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Flashing with Odin in Virtualbox / Linux : works really well !

Hello folks.
I'm working on custom kernel & ramdisk on Linux and was tired to plug/deplug the phone from my Linux workstation to a Windows netbook to flash it...
..Before I realized that Odin works perfectly well on a XP VM on a Ubuntu 10.4 host / Linux 2.6.35.2 !
Big bonus of this setup is that the software virtual USB switch allow you to plug/deplug the phone without touching any hardware.
Odin re-discover the phone and you can flash next millisecond
PS : this has maybe already has been reported, but I know few people who thought it did not work.

I never had any issues flashing my old Hermes through a VM XP machine on my hackingtosh back in the day, as long as I selected the correct USB port to stop OSX trying to grab hold of it.
Not quite "off topic" but thought it would put a few minds at rest

FlanFlinger said:
I never had any issues flashing my old Hermes through a VM XP machine on my hackingtosh back in the day, as long as I selected the correct USB port to stop OSX trying to grab hold of it.
Not quite "off topic" but thought it would put a few minds at rest
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VMWare 3 on a Mac, no go for Odin. Can't get the USB to hold onto the phone, only device I ever had trouble with.
Gonna try VB...

distortedloop said:
VMWare 3 on a Mac, no go for Odin. Can't get the USB to hold onto the phone, only device I ever had trouble with.
Gonna try VB...
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I thought that Vmware was better than VirtualBox for USB tweaks, maybe this is history !
Tell us aware of your tests on Mac
In download mode, SGS appears as Gadget Serial [021B] in VirutalBox.

Pretty good news, I should really clean the dust off my XP virtual machine!
Is Samsung Kies working too?

VMWare 7 in Ubuntu is fine too...

thunderteaser said:
Pretty good news, I should really clean the dust off my XP virtual machine!
Is Samsung Kies working too?
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Kies in VirtualBox fine...VMWare fail MTP driver...

I finally just installed Windows 7 in Boot Camp. VM would never see the phone

braintheboss said:
Kies in VirtualBox fine...VMWare fail MTP driver...
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Thanks for your feedback! I replaced VMWare with VirtualBox many years ago and this kind of issues was the main reason, you should stick to VirtualBox!

Can someone tell me how to prevent my mac to grab my phone on usb? I always get an error from my virtualbox, thay device is used by someone else.
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Can't get the Galaxy S i9000 to connect to VirtualBox either.
I select Gadget Serial, it waits a minute or so, then pops up this error message:
Failed to attach the USB device Unknown device to the virtual machine XP.
Could not find a USB device with uuid (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx).
Callee RC: NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057)
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After that, sometimes the phone still appears as available to connect, others it doesn't. Very similar to the VMWare problem.
This is on my Late 2009 MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. Doesn't matter which USB port I select. I might try a powered hub in between the phone and the laptop. Connecting the SGS to the laptop USB is always a bit of hit and miss for both adb sessions and even mounting the sdcards. I frequently have to unlplug and replug the phone to get a connection. I've seen a few others report the same.
Must be an issue with OS X itself, but to make sure I'll have to try this on my Mac Pro desktop.
I'll report back any success, but I'm not hopeful, I've yet to read a report of someone successfully using Odin in a vm on a Mac.

I'll pile on with my test results. Thus far, under Mac OS X 10.6.4, I have not successfully connected the Vibrant to a VM USB in any Windows virtual machine with the Samsung USB drivers installed. I tried vmware fusion 3.1.1 and the latest virtualbox, 3.2.8. Both failed to recognize the phone when attempting to mount it. No issues in the Mac host environment or Bootcamp. The problem is limited to the VM environments under the Mac host environment.
If anyone has successfully connected the Vibrant to a Windows virtual machine running under vmware fusion or virtual box for Mac please report your results. I did quite a bit of searching and found no successful results with this combo. Thanks.
UK

Appears to be a lost cause for Mac owners who won't boot camp.
ukchucktown said:
I'll pile on with my test results. Thus far, under Mac OS X 10.6.4, I have not successfully connected the Vibrant to a VM USB in any Windows virtual machine with the Samsung USB drivers installed. I tried vmware fusion 3.1.1 and the latest virtualbox, 3.2.8. Both failed to recognize the phone when attempting to mount it. No issues in the Mac host environment or Bootcamp. The problem is limited to the VM environments under the Mac host environment.
If anyone has successfully connected the Vibrant to a Windows virtual machine running under vmware fusion or virtual box for Mac please report your results. I did quite a bit of searching and found no successful results with this combo. Thanks.
UK
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Thanks to fresh discovering, you will be able to flash from the phone itself soon

supercurio said:
Thanks to fresh discovering, you will be able to flash from the phone itself soon
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This is exciting.

this thread is definitely NOT what I had hoped to find after trying to use odin under VMWare/Win7 (MBP 2009)
I'll report back if I figure out anything. I've had similar battles with activesync/WMC under VMWare as well, and I've got things playing nice after some tinkering

Was a little worried about using virtual machines to flash my favorite toy, but this thread was the push I needed to give it a shot. Plus, seems like there's a fix to get out of almost any brick you manage to install on your phone, even if you have to build a JIG its not expensive.
So gave it a shot and it worked like a charm, Mint/Ubuntu 10.10 host using Virtualbox. One less reason to ever use Windows 7. Even when I don't boot it Windows breaks, I swear its a scheme to keep people who fix Microsoft products employed......

