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You doing it wrong! Smali editing.

Ok good got your attention?
So actually I guess I am the one doing it wrong.
I am using baksmali to look at why ** doesn't work in the new 2.1 dialer. I have a feeling it has to do with the SpecialCharMgr in the new 2.1 dialer.
SpecialCharMgr.smali references"##", "#", and "#*#*", "*#*#" it only seems to be like ** would show up in here as well.
When I run baksmali on my work computer - I get smali files galore. When I run it on my laptop, I really only get the images/xml files. Not one smali to be found.
So what am I doing differently on this machine than the other? Does it have to do with the version of java installed? I thought it was the latest on both machines.
Also, I can't remember back to 1.5 (all 3 months ago) was it called HtcDialer.apk there as well? I have a phone.apk, but again, can't look to see if they are really "the same" or not. If 1.5 had an HtcDialer.apk can someone post it for me, I have 3 roms and its not in the /system/app of any of them.

what are you running for op system on your laptop? I had this problem and had to install 64 bit java (i'm on windows 7 64 bit). By default, only 32 bit java installs even on a 64 bit op system. You can always test, open command prompt and type java, see what ya get.

danaff37 said:
what are you running for op system on your laptop? I had this problem and had to install 64 bit java (i'm on windows 7 64 bit). By default, only 32 bit java installs even on a 64 bit op system. You can always test, open command prompt and type java, see what ya get.
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damn you man your a genious. Java wasn't in the system path... *Faceplam* read the release notes

I had the same problem. JsChiSurf helped me find it. That guy is a genious... lol

Any clue on the 1.5 dialer? Phone apk from 1.5 has some stuff but not what I am looking for.
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hmm not sure, what are ya wanting to do? Ya got my curiosity.
Can ya just rip open the 1.5 dialer and compare?
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Sorry, guess you have ripped it open. is there an epst.apk or field test apk in 1.5?
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Thread moved as this is not development.

What do you mean this isn't development!? I guess decompiled java byte code is just text editing? The sub forum isn't called "hero roms" its called hero development, which last I checked had to do with program code....
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{WIP}Ubuntu-and many more distros to come-on our Eris! 5-7

So this is a work in progress, as we speak I am one step from being able to launch Ubuntu on the phone.
Ive been thinking about this for a while, ever since I saw the thread on the INC forums on AF.
This requires a custom kernel, as of now I havent overclocked it or even compiled a wlan.ko for it-meaning that theres no wifi and this kernel is only for stock roms.. Right now this isnt meant at all as a daily thing, but if it turns out nice, I may end up fully adopting it as my new project, and who knows what will happen then
I am not opposed to getting help from anyone with this project-thats the whole point of Android being OpenSource right?-but please keep me in the loop if you take this off on a tangent.
Ive taken a lot of different information, a lot of different files, and a lot of general help from people
First off i want to thank The Edge| over on #droideris despite him knowing that Andrizoid was on their IRC-Oh the horror!-he continued helping me out, linking me to helpful things and being helping with a few other things
I dont recall his XDA name, but if your around, make yourself known. You deserve a pat on the back for giving me a chance when the others didnt.
Second goes to Koush for putting together this any-kernel-updater which i will be posting separately because it is a freaking awesome tool, heres a quick breakdown of how it works
First off, this is a flashable tool, you add the kernel (zImage) to the kernel folder, zip it all up, sign and flash.
Code:
It copies your bootimage to a temp file so it has a space to work in
It then unpack the boot.img
Replaces the zImage you included ith the original one
Repacks the boot.img
Flashes the new boot.img with your kernel in it.
IDK how nobody noticed this thing before, its amazing. no more fastboot BS, and no more having to custom pack the kernels for your ramdisk.
Third i need to thank pez252 for his post on AF that gave me the idea and the basics to work off of. That includes the script and the ubuntu.img
Also want to thank Saurik for his VERY in-depth tutorial, helped me solve a few of the issues i was coming across.
TO DO
1. get a working kernel
2. mount the ubuntu.img in data/local
3. mount /dev, /proc, and /sys in their respective directories
4. chroot it all so it actually works.
5. overclock it <--easily done after it gets running
6. get wifi up and going <--also easily done after it gets running
7. get this going on an AOSP rom <--simple to do, will do it after it gets running
Downloads and the actual commands to do this in the next post-wanted to make sure you read before jumping right into it

