Just thought I would share my experience in case anyone else was having the same problem
My problems were related to Flashtool 0.6.9.1 on linux <ubuntu oneiric> and the androidsdk_r18-linux trying to flash an x10 mini
Flashtool always loaded with errors related to libusb-1.0 and always hung at the "INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode." line and never proceeded to flash
the android-sdk-linux problem was that I couldn't even start the android tool due to some java errors which included: "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no swt-gtk-3550 or swt-gtk in swt.library.path, java.library.path or the jar file"
Having spent half a day trying to reinstall various java packages and change PATH variables both these problems were down to a very simple tmp as noexec mount issue. I found the answer over in an ubuntu forum.
I am currently kicking myself but I'm so happy that everything finally works I thought I'd share this here in case there is anyone else with these problems.
a simple temporary fix (instead of changing fstab) is:
sudo mount -o remount,exec /tmp
Posting here cos I couldn't seem to post it in the Flashtool X10 thread, something about 10 helpful posts?
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[Q] Hey guys, I just updated to Ubuntu 10.10 and now my SDK is gone! I tried to look into why it wasn't working and the software manager tool in Eclipse says that Android is installed. I don't even have any of the Android SDK buttons showing anymore? Can someone help a fellow dev?
[SOLVED] Go to the eclipse website, download Eclipse for linux, uninstall your old eclipse, extract your new eclipse wherever and go into the folder and click the application button titled eclipse. Then reinstall all the android stuff.
At the informal android developer's meetup tonight, there were two of us with this same problem.
One issue that I found was that PATH in .profile got broken.
We suspect that using the version of eclipse that came with ubuntu, rather than 3.5 downloaded directly from eclipse might also be causing problems.
I have the same problem; ellarsee, can you be more specific how you got it running again?
(what is .mprofile and where is it, for example? (Googling isn't helping me find out))
Same thing happened to me
Upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 broken my Android SDK as well.
Is it possible the Java packages are not installed anymore in Ubuntu?
I tried this...
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk
Updated a lot of stuff but Eclipse Android is still gone...
Does anyone have this figured out yet??????????????????????????????? I NEED TO GET MOVING ON SOME APPS! THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!
Removal and re-install of ADT plugin does not help
This is the error that appeared in my project the first time I ran eclipse after the 10.10 upgrade from 10.04.
Code:
The project was not built since its build path is incomplete. Cannot find the class file for java.lang.Object. Fix the build path then try building this project
I attempted to fix the build path (Properties->Java Build Path) and noticed that
com.adroid.ide.eclipse.adt.ANDROID_FRAMEWORK was not checked. I checked it but this made no difference.
Going to try complete uninstall of eclipse...
It's still not working for me
Not .mprofile .profile, it's like .bashrc, a script that is run when you log in, and can set your $PATH variable, or other environment variables.
emacs ~/.profile
or
vi ~/.profile
should enable you to edit it.
Has anyone tried just a fresh reinstall of everything to work on android apps?
Someone asked about java, it's still in /usr/bin/java
SOLUTION
Can't post outside links. So you'll have to google the bug numbers I give.
Ubuntu bug is here: bugs.launchpad # 633198
This points at a debian bug: bugs.debian.org # 587657
Debian bug contains a workaround where you edit the file:
~/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_*/configuration/org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator/bundles.info
And you change the concurrent package location (I had too entries, I had to remove them both and insert the line in the debian bug)
and then things magically worked for me again!
Best of luck everyone
Someone else?
Someone else found a way to fix it?
Cuz, everything up till now didnt work for me
Hello, not sure if im posting in the right section or not apologies if im not. Ive been playing with ubuntu on my nexus 7 and want to start porting some x86 programs over. I recently installed crosstools-ng on my linux box. I've coded in the past but never tried cross compiling software. If anyone has used this software you know it allows you to be VERY exacting as far as architecture goes. I know nexus 7 is armhf but beyond that im lost. If anybody uses the software and has a config file i could use I would be very grateful. Thanx
Edit: I am aware I can choose a list of "pre-made" cpu choices but as I said my knowledge of the nitty gritty of the 7 arch is beyond me. If any of the premade choices will do please let me know.
