yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software Development] mscion:
Hi Zacthespack. I found an app that could be useful with linux on android. It is called AirTerm. It makes a floating terminal that can ssh into ubuntu@localhost. Its nice because

you can run programs on ubuntu from your android screen. It is easy to open and close AirTerm and to put in background without doing a long press. It will actually appear on top

of your desktop environment if you choose.
[Android Software Development] tumich91:
It's possible to install adobe flash? Ubuntu Smart center can't find this plugin :/
[Android Software Development] camaro981:
bootable Ubuntu sd card via Android?

Hey my question is a little bit off topic but i have no idea where to find the answer.

So i have a NetBook that currently won't boot cause i was screwing with it. What i want to do is create a bootable sd card of Ubuntu. The only issue i'm having is since my computer won't boot, i'm left with 2 Android devices to help me fix it. Is there Amy way to make a bootable sd card thru Android platforms? And if so, how? Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, i know my way around Android, but my knowledge is on the slim side
[Android Software Development] sanma.sama:
Hi everyone

Im trying to access my arduino board in lxde environment, but no USB port is detected, in fact no /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyUSB0 exists, anyone has succeeded accessing serial peripherals through USB ?
[Android Software Development] leventpinar:
THANKS !!!!!

A thank you from me (I don't go through Play Store) - Confirmation number: 5XN01964H1807902X

Would be great to be able to use External SD Card to store/boot images. This will help, cause I flash ROMS with full wipe and have to keep re-loading images (BackTrack and Ubuntu (full))

Thanks again. More power to you all !
[Android Software Development] DarkhShadow:
You can, just change the image location inside the app

Sent from my Jelly Nexus S
[Android Software Development] debernardis:
Hi all, hi Zac,

for the Galaxy Note 2 n7100 the mount point of the external microSD card is

/storage/extSdCard

The booting script as present doesn't mount it; editing the script did the trick. So maybe you could add this in next version.

Thanks, Ernesto
[Android Software Development] lepidas:
will the small Ubuntu Installer work on a Rikomagic mk802 ?
[Android Software Development] bentech4u:
HI

i am new to this.

i downloaded ubuntu image and extracted on /storage/extSdCard/ubuntu directory

when i click on the boot widget, it's booting ubuntu but i am not able connect VNC . At the time of starting i am getting one error also.

here am attaching the screenshot of that error message. How can i fix this issue.?
[Android Software Development] debernardis:
Had same problem. Edited /root/init.sh in the chroot and changed "ifconfig" into "/sbin/ifconfig".

This solved the error.
[Android Software Development] shamsan007:
3g dongle support

does support 3g dongles Huawei and ZTE

Thanks
[Android Software Development] bentech4u:
Thanks debernardis . Let me try this.

I don't know what happened to my Ubuntu image, it's hanging on md5 checking..

"validating image checksum......." booting is hanged at this stage..

please help me
[Android Software Development] shamsan007:
Zte ac2746 (cdma)

I have Kindle Fire installed Jelly Bean & Kernel 3.0.31

my device is ZTE AC2746 (CDMA)
[Android Software Development] bentech4u:
HI

my ubuntu image started working. when i try to connect VNC to localhost, it's not connecting.

i am using samsung N7100.

please check attached screenshot..i am also getting eth0 error on this screen..
[Android Software Development] sullytrny:
it says port 0 it's supposed to be 5900 check the VNC connection settings

{ XT912 ~ Simplex 1.3 ~ SS 3.05 }

{ Ubuntu }
[Android Software Development] bentech4u:
thanks, it's working now.
[Android Software Development] trimax84:
Can anyone help.....

I have spent the last few hours getting Backtrack installed and then insatlling Java and creating a symlink in Firefox plugins (yes, I'm new to Linux). I can't seem to get java working on Backtrack, which was the only reason I installed this.

Can some on provide tips on how to get this to work?

Thanksss
[Android Software Development] leventpinar:
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/index.php/Java_Install
[Android Software Development] trimax84:
Tried this, as well as many of the suggestions here: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41868

To no avail.