First comes the kernel. Remember that this is VERY basic, no wifi and no overclocking and it only works on stock roms. Ill add the bells and whistles after we get it moving.
Flash the loopkern.zip from recovery.
Download this zip file. Once its downloaded, extract the ubuntu.img-its the ONLY part that we need at the moment.
Once extracted, put it on your SDcard in a folder called ubuntu.
Then comes the fun part, for some reason i along with quite a few others, werent able to get the commands to run as a script-weird huh?-but here they are, you can copy/paste them directly into the command line, but you obviously need your phone plugged in.
Code:
#Sets up the directories.
mkdir /data/local/ubuntu
busybox mknod /dev/loop0 b 7 0
#Does the actual mounting, after this command, you can actually see all the ubuntu files #under /data/local/ubuntu
busybox mount -o rw,loop -t ext2 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img /data/local/ubuntu
busybox mount --bind /dev/pts /data/local/ubuntu/dev/pts
busybox mount --bind /proc /data/local/ubuntu/proc
busybox mount --bind /sys /data/local/ubuntu/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
After fooling around with it a bit, i was able to get everything set-up with those commands, after that though, i run into some issues. Now we will need to
Code:
busybox chroot /data/local/ubuntu /bin/bash
This is the big issue though, maybe im not familiar enough with chroot to get the syntax right-ive never used it before-or something else is amiss.
So! The point is, that only measly chroot is holding us back from installing a REAL Linux OS on our phones, complete with EVERYTHING. Theoretically we could run linux apps and all kinds of cool stuff.

this looks pretty bada**. im up for any learning curve so if theres anything i could possibly help you with let me know

well as of now, i have just about everything worked out. that kernel is enabled for loopback, and i worked the kinks out of the commands, only thing left is that damn chroot command. once thats worked out its all smooth sailing.
i need a nap. its 5 30 and i havent slept from last night yet
ill check back on it later, and ill get to work on it a bit more.
feel free to try anything you want! post your results-failures or sucesses-so we know what doesnt work so we arent wasting our time.

So I find this exciting even though I do not truly understand the implications of this working. This would provide us with access to our regular apps too or just Ubuntu? Either way, I'm down to try it out. If there is anyway I can help, I wouldn't mind. I used to run Linux for a little while, but never really dealt alot with programming type stuff. However, my phone is always in a state of disarray between flashing various roms and trying to customize it so I wouldn't mind trying to do some of this too. Would it be best to have Linux at home too with this? I could install Linux Mint 9 and dual boot...

Linux on a phone?!?
Don't let me discourage you but really, why?
The eris runs @528 mhz and a very low resolution, I am guessing any distro of linux on the eris would have crazy lag, it would be hard to see, not to mention hard to type and lack of drivers and things not working, etc...
I suppose this would be interesting try maybe in like a year or two when android phones are coming out with higher clock speeds, dual cores and larger screens, but in my opinion its just not worth putting in the time it would take to make linux useable on a phone.

homewmt said:
Don't let me discourage you but really, why?
The eris runs @528 mhz and a very low resolution, I am guessing any distro of linux on the eris would have crazy lag, it would be hard to see, not to mention hard to type and lack of drivers and things not working, etc...
I suppose this would be interesting try maybe in like a year or two when android phones are coming out with higher clock speeds, dual cores and larger screens, but in my opinion its just not worth putting in the time it would take to make linux useable on a phone.
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i dont think that i will be personally using it either, but the eris is on EOL, we arent getting any more cool stuff. its up to us now to keep it going, and when i see a phone with a cool new feature i think 'HEY! We could do that too!'
EDIT:my roommate mentioned to make sure the permissions on the /data/local/ubuntu/usr/bin/bash were set right. I dont have time to try it right now, but itd be easy,
Code:
adb shell chmod a+x /data/local/ubuntu/usr/bin/bash
Then try running
Code:
adb shell chroot /data/local/ubuntu /data/local/ubuntu/usr/bin/bash

