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htc wizard with linux?

hi, is there a linux, which i can install on my htc wizard? when yes, can you give a link and a introduction?
Thanks!

No, But it is being worked on! So sorry no link!

Link
http://linwizard.sourceforge.net/

Interesting .. for those who decided to go anti M$ .. bump!

ok i want to install linwizard, but it doesn't worked! the error is:
UNABLE TO OPEN LOG FILE ...
TINY_CONSOLE_INIT_DONE .
CANNOT OPEN SCRIPT FILE
\STORAGE\PROGRAMM FILES\HARET\LINUX.HA
i puted the files on storage card or what is storage?
i did it by this introduction
http://omap850.om.funpic.de/downloads/wizard/readme
and here are the files:
http://omap850.om.funpic.de/downloads/wizard/
HELP!

ok i want to install linwizard, but it doesn't worked! the error is:
UNABLE TO OPEN LOG FILE ...
TINY_CONSOLE_INIT_DONE .
CANNOT OPEN SCRIPT FILE
\STORAGE\PROGRAMM FILES\HARET\LINUX.HA
i puted the files on storage card or what is storage?
i did it by this introduction
http://omap850.om.funpic.de/downloads/wizard/readme
and here are the files:
http://omap850.om.funpic.de/downloads/wizard/
HELP!
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You don't put the files on the storage card. You create a new directory in the root of file system called "Storage". This is confusing I know. You want a new folder called "Storage" on the *same level* as your "Windows" and "Storage Card". Then you put the files in Storage/Program Files/Haret.
Also if you are using the kernal from that site (i.e. pre built) you wont be able to do anything. On boot it will crash with a kernal panic. If you want a working version you have to compile your own kernal from the source in their repositry...and I ain't talking you through that! Even then you only get a command prompt
Lewis

WOW THX!!!
but now i have a kernel panic^^
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0)
after that the device is freezed
only what i can do is a soft reset!
*grmml*

WOW THX!!!
but now i have a kernel panic^^
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0)
after that the device is freezed
only what i can do is a soft reset!
*grmml*
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Yes! I told you that would happen! See my above post. Have compile the newest kernal to get anywhere - and even then you only get a command prompt.
Lewis

Next Problem, did i understood that right, that i need linux on my pc? because that looks like in ubuntu in the shell or a other linux.
cd /usr/local
tar xvfj /path to/arm-linux-gcc-3.4.1.tar.bz2
vi ~/.bash_profile
add in the line: PATH= ":/usr/local/arm/3.3.2/bin"
make su - <username>
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i havent linux on my computer. so what could i do? can somebody send me the kernel, or his complete folder with linwizard?
mail: [email protected]
Thanks!

Grab a Linux liveCD like Knoppix www.knoppix.org or DSL - Damn Small Linux which is only about 60mb so will be a quick download, if you install it to a USB stick too then you can write files to it as well.
EDIT: Just realised that if all you want to do is to extract files then grab WinRAR it does most things like tarballs and the likes.

Yes you need Linux to compile a kernel - and a fair few dependencies.
I have attached a kernel i compiled (I *think* it's the latest). I can't see why this would be a problem as the source is open to anyone, but if it is let me know so I can remove it.
Lewis

interesting, can anyone post some screen shots of Linux on the wizard?

This one seems a bit more recent, and will get you a command line without a lot of hassle:
http://webtomware.rhoen.de/linwizard/

Hmm.. but the linux seems to be bit far fetch from being usable, huh? Usually, I'm good in getting stuff from the web, but it seems that this linwiz information is a bit hard to dig. I was just wondering, how functional is it currently? I know that there are a few linux for others Windows based phone and they have quite a history to them, so I presume there are some working linux that can be transfer to the Wizard?

Hmm.. but the linux seems to be bit far fetch from being usable, huh? Usually, I'm good in getting stuff from the web, but it seems that this linwiz information is a bit hard to dig. I was just wondering, how functional is it currently? I know that there are a few linux for others Windows based phone and they have quite a history to them, so I presume there are some working linux that can be transfer to the Wizard?
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Yeh it is. It's all on that webpage I linked a while back. The wiki is where you'll find instructions. If you find the readme file it talks you though it., but the compiled kernel I posted above is the latest anyway. It is only a command line and people are still working on it. Long way from being at the standard of other devices (Blue Angel, Universal etc.). But still, its hope! I for one can't wait.
This one seems a bit more recent, and will get you a command line without a lot of hassle:
http://webtomware.rhoen.de/linwizard/
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Thats the same thing. Experimental way of getting an x-server running. If i read the forums right they've since found a better way using the more compatible linux frame buffer standard instead.
Lewis

I am interested in Installing Gnu/LinWizard on my Cingluar 8125.. were can i found the ROM.. link please

http://webtomware.rhoen.de/linwizard/linwizard-0.1.4.tar.gz
that works!
Linux i am comming!^^

and now? have anybody linux on his pc, to install like in the readme? i want nano x on the ppc too^^
if anyone could install it, can the person send the files? or the folder?
or how can i install it on windows?
thank you!

