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UBUNTU on your Arc/Arc s

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Here is a excellent video from XDA TV at WMC 2012 YOU MUST WATCH THIS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kipBNiBtjmQ&hd=1
OK now that I’ve got that over and done with, I have got the Android software to run on our Arc, It is actually runs on the same Android kernel as Android , which means you can run Ubuntu and switch to Android and back to Ubuntu.
This is a large image and with the problem with hosts I have decided to upgrade my dropbox account, so that the download will be simple and because of that I will not have a download count, so if you download please click thanks and this will give me an idea of how many downloads have been.
Requirements: Root access no need for unlocked bootloader.
Installation:
You have to download Android VNC viewer free from the market also the terminal app, So first download https://rapidshare.com/files/1497399130/UBUNTU.rar
preferably on your computers and unzip it to a folder on your desktop called UBUNTU, then copy the folder onto the root of the root of your sdcard, that’s it
Now open your terminal and type (_=space)
$Su
#cd_/sdcard/ubuntu
#sh_ubuntu.sh
That’s it may take a while to complete, have a cup of coffee.
Now open vnc viwer
Nickname : ubuntu
Password :ubuntu
Address : localhost
Port :5900
Colour format :24-bit color
Just press connect and that’s you with Ubuntu, I use OTG cable for wireless keyboard and mouse dongle and HDMI cable to my tv, I now have a 43 inch tv computer which works great with keyboard and mouse.
Remember if you download please tick thanks.
Or if you want to buy me a cold beer just klick the donate button.

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Wow, nice work man! Will try it later.

Nice. I want to try it on my tv. Can't download now, download link says your account is disabled due to high traffic. Sigh.
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I followed this tutorial to install Ubuntu on my Arc few months back : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390351
Lightweight image is also available to download in that thread.

Just want to say it broke many Neo USB connectivity
This was Neo though
Great work op
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Thanks man appreciate, but I have to root my baby first damn .62 firmware

didnt anantshri already post it for X10?

DooMLoRD said:
didnt anantshri already post it for X10?
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No Doom don't think so, I have not given anyone this code, unless he's released it in the last 2hrs, (lol)
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This can be achieved using the Ubuntu Installer available in Android Market.
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What happens if the kernel is not compatible?

dugzino said:
What happens if the kernel is not compatible?
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All dooms kernels work and ICS beta kernel.
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When I type in the terminal emulator it can't find the sdcard/Ubuntu folder and I checked it from root explorer it is there! I am on fxp 111 cm9 please help
Thanks
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Check if you have mounted the sdcard
cd /mnt/sdcard
If you are unable to change directory then note down the absolute location of the folder using root explorer.
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Does someone already tested it??

redstorml said:
Does someone already tested it??
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Works great for me, good work +briandevlin, it was that easy, I thought Id missed something.
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nice. Its just the same way as BT5 from anantshri for the x10. Do like Ubuntu but can't wait for the official code to be released for our awesome devs to get working on our beloved xperias.
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Blackwatch89 said:
nice. Its just the same way as BT5 from anantshri for the x10. Do like Ubuntu but can't wait for the official code to be released for our awesome devs to get working on our beloved xperias.
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Nice to see you about Sammy, all ok with you?

Rapidshare is a nightmare!!!I'm still waiting to download it from yesterday!!!The connection dropped once

redstorml said:
Rapidshare is a nightmare!!!I'm still waiting to download it from yesterday!!!The connection dropped once
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Will put mirror soon.
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Which Linux Distro Should I Use?

Was wondering if somebody fluent in the Linux OS could help me choose a good Linux distro. Currently running LMDE, but it seems as if my laptops battery pluments. I have a high capacity 6-cell battery which usually lasts me 6-7 hours on windows. But only lasts 4 hours or less in LMDE. Anyways I'm looking for something that has just about everything working out of the box. LMDE had my WiFi drivers... my graphics drivers... which Linux is picky with my radeon GPU. My laptop is
HP Pavilion Dv6z quad edition
AMD A8 3550-MX (APU)
Radeon HD Discrete Class Graphics (I believe its a 6220g)
6GB RAM
Etc.
If you need any more info just ask. Thanks.
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Try Ubuntu, I have it set as a dual boot OS on my desktop and it had most of the drivers I needed.

Ubuntu tends to run "out of the box" without any additional installs or tweaks, so you could try it. Make a live CD and check that everything is working before you install it.