Why not a way lighter distro ie dsl or something
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m4nfred said:
Why not a way lighter distro ie dsl or something
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because I use ubuntu myself, so it was naturally the first one i jumped at. once this one is running i can compile an .img for debian or w/e other distro. this is just for proof of concept.

ban_dover said:
because I use ubuntu myself, so it was naturally the first one i jumped at. once this one is running i can compile an .img for debian or w/e other distro. this is just for proof of concept.
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o ok, sounds cool

I had Debian running prior but had to ditch it due to froyo. I followed a guide for HTC Hero. But I'm glad that we are going to have an official Ubuntu on ERIS. Keep up the good work.
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For the guy asking why, why not figure out how to do it now, then when the phones get better....it is already done. Great idea guys, I hope it works.

Novel idea but it is quite pointless on mobile phones. Now Linux on other embedded devices is cool.

sword- said:
Novel idea but it is quite pointless on mobile phones. Now Linux on other embedded devices is cool.
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Don't think there will be anymore progress made here, since he's gone again (still don't know why besides drama). So I guess someone else can pick up the torch?

He's gone again? Time to gtalk him.
Everybody needs to remember.
D is for Developers, Not Drama.
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If I can work closely with him on this project, then progress can be made. Helping is what this forum is made up of.

Linux on phone
It's a good thing Google didn't think Linux was a bad idea on a phone. The Adroids already running a Linux distribution. So why not Unbuntu as well. Makes sense to me.
Some people might think Everest is just a big rock, others see the adventure in exploring it.

Why the hell is everyone flaming this guy? All he does is put out awesome roms and try thngs outside the box. I would try an ubuntu rom if he gets it working. What if it's slow? Not fully functional? Who cares. So far 90% of the roms I've tried are not fully functional. I wish I could help work on this but I know very little about Linux and Ubuntu, but please keep up the development.
On a different note, since you think so far outside the box...My buddy has an HD2 running Android and Windows. From what he explained to me, he boots and runs Android completely from his sd card. Is it possible to do something like this on the Eris? Either to increase speed and performance on Android (sd card is the internal memory) or move to other platforms such as Windows and Ubuntu. Again, I have little understanding of how this actually works but if you want to PM me I can get with him and see what we can come up.
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lol
Yeah w/ ubuntu you could easily trim it down to under 200MB with a super fast UI its only a mater of compiling all the parts for a new device, this is a killer idea, just think about having a fully running Ubuntu system in your pocket, keep a few SD cards on hand or get a 16 or 32GB and you would have all the space you would need.
I have seen Android ported to the Eee and others, why not ubuntu or another distro to the phone base that Android rules?

so is anyone else trying to see this through?

joshw0000 said:
Why the hell is everyone flaming this guy? All he does is put out awesome roms and try thngs outside the box. I would try an ubuntu rom if he gets it working. What if it's slow? Not fully functional? Who cares. So far 90% of the roms I've tried are not fully functional. I wish I could help work on this but I know very little about Linux and Ubuntu, but please keep up the development.
On a different note, since you think so far outside the box...My buddy has an HD2 running Android and Windows. From what he explained to me, he boots and runs Android completely from his sd card. Is it possible to do something like this on the Eris? Either to increase speed and performance on Android (sd card is the internal memory) or move to other platforms such as Windows and Ubuntu. Again, I have little understanding of how this actually works but if you want to PM me I can get with him and see what we can come up.
I would also love to know if the Eris could run android and WindowsOS.
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rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin - Trojan?

My Kaspersky is detecting a trojan in this rooting file:
Exploit.Linux.Lotoor.g
See attached screen-shot;
Let me know if this is in fact a false positive...?

RATC.bin is teh exploit used to root your phone...

It's a false positive. Promise.

