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[How to] Linux (Backtrack5) and OpenOffice3

Backtrack5 and OpenOffice3.0
xMemphisx said:
Backtrack (http://www.backtrack-linux.org)
Backtrack-Linux.org, home of the highest rated and acclaimed Linux security distribution to date. BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. Regardless if you’re making BackTrack you Install BackTrack, boot it from a Live DVD or thumbdrive, the penetration distribution has been customized down to every package, kernel configuration, script and patch solely for the purpose of the penetration tester.
Here is a guide to getting ARM Backtrack Running on the Iconia A500 (tested on Wifi Only Version, running 3.0.1)
After much frustration I have gotten the GUI part of the backtrack 5 arm release working with the Motorola Xoom.
This has only been tested to work on the Iconia A500 . But it should work just fine with any other device that supports linux, and should work especially well on anything with a dual-core processor (G2X, Atrix, etc.)
Pre-requisites:
- Rooted Iconia A500
- Busybox installed (Find on market Busybox installer)
- androidVNC from the Android Market
- Terminal Emulator from the Android Market (which you should already have)
- Backtrack 5 for ARM with Gnome downloaded and setup (check the README file, and follow the instructions.)
Link: Backtrack 5 http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/. This tutorial will assume you put Backtrack 5 in the folder /sdcard/BT5 like the README says.
Code:
Extract the zip file to your internal SDCARD folder (/SDCARD/BT5)
Open Terminal emulator and type
su
cd /sdcard/BT5
gunzip bt5.img.gz (take about 7-10mins)
sh bootbt
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cd /sdcard/BT5
su
sh bootbt
BackTrack will start up in shell. You will get a red line that says "[email protected]:". To verify if you type:
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ls pentest
It should echo back the folders in pentest, stuff like 'backdoors','database',etc.
At this point enter the following commands:
Code:
export USER=root
vncpasswd
When you type in 'vncpasswd' this is to the the password for the tightvncserver. Since I only connect locally I just use 'qwerty' for my password, and then confirm the password. [Edit] Apparently you can skip this step, as the default password for vnc is simply, 'toortoor' (root backwards, twice).
When it asks if you want to create a view only password just type 'n' and hit enter. After you have your password setup for vnc start the server up.
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]startvnc 1280x800[/COLOR]
When this happens you will get a message confirming that "New 'X' Desktop is localhost:1" and a bunch of other random stuff below it (it isn't important unless there are errors listed).
At this point, press the "HOME" button and then open the application "androidVNC".
-In the "Nickname" box, you can name it whatever you like.
-In the "password" entry, use your password (mine is 'qwerty').
-In the "Address" box you can type in localhost (or leave it blank).
****Change the port from 5900 to 5901.
I also recommend setting the color-depth to 24-bit. After that press the "connect" button, and bam! You're rocking Backtrack 5 on your Iconia A500!!
Code:
In order to exit:
- Go back to Terminal
- Type [B]stopvnc[/B]
- Type [B]exit[/B]
you are back to android terminal environment and ur androidvncviewer will get disconnected.
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p-ille said:
I tested openoffice 3 and it works like a charm. It is not present in the original backtrack repository, so I had to add another source. I used the Debian repository. From the backtrack terminal I typed:
Code:
add-apt-repository deb *repository address* stable main contrib non-free
apt-get update
apt-get install openoffice.org
You can find the debian mirror for your country at
Code:
debian.org/mirror/list
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For those who want to access SDCard/USBDrive from within BB5, please follow this:
p-ille said:
I did it!
To mount sdcard, external sd and usb storage in backtrack, you have to modify the bootbt script like this (changes in red):
Code:
perm=$(id|cut -b 5)
if [ "$perm" != "0" ];then echo "This Script Needs Root! Type : su";exit;fi
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
export kit=/sdcard/BT5
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/mnt
[B][COLOR="Red"]export stor=$mnt/root/storage
export sdcard=$stor/sdcard
export extsd=$stor/external_sd
export usb=$stor/usb_storage[/COLOR][/B]
mkdir -p $mnt
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root[I]
[COLOR="Blue"]export USER=root[/COLOR][/I]
if [ -b /dev/loop2 ]; then
echo "Loop device exists"
else
busybox mknod /dev/loop2 b 7 0
fi
mount -o loop,rw,noatime -t ext2 $kit/bt5.img $mnt[B][COLOR="Red"]
echo "mounting storage devices in $stor..."
mkdir -p $sdcard
mkdir -p $extsd
mkdir -p $usb
busybox mount --bind /mnt/sdcard $sdcard
busybox mount --bind /mnt/external_sd $extsd
busybox mount --bind /mnt/usb_storage $usb[/COLOR][/B]
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys
busybox sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost bt5" > $mnt/etc/hosts
busybox chroot $mnt /bin/bash
echo "Shutting down BackTrack ARM for Iconia A500"
[B][COLOR="Red"]umount $sdcard
umount $extsd
umount $usb[/COLOR][/B]
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
umount $mnt
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Very nice indeed, will try it out very soon.............

Awesome, just what I have been looking for. I will try this when I get home tonight!
Thanks

lpachuong said:
Here is a guide to getting ARM Backtrack Running on the Iconia A500 (tested on Wifi Only Version, running 3.1)
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3.1? maybe you means 3.0.1?

