yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OiLuvzMyx2:
Yes I got the newest kernel from zetaboards.:D

OmniRom is beyond amazing, the splitscreen is still a little glitchy but works well enough:good:

Thanks for the advice on the VNC, I had already changed the password and updated but still couldnt connect. (turns out I was using the wrong port number, once i stopped and restarted the server i saw it was 5901 not 5900) Thank you again for all your hard work and quickness with helping answer questions.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droidshadow:
oops...forgot to mention the port number!

I knew as soon as i had left my computer that I forgot to mention the port number change when you manually start the vnc server...

I am glad you figured it out bro...

Let me know how everything works out and if your up to it take some pictures so we can check out your setup...if you want to of course!

Take care,

-droidshadow
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cLeAv0:
For anyone who doesn't wanna use an external power for the tplink, uncheck the usb otg + charge mode on the kernel. Just reecheck it when you want to use an external power, otherwise your nexus 7 will not charge. Tested this on elkitkatflo 2.2 kernel, gonna test it on the new one later.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
Yea it's correct. That is why I don't turn it on in aroma instead I do it by going to /sys/module/msm_otg/parameters and change usbhost_charge_mode to 1 when I'm finished I change it to 0. BTW it is the same in the new version. You can read much more about the otg charge hack in flar2's thread since he developed it...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rulk:
If you do not use an external power pack with the tplink does it take the tablets battery down fast?

I have a tplink and the long range alfa units now but haven't had time to test. Still waiting on standard alfa. Am assuming since the Alfa's need 2amp that they will be seen as high current devices and won't be supported by the tablet.

Rodney
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
It will very likely drain the battery quite a bit as you probably suspected but it would still be use full for some time. I have the ALFA AWUS036H and I used it for some time without massive battery drain and it wasn't connected to anything but the tablet though I think it probably was on 20 dBm(didn't check but I assume)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rulk:
I did try the td-link with it and it seemed to worked fine. Will have to try the alfa long range

Still haven't gotten my alfa standard range yet. Haven't really had a chance to do anything with it yet due to classes. Looks promising though. I booted up the tablet with the WiFi attached and it pulled up a list of a bunch of WiFi nodes. So I am assuming it is working.

Rodney
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Malgatta:
Just wanted to let you guys know (and you droidshadow, since you're in touch with Binky who is developing the kernel mods for the kali pwnpad).. I just tried flashing the latest 'official' OmniROM (deb model) + Binky's latest ElementalX kernel mod, onto a Nexus 7 2013 LTE device, and it doesn't boot. When I try to boot I get the big red error message saying that this ROM requires kexec hardboot support in the kernel. I don't know what that message means, but it kind of sounds like something has to be added to the kernel to make it work.

The background to this is I bought the device last week, I followed your steps 1-3 without a problem, got the bootloader unlocked, got the device rooted, got SuperSU installed, and got Multirom Manager installed. After that I read through this thread pretty carefully to decide how to proceed. This was my first attempt, and I tried a couple varieties of OmniROM but kept getting an error saying this was a 'deb' device. There's only one OmniROM build in the deb section (probably because this device is pretty new), and I tried it with Binky's latest kernel, but like I said I got that error message on boot. There's no GSM activated by the way, and no SIM card in the device.

I'll give those other ROM's a try since this is really easy to do with the TWRM installed (no risk of failure) and let you know how it turns out.

ps. I accepted all the default values when installing the ElementalX from Binky, so if there was some setting I needed to change please let me know. Thanks.

pps. I just deleted the first attempt and tried it again with the OmniROM and official ElementalX kernel mod, and I got the same result (kexec error message at boot). This appears to be related to the presence of the MultiROM Manager, so I'm just going to let this go for now and try to install with another ROM.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
It's your internal ROM's kernel that's your problem. Go to the multirom thread and read it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Malgatta:
A multiROM thread on this forum?

Update

This thread is about the only relevant thing I ran into regarding a kexec hardboot problem on the nexus 7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2104706

Since 3 days ago was my first experience working with the android os, I'm not sure I'm ready for kernel patches, and that thread didn't give great instructions on how to apply it. Are you saying I should apply that patch?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2457063
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droidshadow:
sharing kernel?...

Hello Malgatta,

First of all let me apologize to all of you for being away from this forum for a few days now...

I have been extremely busy with school and other things, and I haven't had much time to be here on the forums but I will do my best to at least check in here every day if not every 2 days.

That being said...

Malgatta, it sounds to me like when you are flashing your Omni ROM are you keeping the option "share kernel" selected in

MultiROM?

You should be selecting "do not share kernel". It sounds like that your Omni ROM + Binky's kernel is looking for kexec which is something that is needed for this but you should have it in Binky's kernel so unless you are sharing your OmniROM kernel with your internal (stock) kernel as another member mentioned then you will need to reflash Omni and set the option in MultiROM to

not share your internal kernel

and to use OmniROM's kernel then flash Binky's kernel.

