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Ubuntu on droid incredible - SUCCESS!

Hi guys,
As I'm sure most of you already know, some super-smart devs have already gotten ubuntu running on evo and nexus 1. I haven't heard any news of anyone doing this on the incredible.
I would love this functionality, but I'm no dev and have no experience building kernels. Anyone with the appropriate know how interested in having a look at the evo forum, and see if they can compile a kernel that will allow us to run ubuntu on or incredibles?
Just fyi: feedback from evo users suggest that all ubuntu functionality is working, including full flash support and even hulu.com!
Are you as excited as I am? Lets get to work on this- let me know and I'll help anyway I can.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

Ok, hadn't done this before, but it turned out to be pretty easy. I have compiled the kernel, and packaged it into an update.zip file signed with test keys. You can flash this straight from CW recovery.
If anyone is interested, this "kupdate-signed.zip" will update the kernel to the one I have compiled.
This kernel is completely identical to the stock htc kernel, except that it has the
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
set so that we can run Ubuntu.
FInd it here: www<dot>4shared<dot>com/file/-kxtUfIw/kupdate-signed<dot>html
--samwathegreat

Ok, so the kernel seems to work perfectly for me, however I am unable to get ubuntu running.
I'm not sure where the problem lies, but I think it has to do with our restricted access to /system and /data.
Hopefully someone here can figure out what it is that I'm missing......I've tried following the instructions while booted into recovery and mounting /system and /data > everything works fine when I run the ubuntu.sh file, but I can't run the bootubuntu file under recovery........so after rebooting phone and trying to run bootubuntu, I get all kinds of errors and ultimately it fails.
After viewing the contents of bootubuntu file, I noticed that once again, it's trying to mount the /system partition......
If this is indeed because of the nand lock, then why does the procedure work on the evo 4g? I was under the impression that it incorporated the same nand lock as the incredible?
Any ideas?
Thanks

Edit:
The nand lock is indeed the culprit...just found out that evo users have full nand unlock available. I wasn't aware of that -hopefully we have the same soon on the incredible.
Patiently waiting...
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I was looking through the
bootubuntu a few days ago and if I remember correctly it was just moving some if the scripts into the system partition. We could probably boot into recovery and move the files in manually then edit the scripts to remove the system access.
Think its possible? I haven't looked at the scripts in a few days...
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

If you need someone to test let me know.
Sent from my HTC Incredible using Tapatalk

I posted a thread about chroot earlier with no reply. No true nand unlock means no chroot which means no dual booting into ubuntu/debian/meego etc. Also no response from unrevoked if they plan on releasing a true nand unlock.
Other big problem is input.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631389
That's about putting debian on the nexus as well using adb which might be possible but ending the session might have to be a battery pull. The big problem are sound drivers, GSM radio/modem drivers and on screen input.

Dvdivx:
Thanks, we're on the right track, however fastboot won't work on our devices either...again because of nand (that's why I had to make my kernel into an update.zip and sign with test keys - the evo boys just use fastboot to update their kernels). MAYBE we could get one of the distros installed in recovery with update.zip, but I don't see how we could boot android too if we go this method.
Shame I went to all the trouble of building that kernel....oh well. Maybe we will have nand unlock soon and get to use it yet.
Keep me posted if you find something out that hasn't been mentioned here. Thanks.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I've been trying this for the last few days and stumbled uppon this thread when trying to get around the problem of mount -o loop.
I'm using http[://]nexusonehacks.net/nexus-one-hacks/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-your-nexus-oneandroid/ as my guide and running through the two scripts manually adjusting as needed.
Thanks to your kernel i was able to get the ubuntu.img mounted. Here is what I've done so far...
#running jager chocolate rom with
#reboot recovery
mkdir /tmp/system
mount -o rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /tmp/system
cd /tmp/system
cp /sdcard/ubuntu/fsrw .
cp /sdcard/ubuntu/bootubuntu .
cp /sdcard/ubuntu/unionfs .
cp /sdcard/ubuntu/mountonly .
chmod 4777 fsrw
chmod 4777 bootubuntu
chmod 4777 unionfs
chmod 4777 mountonly
#reboot and connect with adb shell
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/ubuntu
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
mkdir /data/local/ubuntu
mount -o rw,loop -t ext2 $kit/ubuntu.img $mnt
busybox mount --bind /dev/pts $mnt/dev/pts
busybox mount --bind /proc $mnt/proc
busybox mount --bind /sys $mnt/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" >> $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $mnt/etc/hosts
chroot $mnt /bin/bash
So.... now I've got "[email protected]:/#"
And...
# uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.29 #1 PREEMPT Sun Jul 11 03:35:47 EDT 2010 armv7l GNU/Linux
# chroot $mnt /bin/bash
[email protected]:/# cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l
I think I'd call that a success.... Someone care to confirm?