Supercurio that mean "Odin in Recovery" ? or im think in a false way? to flash tar files in recovery..
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Wow, you might become an archaelogist if you managed to bring back this thread from the ashes! We now have Heimdall, which is GNU/Linux native. Give that a shot.

I ever used Odin in a VM of Windows 7 over Ubuntu 11.04.
Heimdall is only for 64bit system and i user a 32bit version.. so...
But..Every flashed i did went good

Heimdall not working.... help!

Hello, I'm a Mac user who has no access to a Windows computer whatsoever and is stuck on the DK28 modem. Whenever I try to flash anything or use any command in Heimdall, it says "Failed to detect compatible device." I've used all the usb cables I have, all of them work when the phone is on but not in download mode. I have no idea what's wrong. Please help!

I have successfully used it on an linux machine. I had to get the libusb-1.0 library though.
I have no idea about Mac though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
Try that link maybe?

Heimdall for Mac doesn't work with the Epic. Samsung has to update something in the SBL to make it work. Heimdall does, however, work perfectly on Linux and Windows. Any chance you could use a friends computer or perhaps one at the library?

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Heimdall for Mac doesn't work with the Epic. Samsung has to update something in the SBL to make it work. Heimdall does, however, work perfectly on Linux and Windows. Any chance you could use a friends computer or perhaps one at the library?
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Would it work in Ubuntu on VMware Fusion?

Download a linux livedisc
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HeroMeng said:
Would it work in Ubuntu on VMware Fusion?
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I think so.

HeroMeng said:
Would it work in Ubuntu on VMware Fusion?
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Unfortunately no. The phone (in download mode) is totally undetectable by OS X's kernel. Even virtual machines running on OS X can't see the phone. You'll have to use a livecd or bootcamp.

You could also do what I do and setup your Mac to dual boot. I keep Windows 7 on mine for just these occasions such as Epic modding
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[Q] Rooting on a Mac?

After searching a bit it seems most if not all rooting methods require the use of a Windows machine. Are there any resources for us mac users in terms of rooting the TF?

I'm not sure if there is an nvflash version for Mac. The nvidia developer's website show flashing features for Win and linux. I assume this means nvflash.
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eep2378 said:
After searching a bit it seems most if not all rooting methods require the use of a Windows machine. Are there any resources for us mac users in terms of rooting the TF?
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I've done it with Windows Seven on Parallels 6.
Be carefull to assign at the first time the asus usb to virtual machine in static way, otherwise you can loose the connection during the procedure and the software re-ask you where do you want to connect the usb...

DLuke77 said:
I've done it with Windows Seven on Parallels 6.
Be carefull to assign at the first time the asus usb to virtual machine in static way, otherwise you can loose the connection during the procedure and the software re-ask you where do you want to connect the usb...
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I do have vmware on my Mac running win 7. Assign asus to virtual machine in static way? How would I go about that?
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I never used VMWare...
But in parallels, with vm running, when i insert something in the usb, it prompt where the device will be seen, on the mac or on the vm.
There, there is a check box to "remind this selection" and it never ask you again pairing always taht device with vm.
Sorry, but i don't know where and if there is something like in VMWare

I think this will get you rooted on a Mac. You will need adb.
http://androidroot.mobi/asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101-root-cwm-recovery/

eep2378 said:
After searching a bit it seems most if not all rooting methods require the use of a Windows machine. Are there any resources for us mac users in terms of rooting the TF?
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When I rooted mine at the very beginning of June I just used this guide as a template.
Didn't need to install any extra drivers like Windows users do, I got adb from the link provided at the beginning of the guide and the followed each of the steps including downloading the rooting tools. The commands are the same but are entered slightly differently in OSX.
Example
In OSX you would type:
Code:
./adb devices
instead of Windows:
Code:
adb devices
If you've used OSX terminal before you should be fine.

Rooting via Parallels on Mac?

Has anyone been able to successfully root their Nexus 7 on a Mac using Parallels? Or VM Ware? Both rooting methods in the development section are Windows only, so a little cautious about trying it on a virtual machine. Any help would be appreciated.

Forget Parallels just have the Android SDK and Superboothttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28267712
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Agreed, forget VM solutions on OS X.
Install the Mac sdk, open up Terminal and have a play with adb and fastboot, plenty of guides around for the details

I tried using one click root (written for windows), with XP on my iMac via VMWare. It did not work. The problem relates to tablet could not reconnect in time to virtual machine in between reboots.
I ended up going to a Windows laptop, and it worked.

if you're comfortable with adb & fastboot, can search and read, you dont need one clicks or windows.....

tehSmoogs said:
if you're comfortable with adb & fastboot, can search and read, you dont need one clicks or windows.....
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Well, I'm not but I think I'm about to be! Reading about and installing adb on my Mac now. That part was easy! We'll see how it goes from here. Thanks.

