Hi all,
Is there any info available about installing Arch Linux (ARMv6?) on a TF101?
I see their are Ubuntu-roms available, but it is possible to get this to work on Arch Linux?
Thanks.
beta990 said:
Hi all,
Is there any info available about installing Arch Linux (ARMv6?) on a TF101?
I see their are Ubuntu-roms available, but it is possible to get this to work on Arch Linux?
Thanks.
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The main issue is the kernel. The latest kernel is the "Rootbind" kernel which I have developed, see this thread, post #3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2347581
This kernel should work irrespective of the Linux distro you are using.
Then you need a root filesystem for your Linux distribution. This you need to extract into /data/linuxroot under Android. It involves a bit of manual command line stuff, but if you want to install Arch I assume you won't be put off by that
I believe some people have gotten Arch to work on our TF101, although most of the threads are for Ubuntu and Debian. Search this forum, I can see no reason why it shouldn't work. Also, if you have an Arch Linux port for ARMv7 with hard float (armhf) this will be faster than ARMv6. Other than that I can't really help as I haven't used Arch myself.
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So, I was thinking about this...
As a Linux distro, any Linux binary application should work (just needs recompiling AFAIK, and some bit of hacking), so why not have some version control stuff on our phone? Let's say, SVN, CVS, Git, or even the google Repo manager!
Would it be possible? Is there anyone who compiled these tools for Android?
Also I am interested in any other tool what is used on Linux, and is compiled for our phones (already found wget, and no, busybox does not count )
Maybe I'm misinterpreting what I've read, but my understanding is that Android "O/S's" are a VM (via Dalvik?) that runs within a pared down linux O/S. Assuming that's not too far off, is it possible to add packages or programs to that Linux O/S? Could I, for example, add regular old Wireshark to it? Obviously the programs would have to be compiled for the correct cpu platform.
Thanks.
The kernel is Linux one... As for your question, provided you have rooted your phone, you can create a chroot there and run Linux apps on your phone.
A howto for Debian here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996746
Has the source code for the att gingerbread kernel been released yet? And who can maybe work on compiling the new kernel? Ive contacted a few people but no answer... Does anyone have an old computer with ubuntu on it so maybe they can learn how to do it?
a not to my knowledge. Samsung is sometimes late with source code. they were doing good foe a while though.
check opensource.samsung.com
also Ubuntu is such an easy install why would someone give you a PC to get it? its easier than windows. infact you can install it in windows as if it was an application(wubi installer) but if you don't know terminal I suggest a vertual machine. ( sun/oracle virtual box is best IMHO) stumtzy has a ready made virtual environment based on debian somewhere in the i9000 section. plus it'll keep your system cleaner. it doesn't have a GUI but you can apt-get fluxbox or xfce or gnome or whatever.
Since I don't know anything about making an img of linux or anything. I have been using xUbuntu on a VM on the PC for some needed linux functions. Would someone be willing to see if (with proper kernel editing) they could get a properly working img I could flash? Or even just share some knowledge of how I could do that. I use VMWare Workstation 8 currently.
I'm a bored tech enthusiast/programmer with an old pixel 1 phone that's just laying around. I thought it would be hilarious if I could install an arm version of a standard Linux distro like Ubuntu or Debian. I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to go about it. I could try porting hallium but I'm more looking to run a desktop version just for the laughs. Can you just boot from a Linux iso with fastboot? Would fastbooting a different kernel first work? Any help appreciated (aside from "don't do that use this instead" or "just run Linux inside Android")