Done with the following:
apt-get update
apt-get install tightvncserver
apt-get install lxde
export USER=root
vncserver
Over to androidVNC... The connection is taking forever to go through
When i go back to the terminal and cat /root/.vnc/localhost:1.log I see the following:
xrdb: No such file or directory
xrdb: can't open file /root/.Xresources
Segmentation fault
Edit: Nevermind... it works. When I entered the address in androidvnc, localhost was autocorrected as locals and I didn't notice.

The following script I saved as ubuntu.sh to handle creating the environment variables and such that is required each time you launch ubuntu. i call it with sh ubuntu.sh since I cant make it executable on the sdcard and don't feel like booting into recovery to put it in /system/bin until I work out the little issues. The only problem with below is that it is not un mounting the ubuntu image... Any ideas?
#####BEGIN ubuntu.sh#####
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/ubuntu
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
export USER=root
mount -o rw,loop -t ext2 $kit/ubuntu.img $mnt
busybox mount --bind /dev/pts $mnt/dev/pts
busybox mount --bind /proc $mnt/proc
busybox mount --bind /sys $mnt/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo Running ubuntu!
chroot $mnt /bin/bash
#After exit, cleanup
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
umount $mnt
#####END ubuntu.sh#####
Also, I was able to launch a few applications inside my VNC session including firefox. It was really really slow (i guess as expected). i would be interested in a performance comparison from someone who has both an incredible and one of other devices people have made run ubuntu in this fashion.

Ok so I've wiped my phone and started from scratch to come up with an easy procedure...
All that you need is the kernel samwathegreat posted, ubuntu.img (in /sdcard/ubuntu) and the following script. You only need to boot into recovery to do a nandroid backup and to install the kernel.
###### BEGIN ubuntu.sh ######
export PATH=/system/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
export USER=root
mkdir /data/local/ubuntu
mount -o rw,loop -t ext2 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img /data/local/ubuntu
busybox mount --bind /dev/pts /data/local/ubuntu/dev/pts
busybox mount --bind /proc /data/local/ubuntu/proc
busybox mount --bind /sys /data/local/ubuntu/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo waiting for things to settle...
sleep 5
echo Running ubuntu!
chroot /data/local/ubuntu /bin/bash
#After exit, cleanup
umount /data/local/ubuntu/dev/pts
umount /data/local/ubuntu/proc
umount /data/local/ubuntu/sys
umount /data/local/ubuntu
###### END ubuntu.sh ######
Here is everything in one zip file: www megaupload com/?d=WO094E5Q

FANTASTIC!
pez:
Thanks so much!
I'm thrilled that my kernel did indeed go to some good use. You obviously have greater linux knowledge than I, as i would not have been able to do the scripting myself.
In the true spirit of teamwork, we've accomplished this WITHOUT having nand access. To me, this is quite an accomplishment.
Thanks to everyone that worked on this! Also - Although I did build the kernel myself, I feel that credit must also go to "Koush", who provided the means and instructions to package the kernel into an update.zip file, and sign with test keys.
Good Luck everybody, and have fun playing with ubuntu on your Incredible!!!
-samwathegreat

Here is a really crappy video I recorded. I open the browser at the start to show I disabled all network access and am indeed connecting to localhost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMYvQ5r_OyA
If someone else could replicate my success and post a better video I'd appreciate it.
Edit: Just saw your reply samwathegreat. Did you get a chance to try it yourself? I wrote a little howto on androidforums.com (http://androidforums.com/all-things...-run-ubuntu-droid-incredible.html#post1127643) hoping that others would be able to confirm they were successful too.
Also, the key mapping is messed up when connecting with VNC, but I haven't had time to find out why.

This is pretty awesome. I'll have to try this later just for the hell of it.

Too cool. My ROM has a kernel capable of this. I'm gonna try!

ihtfp69 said:
Too cool. My ROM has a kernel capable of this. I'm gonna try!
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Hell, you should package this in with your rom.

Gimpeh said:
Hell, you should package this in with your rom.
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Seconded!
Vote called motion carried, the I's have it.

Gimpeh said:
Hell, you should package this in with your rom.
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Wouldn't having something like this in your sky raider rom bloat it and cause more battery use having it run in the background?

kentoe said:
Wouldn't having something like this in your sky raider rom bloat it and cause more battery use having it run in the background?
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If it's running all the time. As long as you have a kill command it should be fine.