Oops. I should have mentioned I tried Ubuntu 11.10 and it wouldn't display my screen turns out it doesn't like my GPU. Tried 10.04 and it worked... but hardly. Haven't tried 12 yet... might try it and see if it still does the black screen deal. Trying to stay away from fedora or RPM based distros as I hear they are a little more difficult and I'm a Linux illiterate.
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If you've still got an Ubuntu 11 disc available, this thread may help with your display issue...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1929234

Archer said:
If you've still got an Ubuntu 11 disc available, this thread may help with your display issue...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1929234
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Yeah I looked into that. But I also saw that people did this and their resolution was terrible. I might try it again. If I find the disk again.
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ÜBER™ said:
Yeah I looked into that. But I also saw that people did this and their resolution was terrible. I might try it again. If I find the disk again.
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I just used that to get up and running. Once I was dual-booting and able to run Ubuntu I just changed the resolution in that and it was all good.

Archer said:
I just used that to get up and running. Once I was dual-booting and able to run Ubuntu I just changed the resolution in that and it was all good.
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Being a complete illiterate on this stuff... its a little daunting. If someone would like to help along the way a little later... my talk is [email protected]
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Check out CrunchBang, haven't tried the newest build yet but it's super lightweight and snappy, it is by far my favorite distro and has been rock solid on 3 different machines for a year and a half now.

tromoly said:
Check out CrunchBang, haven't tried the newest build yet but it's super lightweight and snappy, it is by far my favorite distro and has been rock solid on 3 different machines for a year and a half now.
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Intresting never heard of it.. then again the only ones you ever really hear of are Ubuntu and Fedora... so ill take a look at it. I understand desktops are a lot more linux friendly? Wondering if there is one that is more laptop friendly. Laptops tend to have more drivers such as Wifi bluetooth and so on and so forth. Maybe somthing like that?

ÜBER™ said:
Intresting never heard of it.. then again the only ones you ever really hear of are Ubuntu and Fedora... so ill take a look at it. I understand desktops are a lot more linux friendly? Wondering if there is one that is more laptop friendly. Laptops tend to have more drivers such as Wifi bluetooth and so on and so forth. Maybe somthing like that?
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I'm running it on an Acer Aspire 6920 laptop and an Asus Eee netbook, both worked great out of the box. The main thing I like is there are lots of keyboard shortcuts to open apps, really cuts down time for opening anything.

tromoly said:
I'm running it on an Acer Aspire 6920 laptop and an Asus Eee netbook, both worked great out of the box. The main thing I like is there are lots of keyboard shortcuts to open apps, really cuts down time for opening anything.
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Alright gotta find my DVD's and make a disk.
Intel processors?
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I just took a look at Linux Mint 13 and it looks promising. Can you put Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04?

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Intel processors?
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Yes sir, the laptop is a Core 2 Duo and the netbook is an Atom.

tromoly said:
Yes sir, the laptop is a Core 2 Duo and the netbook is an Atom.
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That's the problem... I have an AMD and Linux seems to be partial to Intel at least from my experience.
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I use Fedora 17. I like it.
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ÜBER™ said:
That's the problem... I have an AMD and Linux seems to be partial to Intel at least from my experience.
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Ah my fault, completely missed where you said that, sorry 'bout that.
If you grab the "AMD64" iso image you should be fine, it's been a while but I remember running Ubuntu 9.04 on AMD with no problems, you should be fine.

Debian squeeze is very good for that sort of thing
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Try Ubuntu, it will make you just happy

Ubuntu for Android App

On the Indiegogo page for the Ubuntu Edge, you can see a video of a proof of concept for the Ubuntu Desktop.
She used an app on a stock Nexus 4 (if I remember correctly, she says AOSP) and just launch it like that on Android and sent it to the screen.
Am I the only one who find this more amazing than running Ubuntu Touch on a Android phone ?
If you take a look at the size of the ARM Ubuntu version, you have a 500 MB file and I was wondering how Android can just load like that Ubuntu and run it along Android ?
Cheers.

Korgall said:
I was wondering how Android can just load like that Ubuntu and run it along Android ?
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As you point out, the video demonstrates a fully functional version of Ubuntu for Android. In the IRC channel, Ubuntu VP of engineering stated that U4A requires the Android OS to be modified slightly. I'm hopeful this process is unveiled soon and U4A becomes publicly available. It likely won't be very smooth on current commercially available hardware, and there's not really enough storage on an N4 to make it very practical, but it would still be nice to get a glimpse of computing convergence.

