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[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
I want to try AoL

Hi guys, I have a new yoga 2 1050F tablet, with android 4.4.2 ... I have not touched my tablet yet because android does not work for me, I need a debian based distribution working on the tablet and i would like to try this exciting idea of AoL ... but I must say, even when I am on old linux user, I am not a geek and I don't have any experience rooting or flashing or anything with tablets, so I will need a full set of instructions ... even, I don't know many of concepts you use here such as ""start in dnx mode" ... so I am ready ... would you like to say what to do ? Meanwhile I am reading the thread again to try to understand what to do ... I am really bad with english as well, so excuse my faults .... Thanks a lot and best regards.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Ok, i am trying to unlock bootloader, i can start un fastboot mide, but i have no idea how to say the tablet to flash the patched .img file, help me please, thanks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Hi ... I already unlock my tablet, I wanted to start with AoL stage, but I realized that installer are .exe files .... and I am a Debian user ... Is there a way to do the process in linux or are you planning to port the installer ?

Thanks a lot.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] workdowg:
I've said it before... I'm a reluctant Windows user (Virtualbox)... It worked well in one though. If you don't own a Windows licence you can use a prebuilt Windows Dev VM from Here.

I did my install before all this fancy exe stuff (excellent job BTW!! ) but it involved modifying the Kitkat firmware (flashing a custom partition table) and pretty much just untarring the premade rootfs... I could whip up some scripts but I'm a little slow (and would want to test it well, to make sure it won't harm someone else's property ;) ). [MENTION=997923]ionioni[/MENTION] would be much better and faster. I'm sure he will when he knows it is something of interest to others... There really have been a lot of views on these threads but only a few standing up to say they want to help....

Edit: Not to mention this is his thread and I wouldn't do it unless I got the ok...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
please feel free to take over.

i am pretty much done here.

i will send you the "sources" :)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] workdowg:
I'll work on something this weekend....

Awww.... I hope you'll continue to chime in....

Any hints will be great... especially the resize magic???
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Thank you workdowg
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Hi guys, it is me again ... I installed a VM (virtualbox) with win XP, downloaded and put toghether "install...exe" and "rootfs" into a C: directory (into Desktop), I put my tablet in DnX mode (I got "fastboot starting"), I checked that tablet was recognized by the VM, I ran "install...exe" and got "sending files for booting in fastboot mode", but nothing else happened ... I wait for a long time, until the tablet turned off by himself, may be ten minutes ... I repeted the process several times and the same ...

Some suggestions ? Do you need extra info ?

Thanks a lot.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] workdowg:
[MENTION=7077669]neo2110[/MENTION] - I had to put it manually into fastboot and select the usb device to get it to work. This is a virtualbox issue i know well... It won't reconnect usb device automatically so everytime it changes I have to reconnect it.*
[Thinkpad Tablet General] DVDos:
That is truly fantastic! I already gave up on dual booting Linux on Yoga (1380F 32GB to be exact), which was the very reason I bought the tab.

I'm a bit confused about support for it, though. You mention 1380 at start, but the files supposedly do not support it. Is it merely untested or in progress? That being said I'm up for some testing, but not to time-consuming preferably.

It would be great if my home network could gain another fully functional, distcc supported gentoo box. Especially since winter is coming and I could use some additional heating :D
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
you can use the 32GB AoL-tools for the 1380F, your tablet screen will go blank when starting the install or uninstall (different video config) but this is not an issue as you don't need anything from that screen anyways, the messages/instructions flow on the windows tool window (i didn't had the time/mood to update for the 1380 variants and either way, the update would only make the tablet screen visible with a hang and useless droidboot menu)

edit: updated main thread post and filenames to avoid confusion
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neverapple88:
Can't uninstall (1050F 32GB)

Starting...

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

Sending files for booting in fastboot mode...

Starting fastboot/droidboot mode...

Preparing to push files...

...

and this actions will bring the device to the exact stage it

was before you installed AoL. Of course your Linux data and

programs from your AoL will be completely lost.

(C)ontinue? or (A)abort

C <enter key>

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

\boot.bak is not expected

and I found today, 19GB/21.49GB (?!) (I install 4GB AoL)

Way 1. How to delete AoL (I think) : use adb root shell and gpart.. but I need to clear the data partition.