If you are set on keep things the way they are, which i hope you will consider my above message then you should flash the kexec path onto your internal kernel. However, if you do that it could leave you unable to update via OTA updates with your stock Nexus ROM. Well you will be able to update but it will take work.

If you want to flash the kexec patch download the patch from the one of links the other members gave you boot into multirom -> install zip -> flash kexec.

Also...

There is another member on the zetaboards forum that uses your exact model, the 2013 Nexus 7 LTE DEB version, and he is one of the original testers. So Kali PwnPad has been tested and has been proven to work for your exact device so please don't give up.

I hope this has been helpful!

-droidshadow
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Malgatta:
Ok thanks nikr123, I was able to get past the kexec problem and get my kernel patched.

Then I flashed

the nightly deb OmniROM (omni-4.4.2-20140128-deb-NIGHTLY.zip)

Binky's latest ElementalX kernel mod (ElmentalX-Kali-n7-26-origconfig.zip)

latest stock google apps (pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140201-signed.zip)

latest SuperSU app (UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip)

and I was able to boot up ok and get google play working. Then when I tried flashing the latest kaliPwn os (update-kalipwn-v0.5-2.zip) I got finished with the flash and I got the dreaded 'unable to load ramdisk' error, so that was that. I don't know if there's a way around that error. I'll try a different version of the kalipwn os to see if it works.

ps. I started reading through some old posts on this error, and on a whim I decided to try booting up into the OmniROM, and lo and behold I get the screen with all the kali apps being updated, so at least some part of that kaliPwn flash must have worked (apparently it tells you the flash failed, but it actually succeeded). Then I looked in my apps and I see ConfigKali sitting there. I'm going to pursue this and I'll post another update later.

pps. Even if I get all this working, I don't have a y-split-usb or usb hub to use right now, so it'll be about a week before I can perform testing on the environment with an external antenna. Thanks for everyone's help and support, and I'll post back later with an update. I own a Alpha AWUS051NH so maybe I can provide some meaningful feedback.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
I get the same error as you but so far everything seems to work perfectly...☺
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rulk:
Apparently the DEB device is the LTE and the FLO device is the WiFi only version.

I am curious that now that I have all of my hardware how do I configure the software for these adapters?

I have all three adapters along with the USB hubs and a power supply that will provide 2amp USB. (Recharges my Note 3 in less than an hour from less than 10% which is cool...)

I am assuming that I have to just go to my Linux shell and add something to some config files and then each program probably has a config to allow use of the different devices.

Am I under the right assumption that I should be able to run more than one instance of most of the programs as long as I go from the command line to take advantage of the multiple WiFi adapters? Or otherwise what would the point be?

Thanks!

Ps, I too have school so I am not spending nearly as much time on this as I should to get it working.

Rodney
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droidshadow:
Binky's kernel == "it just works"

Hi Rulk,

If you are familiar with linux then to load the kernel module for the ALFA AWUS036H USB WiFi adapter you would have to do this in a terminal "modprobe rtl8187" that would load the kernel module for the ALFA and then you could use your wifi adapter.

However, with Bink's kernel I was able to load 3 WiFi adapters at one time, they will come up as wlan1 wlan2 and wlan3. wlan0 will always been your internal wifi card so don't mess with it.

If you want to load your wireless interface manually you can but Binky's kernel preloads all of the kernel modules for your wifi adapters so you don't have to do anything to get them to work,

they will just work.

If you want though you can manually start your wireless interface:

iwconfig

(this will show all available wireless interfaces, you should see wlan1 wlan2 wlan3 here)

ifconfig wlan1 up

(this will load wireless interface 1 -> wlan1)

ifconfig wlan2 up

(this will load wireless interface 2 -> wlan2)

and so on...

a little trick to get the ALFA light to stay on is -> "iwlist wlan1 scanning or iwlist wlan1 scan" but be cautious with that command is it could end up causing your tablet to reboot.

Rulk, I hope this is what you were looking for...

-droidshadow
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rulk:
Thanks, I will give it a shot when I get the chance and ask more if I need to. Will each "Just work" by plugging them in? And do I need to have them plugged in before booting or can they be unplugged and plugged while it is booted up?

I am familiar with Linux but I have never messed with anything other than flash drives and hard drives with it so the whole wlan thing is a new deal for me.

Rodney
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
You can plug it in when ever you want but sometimes when I disconnect my device it reboots. For me that's not really a problem so I just ignore it but there might be a solution such as "ifconfig wlan1 down" before disconnecting it. (Haven't tried it)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droidshadow:
magnetic case for nexus 7 2013

Hey guys can anyone here recommend a good case for the Nexus 7 2013. I would like to get a magnetic case because with Binky's kernel which is based off of ElementalX v2.6 it has an option in the kernel configuration which with a magnetic case when you open the case the nexus 7 turns on and when you close the case the nexus 7 turns off.

