Hello all,
I'm getting prepared to upload my Alpha 2 port of Bodhi Linux for our Iconia. The thread for the original release is here. In the next few days, I'll be uploading the files to my server, writing up guides, and taking any questions. I highly recommend installing a GNU/Linux distribution before even attempting this. Using Linux in a VirtualBox *should* work, but I can't promise that. As usual, if this product bricks your device, it's not my fault. By attempting to use this release, you agree that it is not my fault. The same goes for instantaneous combustion, natural disasters, and acts of God.
New Features:
New recovery.img compiled using the Iconia, not at x86 processor (dunno if this means anything)
The ability to download, compile, and install the kernel/modules right from the device, no computer needed (after initial installation).
mkbootimg and mkbootfs
Scripts to automate grabbing the files needed for WiFi to work
Untested (May work, but I didn't have time to play with):
Bluetooth
Sound
3D acceleration
Here are the links needed to get started (not done yet):
[Guide] Installing Bodhi Linux onto the Iconia
[Guide] Compiling/Installing your own kernel!
[Download] Bodhi Linux for Iconia
[Download] recovery.img
[Download] Kernel Source
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I'd like to thank everyone who made Alpha 2 possible, including all kernel devs, etc. I'd also like to thank Jeff over at the Bodhi Linux forums.
Please ask as many questions as you'd like, even before Alpha 2 is released.
UPDATE:
The image is now up. Use gparted to partition your micro sd as follows: at least 1.5 GB (i think, it could be more) as the first partition, ext4 format. Name that partition "bodhi". Partition 2: atleast 128 MB, fat32 format. When done, mount partitions. Extract the bodhi tarball to the root of your card. Do it like this:
sudo su
cd /media/bodhi/
tar -jxvf /home/name/bodhi_alpha2.tar.bz2
Then type in ls, you should see etc , home, and the like. If you see a folder, you did it wrong.
Copy recovery.img to the 2nd partition. In Acer Recovery Installer, flash it using this custom image. Copy your nvram.txt to the card as well. Reboot into recovery. Enter the terminal. Type in setupwifi . This will copy nvram.txt to the correct place. I'll be writing up some official guides to get this working. BTW, what do you guys think of Plasma Active Two?
UPDATE (23 / 02 / 2012) : Bodhi will be on the backburner for a while. I've school stuff to do, and will be playing around with the leaked ICS.
It is very good
- Have you tested backlight regulating?
- Can you patch the kernel to overclock tegra?
Do you still need an 8 gig micro sd card for this? you mentioned something in alpha 1 about that being fixed in later versions. I really want to try this on an old 4 gb sd card so hopefully that might be enough
Great work btw! keep it up!
loband_ml said:
It is very good
- Have you tested backlight regulating?
- Can you patch the kernel to overclock tegra?
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I have not tested backlight regulating yet.
I'm not too good at kernel patching, but anyone who wants to play with the kernel will just have to type in "getkernel" and it will dl & unpack it.
Thanks for your interest!
chaosking121 said:
Do you still need an 8 gig micro sd card for this? you mentioned something in alpha 1 about that being fixed in later versions. I really want to try this on an old 4 gb sd card so hopefully that might be enough
Great work btw! keep it up!
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It may work on a 4GB, I'm going to be doing some testing w/ one today. The current 8GB I'm using is only Class 4, and Bodhi works pretty well on this older card of mine.
I'm sounding repetitive, but thanks for your interest as well! At first, I didn't think anybody would care about this too much.
When can we expect the required files to be uploaded? (an estimated day perhaps?). And do USB peripherals work (e.g keyboard/mouse) and camera work? And do you think either eclipse or netbeans IDE will work when installed?
Will this work with any Linux distribution?
I was wondering if your Linux recovery kernel will work with other rootfs images like ubuntu or kde or backtrack?
newbkilla said:
When can we expect the required files to be uploaded? (an estimated day perhaps?). And do USB peripherals work (e.g keyboard/mouse) and camera work? And do you think either eclipse or netbeans IDE will work when installed?
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It should be up tomorrow, but my ISP sucks. I'll try getting it up. I've noticed that usb keyboards and mice do work. The apple mouse doesn't, but that's probably just a kernel module I didn't compile. I'll get that in the next version, or you could compile your own, which is very fun to do (seriously, on of my favourite hobbies.) No clue on the cameras, haven't tested. Eclipse / Netbeans may work, you'll have to test and post the results, please.
chrisnave1 said:
I was wondering if your Linux recovery kernel will work with other rootfs images like ubuntu or kde or backtrack?
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Yes, it works with Ubuntu. I'm pretty sure you could load kde up on the bodhi image, log out, then select it as your sessions. It may be slow. I recommend taking a look at the Plasma Active 2 interface, built by the KDE folks. It's pretty sweet. I've just got done downloading backtrack, and it may work. Not sure, either.
backtrack
could you possibly upload a backtrack raw image for our iconia... would love it, would also entice me to donating hehe
chrisnave1 said:
could you possibly upload a backtrack raw image for our iconia... would love it, would also entice me to donating hehe
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GEEZ! I upload one or two distro ports and now YOU want ME to work on ANOTHER one?!?
Lol, jk. I love backtrack, of course I'll work on it.
Also, can you include the florence keyboard into the rootfs in the next releases?
I have troubles with it`s compiling (becouse i am noob)
I look forward to)
wow thanks much I am still an infant when it comes to compiling kernels or even rootfs image lol... I I was able to get aitcrack-ng but not gerix yet cannot find good repository for bt5 to add
So, I now have the images up on the site. The next day or so I'll be working on an in-depth tutorial. I'll also post a tutorial for downloading / compiling the sources straight from the device.
and can not install on internal memory?
dimon2242 said:
and can not install on internal memory?
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With the current kernel, no. I stay away from that for now, to prevent bricking. You can compile a kernel using the source to aim at the internal card. This is not reccomended, and I take no responsibility for anything done.
Backtrack anytime!
I'm interested for Backtrack for sure.
This website might be helpful for backtrack:
http://roms.tiamat-dev.com/tiamat_xoom/backtrack-5-with-aircrack-for-motorola-xoom/
It seems possible to use USB wireless adapter and drivers with the Xoom, I am in the office for too long this week and I'm starting to look at that very closely.
Running an RTL8187 monitor on backtrack on Iconia A500 might be something that could be done...
djxtabay said:
I'm interested for Backtrack for sure.
