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Is anyone going to made a "My Mobiler" type of application for the G1?
It was very nice to have it with my Wing.
i loved it on my Wing too. i miss it!
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As he already have Screenshot Application Relaying it to any IP Socket can make a Video Streaming of Onscreen on G1 then only Catching Mouse and Keyboard Events from PC to G1 is require and mapped and channels to Device can be done to Make such Applications
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Did anyone ever find an app that does anything remotely like this? I'd love to have this capability, since I'm near a desktop pretty much all day and could benefit greatly by responding to messages through a PC based console.
hetaldp said:
Please report this thread to Koush
As he already have Screenshot Application Relaying it to any IP Socket can make a Video Streaming of Onscreen on G1 then only Catching Mouse and Keyboard Events from PC to G1 is require and mapped and channels to Device can be done to Make such Applications
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That sounds cool. Where can I find it?
Robb_in_hou said:
Is anyone going to make a "My Mobiler" type of application for the G1?
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Someone, please do it! I used MyMobiler constantly on my previous WinMo phone (T-Mobile MDA). I would pay to have its equivalent for the Android T-Mobile G1. I haven't rooted my G1 (yet) but would absolutely do it if it was required for running a MyMobiler-like app.
Just think of it:
- Type text messages using your keyboard.
- View your mobile screen on your desktop.
- Control your mobile by using desktop keyboard and mouse.
- Copy/Cut/Paste text between mobile and desktop.
- Capture mobile screen.
- Drag and drop files to your mobile.
Reference: MyMobiler
i looked in to this a little for a project i am working on (Droid Explorer). I found that /dev/input/event1 is the touch events, /dev/input/event2 is the trackball events, /dev/input/event3 is the keyboard and buttons, i cant figure out what /dev/input/event0 and /dev/input/event4 are for.
I tried writing to the file with events that were "recorded" but was unable to write to it. That is as far as I got when I was looking in to it, I put it on the back burner for now.
This would definitely be awesome to get going
Hmm, im not a dev or anything but wouldn't it be somewhat easy to redirect the emulator in the SDK to use the phone instead of the files in the SDK?
camalot said:
i looked in to this a little for a project i am working on (Droid Explorer). I found that /dev/input/event1 is the touch events, /dev/input/event2 is the trackball events, /dev/input/event3 is the keyboard and buttons, i cant figure out what /dev/input/event0 and /dev/input/event4 are for.
I tried writing to the file with events that were "recorded" but was unable to write to it. That is as far as I got when I was looking in to it, I put it on the back burner for now.
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i dont know if this can help u.
here is a VNC Server for android.
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc-server/
it works realy slow so its not for daily use (and after a time of use, the android turns into a reboot), but i think in the sorcecode you can find something that can help u
Hey guys there is one now!
[Tool] Android Screencast (open-source)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717
Go search for mymobiler at code.google.com and vote for it.
I want something like this too and I can't root my phone...
Does the VNC Viewer work over USB? (On Windows Mobile it make a RNDIS connection over USB so I could use TCP/IP programs like Web/FTP/VNC Servers...)
MyMobiler for Android is good solution
For those who have used MyMobiler on WM, I just read on there website that MyMobiler now supports Android! I tested it and it works on my Inspire
http://mymobiler.com/ it is also listed in this froum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230349
Direct Link http://mymobiler.com/?p=42
i know we have a few applications that allow us to use our phone's screen and keyboard to control our computer, and while it is cool, it's just not something that i have a use for currently. i was wondering if there were any apps that you know of that allow me to have a window on my comp that is my home screen on my phone and control things on the phone from the comp. i hate when i am working on my themes and i get 100 texts and i have to go from using the comp it using the phone and back and forth. WM had several apps like that and i loved them when i was running windows but now i run linux(ubuntu 8.10) and i would love to be able to type texts and run apps on my phone while using the computer keyboard.
i have looked through the market and can't seem to find anything on there and i was hoping someone could point me to one elsewhere or if i missed one on the market. thanks in advance
That would be cool. A VNC Server has already been ported to iPhone, so it's probably not too difficult for someone who knows what they're doing (i.e, not me =P)
It would definitely be great to be able to type text messages and whatnot using the computer's keyboard and screen instead of that tiny little G1 keyboard.
or if there are some commands i can run from adb shell that would work too, all i have been able to figure out how to do is play an mp3 on the phone by typing the command. cool but not what i would like.