Thank you for your answer, is there any way to have access to this discussion ?
It seems pretty smooth on the video, which is surprising when you know the current hardware limitation on Android ...
For the storage, the cloud allows you to only download the file you need so it might not really be a problem.
I'm currently thinking about building a NAS to use it as a storage and download platform, it might be a custom solution for this problem.

Another option is my linuxonandroid project, see it as ubuntu for android but with just a one man team doing it in the spare time
Big plus side is we support a range of distros and are not limiting to Ubuntu
EDIT
Also note that the nexus 4 is a device I use and our up and coming LoA ROM will be on the Nexus 4 before you know it
The ROMs aim is to basicly do everything Ubuntu for Android can do and more!

Is this the app your talking about? I wanna try it but dont wanna install some bogus app lol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.****ubuntu&hl=en

zacthespack said:
Another option is my linuxonandroid project, see it as ubuntu for android but with just a one man team doing it in the spare time
Big plus side is we support a range of distros and are not limiting to Ubuntu
EDIT
Also note that the nexus 4 is a device I use and our up and coming LoA ROM will be on the Nexus 4 before you know it
The ROMs aim is to basicly do everything Ubuntu for Android can do and more!
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Do you think they are using VM to run their Ubuntu ?
It must require a lot of RAM no ?
Something nice in their video is the share of data between the two OS (mail, contact, music, etc). Is it possible to do that when you do a VM ?
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Is this the app your talking about? I wanna try it but dont wanna install some bogus app lol
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Your link is not valid and I didn't find anything on the Play Store with the name Ubuntu.

illgodson said:
Is this the app your talking about? I wanna try it but dont wanna install some bogus app lol
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.****ubuntu&hl=en
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This is my app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid
Korgall said:
Do you think they are using VM to run their Ubuntu ?
It must require a lot of RAM no ?
Something nice in their video is the share of data between the two OS (mail, contact, music, etc). Is it possible to do that when you do a VM ?
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Just like my project they do not use a VM, they use native Chroot, which allows Linux to run on the Android kernel from within Android.
SO you get normal access to hardware and kernel features and no performance hit.
Then for the sharing its a mixture of both OS's having access to the same storage so music and files are viewable from both.
For app data shared acrossed it simply requires so work to pass this across from one side to another, something that could be done pretty easy and I have started working on myself

Nice thank you gonna give it a try tonight.
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the play store description says it has instructins on how to install ubuntu 12.04...can I assume I can also install 13.10?

This is Relevant To My Interests

Im interested. Hope this gets updated soon
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zacthespack said:
This is my app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid
Just like my project they do not use a VM, they use native Chroot, which allows Linux to run on the Android kernel from within Android.
SO you get normal access to hardware and kernel features and no performance hit.
Then for the sharing its a mixture of both OS's having access to the same storage so music and files are viewable from both.
For app data shared acrossed it simply requires so work to pass this across from one side to another, something that could be done pretty easy and I have started working on myself
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You're a genius :good:

hp420 said:
the play store description says it has instructins on how to install ubuntu 12.04...can I assume I can also install 13.10?
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Currently its just 12.04 on Ubuntus side as we aimed to make alot of changes for our 13 release, but its coming

So the app gives directions on how to VNC into the linux system, but I want to connect my nexus 4 to a bluetooth mouse and keyboard and a monitor using the SlimPort adapter as seen in the Ubuntu Edge U4A video. Do you have or know of any directions on how this can be accomplished with Complete Linux Installer?
Thanks,
Blake

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So the app gives directions on how to VNC into the linux system, but I want to connect my nexus 4 to a bluetooth mouse and keyboard and a monitor using the SlimPort adapter as seen in the Ubuntu Edge U4A video. Do you have or know of any directions on how this can be accomplished with Complete Linux Installer?
Thanks,
Blake
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For the short term you will have to watch this space, but its actually what I am working on as we speak!

zacthespack said:
For the short term you will have to watch this space, but its actually what I am working on as we speak!
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Okay, cool. I am extremely interested in this and I am a developer as well, so if there is anything you need tested or anything I can help you work on, please let me know.
I have a rooted Nexus 4 with sock jelly bean on it. I have played with installing Ubuntu Phone on it a few months back, but went back to android as I felt extremely limited in Ubuntu Phone.
I have the SlimPort® SP1002 from Amazon coming today. As I said before I would love to run it without the lag of VNC. Convergence is my main goal and I am so excited about Edge, but I want the Ubuntu for Android app for my Nexus 4 that I saw Leann talk about being already ready toady. Any idea of where/when we can get it?