After
export USER=root
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You/can type
startvnc
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without the need to -geometry 1280x800, and afterward after your session type
stopvnc
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for a clean disconnect.
Just a faster easier way.

I got I/O errors while mounting devpts and sysfs (bootbt script)

peyotll said:
I got I/O errors while mounting devpts and sysfs (bootbt script)
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I had the same errors when i had ubuntu installed/and was trying to do this along side.. what I had to do was factory reset (I did so to get rid of ubuntu, there's probably an easier way) then tried backtrack again with no problem

Agosh13 said:
3.1? maybe you means 3.0.1?
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Hahahaha...I wish =)
Btw, please let me know if you have any special script/suggestion about this topic. I will update the original one so that everyone can get updated.
I'm trying to get OpenOffice running...sadly the ARM version is not that stable. Anyone has any resource on it?

Works perfectly! Thanks for this!

Thanks very much for this guide!
I'm having a strange issue though, hopefully someone can help. When I press the "m" key, rather than type the letter "m", it opens up the mail icon in the tool bar. Every other letter works fine, and I can't seem to find a way to edit this keyboard shortcut.
Anyone else have this issue, or now how to correct this?

thanks a lot - it will work for me without any error or something else
i use the latest update from acer (A500_1.141.01_EMEA_CUS7)

hmm, is there any trick to log off an turn off the system ? when i exit everthing an try to start again i will only see the backtrack wallpaper...
also i got an error in term-emu when i type in "exit".

I added the OP for how to exit.

Thanks for the guide, I have been waiting for something like this!
koprofile said:
Thanks very much for this guide!
I'm having a strange issue though, hopefully someone can help. When I press the "m" key, rather than type the letter "m", it opens up the mail icon in the tool bar. Every other letter works fine, and I can't seem to find a way to edit this keyboard shortcut.
Anyone else have this issue, or now how to correct this?
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doble-tap (right click) the mail icon in the tool bar and choose to remove it from panel. It should remove the keyboard shortcut also.
lpachuong said:
Hahahaha...I wish =)
I'm trying to get OpenOffice running...sadly the ARM version is not that stable. Anyone has any resource on it?
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I tested openoffice 3 and it works like a charm. It is not present in the original backtrack repository, so I had to add another source. I used the Debian repository. From the backtrack terminal I typed:
Code:
add-apt-repository deb *repository address* stable main contrib non-free
apt-get update
apt-get install openoffice.org
You can find the debian mirror for your country at
Code:
debian.org/mirror/list

Thank you very much for this guide.
It works like a charm.
Just one question.
I suppose you use a bluetooth keyboard, because the virtual one doesn't seem to work with Backtrack. But is it possible to use a mouse ? Because my big fingers don't match the tiny icons and menu choices !!!
Thanks again.

p-ille said:
Code:
add-apt-repository deb *repository address* stable main contrib non-free
apt-get update
apt-get install openoffice.org
You can find the debian mirror for your country at
Code:
debian.org/mirror/list
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Thank you for ur script. I haven't had time to play with it due to exams.Anyway, I added them to the original post so that everyone can find it easier.
Regarding to the keyboard...i tried with usb keyboard and it worked fine. I have a BT keyboard but haven't tried it yet. I don't think the mouse will work bcz it is restricted by the VNCViewer

Hi
Tanks for tour tutorial, but i'm having some issue running backtrack:
Code:
# sh bootbt
Loop device exists
ioctl LOOP_SET_FD failed: Bad file number
mount: No such file or directory
mount: No such file or directory
mount: No such file or directory
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
bootbt: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
bootbt: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/hosts: directory nonexistent
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
Shutting down BackTrack ARM For Xoom
failed.
failed.
failed.
failed.
#
I did check the md5sum of the archive,ok. Busybox ok.
Tanks for your help.

When it asks if you want to create a view only password just type 'n' and hit enter. After you have your password setup for vnc start the server up.
Code:
Code:
startvnc 1280x800
When this happens you will get a message confirming that "New 'X' Desktop is localhost:1" and a bunch of other random stuff below it (it isn't important unless there are errors listed).
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is it possible to use a different resolution? I tried to use 1280x768 (WXGA read on Wikipedia) but it didn't work.
Hi, Alberto

edit:
Now it works fine! thank you!
Sorry for my first post.
I just realize that I had confused the downloaded archive (.7 z, wich contain all stuff) and the compressed image (. gz), so I did not unpack image before running bootbt.
Unfortunately, the extraction of master archive did not work due to the soft used to extract .7z.
As i mentionned before I've checked the whole archive md5sum but did not check the extracted files.
bt5.img.gz was only 12.59 MB, extracted with androzip. (don't use it, at least for .7z!!)

interesting....
is the wifi adapter working in monitor mode???