[Q] Build.prop edit on boot userinit.sh script

I'm trying to make a script that will do a modification to the build.prop on boot.
Usually I flash the cm7 nightly and I pull the build.prop, modify it and push it back before the first boot. The idea is to make it easier for flashing roms on the go. Using custom_backup_list.txt seems to be a viable option but it will keep an old build.prop indefinitely.
Some of the properties that I want to change are
Code:
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100
ro.sf.lcd_density=201
ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito 16bit.mp3
ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg
From what I read today CM7 looks for inituser.sh file at two different locations:
Code:
/sd-ext/userinit.sh
/data/local/userinit.sh
As of now I have tried without success doing the following
Make a userinit.sh script at /data/local with the following code
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
setprop windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec 100
setprop ro.sf.lcd_density 201
setprop ro.config.ringtone "_Mosquito 16bit.mp3"
setprop ro.config.alarm_alert Alarm_Beep_02.ogg
I'm not sure if there's something wrong in the above code, or CM7 is not running the scripts on boot.
EDIT: after adb push the file I do
Code:
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/local/userinit.sh

I've been trying for several hours now. Still get issue with stuck at X.
This is my updated script. Not sure what is wrong...
Using CM7 nightly36
cavs intersectraven
ss4n1 script
dtapp2sd
this is my userinit.sh at /data/local
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
file=/system/.bproped
if [ -f "$file" ]; then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
sed -i '/ro.config.ringtone/d' /system/build.prop
sed -i '/ro.config.alarm_alert/d' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito 16bit.mp3" >> /system/build.prop
echo "ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo > /system/.bproped
fi;
exit 0

I know where you're coming from. Takes a while to customize your phone manually after each nightly, so I actually have a custom script similar to what you're doing, which updates build.prop and other config files (hosts, gps.conf, etc). Only mine is run within the update.zip, using the recovery shell /sbin/sh.
For your method, you can try this ...
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
MODIFIED=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "zeus_chingon"`
if [ "$MODIFIED" ];
then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o remount,rw /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
RINGTONE=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.ringtone"`
sed -i 's/$RINGTONE/ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito_16bit.mp3/g' /system/build.prop
ALARM=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.alarm_alert"`
sed -i 's/$ALARM/ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg/g' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo "# Modified by zeus_chingon" >> /system/build.prop
mount -o remount,ro /system
fi
EDIT:
My own custom script is HERE. Feel free to modify for your own use.

ch33kybutt said:
I know where you're coming from. Takes a while to customize your phone manually after each nightly, so I actually have a custom script similar to what you're doing, which updates build.prop and other config files (hosts, gps.conf, etc). Only mine is run within the update.zip, using the recovery shell /sbin/sh.
For your method, you can try this ...
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
MODIFIED=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "zeus_chingon"`
if [ "$MODIFIED" ];
then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o remount,rw /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
RINGTONE=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.ringtone"`
sed -i 's/$RINGTONE/ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito_16bit.mp3/g' /system/build.prop
ALARM=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.alarm_alert"`
sed -i 's/$ALARM/ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg/g' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo "# Modified by zeus_chingon" >> /system/build.prop
mount -o remount,ro /system
fi
EDIT:
My own custom script is HERE. Feel free to modify for your own use.
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Thanks for your help, I end up using your zip file with some modification. The problem that I keep encountering is that using the /data/local/userinit.sh method it get stuck on boot at X.
I saw in your buildprop.sh some settings like
Code:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
ro.HOME_APP_MEM=3072
what does each one do?
I use LauncherPro if that have anything to do with it.

ro.HOME_APP_ADJ determines oom_adj value and ro.HOME_APP_MEM determines memory threshold, for your chosen launcher app. In short, these settings help to keep the launcher resident in memory and thus reduce homescreen lag.
One thing you have know about the ro.* settings in build.prop, are that they are writeable one-time only, i.e. once any ro.* value has been set, it becomes read-only and you cannot use setprop to change it further.

So it seems that your orginal buildprop.sh script add to the first line of build prop by using the
Code:
sed -i '1i\Something' /system/build.prop;
to put it in "higher priority" so that it get run first and overlook the second occurence that might occur in the build.prop afterwards?
So if i want to add something to line number n it would be
sed -i 'ni\something' .......

zeus_chingon said:
So it seems that your orginal buildprop.sh script add to the first line of build prop by using the
Code:
sed -i '1i\Something' /system/build.prop;
to put it in "higher priority" so that it get run first and overlook the second occurence that might occur in the build.prop afterwards?
So if i want to add something to line number n it would be
sed -i 'ni\something' .......
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That's correct.