any one try to install it in QTEK S200

[REF] How to compile your own kernel and initrd for HTC Leo

Kernel compile :
Do it on user not root :
1. Make sure you have an appropriate environment to get the source (git) and to compile the kernel. Install git, gcc, make and libncurses5-dev at least. For Ubuntu based distributions.
apt-get install git-core build-essential libncurses5-dev
2. Create a directory to hold the kernel sources
mkdir ~/htcleo
3. Download the kernel source
cd ~/htcleo
git clone git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git
cd kernel
git checkout -b htc-qsd8k-2.6.29 origin/htc-qsd8k-2.6.29
4. Download and decompress the arm toolchain (64mb)
cd ~/htcleo
wget http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_too...-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
tar xjf arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
5. Generate the default .config for the kernel(ARCH is case sensitive)
cd kernel
make htcleo_defconfig ARCH=arm
6. Compile
export PATH=~/htcleo/arm-2008q1/bin:$PATH
make Image ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
Find your kernel Image in /htcleo/kernel/arch/arm/boot/
Now you can configure your proper kernel :
mousepad (Xfce) or gedit (Gnome) ~/htcleo/kernel/arch/arm/configs/htcleo_defconfig
cd ~/htcleo/kernel
make mrproper
make htcleo_defconfig ARCH=arm
export PATH=~/htcleo/arm-2008q1/bin:$PATH (must need once time)
make Image ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
Use git pull in ~/htcleo/kernel to update file and recompile to have the last modified on development
Initrd compile :
Need to be root !
1. Download initrd.gz from other HTC compiled
mkdir initrd (or anything else in propely folder nothing else on)
cd initrd (put your initrd.gz here)
gzip -dc initrd.gz | cpio -id
Now you have all file and folder you can touch and modified
Use mousepad or gedit on root
2. Recompile proper
rm initrd.gz (before do a copy for other instance)
find (all name of folder and file) | cpio --create --format='newc' > initrd
Compile source for Arm :
(root user)
On source folder :
#export ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- PATH=(your path)/arm-2008q1/bin:$PATH
#CC=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc ./configure --host=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi
# make

For who want to take time to test and finaly make Android works on HTC Leo.
I thinks all members hav's HTC Leo !!

hey guys..
i really want to use android on my new HD2!
i'm a little-medium (^^) n00b, but spent a lot of time in android on my kaiser.. so i'm not a totally noob, i think.
i can help testing files for you.
so, what do the dev's think, how long did it take to use android on our phones?
greetings

Thanks for the tip, will try it tomorrow and report what I see

wget http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_tool...ux-gnu.tar.bz2 -O arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
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On the wget command supplied you have to right click and copy link location and paste that as the wget url or it wont work, the forum has truncated the text with ... in the middle . use the -O afterwards as shown
1. Download initrd.gz from other HTC compiled
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Im also not quite understanding this, what is other HTC compiled ? Another set of sources with Android?

Thread Edit
You can take any one initrd.gz and modified script on it.
HTC Vogue initrd.gz its the better.

Tigrouzen said:
Thread Edit
You can take any one initrd.gz and modified script on it.
HTC Vogue initrd.gz its the better.
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Thanks for fixing the wget ..
Cool so i already have another initrd and i hang at the freeing 104k init error .. Are you able to get past this ?

Nice job writing that up.
Personally I use a different toolchain, but if the toolchain you mention works without a problem, then all is well When I used a toolchain from codesourcery I somehow got compile errors as there was no VFP support (maybe I just took the wrong binary).
The toolchain i'm using is in this git repo: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/prebuilt.git;a=summary and under linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.0

NetRipper said:
Nice job writing that up.
Personally I use a different toolchain, but if the toolchain you mention works without a problem, then all is well When I used a toolchain from codesourcery I somehow got compile errors as there was no VFP support (maybe I just took the wrong binary).
The toolchain i'm using is in this git repo: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/prebuilt.git;a=summary and under linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.0
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This toolchain works, compiles fine but fails on boot at the 104k error for me .. Not sure how to progress this without further info / debug ..

NetRipper said:
Nice job writing that up.
Personally I use a different toolchain, but if the toolchain you mention works without a problem, then all is well When I used a toolchain from codesourcery I somehow got compile errors as there was no VFP support (maybe I just took the wrong binary).
The toolchain i'm using is in this git repo: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/prebuilt.git;a=summary and under linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.0
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Yes cause you use 2009q3 arm-eabi not contain VFP support maybe not important.. i try with your toolchain and 2008q1 binary
This is one worked with 2008q1 binary

Nice work! When do you think Android will be avaible on HD2?

How should I format the micro SD Card ?
Do I have to create two partitions (one eith FAT to boot and another ext3 to filesystem ?)
Does anyone have a tutorial to configure the sd card ?

My experience format SD card make some mistake and brick some SD card on linux. For now dont do that cause no way and ist not ready to work.
But Android porting hardware its now everything ok, just wait some moment maybe one or two month to see it on HD2.
This test just need put haret, default.txt based on Leo, initrd.gz and Image on sdcard root and executed haret

If you have drivers to every piece of hardware then tell me how did you managed to detect the SD card reader. Because I simply can't.