Geniusdog254 said:
It's a false positive. Promise.
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It's not a false positive, the exploit that we use works just like any trojan - it provides back-door access to the system. We're just using a virus to crack open the system long enough to install a more permanent access to root.
That's right, viruses aren't necessarily bad - it just depends on how they're used

It is in deed a real virus, but it won't do much to your windows system other than piss off your av software... Could jump to linux and not worry about viruses...at least very few. Yes they exist, but rarely affecting a personal computer.
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yeah true true. virus by deffinition yes. but technically anything can be defined as a "virus" by allowing access to "alter" the original programming to allow access to functions other than what the manufacturer intended. dont worry. most antivirus's find a virus in anything. a key generator shows up as a virus. dont worry. your safe.

Kcarpenter said:
It is in deed a real virus, but it won't do much to your windows system other than piss off your av software... Could jump to linux and not worry about viruses...at least very few. Yes they exist, but rarely affecting a personal computer.
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What you wrote makes no sense, the reason the anti-virus detects it as a trojan is because it includes exploit code to obtain root in LINUX. It won't do anything to a windows box but it can completely own a vulnerable linux box. So telling someone they would need to switch to linux in order to avoid this exploit is ridiculous.

correct it obtains root, but do you understand how? the whole reason it works is by exploiting adb so unless you happen to have the phone version of adb included in your linux build i would think this is pretty harmless

shabbypenguin said:
correct it obtains root, but do you understand how? the whole reason it works is by exploiting adb so unless you happen to have the phone version of adb included in your linux build i would think this is pretty harmless
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YES, but the reason I responded to that last post was because he was telling someone to switch from windows to linux in order to avoid a linux exploit. There are plenty of valid reasons to switch, but that would have to be the stupidest one I have ever seen put forth.

shabbypenguin said:
correct it obtains root, but do you understand how? the whole reason it works is by exploiting adb so unless you happen to have the phone version of adb included in your linux build i would think this is pretty harmless
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The exploitation of adb is used to get the RATM file on the phone... then RATM uses an exploit in the linux kernel to gain root access. I'm pretty sure RATM isn't using adb to do its magic. What I don't know, is if it is exploiting a part of the kernel that is android specific, or a part that is in every linux kernel

shabbypenguin said:
correct it obtains root, but do you understand how? the whole reason it works is by exploiting adb so unless you happen to have the phone version of adb included in your linux build i would think this is pretty harmless
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shabbypenguin is right guys... you can't hack regular linux with this... so don't worry about it, and move on...
just be sure to reactivate your antivirus after using it.

DRockstar said:
shabbypenguin is right guys... you can't hack regular linux with this... so don't worry about it, and move on...
just be sure to reactivate your antivirus after using it.
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styles420 said:
The exploitation of adb is used to get the RATM file on the phone... then RATM uses an exploit in the linux kernel to gain root access. I'm pretty sure RATM isn't using adb to do its magic. What I don't know, is if it is exploiting a part of the kernel that is android specific, or a part that is in every linux kernel
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It's busting open the adb daemon on the phone, which runs as root. It'll do nothing to a desktop linux box unless you have an ARMv7 powered desktop running an Android specific kernel

Geniusdog254 said:
It's busting open the adb daemon on the phone, which runs as root. It'll do nothing to a desktop linux box unless you have an ARMv7 powered desktop running an Android specific kernel
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Omg that's what I have I'm screwed
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lol told you to upgrade to ARMv8

Tomatoe... Tomato.

Geniusdog254 said:
It's busting open the adb daemon on the phone, which runs as root. It'll do nothing to a desktop linux box unless you have an ARMv7 powered desktop running an Android specific kernel
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That makes perfect sense, thanks for the clarification (and for not being a **** about it, as is so often a problem in the Epic forums...)

richse said:
What you wrote makes no sense, the reason the anti-virus detects it as a trojan is because it includes exploit code to obtain root in LINUX. It won't do anything to a windows box but it can completely own a vulnerable linux box. So telling someone they would need to switch to linux in order to avoid this exploit is ridiculous.
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As has been stated, its not a linux exploit. Its an adb exploit, quit trying to associate things and sound smarter than you are. Just because your shirt is red, and your car is red doesn't mean you can drive your shirt. what I said makes perfect sense.
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Kcarpenter said:
Just because your shirt is red, and your car is red doesn't mean you can drive your shirt.
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Funniest thing I've read all day!

swiftdr said:
Funniest thing I've read all day!
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Necrophilia is illegal.

k0nane said:
Necrophilia is illegal.
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That's not what the guy running the hospital morgue told me.
I changed to NIS and it doesn't say squat about it.
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Ok, but why?