alright, for those that care i have figured out how to start an app on the phone by using the adb shell commands, and i can even start to compose a text if i do it correctly
to start the messaging app you need to type in the adb shell(or android terminal but the point is to be able to do it from the comp
adb shell
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.mms/com.android.mms.ui.ConversationList
the above line brings up the conversation list to allow you to choose a list, but i have yet to figure out how to atually pick a convo from that page
to bring up the compose message to start a new text type in the following
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.mms/com.android.mms.ui.ComposeMessageActivity
from there i can input the number to send the message to but not what i want the text to say,
input text <string> #that inputs a single word and no more after the word text
so if i were to type
'input text hello android' my phone would act as if i had just typed hello, this also works on the home screen to search your contacts. i am working on in[utting more than one word and also choosing your conversation from the comp
Cool! nice progress. Maybe other Android intents can be used...
progress
i know i can start any app by knowing the commands for it now and typing it in. but for right now my main concern is getting a multi word string to appear in the text box. if i can get that then i just need to figure out how to attach "input keyevent 66" to it as well so it runs cleanly. key 66 is the enter key and i figured out several others along the way but i will list them later. i pulled the input file from the /system/bin directory and maybe someone else should have a look at it and figure out how to acheive multi word texts without placing "_" between all the words, cause right now that's where i'm at. i'm attaching the file for the guru's to take a look at. obviously it isn't saved as a .txt file on the phone but that's how i uploaded it to here.
CALLING THE ANDROID GURU'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
Cool. Once you figure out a bunch of commands, I could try making a user interface for it as a project...
just wanna drop this lines here, there is an app from motorola MPT Motorola Phone tools, and it does all that you want and more, the phone can be connected to the pc via USB or Bluetooth... you can send receive msg, phone calls, see and edit contacts, drop images, ringtones browse the files etc
juangil said:
just wanna drop this lines here, there is an app from motorola MPT Motorola Phone tools, and it does all that you want and more, the phone can be connected to the pc via USB or Bluetooth... you can send receive msg, phone calls, see and edit contacts, drop images, ringtones browse the files etc
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Im not sure if you know that your posting in a forum dedicated to the G1/android but MPT supports, as the name would suggest, motorola phones only.
juangil said:
just wanna drop this lines here, there is an app from motorola MPT Motorola Phone tools, and it does all that you want and more, the phone can be connected to the pc via USB or Bluetooth... you can send receive msg, phone calls, see and edit contacts, drop images, ringtones browse the files etc
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does said program work with the G1? i can't imagine moto being nice and making a program that works for everyone else's phone
kp126 said:
Im not sure if you know that your posting in a forum dedicated to the G1/android but MPT supports, as the name would suggest, motorola phones only.
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yeah I know, my bad.. just wanted to put an example of an app (that of course is only for motorola) for any1 wanting to do something like it
i know there's several out there for different phones, but nothing for android. hell i'd be satisfied if i could just have the emulator read from my phone and let me control it that way. right now i don't like what i have to do to send a text
input text hello
input keyevent 62
input text android
input keyevent 66
that is a whole lot of typing for a simple text that says "hello android" and then sends it
would it be possible to write a program that takes what you type and breaks it into one word or one letter segments and runs the proper keyevent for each charecter there?
from what i remember of my programming in java and visual basic from years ago is that it would basically be set to read an input and use a case method to say if $input=="hello" then adb shell input text hello. it would be easier i would assume to just break it down into words and place "adb keyevent 62" between each word to input the spaces, and at the end of the line of input you would have to have the code "input keyevent 66"
i have the keyevent mapped out for each button and such on the phone if anyone is interested. i will see what i can come up with on my own though for now
Hope!
I would <3 who ever release's this in some form or another =)
I could really use an application that lets me use my phone from my computer. Preferably it'd show the desktop of the phone, and allow remote access to all the features.
I don't know if it's possible, but it sounds like some of you are progressing, so I hope for the best.
that is the goal, but right now i think i want to just get a java script written by the end of the week next week that reads the key i press on the computer and inputs it into the phone. so i have a lot of relearning to do since i haven't written javascript in 4 years and even then it was just simple stuff to be run in a console. if someone wants to take whatever i get done and run with it to make a FREE APP then by all means. if i find my work in a paid app then you better hope the US gov't can't find you cause i'll be at your door ready to kick your ass.
i'm not sure how one would go about coding the computer to display the phone desktop, but however it gets done i would prefer it to be written in java so all users of linux, mac, and windows can use it.
alright i have found a program that allows me to display the phone screen on the computer using java *hooray* but it does not switch to landscape when the phone does, and i can't control the phone from the app. it was written so that people could do presentations with the phone instead of using the emulator. the gist of it is described here
http://groups.google.com/group/cw-android/browse_thread/thread/d2dbcabee6bcba1a
i have already emailed the developer asking politely to see the code and for permission to try and run with it to make the ideal app. at this point the only thing i could come up with would be to make a javascript that had a case for each key on the keyboard and when a key is pressed it sends the corresponding command(adb shell input keyevent ##) to the phone. this would work fine to use the arrow keys to control the phone, and i am not sure how to code the mouse into it yet. i will be waiting for a response from the dev hopefully he will give his permission and blessing for us to use the app.