Way 2. file fix
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
1. try and use the tools in the main thread (download again the 32GB variant in the main initial thread post and use the uninstall exe to check, make sure you have a boot.bak file in that directory, is the original backup of your boot partition, if you somehow you don't have it just copy the boot.img from the lolipop ota and rename as boot.bak) it should work

2. if it still doesn't work (i just installed AoL using the 32GB and i used a 4GB for linux just as you said and it installed and the uninstalled ok), paste a partition layout so i can see... (but again it should work i just tested)

have you changed anything on your partitions after you deployed AoL? either way, if you had that message it means the uninstaller stopped early and no change was done to your tablet. yes, you can restore "by hand" (delete the linux and ramfs partitions, resize data to the original size and flash the original stock boot.img) but it should not be the case, this is what the uninstall tool does automatically.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neverapple88:
I forget 'need boot.img' (sry) and I don't have boot.img

-> I Found boot.img!

working. :D
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Hi [MENTION=408485]work[/MENTION]dog ... what do you mean exactly with "select the usb device to get it to work" ?? Did you select some option in VM ? I need to select /Device/USB/Intel(R) Corporate Intel Android AD (0100) ... to allow to VM get contact with the tablet ... I have just tried again and I am not able to pass the stage ... I got the message "Sending files to ..." and nothing else happen ... I upload an image ... I am not sure if files are in the correct place, I mean, when you said in the instructions that two files must be together, I dont know if in my case these files are "correctly together", can you check it in the image please ? if not, can you correct me please ?

Thanks in advance.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] workdowg:
When ever the tablet reboots, Virtualbox disconnects the device so you need to select: Devices>USB>"your_tablet_device" for it to see it. ionioni's new installer should give you enough time to reconnect. Also the device name changes depending on whether you are in fastboot or droidboot.

I'm looking at the "sources" this morning and will at least PM you to try it.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
it's not that hard....

i see in the image that you extracted the rootfs.tgz(all those linux dirs), no need to do that, the rootfs.tgz file is pushed to the tablet by the install tool and extracted there.

1. when installing you need two files the installer exe and the rootfs.tgz (already have them there as per picture you posted)

2. when uninstalling you need the uninstall exe and the boot.bak file created at the install time

you must understand the stages of the installation/uninstallation from a usb connection pov:

1. at start, when your tablet is in the mandatory DnX mode (screen saying "Fastboot starting...") your tablet is connected like a USB device (at me a USB enumeration shows it as: ID 8087:0a65 Intel Corp. = DnX fastboot mode)

2. the tool starts and pushes some files required for the preliminary root shell, after the files are pushed the droidboot mode is started, this makes the tablet disconnect at first and reconnect as another USB device (the USB enumeration shows at me ID 8087:0fff Intel Corp. = normal fastboot mode)

3. the preliminary files pushed are executed and this causes (the tablet stays connected) fastboot mode to be stopped and adb mode started and the real stuff starts

if for whatever reason you get stuck while the tool runs do this(leave the tool running):

1. unplug the usb and plug back in

2. after 1. on your VirtualBox windows main window go to Devices->USB and in that menu you should have entries for Intel Corp or Android Phone (depending on whether you are in DnX or norma fastboot mode). just try and click them all one by one look for the Intel or Android ones(some error will show if the device is not available or it has already been captured, do not click on the known usb devices ie if you have a camera entry or a mouse one etc) and when it's ok you will see the tool resuming the process

3. repeat 1 & 2 if you get stuck at a further step

all this to make VirtualBox first re-detect the USB and second to force him to capture the device yet again (it doesn't recapture automatically, well it can but for that a filter is required and just for these one or two extra clicks is not worth setting up that)

of course this is for your "extra" case, normally (when the tool runs on windows, not on virtual box) this extra stuff is not needed
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Thanks a lot for your time ... I am trying in a window7 desktop now, because with a VM I was not able even following your new instructions ... in this Win7 machine, when I pluged the tablet I noted that a message from the system said :

Composed UDB device : Ready to use

YOGA tablet 2-1050F : Ready to use

USB storage device : Ready to use

Linux File-Stor Gadget USB device : Ready to use

"ADB interface : Driver not found"

Could the last line be indicating the problem why file transfering is not working in this machine and didnt work with virtualbox ? Do you know what is it exactly and How can it be solved ? In this windows7 machine file transfering is not working neither and I got the same message "Sending files ..." and nothing happen.

Thanks for your time again.

---------- Post added at 05:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 PM ----------

I asked to "windows update" looked for a driver automatically for ADB interface and it found that ... but when I reboot the tablet in "fastboot mode" (vol+ vol- plus power button) W7 tell me "Intel Android AD : Drivers not found" ... so, maybe the problem is about comunication between tablet en PC, I dont know ... I started "Instal-AoL...exe" anyway, but the same message and nothing happened ... what else can I do ? Some ideas ? Of course, I am looking for this driver ...