I think mdamged recommended one here but I can't remember, and i was just wondering if anyone here has gotten this type of magnetic case and if anyone has a good one that they would recommend.

Thanks again everyone,

-droidshadow
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mdamaged:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E4OKXFK is what I have, had it for months, use it daily, and it's still like new.

And yes, I know, have not posted my pics yet, I had some battery drain issues, and solved it by starting from scratch, that and that encryption virus has been keeping me busy still, 2 more client got hit by it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] lokolyokol:
Noob here...

This is my first attempt at flashing a tablet so please have patience with me. Similarly my Linux skills need some sharpening.

I have an N7 2013 LTE Deb with v4.4.2. So far I have followed the instructions in this tutorial but slightly deviated with respect to the installed ROM version. I am using the CM 11-20140203-bruce2728-bricked-linaro-deb vs. the FLO version.

I then used the GAPPS version gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip

I then downloaded and added Binky’s Kali image found on Wordpress.

Everything went well and Kali flashed successfully or so I thought. I am able to boot up into the Kali image and the tab has full functionality. However, when I choose a Kali app it automatically directs me to the Terminal Emulator and the app doesn’t open.

For example, when I try to open SET, it reads:

u0_a150@deb:/ $

u0_a150@deb:/ $ su

bootkali

setoolkit

1|u0_a150@deb:/ $

Has anyone run into this issue before? If so, is this normal? If not, what could be the issue?

I apologize for not giving a complete rundown of everything I did; I don’t want to rewrite the entire tutorial.

Any help would greatly be appreciated!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
It happens quite often for me but then I just start it manually or I close the terminal and start it again
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] lokolyokol:
Sorry guys, of course I'm trying to do work and play at the same time so I didn't see the other posts in this thread that listed this as a fix. I tried running the "Config kali" app then when it directed me to the terminal I manually entered in "bootkali". Of course now I'm getting an "SSH: connect to host localhost port 22: connection refused" error. I've got SuperSU loaded right and I have root so I'm not sure what else I need to do. Do I need to head down the VNC config route?

In the interim I just ran the following using this guidance "Run the config kali app if it brings you to a terminal then do ./configkali.sh or "sh configkali.sh" It says that the directory does not exist. I think I fumbled something up during the flashing process. However before I do this, is there anything else I can try before I undertake yet another 3-4 hour process?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
Can you post what the terminal says/output when you open the config Kali app? A screenshot are fine ☺
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] lokolyokol:
u0_a126@deb:/ $

u0_a126@deb:/ $ su

root@deb:/ # bootkali

Creating folder /.ssh

mount: No such file or directory

mount: No such file or directory

mount: No such file or directory

mount: No such file or directory

mount: No such file or directory

/system/bin/bootkali[52]: can't create /data/local/kali/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory

/system/bin/bootkali[52]: can't create /data/local/kali/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory

/system/bin/bootkali[52]: can't create /data/local/kali/etc/hosts: No such file or directory

Starting SSH server...

Warning: Identity file /data/local/kali/root/.ssh/id_rsa not accessible: No such file or directory.

ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused

255|root@deb:/ #

130|root@deb:/ #
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
I think there is something wrong with your installation of kalipwn is there even a /data/local/kali?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mdamaged:
You ran out of room on your device. See posts #107 and #109
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nitrobass24:
I just pulled the trigger on an N7 32GB Wifi and was looking at pwnpad website and they have download and directions for their Community Edition image. http://www.pwnieexpress.com/wp-cont...nityEdition-FactoryImageInstallationGuide.pdf

Is this end result the same? I dont't quite understand the benefits of going with this approach over theirs. Sure I guess i get CM11 on my N7 instead of vanilla Android, but are there other considerations or benefits?

TIA
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
They use Ubuntu instead of Kali and it's only made with deb (LTE Version) in mind.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] lokolyokol:
Not sure that's the issue as I have 18GB of free space. This tablet is brand new with literally no other data that exists. I have even brought the tablet back to stock completely at least 4 times since starting.

I'm not sure if I'm missing a step or using the wrong ROM/GAPPS combo version. I'll run through the steps once again following the updated posts rather than the first post ROM/GAPPS. As previously mentioned this is a DEB tablet rather than the FLO that is primarily targeted in this tutorial. All I'm pretty much doing is taking the DEB version of bruce2728's directory the using the GAPPS from the same site. I am also using the v5 Kali image from Binky's site. Maybe I should use the v4 image.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
V5 should work. Just try reinstalling it and report what happens☺
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] rulk:
If we want to run the community version of the official build I am assuming we would need to add a new rom and go from there? Is it an overlay on top of a normal ROM like this project?