On the bright side, reading all this info is helping me learn more about linux though :)

I'm thinking there may be an issue with how java was unpackaged or installed....? When I type "java --version" into the terminal I get "bash: /usr/bin/java: cannot execute binary file"

Does anyone have Java working without a hitch?
[Android Software Development] leventpinar:
Try this - look out for "Linux ARM" :

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u7-downloads-1836413.html
[Android Software Development] trimax84:
Finally figured out how to get Java working on my Nexus 7 through this app.

Thanks to those that helped.

I think I tried all of the installs, but Backtrack5 was the only one I was able to figure out.

Here's how I did it......

Install the app from this thread and follow the steps to install and run Backtrack5 (such a great app, makes things very easy). Be sure you remember the password you enter in the terminal because you'll need sudo su privileges later. I run a Nexus7 so I set my screen res to 1280x720

Boot into Backtrack, open the terminal, make sure you have sudo su access. Then launch Firefox.

Download "ARMv7 Linux - Headful..." from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/downloads/javase/index.html

Then close Firefox

Once downloaded, extract the folder (ejre1.7.0_06). Then move it to somewhere you'll remember (I put mine in /usr/lib/jvm).

Then I followed the instructions here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/56104/how-can-i-install-sun-oracles-proprietary-java-6-7-jre-or-jdk to install and set that newly extracted Java as default. When done successfully "java -version" in terminal will print out the version (1.7.0_06...) rather than "binary not executable" or whatever

I ran into lots of problems, which now I realize it was because all of the versions of Java I was trying were not best suited for the ARMv7 processor the Nexus7 uses.

Create a symbolic link from /ejre1.7.0_06/lib/arm/libnpjp2.so (in my case it is /usr/lib/jvm/ejre1.7.0_06/lib/arm/libnpjp2.so) to the firefox plugin directory (which for me was /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins)

Open Firefox (or close and re-open) and check Tools - Add-Ons and check to make sure "Java" is listed in the Plugins tab

Browse to www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp

That should be it! Java works!

I left out most of the commands in terminal, since most of the other walkthroughs talk about them (and since I'm VERY new at this and don't want to screw things up too much if I mess something up). Check out these other tutorials for more help:

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/wiki/index.php/Java_Install

http://askubuntu.com/questions/56104/how-can-i-install-sun-oracles-proprietary-java-6-7-jre-or-jdk

http://www.eradroid.com/2012/08/installing-oracle-java-jdk17006-while.html

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

And that other link I posted a few posts up has some good resources too.

Please note.... the versions of Java in all of the above links did not works for me (that was part of my problem). Make sure you get the one for ARM. And make sure that version has the libnpjp2.so file in it (not all of them do, as I found out).

So yeah, that's it! Should literally take like half an hour. Hopefully this saves someone else some time (since this took me a total of probably 10 hours between trying every permutation of Linux builds and different versions of Java).
[Android Software Development] tumich91:
Is awailable ubuntu for my new motorola razr i 890 with intel atom z2640 x86 2ghz (1core) processor? Its android 4.04
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Method is possible but will need to compile a x86 version of busy box and the image files, so we don't support it right now no
[Android Software Development] tumich91:
But if will be supporting it could be works much better?
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
We have started our logo and icon design competition and now have a thread for it here on XDA if you need more info etc head over to the thread now! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1953373
[Android Software Development] interw:
I have been trying to enable Gnome as well. Did you manage to edit the suggested file home/.vnc/xstartup, and what did you change?
[Android Software Development] transformador:
Same problem here :)

anyone knows how to switch to gnome/lxde?

and: can i backup programs from my native asus transformer boot(12.04 too) and restore it on my nexus 7 ubuntu?
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
A list of commands for different windows mangers can be found here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/.xinitrc but the list you can use is:

exec gnome-session

exec startkde

exec startxfce4

exec wmaker

exec icewm

exec blackbox

exec fluxbox

exec openbox-session

But of cause remove any other call to another windows manger.
[Android Software Development] D_one:
Any idea what is going on here? I can get root at localhhost, but only a grey screen with x mouse pointer.

