A tool which combines several stripped-down Unix tools in a single, comapct executable. Because of its compactness and versatility, it is often used on devices with limited ressources.
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Installation of BusyBox on panda board on Android ICS kernel
I am trying to install BusyBox on panda board which has an ICS Android kernel.
I used the steps below:
Download binary file which supports the panda board
Push it into /system/busybox folder
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Using busybox telnet, teminal emulator and ubuntu
I want to conrol android command line (Jackpal's Terminal) using busybox telnet. With Spartacus Rex' Terminal ide telnet works but cant get out of 'application's context.' So I want to use Jackpal's ...
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BusyBox `ln -s`: How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card?
How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card? Do I have to edit /etc/passwd and add user or root to the sdcard_r group--since, I see that the /storage/ location is owned by sdcard_r? Do ...
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Installing BusyBox crashes phone
I'm trying to install BusyBox on my rooted stock Droid DNA.
Every time I try the normal install, it fails saying that the program can't be installed in /system/bin. If I do the smart install, it ...
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How do I fix pwd (print working directory) on Cyanogenmod 7?
I recently started using Cyanogenmod and I noticed some odd behavior in the shell for certain commands. The command works as expected in the Terminal app directly on the phone, but strange things ...
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Format SD card after playing with fdisk (No card reader)
After playing with partitioning using FDISK (from busybox) i finished and now i want to format it back to whatever is usable under Android.
Using same FDISK via Android console i deleted all ...
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Motorola Triumph & HyperShell in Titanium Backup
It would seem that Titanium Backup, everyone's favorite root backup tool (right?), does not particularly like the Motorola Triumph—or vice versa. I've been having problems with restoring apps (only ...
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“mount” on 2.3.4 is Behaving Oddly
I'm on Nexus S, 2.3.4, stock and rooted. BusyBox is v1.18.4 (2011-03-20 15:16:04 CDT). When I try to remount ANYTHING it just
$ mount -o remount,rw /system
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t ...
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Shell utterly borked, toolbox claims “no such tool”
HTC Magic, rooted with CyanogenMod 5. Tried to install busybox using "Busybox Installer" from the Market, ended up with a strangely borked system. Android does not boot, freezes on the splash screen. ...
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Android-adapted BusyBox binary for rooted phone
I would like to place a place BusyBox on my rooted Android phone, and I would like to have a version that has "sh" as an alias for "ash" so that I can replace the standard /system/bin/sh with a ...
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Where is the precmd command in android?
I'm kind of used to linux. I'm using Busybox from the Busybox Free installer, with Busybox 1.21.0-Stericson. Trying to chance my shell to the Busybox shell using busybox ash gives the following error ...
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How to install Android on Set-top box? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install Android on my non-Android device?
How do I install custom software on an IPTV box that has BusyBox installed? Specifically Motorola VIP1003. I had it ...
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why there are so many tty files in the dev directory?
it is confusing that there are so many tty files in the directory...
by the way, what each file in /dev stands for, do they stand for physical devices which are part of my android device? for ...
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Remount writable by all users?
I want to remount a read-only partition in read-write mode, but I want it to be writable for all users.
So far I've got this:
mount -o bind /someplace /someplace_else
mount -o remount rw ...
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My busybox gets corrupted?
Recently I just downgraded my busybox to 1.18.2 version using the jRummy's BusyBox Installer. I was previously having busybox preinstalled by CM7.2 custom ROM.
Then I immediately tried to install ...
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Where to add SSH keys to allow connections to remote server on Android?
I'm using a rooted custom Android kernel (Gingerbread), and am able to connect to a remote SSH server with password authentication using busybox and a terminal emulator app. I would like to be able ...