The developer find right interrupt for hardware on Leo but we dont have definitively realized driver, this is a problem to communicate right with Leo hardware.
If we have main console work then its ok!!
Now just have boot working and freez.
We need wait.
You can maybe look in this thread Martijn Stolk works, 38hours ago he add some instruction on kernel, then its signified we advanced to make Android works.
http://git.linuxtogo.org/?p=groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/htc-qsd8k-2.6.29
I think 2 months later if everything ok.
Now you dont need formating your sd card just put file on root.

What's about other non-Leo QSD8x50 devices? I tried some of previous NetRipper's kernels, but they didn't work... As I'm completely next to nothing in ARM kernel development, I take someone should port IRQ and GPIO map (If I remember correctly) of respective devices (e.g. neoTouch, Expo, TG01 etc), isn't it?
Or is the kernel universal?

I thinks HTC take's other hardware way and this hardware doesn't have any driver on linux.
HTC just make's driver for Windows mobile and then have realy code source to ported on linux and android.
Or maybe system locked protection !! Like's Archos 5 IT code secure implentation !!
Maybe HTC do it protection hardware cause Microsoft ask him to not porting it on Android !!!
Or marketing way not arrenged HTC to sell HTC Supersonic simillar hardware with Android !!
I hope its not this way, cause no way to ported Android or linux on Leo..
Last issue if there no protection just wait for HTC Supersonic and porting in Leo.

Tigrouzen said:
Last issue if there no protection just wait for HTC Supersonic and porting in Leo.
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Would love it, with DualBoot in more
I'll donate for Android, I am really excited to get it on our device !
Thank you to all developpers who take time for us !
See you.

Edit : Use "git pull" to update automatically file modified on development
Thanks for developers.

Edit : compile source for Arm

[PRO] ToshDroid Linux Kernel (Developers)

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Hello guys !!!
So I am endrix and I am trying to port the linux kernel to our Toshiba TG01. I am an h.264 developer who loves linux. Many of you may hate the phone (I do a little too) because of the crappy windows mobile operating system that Toshiba has offered us. Beside the resistive touch screen our phones have a strong processor that is used almost in each smartphone (ok Samsung and Apple are not using snapdragon but is still Cortex A8).
So to the main point!
Firstly is not an easy task and I do not somebody to write in this thread when Android will work with our phones, I truly do not know if I will (or we will) achieve this! Secondly think to contribute as you can to this project, I am here to guide you if you have any questions about how to compile the kernel and if you have any other problem just send me a message or write it in this thread!
My git repository of the TG01 kernel is this one
github.com/endrix/kernel_common
System compilers and libraries:
I used the one given by source.android.com
apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386 lib32ncurses5-dev ia32-libs x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32readline5-dev lib32z-dev.
certainly you do not need all of them but is ok to have it
So how can you compile the kernel?
Steps:
Use an Ubuntu Linux distribution or virtualise it with Virtualbox
I am using this cross tools: arm-2009q1-203-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"
in my system I have created a directory in my /opt folder, to that just do "sudo mkdir /opt/cross"
Now go to the directory with "cd /opt/cross"
now rember where you have download the tar archieve and execute the following command, in this command i have downloaded my tar in /home/endrix/Download: so for my directory I do " tar xjvf /home/endrix/Downloads/gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"
Now that we have our cross tools installed in our system is it good to create an eviromental varibale to easy our task of ceoss compiling. do this command "gedit ~/.bashrc" and at the end of the file put this line: export CROSS_TOOLS=/opt/cross/arm-2009q1/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
now execute this command "source ~/.bashrc" so that you command can be activated for the current command, the next time that you will open another console or reboot the varibale $CROSS_TOOLS will work
This is all for the cross tools
Next step Compile the linux kernel:
Create a directory for example "Projects" in your main directory(home), "mkdir ~/Projects"
Clone the repository of my git address: "git clone github.com/endrix/kernel_common.git"
Now you wait, take a coffe or eat a fruit
now you execute this command in the "kernel_common" directory, "make ARCH=arm htcleo_defconfig"
and then to compile the kernel" make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_TOOLS Image"
To make the process even faster if you have a multicore system, put -j4 (for 2 cores) or -j16 (if you have an intel iCore7 with 4 cores double threaded), that means, "make -j4 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_TOOLS Image"
After a while depending you system you will get the kernel image file in the arch/arm/boot directory
So now you have the kernel compiled
Next step test the kernel with Haret:
1) Create the file default.txt with :
set mtype 2675
set ramaddr 0x11800000
set ramsize 0x18C00000
set kernel Image
boot
2)Download My modified version of Haret with TG01 support!
Haret for TG01
3)Create a folder in your sd card --> "ToshDroid and put the Image the haret.exe and the default.txt in it.
4) Finally execute the haret.ext and clik on run!
That's all folks! Now I am focusing in the Memory Map...
PS: sorry for links, As a junior member i cannot give a full url
I will update also my blog too for TG01
endri-bezati.blogspot.com

Hi endrix and welcome to xda-developers
I very much appreciate your work.. i've the same device.. it's a beautiful phone.. with a powerful hardware.. but windows mobile is not worthy of the hardware it runs on.. so we look forward for a release of android!
BTW.. i'd know what do you need to do your work.. can you make a list of thing that you need to accelerate your work? the first thing is compile android kernel.. but next? need you we post results? how we can fix the errors?
Sorry for my english but i'm italian.. and thank you.. hoping to see soon a first version of android..

