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[Android Software Development] dannstarr:
Hello,

I am following the instructions here: http://source.android.com/source/download.html but I find I am having some problems. I am using 32 bit ubuntu.

Firstly, I can not get Java 5 SDK the terminal reports an error that the package cant be found, what can I do to rectify this, is there a work around, is the google page just out dated now?

secondly, I come to the "Installing Repo" section and follow:

Make sure you have a~/bindirectory in your home directory, and check to be sure that this bin directory is in your path:

$ cd ~

$ mkdir bin

$ echo $PATH

Download thereposcript and make sure it is executable:

$ curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo

$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

All of that seems to work, however, I must have done something wrong because when I get to the next bit "Initialising a Repo Client" I dont seem to be able to run:

repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git

I get the following error:

dan@dan-EQUIUM-A100:~$ repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git

No command 'repo' found, did you mean:

Command 'rep' from package 'rep' (universe)

Command 'repl' from package 'nmh' (universe)

Command 'repl' from package 'mailutils-mh' (universe)

repo: command not found

dan@dan-EQUIUM-A100:~$ cd bin

dan@dan-EQUIUM-A100:~/bin$ dir

repo

dan@dan-EQUIUM-A100:~/bin$

As you can see, I have a bin directory, and inside it is repo

Whats the score here??
[Android Software Development] sejukhijau.com:
Hi,

You can choose one of theese

a. ~/bin/repo init.....

b. export PATH=$PATH:~/bin/

repo init......

HTH
[Android Software Development] dannstarr:
Hey that's got it, so simple really, but the best answers are... thanks bud :)
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
According to wikipedia "On 20 May 2010, the 2.2 (Froyo) SDK was released." Thats about 6 months for Samsung. Not too bad in my opinion. Def hate t-mobile though, always will. lol.

Edit:

Citations:

November citation: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376045,00.asp

froyo release date: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#Update_history
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
YES, still never purchasing another Samsung product.
[Vibrant General] Yaz75:
Oddly I'm the opposite of the OP. I've been with T-Mo for 11+ years and been pretty happy with them overall. Having had HTC phones in the past, I will probably look at their next offering when I'm eligible for an update. While I love that the Vibrant has been so easy to mod, they've left a bad taste in my mouth.
[Vibrant General] Indigo779:
Don't hate them, but I will most likely not be buying anything from them again.
[Vibrant General] ksizzle9:
I do still hate them. I don't actually have froyo yet so they are still lying lol.

Sent from my peice of **** Samsung galaxy phone with out a ****ing single ducking hint of ****ing froyo where the only thing worth doing is using XDA App
[Vibrant General] acjames:
Yeah i dont hate them but I will probably not buy another phone from them. I am eyeballing the LG Optimus 2X....
[Vibrant General] cashyftw:
Of course I do, I don't have official froyo, so there still BSing ;]

Anywho, I don't like Tmobile, Samsung is Alright.
[Vibrant General] qreffie:
I wouldn't buy another Samsung phone that left them solely in charge of the updates. I actually do like T-Mobile though. Don't mind the 5gb cap either since I've began only using wifi in my appartment my usage has gone down from nearly 6gb a month to around 1gb.
[Vibrant General] OuncE718:
I feel like they were mostly wrong about the gps. They should of came out and said they made a mistake and did a recall. Not to compare Apples to Oranges, but when Apple had the antenna problem at least they found a solution and gave out free bumpers/cases to help the issue. Samsung till this day has never said anything about the gps, at least not to my knowledge. Then they brag about how the Galaxy S line is such a success in sales, but we're just about the only high end Android device that's not on 2.2. It does not make sense to me. I definitely must say that I love the hardware minus the gps.
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
So you cite wikipedia for your Froyo information, but you don't cite the original quote in the thread?

Citation pls.
[Vibrant General] 1eyedjack:
I don't hate Samsung, I just don't trust them - Just look at their track record. Will look hard at HTC or Moto at upgrade time - Depends on what is out but Samsung products will be out of the question. Once bitten, twice shy...