Ok, so Ubuntu and now Debian can run on HD2. It's great, it's amazing but is it any use?
Why would you need a software designed for a pc to work on a device with less than 4 ro 5 times the screen size and with so less buttons?
I am by no means going against this, I am just thinking what use could this be.
No tomatoes please.

1. Make your phone cooler
2. You have a new "computer"

PC in a pocket. there are things that a full desktop environment can do, that a mobile one cannot. there are tools available to desktop PC's that haven't been ported to mobile ones for lack of necessity.
personally i do a lot of side job computer repair for friends and such, and it would be a lot nicer to have my phone double as a laptop, rather than carry around my actual laptop wherever i go. of course i dont always need my laptop when i do repairs, but sometimes i do for one reason or another.
so having a much more mobile and lightweight alternative to that is a very big bonus. and of course like the previous post.... it it pretty fun to show off ;-)

Uhh dude, why not? Why put a differnet rom on a phone, because its Great to do that and give ya a good feeling about it, even beter if you can make one.
Same here, its cool, its something else, its sweet.

ofcourse, doing things directly to the phone is way more trouble than having a laptop but you can leave some automatizations like 1click script to have your ssh or ftp server. or just place a test http site to show to your client on its own pc and you have it ready on the go. there are millions of posibilities. is up to you how far you can go.

Well, I can only really think of one application fire me. I work at subway and my boss wants us to take courses at subway university, which is online. But they aren't supported by my mobile browser, so having a quick ubuntu desktop on my phone would provide the advantage to study when I'm not at home. But other than that, ubuntu is just awesome!
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It's more advanced in many aspects, though it could be annoying sometimes

Ok, but why?
Because we can

Because HD2 is King.....
And a King can have any number of queens....

If you have to ask this question ("why"), then u really don't get xda-developer
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You could run it as a Server. Strong processor, very little power consumption.
For example.

you forget one thing. you're not forced to put it on the device!
No one is forcing you to change to android or install WP7. yet you might go for them because they offer you more eye candy, applications, or just because you want to.
and that's what people here are doing. simply one more option for people who need a portable PC OS, for fun, or because they need it.

hardik1us said:
Because HD2 is King.....
And a King can have any number of queens....
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+1, HD2 is king of kings

hopkinskong said:
1. Make your phone cooler
2. You have a new "computer"
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That's intersting, but i want know, it's the "computer" everything worked fine!
Because if i can't used it make a call,or send msm, that's too bad.
bu the way, how can i get it? thanks!

hardik1us said:
because hd2 is king.....
And a king can have any number of queens....
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国王可以有任意数量的皇后~哈哈,x:d

I like ubuntu on my home computer, but its a little awkward on my hd2... still, its so awesome to be able to do so many things with the hd2!!!

You can use it as a server, very very very low consumption. It did the trick for me (mail + web, very light, very fast!)

michael.hu said:
That's intersting, but i want know, it's the "computer" everything worked fine!
Because if i can't used it make a call,or send msm, that's too bad.
bu the way, how can i get it? thanks!
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You don't make phone calls with a computer do you.
I think the most attracting part is to plug in some keyboard and mouse, fire up some commands through terminal over the mobile network -- A dream machine!!!

WHY!? Cause you can. why do some people have like 10 hauses, 50 cars, 5 boats... 2 planes. cause they can. thats why android, wm6.1, wm 6.5.x, mwp7,7.5, ubuntu... cause we can

Just bought an Atrix.

