yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Then do not use rufus and try one of the others. Btw the thanks button is something you may should consider to use when ppl try to help here on XDA ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] threehappypenguins:
After about 8 hours of trying to get this all working, I FINALLY have SALT detecting my LG H812. At first, I tried to use Ubuntu via VirtualBox (I already had it set up for other things), but I couldn't get it to detect my phone. Then I tried several times to get Rufus to create a bootable disk (such a slow process) but couldn't get it to boot (as I noted in my previous posts). Then I tried to create a bootable Ubuntu Disk, but it kept freezing during the live operation (I think something to do with my NVIDIA drivers; but it was too confusing how to fix). Then I tried UNetbootin to create a boot disk of FWUL, and though it seems to be working, it's been several hours and it's still creating a bootable USB (it's stuck on Download 0%, but I can see from Windows Explorer that my USB drive is slowly filling up, so something is happening).

While I was killing time waiting for the new bootable USB disk, I decided to attempt to boot the .img file using Vmware (I read that someone had success with their phone being recognized in Vmware). It accepted it, but wouldn't boot. Then I decided to add and boot FWUL on VirtualBox. No issues booting, but SALT wouldn't detect my phone (despite the fact that I added the LG phone to VirtualBox (under Devices > USB). So then I converted the .vdi to .vmdk, and then fiddled around a bit, and eventually was able to add that to VMWare and it booted up!

So then I put my phone in download mode, passed on the phone to VMWare, opened SALT, and it detected it!

Now off to do a backup, and unlock bootloader (UsU), then I should be done with fiddling with Linux.

*sigh of relief*
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] willy_itc:
I cant install Teamviewer Please help

I cant install Teamviewer Please help

... Remote support tool (teamviewer)

Need install teamviewer I dont cant. Please help me
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vooks:
How do I configure WiFi ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Double click the team viewer icon. If you get an error show it!

EDIT: [MENTION=5087534]willy_itc[/MENTION] I fixed an issue on my leech server. just try it again now.

Use the network icon which is near the clock or open the application menu and go into settings.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sansara_2001:
what answers in the terminal should be on these commands?

5. Open the terminal application (at the bottom the black small window or open the "Windows" menu and choose from there)

6. type in:

adb devices

or

fastboot devices

or

open the simple-adb GUI (desktop)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] willy_itc:
Thanks my bro is 100% Working Teamview is the best FWUL

Thanks My bro is 100% Working Teamview is the best FWUL

I have after and before

Now Teamview 13 is Working in FWUL v2.7. I have so much devices rooted by this OS. I LIKE FWUL :cool::good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vishnuisgod:
hello steadfasterX,

Im giving another crack at installing FWUL. Im inthe arctic so my bandwidth is limited.... you cant believe how hard its been to get all the files!!!!

Using Mini partition tool, I wiped my 32gb stick.

With Rufus I tried to "burn" the 2.7 FWUL persistant img as an iso (not dd)

windows shows me 25.5gb unused....(WTF?)is that normal?

I try to boot into FWUL, and get this (see pic)

what am I doin wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
That error means flashing was not successful..

Don't trust windows. Especially not when you flashed FWUL on the stick.. You MUST use dd mode as clearly written in the OP linked guide..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SimurghXDA:
I read the description and would like to know why no QFIL tool pre-installed to flash ROM for smartphones with a Snapdradon chipset ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
If you find one for Linux it will be included but as far as I know there is none available
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SimurghXDA:
That's a pretty good reason why it's not there! ^^

Thanks for the quick answer, I appreciate it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] uudruid74:
? Teamview is a horrible idea. There are tons of alternatives that don't add a 3rd party server screwing up security. Why anyone would use Teamview is beyond me, except that they are just ignorant and prefer "easy" over secure.

I'll stick with SSH (with passwords turned off thank you)

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You could try running qfil under Wine, or maybe this https://www.96boards.org/documentation/consumer/guides/qdl.md.html whixh supports firehose protocol. I don't know much about it though.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Augustoandro:
Sir, I have used FWUL, it has almost everything one needs to be an Android Dev. Appreciate your work.

I have a suggestion, change the Desktop Environment to KDE.

It only consumes 600MB of RAM at most, also it has animations and widgets that make the feel much better.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
No. This will never happen as I don't like kde.

..and please edit your post. It's not good practice to quote big posts or OPs like you have done.

Btw: keep in mind that this distro is not for developers but just for android users.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mannunikhil:
Not able to boot FWUL

Need help, I burned usb stick with FWUL Persistent. When i tried booting this the 1st screen i get within 2 mins is as attached image. Rootfs# I am not able to past that screen no username and password prompt. Any suggestions please?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
This error means you haven't flashed correctly.