Been with T-Mo a long time - Have a sweet deal on my plan for 4 phones...
[Vibrant General] Bernardos70:
No source code for anything yet = still hate Samsung.
[Vibrant General] tenbeau:
I do not trust Samsung and do not intend to purchase them again. I will be leaning toward the LG Optimus 2X or the LG Black. The only way I would want to buy Samsung again is if they have a dual core Nexus S2 with vanilla android and external sd card and Google is in charge of the updates etc. I am also very interested in the LG 4G tablet coming to T Mobile.
[Vibrant General] cdheer:
I guess I'm in the minority -- I have no issues w/Samsung and have been pretty happy w/my Vibrant. Yes, 2.2 has taken an awfully long time...but I always knew I could flash it if I really wanted/needed something in 2.2 -- and ultimately, I did.

Seems to me the only phones that don't go through this are the official dev phones (Nexus); why, I still remember when T-Mobile was hinting that 2.x would come to the G1.

I would definitely buy another Samsung.
[Vibrant General] os2baba:
Will never buy another Samsung phone. Love T-Mobile though. Next phone will be an HTC.
[Vibrant General] treyvaporizer:
Um sorry sir you are sadly mistaken, Apple used the bumpers as a cover up. Don't get me wrong i love Apple but they said there was nothing wrong with their antennas as well. So they are just as "wrong as samsung"
[Vibrant General] presence06:
I won't be buying another Samsung phone, even if the next one comes with a 10MP Camera, 1.4GHz Processor, 1GB of RAM and a 4.5" screen. I don't trust them anymore. I also have mixed feelings about T-Mobile.. I've been with them for 7 years...
[Vibrant General] biggahboy:
Still hate samsung even if we go receive 2.2, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER SAMSUNG PHONE!!:mad:
[Vibrant General] mingkee:
I used to hate Samsung, but their smartphone hardware is great (AMOLED baby!).

NS is one of my favorite phone and it has Samsung hardware with Google software.
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
never have/ will hate them.

They just disappointed me. thats all, but im sure they made it up by this update...
[Vibrant General] khupp:
All I know is my friend with a Droid X had froyo a long time ago. This is my first and last Samsung phone.
[Vibrant General] Rotaryknight:
Samsung as a company, no, I love their products.

Their service, and public relations needs some working.

As for tmobile, Ive had them for about 4 years and have no complaints yet. Except for tower problems...
[Vibrant General] Tarzanman:
Mmm, T-mobile has disappointed once or twice lately. They were the last carrier to offer high-end Android phones (remember, the NexusOne was their only decent android device until the Vibrant came along months after the Incredible, Droid, Droid 2, DroidX, Evo, etc).

Then they started going after people who tethered (even though it doesn't affect their bottom line). Now they seem to be coming in last in terms of updates. Its a strange way for a 4th place carrier to act if they are trying to retain their users.

They will never have the line up of devices that Verizon and now AT&T have, but their coverage is decent and they should be able to offer perks that don't directly affect the bottom line (like tethering under the 5GB limit.)

AT&T losing iPhone exclusivity was probably bad for T-mobile because now AT&T has to get serious and compete with their products and service instead of relying on a device that no one else has. AT&T is rolling out LTE as we speak, and is slated to get a slew of smartphones. What will the landscape look like 6 months from now?

Apple never admitted/confirmed that there was a problem with the antenna. They ignored the issue until it had been all over all the internet tech sites for a couple of weeks. THEN when they finally held a press conference, they BS'ed their way through it by claiming that the problem was just attenuation and that all smart-phones suffered from the same issue.

Even Stevie Wonder could see that there was a design flaw with the antenna, but for Apple to admit it publicly would open them up to class action litigation or a massive recall. In the end, they did what was best for their investors... they lied their asses off in front of everyone until websites stopped writing stories about the issue.