Build.prop
Hi All,
By default my System folder didn't had the build.prop. i extracted it from the CM7 Rom made some changes and copied it to System folder and rebooted.
Changes ringtone(default) Playa.ogg to Rigel.ogg.
After reboot still Playa.ogg as my default ringtone.
What is figured was my Phone isnt including build.prop file
Any suggestions?
Thanx
Wildfire Rooted(CM7 Nightly 2.3.5)

[Q] How to convert stock ROM from rfs to ext4?

Hi sorry if i sound noob but i would like to try converting my stock rom from .rfs to ext4 without breaking anything (My setup is exactly as described in my signature). I understand that ketut has created a script to make this happen.
ketut.kumajaya said:
Just want to share my command list to convert Galaxy Ace firmware from rfs to ext4.
Code:
cd /home/user/rfs2ext4
dd if=/dev/zero of=system.rfs bs=4096 count=53696
losetup /dev/loop0 system.rfs
mkfs.ext4 -T ext4 -b 4096 -m 0 -J size=4 -O ^resize_inode,^ext_attr,^huge_file,^has_journal /dev/loop0
tune2fs -c 100 -i 100d -m 0 /dev/loop0
mkdir /tmp/ext4
sudo mount /dev/loop0 /tmp/ext4
chmod 755 fix-*.sh
cp fix-*.sh /tmp
mkdir /tmp/rfs
sudo mount -o loop source/system.rfs /tmp/rfs
sudo cp -a /tmp/rfs/* /tmp/ext4
cd /tmp/ext4
sudo ../fix-system.sh
cd /home/user/rfs2ext4
sudo umount /tmp/ext4
sudo umount /tmp/rfs
dd if=/dev/zero of=data.rfs bs=4096 count=46400
losetup /dev/loop0 data.rfs
mkfs.ext4 -T ext4 -b 4096 -m 0 -J size=16 -O ^resize_inode,^ext_attr,^huge_file /dev/loop0
tune2fs -c 100 -i 100d -m 0 /dev/loop0
mount /dev/loop0 /tmp/ext4
sudo mount -o loop source/data.rfs /tmp/rfs
sudo cp -a /tmp/rfs/* /tmp/ext4
cd /tmp/ext4
sudo ../fix-data.sh
cd /home/user/rfs2ext4
sudo umount /tmp/ext4
sudo umount /tmp/rfs
dd if=/dev/zero of=csc.rfs bs=4096 count=6464
losetup /dev/loop0 csc.rfs
mkfs.ext4 -T ext4 -b 4096 -m 0 -J size=4 -O ^resize_inode,^ext_attr,^huge_file /dev/loop0
tune2fs -c 100 -i 100d -m 0 /dev/loop0
mount /dev/loop0 /tmp/ext4
sudo mount -o loop source/csc.rfs /tmp/rfs
sudo cp -a /tmp/rfs/* /tmp/ext4
cd /tmp/ext4
sudo ../fix-csc.sh
cd /home/user/rfs2ext4
sudo umount /tmp/ext4
sudo umount /tmp/rfs
tar -H ustar -c boot.img recovery.img data.rfs system.rfs > CODE_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar
md5sum -t CODE_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar >> CODE_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar
mv CODE_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar CODE_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar.md5
tar -H ustar -c csc.rfs > CSC_S5830OXXKP7_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar
md5sum -t CSC_S5830OXXKP7_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar >> CSC_S5830OXXKP7_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar
mv CSC_S5830OXXKP7_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar CSC_S5830OXXKP7_CL375596_REV03_blackhawk.tar.md5
tar -H ustar -c arm11boot mibib oemsbl qcsbl > APBOOT_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03.tar
md5sum -t APBOOT_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03.tar >> APBOOT_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03.tar
mv APBOOT_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03.tar CAPBOOT_S5830XWKPN_CL375596_REV03.tar.md5
tar -H ustar -c amss > MODEM_S5830XWKP6_CL375596_REV03.tar
md5sum -t MODEM_S5830XWKP6_CL375596_REV03.tar >> MODEM_S5830XWKP6_CL375596_REV03.tar
mv MODEM_S5830XWKP6_CL375596_REV03.tar MODEM_S5830XWKP6_CL375596_REV03.tar.md5
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My question is how do you do it? Do you create a .sh script with this and then just run it using script manager or do you have to run this script in recovery?
Thanks

you can do this without scipt it's easy, first,flash CF-Root kernel in recovery , then go to the app drawer then open the EXT4 app, then covert to ext4 this operation will take about 2-3 min in recovery,of course you need to have CWM4,at the end it wiil reboot you phone so enjoy it
Press the thanks butom if I helped

that ketut's script can only be use on odin files, cannot be use on already installed rom. btw cfroot ext4manager app should be able to do it directly from the phone.