[SCRIPT] Command Line Bandwidth Test (speedtest)

Since so many fight about whether the application speed tests are correct, I made a simple script that will test your speeds for you with no bs (with just 33 lines of code) and display the average speed for you in MB/s Mb/s and kB/s. It will let you choose 1 of 5 locations within the US and UK to test your speed against. The files are hosted by my vps hosting provider to test their data center speeds so they are pretty fast as well as provide a decent set of locations as well as keep me from paying for the bandwith . These are 100MB files so it'll give your connection some time to average out the speed. To run it just do the following:
NOTE: THIS TAKES AN AVERAGE OF YOUR SPEED, NOT THE PEAK SPEED. If it seems like it's slower than you think, it's because it's taking how long it took to download and the file size.
1) Download the script
2) Move it to a directory you can execute it from, such as /data/local/tmp by a file explorer or by the terminal.
3) gain super user privileges on the terminal (type "su" without quotes)
4) go to the directory you put the file and modify the permissions so you can run it:
Code:
cd /data/local/tmp
chown root speedtest.sh
chmod 755 speedtest.sh
5) run the file, picking a data center as an argument like so
atlanta, georgia:
Code:
./speedtest.sh a
dallas, texas:
Code:
./speedtest.sh d
fremont, california:
Code:
./speedtest.sh f
newark, new jersey:
Code:
./speedtest.sh n
london, england:
Code:
./speedtest.sh l
If you don't enter any letter after the script name, it defaults to dallas, since it's geographically in the center of the US.
Questions/Comments/Feedback, feel free to let me know. It's just a simple script, nothing impressive, but it does the job.
Currently it is only taking the integer values for the data output, because busybox doesn't include bc to do the floating point (decimal) math easily. I can pipe it through awk, but have not gotten to that yet.

Thanks for this! I'm going to give it a run this afternoon.
FYI: in step 5 you wrote speedtweak.sh not speedtest.sh. Just so ya know. Thanks again.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

Changing servers can be considered a tweak.

JBO1018 said:
Thanks for this! I'm going to give it a run this afternoon.
FYI: in step 5 you wrote speedtweak.sh not speedtest.sh. Just so ya know. Thanks again.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
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Thanks for pointing out the typos. I shouldn't write out directions when I'm half asleep.
If anyone had any other high performance server locations with static IPs, I will add them to the script.
The current ones are at least likely to be of similar performance, just farther from you, so they could be slower from too many network hops. Busybox includes traceroute, so if you wanted, you could type the IP for the server in with that and find out which is closest to you by network hops (which may not be the same as actual physical distance).

# su
#chown root speedtest.sh
# chmod 755 speedtest.sh
# ./speedtest.sh
Connecting to 69.164.200.100 (69.164.200.100:80)
testfile 100% |***********| 100M 0:00:00 ETA
./speedtest.sh: arithmetic expression: syntax error: "( / 1048576) / "
#
Thats what I got when I ran it, but it could be my fault. When I clicked the d/l link it just took me to a page of text so I copy/pasted it to a blank txt file and renamed it. So not sure if I did that right lol.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

JBO1018 said:
# su
#chown root speedtest.sh
# chmod 755 speedtest.sh
# ./speedtest.sh
Connecting to 69.164.200.100 (69.164.200.100:80)
testfile 100% |***********| 100M 0:00:00 ETA
./speedtest.sh: arithmetic expression: syntax error: "( / 1048576) / "
#
Thats what I got when I ran it, but it could be my fault. When I clicked the d/l link it just took me to a page of text so I copy/pasted it to a blank txt file and renamed it. So not sure if I did that right lol.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
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Cant say for sure, but looks like it's missing a ) or something. Check to see if it copy and pasted okay.
Might try this as well so it will display all output:
sh -x speedtest.sh
And give me the output if you can.

yareally said:
Cant say for sure, but looks like it's missing a ) or something. Check to see if it copy and pasted okay.
Might try this as well so it will display all output:
sh -x speedtest.sh
And give me the output if you can.
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This is what I get when I run that:
export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
# export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
# su
# cd /data/local/tmp
# ls
speedtest.sh
testfile
# rm testfile
# sh -x speedtest.sh
+ URL=http://69.164.200.100/100MB-dallas.bin
+ date +%s
+ BEFORE_TIME=1314065975
+ wget -O testfile http://69.164.200.100/100MB-dallas.bin
Connecting to 69.164.200.100 (69.164.200.100:80)
testfile 100% |***********| 100M 0:00:00 ETA
+ date +%s
+ ls -l -a testfile
+ awk { print $5}
speedtest.sh: arithmetic expression: syntax error: "( / 1048576) / "
#
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

I think it's crapping out on line 24:
MB_FILE_SIZE=$((($FILE_SIZE / 1048576) / $TOTAL_TIME))
see if your lines in it match the following exactly:
FILE_SIZE=`ls -l -a testfile | awk '{ print $5}'`
TOTAL_TIME=$(($AFTER_TIME - $BEFORE_TIME))
MB_FILE_SIZE=$((($FILE_SIZE / 1048576) / $TOTAL_TIME))
kB_FILE_SIZE=$((($FILE_SIZE / 1024) / $TOTAL_TIME))
Mb_FILE_SIZE=$(((($FILE_SIZE / 1048576) * 8) / $TOTAL_TIME))
echo "Average download Speeds:"
echo "$MB_FILE_SIZE MB/s"
echo "$kB_FILE_SIZE kB/s"
echo "$Mb_FILE_SIZE Mb/s"
rm -f testfile
Also, if you downloaded it to a windows pc and then put it on your phone, it might have made something go screwy due to the line endings. Windows does \n\r and linux does \n. I'll attach the download to the top posting if that helps and redownload it. If it's the line endings, you typically cant see those without a text editor that shows them.