Do you have followed the linked guide for rufus in the OP? It's important to do it step by step. If it doesn't work try one of the other suggestions.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iceman44:
Nothing happens after login!!!

Sir, I have successfully downloaded and flashed the iso using rufus dd modeinto my usb stick. After that i boot into it in both forget mode and persistent mode. no matter what i get nothing after login.. no desktop menus , nothing, i waited for 5 minutes nothing happened and got impatient and power off. should i need to wait for an hour or something to get those desktop menus?

I dont understand what is my probem. plz help me sir. Im using win 10 and my laptop is acer.

Thank you advance.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hostage XII:
Sounds like there was a problem during the flashing process. Try reflashing the disk image.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
It appears you are using a device that requires authentication, as per the error code ( 0x8000010a ) in your log. [MENTION=5545101]steadfasterX[/MENTION] should have a more meaningful answer...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iceman44:
I think my laptop has the problem. (win 10 acer nitro 5.)

I borrowed my friends laptop which was dell inspiron 3000 and FWUL worked perfectly on that.

still cant figure out whats wrong with my laptop :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Try to turn on the force CR mode in the advanced menu:

https://github.com/steadfasterX/SALT/commit/786736377c612420c5e73d6ca3cb9b8860033620
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
there is a faq which describes even with a picture how to share the debug log . the reason is that we want to keep the forum clean by pasting such big output. Using just the upload button in the log window will generate a link which is much more efficient, better to read and keeps the forum clean.

Okay the bad news are your phone is not yet supported by SALT.

the good news are it should be easy to adapt it for your phone but that requires that you go into IRC (see the OP). I'm there on working days so Monday to Friday but atm I'm on vacation until mid of October.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Hostage XII:
Got it. Thank you for the direction!

Hope you enjoy your vacation. See you in a bit ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Thanks will do :) btw further discussions about SALT should go into the SALT thread.

Note: https://github.com/steadfasterX/SALT/issues/26 - maybe you can find out by asking / searching in your phones forums what partition on your phone would contain the bootloader (maybe its just lk or lk2). On the LG G4 it is named sbl1, on newer ones xbl and on yours its different again. Would save some time later when we meet on IRC. If you find it comment on the github issue or tell in the SALT thread.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] friedCELLS:
Hello. I'm having graphical errors. I installed with Rufus in DD mode on USB. It will only boot in fail safe option 1. None of the others will boot. But when it does boot, the graphics are completely messed up. Like 3 desktops layered over the other. I had this same problem with Ubuntu on USB. With Ubuntu, typing 'nomodeset' in the boot line allows it to load without graphical errors. I tried that with this distro but no luck. Is there another way to get it to boot in more generic graphical drivers? I have an HP dv6700 with AMD Turion 64 chip and nvidia card.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jjcdennis:
Havng problems with fwul finding my LG G4. I have fwul up and running on a Windows 10 laptop. I had the phone connected yesterday, no problem and SALT opened and identified my phone properties. Today I started fwul, but it does not find my phone. I have got the phone in download mode. I have rebooted and tried to reconnect after booting and no phone is found. I have booted with the phone USB connected - no connection. I have reinstalled fwul and tried again, no connection. I have tried different cables and USB ports. Ports are all USB 2.0

I can't find anything via search to help me figure this out. I don't see anything in the fac to help. Can someone provide some guidance s to what this might be?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shinobisoft:
Since you mentioned Windows 10, I'm assuming you're running FWUL via VM. It's my understanding that USB communication with that setup can be troublesome at times... I monitor this thread to see it's progress but don't use FWUL, as my PC is dual booting Windows and Ubuntu, something I personally recommend doing as it eliminates all headaches... I wish I could be of more assistance. [MENTION=5545101]steadfasterX[/MENTION] will definitely have a better idea for a remedy than I do...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jjcdennis:
I may do this, but in the meantime all I really want to do is root this phone and get a nice rom on it that solves some of the problems with the phone. I was all set to go this am and all of a sudden I can't connect. Par for my usual course I guess.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
1) read the faq of the SALT thread and find out how to share the debug log.

2) post that log in the SALT thread

3) use FWUL from an USB stick. Even when it runs in a VM critical operations should ALWAYS been done running natively.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sdembiske:
If you are using VirualBox. there are two separate USB connections that have to be checked in the VirtualBox settings. One will hold but the other has to be checked each and every time you connect your device - it is the easiest one to forget to do.