Image Compiled without errors..
running haret it stops to "Jumping to kernel(custom). and freeze..

isikil87 : Ok! forgot something!
Do
1) make clean
2) git checkout android-msm-2.6.32-tg01
3) make ARCH=arm htcleo_defconfig
4) make -j4 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_TOOLS Image
actually I am working on the android-msm-2.6.32-tg01 branch

compiled successfully...
boot ok.
jump to image ok.
linux pic visible.ok.
now we need the right address to write memory.

Cool !
isikil87 said:
compiled successfully...
boot ok.
jump to image ok.
linux pic visible.ok.
now we need the right address to write memory.
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Exactly, the framebuffer is wrong too i think the addresse in the msm_iomap is not correct
#define MSM_RAM_CONSOLE_BASE IOMEM(0xF8010000)

have you dump the memory???

dump ?
isikil87 said:
have you dump the memory???
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I have run haret with "dump mmu" but is not easy to understand everything, I am really a beginner in this domain I am currently searching for documentation!

I am beginer too. How can I help?
Can you share with us that Image file?

The image file
TruckyBN said:
I am beginer too. How can I help?
Can you share with us that Image file?
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It will not help you a lot but here is the compiled kernel
megaupload.com/?d=W027CS8P

this is interesting
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Tg01

About the code
isikil87 said:
this is interesting
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Tg01
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Actually if you compare my modified code for the tg01 branch you will see that I have done the same modification (I was inspired by this pages too)!

endrix said:
It will not help you a lot but here is the compiled kernel
megaupload.com/?d=W027CS8P
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Thanks for share.
I already to boot up. But error is (teminating haret due to unhandled exception pc=00017254)
please tell me how to config and boot it. thank so much.
best regard !

nhattuong said:
Thanks for share.
I already to boot up. But error is (teminating haret due to unhandled exception pc=00017254)
please tell me how to config and boot it. thank so much.
best regard !
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have you downloaded the latest version of haret?
check it http://netripper.com/leo/haret-pre-0.5.3-20100914_124354.exe

isikil87 said:
have you downloaded the latest version of haret?
check it http://netripper.com/leo/haret-pre-0.5.3-20100914_124354.exe
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Thanks for share.
It is already to boot. But after 10 sec...auto reset.
Then hit HaRet App again...after 10 sec...device reset...
Please teach me more ! thank you very much !
P/S : Wich one Android Version you use ?
Best Regard !

nhattuong said:
Thanks for share.
It is already to boot. But after 10 sec...auto reset.
Then hit HaRet App again...after 10 sec...device reset...
Please teach me more ! thank you very much !
P/S : Wich one Android Version you use ?
Best Regard !
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that is only an alpha version. it doesn't boot up untill we have the right addresses of nand iomap ram ecc of the device.
regards

isikil87 said:
that is only an alpha version. it doesn't boot up untill we have the right addresses of nand iomap ram ecc of the device.
regards
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oops ! I understand. Thanks.
Best Regard,

No questions about Android please, this thread is only for the kernel!!!
nhattuong said:
Thanks for share.
It is already to boot. But after 10 sec...auto reset.
Then hit HaRet App again...after 10 sec...device reset...
Please teach me more ! thank you very much !
P/S : Wich one Android Version you use ?
Best Regard !
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For the moment the kernel has a problem because I have not figured out all the memory addresses and the reset is normal. Now you have to wait for a long time till we achieve to find the memory values. For android is another story if the kernel does not work correctly android will not work!

endrix said:
For the moment the kernel has a problem because I have not figured out all the memory addresses
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how can we help in reading memory addresses? maybe there is a way that we all could divide work on many tg01 users?

endrix said:
For the moment the kernel has a problem because I have not figured out all the memory addresses and the reset is normal. Now you have to wait for a long time till we achieve to find the memory values. For android is another story if the kernel does not work correctly android will not work!
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yeap ! i see. Thanks for your great works.