I am getting a similar error
Sent from my Thunderbolt

Hmm. What folder are you guys trying it in offhand?
Certain places might need you to mount your /system in rw mode, but /data/local/tmp doesn't. That error just seems like it's not downloading the file and saving it, thus when it tries to use the filesize in the equations after to determine how long it takes, it divides by zero, because the file didnt exist.
Anyways, try mounting your system in rw and see if that works with:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
and to unmount:
mount -o remount,ro -t ext3 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
I'll add some debugging statements to the script so you guys can tell me a bit more details as well if things still don't work. It works on my end, but adding some stuff might help us to figure out why it isn't on your end.

got the same error as everyone else.

I'm running it from /data/local/tmp but I went ahead and tried it after running remount but still got the same results. It does go through the whole process of d/ling the file and everything but as soon as the d/l finishes is when it gives the syntax error. Also after its done there is another file in tmp called test file. I am using the pre-made file you put up later. Because I do think the txt editor on my phone I used to make the file was screwing up the line formatting.
Edit: BTW the test file that ends up in tmp is the full 100 MB.
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

The problem is your awk statement is grabbing the date field instead of the file size. For me it is the forth column instead of the fifth. Not sure why your phone is different then ours, but maybe it is the rom?
Sent from my Thunderbolt

./speedtest.sh f
Connecting to 64.71.152.17 (64.71.152.17:80)
testfile 100% |***********| 100M 0:00:00 ETA
Average download Speeds:
1 MB/s
1896 kB/s
14 Mb/s
Seemed to work fine after I changed the 5 to a 4 on the line I mentioned above.
Sent from my Thunderbolt

skaforey said:
./speedtest.sh f
Connecting to 64.71.152.17 (64.71.152.17:80)
testfile 100% |***********| 100M 0:00:00 ETA
Average download Speeds:
1 MB/s
1896 kB/s
14 Mb/s
Seemed to work fine after I changed the 5 to a 4 on the line I mentioned above.
Sent from my Thunderbolt
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very weird. I'm running cyanogen mod 7. Probably the reason though. I wouldnt have evend had to use awk if busybox had a stat -c option. Stupid busybox, lol.
Glad it worked for you though.
What roms are you guys running offhand? That would be useful for me to try to make a workaround for.

Changing the 5 to a 4 worked for me too. Thanks
Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

I think an easier fix would be to check if field 5 has a dash, and if it does, use 4 instead.
Sent from my Thunderbolt

skaforey said:
I think an easier fix would be to check if field 5 has a dash, and if it does, use 4 instead.
Sent from my Thunderbolt
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Good idea

[Guide] Mac Spoofing / Changing

After reading several posts on mac spoofing and having failed to find a working thread.I decided to fill in the gaps with my linux knowledge (however little of that I may have).
So this method seems to solve some issues I've seen (MAC not changing because device wasn't downed) in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385577
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902354
without editing the nvram.txt
I've tested the ip link method on my recently rooted Samsung Tab 2 7.0"
Changing your mac address:
Prerequisites:
*A rooted device
*Busybox
*Terminal emulator
*Turn wifi on from your device's menu, do not connect to any network.
*Open your terminal emulator, now type:
$su
#ip link
*This should list all networking interfaces, identify your wifi device, take note of the name. now:
#ip link set NAME down
#ip link set NAME address 00:11:22:33:44:55
#ip link set NAME up
I believe that when using ifconfig the procedure is as follows:
$su
#ifconfig
*Take note of the device name
#ifconfig NAME down
#ifconfig NAME hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
#ifconfig NAME up
After doing the above you can connect to the desired network normally, using the default / other user interfaces.
NOTE: The mac address will be reset when WIFI is switched off.
I have confirmed the ip link method to be working. i.e. transmitted mac address is the new / changed one!

Actually in my case (SGS) i had to restart wifi first and then (while it's starting) quickly change the MAC using:
Code:
busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
Important: It must be done about 500ms after enabling wifi, otherwise it won't work.
If I change MAC when wifi is off it simply returns to the original during next start.
Worked on i9000 with CM9 / 10

pawci0 said:
Actually in my case (SGS) i had to restart wifi first and then (while it's starting) quickly change the MAC using:
Code:
busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
Important: It must be done about 500ms after enabling wifi, otherwise it won't work.
If I change MAC when wifi is off it simply returns to the original during next start.
Worked on i9000 with CM9 / 10
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So downing the interface before changing and uping afterwards doesn't work?

i want to learn well the mac spoofing

setoPul Wilcox
this is actually incredibly useful, I got MACblocked off a network near college. thanks!

Doesn't work for me
Code:
# su
# ifconfig tiwlan0 down
# ip link set tiwlan0 address 00:11:22:33:44:55
ip: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
# ifconfig tiwlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
error: SIOCSIFADDR (Invalid argument)
I guess its a kernel/driver problem... at least I know it works on normal Linux systems.