Refer to post # 529
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tick2807:
Sorry I'm a noob but after booting the version 2.7 I can't connect with wifi network. It says "no network devices available"

Does anyone know how to fix this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] JynxTheFierce:
Simply amazing, steadfasterX! I've been fighting with Windows for far too long. This build is hot! Thank you (and everyone who helped) for creating and sharing FWUL ?

Quick question: FWUL 2.7 Persistent 30Gb - Would you recommend updating packages? If so, anything I should be mindful of?

Long live FWUL!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Use a nightly build as your WiFi chip seems to be not supported and the nightlies contain newer drivers. No guarantee that it work then but just give it a try.

no - do not update. if you wanna have a fresher version use the nightlies. also refer to the known issue: https://code.binbash.it:8443/Carbon-Fusion/build_fwul/issues/63

I also added a new FAQ (#8) to this thread just for the case..

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ExquisiteArcaneAstralMystic:
The only thing i would change is DE... xfce sucks

Kde is the best

Kde ftw

But arch is a very good choice i use it on my laptop, debian apt is so slow compared to pacman

Dear developer if there is a way to build fwul yourself with kde instead tell me how
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gazzacbr:
Hi, late to the party here but want to try. I have a grub multi-boot usb with gparted, live Mint, Terabyte backup image maker, etc.

I dont pretend to understand everything about my boot usb but it works for me :)

Is it possible to add FWUL to this? FWUL is a .img not .iso. What do I need to do?

thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Regarding kde:

https://xdaforums.com/android/softw...-fastboot-driver-issues-t3526755/post77675695

FWUL is open source so feel free to build your own version:

https://code.binbash.it:8443/Carbon-Fusion/build_fwul/blob/develop/README.md

In order to replace xfce I would start by adjusting this file:

https://code.binbash.it:8443/Carbon-Fusion/build_fwul/blob/develop/packages.both#L58-71

I guess that will be not enough so you may need to adjust xfce default settings as well:

https://code.binbash.it:8443/Carbon...b/develop/airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh

So if you wanna contribute fork that repo and do a pull request on a new branch named kde. Would be highly appreciated ;)

No idea. FWUL comes in img (persistent) and ISO (forgetful) format though.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ExquisiteArcaneAstralMystic:
Regarding KDE I'm gonny do my best but not now cuz no time right in this moment... work u know
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Spaceboy60:
Does the wifi Dongle wnda3100v2 work on this yet? If so, do I need to do anything to get it working?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
Then I tried to install the tools. The old warning message is still there. But all the tools are successfully installed. I did not tried to use them though.

Big thanks for your efforts.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
Then I opened the browser and tried to play you tube videos and error ' your browser could not currently recognized any of the video format available' it could not play. Attached screen shot.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
those both red FAILED are not a problem here.

Good. yes the warnings and messages are not that beautiful but it installs all correctly ;)

Well do NOT see FWUL as a full replacement for your desktop. It has everything on board to connect your Android device and using all Android tools I'm aware of with ease.

If you search for a full working daily use Desktop there are better choices (e.g. Antergos, Manjaro, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, ...)

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
Thank you for your reply... You should know that these are not my complaints but my findings.

---------- Post added at 02:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:18 PM ----------

If someone has problem to make USB , here are three options from Windows. I took this from Wiki...

In Windows.

Using Rufus

Rufus is a multi-purpose USB iso writer. Simply select the Arch Linux ISO, the USB drive you want to create the bootable Arch Linux onto and click start.

Since Rufus does not care if the drive is properly formatted or not and provides a GUI it may be the easiest and most robust tool to use.

Using USBwriter

This method does not require any workaround and is as straightforward as dd under Linux. Just download the Arch Linux ISO, and with local administrator rights use the USBwriter utility to write to your USB flash memory.

Using win32diskimager

win32diskimager is another graphical USB iso writing tool for Windows. Simply select your iso image and the target USB drive letter (you may have to format it first to assign it a drive letter), and click Write.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Thx for your feedback. I added your work to the OP. Highly appreciated!

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] LilAnt530:
hey whats the best way to boot this up as a VM with VMware? jst curious as Androidx86 has same issues with grub hangs & i would love to use this actively :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
well first it is a 64bit OS

second use at least 512 MB RAM but more is better

thats it. it should boot fine.

what doesnt work?

maybe send screenshots?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] LilAnt530:
I believe I attempted with 1gb of RAM for some reason, been away from the PC a few days i will try again with a fresh vmware install :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
VMware should work but keep in mind that only virtualbox is supported.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
a brand new release (v1.2) is ready for you.

