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[Solution] Heimdall on Linux | i.e. ERROR: Failed to recieve response!

I was following the instructions HERE then I had that famous error that no one apparently has a solution for it anywhere!
So anyway straight to the point it, it was some "libusb" components missing. Thanks to AdamOutler in this THREAD I was able to figure it out.
I have Xubuntu 12.04 installed and found out that libusb was in fact installed but it appears to be for some reason - I am not that expert anyway - Heimdall wasn't able to connect to the tablet.
Solution: [should work on Ubuntu, any Ubuntu based OS like Xubuntu, Kubuntu, etc or any other Linux distribution]
First of all for those who doesn't know how to install it in the first place, CLICK HERE! and download both Command Line and Frontend versions because you have to first install the Command Line version in order to make the Frontend version work
1. Now find Synaptic Package Manager, usually in Menu>System>Synaptic Package Manager
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If not then you have to install it via Ubuntu Software Center.
2. Now use the Quick filter and search for "libusb" as in the screenshot
You have to make sure the following packages are installed:
libusb-ocaml
libdevice-usb-perl
libhpmud0 (not sure if it's essential)
libusb-0.1-4
libusb-1.0-0
libusb-1.0-0-dev
libusb-dev
libusbprog-dev
libusb++0.1-4c2
libusb++-dev
libusbtc08-1
libusbmuxd-dev
libusbprog0
libusbmuxd1
If you found a package "ticked" then it's installed, otherwise you have to tick it then choose "Mark for installation".
When you finish marking packages, click on Apply to....APPLY! xD
Now restart your computer and now you'd be able to use Heimdall without any problem

Yesterday i had this error trying install a Rom with heimdall. thank you for you help
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Campello said:
Yesterday i had this error trying install a Rom with heimdall. thank you for you help
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Glad that it was solved.

same error²
Hello, i had the same error in heimdall 1.4.0 n Ubuntu 12..04
i tried to install other libusb package, but now, Heimdall don't recognize my phone !
Any ideas ?

guims78 said:
Hello, i had the same error in heimdall 1.4.0 n Ubuntu 12..04
i tried to install other libusb package, but now, Heimdall don't recognize my phone !
Any ideas ?
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for ubuntu just open terminal and run
Code:
sudo apt-get install libusbXXXX
for every package mentioned above!! :good:

Having issues running any Linux distribution on my rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (WiFi

I installed Linux Deploy, BusyBox, and a VNC app (running CM 12.1 unofficial). Here's what steps I took (not including the hours of googling):
1. Installed BusyBox to the default location /system/xbin
2. Opened Linux Deploy and went to the preferences (I have root access)
Distribution: Kali Linux
Distribution suite: sana
Architecture: armhf
Mirror URL: who cares
Installation type: File
Installation path: /storage/emulated/0/linux.IMG
File system: Auto
...
DNS server: Automatic detection
Localization: POSIX
Desktop environment: GNOME
...
Chroot directory: /data/local/Linux
SSH: allowed
SSH settings: 22
GUI: allowed
Graphics subsystem: VNC
3. Installed it
4. Started it from the main menu and it gives me this
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5. Google like crazy and just assume that I have to run a terminal command
6. Run the terminal and use the default command
I've tried Ubuntu, re flashing my ROM, updating ENV, reconfigured the install, uninstalled BusyBox and Linux Deploy... I don't know what to do anymore.
I've seen lots of posts about this problem but no real solution. Anyone solve this issue?
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Did you install the Busybox that Linux Deploy tells you to install?
Using CM12.1 on my SGH-T999

AlienDrew said:
Did you install the Busybox that Linux Deploy tells you to install?
Using CM12.1 on my SGH-T999
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Yeah it was step 1 but it got lost with all the bodies of text and the pictures around it. I actually fixed it but I had to boot into recovery and wipe everything but the external sdcard. Not sure what exactly happened or why but at least I know a ton about Linux Deploy.
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cschuck320 said:
Yeah it was step 1 but it got lost with all the bodies of text and the pictures around it. I actually fixed it but I had to boot into recovery and wipe everything but the external sdcard. Not sure what exactly happened or why but at least I know a ton about Linux Deploy.
Sent from my SM-T810 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I've noticed that you didn't specify the size of the image file in the description, unless I know how big you're making the image file it could be that your not giving it enough size to install all of Linux and the desktop environment.
Using CM12.1 on my SGH-T999
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Oh and if you're installing Kali with the extra Kali components, you're going to need at least 6 GB (1024 MB per GB) of storage ready to download the files for the image.
Using CM12.1 on my SGH-T999