Itcouldbeyou said:
Doesn't work for me
Code:
# su
# ifconfig tiwlan0 down
# ip link set tiwlan0 address 00:11:22:33:44:55
ip: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
# ifconfig tiwlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
error: SIOCSIFADDR (Invalid argument)
I guess its a kernel/driver problem... at least I know it works on normal Linux systems.
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Funny that only some manufacturers disable such features. You could always try editing the nvram file? I haven't tried it though.

Isnt it dangerous ?

Script to apply random mac
I've made a script to create a random ghost mac every time I run it on the terminal emulator with su.
Code:
macaddr="52:54:$(dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2>/dev/null | md5sum | sed 's/^\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\).*$/\1:\2:\3:\4/')"
ip link set wlan0 down
ip link set wlan0 address $macaddr
ip link set wlan0 up
I've named it as gmac.sh and saved it on /sdcard/, thus by running:
Code:
$ su
# sh /sdcard/gmac.sh
the mac is changed.
Regards :cyclops:

Works differently on HTC Desire
Hello,
This is just to "set in stone" somewhere in the Internet that on some devices, you need *not* to down and up the network interface. Otherwise, the network driver will restore its MAC address from hardware/driver settings.
On a HTC Desire, MAC spoofing works this way:
* turn on the wifi interface using the standard Android interface
* run this script :
Code:
macaddr="52:54:$(dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2>/dev/null | md5sum | sed 's/^\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\).*$/\1:\2:\3:\4/')"
ip link set wlan0 address $macaddr
Best regards,

On some devices (e.g. HTC Desire among others), the wifi GUI still resets the mac address even with the method described in this thread.
worstenbrood has modified the wifi driver so that the mac address can be configured from a text file. It is described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525230
This is compatible with the wifi GUI and solves the problem of the wifi interface reloading its original mac address.
Anyone interested, I have backported his modifications to the latest state of the kernel developement in CM7.
thanks!

I get a 'operation not supported on transport endpoint' error when running the 'ip link set wlan0 address 00:11:22:33:44:55' and a about the same error with busy box.

Thanks for this! Gonna try this later.

damien.courousse said:
Hello,
This is just to "set in stone" somewhere in the Internet that on some devices, you need *not* to down and up the network interface. Otherwise, the network driver will restore its MAC address from hardware/driver settings.
On a HTC Desire, MAC spoofing works this way:
* turn on the wifi interface using the standard Android interface
* run this script :
Code:
macaddr="52:54:$(dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2>/dev/null | md5sum | sed 's/^\(..\)\(..\)\(..\)\(..\).*$/\1:\2:\3:\4/')"
ip link set wlan0 address $macaddr
Best regards,
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anyone help me mine Hcl me 2G 2.0 i can't change mac please help me....

Someone please HELPP! Before...

Okay...so here Iam once more driving myself insane. I'am pretty intermediate with devices and rooting and can usually do things solo or with slight help...but!!. So just received the device from a friend of mine and I actually want to unlock it to allow Simple Mobile (sim card) and services...when i Hboot it says Radio ON...to what i presume will be the freedom I need. Okay so here goes my trouble... I know that your supposed to downgrade the device to root, or temp root, I have been following the instructions to the T (or at least I'm hoping so) on http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f62...ouch-4g-2-3-4-hb-0-89-0005-stock-rom-1344617/ and even on this site which is where i also have tried following the directions. Okay so what confuses me is that one post says tools, the other says platform-tools..and if i'm incorrect the directory has both. Okay so I've opened up a command line from both and it's around
$ adb push fre3vo /sdcard/fre3vo
$ adb shell
$ chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
$ /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
that I start to have my trouble!! I was actually able to copy this...
C:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools> adb push fre3vo /sdcard/fre3vo
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
cannot stat 'fre3vo': No such file or directory <---is this the error file im supposed to get?? so I rewrite it connecting the sdcard to fre3vo and then wallah!! A whole bunch of writing like ...
C:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools> adb push fre3vo/sdcard/fre3vo
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.31 <------------------------Right over here (excessive content so i deleted)
C:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/fre3vo: No such file or directory
$ /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo: not found <---------------------------So I go down through the line of codes I'm supposed to trty and all say not found
$
Now as you can see this is where my problems arise. Every code or set of codes I get result in not found?? What am I doing wrong? I saw a tutorial on youtube and when he added this coding it was immediately followed by a massive amount of writing and then ADB seems to have shut down...Am i supposed to have ADB running while I do this? I've even tried rewriting the codes thinking that maybe a space was misplaced or such. Please help guys. Also what I did was manually created a directory at C;\Adroidsdk since there was none and placed all of the adb tools there or hope I did. Before that every time I'd open the executable the adb program would open from C\users\appdata\local\temp. I honestly don't know where i went wrong. I really want to root this phone. I went as far as spending 30 dollars on one of those bogus websites that can "root your device guaranteed" only to find that the programs they had like Superoneclick I already had on my desktop. Go figure..Ok I will sit here miserably until one of you rescues me. Thanks.