Thanks in advance.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
you need to have the Intel ADB and SoC drivers installed

this https://software.intel.com/en-us/protected-download/385047/494732

and this http://www.easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=file&id=4299

also when you start the tool the tablet must be in DnX mode (screen should say "Fastboot starting...")

ps. you most likely did not manged to install previously because you did not had the drivers installed in the VirtualBox windows machine
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
ok, I download and installed this driver

https://software.intel.com/es-es/protected-download/385047/458818/step2

I reboot in DnX mode, I try again and it worked, now I am in the process ...

thanks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
ok ok

remember to save someplace the boot.bak file that it generates, you will need it whenever you will want to uninstall AoL (it's the existing boot partition backup)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Ok, i think the process finished correctly, i got the message "You can start to install whtaever packages you nedd ..." ... "press any key to exit ..."

Tablet was rebooted, but now I am lost again ... what is it supposed must happen ? tablet must go into linux directly without any android ? or android start normally and I will find an icon pointing to linux ? My tablet went into Android as always and can not find nothing related to linux ... However, Android warning me saying there is just 400MB free, I checked the total space and I Have just 8GB, so, I think linux installation is using the other half ....

Summarizing, how can I boot into linux ? :)

Thanks in advance.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
you ssh into linux by using whatever ssh client you want (putty from windows or ssh command from linux)

user: root

passsword: linux (if it asks for a password)

port: 22

IP: your tablet IP (you can get it by an adb shell with the ip a command and see the IP on wlan0)

the space for linux is ripped from data partition so how much space you are left on your data depends on how much you selected for linux when installing

ps. i think you should uninstall and reinstall and reduce your linux space (a 2GB = 2048MB linux is more than enough, or even 1024MB)

pss. when all is done maybe you should read all the main thread post (just so you know what you did :) )
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
ok guys, finally i have ubuntu running on the tablet (the 1050F), i need this tablet working with linux because the mobility and software, due to my work i need Latex, R and other GNU and free software ... I hope I can make a GUI work on the tablet because some of the software i use need a GUI, but for now I am happy with command line ... i will be following the thread and the site.

thanks a lot.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
for X (lxde) setup [MENTION=3971563]workdowg[/MENTION] has a guide here
[Thinkpad Tablet General] neo2110:
Thanks [MENTION=997923]ionioni[/MENTION], I am going to try.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] kugel.:
This is awesome. Exactly how it should work. Full power to the device OWNER without sacrificing security too much (although chroot isn't the most secure. Perhaps we should add pid namespacing).

So did anyone consider using this setup to configure the data partition as an lvm to expand it with the sdcard? (I've got only the 16gb variant, even my old hp touchpad had more)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Lotlaxo:
Different rootfs.tgz

Hello and thank you.

This is what I was looking for. This IS the way a mobile/tablet should work.

Now, just a self compiled kernel is missing.

You have provided two romfs.tgz's. I would like to have a different distribution (my own Gentoo) running underneath android.

Could you please explain in short (long would be good as well), which steps I MUST take.

What is the enty point / init script in the rootfs? Which programs are expected by the initramfs to be where? ...

Thank you and keep going.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Lotlaxo:
Thank you ionioni.

Gentoo now works native in AOL. I am testing the stability now. When I am finished, I will post the necessary changes.

cu
[General Questions and Answers] zigbye82:
I would like to set a widget to show my balance but there are ads sometimes in ussd so i end up with other numbers as my balance. Can someone help me with regex to get my account balance to show. I tried reading up on regex but it is very confusing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CR4SH_eR:
Hey guys I need your advise... should I trade my galaxy s3 for a xperia z?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orrrz:
definitely, 2 gigs of ram, lolipop, bigger screen, (maybe) better camera, faster ui
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CR4SH_eR:
thats exactly what i though but im afraid that xperia z won't get android 6.0 :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maultasche:
as of now no official Marshmallow for the Xperia Z
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hundred_miles_high:
Does the xperia z have the issue with reduced camera quality if DRM keys are lost with bootloader unlock?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maultasche:
all Xperias from the Z-family have this "issue" when unlocking the bootloader. You have to make a backup of the partition where those DRM keys are located.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orrrz:
It propably wont get, but neither s3 willl get official marshmallow. As for custom roms it has snapdragon processor so you can be sure about custom roms.
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anaskonnengal:
roted my grand prime once and un root it but now icant do stock fimware on it pls help

the odin says like this

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anaskonnengal:
pls help
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sofyanization:
Which firmware did u use? It must same firmware on your phone to flash.
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ActivNoiz:
Did You use check on Samsung site for newest Rom ? For your region of course.
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juancapo9999:
extraing new md5 file ; and try flash odin
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloggingHank:
Hi All,

You might call me paranoid but I am concerned about where my fingerprint (the data) is stored when I use this feature om my Z5(compact). Is it saved on the phone only? Is it secure/encrypted? ect.