Thanx alot guys
Yep!
This post was one of the very few results that I found anywhere on the web regarding cross compiling for the Ubuntu Nexus 7 platform. Leave it to Ubuntu to have no documentation whatsoever on doing this. I spent two solid nights trying to get crosstool-ng to build binaries for my Nexus 7, and all that I could get to work was compilation with -static. I spent hours trying to figure out what was going on.
gcc -dumpmachine
returns
arm-linux-gnueabihf
Through Google/Bing searches, I again found nothing about this "hf" build other than it means hardware floating point, but I was building for the NEON/vfpv3-d16 FPU. After a bunch more searching, I found that this is a Debian-specific ABI, so no wonder I wasn't getting anywhere!
http wiki.debian.org/ArmHardFloatPort
From there, I decided to try to get a canned cross compiler, but nothing worked. I then ran across this.
http gsoc.sitedethib.com/posts/apt-get_install_gcc-4.7-arm-linux-gnueabihf
Note that I have three Ubuntu VMs and spent several hours trying to get ANY unstable or "backport" version of dpkg to work. For one of my distros, dpkg is new enough, and running dpkg --add-architecture armhf worked, but when I ran apt-get update, I got a bunch of errors that the armhf-related repositories couldn't be found (404s...) which I have seen before amounts to the Ubuntu release that you're using not being supported.
So this is why I have always avoided Ubuntu development especially for cross compiling. But since they're the ones doing a heck of a lot of work on this port, I'm not about to roll my own distro.
In case you are still looking for a cross compiler, look no further than Linaro. Download their 2012.12 binary package from this page.
https launchpad.net/linaro-toolchain-binaries/+download
I used this particular one.
https launchpad.net/linaro-toolchain-binaries/trunk/2012.12/+download/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.7-2012.12-20121214_linux.tar.bz2
Extract with
tar xfvj gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.7-2012.12-20121214_linux.tar.bz2
and export the bin directory to your shell's PATH variable for convenience.
These binaries are apparently compiled for 32-bit i686 Linux oddly enough, so if you execute them on an amd64 system, you will likely get the "No such file or directory" error. To get 32-bit binary compatibility in Ubuntu, run
apt-get install ia32-libs
Correct me if I am wrong on any of this. I hope that this helps someone out there!
for the past couple of days i have been trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 on my nexus 7 but unfortunately, i keep running into problems. i have a laptop with Ubuntu 13.04 installed on it, but when i run the desktop installer it gives mean error for checksum validation. then i found a way that you could do it on a windows PC however when i go to download the cd images it bring me to a 404 (page not found) website. i would give the link but i am not allowed due to my account restrictions. if anyone could call me via Skype or team-viewer and could help me or perhaps provide an alternate way of installing Ubuntu or even tell me what i am doing wrong it would be much appreciated.
thanks in advanced, Kevin.
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/...3.04-preinstalled-desktop-armhf+nexus7.img.gz
dont i also need the boot img?
kevinperyea said:
dont i also need the boot img?
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If you are installing it as the lone system, than yes, you will need the boot image. If you are using multirom to multiboot, than no, you wont need the boot image.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Its not very hard actually..First decide that do you want to remove android and replace it with android or yoou want to keep android untouched while multibooting ubuntu on your device as a secondary OPERATING system...
If you want me to I can write a full guide describing both procedures....I RECOMMEND MULTIBOOTING....
I need some help too
So i saw this video of a guy having ubuntu 12.04(pc version) on his phone,he was running the linux server on his phone and at the same time accessing it, using androidVNC . BTW i have a samsung galaxy S 4 (sprint Version ,without knox) Running cyanogenmod 11.0 , android version 4.4.2, the kernel version is [email protected] #1 Thu Jan 9 21:12:16 PST 2014 .