Some people said they used this tool to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870652
I personally have not tried it, but hey, you never know

Did you unzip the files before putting them in platform tools?
Also shouldn't you be pushing the file to the folder you are trying to chmod? It looks like you are pushing it to sdcard and I'm pretty sure it needs to be in the tmp folder:
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp
Instead of sdcard, but don't quote me on that I haven't done this in ages. Trying it *shouldn't* break anything... I think
If you can't push it to tmp then you are missing steps.
Edit:
Found an xda thread that verifies the file should be pushed to data local tmp
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Shame on the person who wrote the other guide.

If u already got s-off (cuz u might have to downgrade) or still in fryo u can try vissionary+ method efficient stressless

N_otori0us_ said:
Some people said they used this tool to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870652
I personally have not tried it, but hey, you never know
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yeAh this is one of the tools the $30 dollar spot gave me. Funny because it actually says it worked..Su installed Busybox installed and once process is done..Nada..zip..is still the same now to convince them of a refund.

Relsig said:
Did you unzip the files before putting them in platform tools?
Also shouldn't you be pushing the file to the folder you are trying to chmod? It looks like you are pushing it to sdcard and I'm pretty sure it needs to be in the tmp folder:
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp
Instead of sdcard, but don't quote me on that I haven't done this in ages. Trying it *shouldn't* break anything... I think
If you can't push it to tmp then you are missing steps.
Edit:
Found an xda thread that verifies the file should be pushed to data local tmp
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Shame on the person who wrote the other guide.
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Yeah, I've actually tried it this way and the other. the thing is one site says tools..the other platform tools, and then this last one sd card?? I've tried them all I think...Maybe my adb is installed in the wrong area? could that be why possibly after i chmod and start putting in the files to finally root the phone it says "file not found"? I know it's alot of writing but I'm going to copy and paste everything on a new reply to see if you or anyone can see what I'm doing wrong. I even copy and paste to the cmd and nothing.

ughoji said:
If u already got s-off (cuz u might have to downgrade) or still in fryo u can try vissionary+ method efficient stressless
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If you could find me a place to download visionary from I'd be eternally grateful to you. It seems when they banned the app from google they must've done so everywhere else. Everytime I try to download my PC stops the download and says virus detected even with anti-virus off. Every time I go to the Visionary website and click the download link it takes me to some bogus website and never to the download link. The other sites I've found them on them on the PC says Virus detected...or maybe it's google chrome. Think I should try downloading on Internet Explorer?

what i'm gonna do guys is try the process from the xda website and then post it to see if one of you detect where I went wrong. Crossing Fingers...

now here it is ladies and gents...maybe we can find the problem here somewhere
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Jorge>adb shell cat /dev/msm_rotator
/dev/msm_rotator: invalid length
C:\Users\Jorge>cd c:\androidsdk\platform-tools
c:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools>adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
cannot stat 'fre3vo': No such file or directory <-- here also i get the no file or directory error so then i rewrite putting fre3vo and data together which follows with fre3vo/data
c:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools>adb push fre3vo/data/local/tmp
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.31
-d - directs command to the only connected USB devic
e
returns an error if more than one USB device is
present.
-e - directs command to the only running emulator.
returns an error if more than one emulator is r
unning.
-s <specific device> - directs command to the device or emulator with
the given
serial number or qualifier. Overrides ANDROID_S
ERIAL
environment variable.
-p <product name or path> - simple product name like 'sooner', or
a relative/absolute path to a product
out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner'.
If -p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT
environment variable is used, which must
be an absolute path.
devices [-l] - list all connected devices
('-l' will also list device qualifiers)
connect <host>[:<port>] - connect to a device via TCP/IP
Port 5555 is used by default if no port number
is specified.
disconnect [<host>[:<port>]] - disconnect from a TCP/IP device.
Port 5555 is used by default if no port number
is specified.
Using this command with no additional arguments
will disconnect from all connected TCP/IP devic
es.
device commands:
adb push <local> <remote> - copy file/dir to device
adb pull <remote> [<local>] - copy file/dir from device
adb sync [ <directory> ] - copy host->device only if changed
(-l means list but don't copy)
(see 'adb help all')
adb shell - run remote shell interactively
adb shell <command> - run remote shell command
adb emu <command> - run emulator console command
adb logcat [ <filter-spec> ] - View device log
adb forward <local> <remote> - forward socket connections
forward specs are one of:
tcp:<port>
localabstract:<unix domain socket name>
localreserved:<unix domain socket name>
localfilesystem:<unix domain socket name>
dev:<character device name>
jdwp:<process pid> (remote only)
adb jdwp - list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport
adb install [-l] [-r] [-s] [--algo <algorithm name> --key <hex-encoded key> --
iv <hex-encoded iv>] <file>
- push this package file to the device and instal
l it
('-l' means forward-lock the app)
('-r' means reinstall the app, keeping its data
)
('-s' means install on SD card instead of inter
nal storage)
('--algo', '--key', and '--iv' mean the file is
encrypted already)
adb uninstall [-k] <package> - remove this app package from the device
('-k' means keep the data and cache directories
)
adb bugreport - return all information from the device
that should be included in a bug report.
adb backup [-f <file>] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosy
stem] [<packages...>]
- write an archive of the device's data to <file>
.
If no -f option is supplied then the data is wr
itten
to "backup.ab" in the current directory.
(-apk|-noapk enable/disable backup of the .apks
themselves
in the archive; the default is noapk.)
(-shared|-noshared enable/disable backup of the
device's
shared storage / SD card contents; the defau
lt is noshared.)
(-all means to back up all installed applicatio
ns)
(-system|-nosystem toggles whether -all automat
ically includes
system applications; the default is to inclu
de system apps)
(<packages...> is the list of applications to b
e backed up. If
the -all or -shared flags are passed, then t
he package
list is optional. Applications explicitly g
iven on the
command line will be included even if -nosys
tem would
ordinarily cause them to be omitted.)
adb restore <file> - restore device contents from the <file> backup
archive
adb help - show this help message
adb version - show version num
scripting:
adb wait-for-device - block until device is online
adb start-server - ensure that there is a server running
adb kill-server - kill the server if it is running
adb get-state - prints: offline | bootloader | device
adb get-serialno - prints: <serial-number>
adb get-devpath - prints: <device-path>
adb status-window - continuously print device status for a specifie
d device
adb remount - remounts the /system partition on the device re
ad-write
adb reboot [bootloader|recovery] - reboots the device, optionally into the boo
tloader or recovery program
adb reboot-bootloader - reboots the device into the bootloader
adb root - restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions
adb usb - restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB
adb tcpip <port> - restarts the adbd daemon listening on TCP on th
e specified port
networking:
adb ppp <tty> [parameters] - Run PPP over USB.
Note: you should not automatically start a PPP connection.
<tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1
[parameters] - Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns
adb sync notes: adb sync [ <directory> ]
<localdir> can be interpreted in several ways:
- If <directory> is not specified, both /system and /data partitions will be u
pdated.
- If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition
is updated.
environmental variables:
ADB_TRACE - Print debug information. A comma separated list
of the following values
1 or all, adb, sockets, packets, rwx, usb, sync
, sysdeps, transport, jdwp
ANDROID_SERIAL - The serial number to connect to. -s takes prior
ity over this if given.
ANDROID_LOG_TAGS - When used with the logcat option, only these de
bug tags are printed.
c:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/fre3vo: No such file or directory <--when i input chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo it says no such file...so i
$ chmod 777/data/local/tmp/fre3vo rewrite it and connect the 777 to data like chmod 777/data and then
chmod 777/data/local/tmp/fre3vo the usahe chmod ...etc.
Usage: chmod <MODE> <FILE>
$ /data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo: not found
$ <-----I can continue and write the other passwords but it says not found.
I'm wondering if i might've installed adb in the wrong place and if so how do i change the variables? should i put C:android or as currently ANDROID_SDK_HOME then C:\AndroidSdk