Samsung would do the exact same thing. Deny, deny, deny, and when you're backed into a corner, pretend like there isn't a real issue, but offer a means of mollification for people who are unhappy enough to take action.
[Vibrant General] WoodDraw:
Tests have shown several phones have the "death grip" iPhone4 problem. It has to be one of the biggest "non-issue" issues ever to come out. Does anyone even care about it anymore?
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
Yeah, but the iPhone4 is pretty bad in that respect. Add to that an AT&T network that constantly drops iPhone calls anyway and the fact that the iPhone 4 sold hugely and you can see why it was such a big deal.
[Vibrant General] Dougefresh91:
I find it pretty suspicious that we're getting this update directly following the recent rumors, class action suit, ect. Samsung caved under pressure. This will be my last Samsung phone, and my last phone without a hardware keyboard.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsu...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
[Vibrant General] XPLANE9:
If only HTC could catch up with super amoled screens and better gpus than the ones from qualcomm then they would be a next definite phone. But, I have high hopes for the next nexus phone, which I will upgrade to no matter the specs, software > hardware. Hopefully not a Motorola this time, their phones are ugly. :eek:
[Vibrant General] WoodDraw:
For all the **** about Apple, I'd probably own an iPhone if they'd offer it on a US carrier willing to unlock the phone. I travel internationally way too much to own a phone I can't unlock and use internationally.

But, the support Apple offers is unmatched. I bought a Macbook Pro back in June. Last week it had liquid spilled on it. No dropped in a tub damage, but enough where it seeped through and everything was fried. I brought it in to the local Apple store, clearly knowing it wasn't covered under warranty and didn't pretend otherwise. The guy looked at it and immediately told me it was uncovered water damage (and showed me pictures of the corrosion he'd just taken). And then he said he was going to cover it under AppleCare since I had bought it so recently and had no history of damage on the computer. Two days later I now have the computer back in perfect condition. They even replaced stuff that was damaged aesthetically but perfectly usable.

Do I hate Samsung? No. But I don't love them either. After an experience like that with Apple, they'll have my business for life. With Samsung, I just kind of put up with them.
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
I dont hate Samsung nor Tmobile. People who are hating over not getting an updated OS on a smartphone needs to just put their phones down, go outside and do something more productive with their lives.

We are on XDA where the froyo ROMS are arguably better than anything Samsung or Tmobile is going to give us.

Remember guys, it is JUST A PHONE. Those who take these issues too seriously needs to take step back and relax.
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
Ummm major difference between a short caused by bridging and covering the whole antenna to deflect from the real issue. I have no spots on my phone that i can touch that causes me to end a call except for the power button and the end call button on my screen. The iphone4 has those 2 and a 3rd one that is an unlisted feature.
[Vibrant General] WoodDraw:
I'm not sure what that means, but the practical use is the same. Grip the iPhone4 and a Galaxy S the same way and see what happens.

I've used an iPhone4 and had no problems. It's a completely non-issue.
[Vibrant General] gancho:
I am disappointed with the delay in the software update. As of now, with the Behold II fiasco and this delay, I would be hard pressed to buy Samsung again. As a matter of fact, if nothing else, this has brought my attention to stories of bad support with other products as well (tv's and br players).

I don't hate Samsung, apart from my shoddy gps I like the hardware. Software is such a vital part of the smartphone experience now that it isn't good enough to have good hardware and out of date software. I don't expect immediate updates indefinitely but I do expect a reasonable update schedule as long as the hardware is up to it (at least as long as the contracts last, although that might be wishful thinking) and right now the Vibrant hardware is still pretty much as good as it gets.
[Vibrant General] vapotrini:
That's not the point though is it? The point is, it definitely existed. And as someone else already pointed out, it's only after numerous unsuccessful attempts to deflect the issue that Apple finally man'd up and fixed it.

It may be a non issue now, but at no time could you have gotten my phone to do this with both your hands, far less for "1" finger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90RwVaWfqo
[Vibrant General] VeryCoolAlan:
Nope only hardware with samsung

Software from google
[Vibrant General] WoodDraw:
Fair enough, I don't know. I'm more into practical use, and I never had a call dropped while using the iPhone4.
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
I do grip both phones the same way. You state you are a practical person about practical use. Fair enough.