Tubaking182,
Perhaps I could offer some help. Brad Fitz has written a program that injects keys into the Linux input layer. Perhaps the source code to his project can help you. It appears to contain a key code map. Here is the link to his code:
http://github.com/bradfitz/android-misc/blob/master/type.pl
Also, here is a link to his live journal entry regarding his program.
http://brad.livejournal.com/2400054.html
All of this would be wonderful to have with my G1. I wish all involved the best of luck!
the developer of the program i posted gives his blessing but he claims what we are trying to do is impossible without certain firmware. he claims that android does not support remote control. i have already proven it can be done though but you have to use keyvalues instead of the mouse. i don't know much java, but i know i need a case switch that executes adb shell input keyevent when i press a key on the computer. if someone wants to tell me the proper syntax and java command to run a run a command then awesome i can write this up *hopfully* and start testing it.
would it work if i typed it as
int key = evt.getKeyCode();
switch (key){
case 65: run.exec(adb shell input keyevent 29);
break;
what would be the proper way to execute the adb command
tubaking182 said:
the developer of the program i posted gives his blessing but he claims what we are trying to do is impossible without certain firmware. he claims that android does not support remote control. i have already proven it can be done though but you have to use keyvalues instead of the mouse. i don't know much java, but i know i need a case switch that executes adb shell input keyevent when i press a key on the computer. if someone wants to tell me the proper syntax and java command to run a run a command then awesome i can write this up *hopfully* and start testing it.
would it work if i typed it as
int key = evt.getKeyCode();
switch (key){
case 65: run.exec(adb shell input keyevent 29);
break;
what would be the proper way to execute the adb command
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I've been doing Java for about 4 or 5 years now, nothing to fancy, but anyway,
Code:
int key = evt.getKeyCode();
switch (key)
{
case 65:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("adb shell input keyevent 29"); // I dont know if this is what you "run" variable is referring to. and you would need quotes around your command as it takes a String parameter.
break;
Just showed up in the market. Awesome works the 1.5 soft keyboard. Has its quirks but does have some good uses, an update was put out this morning to fix the enter key problem.
great find! it's so hard to sort through the **** apps these days. can't wait until we get a well needed market update.
Just to let people know they have a message saying it doesn't work on some modified Roms. I'm on 6.0h and it didnt work for me. it went into a force close loop even when i wasnt using it.
Its a step in the right direction, but its not all there quite yet. VERY HELPFUL though
1) There is a problem getting the <enter> key working. I find that I need to roll around the scroll button a bit before the enter key will work after starting or switching users.
** another way to deal with this is to use a different shell. For some reason, using full bash instead of sh works. There are other (great) advantages to this (more on that later).
2) You can't see what you're typing when in landscape mode, which is the only way that the VK is actually practical -- keys are too small to use effectively in portrait.
3) If you use a colored shell, the colors screw up when switching to/from the vk. Must be something to do with how he's buffering and redrawing the console.
On using bash instead of sh...
Advantages:
1) color
2) BASH HISTORY
3) scroll wheel = arrow keys
4) lots more -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash
How:
copy bash into some executable part of the filesystem
create a bashrc file anywhere at all in the filesystem.
put in your bashrc the following:
Code:
PS1="[\w]\\$ "
HISTFILE=/some/path/file/with/write/permissions
** this is of course a regular shell script, so add whatever startup code you like in there, like a custom PATH, etc.
IN the "better terminal emulator" program, menu --> preferences --> command line and set it to "/path/to/bash --rcfile /path/to/bashrc"
And of course, running the following:
Code:
su -c "/path/to/bash --rcfile /path/to/bashrc"
will give you root with bash and the same setup as your regular user, including a shared history file (note that the history file is only updated when bash EXITS and so it is current as of the moment you initially LAUNCHED the terminal app.
Note: I like to write that su -c line into a wrapper I call "subash" that I place in the path.
bash is attached for convenience, its a .tar.gz file with an extra extension to confuse the newbs (and trick the forum filter into allowing it).
@lbcoder
Thanks Great tip!