[BUILD][18.11.2010] Desire Spot (new initrd, no rootfs, incremental updates)

Desire Spot (clean) 2.0 based on HTC Desire 2.29
new initrd.gz, no rootfs, incremental updates​
Features:
- cedesmith initrd ( see post 3 )
- no rootfs
- incremental updates
- based on desire 2.29
- spot clean, system.img is a exact dump of unyaffs (with permissions) to ext2, not 1 bit modified
- auto set apn ( update )
- everything should work
- great for understanding android on h2
Not working:
- 720p video recording
- rmnet
Notes:
- i don't want yet another build, i made this mainly for my own use and to show the power of my initrd and exemplify incremental updates options it offers
- i hope that chefs will like and use my initrd.gz and a update to X build will work on all builds ( or all builds based on same rom: ex: desire, cm6 )
- i think we relay need a unified update system for all builds especially with development soon forking between nand and sdcard builds
- this is for purists, the ones that have stock windows rom and reluctant to change
- tested on stock 3.14 rom
Included updates:
- update.kernel.linux-on-wince-htc.15.11.2010
- install.init.15.11.2010
- install.hd2_libs.15.11.2010
- install.ril_wrapper.15.11.2010
- update.camera.15.11.2010
- install.busybox.cm6.14.11.2010
- install.su.15.11.2010
Credits and big thanks:
- Cotulla, NetRipper, danij3l, Markius, Rajko, LeTama, gauner1986, Cass, hastarin
- anyone who worked on hd2 android port and i forgot to mention
Disclaimer:
- all this comes without any warranty not even that it does something useful
- IF YOU USE IT YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK
Download and install:
- desire_cs.7z 2.0
- update.initrd.gz.20.11.2010 ( fix reboots for cards formatted in windows )
- update.autoapn (only if you have a data plan)
- extract to desire_cs on card ( case sensitive )

Updates
Download updates you want/need and extract on desire_cs directory on sdcard
Mandatory updates:
- update.initrd.gz.20.11.2010 fix reboot at startup
Optional updates:
- update.kernel.hastarin_8.5_eb.23.11.2010 (thanks vartp )
- update.kernel.hastarin_8.5.23.11.2010 (thanks vartp )
- fingerprint.19.11.2010 restore default desire fingerprint if you have problem with marketplace
- evo_keyboard.19.11.2010 (thanks vartp, see post )
- kernel hastarin_8.4_eb.18.11.2010 (extended battery)
- kernel hastarin_8.4_18.11.2010
- autoapn auto set apn
Read readme in archive, keep readme folder to record what you have installed and what version.
Attached updates in this post except autoapn are included in build
Dev info:
- install.init.15.11.2010 is the only mandatory update to install, your build will not boot without it

initrd.gz
Description:
- I build my initrd.gz mainly to allow updated and to be more like android phones boot process.
- It contains the directory structure of boot.img from desire 2.29 + /bin directory
- /bin contains a small busybox (with necessary commands to booth the phone ) + dosfsck + e2fsck all compiled with android toolchain and uClibc.
- It supports different partition on sdcard for system and data but probably nobody will use that.
- It only supports ext2 (for now) but i think nobody used anything else for hd2
- it is backward compatible (common cases)
Boot process:
- mounts sd card to /mnt/sdcard_boot not to interfere with android mount points
- checks and mounts /system and /data
- copy init.rc, init.htcleo.rc, default.prop, bootcomplete.htcleo.rc, shutdown.htcleo.rc ( blanks ) to /system if they don't exist
-- this is done to allow persist as / is ramfs
- execute uninstal*.sh then install*.sh in update directory
- copy AndroidApps and root as previous versions did
- execute update*.sh in update directory
- execute /system/init*.sh to perform build specific init tasks ( this can be installed by previous operations )
- symlink ( and creates dir ) /cache to /data/.cache if /cache not configured by build /system/init*.sh
- deletes /bin directory to free ram used by ramfs for busybox, dosfsck and e2fsck
- executes init.android - original android init program
- someware in process moves /sbin/adbd to /system/xbin/adbd and creates sysmlink in /sbin to free ram
Notes:
- if you create a install/update script please include readme file
- if you create a install/update script use a proper editor (notepad++) and convert file to unix format, line endings in dos format \r\n will brake sh

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thanks for your great work

Sounds interesting. I look forward to reading more about it.
Sent from my HTC HD2

Thanks,
We always appreciate fresh blood.

I don't know how much this, if any, is based on the work of zegobit (who eventually got copied by shui8), but I'm very interested in this.
Coming from an android-on-Dream background, I've always thought of the rootfs as unecessary, and seeing how zegobit's initrd handled updates, I always thought that his way of doing things was the best (the rootfs used on most builds now came from the XDAndroid project which is made to support as many devices as necessary, something of a waste if you're building only for Leo).
You say your ext2 is just a re-packed, unyaffs'd image of the Desire rom, if so, are your leo-specific files stored in the initrd?
How will you handle updates?
And, this is for my learning, how is it you handle mounting and booting from SD. I'm trying to come up with an initrd that can be used to make an AOSP vendor that will produce a ramfs and an ext2 image that can be booted on Leo with little or no modification.
Any pointers you could give me.
In the mean time, I'm trying, and this might be, my main build.