This is my first Android phone. I've previously owned the iPhone and a BlackBerry. I've sense ditched both for this Atrix. It's about a week old now.
I was heavy into jailbreaking my iPhone and modding it to how I wanted it to be, but this Android stuff is confusing the hell out of me. I just don't get it. I need the most remedial breakdown anyone can give me. I've been searching the web for days in and out trying to find something.
People have some really great information, though! That's how I came across this site. I hope to find more answers, although my mind almost exploded when I read through this thread.
Anyway, how do you like your Atrix? Any tips on making this device my own? I still feel like I should be back with an iPhone for whatever reason. LOL. It feels I'm too late to step into the Android world. I should have jumped on with the G1.
Oh, and any remedial breakdowns of rooting is welcomed! LOL!

Check out the ginger break thread for a nice break down. (really easy)
Enable swype (long press text entry)
Inquire about freezing some of the bloat with titanium backup
Start exploring the market
Download some emulators and play classic video games from the ol childhood
podcasts if your into that thing
Flash! Go to browser settings and change plug ins to (on demand) for quicker browsing and flash at your disposal!
Wait until you get uncapped upload speeds.. Oh man are you gonna love this phone!
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morejaylesswar said:
This is my first Android phone. I've previously owned the iPhone and a BlackBerry. I've sense ditched both for this Atrix. It's about a week old now.
I was heavy into jailbreaking my iPhone and modding it to how I wanted it to be, but this Android stuff is confusing the hell out of me. I just don't get it. I need the most remedial breakdown anyone can give me. I've been searching the web for days in and out trying to find something.
People have some really great information, though! That's how I came across this site. I hope to find more answers, although my mind almost exploded when I read through this thread.
Anyway, how do you like your Atrix? Any tips on making this device my own? I still feel like I should be back with an iPhone for whatever reason. LOL. It feels I'm too late to step into the Android world. I should have jumped on with the G1.
Oh, and any remedial breakdowns of rooting is welcomed! LOL!
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First you are going to need sbfs and rsdlite in case something goes wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Then you will need android sdk. Installing this takes awhile btw.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
you might also want to learn some basic adb and busybox commands.
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
then you can root your phone with that thread you posted. If I think of anything else, I will post more.

ChongoDroid said:
Check out the ginger break thread for a nice break down. (really easy)
Enable swype (long press text entry)
Inquire about freezing some of the bloat with titanium backup
Start exploring the market
Download some emulators and play classic video games from the ol childhood
podcasts if your into that thing
Flash! Go to browser settings and change plug ins to (on demand) for quicker browsing and flash at your disposal!
Wait until you get uncapped upload speeds.. Oh man are you gonna love this phone!
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I really want an emulator! We have one on the Xoom Tablet at my job. I play Zelda when we have a bit of down time, lol.
What are some good apps?

briggie108 said:
First you are going to need sbfs and rsdlite in case something goes wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Then you will need android sdk. Installing this takes awhile btw.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
you might also want to learn some basic adb and busybox commands.
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
then you can root your phone with that thread you posted. If I think of anything else, I will post more.
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I'm going to do this as soon as I get home! THANKS.
I appreciate you taking the time to get that stuff together for me. I hope all goes well.

ChongoDroid said:
Check out the ginger break thread for a nice break down. (really easy)
Enable swype (long press text entry)
Inquire about freezing some of the bloat with titanium backup
Start exploring the market
Download some emulators and play classic video games from the ol childhood
podcasts if your into that thing
Flash! Go to browser settings and change plug ins to (on demand) for quicker browsing and flash at your disposal!
Wait until you get uncapped upload speeds.. Oh man are you gonna love this phone!
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Great tip on setting the browser to use plug-ins on demand. Probably safer in the event of exploits too.

jjwatmyself said:
Great tip on setting the browser to use plug-ins on demand. Probably safer in the event of exploits too.
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Yeah plus it keeps all your flash on hand and yet no slow down. Next time an iphone 4 user compares browsing speed you'll blow em away
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I'm still not getting this stuff. Too many acronyms, too many... other things. I don't think it's meant for me to root this phone. LOL. I need a YouTube video or something. I have no idea what these instructions mean when they're telling to extract certain things in certain places, open certain things, install apk sbf and abc. Exaggerating, of course.
It's been over 7 hours and I haven't gotten any clarity.

