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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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Run Ubuntu from SD Card on Android Tablet
I'll be acquiring my first tablet in a few weeks, and haven't tinkered with Android much besides my 1st gen Motorola Droid (I had an HTC Sense, but a power surge fried it and turned it into a brick, ...
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How to find PHYS_OFFSET value for mkbootimg
As i was following instructions here. I found a problem that my /proc/config.gz does not contain CONFIG_PHYS_OFFSET setting. But my /proc/iomem contains 40000000-5bffffff : System RAM.
What value i ...
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I mounted Android on Ubuntu. Can I create subdirectories using mtpfs?
I use Android 4.0 and followed a tutorial to mount my tablet on Ubuntu using mtpfs when the device is connected via cable.
It works almost perfectly. I can copy files and even whole directories to ...
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ADB shows unknown device
I've been developing in several Android devices since now but this one has me totally puzzled. ADB in Windows detects the device just fine, but I cannot make ADB recognize this device in Linux (Ubuntu ...
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What is the method to debug Android kernel from booting in tablet?
I have to test a custom Android build on a tablet and I need to know the method to debug the Android kernel from booting in the tablet?
The tablet has only a screen, 2 USB ports and an HDMI port.
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I cannot use a USB cable to access my version 2.3.6 phone's SD card with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I have a problem. Googling shows that other people have similar problems, but unfortunately the solutions that worked for them didn't work so me, so I'm going to have to ask myself.
I have a (rooted) ...
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It seems that I managed to enable “mousekeys” on my android. How do I disable it?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I am using it with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. From time to time, I use a VNC client (androidVNC or FreebVNC) to connect to different machines.
At some point I ...
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Connect to Ubuntu Linux VPN
How can I connect my android device (2.3.3 and 4.0) to VPN setup in Ubuntu Linux?
Thanks
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Is it possible to use Samsung Galaxy Nexus as a bootable USB stick?
I want to install centOS linux distro on my desktop, which does not have a disk drive. Moreover, I posses a 4GB usb stick which is insufficient for installation. I need a usb stick with atleast 8GB to ...
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How can I directly, wirelessly copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu?
I would like to copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu
without giving away too many privileges - just copying said file
without any rooty system modifications (I want to keep the carrier-warranty ...
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get wireless tools in Android devices?
i see this link about enable wireless tools on android.
but i can't understand the way he follow to enable tools on what terminal or adb shells for the device or on linux platform !!
also from ...
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how to know the name of interface for WIFI DIRECT in android? [closed]
i need to know what is the name of wireless interface for wifi direct at android platform.
it seems that wlan0 the most interface used, but how exactly do i know it ?
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if this linux command applicable for android WIFI DIRECT? [duplicate]
i found resources talk about Wifi direct commands in linux at this link.
i am wondered if these commands are applicable for android WIFI DIRECT ???
i need to access WIFI direct from terminal using ...
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Use an android tablet as a wacom drawing tablet for a PC?
Since a nice wacom tablet is a bit pricey, especial for someone like me who doesn't do much graphic editing, I was wondering if it is possible to use an tablet like the Nexus 7 as a wacom drawing ...
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how to measure the RSSI strength signal between peers using wifi direct?
there is no feature to measure the RSSI between peers in Wifi-direct, so how to get RSSI between them.
actually i go under API for WIFI to see how they measure WIFI RSSI So i see that they send ...
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connect android devices in ad-hoc mode without needing to net connection?
can we get android devices in ad-hoc mode using WIFI-card but without access internet ?
i mean to connect peers to send and receive messages between them but without having internet connection ?
i ...
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ADB unable to connect my Nexus 7 on Ubuntu
I want to be able to connect my Nexus 7 in order to test my applications from Eclipse on the physical device.
I followed this Google guide.
My /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules file contains this :
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Bash terminal on tablets
I would like to buy a tablet and use it as a netbook to work using a keyboard dock (I still like the touchscreen and stylus options over buying a netbook). I work mostly on linux machines where I need ...
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Once you have Ubuntu installed on a Nexus 7, how do you get back to stock Android?
I currently have a Nexus 7 with the default "out-of-the-box" Android Stock OS (as of this post JB 4.2.2).
From what I've read online, Ubuntu has made a mobile version of their OS. Usually, they ...
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How to install Gmail apk on emulator (from Android Development Tools, ADT)?
I'm working on an email app for Android, and I'd like to install the Gmail apk on my emulator in order to test it.
How can I do that?
I have seen tutorials on how to do it on windows, but I'm ...
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Unlock bootloader using fastboot using Ubuntu/Linux
I am trying to unlock bootloader for my HTC Legend.
I have ADT (Android SDK according to release 21.1) on my Ubuntu/Linux box.
While following the HTCDev instructions to unlock bootloader of HTC ...
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Is it possible to flash htc desire on linux (drivers concern)?
I'd like to flash 'HTC desire' and found this:
http://www.jphellemons.nl/post/Cyanogenmod-on-my-HTC-Desire-the-easy-way.aspx
I started to wonder if I'm able to do the flash.. because i use Debian ...
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How do I check if I have Cyanogenmod on my phone?
Is it possible to check using shell whether or not Cyanogenmod is installed on a device?
In other words, something like uname -a (which tells the system Linux version and architecture).
Can the ...
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Why can't I get root access from shell?
> adb shell
sh-4.1$ su
Permission denied
I have rooted my phone successfully. I know this because I'm able to install apps on SD card and I have a program called SD Maid that is able to operate ...
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Why do linux commands not work properly on android?