Wow, very well documented. Kudos. Favortie build starting now.

jubeh said:
I don't know how much this, if any, is based on the work of zegobit (who eventually got copied by shui8), but I'm very interested in this.
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and i thought i was completely original
unfortunately i did not see zegobit's work before, things might been easier.
on the other hand the most tricky part was compiling busybox 1.17.3, dosfsck and e2fsck with google toolchain ( well with codesourcery too but it produces 50% bigger exe )
jubeh said:
Coming from an android-on-Dream background, I've always thought of the rootfs as unecessary, and seeing how zegobit's initrd handled updates, I always thought that his way of doing things was the best (the rootfs used on most builds now came from the XDAndroid project which is made to support as many devices as necessary, something of a waste if you're building only for Leo).
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this should work on any device also as long it works with cortex-a8 compiler optimizations and rename the init.htcleo.rc bootcomplete.htcleo.rc and shutdown.htcleo.rc as this are device dependent.
extracting initrd is simple: gzip -d -c initrd.gz | cpio
remaking: find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip > ../initrd.gz
remember to do it on linux to preserve permissions
but ppl plz don't go rampage and make your own just because you can
i think they went rootfs because the utilities needed to boot are big ( 4mb old initrd and ~16MB rootfs ) and initrd uses ram for storage vs rootfs witch is on sd
i decided to make initrd after i got the tools to ~500Kb and read that memory is freed after file delete ( that is why i delete /bin directory when no longer needed ).
jubeh said:
You say your ext2 is just a re-packed, unyaffs'd image of the Desire rom, if so, are your leo-specific files stored in the initrd?
How will you handle updates?
And, this is for my learning, how is it you handle mounting and booting from SD. I'm trying to come up with an initrd that can be used to make an AOSP vendor that will produce a ramfs and an ext2 image that can be booted on Leo with little or no modification.
Any pointers you could give me.
In the mean time, I'm trying, and this might be, my main build.
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blank init files are in initrd that is why install.init is only required update/ package
blank files also allows for this to work with CM6 builds
also all my install/update script edit files with sed not just drop file on /system
edit: install.init contains desire boot.img init files unedited (renamed .bravo.=>.htcleo. tho), install sh script does the editing. this way is crystal clear what is modified.
oh not to forget... : do not sed -i 's///' /init.rc and co, sed creates files and breaks symlink, your changes will revert after reboot. use sed -i 's///' /system/init.rc

I got robot voice on T-MOUS 3.14 rom. All else works wonderfully.
--edit---
ah, nevermind. A reboot fixed the problem. Perfect.

cedesmith said:
extracting initrd is simple: gzip -d -c initrd.gz | cpio
remaking: find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip > ../initrd.gz
remember to do it on linux to preserve permissions
but ppl plz don't go rampage and make your own just because you can
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My linux is still poor, I haven't really studied the boot process much. I knew how to extract/repack initrd.
Oh, and whatever changes I make, it's all for learning and my personal use. No interest in making a release. If I do do something and use your scripts, I'll credit appropriately, though the only release I'd be interested in is instructions and a vendor profile for AOSP so that people can make their own AOSP builds (you know, with gingerbread coming and all)

I tried to run the build (after execuring crlcad)but it stays on htc black screen for 5 seconds and then reboot the phone...i've just copied your archive in Android folder...

FD10 said:
I tried to run the build (after execuring crlcad)but it stays on htc black screen for 5 seconds and then reboot the phone...i've just copied your archive in Android folder...
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me too, keep rebooting, the android folder is desire_cs btw.

dandiest said:
me too, keep rebooting, the android folder is desire_cs btw.
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i second that emotion!! me 2 or maybe i just dont fully understand the info on post 1????
JR

cool i love mdj
but always willing to try out new stuff
thank you Sir!

sorry i forgot to mention extract archives to desire_cs directory (case sensitive) on SD card not Android.
if you still get reboot try format sd card from wince then extract again.
it happened to me when i switched to 8gb card from 2gb but was fine after card reformat.
for me i suspect dosfsck may caused a kernel crash but could not test as it not happened again after format

Thanks a lot!!!
Keep it up!!!

So what's the difference between this and any other sense rom out there?
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cedesmith said:
if you still get reboot try format sd card from wince then extract again.
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sorry bud i dont understand that sentence what is wince and how do i go about using it to format my sd card, is formatting under my OS (win7) not good enough? because i still get a reboot.
Regards JR

[DEV][WIP][Linux] Easy GNU/Linux on our tablet

Hi all!
Many of us are dreaming of having a real native desktop operating system on Galaxy Note 10.1 as a second system. Of course, the software there is not touch-optimized, but you can attach keyboard and mouse via USB-OTG and Bluetooth and imagine it's a netbook
exception13 showed us that it's possible and shared his work on in a forum and repo. X-Stranger could use it and shared compiled images of ArchLinux. But what if you want to do something more specific for your own needs and you are not such a great developer as both of them are?
My project is for all of you who want to have native GNU/Linux, who want to participate but don't know how yet. It's a guide how to build it from scratch. The problem is - I am not a superdev too and I couldn't do many things. Frankly speaking, all the remaining things seem to be small but I don't know how to overcome them. Maybe it's because I'm studying economics but not programming
Link to the guide.
I need help from anyone who knows how to overcome any of the problems on every step! Everything I managed to do by myself is already written there and currently I have a compiled kernel which is booting a partition on external SD but it freezes there.
If you have any ideas - you can just make a pull request out of Github's webinterface, if you don't know how to edit this html but know something about building Linux - you are welcome to open an issue or write it here and I will include it in the guide.
Let's make our Galaxy Note 10.1 better together!