u0_a39@android:/ $

u0_a39@android:/ $ cd /sdcard/ubuntu

u0_a39@android:/sdcard/ubuntu $ su

droid/files/bootscript.sh /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img <

Checking loop device... MISSING

Creating loop device... OK

mount: mounting /storage on /data/local/mnt/external_sd failed: Invalid argument

No user defined mount points

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1

Using config file /root/cfg/ubuntu.img.config

Config file loaded

New 'X' desktop is localhost:0

Starting applications specified in /home/ubuntu/.vnc/xstartup

Log file is /home/ubuntu/.vnc/localhost:0.log

If you see the message 'New 'X' Desktop is localhost:0' then you are ready to VNC into your ubuntu OS..

If connection from a different machine on the same network as the android device use the address below:

192.168.0.198

If using androidVNC, change the 'Color Format' setting to 24-bit colour, and once you've VNC'd in, change the 'input mode' to touchpad (in settings)

To shut down the Linux environment, just enter 'exit' at this terminal - and WAIT for all shutdown routines to finish!

root@localhost:/#
[Android Software Development] sullytrny:
try a different distro I had the same issue with debian

{ XT912 ~ Simplex 1.3 ~ SS 3.05 }

{ Ubuntu Linux Installer }
[Android Software Development] FrankStealth:
Hi zac, dev team and all.

How's the nativeness going? I remember that in one post you said you managed to set up a native X system, but that it was still buggy. In which way was it buggy? What device and what method did you guys use?

Would we have to wait for an official big brand to come out with a phone that has Ubuntu for Android incorporated, so that one could PM them for proprietary graphic drivers for specific, "older" devices?

================

GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Well I did have it working yes but there was no touch screen support,

I am back at uni now and assignment season has started so dev time is cut but its still in the working.

Yes if I could get hold of something from the Ubuntu for android it would speed it up.

But we are still working on it worry not :)
[Android Software Development] FrankStealth:
I don't think that touchscreen input is a primary goal, as i would personally use a bluetooth keyboard and mouse for Ubuntu, connected to a hdmi monitor/projector. I found this new app screen standby, it completly turns off the screen while conected through MHL/HDMI. But i dont know if screen off would work if you would natively run Ubuntu, for it would use other graphic resources... Just some thoughts on that...

So, still, what method did you use to run it natively?

Can we have alpha/beta testing, or is it secret?

Good luck with your college and exams, concentrate on that first!

================

GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
[Android Software Development] makoc:
I have an issue with the Debian v4large image on a Samsung Note 10.1 GT-N8000, the installer stops at creating the debian user.

This problem was around before (June/July), but stayed unresolved.

Output:

Manuel

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[Android Software Development] Mangala_Dharma:
Hello Zac and all, I just found an article & team about planning ubuntu 13.04 to work native on nexux 7, seems pretty official people, and they accept beta testers, and thought you might like it :

http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/10/26/ubuntu-core-on-the-nexus-7/

Enjoy.. And port back to our " older " tablet, lol :D

Sent from my HTC One V using my dog
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
There are two methods we are trying both have guides online which you can find online (cant get links right now) but i may well write something up on out wiki about it.

The first uses the java port of x11 which works but is lagy still and crashes alot.

The other involves taking over androids frame buffer and letting x11 use it, this i less lagy but no touch svreen and you have to reboot to get android back

I have been unable to reproduce this so can't fix it but I will have a look into what it could be
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Already possible https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation

But this is a native port not something we are working on right now, but I may well release something to install this for non Linux users (if no one beats me to it over the weekend).

there is a big difference between native which requires full drivers and unlocked boot loader etc and our method which just requires root and a kernel with loop device.

saying that this release could be useful and I'm looking into it
[Android Software Development] transformador:
Im sorry for wasting your time, but does this only set window manager or desktop environment too? Dont get it...