This website might be helpful for backtrack:
http://roms.tiamat-dev.com/tiamat_xoom/backtrack-5-with-aircrack-for-motorola-xoom/
It seems possible to use USB wireless adapter and drivers with the Xoom, I am in the office for too long this week and I'm starting to look at that very closely.
Running an RTL8187 monitor on backtrack on Iconia A500 might be something that could be done...
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Thanks for the link. You see, we don't have to worry about making Android compatible drivers. On the Iconia, my kernels don't boot under chroot. They load themselves, then point at any chosen partition. Simply compile the needed driver in the kernel, flash it, (or just load the module), and go from there.
i had in mind internal SD card)
dimon2242 said:
i had in mind internal SD card)
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I'll compile you a special kernel to boot to internal memory. Which partition (mmcblk0px) do you want it to boot to? I cannot verify it will work. It may brick your device. I am not responsible for anything that may happen.
I type debian and debian for username and password and I recieve the following error message:
"GDM could not write to your authorization file. This could mean that you are out of disk space or that your home directory could not be opened for writing. In any case, it is not possible to log in. Please contact your system administrator."
/edit to add image taken on my phone.
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Introduction:
After months of research and development, both hardware and software... I'm happy to announce UnBrickable Mod is a matter of modifing your phone once, with a single small wire. From that point on, you can click a button to unbrick. This can even be applied to a phone which is already bricked.
Instructions
You Must have UnBrickable Mod applied to your device. If you're not sure, run this tool under Linux: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257434
You must have a Linux based OS installed. Get Ubuntu here: http://www.ubuntu.com It's Free!
You must have Java installed on your computer. You can use this link http://www.java.com/en/download/ or use your package manger ie. apt-get install openjdk-6-jre
Unbricking:
1. Apply UnBrickable Mod to your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206216
2. Run UnBrickable Resurrector: http://code.google.com/p/hummingbird-hibl/downloads/list This will only work on linux currently. Install Linux or dual boot if you have windows.
3. Run Heimdall One-Click: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1266172 (or odin3 one-click),
4. repeat steps 2 and 3 with bootloader flashing enabled (Heimdall One-Click has a safety mechanism which requires you to flash once before flashing bootloaders).
conclusion
You've unbricked the unbrickable captivate... This should not have been difficult. If it was, you should learn teh computer better... Really. And with that said, I'm happy to announce that you no longer have to flash with a fear of bricking.
HIBL
The HIBL is the key to resurrecting a S5PC110 based processor. I'm going to let Rebellos explain the inner workings of the Hummingbird Interceptor Bootloader. It's really quite amazing. While my work is more hardware and high level tasks like making things into one-clicks, Rebellos' work involves reverse software engineering, assembly language, and more...
Tools
Windows32 command line app and drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=709292&stc=1&d=1315091523
Linux one-click Resurrector: http://code.google.com/p/hummingbird-hibl/downloads/list
4SEP11: added 32 bit, miscellanious impovements to visuals
6SEP11: removed additional commands
Okay, so, what is Hummingbird Interceptor Boot Loader (HIBL)?
Basically: It allows to load any amount of data (limited by size of RAM block, the biggest one single block available is 256MB) through USB connection with PC under any specified address into memory and then execute it.
Technically: It does consist of 2 pieces fused together - BL1_stage1 and BL1_stage2.
Each stage starts from 16bytes (4 ARM WORDs) of secure boot header. In stage1 these are mandatory, in stage2 they can be random (nulled them in my code), so EntryPoint of each stage does start at its 0x10 offset.
BL1_stage1, loaded under 0xD0020000 address, is short code, digitally signed by Samsung. It has been released to break "Chain of Trust" and alter Secure Boot into Non-Secure Boot process. Literally stage1 just do some compare operations and then jumpout to BL1_stage2. (Yes, I also see no point of releasing hardware secured CPU version together with software which is bypassing it's security)
BL1_stage2, must be placed at 0xD0022000 address (it's fused together with stage1 into HIBL, so it's at 0x2000 offset of HIBL.bin) it is unsigned because Secure Boot Context, prepared by iROM (BL0) has been already ignored by stage1.
Its FASM_ARM sourcecode:
http://code.google.com/p/hummingbir...unk/HummingBirdInterceptorBootloader/HIBL.ASM
This is where the code start real work, it does begin with standard ARM core jump vector table (just to keep stick to standard, these aren't used anyway).
1. It does use I9000 BL1_stage2 functions (init_system) which I linked to it, these are used to init DMC controllers, as to this point code is executing in and working with very tiny, 96KB iRAM space, after calling this function it turns all 512MB of RAM available.
2. Make sure DMC is configured properly (write some value to address 0x40~~ memory space, then read it and compare with previously written)
3. Reinit iRAM heap to the BL0 initial state (to convince it USB dload mode haven't been called yet), by storing and restoring UART pointer only (to keep debug output flowing properly)
4. Call iROM usb_downloader function.
5. Read the address where downloaded data has been placed.
6. Jump into this address.
This, properly used provides similiar debug output (similiar, because its outdated testlog)
������������������������������������������������������������������������
Uart negotiation Error
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Hummingbird Interceptor Boot Loader (HIBL) v1.0
Copyright (C) Rebellos 2011
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Calling IBL Stage2
DONE!
Testing BL3 area
DONE!
iRAM reinit
DONE!
Please prepare USB dltool with BL3
Starting download...
0x00000000
Desired BL3 EP: 0x40244000
Download complete, hold download mode key combination.
Starting BL3...
//OUTPUT BELOW IS COMING FROM SBL
Set cpu clk. from 400MHz to 800MHz.
IROM e-fused - Non Secure Boot Version.
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It opens infinite capabilities. Instead of SBL to unbrick, Uboot can be loaded, or any armlinux kernel. It's all up to you - XDA Developers.
Awesome job guys!! Hats-off to you!
Amazing work, very nice job guys!
woop woop
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Amazing work. Glad to see this finally finished and open to the community with a tutorial. I also heard you would be porting this to windows, and i will look forward to that. I have a virtual Ubuntu machine however i can not get adb to work
My dad is also thinking about picking up a $20 infuse, and therefore I would get his old captivate, giving me 2 captivates. If this happens i will defiantly take you up on your $30 offer, and transform one into a super dev phone, and the other my daily phone. Then maybe i can help Rebellos and you with some bootloader development.
But seriusly. Once again amazing work guys
donated to adam. sorry didn't split up between adam n rebellos... adam pls b fair n share... but seriously guys, this is epic development.do appreciate and donate.