Moved from iphone 3gs to my first android (Atrix) also.
I gotta tell you modding jailbroken iphones is very easy and very limited compared to Android phones. Even a stock outta-the-box android phone.
It's probably something like "want even more customizations = more work" for you with an Android.
Gold luck.

Its ok, its a lot to learn all at once. Just keep reading and asking questions and you'll get a grasp real soon. android is really educational and it took me a nexus one to figure it out.
Search for ginger break thats the easiest way so far I think. (sd card mandatory btw)
morejaylesswar said:
I'm still not getting this stuff. Too many acronyms, too many... other things. I don't think it's meant for me to root this phone. LOL. I need a YouTube video or something. I have no idea what these instructions mean when they're telling to extract certain things in certain places, open certain things, install apk sbf and abc. Exaggerating, of course.
It's been over 7 hours and I haven't gotten any clarity.
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I'd be interested in a non AT&T branded ROM with app side loading etc. I'd guess that 2.3 will be the next big step though and wouldn't want to exclude myself from being able to upgrade...
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CyberPunk7t9 said:
I gotta tell you modding jailbroken iphones is very easy and very limited compared to Android phones.
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Man, I've noticed that! I thought I knew a hell of a lot when it came to this stuff, but this Android rooting has made me realize that I'm somewhat of a novice. It's never taken me this long to grasp some computer stuff.
I also think it's because I bought my Atrix at full retail price and I don't have insurance. (I have a dealer line with AT&T. They made me provide my own phone.) I don't want to waste that much money if I brick my phone.

ChongoDroid said:
Its ok, its a lot to learn all at once. Just keep reading and asking questions and you'll get a grasp real soon. android is really educational and it took me a nexus one to figure it out.
Search for ginger break thats the easiest way so far I think. (sd card mandatory btw)
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I'm going to keep reading and reading because I was referred to gingerbreak before I registered here. That's actually how I got on this site. It seems solid, I just have to figure it out. Reading up on terminology has made it clear to me what an ADB is. I just don't know how to use it.

Question: When I open this ADB file in the SuperOneClick zip, it opens a command prompt, displays some words and junk, an then disappears.
What am I supposed to do with this?
(I'm currently browsing this thead. I just don't have enough posts to post there.)

morejaylesswar said:
Question: When I open this ADB file in the SuperOneClick zip, it opens a command prompt, displays some words and junk, an then disappears.
What am I supposed to do with this?
(I'm currently browsing this thead. I just don't have enough posts to post there.)
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That is why I like using the adb from android sdk. Never liked doing it from oneclick even when I had a captivate. If you have android sdk, you can open a command prompt and cd to adb's folder and use the commands there. You can also make a bat file to make it easier.
If you don't know how to make a bat file, use notepad and type this
@echo off
cmd /k "cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools"
and save it as .bat
Note if you have 64 bit windows, it will be program files (x86)

morejaylesswar said:
I'm still not getting this stuff. Too many acronyms, too many... other things. I don't think it's meant for me to root this phone. LOL. I need a YouTube video or something. I have no idea what these instructions mean when they're telling to extract certain things in certain places, open certain things, install apk sbf and abc. Exaggerating, of course.
It's been over 7 hours and I haven't gotten any clarity.
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Yeah, the learning curve is a little steep. Especially if you have never worked with linux before. This helped me a lot with my first android phone. This is for the n1, but most of the info applies to all android phones.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619153

Return it while you can.

wirednix said:
Return it while you can.
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Lol buster...
Anyways I'm pretty sure you don't need to connect to computer for gingerbreak.
Its via an apk.
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ChongoDroid said:
Lol buster...
Anyways I'm pretty sure you don't need to connect to computer for gingerbreak.
Its via an apk.
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Not correct.
Unless you already have sideloading enabled, you will need to connect the phone to a computer.
BTW, return it while you can.

I got my Atrix and the first night I spent like 3 hours installing gingerblur and a ton of apps. It was GREAT. First android phone. I can't wait for 2.3.