There's no wrong place to install adb. If your in GingerBread, I don't think visionary will work. Try ginger break. But you have to downgrade to root your phone. If your on 2.3.4, you gotta get on 2.2.1 I think
Sent from my myTouch 4G using xda app-developers app

N_otori0us_ said:
There's no wrong place to install adb. If your in GingerBread, I don't think visionary will work. Try ginger break. But you have to downgrade to root your phone. If your on 2.3.4, you gotta get on 2.2.1 I think
Sent from my myTouch 4G using xda app-developers app
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yeA
YEAH PHONE IS ON 2.3.4...ooops sorry for caps! so can you see where i might've went wrong? I mean is it supposed to say file not found or those things? somewhere i messed up..sigh...

c:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools>adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
cannot stat 'fre3vo': No such file or directory
Is fre3vo in C:\AndroidSdk\platform-tools?
cause thats where you need to unzip the files to
-Nipqer

Found the problem...
Thanks to you guys I went back step by step and figured out the problem . So apparently when i had originally downloaded the fre3vo and misc files they were the wrong files. I looked inside of platform tools and both files were there as applications?? yeah like actual install type applications..finally it has all seemed to work so i'll now move on to step two...won't say im done till ive succesfully rooted and ill keep you posted but thank you guys.,.for your time and dedication towards helping me :_)

Playdoe said:
Thanks to you guys I went back step by step and figured out the problem . So apparently when i had originally downloaded the fre3vo and misc files they were the wrong files. I looked inside of platform tools and both files were there as applications?? yeah like actual install type applications..finally it has all seemed to work so i'll now move on to step two...won't say im done till ive succesfully rooted and ill keep you posted but thank you guys.,.for your time and dedication towards helping me :_)
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Just in case u wanted to root an s-off phone search pd15img(2.2.1).zip got mine from 4shared rename it to pd15img.zip and move it to root of your SD card boot into bootloader navigate to the second option then OK with power on to downgrade. here is a working visionary but note most cases play store doesn't agree to download make sure u got explore or es in another phone to send it run your rooting and every.the visionary process is in the dev part its pinned