[TOOL][ADB][WIN]Android Partitions Backupper / Cloner

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Hi all,
wrote a Windows CMD script that backups / clones partitions of an Android device via ADB because I wasn't content with any 3rd-party APK what claims to do this job.
The backups /clones are stored on Windows computer as TAR-file/.IMG-file.
This script was
Created and tested on Genymotion with Samsung Galaxy S8 image ( Android 8.1 )
Runs on Windows versions Windows XP professional, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 & Windows 10
Should work with Mediatek, Unisoc (Spreadtrum), Qualcomm etc chipset based Android phones
This script requires Android is rooted.
Example screenshots:
If you are interested in this script and in the required accompanying executables then I let you know that all got packed into a .ZIP-file what can get fetched here
Android-Partitions-Backup-Tool
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
Once downloaded you extract the .ZIP-file to any location of your Windows computer, then in extracted folder run the .BAT-file housed therein.

sounds great
will try it asap
just downloading

hey dude say how come you only have 3 partitions? and one of them is cache in my pixel 5 I have like 15 partitions where is your boot vendor modem and other partitions go? I'm not saying it's a malware but your screen shots do look suspicious also if I make a clone of my data partition and a few days from now I mess up my phone and want to restore it what do I do fastboot flash data? is it even possible?

jons99 said:
hey dude say how come you only have 3 partitions? and one of them is cache in my pixel 5 I have like 15 partitions where is your boot vendor modem and other partitions go? I'm not saying it's a malware but your screen shots do look suspicious also if I make a clone of my data partition and a few days from now I mess up my phone and want to restore it what do I do fastboot flash data? is it even possible?
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1. As mentioned tool was run on Genymotion emulator: real phones of course have a lot more partitions.
2. If you decide to create clones then the produced .IMG-files can get played back to phone by Android's dd command.
Wonder why you classify this tool as malware? Looks to me you didnt get the purpose of this tool.

jwoegerbauer said:
1. As mentioned tool was run on Genymotion emulator: real phones of course have a lot more partitions.
2. If you decide to create clones then the produced .IMG-files can get played back to phone by Android's dd command.
Wonder why you classify this tool as malware? Looks to me you didnt get the purpose of this tool.
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I didn't say it's a malware I was just asking if it's possible to restore data that way and if yes then how

Calyx OS on pixel 4a (sunfish)

I am trying to install Calyx OS on pixel 4a. I am new to this and have hit several snags in the process but am currently stuck and can not find anyone who has posted a similar problem with solution. I am installing using a microsoft surface pro running windows 10. I have adb and flashboot in the same folder as sunfish-factory-8.2.8 (from calyx website, not unzipped) and the device-flasher from the calyx website. I have updated the google USB driver and am able to unlock the device and find it with fastboot devices command. However, when I run the device-flasher and follow the steps (It seems you are actually not expected to have the device unlocked when starting), I get an error that says " 'powershell' is not a recognized internal or external command, operable program or batch file. " I have repeated the process on another older windows device running windows 7 and got the same error message. Is this a problem with the device-flasher or something with my devices and what is the process to complete installation? Thanks.
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It looks like it runs a powershell script. I don't think Windows 7 comes w/ Powershell by default. It used to be a closed source install on Microsoft's site but it looks like they made it open source and now release it on Github.
Install PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS - PowerShell
Learn about installing PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
docs.microsoft.com
Installing PowerShell on Windows - PowerShell
Information about installing PowerShell on Windows
docs.microsoft.com
specifically, go here https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.1.4
and download either PowerShell-7.1.4-win-x86.msi or PowerShell-7.1.4-win-x64.msi depending on if you use 32 bit or 64 bit Windows and it should work.