Every video, and every demonstration of the "death grip" on the vibrant includes gripping it to the point in which the demonstrator's hand is literally shaking from holding it so hard. Now, I see no practical way of ever holding the phone that way.

On the other hand, I am a lefty and my thumb rests upon the exact spot in which the iphone4 has its antenna bridging issue. I can hold ANY other phone the same way and not have the antenna's bridge in the way the iphone4 does.

I am just pointing out the facts. Unlike most iphone users, I freely admit the Vibrant has issues with the GPS. I don't have the GPS issue as described by others, but I dont go around dismissing the issue because I don't experience it.
[Vibrant General] Dougefresh91:
I think the RFS file system alone is reason enough to not buy another Samsung. We can't even get CM.
[Vibrant General] WoodDraw:
Sure, that's fair enough. And I'll admit to being wrong :) I'm not a reviewer, and I don't pretend to be. And this isn't an iPhone thread, so let's go back to *****ing about Samsung before we annoy the rest ;)
[Vibrant General] ELStiko:
HAHA no worries.

I have no hate for Samsung either. Hate is such a strong emotion that should be reserved for those who truly deserve it.
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
I don't understand why KA6 was even developed if they shipped their final build to t-mobile in november.....?
[Vibrant General] Col.Kernel:
This right here.

Been with T-Mobile for about a decade, both as a prepaid customer and as a subscriber with 5 lines. Their customer service has rocked, right up till Fall of 2010.

Now it's a bit dicey, and if they can't keep doing the right thing then there's no reason for me to stay. But they have a pretty large store of good will built up, so they get some slack on some things.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
No, and I plan on getting a Samsung TV real soon because I'm not going to deprive myself of the best especially when I could give a **** less about an update to my TV.
[Vibrant General] pulser_g2:
Closed per warning not to go making more of these samsung/tmobile whine threads
[EVO 4G General] flipper12:
At the company I work for, an email came out from our care group that I thought everyone might find interesting. When I first read it, I immediately thought of the MIUI ROM that I installed....

"A new virus infecting the android based phones has been detected in china.It is being said that this is by far the most complicated and sophisticated Android virus that the security firm has come across.This virus is being dubbed as ‘Gemini’ and it has the capability of being remotely operated by the hacker once it is in the phone.Though many viruses have been detected earlier in Android apps. but this the is most sophisticated among all of them.

The Botnet feature of the virus is the major concern.Once the malware is completely installed on the user’s phone, it has the potential to receive commands from a remote server that allows the hacker to access the user’s data and all personal stuff.Once the privacy of the user is compromised,the hacker can do anything he wish to do.

Lookout mobile security,who basically detected this virus said that Gemini uses advanced and sophisticated techniques to hide it’s track.They also said that that the virus is capable of sending location coordinates and device identifiers to the remote server, helping it to generate a list of all installed apps on the infected phone and to install more infected ones.

All the infected applications that have yet come up have been downloaded from a third party Chinese application market. “Geinimi is effectively being ‘grafted’ onto repackaged versions of legitimate applications, primarily games, and distributed in third-party Chinese Android app markets,” the company wrote in a blog post.On the other hand,the same applications that are downloaded from official Android application market are safe.

Although it is not very clear that what actually is the intent of the authors of Gemini.The chief technology officer for Lookout,Kevin mahaffy said that “It could be anything from a malicious advertising network to an attempt to create a botnet”.Botnet basically is a group of infected computers or phones that the attacker controls to compromise for data and identity theft and also it can be used to launch attack on other machines.

The application which are grafted with virus are mostly games and a few applications.Some among them are:

•	Monkey Jump 2

•	Sex Positions

•	President vs. Aliens

•	City Defense

•	Baseball Superstars 2010.

Here’s how it works:

When a host application containing Geinimi is installed on a client’s phone, the Trojan gets activated in the background and collects information that can compromise a user’s privacy.Geinimi attempts to connect to a remote server using one of 10 embedded domain names. If it connects, Geinimi transmits collected information to the remote server."
[EVO 4G General] MrWicked1:
here you go http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40857219/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Interesting read. I wonder: If the infected app is removed, does the virus get removed with it?
[EVO 4G General] cjh6386:
that would make for a pretty ineffective trojan. I highly doubt it.
[EVO 4G General] cjh6386:
also, as per the msnbc article, the virus is named "Geinimi," not "Gemini." Although I guarantee everyone will call it gemini because it's so much easier, at least to an english speaker.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
Old news.