slaid480 said:
you can do this without scipt it's easy, first,flash CF-Root kernel in recovery , then go to the app drawer then open the EXT4 app, then covert to ext4 this operation will take about 2-3 min in recovery,of course you need to have CWM4,at the end it wiil reboot you phone so enjoy it
Press the thanks butom if I helped
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already have CF Root kernel and CWM 5.0.26
an0nym0us_ said:
that ketut's script can only be use on odin files, cannot be use on already installed rom. btw cfroot ext4manager app should be able to do it directly from the phone.
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ketut mentioned it is possible to do so on a pre-existing ROM but he doesn't recommend it haha.
Hmmm, i do not know why i don't have the ext4manager app even though i am on CF Root b82 kernel. Do i have to download the ext4manager app separately?
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EDIT
I found the ext4manager on chainfire's post. Will install v1.3 and do the necessary file system conversion... and pray it works!
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Update
It was my tardiness that led me to use chainfire's original ext4manager where i should have been using the version modified by ketut!
It worked like a breeze, install and the whole thing was done under a minute in recovery. I am very very happy with the results for i managed to gain about 400 points in Quadrant. Well, i couldn't get a OC kernel to work with my Stock ROM but this mod is ain't exactly that bad in coaxing out some performance.

slaid480 said:
you can do this without scipt it's easy, first,flash CF-Root kernel in recovery , then go to the app drawer then open the EXT4 app, then covert to ext4 this operation will take about 2-3 min in recovery,of course you need to have CWM4,at the end it wiil reboot you phone so enjoy it
Press the thanks butom if I helped
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hey i have installed and tried that but it seems like ext4 manager is showing no ext4 partitions found ? did it converted to ext4 or still am on rfs

Lijop said:
hey i have installed and tried that but it seems like ext4 manager is showing no ext4 partitions found ? did it converted to ext4 or still am on rfs
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did you use ext4manager from ketut's thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=714285&d=1315543936
ext4manager MUST detect your cf root kernel. if it does, it will automatically show the various partitions and the file system applicable.

happily1986 said:
did you use ext4manager from ketut's thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=714285&d=1315543936
ext4manager MUST detect your cf root kernel. if it does, it will automatically show the various partitions and the file system applicable.
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CF-Root-S5830-v3.7-b82-ex. am using this. chainfire stuff

Lijop said:
CF-Root-S5830-v3.7-b82-ex. am using this. chainfire stuff
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thats just the kernel itself. scroll down and find CF Root S5830 ext4 v1.3 in the post by ketut if you want to. btw the link i posted earlier on is the actual download link for the ext4 manager that has been modified to work for S5830 by ketut.

Will this method work on all Galaxy ACE versions. My wife has the version for Latin America, same as the one sold in Brazil and Chile.
Not sure about the ROM version for this one though.

Does stock ROM kernel even support ext4???

could u help for installing CF Root ?
i have a stock rom 2.3.3
thanks in advance

http://acetips.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/flash-cf-root-ace-gb/

ducutu said:
http://acetips.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/flash-cf-root-ace-gb/
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Like a Michael Jackson music video...

[I9001] [SCRIPT] [ODIN] How to create an Odin package from a cwm-zip (or backup)