Thanks.
I updated the jar. If you're having problems launching it, it's because I made the Ultimate UnBrickable Resurrector from source from my other project, Heimdall One-Click... I forgot to change something in the manifest at the last minute. Please redownload if it won't launch.
This should work on any device which identifies itself as an S5PC110 .... B/D. Sometimes, if you're lucky, any phone can brick itself in this state.
When using Virtual box, how will the phone show up on the USB list pre-Download mode download?
It's honestly easiest if you have the time to dual boot an Ubuntu OS on your current machine. It has a major bug still but I figured out the issue and contacted Adam on the fix for it.
connexion2005 said:
It's honestly easiest if you have the time to dual boot an Ubuntu OS on your current machine. It has a major bug still but I figured out the issue and contacted Adam on the fix for it.
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Yeah... I've spent a good bit messing with it and the settings in VB but it wont detect. (I hope it doesn't have to do with my soldering).
Ill try try the dual booting tomorrow and give it another shot.
connexion2005 said:
It's honestly easiest if you have the time to dual boot an Ubuntu OS on your current machine. It has a major bug still but I figured out the issue and contacted Adam on the fix for it.
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Its not a bug... your computer is too old. 64bit only for now.
great work adam.....appreciate it..though i m a riff box owner(just bought it for fun)..so wont need this mod....
but still its a great work for others....
cheerss!!!!!!
killer_raj said:
great work adam.....appreciate it..though i m a riff box owner(just bought it for fun)..so wont need this mod....
but still its a great work for others....
cheerss!!!!!!
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Why open the phone every time you have a problem? Apply UnBrickable Mod once and you will never need a screwdriver to unbrick your device. If you have spare time now, apply the modification, then use the tool later.
Btw... I have two RIFF JTAG boxes...
AdamOutler said:
This should work on any device which identifies itself as an S5PC110 .... B/D. Sometimes, if you're lucky, any phone can brick itself in this state.
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LOL @ the understanding the way of "being lucky"
Added HIBL explanation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17135277&postcount=2
I'll be working 3 day in row today on win32 cmdline port. However, WIN32 drivers API is such big [email protected]&#$*[email protected]!&$&@. So may take abit more.
Rebellos said:
LOL @ the understanding the way of "being lucky"
Added HIBL explanation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17135277&postcount=2
I'll be working 3 day in row today on win32 cmdline port. However, WIN32 drivers API is such big [email protected]&#$*[email protected]!&$&@. So may take abit more.
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There is a bootloader combination which will put the phone into this mode. I don't know it though... so, lucky.
AdamOutler said:
Its not a bug... your computer is too old. 64bit only for now.
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Ok cool I'll dual boot a 64bit Ubuntu box to confirm this. I wasn't aware there were both x32 and x64 smdkusbdl tools but I didn't write this either! I just found it interesting that after replacing the suspect files in the .jar file that it worked perfectly on my "old 32 bit test mule"...
Amazing work. I almost spit my drink out after using it.
Please make this thread a sticky!!!!
AdamOutler said:
Why open the phone every time you have a problem? Apply UnBrickable Mod once and you will never need a screwdriver to unbrick your device. If you have spare time now, apply the modification, then use the tool later.
Btw... I have two RIFF JTAG boxes...
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i m using cappy for almost 10 months now...but i never hardbricked my phone ...(touchwood)...
i never had to open my phone ..as i said i just bought the riff box for fun..and to help others....
but u r right.. for ur mod..i will hav to open my phone just once...and after that i can brick it as many times as i want..and will never need to open it again to unbrick it....thats a plus point....
I have never bricked my phone...but now I never will.
killer_raj said:
i m using cappy for almost 10 months now...but i never hardbricked my phone ...(touchwood)...
i never had to open my phone ..as i said i just bought the riff box for fun..and to help others....
but u r right.. for ur mod..i will hav to open my phone just once...and after that i can brick it as many times as i want..and will never need to open it again to unbrick it....thats a plus point....
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Android Master - Suite
Link for Android Master Website
This is currently only for Windows
Features:
*+ GUI for ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
*+ Reboot to Download Mode, Recovery Mode, and Normal Reboot
*+ Device Information
*+ Start and kill ADB server
*+ Drag and Drop APK installer
*+ ZIP Flasher
*+ File Push/Pull
*+ Custom ADB Commands
*+ "ADB Shell" option
*+ Log and ADB Output text
*+ Wireless ADB Option
*+ Misc Commands
*+ Batch APK Installer (now also with folder, just put .apk files in the folder and install them all)
*+ Auto-updates
*+ .apk file association with the program, just double click a .apk file anywhere and install it really fast!
*+ Input program so you can control your device with the computer!!
*+ VNC Client to see your device's screen and control it.
*+ Stats for CPU Load, Battery COMPLETE INFO (Voltage, Charge %, etc)
*+ Wi-Fi Stats and Device's IP Address
*+ Battery Calibration! (Wipe Battery Stats)
*+ File Manager and Explorer!
*+ Many more features!!
++to do:
-
Download:
Download Android Master
Tell me if you like it, if I should add anything or any suggestions you have.
Please donate if I helped you
Sent from my Samsung Captivate
Lol nice, I have no need but there are A LOT of people who can benefit from this especially in the O3D and Thrill forums. I think you are going to get a lot of praise for this if it all works.
How about GAF, Graphical ADB Front-End
ANT, ADB Noob Tool
ATLAS, A Tool for Lost ADB Sufferers
I/O ADB, If Only (I knew) ADB
Urabewe said:
How about GAF, Graphical ADB Front-End
ANT, ADB Noob Tool
ATLAS, A Tool for Lost ADB Sufferers
I/O ADB, If Only (I knew) ADB
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Haha cool names. I might change it to something more general because I've been thinking of adding non-ADB stuff related to android.
Thanks for the good feedback Urabewe
To everyone:
If someone wants something added to the program just request it and I'll try my best to implement it.
Also please post suggestions and feedback so I can know what to do.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate running KH3 (Pinnacle 1.2)
This is amazing! Definitely a great replacement for the original ADB where I always forget commands.
You should have an option to start an emulator where you specify a device name and press start. The original way to start an emulator is going to (sdk folder)/tools and typing "emulator -avd (emulator name)"
yousefak said:
This is amazing! Definitely a great replacement for the original ADB where I always forget commands.