,I just got my Note 101.1 earlier today. I'll look into the missing information and add to the webpage. Is there anything that you think I should look into first?

I actually had a question.
Looks like you have the section "Harder Way - how to prepare binaries" split into Ubuntu and Arch. Instructions for compiling the kernel are the same.
I guess my question is why the choice to show the arch kernel being compiled under arch?
Might be easier to read the guide with all the kernel compiling done in Ubuntu.
**Edit**
What I didn't originally mention is that i really like it. Hoping to help contribute as well.

darksabre_x said:
I actually had a question.
Looks like you have the section "Harder Way - how to prepare binaries" split into Ubuntu and Arch. Instructions for compiling the kernel are the same.
I guess my question is why the choice to show the arch kernel being compiled under arch?
Might be easier to read the guide with all the kernel compiling done in Ubuntu.
**Edit**
What I didn't originally mention is that i really like it. Hoping to help contribute as well.
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Good question. The reason for that are that despite how close Arch Linux and Ubuntu are, the environments are different. Ubuntu usually has some sort of bash completion enabled by default whereas Arch Linux doesn't and of course each of them requires diferent packages installed to perform the same functions. I believe thermatk did each distro separately as to make things simpler for the end user. Pick a distro and go as each distro's guide can be tuned independent of the others.

Soul_Est said:
Good question. The reason for that are that despite how close Arch Linux and Ubuntu are, the environments are different. Ubuntu usually has some sort of bash completion enabled by default whereas Arch Linux doesn't and of course each of them requires diferent packages installed to perform the same functions. I believe thermatk did each distro separately as to make things simpler for the end user. Pick a distro and go as each distro's guide can be tuned independent of the others.
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Doesn't really answer my question considering the end kernel will be the same regardless of the distro being used. I think you took my question as "Why are there 2 options for kernel compilation?", which wasn't what I was asking.
Looks like thermatk actually addressed the question with a page update.
It now gives separate options depending on which distro you want to end up with on your Note 10.1, in addition to separate kernel compilation options.
What I was referring to was when it was Ubuntu only instructions from kernel compilation all the way to deployment on the tablet and Arch only instructions. The kernel and linux image instructions weren't independent of each other, as they currently are.

Update
I'm really happy to hear that someone else wants to use it and contribute! :victory:
darksabre_x, you are right I separated the guide into parts yesterday because the system where you compile kernel doesn't really affect anything on the tablet.
Soul_Est, thank you for helping with questions in the thread :good:
Now I understand that tabs are not the best way to do it, will start this day from trying to rewrite this to a navbar constantly on top which lets you choose options from a dropdown.
Also yesterday got the guide to the point when one path through can get ypu to a bootable distro! You can compile kernel wherever you want, you should be on stock based rom and choose to install Arch on separate partition which probably will be a partition on SD. What you have to add at the end is
Code:
pacman -S lxde
and copy xorg.conf from X-Stranger's post. Once rebooted, you will be able to enter android:changeme and
Code:
sudo lxdm
and the gui will start if you don't have USB-OTG and keyboard you won't be able to enter password but you can poweroff from the interface's right corner :good: Attention: if gui says that it has no permissions to write logs do
Code:
sudo mount -n -o remount, rw /
and retry but do not forget to write here about it!
What are the current problems:
Why exception13 and X-Stranger both hardcoded the whole cmdline for kernel and forced it not to be changeable from bootloaders. It's easy to fix in the config but there should have been some idea or i'm paranoic?
What's wrong with LinuxDeploy, separate partitions and CyanogenMod? hiruna filed a bug but meefik seems to be away for a week. If anyone else with CM has an idea on how to overcome this maybe with some special unmount commands CM is thinking that ext4 partition is th extSdCard and mounts it so that LinuxDeploy can't install anything there (seems that it's the problem) while stock can't mount ext4 as extsdcard and is not touching the partition.
How do we make Debian/Ubuntu to boot? Both ways - for separate partition and img are stuck one the problem that not any mkinitramfs or abootimg or their combinations could get to a better state than initramfs shell. Separate partition should be easier so focus should be on it for the start.
Adapt X-Stranger's guide about booting Arch from *.img. It's there and should be tested, rewritten and easied and some whitespaces should be filled. I know there are some as i have spent many hours in Arch with little dirty hacks like
Code:
ln -s /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
that are needed but no one ever wrote that they are.
What's wrong with basic video? While we get bootable Arch if you add lxdm and xorg.conf it should work with lightdm and boot there without console commands. If you try to install lightdm you will get nothing but a black screen if you start it with
Code:
sudo lightdm
... and it should boot automatically without touching console.
Oh and why is kernel from exception13 not building at all? XD

Redesign #2
Anyone dislikes the new design idea with navbar selectors instead of tabs?
I hope it's better.
Will soon update the guide with last steps to have Arch with LXDE bootable from separate partition.
That's fun as I started this project to get Ubuntu working... :angel:
If anyone can understand what should be done with mkinitramfs to make debian/ubuntu rootfs bootable - please do it.