I seem to be the only one asking this question because i can't find anything about it. I also tweeted Sony's xperia account but they are not replying.

I find it weird that when apple came out with there fingerprint scanner there was a lot of controversy surrounding this topic but it seems forgotten now that more phones have a scanner. I still find this a very important question though, as my fingerprint is something i would only like to use securely.

You can state of course that if you don't trust it, you shouldn't use it... Which is fair enough, but I still find that this kind of info should be available.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedosbox:
FWIW, under Marshmallow, fingerprint data is stored in a secured area of the phone. It is never uploaded to the cloud.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...ments-for-fingerprint-sensors-in-android-6-0/

I've no idea how Sony do it under Lollipop.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloggingHank:
Tnx for your reply. This was partly the source of my concern. Because Google made sure to let users know this and in the case of Sony here we can only guess.
[G4 Accessories] PsyOr:
I want a good case that cover the micro usb and the aux ports, if possible something that looks like the UAG design, I really like it.

There is a Trident one, but pretty massive and I didn't like the design in the back.

Any recommends?
[G4 Accessories] geronimo_cz:
nillkin

Try Nillkin Nature TPU
[G4 Accessories] PsyOr:
Yeah I sew this case, nice but I prefer something more durable.

The UAG is awesome but its not have dust covers for ports, do you think its possible to cut the covers from tpu case and put on the UAG case?
[G4 Accessories] re_mo:
Try Ringke Fusion.

Wysłane z mojego LG-H815 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doomwake:
I have a

(hltevzw) Verizon Developer Edition phone

I don't know what roms run good on it and which ones I can flash without locking my device.

Right now I'm running an old build of the dirty unions rom and its a little buggy.

Anyone still have this device that can point me to a good running rom?

I don't care if its kitkat or lollipop or even if its touchwise at this point just as long as it does not lock it down.

Thank You,

Corey
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I recently bought Leagoo Elite 5. I have tried all the major rooting softwares out there e.g. Kingoo Root but nothing seems to work. The phone is still un-rooted. Does anyone know how to root this phone?
[XDA Assist] Droidriven:
Hello,

Welcome to XDA.

In order to assist you further, please post your question in the link below.

http://xdaforums.com/general/help

The experts there will help you. Remember to create an XDA account so you can post and reply in the forums, Good luck.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] leverd:
hi looking for the best upgrade to wm6 for o2 xda mini s
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DallasCZ:
Hi guys,

have a question.

I have here a device I8190 (S3 mini).

I cannot go past the lock screen, because it asks for a pin because of lot of unsuccessfull tries. (the rom language is german).

I tried to flash the TWRP using ODIN, the flash process done successfully but i cannot go to the recovery (by powering the device with home+vol up+power). I also tried to flash the latest stock image from sammobile (for czech republic, my country), but after successfull flash and reboot i am still on the previous version (which is in german language) and the device is asking for the pin.

I want to reset the device so i can go pass the lockscreen, but dont know how.

What am I doing wrong?

Maybe the device is locked (i dont know how to find out).
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dalvenjia:
Look here to fix the 3 button combo to enter recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2157105

Once you enter recovery, go to the wipe menu and swipe to do a factory reset.

Then you can install a custom or official ROM

I recommend Carbon KitKat from novafusion, it's really good and stable. :good:
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DallasCZ:
ok, i will try. But still dont know why i can flash the firmware with odin.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djozaa:
got same problem, whatever i flash on odin, it doesnt stick, tryed all things i found on forum, nothing , no need to say that 3 buton combo flash via odin wont stick either.

i cant either reboot to recovery via adb from PC, it just regular restars, not booting to recovery.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goku80:
Basically I want to know if it's worth installing and using or just use Smart Manager app that came with the phone. I feel that if you already have the internal app the other would clash but since our battery is not the greatest what do you guys think
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kirkland301:
I can only speak from what I found with my old Sony Z1 but the Clean Master app was definitely useful and never seemed to clash with the built in version.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goku80:
I can say it's actually working miracles for me and the battery life on the phone
[Sony Xperia M] Slasher_44:
Hi ,

Presently I'm using Xperia M running on Archidroid 3.1.3 (CM12 / Android 5.1.1) . Its a great ROM and has move to SD option . But the only issue is ; because of ART even if many apps are on the SD card ; space left on the internal SD card is always very low ; few MBs to be precise .

I know mounting SD card as internal is an option ; but I would like to keep that for the last .

Is there any other method to overcome this space constraint ?

Also are there any 4.4 ROMS with move to SD option available ; like Sony original 4.4.4 for other Xperia devices ? (Tried Archidroid 2x ; but then I came to know CM11 forks doesn't support it )

Thanks in Advance :)