You should have an option to start an emulator where you specify a device name and press start. The original way to start an emulator is going to (sdk folder)/tools and typing "emulator -avd (emulator name)"
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Alright, will try to add it on the next release.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate running KH3 (Pinnacle 1.2)
Just want to say thank you for this as I haven't ever used adb before this made it very easy. I recently broke my samsung captivate's digitizer but the phone would power on still but you couldn't do anything, luckily I had debugging on. This program was able to save everything that I had on my internal memory and pull it to my computer. I just want to say a big thank you for this program.
Edit: I know its not much, wish I could have done more but hope this helps some what as you have helped me
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Thanks for sharing. Will try it after downloading.
rquiett said:
Just want to say thank you for this as I haven't ever used adb before this made it very easy. I recently broke my samsung captivate's digitizer but the phone would power on still but you couldn't do anything, luckily I had debugging on. This program was able to save everything that I had on my internal memory and pull it to my computer. I just want to say a big thank you for this program.
Edit: I know its not much, wish I could have done more but hope this helps some what as you have helped me
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Thanks so much dude ..everything counts. If you want a feature added or help or anything just ask. Ill try my best.
BTW: 0.2 release is on the works, and I completely remade all the program with a much better UI and it looks great! I'm also adding some new features .. will be released this weekend.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate running KH3 (Pinnacle 1.2)
nightshack0 said:
Thanks so much dude ..everything counts. If you want a feature added or help or anything just ask. Ill try my best.
BTW: 0.2 release is on the works, and I completely remade all the program with a much better UI and it looks great! I'm also adding some new features .. will be released this weekend.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate running KH3 (Pinnacle 1.2)
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Thanks for the update. I look forward to my replacement phone and using this program with it more often now. Thank you again
Android Master v0.2
New release! (ANDROID MASTER v0.2)
Changes:
++Completely remade program
++Completely remade and reworked better UI (User interface) for the program
++Website launched
++Checks for updates automatically and can download and install the new version
++.apk file Association, Double click an .apk anywhere and Android Master's apk tool will open to install any apk really fast and easy.
++Batch APK installer, place a lot of .apk's in a folder and install all of them with just a click
++Reworked how the program starts
++Reworked how the program handles the ADB Server
++Now you can kill or start the server double clicking the "ON"/"off" label
++Clicking the android now will only expand the window instead of starting the server or killing it
++Now checks if ADB Server is started, and disables all buttons if the ADB Server is turned off, or if there's no device connected to avoid errors.
++Added "Open file" on the Zip flasher
++Reorganized the tabs and removed unnecessary ones to merge some.
++Added Menu bar for using the program without expanding the window.
++Added links to the website, to XDA-Developers and the Donate button.
++Now uses an installer to make things easier and to associate the .apk files
++New name and new logo.
Many changes Hope you like it, I spent a week doing all of that. (I remade the program completely)
Maybe the name is now worse than the other one...but..whatever...
PLEASE DONATE AND SUGGEST SOME NEW THINGS YOU WANT ADDED!!
Website: http://androidmaster.weebly.com
Thank you very much nightshack0.
If you do end up adding other general android features it would be awesome if you and Ehoba combined tools and created an android super tool that could deal with adb and themeing and more.
Here's a link to his IDIOT(If Droids Insist On Themes) Tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005862
brett10 said:
If you do end up adding other general android features it would be awesome if you and Ehoba combined tools and created an android super tool that could deal with adb and themeing and more.
Here's a link to his IDIOT(If Droids Insist On Themes) Tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005862
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I still don't know which features to add, that's why I'm asking for help, so people tell me what features or anything else they want added.
EDIT:
Next update coming this weekend will fix an important bug (The program isn't running as administrator), and a ZIP Flasher bug. Also it will come with a GPS Fixer related to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233359 implemented using the Zip Flasher.
how do i fix this? it wont let me change the size or see anything else?
tribbey said:
how do i fix this? it wont let me change the size or see anything else?
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Well that's really strange...can anyone tell me if they're also having this problem??
Sorry for that, though it doesn't happen to me, I'll fix it.
I will enable resizing on the next update and will implement a save option to save your default size so this doesn't happen.
I'll release a mini update in some hours to fix your problem ASAP.
Anyways, some news... The next update will come with a VNC client so you can control your phone with the computer or see the screen of it.
I have many ideas but my programming skills are somewhat limiting me. I'll probably figure out how to do it so expect some cool new features on future releases.
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Is this compatible with Macs?
:idea:, you can maybe integrate flashing kernel via computer via adb
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netchip said:
:idea:, you can maybe integrate flashing kernel via computer via adb
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Well right now with the zip flasher tool you can flash a CWM flashable zip
But I think you're talking about fastboot right? Does that work for all devices? because I think that Samsung's captivate, which is the device I have isn't compatible with that, but i'm not sure about that. If it isn't that might be difficult because I have no way of testing it. I will anyways try to look on how fastboot works and will try to integrate it in a test release.
YoungSinema said:
Is this compatible with Macs?
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Nope, right now it isn't, might look into a cross platform language.
I think mono works for windows and Linux and i'm not sure if it also works for Mac.
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This is great I will explore this more hoping I can use this one the photon 4G without all the hassle of me trying to get my phone to mount via ADB manually...Thanks
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SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 with UBUNTU
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So I really wanted to try and use Ubuntu on my Samsung Galaxy S3, cause I already placed an order for the MHL cable so that i can hook it up to my monitor. (and also a docking station). And I think thats just awesome.
Now my plan is to show UBUNTU for android (ubuntu.com) in progress by Canonical that the SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 is the right phone for this.
And beside i think this phone has a lot of potentional.
I even like the idea that in a few months maybe some genius can figure out a dual boot system between "android & windows 8 ARM".
But now I had alot of problems figuring out how to get ubuntu to work on my Samsung Galaxy S3.
So I decide to write a short how-to.
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HOW-TO
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Now first of all, credits go to the maker "zacthespack" of the following app "ubuntu installer"
As he suggests please first try the free version and after that buy the paid version since you have more options...
IMPORTANT:
I wrote this thread for the Samsung Galaxy S3 and I will call this further SGS3.
Your SGS3 needs to be rooted and I also installed the OMEGA v4.0 rom.
Since you need a kernel with loop support.
(maybe the insecure kernel with you'll get with the rooting is also good enough, I am not sure)
ALSO
Be sure to have usb debugging on.
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STEP 1:
So when installed, run the "ubuntu installer" app and it will show you that you need 3 more apps:
- VNC Viewer
- Android Terminal Emulator
- Busybox
STEP 2:
After installing those you can download the ubuntu file.