I used visionary and it worked for me

[PORT] DHCPv6 Client for Android

Hi everyone,
This thread is obsolete because I found a solution check out my app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dhcpv6-client-t3176443
This is port of Roy Marples dhcpcd client for Android.
Background:
The fact that Android doesn't support DHCPv6 is for many system administrators an eyesore.
The guys from google don't plan to implement this feature very soon or not at all. See https code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32621
Because of this I decided to cross compile the dhcpcd client from Roy Marples for android.
source: http roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/home
This client was tested on my Nexus 5 with:
Chroma ROM (build from 05-06-2015 with Android 5.1.1)
3.4.107 UBER-L Kernel
Working
Execution of dhcpcd
Optaining AND setting IPv4 address
Optaining IPv6 address (but not assigning the address to an interface)
NOT Working
Assigning IPv6 address to an interface
running as dhcp user (will give you permission denied on the interfaces)
as replacement for the stock client (see below)
Installation
Connect your phone to your PC
Open an adb shell (adb shell)
ON PHONE:
Make a folder for the dhcp client
cd /sdcard && mkdir dhcpcd
ON COMPUTER:
Copy files to phone
adb push roy-marples-dhcpcd-android.tar.gz /sdcard/dhcpcd
ON PHONE:
cd /sdcard/dhcpcd
extract roy-marples-dhcpcd-android.tar.gz
tar -xf roy-marples-dhcpcd-android.tar.gz
aquire root
su
remount /system rw
mount -o remount,rw /system
copy dhcpcd client
cp out/system/bin/dhcpcd /system/bin/dhcpcd6
DO NOT OVERWRITE THE STOCK DHCP CLIENT!!!!!
Copy all other files and create folders
mkdir /data/misc/dhcp6 && mkdir /system/etc/dhcpcd6
cp out/system/etc/dhcpcd6/* /system/etc/dhcpcd6/.
copy required libs
cp libs/* /system/lib
setting permissions
chmod 755 /system/bin/dhcpcd6
chown root:shell /system/bin/dhcpcd6
chmod 644 /system/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3
chmod 644 /system/lib/libc.so.6
chmod 755 /system/etc/dhcpcd6
chmod 550 /system/etc/dhcpcd6/dhcpcd-run-hooks
chmod 644 /system/etc/dhcpcd6/dhcpcd.conf
chmod 770 /data/misc/dhcp6
chown dhcp:dhcp /data/misc/dhcp6
Behavior
dhcpcd - stock dhcp client
dhcpcd6 - my cross compiled dhcp client
This client will not work without the stock dhcpcd client for some reason.
When killing dhcpcd and connecting to a w-lan network dhcpcd will be started, you can then call dhcpcd6 and you will get a secondary IPv4 address, however you can get but not set an IPv6 address, see Issues to fix.
If you replace dhcpcd with dhcpcd6, android will not invoke a dhcpcd process, when connecting to a network, also manually over command line by calling dhpcd will not get an IP address.
If dhcpcd6 is invoked by the dhcp user (su dhcp -c "/system/bin/dhcpcd6") will give a permission denied at the interfaces for some reason.
Issues to Fix
You can obtain an IPv6 address but you can not assign it to an interface for some reason:
Code:
wlan0: soliciting a DHCPv6 lease
wlan0: ADV xxxx:67c:xxxx:52cc:xxxx::1419/128 from xxxx:67c:xxxx:52cc:xxxx::1
wlan0: REPLY6 received from xxxx:67c:xxxx:52cc:xxxx::1
wlan0: adding address xxxx:67c:xxxx:52cc:xxxx::1419/128
if_addaddress6: Invalid argument
I went through the source code and found out that the problem might come from the sendmsg function which basically sends data through a socket: if-linux.c line 865
Any advice would be appreciated
Troubleshooting
If you get something like this:
Code:
wlan0: Router Advertisement from 1234::1234:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
wlan0: ignoring RA from 1234::1234:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx (no public prefix, no managed address)
Add ipv6ra_accept_nopublic to the /system/etc/dhcpcd6/dhcpcd.conf file
Help needed!
Basically just how to get it fully working
Any advise would be appreciated
Compiled with:
Compiled on: x86_64 GNU/Linux (Debian Jessie)
arm-linux-gnueabihf-
package: binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
preconfigure.sh
Code:
export CROSS_TARGET=arm-linux-gnueabihf
export CC="${CROSS_TARGET}-gcc-5"
## export CXX="${CROSS_TARGET}-g++"
export AR="${CROSS_TARGET}-ar"
export AS="${CROSS_TARGET}-as"
export LD="${CROSS_TARGET}-ld"
export RANLIB="${CROSS_TARGET}-ranlib"
export READELF="${CROSS_TARGET}-readelf"
export STRIP="${CROSS_TARGET}-strip"
Compile:
Code:
./configure --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf --enable-static --enable-ipv4 --enable-ipv6 --enable-embedded --sysconfdir=/system/etc/dhcpcd6 --bindir=/system/bin --libexecdir=/system/etc/dhcpcd6 --statedir=/data/misc/dhcp6 --dbdir=/data/misc/dhcp6 --rundir=/data/misc/dhcp6 --libdir=/system/lib
make -j2 ARCH=arm
mkdir out
make install DESTDIR=out
Thanks To:
Roy Maprles - for the source of his dhcp client
-realm_01
Edit 1 10:20 17-06-2015
I rebuilded the dhcpcd client with some changes in the directories, also I figured out what why I can't assign a IPv6 address
This thread is obsolete because I found a solution check out my app here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dhcpv6-client-t3176443