I use Parallels on my Mac ALL the time and have never had an issue. In fact, if you have multiple devices and worry about conflicting drivers simply copying the VM and having one for each device is the way to go. Do it all the time and I have MANY devices from different manufactures.
Edit.... BTW ... I used parallels to s-off an HTC Rezound which had many steps where the device would reboot. Re-connecting to the VM was never an issue for me.

I rooted LGL21 using Parallels on Macbook(OS X)
I'm using Parallels 9 on Macbook(OS X) and ther is Windows7 Pro.
I made trial and error using Android SDK and LG's ADB, and the beginning did not reach well.
Windows was not able to find LGL21.
but I changed USBcable 1m to 10cm
But Windows came to be able to find LGL21 when I changed a USBcable 1m to 10cm.
I thought the cause to be a ADB driver, but might be a problem of the hardware.
When you change hardware and try it, how about?
However, I'd changed both the hardware and the ADB at the same time, and the connection of the USB port changed ! I confirm an exact cause from now on !

Linux and Firmware Flashing

Is there anyone who has the VZW retail S5 and runs Linux Mint? I switched to Linux a week or so ago and can't figure out how to flash firmware or tar files in Linux. I tried VirtualBox with Odin and Kies but neither detects the phone. Heimdall and JOdin3 don't seem to be working either. Besides using a seperate computer with Windows is there any other solution that works? Please let me know, I would like to make a full departure from Windows. I've been searching for a solution but no luck yet.....

Hmmm, no Linux users here willing to help?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265

First off DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE ODIN FROM A VM. You have a chance of breaking stuff even if you do somehow manage to get it to detect your phone, your only option is heimdall or jodin, and as far as i can tell jodin is just a graphical frontend for heimdall, but heimdall has its own gtk anyway. The main issue with flashing using either is they both require a PIT file which you cant get afaik, so you will need to use comouter with windows on it or install Windows on another partition.

Rakuu said:
First off DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE ODIN FROM A VM. You have a chance of breaking stuff even if you do somehow manage to get it to detect your phone, your only option is heimdall or jodin, and as far as i can tell jodin is just a graphical frontend for heimdall, but heimdall has its own gtk anyway. The main issue with flashing using either is they both require a PIT file which you cant get afaik, so you will need to use comouter with windows on it or install Windows on another partition.
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Thanks for the reply. So it looks like I will just use the wifes laptop for Odin. I did get Jodin to detect the phone but sadly there is a problem with Heimdall handeling the large tar files that Samsung uses and the dev doesn't have a fix. I could push the seperate files to the proper partitions via ADB but that's way too risky for me. It was worth asking anyways.

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Thanks but I already tried that...

Misterxtc said:
Is there anyone who has the VZW retail S5 and runs Linux Mint? I switched to Linux a week or so ago and can't figure out how to flash firmware or tar files in Linux. I tried VirtualBox with Odin and Kies but neither detects the phone. Heimdall and JOdin3 don't seem to be working either. Besides using a seperate computer with Windows is there any other solution that works? Please let me know, I would like to make a full departure from Windows. I've been searching for a solution but no luck yet.....
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I'm actually running the opposite setup: Win 8.1 Pro host with Linux Mint guest. I would actually recommend this sort of setup. If you've got enough RAM and powerful enough CPU, you should be alright. I've got a Core i5 (2core 4 thread) with 6gb RAM. I've dedicated 3gb RAM and 2 vCPUs (virtual CPUs) to the guest OS. Also, make a shared directory on the Windows host anywhere (mine's in c:\vm\{shared_folder}\) and share it. Then on the guest OS browse the network/host os name/shared folder. This way you can move files back and forth from host to guest.
EDIT: and make sure the network settings for the VM is set to bridged, not NAT. This will place the guest VM on your network just like it were a physical machine.

MrHyde03 said:
I'm actually running the opposite setup: Win 8.1 Pro host with Linux Mint guest. I would actually recommend this sort of setup. If you've got enough RAM and powerful enough CPU, you should be alright. I've got a Core i5 (2core 4 thread) with 6gb RAM. I've dedicated 3gb RAM and 2 vCPUs (virtual CPUs) to the guest OS. Also, make a shared directory on the Windows host anywhere (mine's in c:\vm\{shared_folder}\) and share it. Then on the guest OS browse the network/host os name/shared folder. This way you can move files back and forth from host to guest.
EDIT: and make sure the network settings for the VM is set to bridged, not NAT. This will place the guest VM on your network just like it were a physical machine.
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I have this same setup. Works great.
As far as vb not recognizing your phone, did you go to devices->usb in vb to check mark it to work in the windows guest? Install the drivers in windows? I'm sure you tried this already but have to ask.