But not the script!
Now the orginal script is the problem, somehow this script cannot be friends with the SGS 3.
STEP 3:
So I re-wrote the one from "zacthespack"...
ubuntu.sh
click to download.
STEP 4:
This script and the ubuntu file you chose to download (small, medium or large) you put these in to a folder called "Ubuntu" place this folder in your "home map" of your phone. This map is called "SDCARD" not to confuse with your "extSDCARD" which is your external sdcard.
STEP 5:
now run the terminal and type:
Su
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
sh ubuntu.sh
after that you will get alot of text and it will ask you which resolution you want.
Well since the SGS 3 is a 720p phone you type:
1280x720 now you get alot of text again.
Then the terminal will ask the following:
safe this as default? (y/n)
Well "N" which means "no" and "Y" means "yes" ofcourse.
So this means it will remember the resolution etc.
Then you'll get this screen:
sometimes the terminal will ask you to put in a password 2 times
password is : "ubuntu"
proceed to the next step
STEP 6:
go back to your homescreen and open the VNC viewer.
I type following:
click CONNECT... and voila
if you did everything right you will get this:
this is a picture of ubuntu on my phone... so you see it works...
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Questions:
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Please on this thread...
and if anyone wants a short movie seeing it actually work, please ask then I will upload this...
First
Sent from my heart
feedback
BTW this is my first how-to thingy...
so if anyone has something to add or some feedback let me know...
Anyone?
How can i keep the picture from disepearing???
I will give it a try and let you know.
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Can the s3 wifI support injection mode in backpack for use with reaver ? That would be awesome.
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tiborr said:
BTW this is my first how-to thingy...
so if anyone has something to add or some feedback let me know...
Anyone?
How can i keep the picture from disepearing???
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Just upload them to another photo-hosting site and use the direct link for embedding them in your post.
Thanks for the guide!
Thank you so much ! This is the only advantage of such a great hardware that ain't needed on a phone.
But as a fully working computer always to go it's great.
I will try later when everything is tested because I'm not developing just using.
Please keep your nice tutorial alive!
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A small problem.
Ok, downloaded and extracted all the ubuntu stuff in /sdcard/ubuntu and also placed your script in the same folder but when i go to the terminal and type sh ubuntu.sh it shows me some errors
Code:
ubuntu.sh[6]:cut: not found
ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched
here's the screenshot
Using Omega v4.0
Thank you
What MHL cable and docking station have you ordered because apparently a working MHL cable is yet to be released?
Ebay friend... now the s3 uses a higher MaH then for example the s2.
So you need to buy a mhl for s3 and not someone who advertises for "mhl for s2, nexus and s3" this wont work.
123shree said:
Ok, downloaded and extracted all the ubuntu stuff in /sdcard/ubuntu and also placed your script in the same folder but when i go to the terminal and type sh ubuntu.sh it shows me some errors
Code:
ubuntu.sh[6]:cut: not found
ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched
here's the screenshot
Using Omega v4.0
Thank you
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Same Problem Here.
123shree said:
Ok, downloaded and extracted all the ubuntu stuff in /sdcard/ubuntu and also placed your script in the same folder but when i go to the terminal and type sh ubuntu.sh it shows me some errors
Code:
ubuntu.sh[6]:cut: not found
ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched
here's the screenshot
Using Omega v4.0
Thank you
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Do you have usb debugging on?
And do you have busybox installed?
And the busybox i refered to in the how-to other versions of busybox do not seem to work with this.
Did you use my script?
Toss3 said:
Just upload them to another photo-hosting site and use the direct link for embedding them in your post.
Thanks for the guide!
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Thanks works like a charm!
Same problem. Didn't install busybox from app, got one from the market.
I also only got this error message:
"ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched 1"
Usb debugging is enabled.. im running Omega v3
Saull said:
What MHL cable and docking station have you ordered because apparently a working MHL cable is yet to be released?
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When i received my cable and docking station I will make a short vid and show you.
Also I will give the link to the seller...
jee82 said:
Same problem. Didn't install busybox from app, got one from the market.
I also only got this error message:
"ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched"
Usb debugging is enabled.. im running Omega v3
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I am not familar with this error.
However i would suggest to remove busybox and uninstall the busybox app and VNC viewer. Be sure to use the same as I described.
And I used UBUNTU large image and my script.
If it still does not work.
Please remove all above and the ubuntu installer and image etc..
And try backtrack installer, but then use the script which is supplied with the installer.
This mostly works right away. There is something odd about ubuntu v12.
But you should get it to work, like i did.
I would just tell, that i run ubuntu on my galaxy s 3 with just the cf kernel. No need to run omega rom, but it maybe runs better with omega if it uses less ram, then stock. I also have the ubuntu image on the external sdcard and i runs alright from there, again it may run faster from the internal SD - so instead of writing cd sdcard/ubuntu i just write cd mnt/extSdCard/ubuntu
Just wanted to tell that it's possible to run with stock rom and from external SD(3,5 GB is alot on the internal SD when i only have the 16GB version)
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"ubuntu.sh[17]: synatx error: 'If' unmatched" Problem
I think you are receiving this error because the Ubuntu image is inside ubuntu1204-v2-full (or your corresponding folder) not inside /sdcard/Ubuntu. Just move the image from that folder to /sdcard/Ubuntu and it should work.
Same problem here and I have copied the files to the right folder. I'm running stock rom with the insecure kernel and busybox installed using busybox installer.
How well does it run on the phone? I wanna do this so i can finally go play some java games on the net xD
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Welcome to the unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlies
The releases will co-inside and the build start time is at 03:01 UTC every night and should be uploaded soon after. If at anytime the builds are not there, then there was a problem building the ROM, and we will have a look at it ASAP.
Buildbot resources are needed for newer builds. Please upgrade to CyanogenMod 11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542353
These builds are compiled from the latest CyanogenMod repos and device repos on device, kernel and vendor files and are based on the awesome work by jcsullins, Dorregaray, flintman and drmarble.
Attention: REPARTITIONING REQUIRED.
Jellybean 4.3 takes up a tad more space than 400mb. Resizing your system partition to 500mb is advised. Also, this build is a datamedia build - this means that we utilise an emulated sdcard on the data partition and both share the same partition thus space. Yet, the sdcard partition is also mounted and can be used for file usage (deprecated). Resizing the sdcard partition (/dev/media) to a rather small size and allocating the remaining size to /data is recommended.