jawz101 said:
It looks like it runs a powershell script. I don't think Windows 7 comes w/ Powershell by default. It used to be a closed source install on Microsoft's site but it looks like they made it open source and now release it on Github.
Install PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS - PowerShell
Learn about installing PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
docs.microsoft.com
Installing PowerShell on Windows - PowerShell
Information about installing PowerShell on Windows
docs.microsoft.com
specifically, go here https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.1.4
and download either PowerShell-7.1.4-win-x86.msi or PowerShell-7.1.4-win-x64.msi depending on if you use 32 bit or 64 bit Windows and it should work.
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Thank you for the help. The screenshot is from my surface pro 4 which has powershell. My older laptop may not have had powershell. I think in looking at another OS, that a script is needed to temporarily set the PATH or some sort of attribute so that powershell can be accessed by the executable file. I couldn't acuatlly figure out how to do this. So instead I loaded Graphene which has a surprisingly easy online set up. I haven't gotten to use it much to see if it is actually good but I could at least get it running on the phone.

[DEV] Thor Flash Utility - The new Samsung flash tool

Thor Flash Utility​This is a flash utility for Samsung devices, made from scratch in C#.
To run this, you must have .NET 7 runtime installed on your computer.
Latest release can be found on GitHub - https://github.com/Samsung-Loki/Thor
This tool was tested and works flawlessly, I'm open for any bug reports.
List of platforms​1) Linux (USB DevFS method)
2) Windows (not implemented)
3) Mac OS (not implemented)
How's it different from Heimdall?​Fun fact: Official Odin for Linux works using DevFS, and people report it working when Heimdall didn't.
1) Is able to do NAND Erase All (aka erase userdata) and erase any partition, given the length.
2) Ability to shutdown and reboot into Odin mode (not supported on every device)
3) Not using a USB transfer library and doing it natively for best results
4) Extended the PIT parser with new information being discovered
5) Can flash directly from an Odin .tar / .tar.md5 archive
6) Works with .lz4 files directly without manual extraction
7) Implemented EFS Clear and Bootloader Update options in Odin
8) Is able to change the sales code of the device
Support me​If you would like to support me and my team, donate here.
We're a team of teens (at age of 14-15) making random projects for fun.
Current list of commands​The up-to-date list of commands can be found here.
Usage guide​A comprehensive usage guide can be found here.
What devices were tested?​1) SM-M205FN/DS from 2019 0x00030000 (Unknown1: 0, Unknown2: 0, Version: 3)
2) SM-G355H/DS from 2014 0x00020000 (Unknown1: 0, Unknown2: 0, Version: 2)
Frequently Asked Questions​1) A fatal error occurred. The required library something could not be found.
This is a Linux Package Mixup, use this as reference.
2) What happened to original Thor (or Hreidmar)
This is a rewrite of Thor written from scratch, so I could implement the native USB communication.
Also, the old codebase was severely flawed in my opinion. I archived it here.
Credits​TheAirBlow for Thor Flash Utility
Benjamin-Dobell for documenting much of the Odin protocol

[reserved]

real

Bro finally revived good old Thor/Hreidmar

@TheAirBlow Thx.
Didn't test it yet but just a hint:
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Link leeds to wrong version acc to your post #1, or doesn't it?

bmwdroid said:
@TheAirBlow Thx.
Didn't test it yet but just a hint:
View attachment 5938745
Link leeds to wrong version acc to your post #1, or doesn't it?
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Yeah, that was an accident. It is indeed .NET 7

hello, please help me flash and revive the Samsung a12 (125FN) device.
the fact is that I don 't have a pc (
I only have an arm7 phone )
Heimdall-frontend does not work in Linux Deploy in my device, it cannot flash the super partition.. tell me what else can be done in my situation!??)

ilshatiko1988 said:
hello, please help me flash and revive the Samsung a12 (125FN) device.
the fact is that I don 't have a pc (
I only have an arm7 phone )
Heimdall-frontend does not work in Linux Deploy in my device, it cannot flash the super partition.. tell me what else can be done in my situation!??)
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This tool could probably be used in Termux or in a root shell if you somehow could install .NET 7 Runtime. But, it does require the phone to be rooted for Thor to be able to access the USB devices connected. And additionally, you need a (first phones USB) to (second phone's USB) cable to connect, or have some adapter to make it work.