The script (see below) works as follows:
1. It takes the correct files from the BaseRom folder and copies them to the BuildOdin folder
2. If boot or recovery images exist in NewRom folder (extracted from the cwm zip) it will copy them to the BuildOdin folder too
3. It will create the system.img.ext4 file in the BuildOdin folder
4. It will copy the system folder in the NewRom folder to the system.img.ext4 file
5. It will tar and md5 the files in BuildOdin folder
So make sure you have:
1. The adsp.mbn, amss.mbn, cache.img.ext4 and preload.img.ext4 in the BaseRom folder
2. The boot.img and recovery.img in the NewRom folder (or BaseRom)
3. The system folder in the NewRom folder
And run the script
Code:
#!/bin/sh
echo 'Requesting password to allow running as root...'
sudo echo 'Thanks :)!'
# Make folder
if [ ! -d "BuildOdin" ]
then
mkdir BuildOdin
fi
# Copy BaseRom files
cp BaseRom/adsp.mbn BuildOdin/adsp.mbn
cp BaseRom/amss.mbn BuildOdin/amss.mbn
cp BaseRom/cache.img.ext4 BuildOdin/cache.img.ext4
cp BaseRom/preload.img.ext4 BuildOdin/preload.img.ext4
# Copy boot image
if [ -s NewRom/boot.img ]
then
cp NewRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
else
cp BaseRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
fi
# Copy recovery image
if [ -s NewRom/recovery.img ]
then
cp NewRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
else
cp BaseRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
fi
# Create system image
mysyssize=`du -s -h NewRom/system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $1}'`
mysyssizeincreased=$((mysyssize+50))
echo 'Filesize will be' $mysyssizeincreased 'MB'
echo 'dd empty image...'
dd if=/dev/zero of=BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 bs=1M count=$mysyssizeincreased >&- 2>&-
echo 'make it ext4...'
mke2fs -F -T ext4 BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 >&- 2>&-
echo 'mounting...'
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 /mnt >&- 2>&-
echo 'copying system...'
cp NewRom/system/* /mnt -rp
sync
echo 'unmounting...'
sudo umount /mnt
# Create Odin and Odin MD5 files
cd BuildOdin
echo 'tarring...'
tar -cf MyOdinpack.tar adsp.mbn amss.mbn boot.img cache.img.ext4 preload.img.ext4 recovery.img system.img.ext4
echo 'copying...'
cp MyOdinpack.tar MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'md5sum...'
md5sum -t MyOdinpack.tar>>MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'done!'
It looks like it works. I do have some stuff I am wondering about:
1. I have added 50 MB to the filesize, with 30 MB additional I still got a not enough diskspace error. Wondering why...
2. Will it work this way? When looking at a cwm-zip it does contain a system folder but they also contain some other stuff... who knows... anyone care to test?
Well, looks like it's not all that easy. The script works, it creates a file with the exact same files as the one created with dd on the device, but for some reason when using it in Odin, it doesn't work...
Creating the Odin package is superfast now, but will still require some more testing. I guess I should do it with a ROM that I have done before... but too lazy atm...
Btw, this way I could create an Odin package from a CWM backup too If ever needed, just let me know
Regards,
Nika.

you could try making system.img file, then rename it to system.img.ext4. Sound foolish probably, but sometimes these double extensions are just added as an indicator. in this case for the system to look up what partition type to take. (I could be horribly wrong tho. But there are like 0 tools on internet for an ext4 maker so not many options available)

Maybe create an empty ext4 image on PC, mount loopback in cwm and copy files to it.
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Create image on your phone using busybox
Edit: I updated the script.
I played a bit with the busybox:
my working dir is /sdcard/external_sd/imgtest!
DD a file of ~300MB
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=myimg.img bs=1M count=300
Create a ext4 filesystem on this img
busybox mke2fs -F -T ext4 -L Image myimg.img
Create a new /dev node, named "loop99", type "block device" (b), and some major and minor number
busybox mknod /dev/block/loop99 b 7 99
Prepare your new loop device with an img file (delete is with losetup -d /dev/block/loop99)
busybox losetup /dev/block/loop99 /sdcard/external_sd/imgtest/myimg.img
Mount it finally
busybox mount /dev/block/loop99 /sdcard/external_sd/imgtest/mymnt
Now you may copy what you want, say /system, to this img.
And unmount it (make sure it's not in use anymore)
busybox umount /dev/block/loop99
Maybe invoke some commands to check the size of /system? A quick one liner would be
busybox df /system -h | grep /system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $2}' | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[.]"} {print $1}'
Could be part of the shell script, saved to a variable and increased by some MB just to make sure^^
A very quick and dirty script:
#!/bin/sh
mysyssize=`busybox df /system -h | grep /system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $2}' | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[.]"} {print $1}'`
mysyssizeincreased=$((mysyssize+20))
mkdir /sdcard/external_sd/myimages
mkdir /sdcard/mnt/
mkdir /sdcard/mnt/mymnt
cd /sdcard/external_sd/myimages
echo Filesize is $mysyssizeincreased
echo Now dd a new image for your folder
echo dd in progress...
busybox dd if=/dev/zero of=myimgfile.img bs=1M count=$mysyssizeincreased
echo mke2fs with type ext4 on your file...
busybox mke2fs -F -T ext4 -L Imagename myimgfile.img
echo create new dev-node...
busybox mknod /dev/block/loop99 b 7 99
echo apply loopback setup on this node...
busybox losetup /dev/block/loop99 /sdcard/external_sd/myimages/myimgfile.img
echo mounting new image...
busybox mount /dev/block/loop99 /sdcard/mnt/mymnt
echo done!
echo
echo now copy your system files over preserving permissions...
cp /system/* /sdcard/mnt/mymnt -rp
sync
busybox umount /sdcard/mnt/mymnt
losetup -d /dev/block/loop99
rm /dev/block/loop99
echo done!
echo done!
echo done!
echo
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Save as a .sh script and execute it. I tried with some ssh server on phone and shell on my PC.
Worked fine, but to be sure a test with a restore would be needed, so treat it as highly experimental.