I checked if my phone is loop compatible using, the following in terminal emulator : zcat /proc/config.gz | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP , i found it on a webpage , and i got y, that means it is a loop device, but when i ran CompleteLinuxInstaller i got into the following problem
Checking loop device ... FOUND
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop255 on /data/local/mnt failed : Invalid Argument
ERROR: Unable to mount the loop device
but when i did modprobe loop
it didn't find anything
so if you can help, me i am not a genius, just tell me the simplest way to fix this.
Thank's in advance,
GGgamer16
* one more thing ,i saw someting about multibooting, does it work like in windows(when you boot up it's asking you which os to run) or how does it work, and tell me hwo do i do it.
Ubuntu 13.04 on Nexus 7 2012
Posting in wrong spot... couldn't delete :/
Solutions to installing Linux on CM11 on my OnePlus One
So, I wanted to install Kali on my phone and encountered many issues. I have found solutions to my issue and thought I would share the solutions for those who also encounter my issues.
1. Unable to change root password.
This issue was solved by installing com.mrbimc.selinux from play store (Sorry, I hate the rules and wish I can skip them and post a URL) and changing to permissive mode.
You may need to run this in Linux after you configure it
Code:
apt-get install selinux-policy-default
2. After running upgrade, I saw that PostgreSQL could not start causing the upgrade to fail "could not create IPv4 socket: Permission denied" and found the solution to be using the following command
Code:
usermod -a -G android_inet postgres
Now I got everything working properly.
So you're installing pure Linux kernel to android? Sorry I don't follow you
norpan111 said:
So you're installing pure Linux kernel to android? Sorry I don't follow you
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I think he is doing a CHroot install where the linux distro shares the same kernel as android but runs all of its processes within one process executed on the host kernel
I also struggled with installing Kali linux at first but Robherc's LinuxOnAndroid/Complete Linux Installer FAQ helped me.
http://www.robherc.com/hosted/linuxonandroid/FAQ.html
What it doesn't say there is Kali linux' init VNC pass is kalilinux
I don't see a significant performance impact from running kali linux on the One.
I've been scouring different forums for nearly a month now and can't find a solution that works for my situation. I resisted posting here, hoping to find the info on my own without any luck. I have a handful (6) of these generic MK809III Rockchip 3188 based sticks, with 4.4.2 KitKat. All identical. I have no idea which Chinese manufacturer assembled them. Four of them work perfectly. Two of them have been corrupted by me. I inadvertently wiped out the build.prop files. The files are there, but they are empty. (I know this because the last one I botched, I could see the file in the open editor with no content, as a read-only. The moment I closed the screen... that was it.
Using the "hold the pin in hole, then power up, wait 5 or 10 seconds, then release the pin" method of recovery (sorry, I don't know the proper name) does boot it into recovery mode, but the screen shows this:
Failed to mount /mnt/external_sd (No such device)
Failed to mount /mnt/external_sd (No such device)
Failed to mount /mnt/external_sd (No such device)
one_data_if_exist->can't find databk partition
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Booting...
--- then, a stuck boot animation.
My problem, is that I cannot connect to these via USB to do anything to them. My system tools are:
Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS workstation
RK_Flashtool_1.7
Android Studio
Latest Android tools sdk
Other tools available to me: A Mac (running Yosemite OSx)
Notes:
- Adb drivers, I assume, are correct, because I can access the working stick computer via ADB
- The RKFlashtool will not recognize any of the corrupted units, or show that it is even connected
- Obviously, I cannot set the "Connect to PC" flag without the OS booted
- In a terminal window, adb does not show the usb device as being connected
- I do not have a back up for any of these. I tried, but both Clockwork and TWRP would not recognize the unit to permit a backup. The working units are recognized as: "gxt_dongle_3188".
I really need some advice. I must be overlooking something, I admit to being somewhat new to Android. I wish it were possible to backup one of the working units, and install it on the corrupt units. But no backup app was installed in the boot loader of the corrupted units (that I'm aware of).
Thanks for your time!
Judging from the lack of responses, this problem must have a lot of people as perplexed as I am. I really thought someone here might have an idea.