Edit: found a nice site, where its explained very easy(or easily?sry for my english):

http://www.techrepublic.com/article...nvironment-with-a-script-and-a-smile/1062195?

Will try it when i backed up my current .img

Edit 2: just google it XD there are many ways, will test it right now:)
[Android Software Development] linkandzelda:
Hello, I've been trying the Debian Small image but I'm unable to get Root in it.
[Android Software Development] Radarscratch:
HTC Jetstream

I've got this working on the HTC Jetstream using "El Diablo v1.2" custom ROM. Works quite nicely except the known issue with Unity rendering. I should have read the faq's first and downloaded the smaller image. Going to do that now.

I haven't tested the external MHL connection yet, will do say after I start up the smaller image. So far, so good. Touch screen input is great.

-Radar
[Android Software Development] bilaliz:
installed full image on HTC Amaze 4G with EnergyROM, i believe this was not reported before. works though the icons on the left hanside are not fully visible and the top task bar is not fully visible either.
[Android Software Development] osamazhar:
Debian in Ainol Aurora 2

@zacthespack

Its really wonderful to see this sort of work being done on android platforms. I am almost new to android and linux environment, but have fortunately decided to learn them as they are really very interesting and most importantly they are free to use and edit. I have installed ubuntu small and debian full in my ainol aurora 2 as per the directions you stated using your software. I am still unable to play any sound on the ubuntu or even in debian.

Earlier I installed ubuntu full in my tab, but found it somehow laggy and things were getting unexpectedly closed. Still I wasn't able to play any sound in that too.

And I am too facing that password issue, in android terminal, passwd command allows me to change my unix password but in Debian terminal it's not accepting the same password and its telling me successively "Sorry, Try again". That's really wierd.

I have somehow managed to install VLC media player but its still not playing any music, I am trying to play a MP3 file.

Your help will surely be appreciated :)

Thanks
[Android Software Development] DarkhShadow:
As this uses VNC for the GUI sound will NOT carry through

Sent from my Jelly Nexus S
[Android Software Development] osamazhar:
MultiVNC

I have been playing with Debian since the moment I've installed it on my tablet :) Thanks zacthespack and the team for presenting such a great project.

I tried different VNC software too and I've found that MultiVNC software is probably one of the best softwares available for at least this project. Kindly give it a try too. I hope you'd like this one.

Here is the link at play store website.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coboltforge.dontmind.multivnc&hl=en

Regards

---------- Post added at 06:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:18 PM ----------

I see... Look once about a couple of months back I installed Ubuntu in Virtual Box in my PC. And the sound was working good in it. I can understand to some extent that VNC is connecting to a different server (am I right?) and VB is actually providing a virtual environment to install different OS on a one we are running.

So is there any solution to that? or we have to wait for a complete linux package for tablets?

Thanks for your reply brother :)

Regards.
[Android Software Development] FlamingGoat:
I've just donated and downloaded the large debian and have the very same issue on my Note GT-N8010.
[Android Software Development] saul_rodriguez:
I have same problem. Debian's install stops when creating a new user. Samsung Galaxy S3 + CM10.

Regards,
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Thursday I plan to fix as many debian bugs as possible so I will be looking into this then
[Android Software Development] Lokifish Marz:
hey zack, just added the NexusQ to the supported list. Running it on (Nexus Q)uantum Singularity Project ROM with no overclock at 1080P. Running the Ubuntu small right now and all seems well. I'll test the others in the next couple days.
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Sounds good to me!
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
While I cant be 100% sure when I will be able to upload the new images for debian/ubuntu I have posted on our site how to fix the sudo/root issues!

http://linuxonandroid.org/sudoroot-issues-how-to-fix/
[Android Software Development] DeeGeeEs:
Moto Droid 1 Unbuntu problems

Hello everyone,

I am having trouble running Ubuntu on my moto droid 1. I downloaded the small and core 12v4 .zip files from the Complete Linux Installer guide along with the bootscript, which i downloaded on my PC and transferred into the files. Also downloaded were androidVNC, Terminal Emulator and BusyBox. Once downloaded, I extracted these files into a new folder I created on my sd card named Ubuntu ( for the small) and another folder UbuntuC (for the core) (I downloaded both to see if I could get either work). I am also running CyanogenMod 7.2.