Very nice, much appreciated!!! Will try (convert) them on ubuntu one of these days as I'd prefer to do the job on a dual-cpu machine

Well then you should skip the steps with mknod and so on. Mount is much more powerful there, so you should be able to do it with these commands:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/image bs=1M count=300
mkfs.ext4 /tmp/image
mount -o loop /tmp/image /mnt

Hmmm... getting a "is not a block special device" message when ext4-ing in linux. Either the command file is incorrect, or I need to suppress that message somehow... more news soon

Okay!! Here's the first version of the script:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
echo 'Requesting password to allow running as root...'
sudo echo 'Thanks :)!'
# Make folder
if [ ! -d "BuildOdin" ]
then
mkdir BuildOdin
fi
# Copy BaseRom files
cp BaseRom/adsp.mbn BuildOdin/adsp.mbn
cp BaseRom/amss.mbn BuildOdin/amss.mbn
cp BaseRom/cache.img.ext4 BuildOdin/cache.img.ext4
cp BaseRom/preload.img.ext4 BuildOdin/preload.img.ext4
# Copy boot image
if [ -s NewRom/boot.img ]
then
cp NewRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
else
cp BaseRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
fi
# Copy recovery image
if [ -s NewRom/recovery.img ]
then
cp NewRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
else
cp BaseRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
fi
# Create system image
mysyssize=`du -s -h NewRom/system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $1}'`
mysyssizeincreased=$((mysyssize+50))
echo 'Filesize will be' $mysyssizeincreased 'MB'
echo 'dd empty image...'
dd if=/dev/zero of=BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 bs=1M count=$mysyssizeincreased >&- 2>&-
echo 'make it ext4...'
mke2fs -F -T ext4 BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 >&- 2>&-
echo 'mounting...'
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 /mnt >&- 2>&-
echo 'copying system...'
cp NewRom/system/* /mnt -rp
sync
echo 'unmounting...'
sudo umount /mnt
# Create Odin and Odin MD5 files
cd BuildOdin
echo 'tarring...'
tar -cf MyOdinpack.tar adsp.mbn amss.mbn boot.img cache.img.ext4 preload.img.ext4 recovery.img system.img.ext4
echo 'copying...'
cp MyOdinpack.tar MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'md5sum...'
md5sum -t MyOdinpack.tar>>MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'done!'
It looks like it works. I do have some stuff I am wondering about:
1. I have added 50 MB to the filesize, with 30 MB additional I still got a not enough diskspace error. Wondering why...
2. Will it work this way? When looking at a cwm-zip it does contain a system folder but they also contain some other stuff... who knows... anyone care to test?
The script works as follows:
1. It takes the correct files from the BaseRom folder and copies them to the BuildOdin folder
2. If boot or recovery images exist in NewRom folder (extracted from the cwm zip) it will copy them to the BuildOdin folder too
3. It will create the system.img.ext4 file in the BuildOdin folder
4. It will copy the system folder in the NewRom folder to the system.img.ext4 file
5. It will tar and md5 the files in BuildOdin folder
So make sure you have:
1. The adsp.mbn, amss.mbn, cache.img.ext4 and preload.img.ext4 in the BaseRom folder
2. The boot.img and recovery.img in the NewRom folder (or BaseRom)
3. The system folder in the NewRom folder
And run the script
Regards,
Nika.

Well, looks like it's not all that easy. The script works, it creates a file with the exact same files as the one created with dd on the device, but for some reason when using it in Odin, it doesn't work...
Creating the Odin package is superfast now, but will still require some more testing. I guess I should do it with a ROM that I have done before... but too lazy atm...
Btw, this way I could create an Odin package from a CWM backup too If ever needed, just let me know

nikagl said:
Well, looks like it's not all that easy. The script works, it creates a file with the exact same files as the one created with dd on the device, but for some reason when using it in Odin, it doesn't work...
Creating the Odin package is superfast now, but will still require some more testing. I guess I should do it with a ROM that I have done before... but too lazy atm...
Btw, this way I could create an Odin package from a CWM backup too If ever needed, just let me know
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I've been searching the forums for a general way to make Odin-flashable ROMs from CWM backups. I'm particularly interested in doing this for Samsung Galaxy 10.1/8.9/7.7 tabs (Honeycomb). Many tutorials use ADB and datadumps, which is fine but is very device-specific, and I haven't found one for the Honeycomb Galaxy Tabs. Using CWM backups seem cleanest and least-device specific way.
So I *AM* interested in how you would start with a full CWM backup, and (not using any base ROMs) get an Odin-flashable .tar.md5 file.

