg, so it is possible to load arbitrary system, supported by GRUB.
To modify the grub.cfg from Android, mount the ESP partition:
Code:
su
mkdir /esp
busybox mount /dev/block/by-name/ESP /esp
vi /esp/boot/grub.cfg
Kernel
The device is able to boot mainline Linux kernel in the described way, but due to erroneous ACPI tables majority of hardware won't work. I did my best to repair the tables to make system usable. Still, not everything is working, mainly screen brightness control and sound. The kernel development info is available at https://github.com/Trel725/yoga2linux
System
I've chosen Manjaro Linux as a distro to work with because of my own taste. It shouldn't be a problem to run any other distro with modified kernel, but I provide rootfs only for Manjaro.
How to get it working
1. Flash the modified ESP as desribed above.
2. Download the archive, create folder /factory/manjaro (folder /factory should be already present in the tablet) and unzip archive to that folder. It is necessary because GRUB can't access the external SD, so kernel need to be loaded from internal memory and then find SD card. /factory is just a partition, used for storing tablet configuration, and as it is usually empty for 90-99 % it is convenient to use it to store the kernel and initramfs.
3. Find a good SD card, format it to the ext3 or ext4 FS and unzip RootFS to the SD card. Insert card to the tablet.
4. Reboot and press Volume+ to boot Linux.
Some ideas
1. After tablet has booted Linux and USB is initialized, it keep it's state on reboot. This means that following trick is possible:
boot linux -> reboot -> get to GRUB (by pressing Volume-) -> USB keyboard should work as it was initialized -> go to the GRUB command line (press c) -> type exit, press enter -> should get to BIOS with working keyboard -> if USB flash disk was inserted before entering the BIOS (usb hub is needed as device has only one port) it is possible to boot from it.
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Hello, do you have any Linux tutorials installed here?
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Thanks for this, @Trel725.
No problem with 5.2 kernel? isn't it too new for such an old device?

Also -- maybe some stuff from here is relevant? e.g., WM5102.

NaEpoch said:
Hello, do you have any Linux tutorials installed here?
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Which tutorials do you mean? Linux usage in general?
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Thanks for this, @Trel725.
No problem with 5.2 kernel? isn't it too new for such an old device?
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Linux is very good in backward compatibility, even support for 80386 (released in 1985) was discontinued only in kernel 3.8. Moreover, I am particularly interested in mainline kernel without need to support ancient code (like for majority of android devices).
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Also -- maybe some stuff from here is relevant? e.g., WM5102.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I didn't try the patch for WM5102 from github, hopefully it will work for mainline kernel. I will try to find some time for it in the future.

sorry，my bad
i mean install linux for yoga tablet2 ' tutorials.
The tutorials in the forums all failed.
If you are free, can you teach me how to install it?
Thanks very much.

Unfortunately I don't have time for complete guidance, but if you have any questions I will readily answer them. The more details you provide the easier to help you.

alright, Thank you all the same.
But if you have time, please help.
My E-mail is [email protected]
Just a simple tutorial.
thank you

I can get Manjaro to boot but it can't load LightDM. I'm on 1050L.

I cant get this to work... All i get is a shell command line. no dual boot. Doesnt default into Android if nothing is imputed.
I tried connecting a keyboard. And cant type anything in.
I feel some steps have been skipped.

Tried this and now can't do anything but sit in empty shell. Can't type, volume buttons do nothing