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How do I access .img files with yaffs2?
I've tried mounting them in Ubuntu, no luck, mount does not recognize the yaffs2 file system. I've tried yaffs2utils and ./unyaffs2 but it doesn't actually unpack the img files, I've posted an issue ...
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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 do I export display to Android native X server?
I downloaded Ubuntu precise with Complete Linux Installer which uses VNC by default. Then I found a native X server on Google Play and I'd like to try it. I read somewhere I must export display, but I ...
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How to flash Samsung devices from a GNU/Linux host running on ARM architecture?
To flash a Samsung Galaxy S (where do not have root access in the currently running OS, and with a stock recovery) with a new firmware (OS), I need to connect it with a USB cable to another computer ...
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How to access a linux shell from my phone via bluetooth?
Basically I want to send shell commands from my phone to my PC (Ubuntu 11.10) via bluetooth. Why? Because I don't always have WLAN and WLAN on my phone sucks.
All possible solutions are welcome. I ...
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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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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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Run X11 natively via Chroot in Android?
Is it possible to run X11 natively in Android via Chroot ? Without any kind of VNC ?
Thanks.
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I want to execute shell commands on my pc from my android via USB
I have a linux box, without any network interface, only usb. I have my andorid phone, and the USB cable. I would like to connect from my android device to the linux box,and execute shell commands on ...
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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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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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What are loop devices?
How to Install Ubuntu on Android! states "your Android OS must support loop devices". What is a loop device?
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Can I run Ubuntu desktop x86 applications On Ubuntu For Android?
This may be a fairly simple question, but I want to be sure. My guess is that it can't be done.
Question 1: For example, I have an executable for Linux (no GUI , just cmd line , it just makes some ...
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How can I compile native applications on my rooted phone?
I'm running Cyanogenmod 7 on my Nexus One, and I wanted to compile and run LAME on my phone. I've already downloaded the source package and have tried to ./configure it, but I'm told that neither cc ...
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Browse or mount SD card over WiFi on Linux?
Is there a way to browse the contents of my SD card from my Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) machine over WiFi?
I used to connect with a mini-usb cable, or send files through gmail. Surely there must be a way to ...
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File Transfer: How to transfer files betwen my Xperia Neo (Android 2.3) and Kubuntu Linux?
I have bought a Xperia Neo which runs Android 2.3 and I'm running Kubuntu Linux on my Laptop.
I just connected the Phone using a USB Cable and set it to Mass Storage Mode. I expected to have the ...
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How to browse files on a Motorola Defy (Android) with ubuntu 10.04?
I want to browse files on my mobile with ubuntu.
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Connect LG Optimus 2X to Windows/Ubuntu via Bluetooth/Data Cable to use Internet
I want to connect my LG Optimus 2X (P990) to my PC to use the Internet.
I tried using the LG PC Suite 4 available for windows, but it crashes as soon as I make a connection with my phone. And, ...
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Connecting Google Nexus 7 to Linux
Has someone been able to connect Google Nexus 7 to Linux. I'm using Linux Ubuntu 12.04?
I've already installed mtp-tools and mtpfs but still cannot get it right. Can someone help?
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If I put mkfs.ext3 file from another Linux system on my android ,will it work?
I want to know if I take the mkfs.ext3 file, or any other mkfs file, from another Linux system like Ubuntu, and put it with my mkfs.vfat and mkfs.ext2 located at /system/xbin, Would it work?
And how ...
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Rooting acer liquid mini with Ubuntu?
can someone explain how to root android phone using ubuntu or any linux distro please? There are so many app like superoneclick, z4root etc..but android is based on linux right? so it should be easy ...
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How can I zip a folder into a zip file in Android to send over the Internet?
I have root, and I tried running the zip command from shell, but zip is not found. I think Android doesn't come with zip. How can I install zip on Android?
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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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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 dual boot Ubuntu on Asus Eee Pad Slider (SL101)?
I am able to run Ubuntu in chroot environment on my Asus Slider sl101 (cousin of the original tf101 asus eee pad transformer).
But, for various reasons I would like to be able to actually boot into ...
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Rooting GT-i9100G under linux
What is the safest method to root a Samsung Galaxy S 2 i9100 G under a GNU/Linux system? (ArchLinux).
I am a programmer (without android programming experience, only desktop and web), it does not ...
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Android chroot ubuntu - is it possible to get ubuntu to recognise usb devices
I've managed to setup the chroot but I'm unsure how to get the chroot to recognise usb devices. I'll be doing so work with microcontrollers hence I neeed to to recognise my usb based programmer.
For ...
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LG optimus P-500 firmware update: PC suite for Linux?
My phone, a LG Optimus P-500 requested to be connected to the PC suite in order to perform a firmware update (the official one).
I don't have the PC suite and have only access to Linux computers. The ...
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Error while running debian on Arm6 based phone
I have cynogenmod7 on my optimus one phone. I followed this guide to run debian on it. When I give this command:
busybox mount -o loop,noatime $kit/debian.img $mnt
I get a no loop device, file ...
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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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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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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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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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Non-root tethering app with Ubuntu client for Moto Droid on Verizon
I love PDAnet for android, works great on my Windows machine. Unfortunately, I just found out (after installing Ubuntuon my HP mini) that there's no Linux client. Can anyone recommend a tethering app, ...
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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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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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How can I successfully run this script on a emulated terminal on Android?
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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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Is it possible to have a TCP/IP network using bluetooth?
I have my Android U8220 and I need to have a network with my laptop as if it was an ad-hoc wifi connection (tcp/ip). Is that even possible? If you want to know, I'm using bluez as manager in my Linux ...
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How can I update the Linux kernel of my Android device?
I am using Sony Xperia E Dual with the kernel that identifies as 3.0.8-perf administrator@ubuntu-scm01 #1
and now I want to update it to the latest and the best one.
Please help me understand it can ...
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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 ...
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Galaxy Nexus: Safely Remove the device in Linux?
I'm using Linux Mint 13 MATE (based from Ubuntu 12.04) as my main operating system. I have been using the adb shell and use push and pull in transferring to and from my Galaxy Nexus.
As I have read ...
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Are there any dependencies for unrevoked3 to run on stock ubuntu?
I cannot get unrevoked 3 to run on either my laptop or desktop which both run 64 bit Ubuntu.
Is there a dependency I need?
I download and extract to ~/Downloads
cd ~/Downloads
gksu ./reflash
...
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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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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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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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Connecting Android to Fedora to browse the web
I have bought an Android phone Spice MI-270. I wanted to connect the phone to Linux Fedora so that I can browse the web using the services provided on my SIM card. How can I connect the Android phone ...
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Linux doesn't recognize Galaxy S 3
I've bought a Samsung Galaxy S 3 device today, but found out that I could not get my PC with Fedora 18 (Gnome 3) to recognize it (nothing happens when I plug it in).
As file transfer etc is essential ...
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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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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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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 ...