Rodney
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nitrobass24:
Hey all I followed all of the instructions and I got CM+Kali working, but now I cannot boot into my internal ROM. If I select it from MultiROM, it starts to boot, but then i get this screen and it just freezes.

Any ideas?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Fanterx:
LTE or Wifi only

Do you need the LTE version of the n7 or just the 32g wifi only?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sva260:
thx bro for this guide

if u can make full backup , and we just install it and skip all this steps :)

sry for my english
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mdamaged:
I don't know where droidshadow or anyone else on this thread stands on the subject, but I for one think that someone who wants something like this should have to earn it by doing it themselves.

Also, I myself am not crazy about giving a bunch of people I don't know or trust a nandroid backup of my device, as going through everything to make sure I don't leave any personal data is far, far too much trouble and I might miss something. So yeah, no.

If you don't want to go through the steps, you don't want it bad enough.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sva260:
relax bro ,

i don't say give me ur personal data or something like this ,

some ppl don't know all this steps like me , and there alot good ppl 'll help us and make this for us

u can make fresh nandroid backup witout **** personal data :( google it

and again if u can't help us just skip the post

thx
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nikr123:
I don't think the theirs are a flashable zip so might be difficult if you don't know what you are doing.

---------- Post added at 10:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 AM ----------

If you followed his guide you shouldn't have changed anything on the internal ROM but you can always try to reflash the internal ROM.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] vladimirhtg:
I am absolutely in love with my Portenzo case. Magnets work great and the quality is unbelievable (mine is wooden, not the adhesive version)

Sent from my Etch A Sketch
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lit_n_lite:
firstly sorry if i am posting this in wrong thread, I did not have sufficent privileges hence posting here

Guys please can some one give me the link to stock Xperia C firmware flashable via sony tool. cant seem to find it any where. My Xperia C is bricked.

Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chauhanjayc:
well there is no such firmware out there but what you can do is

attach your phone with pc thrue cable and then press hard reset button now you will be having charging mode

after that remove cable so your phone will shutdown

now open sony update services tool and and select xperia c now when system asks connect your xperia c by pressing - vol key

now your phone is connected in flash mode and sony tool will reco. your phone and will update with latest available os.

all the best
[General Topics] WaleedT:
Could someone please be willing to upload or mirror this version of netflix?

I cant seem to find this version anywhere except on the play store and because of country restrictions in play store i cant download this in my country so if someone can mirror this version, please upload it here :)
[General Topics] justmpm:
There is a thread where you can ask for apps to be uploaded from the play store for you. You can check the list to see if your request has already been done and if not, you can request somebody to upload the free app for you. Thread is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2392504
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
I want to ask, I've been planning to buy N5 for quite some time. For people who own the device for quite some time now, how is it fairing especially after 4.4.2 update? Thanks for your insights.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxpower7:
You're going to get a different answer from everyone who responds. I'm really happy with it for the most part, except that Google + and Chrome will randomly start running really aggressively in the background and killing my battery. It doesn't happen often, and a reboot seems to fix it, but it's definitely a problem I've noticed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
Yeah, at least get a birds' eye view of owners who has experience. Did your problem occur after 4.4.2 update? and is it on a custom rom? I don't wanna venture into another fiasco wherein I didn't do my research properly and get a lot of problems with the phone. At least getting some insights from other people will solidify my stand whether or not I will get it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxpower7:
I've only noticed it since the 4.4.2 update, and I'm just running stock rooted. Maybe it's just me though because I haven't seen anyone else mention this specific issue. In any case, it doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the phone. It's still the best device I've ever owned.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicecuber:
I personally think 4.4.2 ruined the battery

Team Nexus 5 sucks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
^really bad? Like S3 rooted battery problem bad?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicecuber:
Never owned an s3 but this battery life is bad because I rely on it in my business. I literally have to carry a backup phone since the nexus 5 's battery is non removable

Team Nexus 5 sucks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
They'll release a fix soon though, this problem won't be overlooked by Google by the looks of it. A lot of people are complaining on Product forums at Google.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicecuber:
They will but it's taking so long. I've had problems with this phone since early November
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
Yeah, can I get away with it by NOT installing 4.4.2 and just install 4.4.1? since 4.4.2 has problems?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95Z28:
I think you'll find the majority of users are happy with their N5s. I find the phone to be a superb device. I'm stock unrooted 4.4.2 and have no issues whatsoever. Battery life is perfectly acceptable, I regularly go 2 days with 3½ hours SOT a charge, obviously more SOT if using the device more heavily in a shorter time frame.

If you read available threads you should be able to find all the info you want, and you'll see dicecuber is always complaining about how the N5 sucks and how much better Galaxy devices are. Most of us still can't figure out why he kept the N5.