The problem arises when I start off in the emulator putting in the initial code, this happens:

su
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
sh bootscript.sh
Checking loop device... FOUND
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop255 on /data/local/mnt failed: No such device
Error: Unable to mount the loop device!

I found a similar post about how to fix this by "k4p741nkrunch" saying to do one of two things:

I did both of these things and I am still getting the same error. If anyone is available to help, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for taking the time to read my issue!
[Android Software Development] bigmonty:
Terminal unresponsive

I have installed both ubuntu small and debian small, in both of OS, the terminal is unresponsive. I am not talking about Terminal Emulator, its the LX terminal

when VNC into the OS. It just blinks, whatever I type on does not respond at all. Any ideas?
[Android Software Development] BruceInBaghdad:
VNC won't connect

Hi,

I have a Kindle Fire Alien Android 4.1.1 CM10, Kernel 3.0.31. Ubuntu boots properly because I get the appropriate command line prompt. However when I try to connect using AndroidVNC I get an error telling me the connection was refused. I used the specifications you described.

Am I doing something wrong or is my ROM just not capable of handling this install?

Thanks,

Bruce In Baghdad
[Android Software Development] osamazhar:
debian large synaptic package manager

I am running debian full in my ainol aurora 2, when I click on synaptic package manager it asks for administtative password... no matter any password is entered into the box it doesn't accept it :( kindly help.
[Android Software Development] cowsquad:
Awesome :)

tapatalked² from cowsquadGnex®
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
hi, i am trying to isntall ubuntu 12-04 (largest size) but I can't find a way to move into the directory root of the mobile.. i tried with myphonexplrer, with any kind of managaer from the mobile...

what do you think i can do?
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Can I see the output of the terminal as it boots ubuntu, a screen shot would do

see http://linuxonandroid.org/sudoroot-issues-how-to-fix/

The file is to be placed on the root of your sdcard not the root of your phones filesystem
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
with "root of sdcard" you mean the folder called root in the internal sd memory ? or the external (microsd)?
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Depends where you want it. If you have internal memory thisbeill be mounted sdcard/ and I mean in here so your file structurer wwould be /sdcard/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.img but if you have a external sdcard it could go there.
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
i made that folder on both memories, nut when i go to "one click booter ubuntu" it asks me the name of the image and i tried ubuntu ubuntu.img ubuntu.img.md5, but in no case this worked ( it says image not found!)

i have alse rebooted my phone after i made the folders

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:16 PM ----------

anyway i am trying to install ubuntu 12.04 and i saw that my samsung galaxy note 2 isn't in the list of the devices for ubuntu; there is backtrack instead; maybe ubuntu was better ( more user friendly) especially for a mobile, but i am alreasy downloading btr image
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
You need to enter the complete path to the image

so if you have internal memory (which will be mounted /sdcard) and have but it there within a folder called ubuntu the path would be

/sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
ok it send me to the terminal, but it says permission denied... i checked the supersu permission and both terminal and installer have permissions... maybe my kernel isn't ok? i have the stock rom
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Can you post a screen shoot of the error
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
i don't have the app for screens but this looks clear
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
Ok you need to reinstall our busybox as it wasnt given root permissions to be set as executable.

If you go into the launcher and press your menu button and select 'reinstall busybox' it should then ask for root, grant it and it will install busybox with executable permissions
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
the launcher of what? anyway the busybox i installed isn't your, is the one i found in the play store
[Android Software Development] devwithzachary:
The launcher in the our app. The boot script uses our own install of busybox as there are issue with other versions.
[Android Software Development] Scorcinaio:
if i go to the launcher and i press the menu botton i cant find reinstall busy box it just says add delete edit open folder auto run setting update scripts.

i tried to tell him to start ubuntu ant it started a process on onother window in the terminal (i am not sure it was good i did that)