Changelog

FWUL_1-2_x86-64.iso

Released: 2017-04-11

Download: Go to the Download section in the OP

Full Changelog: on Github

Fresh Arch base from the day of release (means all packages are top current)

Turkish language added (user request - thx [MENTION=8189584]esedix02[/MENTION] )

Firefox installer added

Chromium installer added

some minor fixes
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
I tried this OS and my observation is while installing Sony flasher there is a error and there is no audio at all.

Great come back with Mozilla and chromium browsers.

Thank you so much for your efforts.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nailyk:
Was flashtool working?

I saw a firefox related error but looks like it find device list anyway.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
No.. it was not working. rest of the things I didn't get any errors. In fact I did not connected the phone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
How do u use FWUL? As a VM? Or on USB stick on your PC/laptop?

And please tell me the amount of RAM you have either in your PC or VM.

Those errors can happen if you have less space so please check with :

df -h

your disk usage especially AFTER using the installers!

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
I am using USB stick of 16GB and I have 16GB Ram with 3GB Nvidia Graphics. i7 second generation processor.It is a Laptop Asus G74sx. I made all my USB sticks with Rufas. I really appreciate your work. Is there any chance of making this OS install physically on the computer? Virtual machines are not recommended for flashing firmware's.

In live mode, every time you boot, you have to do everything from the beginning.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
thats more than enough of RAM.... ;)

Besides the thunar volman issue everything seems to work fine for you right?

yes I already working on v2.0 which will let you install FWUL permanently but pssssst ;)

... this is a tough task and so needing time.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
Rest everything works fine...Although I did not flashed any firmware with any tools.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] richie16171:
Tough yes.... But not impossible .... Common you can do it.....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] PokemonTotalWar:
Using Heimdall, I get a Failed to Request to end PIT File Transfer error, and cannot flash anything. I have a Galaxy Note 3 from Sprint.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] steadfasterX:
Sorry can't give support for the apps itself (as long it is not an installation issue). FWUL comes with heimdall but if it does not work for you try JOdin.

And it makes a difference if you use FWUL from USB or within VirtualBox. USB is always the best option though..

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iannisb:
Sorry if this is not the correct thread but i have effectively erased or damaged partitions,nv,imei is null on my H815T (originally).

I have tries repairing it through EFS pro .I have istalled a flashable MM which was the only way i could boot to android and use EFS/quallcomm nv tools

Although nv tools say imei was written in phone , when i disc and reconect imei is still zero

Ay help would be greatly appreciated!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] KJOM:
Ok, I've given up on using a usb stick and tried the vbox method. The virtual machine detects my lg v20 but for some reason I keep getting this error after opening the lgafsploit and typing ./step1.sh:

Flashing TWRP to lafbak. Please wait...

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "./partitions.py", line 471, in <module>

main()

File "./partitions.py", line 421, in main

lglaf.try_hello(comm)

File "/home/android/programs/lglafsploit/lglaf.py", line 400, in try_hello

comm.write(hello_request)

File "/home/android/programs/lglafsploit/lglaf.py", line 367, in write

self.usbdev.write(self.ep_out, data)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/core.py", line 948, in write

self.__get_timeout(timeout)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 824, in bulk_write

timeout)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 920, in __write

_check(retval)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 595, in _check

raise USBError(_strerror(ret), ret, _libusb_errno[ret])

usb.core.USBError: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Dumping lafbak for hash check...

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "./partitions.py", line 471, in <module>

main()

File "./partitions.py", line 421, in main

lglaf.try_hello(comm)

File "/home/android/programs/lglafsploit/lglaf.py", line 400, in try_hello

comm.write(hello_request)

File "/home/android/programs/lglafsploit/lglaf.py", line 367, in write

self.usbdev.write(self.ep_out, data)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/core.py", line 948, in write

self.__get_timeout(timeout)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 824, in bulk_write

timeout)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 920, in __write

_check(retval)

File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/usb/backend/libusb1.py", line 595, in _check

raise USBError(_strerror(ret), ret, _libusb_errno[ret])

usb.core.USBError: [Errno 110] Operation timed out

Trimming trailing zeros

sha256sum: test.img: No such file or directory

Checking hash...

TWRP hash: S260cb44d98c67f5ad11fb4512577b6ad4754d9fc8173802ae15d7f5c3aa39e3c

Test dump hash: S

Hash check failed! Retrying for 5 times.

rm: cannot remove 'h918-twrp-tmp.img': No such file or directory

rm: cannot remove 'test.img': No such file or directory

Hash check failed after 5 attempts - exiting

Can someone help me out?