> adb shell
sh-4.1$ ls -F
-F: No such file or directory
-F switch works fine on my Ubuntu. Why doesn't it work on android?
Is there a way to make it work?
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How to recover Samsung Galaxy Fit using software that works on Ubuntu?
I tried to install the new Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Fit, but it got stuck during installation with an error on /tmp/slideloadpackage.zip. Now, my original Android OS lost.
How can I recover ...
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Configuring ADB for Nexus 4 on Ubuntu 11.10
I'm trying to deploy and test an Android app on my Nexus 4 from my Ubuntu 11.10 computer, but ADB doesn't recognize it. I think I need the Google USB drivers, but I cannot find instructions on how to ...
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Mount pendrive in chroot on Android
I have a fedora chroot running on an Android device and want to be able to plug a USB pen drive into the Android device and have it accessible to a user in the fedora chroot.
The pen drive is ...
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How do I get my Android Phone to connect its internal SD to my PC via USB?
For some reason my Galaxy Y GT-55360T phone running Android 2.3.6, won't connect its SD card to my Ubuntu 12.10-running PC when I plug the USB cable into it. It did before, I have no idea what I did ...
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What packages can I safely remove from GNU/Linux distro running inside Android? [closed]
To be more detailed, I'm running Archlinux ARM on Android device through chroot. When I need the GUI, I use androidVNC. But Archlinux image file contains all the packages for standalone OS (kernel ...
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Is there any easy way to get GNU build tools on Android? If not… why not?
With the growing number of Android devices in all sorts of different form factors (dev boards like Raspberry Pi/ODroid, Android-on-a-stick, etc), it seems like it would be great to be able to actually ...
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My phone reboots after a kernel oops, what can I do?
I use the CyanogenMod firmware on my phone (CM7.2 on a HTC Wildfire) and when I take photos it sometimes reboots. I found out that a kernel oops happens due to a null pointer dereference in the ...
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“Ubuntu” kernel version - what does it mean?
I have a 4.0.3 tablet (Genesis GT 1230 running some preinstalled rooted custom rom from factory). It reports its kernel as "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412".
Why "ubuntu"? What does it mean? Do I have ...
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How does the Ubuntu Phone OS relate to the Android OS?
I've read that the new announced Ubuntu Phone OS was heavily inspired by Android, while not using Java and the Dalvik VM for its apps.
However, it was also not clear whether it's a fork of the AOSP ...
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Is it possible to reinstall stock Android on the Nexus 7
I'm new to rooting my phone, but I was thinking of trying out the KDE tablet interface on my Nexus 7. I'm probably not going to keep using this, since I like the huge app ecosystem on Android, so is ...
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How can I successfully run this script on a emulated terminal on Android?
Background
I am trying to install Ubuntu onto my Acer Iconia A500 using VNC and this application called Complete Linux Installer. My tablet is rooted and I have found several sources saying they have ...
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How to make Android phone as my wireless dialer, so that i can dial the phone and send / receive SSH, FTP etc?
How can i make the Android mobile phone number +3900000 as incoming dialing number from computer running Linux (ArchLinux, Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu) using modem. Once the connection is made. How is it ...
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Can't explore files on my Sony Xperia U using my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop
I previously used Ubuntu 12.04. When I connected my phone (Sony Xperia U) in MTP mode, I would be able to see it in Nautilus as a "SEMC HSUSB device" and browse files, copy files, and so on.
Now, I ...
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How to root my Motorola Flipside?
I am a relatively new Android user, but I have a bit of experience with Linux.
My new Motorola Flipside MB508 has quite a few unwanted preinstalled applications on it, which I would like to remove. ...
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FFMpeg stream to FFServer from Back Camera
I'm looking for a way to stream my camera video from my Android phone to an FFServer, like I would with FFMpeg from the command line in Linux:
ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 ...
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Syncing playlists between Ubuntu and Android smartphone
I'm looking for a simple and reliable way of syncing music playlists between Ubuntu and an Android smartphone. Some time ago I was using Banshee, but then it suddenly stopped working. My understanding ...
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Push notifications to my Droid on local network
I am looking for either an app or a way to allow my 3 Ubuntu server's running in my house on my local network to send a notification to my Android phone when a task is done.
Every hour or so one of ...
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What are my options for connecting my Android to Ubuntu?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running rooted Jelly Bean 4.1.2. My computer is running Ubuntu 12.10.
Before, in Android 4.0, I simply plugged the USB in, and a notification would pop up, and I was ...
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Tethering data allowance from phone to laptop via usb
I don't have a problem doing this, I can use my phone and connect to the data allowance from my sim card and I can also connect my phone to a wireless network. I can then plug my phone into my laptop ...
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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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Sync music tags to PC
My music library is located in my PC, and it is copied to my phone SD using the media player I use in the PC.
Now, I listen to music mostly out of home, using the phone. I think it is safer to keep ...
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Tethering CM10 - high latency, high(ish) throughput
I am recently having an issue where tethering my PC (Arch Linux) to my Galaxy S2 has a very strange result.
While tethered, web surfing on my PC is painfully slow - not because of slow download ...
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Andoid can't detect MeeGo file system
I have Asus EeePc laptop in which there is two drive partition
first of 246Gb
second of 4Gb
The first drive have MeeGo OS and other drive contain Android x86 OS for asus.
The Problem is that ...
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How to play YouTube or any audio from my desktop Linux and send the audio playback to Android?
I have many music lists and local files which is playing in my Fedora, Ubuntu, ArchLinux, Solaris, FreeBSD.
How can I send the playback audio to my Android so that I can hear using my headphone from ...