What is datamedia? Click here.
Advised partition layout:
system - 500mb
cache - 200mb
media - 400mb
data - [remaining space] (i.e. ~11.5gb for 16gb TouchPads)
easiest way to resize partitions is by using tailor in webOS (install with preware et al)
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Datamedia CWM required to properly support emulated sdcard storage in 4.3
Download
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And as always: I take no responsibility whatsoever for raging, screaming, crying, frustration, failing, confusion, dead kittens, etc.
Download builds here
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Download Google Apps
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Changes
Upstream changes
Devicetree commits
Kernel commits
Wifi driver commits
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Issues
Issuetracker
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Thanks/Credits
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James Sullins (jcsullins) - for his awesome work on the TouchPad
Tomasz Rostanski (Dorregaray) - for his work on many parts on Android for the TouchPad (esp. camera)
David R. Marble (drmarble) - for supporting the CM10.1/CM10.2 port, many great ideas and sdcard partition mounting with the new fstab
William Bellavance (flintman) - for getting around mr2 quirks of audio and wifi, further development and fixes
Arne Coucheron (arco) - for his work on the legacy QC userspace drivers
Erik Hardesty (Erik Hardesty) - for the initial kernel work
eyeballer, verygreen and all other TP Devs - for their innovative and collaborative work
Steve Kondik (cyanogen) - for starting this great project
Google - for an awesome OS
Let me know if i omitted you and i will add you here asap
IRC channel
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Visit us in #cyanogenmod-touchpad (general) or #cyanogenmod-dev (only dev related talk) on freenode
Known bugs / caveats:
wifi turns off in suspend -> uncheck "wifi optimisation" in advanced wifi settings
camera aspect ratio
Great!
Looking forward for the latest and greatest on our beloved Touchpad :fingers-crossed: !
Maybe it's a silly question but what is the difference between this rom and evervolv ?
Can't wait to give this a shot! Thanks for the continued development
EDIT: Quick question, is it possible to completely remove WebOS and use just this?
maxexcloo said:
Can't wait to give this a shot! Thanks for the continued development
EDIT: Quick question, is it possible to completely remove WebOS and use just this?
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Are you sure you want to remove WebOS? Cause I think if you'll do this and if your TP will be bricked you won't be able to unbrick it via WebOS Doctor and/or WebOS system.
Awesome!!
Now how does one go about repartitioning?
Is this already Tablet UI, or will it need to be patched?
GnatGoSplat said:
Is this already Tablet UI, or will it need to be patched?
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Datamedia CWM required
e.g. http://goo.im/devs/milaq/tenderloin/...a_20130903.zip
Located at top..
airtower said:
Awesome!!
Now how does one go about repartitioning?
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you can boot into webos and use tailor. thats by far the easiest method.
will also include a hint to it in the first post.
Awesome CM10.2 Nightly Builds!
Awesome CM10.2 Nightly Builds! I notice that you are recommending a larger partition size for this Rom. 500MB vs ACME3's 400MB, time for ACME4? I may need to make a little video about using tailor to help get the ball rolling. Perhaps I should try cutting down the size of the gapps package too, hmmmm. Time for testing, Thank you Milaq!
Camera launcher
Focal wouldn't connect to a camera. I tried a NEXUS 7 camera launcher and that wouldn't work. Is there a recommended camera launcher?
the build runs very smooth, much smoother than the 10.1 builds.
i enlarged the partition size as recommended from 400 to 500 mb using webOS' tailor.
what about the other recommendations concerning the datamedia build?
when i open tailor i see the following partitions with their corresponding size:
USB (media): 25.336 GiB
Android (system): 512 MiB
Android (cache): 200 MiB
Android (data): 1.5 GiB
Unused Space: none
do you mean to reallocate the space to Android (data)?
So once we repartition appropriately and flash datamedia CWM (presumably via a dd command?), we're good to flash the build straight away? No ACME necessary?
airtower said:
So once we repartition appropriately and flash datamedia CWM (presumably via a dd command?), we're good to flash the build straight away? No ACME necessary?
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no acme necessary!
- repartition
- wipe data
- flash datamedia cwm
- flash 10.2
- flash gapps
that's the way it worked for me
Gapps Mod and Media removal
Hey Guys,
So I reduced the size of the gapps package by removing the optional face-lock stuff, Google+ and Quick Search. Both of those apps are rather large and can be installed from the Play Store.
Download update-gapps-jb-lite-20130813-signed.zip(55.52MB):
This leaves me with a System storage size of 22.79/394MB
Then I did this...
How to monitor free System Storage space(Optional):
-You can use a free app,Quick System Info PRO, to check the size of your partitions and remaining free space, it should be = 387MB or 402MB. Either of these is acceptable and indicates that the ACMEInstaller3 worked correctly.
-Having a system size of 387Mib = 400MB and is perfectly normal after using ACME3
-Users report having a size of 394 after flashing to a new Rom. This is also acceptable.
-If your partition is an odd size or you get random reboots,then you may have encountered problems due to flashing you Rom.
Quick System Info PRO Video Link:
Quick System Info PRO Play Store Link:
How to free up System Storage space on the HP TouchPad(Optional):
I believe I have located about 15.89MB of data we can safely delete. Android in space videos and Phone Ring tones are located @
root/system/media/videos & root/system/media/audio/ring tones.
X-plore File Manager, use this app to delete the files:
Note* X-plore needs to be given Root Permissions by clicking the 3 dots in the corner and choosing configuration. Here check your Root Access settings. SuperUser + Mount Writable, this is what it should say. Next you may need to reboot before it takes effect.
Now I have a System storage size of 38.73/394MB.
I hope this helps people get it installed. Its running very well for me. The audio has been playing with the screen off. I have a low battery drain or -6ma with deep sleep so far, Stats still being generated. Looking like a great first build! :good::good:
Note: I just tested attached the TouchPad via the USB cable. It now shows both Internal Storage and the SDcard, very interesting! See the screenshot below.
Note: Here is a great thread that talks about using Tailor
How to guide for changing your system, data, and cache partition sizes(how to use Tailor): (Gradular)
ok but how to resize partitions??? Tailor installed buy no instruction
ok...by myself
1)Mount Android (system) partition
2) Check filesystem
3)resize
milaq said:
Known bugs / caveats:
wifi turns off in suspend -> uncheck "wifi optimisation" in advanced wifi settings
ui sounds not playing
wifi region code does not stick
buzzing noise audio on suspend -> toggle (non-working) bluetooth once
no bluetooth
camera aspect ratio
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Just a few observations, the WiFi region codes have not stuck since the first CM10 the best I can remember. This is not even available on non-rooted my Samsung GS3 or Asus Infinity. Wonder if it works on rooted ones? I don't believe CM9 or 7 even had that feature.