First success!
If you choose any pc distro, arch on sgn with lxde on a seaprate partition you will now get a fully working guide that will give you a native bootable GNU/Linux =)
That's first success for me but still i hope to get help as i don't know things I asked two posts ago and it's difficult to move forward.

XFCE problems
XFCE is booting (not in the guide yet) but for working with fingers in XFCE one should probably disable multitouch S-pen works fine.
http://lists.x.org/pipermail/xorg/2012-July/054626.html
http://xfce.10915.n7.nabble.com/Xfwm-window-borders-do-not-respond-to-touch-screen-td17348.html
Will find a way to enable onscreen keyboard on LightDM and update the guide with XFCE. Still I was hoping to make it my primary DE and they are not supporting fingers moving windows upstream :crying:

I was hoping to contribute this weekend but unfortunately my only machine is down after mucking up the /lib folder when heimdall. To add insult to injury, I have no backups. Installing Arch Linux or Debian and configuring everything to my liking again will take a few hours.
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How to setup WiFi using wpa_supplicant.conf
How to setup WiFi using wpa_supplicant.conf​
1. Copy the "wifi" folder to "/opt"
- You will need gedit to edit the nameservers.
- You also need two dependencies before installing gedit.
- The two dependencies are : gtksourceview3-3.6.1-1-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz and libpeas-1.6.1-1-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
2. Download them and copy over to ArchLinux
3. Install the dependencies first then gedit:
Code:
sudo pacman -U gtksourceview3-3.6.1-1-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
sudo pacman -U libpeas-1.6.1-1-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
sudo pacman -U gedit-3.6.2-2-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
4. insmod the drivers:
***NOTE*** " 3.0.31-gedcc915 " is my kernel name. Change it to your
kernel name if it is different.
Code:
sudo insmod /lib/modules/3.0.31-gedcc915/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
sudo insmod /lib/modules/3.0.31-gedcc915/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd/dhd.ko op_mode=0 firmware_path=/opt/wifi/bcmdhd_sta.bin nvram_path=/opt/wifi/nvram_net.txt_murata
5. Enable the wlan0:
Code:
sudo ip link set wlan0 up
6. Setup wpa_supplicant and ip address:
Code:
sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
sudo ip addr add 192.168.1.33/24 dev wlan0
sudo ip route add default via 192.168.1.1
7a. Add nameservers:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf
7b. Go to the next available line and type:
Code:
nameserver 8.8.8.8
7c. Next line :
Code:
nameserver 8.8.4.4
7d. Save it
8. Go back to the terminal and edit the wpa_supplicant file:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
- wpa_supplicant.conf file should be like this:
Code:
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1
network={
ssid="NETWORKNAME"
scan_ssid=1
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
psk="NETWORKPASSWORD"
}
9. And finally, to connect to your network, run
Code:
sudo dhcpcd
Open up a web browser and enjoy!
:good: :good: :good:

WiFi
I am currently including WiFi in the main guide as it's something everyone needs :laugh:

Soul_Est said:
I was hoping to contribute this weekend but unfortunately my only machine is down after mucking up the /lib folder when heimdall. To add insult to injury, I have no backups. Installing Arch Linux or Debian and configuring everything to my liking again will take a few hours.
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I will be happy if you join :good:

thermatk said:
I will be happy if you join :good:
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I'll get right on the Arch Linux instructions once I get an Arch based OS installed. Hopefully that'll be tomorrow.
Written on my Galaxy Note 10.1

is this project dead ?

Equilibrio said:
is this project dead ?
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Great job! This is awesome.
Anyone else having dependency conflicts with bluez and obexd-client?

cctoro said:
Great job! This is awesome.
Anyone else having dependency conflicts with bluez and obexd-client?
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I did before but it really depends on what you have install at the time when you do the update.

Having a small issue
Ok, so I followed all the instructions and set the kernel up to boot from mmcblk1p2 (my ext4 partition on my sdcard I made for linux), and used dd to copy the prebuilt arch to the partition, and it boots and eveything seems to work but the wifi.... I repeated the process from the beginning all over and recompiled to make sure i didn't miss anything, but still no wifi... And since I'm using the prebuilt image copied to the sdcard for the distro, and everything works in it if i boot the .img from the internal storage and use the premade recovery, I'm assuming maybe there's something missing from compiling the kernel? In either case, if anyone has any ideas about this, please help, or if someone can make a properly compiled recovery.img that boots from mmcblk1p2, that would be super awesome.... I'm only mediocre in linux skill so any help would be appreciated!

K, so i was an idiot and forgot to copy the compiled kernel modules to /lib........ OOPS!
Arch linux distro booting from mmcblk1p2 with 1p3 as swap... all work awesome! Working on dri2 for the mali now.....
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Could you post a prepared .IMG, possibly? Thanks.
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