It does get removed if you remove it from applications. The only way it wouldn't get removed is if the app were to root the device first, and then push the apk to the apps folder. but this one doesnt do that.
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
I'm honestly surprised there aren't more of them out there, it would be way to easy to do.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Good point......I'm just not sure how viruses affect our phones compared to how they affect Windows based PC's.

Even then, you would still be able to remove it manually from the apps folder, no? Providing the user has root access, of course.
[EVO 4G General] Rydah:
This is bull****. Why can't they leave viruses for windows computers?
[EVO 4G General] flipper12:
I guess it's becoming an issue with the carriers too since our Care department is now getting swamped with calls from people who either "think" they're phones are infected or read that MSNBC article..... :confused:

In any event, I have to admit that I didn't even give it a thought that I might get a virus on my phone. I actually even saw quite a few virus programs on the Market and just ignored them. I'll now have to revisit that option, especially since I'm installing ROMS from every source that posts them....;)
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
probably, but if the app is smart enough to root android devices, chances are its smart enough to hide itself. With root access it can pretty much do anything it wants, including hiding itself, as well as accessing other programs, and what not.
[EVO 4G General] dglowe343:
Would a nand restore get rid of it?

Sent from my HTC Supersonic
[EVO 4G General] Holyrolla:
If it needs root access to do it's thing, wouldn't that trigger the superuser app? And if a game triggers the superuser app, and a person clicks on "Allow"...then...maybe they deserve to be infected.
[EVO 4G General] Alfred F. Jones:
From what I remember of reading about this virus, it only affected users in China who downloaded it from a third-party market application and not Google's Android Market.
[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
Viruses in android doesn't make any sense to me at all. Since android is so different. As another poster stated, doing a nand is in essence like wiping the total system, correct?

Sent from the Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
in essence yes. But a person smart enough to code a virus that roots devices is probably smart enough to backdoor nand restore points as well.

The chinese one doesn't need root. I was just saying that if it had root it would be a lot harder to remove. And the app is binded to other programs, so the person will probably not even know that the legit one doesnt require superuser.

Why doesn't it? Millions of dollars are stolen each year by criminals that infect phones in order to dial out premium numbers.
[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
fear monger much?

EDIT: for those curious he's just drumming up nonsense to see if he can get you in a frenzy ... that or has has NO CLUE what he's talking about.

Even if someone was stupid enough to "Accept default permissions" and not question why your video game that you downloaded from a third party marketplace with "allow unknown sources to be installed" flag set needs to look at your phone calls and personal contacts ... there would still be a popup by superuser the moment it tried to do something that required root.

It's a perfect storm trojan: no more a risk to your phone than a phishing site is to your identity: that is a huge problem if you're an idiot.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
yea bro, cause you know what you are talking about. How about you actually look up **** before talking.

1. A 3rd party app can simply ask for 1 permission, then root the phone and gain wide variety of permissions. When i say root, i dont mean the same way as you see here. It will gain permissions beyond what normal apps do. It wont ask for superuser permissions. It will only ask for 1 permission on install

2. Did you know that there is a Buffer overflow available on all phones that are running 2.1 of android? Did you also know that there is a buffer overflow for all androids that are running the latest webkit on 2.2? apparently not. fyi, a buffer overflow in a browser can represent a huge risk, meaning visiting a website that is infected will in return infect you. A buffer overflow will also not ask for any permissions and load a malicious application straight to your phone.

Next time when you talk to someone as if they were a kid, make sure that person doesn't happen to have a CS degree, and 8+ years of experience in computer security. Now gtfo.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
those chinese have a strange sense of humor, I bet it started as a prank by some drunk college students to see if they could do something small that would make americans even more paranoid