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For the short term you will have to watch this space, but its actually what I am working on as we speak!
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Will you implement native chroot at some point too?

So now that the Ubuntu Edge campaign has failed, if/when do you think they will release Ubuntu for Android? I am going to get the new Nexus (Nexus 5?) and hopefully they will have it released for that phone.

Root Coming to ChromeCast

Root is coming soon to Chromecast
https://twitter.com/gtvhacker/status/360858375187210240

munchy_cool said:
Root is coming soon to Chromecast
https://twitter.com/gtvhacker/status/360858375187210240
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I hope they can get it running on the q an get the q back working

Nice
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I wonder how they plan on rooting as it does not run android and the usb port carries no data

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I wonder how they plan on rooting as it does not run android and the usb port carries no data
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Root isn't specific to android but I'm not sure how the actual process will work... I'd imagine it requires a jtag.

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I wonder how they plan on rooting as it does not run android and the usb port carries no data
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GTVHackers are saying it is Android.
http://gtvhacker.com/index.php/Google_Chromecast#Software

i sure hope it doesnt require a jtag no way in hell im taking mine apart.

cammykool said:
i sure hope it doesnt require a jtag no way in hell im taking mine apart.
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connecting a jtag port isn't difficult, the chromecast is only $35 too if something goes wrong. I'm hoping that the usb can function as a usb hub if it is hacked via jtag, if so then maybe we'll get a proper android rom and maybe a linux distribution.

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connecting a jtag port isn't difficult, the chromecast is only $35 too if something goes wrong. I'm hoping that the usb can function as a usb hub if it is hacked via jtag, if so then maybe we'll get a proper android rom and maybe a linux distribution.
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would you hook it up to those UART pins?

cammykool said:
would you hook it up to those UART pins?
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that's what I would guess first. But gtvhacker said only the bootloader outputs to it briefly.
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Runs android..
So if it has the NDK we can run the XBMC app and still have the chrome cast system run in the background and have the best of both worlds. Awesomesauce.

It makes sense that it runs Android, it's a real OS that can run apps unlike Chrome OS. However, it would not make sense to call it Android as Android is a religion that is polarizing. No diehard Apple fan or even casual iPhone user would be caught dead with an Android device.
Chrome, on the other hand, is agnostic and works across platforms.
The name choice was political.

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It makes sense that it runs Android, it's a real OS that can run apps unlike Chrome OS.
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Chrome OS as found on a Chromebook has a few apps like a video player, they are mostly offline versions of webapps, but still standalone apps.

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It makes sense that it runs Android, it's a real OS that can run apps unlike Chrome OS.
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Define app.
I have a rdp app on my chromebook that I can use on networks without internet perfectly fine. My text editing app works smoothly even without network. The ssh client works well too.
And, unlike android, with dev mode enabled I can run any gnu/Linux app I want without installing a second os in a chroot.
I personally prefer chrome os over android. Having a real Linux os tends to come in handy.
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frmorrison said:
Chrome OS as found on a Chromebook has a few apps like a video player, they are mostly offline versions of webapps, but still standalone apps.
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you just got the wrong guy worked up bro.

http://blog.gtvhacker.com/2013/chromecast-exploiting-the-newest-device-by-google/
bootloader exploited

So apparently the os is based on android, but with dalvik and everything else replaced by a chrome binary.
So, its android, but its not android at all (no android app will ever run on it without replacing the os with android)
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i really just wanna see a screen-share so i can just push my phone or tablet screen to the tv. [having my phone plugged in on the table. playing shadow gun with my moga pro streaming to the tv]

What are the benefits to root the chromecast?

brakke97 said:
What are the benefits to root the chromecast?
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Bragging rites...

[Q] Using a USB Wireless Adapter...