What are UI sounds?
I don't believe WiFi turning off when one suspends(turns off) the screen is a bug. WiFi optimization is a feature added by the CM guys as a power saving feature. That is why unchecking WiFi optimization corrects the issue, ie. turns off the power saving feature.
I think I read over on Evervolv's thread that he finally got a working Rom that fixed the "buzzing noise audio on suspend ".
Why are you pushing this emulated SD card that requires all this repartitioning and using the datamedia CWM instead of doing it the traditional way it's been done over all the previous versions of CM on the TouchPad? I remember you doing a poll and best I remember, you did not get that much interest in the idea. You might want to consider a traditional build that does not require all the "hoop jumping" to get it installed and save all the fancy stuff for the more technically adept.
It's your Rom and you do it the way you want. But I suspect that you won't get the same interest from the average users with all this technical stuff that has to be done to get it working. I'm also with Roland on his idea for a new ACMEInstaller4 to set the /system partition to the correct size. And just a reminder, sometime in the not too distant future, HP is going to take down the WebOS servers, so unless one is prepared for that eventually, installing Preware and Tailor may not be possible unless one already has it installed or has prepared for life after HP support.
I also seem to remember reading somewhere, either on Evervolv's thread or on Rootzwiki that unless a newer 3.XXX kernel gets finished, that JB 4.3 on the TouchPad may not be completely feasible for various reasons.
Update: Found the post from Dr. Marble:
" I admit that I am not convinced it is worth running cm10.2. It is fun to make it work but I don't really see any advantages over 10.1 for what I do. Our kernel doesn't support fstrim. I don't use or really understand selinux. The sound is still flakey. I will keep working on it but I really think we are maxed out at cm10.1"
Maybe getting BT working on the CM10.1 nightlys and squashing any remaining bugs would be a more fruitful endeavour.
You know the work you guys do is awesome. What you have managed to get running on our lowly HP TouchPad rivals many other dedicated Android tablets in speed and stability. I recently purchased an Asus TF700T Infinity, OTA'ed it to Android 4.2.1(the latest update from Asus) and have been comparing various apps and functions side by side with my TouchPads, yes I have two. And I can honestly say that the Infinity is only marginally faster in certain areas and the TouchPads keep up with it nicely in most others. The only advantages I have with the Infinity is a new device, quad core processor, 12 core video and for now a warranty. I'm not going to unlock or root it for now.
With all that said, we may finally be seeing the sunset of our orphaned device. It's two and one half years old, we don't know how much longer the batteries in them are going to last, they have to be getting worn out. They are a pain it the ass to change. No one seems to be able to get a newer kernel built for it. The A6 firmware and bricking issues are always lurking to jump up and bite when least expected. Of those users that are still hanging on, many are not happy unless there is some kind of bleeding edge development going on and when there isn't, they start whining about ETA's. How much longer can you keep the hounds from nipping at your heels, or even want to?
I hope none of you take this as a negative statement or a big whine. I think I am just stating the obvious. Technology and innovation moves on and the TouchPad is not going to be able to keep up much longer. My hedge against that is my recent purchase of the TF700. I may even eventually sell my TouchPads before they are unsellable, ie. dead battery or something else going wrong. Who knows, they may last a couple of years, or only to next week.
Comments invited, flaming is not.
---------- Post added at 04:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 PM ----------
RolandDeschain79 said:
Hey Guys,
So I reduced the size of the gapps package by removing the optional face-lock stuff, Google+ and Quick Search. Both of those apps are rather large and can be installed from the Play Store.
Download update-gapps-jb-lite-20130813-signed.zip(55.52MB):
This leaves me with a System storage size of 22.79/394MB
Then I did this...
How to monitor free System Storage space(Optional):
-You can use a free app,Quick System Info PRO, to check the size of your partitions and remaining free space, it should be = 387MB or 402MB. Either of these is acceptable and indicates that the ACMEInstaller3 worked correctly.
-Having a system size of 387Mib = 400MB and is perfectly normal after using ACME3
-Users report having a size of 394 after flashing to a new Rom. This is also acceptable.
-If your partition is an odd size or you get random reboots,then you may have encountered problems due to flashing you Rom.
Quick System Info PRO Video Link:
Quick System Info PRO Play Store Link:
How to free up System Storage space on the HP TouchPad(Optional):
I believe I have located about 15.89MB of data we can safely delete. Android in space videos and Phone Ring tones are located @
root/system/media/videos & root/system/media/audio/ring tones.
X-plore File Manager, use this app to delete the files:
Note* X-plore needs to be given Root Permissions by clicking the 3 dots in the corner and choosing configuration. Here check your Root Access settings. SuperUser + Mount Writable, this is what it should say. Next you may need to reboot before it takes effect.
Now I have a System storage size of 38.73/394MB.
I hope this helps people get it installed. Its running very well for me. The audio has been playing with the screen off. I have a low battery drain or -6ma with deep sleep so far, Stats still being generated. Looking like a great first build! :good::good:
Note: I just tested attached the TouchPad via the USB cable. It now shows both Internal Storage and the SDcard, very interesting! See the screenshot below.
Note: Here is a great thread that talks about using Tailor
How to guide for changing your system, data, and cache partition sizes(how to use Tailor): (Gradular)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you resize your partitions using Tailor?
Oooooo, looks like I have something to do tonight. Awesome.
Hi, I recently purchased this acer a500 and I had no idea it was a demo unit. I cant return it and I am new with andriod based products. Please help. I know my build is Acer_A500_1.109.02_PA_DEMO and my android version is 3.0.1 Thank you for your help
Happy to help but whats the problem with yr 'demo' unit?
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dibb_nz said:
Happy to help but whats the problem with yr 'demo' unit?
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Demo units have a special limited rom. He will need to run a full rom on it.
Moscow Desire said:
Demo units have a special limited rom. He will need to run a full rom on it.
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Yeh but he doesnt mention whether he wants to flash a custom or whether its bricked. And if it's a demo can u flash it as per normal M?
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dibb_nz said:
Yeh but he doesnt mention whether he wants to flash a custom or whether its bricked. And if it's a demo can u flash it as per normal M?