@lbcoder
Thanks Great tip!
using bash as default shell
Id love to use bash, its the shell im used to and since Im not that good at *nix having bash would help, 1 cyanogen rom had ash(i think) and then none of the scripts floating around worked and so they needed to be edited(something that sounds a bit tedious)
Id also like a decent prompt, maybe color ls and all those bells and whistles, I think this could be well received with all the bugs worked out and maybe a script that would make any scripts found on the device into a format that bash needs...
the biggest is the lack of history, I have used a good variety of linux and unix shells and droids is the first without cmd history, a prompt with 'pwd' and tab auto complete...
cant we just get a REAL shell, is that so wrong?
bhang
Job Control
lbcoder said:
On using bash instead of sh...
Advantages:
1) color
2) BASH HISTORY
3) scroll wheel = arrow keys
4) lots more ...
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Very nice and very useful. Thanks for providing this!
One feature lost in this build of bash: Job Control (^Z, jobs, fg, bg, and %number commands to manipulate jobs). Hitting Ctrl-Z suspends the bash shell and all its child processes.
The existing sh shell supports job control. This build of bash does not.
I'm going to have to learn how to set up a cross-compilation environment. Another project to add to the list...
Hi All,
I am trying to learn how a script could be started in Better Terminal Emulator Pro by hitting a key sequence:
Let's assume pressing the ball key of my G1 and the key '1' simultaneously should run / invoke a script which contains a "netcat" command sequence to a telnet server. The telnet server is an empedded system controlling several I/O's (relais) in my home, e.g. to open my automatic garage door controlled by the embedded system.
This works already really nice with the nc command of busybox typed in from a command line in Better Terminal Pro.
But now I would like to set up a several different scripts - each for a different port in the embedded system to communicate to over Internet connection.
Any expert around who knows how to bind/link/invoke a script to/from a key sequence hit ?
Any help is pretty much appreciated.
Best regards
Not really an answer to your question (cuz I have no idea about the keybinding thing) but...
If you read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538830&highlight=system+binaries it will help you set up a /usr/bin linked to /system/sd/bin for you to put your scripts in. This will. Allow you to easily invoke any script you write. Personally I put my home connection script here and in gscript so I can execute it via command line or graphically.
Hi dumfuq,
very good hint. Definitely some sophisticated stuff for a Linux newbie like me, but I think, this could be part of the solution ...!
Regards
I have a cheap/generic bluetooth keyboard-case that works perfectly in WebOS, but I can't get it to work with CM9! Is there a bluetooth patch or something that I need?
When in the bluetooth menu on CM9 (alpha 2) it says "connected". Also, it is checked off as an "input device" but still nothing when I try to type.
fredmc2020 said:
I have a cheap/generic bluetooth keyboard-case that works perfectly in WebOS, but I can't get it to work with CM9! Is there a bluetooth patch or something that I need?
When in the bluetooth menu on CM9 (alpha 2) it says "connected". Also, it is checked off as an "input device" but still nothing when I try to type.
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Check the CM9 thread and see if it mentions any Bluetooth incompatibility.
I'll see if I can get your any info on that.
Sent from my MIUI Evo 3D
There is a difference in the way you connect using Android than the way you do with webOS. webOS shows you a "key" and you type the key on the BT keyboard. But in Android, you first generate a key using the TP's onscreen keyboard and then repeat the key using the BT keyboard. You can use any key combination on the TP for a key. "1234" or "8888" are just two examples.
lewmur said:
There is a difference in the way you connect using Android than the way you do with webOS. webOS shows you a "key" and you type the key on the BT keyboard. But in Android, you first generate a key using the TP's onscreen keyboard and then repeat the key using the BT keyboard. You can use any key combination on the TP for a key. "1234" or "8888" are just two examples.
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My keyboard does connect to the touchpad on CM9 (it says "connected" after I put in the key on the keyboard), however it does not register any button presses. In other words, I am connected but cannot type.
I have even uninstalled CM9 and re-installed from scratch. Still nothing.
I have been sitting here trying to figure this one out too... no luck. I am however trying to use the slim keyboard from my iMac (and magic mouse). Both connect as input devices (they show up as a keyboard and a mouse) but neither of them DO anything in any app or home.
Did anyone end up resolving this issue because it is the exact problem I have now as well?
juzz18 said:
Did anyone end up resolving this issue because it is the exact problem I have now as well?
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There is a app called Bluetooth Keyboard on the market that should do the trick
Have you tried pairing via terminal?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
fredmc2020 said:
I have a cheap/generic bluetooth keyboard-case that works perfectly in WebOS, but I can't get it to work with CM9! Is there a bluetooth patch or something that I need?