Ok guys, maybe this question has been asked and maybe it has not. I'm typing this on the fly via mobile of course and don't have the time to scour through related forum threads which may or may not be able to help me out.
That said, I have several adapters that I use for packet injection. I have one which has an SMA port for antennas and I bought a 16dBi high gain antenna to use with another project and I am also using with this adapter.
Anyway, I woukd like to be able to use this adapter with its extended range while I'm wardriving.
I have microUSB to Female USB cables for my phone. But connecting a device does little other than power it on.
I need a script that disables the on board WiFi and installs a driver for the secondary adapter and then enables it. Or perhaps there is an app out there that makes this easier.
Anyone have any suggestions or solutions to this dilemma I'm facing?
Thanks in Advance!
PAinguIN

C'mon guys, this is the TOP mobile device (particularly Android) forum in the world. I've been a member for years... I know someone on here has something I can try or a complete solution. I know that this has been successful on the Droid Milestone but that's a bit of an older phone.
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks again..

PAinguINx said:
C'mon guys, this is the TOP mobile device (particularly Android) forum in the world. I've been a member for years... I know someone on here has something I can try or a complete solution. I know that this has been successful on the Droid Milestone but that's a bit of an older phone.
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks again..
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google "pwnpad" maybe you find something you can use, also the wifi adapter they use is cheap and support packet injection and external antennas.

milad407 said:
google "pwnpad" maybe you find something you can use, also the wifi adapter they use is cheap and support packet injection and external antennas.
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Thanks milad407... Your input is appreciated. I am looking in to it right now... If I find a good solution I will be sure to post it here in the forums.
Again, thank you!

You're welcome, i'll be keeping my eye on the thread, if you find something..

milad407 said:
You're welcome, i'll be keeping my eye on the thread, if you find something..
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Ok, I have not tried this yet but if it works in anyway similar to how it would on a laptop then I should succeed. Using either "Linux Deploy" or Complete Linux Installer" I can install various Linux distros on my phone virtually. Even custom images can be used. But by stock you can install Ubuntu, Debian, (not sure why they offer both), Backtrack, Kali (again, unsure why they offer both) and several other Linux distros.
If I install Backtrack, which I know supports the adapter I want to use when running from live cd or live usb from a laptop (or even Kali Linux) then it should also work on my device. It's all about the drivers and disabling the devices built in WiFi adapter....
I have to take my phone back to stock due to some issues which have recently occurred. I will S-Off first probably, then return to Stock, re-root and after I recover my contacts, programs, etc, etc, I will attempt to install a virtual image of either BT5 or Kali and see what happens.
Again, I will keep updated this thread. If it works then everyone with an M7 from Sprint will be able to utilize this method.
:fingers-crossed:

Have a look here as well: http://www.toolswatch.org/2013/05/installing-my-own-pwnpad-community-for-fun-and-for-less-than-300/
I think the problem with the Pwnpad source code is that, it's written for Nexus 7

milad407 said:
Have a look here as well: http://www.toolswatch.org/2013/05/installing-my-own-pwnpad-community-for-fun-and-for-less-than-300/
I think the problem with the Pwnpad source code is that, it's written for Nexus 7
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Hmmm, interesting... I actually have a Nexus 7 - 32GB 1st gen, it's a nice, smooth tablet but doesn't hold a candle many other devices out there. If I had my choice of device to turn in to a "hacking" tab, uh, Phablet... I would choose the Galaxy Note 3.
Check out the arena....
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Google-Nexus-7-2013,Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3,Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3/phones/8021,7984,7805
But, aside from that... You would think that you would only be limited to any devices hardware capabilities... Technically, we could probably take an old Toshiba or Acer Iconia tablet, install and/or run either BT5 or Kali virtually on top of whatever version of Android the device is running and have near the same capabilities that you would with a laptop.
If/when I figure out a way to use my Alpha AWUS036NH on any of the devices I own I'll be able to wardrive and pick up networks from nearly and 1/8th - 1/4 of a mile away. No exaggeration. Utilizing a 16dBi omni directional antenna instead of the measly 5 dBi that's included make an enormous difference.
But, rather or not it will work so easily running BT5 or Kali virtually over JellyBean or ICS compared to the ease of a live/virtual/physical installation of either OS on a laptop or PC will only be known once it has been tried. I wish I had more free time to do what I truly love to do with technology instead of the repetitive and thankless administration tasks I perform at work... The grass is always greener though... Lol!
One of these weekends I'll get something going, and I'll post it and hopeflly save peeps that $899. The only thing they will have to pay for will be the adapter(s) they choose to utilize and the tablet, phablet, or even phone that they want to use The rest will be open source and included with (hopefully) current and future releases of Kali Linux now that BT5 is suddenly and abruptly "dead". Did that catch anyone else by surprise or just me? Lol!