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Yep. I would suggest 2 things. Get the uid, then flash a full update rom to 3.2. Then ota it to ics. Am mobile now, so you get the ball maverick!
Those demo roms are missing half the stuff. Not sure whether he has ext sd card access. Might have to euu him. Hence uid.
Moscow Desire said:
Yep. I would suggest 2 things. Get the uid, then flash a full update rom to 3.2. Then ota it to ics. Am mobile now, so you get the ball maverick!
Those demo roms are missing half the stuff. Not sure whether he has ext sd card access. Might have to euu him. Hence uid.
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Ahh cool, ok then, guess we'll w8 till he gets back to us, cheers M!!
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Hi, thank you all for your replies I am still having a hard time fully understanding everything like I said I am new to android. What I do know is it doesnt have google play which is my main concern. Kernel version 2.6.36.3 if that helps anyone its not bricked, I wouldnt mind flashing it if that would fix the problem and make it like a normal tablet version. Whats a UID? Where do I find it? Thanks again for your help
thebrews1986 said:
Hi, thank you all for your replies I am still having a hard time fully understanding everything like I said I am new to android. What I do know is it doesnt have google play which is my main concern. Kernel version 2.6.36.3 if that helps anyone its not bricked, I wouldnt mind flashing it if that would fix the problem and make it like a normal tablet version. Whats a UID? Where do I find it? Thanks again for your help
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Well we will try and keep things simple for you, which isn't easy with this particular android device but the very first thing you should do is to retrieve your CPUID. This is imperative. If anything ever goes wrong this CPUID is needed to help you unbrick.
First we need to set up your PC to be able to communicate with your tab, so we need some drivers. This whole process works best with win7/vista/xp so if you are doing this on win8 you may have some issues. In saying that, if you're a Linux user, then thats even better, so please say if you are we can bypass a heap of stuff!!!
Head over to Acer Support and download the Acer drivers here Run the .exe to install
Download the usb drivers from here extract to a folder on your PC (desktop).
Once your drivers are installed check they are installed correctly.
1. Grab your micro usb cable and hook your tab to your PC (u should hear windows make the new hardware connected sound. Then you should see the 'new hardware wizard' attemp to install the Acer Drivers. Hopefully everything should install correctly.
2. Now on to test the usb/adb drivers. The files you extracted to your desktop. We aren't going to do anything as such with these, they just need to be on your system somewhere.
So, when you are ready.....right click the extracted folder (hold down shift key at the same time) You should see the context menu with an option to
"Open command window here..."
3. When the command opens type the following with no quote marks:
"adb devices" and then press enter.
4. You should see "List of devices attached....and a series of numbers/letters here like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
this is your magical CPUID! and it should have 15 characters - write this number down and guard it with your life!!!
5. If you don't see this window, it means your PC does not 'see' your tab.
Try a different micro usb cable and make sure the cable is firmly connected, try a different usb port on your PC.
Well, thats your first lesson of the day
Once the drivers are setup correctly, we can move on to getting your tab upgraded into some ICS/Jellybean goodness!
Good luck with lesson 1, ya got any probs or u don't understand something, just ask
dibb
Can all this be done on a mac? If not its fine I can borrow a friends laptop.
thebrews1986 said:
Can all this be done on a mac? If not its fine I can borrow a friends laptop.
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Not that I am aware of. Gonna need a PC with windows XP or 7. Mainly because most of the apps we use are windows based. And I wouldn't trust a windows emulator. Also, acer drivers install is windows based.
Do you have access to your external SD card? Will need to know.
The demo unit is the same as a regular 500. All the same hardware. The difference is the ROM they install. If you have access to your external SD card, it will make the process a little easier. Basically just put a full update rom on it, and reboot it via recovery.
But.... UID number we must have, just in case things go south as dibb said.
So check access to external sd card. You can do this by going to Settings>Storage and check.
Don't worry, we've done a couple of demo units in the past.
Mac's.....pffffttttt.....
MD
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I told you we have dealt with Demo units in the past.
Go to;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410802&highlight=demo
You;ll need to read the posts....
Install the old Iconiaroot apk
Install Acer Recovery and let it install a CWM (custom recovery). Probably the oldest version.
After it's done, Flash a version 3.1 ROM
Let it OTA all the way to ICS
This of course is just another option. This is the old original way before version 3.2.
MD
storage
external sd card says total unavailable. and under available it says unavailable.
Is the SD card mounted and formatted?
thebrews1986 said:
external sd card says total unavailable. and under available it says unavailable.
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Well, that figures..demo unit... EUU time.
Basically, you are going to need a windows PC with the acer drivers installed. The whole process will take about an hour, so make sure your tablet is charged fully.
Get the following files;
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1816560 scroll down to the EUU, and click the box "show content". Select the torrentz file. Yes, it's torrentz, so you will need a torrentz app installed on the PC. If you don't want to deal with torrentz, let me know, and I'll check my drives nd see if I have the package.
2. go here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624645
Go to the bottom, and download the "usbdeview". There are 2. 1 for 32 bit windows, and 1 for 64 bit windows.
Extract both of those above packages to a folder on your pc.
Now, make sure on your tablet, you have USB Debugging set to ON (look in your System Settings, as I can't remember exactly where on HC 3.0). Connect yer tablet to PC and make sure you have no errors. If everything is good, unplug, and plug it back in a few times just to be sure.
Now, with tab connected, run the USBdeview app you extracted. Should give you a long set of numbers and letters. Write them down, or save in Notepad. This is your UID. You can close the app
Next, with tab still connected, run the EUU executable you extracted. Just follow the steps exactly as they say. This may take awhile. It'll probably ask for that UID number at some point.
When it's all finished, you should have to restart the tab, and the first boot will be somewhat long (10+ minutes or so). But it should boot into a fully working 3.0 HC. Which is crap by the way . You'll need to OTA, or contact us for advice.
Good luck.
MD
tried to download the files using utorrent and it didnt download. Is there an easier way of doing this?
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tried to download the files using utorrent and it didnt download. Is there an easier way of doing this?
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try this EUU it will upgrade you to HC3.2.1 - its pre-rooted and will give you a custom recovery as well. Theres a readme with instructions included in the zip. As with any EUU you will need your cpuid to use it but usbdeview is also in there.
while you are waiting for this to download try rooting your current rom with this then install this .apk and you will be able to install a custom recovery. Once you are in recovery, the main screen will display yr cpuid too.