When in the bluetooth menu on CM9 (alpha 2) it says "connected". Also, it is checked off as an "input device" but still nothing when I try to type.
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Up....i have the same problem....
cryomike said:
Up....i have the same problem....
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this is the part where someone else has this problem. Booted into webOS just to type this. :/
I have this case and I have no troubles connecting with CM9, running the 07/20 nightly. I have found that if I pair it in WebOS, it won't connect properly when I reboot to CM9, but if I tell CM9 to forget it, then turn the keyboard off and back on, I can press the connect button on the keyboard and re-pair it, and it will work properly.
The case fits nice and snug, too, once I slit the bottom of it slightly for a bit more give...it's designed for an iPad, so the Touchpad needs just a hair more space.
you can manually add the hciconfig, hcitool, and hidd binaries to your system/xbin/ directory.
move all three of these binaries to the directory
chmod them to 4755
then you should be able to run the tools from the terminal
pair the keyboard to the touchpad with whatever pin, probably 0000 or 1234 or whatever.
it will probably say paired but not connected
then run hciconfig and it should show you the mac addy of your bluetooth adapter and list the device as hci0
then run hcitool scan
that will show you the mac addy of the keyboard
once you have that then you can connect to it with hidd --connect [macaddyofkeyboard]
verify youre connected properly then by hidd con
that will show you your bluetooth connection to the keyboard and ebverything should work like normal.
you can make a script to connect faster in the future also.
if you want to see more options for these tools you can always hciconfig --help hcitool --help hidd --help
how exactly do i run these?
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how exactly do i run these?
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you can run them from any terminal emulator, if you create a script you can easily just execute the script each time instead of runnin the tools from the terminal.
Does chmod need a directory or something like that after? I'm going to attempt to write a script for it
Vnge said:
Does chmod need a directory or something like that after? I'm going to attempt to write a script for it
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ok so maybe i didnt explain it like i should have, im sorry.
dont worry about the script unitl after yove gotten everything working.
so first off make sure bluetooth is on in android settings and pair the keyboard to it
copy the all three bluetooth tools into the touchpads /system/xbin/ folder you can use a file manager that has root permissions like esfile explorer or root filebrowser.
once the files are there then you need to change the permissions of those files. so open a terminal on the touchpad and
$ su
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hciconfig
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hcitool
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hidd
you only need to do that once you dont have to make a script to do that everytime
the rest happens in the terminal or in the script that you make.you will type
# hciconfig
# hcitool dev
# hcitool scan
(when you typw hcitool scan it should show you the keyboard device and mac address)
# hidd --connect (keyboardmacaddress)
# hcitool con (should show the keyboard connected)
that should do the trick aand you should be able to start using he keyboard after that
if youre still haveing trouble give me your keyboards bluetooth mac address and ill write up the script for you.
For me the issue is not that the keyboard is not connecting, but rather that it is not being used as an input device. I tried your instructions and succesfully connected my keyboard, but there was still no input. If I use an app such as bluekeyboard JP that works. Anyone have any ideas?
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using xda premium
How come you guys have to do all that complicated-looking stuff, but I don't? Not complaining (or bragging), just genuinely curious.
haxin said:
ok so maybe i didnt explain it like i should have, im sorry.
dont worry about the script unitl after yove gotten everything working.
so first off make sure bluetooth is on in android settings and pair the keyboard to it
copy the all three bluetooth tools into the touchpads /system/xbin/ folder you can use a file manager that has root permissions like esfile explorer or root filebrowser.
once the files are there then you need to change the permissions of those files. so open a terminal on the touchpad and
$ su
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hciconfig
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hcitool
# chmod 4755 /system/xbin/hidd
you only need to do that once you dont have to make a script to do that everytime
the rest happens in the terminal or in the script that you make.you will type
# hciconfig
# hcitool dev
# hcitool scan
(when you typw hcitool scan it should show you the keyboard device and mac address)
# hidd --connect (keyboardmacaddress)
# hcitool con (should show the keyboard connected)
that should do the trick aand you should be able to start using he keyboard after that
if youre still haveing trouble give me your keyboards bluetooth mac address and ill write up the script for you.
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I will definitely try that when I get a chance. but also I am having the issue of the bt keyboard not being used as an input device, out of curiosity, how does this make the keyboard usable for an input device? instead of a connected paperweight?
Vnge said:
I will definitely try that when I get a chance. but also I am having the issue of the bt keyboard not being used as an input device, out of curiosity, how does this make the keyboard usable for an input device? instead of a connected paperweight?
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thats what the hid is human input device, so when you type hidd --server and hidd --connect youre connecting the device as an input device. you can see more options by typing hidd --help from the terminal