hmmmm bht ho gya hia yaar

kblam said:
I've been searching the forums for a general way to make Odin-flashable ROMs from CWM backups. I'm particularly interested in doing this for Samsung Galaxy 10.1/8.9/7.7 tabs (Honeycomb). Many tutorials use ADB and datadumps, which is fine but is very device-specific, and I haven't found one for the Honeycomb Galaxy Tabs. Using CWM backups seem cleanest and least-device specific way.
So I *AM* interested in how you would start with a full CWM backup, and (not using any base ROMs) get an Odin-flashable .tar.md5 file.
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Hi kblam,
Well... it's still a work in progress. Not sure why it doesn't work at the moment, but here's my current script:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
echo 'Requesting password to allow running as root...'
sudo echo 'Thanks :)!'
# Make folder
if [ ! -d "BuildOdin" ]
then
mkdir BuildOdin
fi
# Copy BaseRom files
cp BaseRom/adsp.mbn BuildOdin/adsp.mbn
cp BaseRom/amss.mbn BuildOdin/amss.mbn
cp BaseRom/cache.img.ext4 BuildOdin/cache.img.ext4
cp BaseRom/preload.img.ext4 BuildOdin/preload.img.ext4
# Copy boot image
if [ -s NewRom/boot.img ]
then
cp NewRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
else
cp BaseRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
fi
# Copy recovery image
if [ -s NewRom/recovery.img ]
then
cp NewRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
else
cp BaseRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
fi
# Create system image
mysyssize=`du -s -h NewRom/system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $1}'`
mysyssizeincreased=$((mysyssize+50))
echo 'Filesize will be' $mysyssizeincreased 'MB'
echo 'dd empty image...'
dd if=/dev/zero of=BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 bs=1M count=$mysyssizeincreased >&- 2>&-
echo 'make it ext4...'
mke2fs -F -T ext4 BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 >&- 2>&-
echo 'mounting...'
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 /mnt >&- 2>&-
echo 'copying system...'
cp NewRom/system/* /mnt -rp
sync
echo 'unmounting...'
sudo umount /mnt
# Create Odin and Odin MD5 files
cd BuildOdin
echo 'tarring...'
tar -cf MyOdinpack.tar adsp.mbn amss.mbn boot.img cache.img.ext4 preload.img.ext4 recovery.img system.img.ext4
echo 'copying...'
cp MyOdinpack.tar MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'md5sum...'
md5sum -t MyOdinpack.tar>>MyOdinpack.tar.md5
echo 'done!'
Taking out all unnessesary comments and commands, what it's supposed to do is the following:
1. First copy the files from the BaseRom (the ones you usually do not extract either):
Code:
cp BaseRom/adsp.mbn BuildOdin/adsp.mbn
cp BaseRom/amss.mbn BuildOdin/amss.mbn
cp BaseRom/cache.img.ext4 BuildOdin/cache.img.ext4
cp BaseRom/preload.img.ext4 BuildOdin/preload.img.ext4
2. Then take the boot and recovery from another folder as they usually need to be based on another kernel (f/e Skyhigh kernel ) and/or recovery (f/e CWM/Faemod):
Code:
cp NewRom/boot.img BuildOdin/boot.img
cp NewRom/recovery.img BuildOdin/recovery.img
3. Take the size of the new image (based on the system folder size + 50):
Code:
mysyssize=`du -s -h NewRom/system | awk 'BEGIN{FS="[M]"} {print $1}'`
mysyssizeincreased=$((mysyssize+50))
4. Create an empty system image
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 bs=1M count=$mysyssizeincreased >&- 2>&-
5. Convert it to ext4
Code:
mke2fs -F -T ext4 BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 >&- 2>&-
6. Mount it and copy the new system files (can be unzipped from the cwm-zip) and unmount
Code:
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop BuildOdin/system.img.ext4 /mnt >&- 2>&-
cp NewRom/system/* /mnt -rp
sync
sudo umount /mnt
7. The rest is same to building other md5 odin files. Combine them with tar and calculate and add the md5 sum
Code:
tar -cf MyOdinpack.tar adsp.mbn amss.mbn boot.img cache.img.ext4 preload.img.ext4 recovery.img system.img.ext4
cp MyOdinpack.tar MyOdinpack.tar.md5
md5sum -t MyOdinpack.tar>>MyOdinpack.tar.md5
As mentioned - I am not sure why the system image created this way does not work yet (I only tested it once) - maybe someone else is willing to test?
Regards,
Nika.

[STOCK]INIT.D support. No need to flash anything or even reboot into recovery

So yea I've been working on a proper "app2sd" solution that doesn't involve just switching the MicroSD for the eMMC, but I like the stock rom so far, so I didn't feel like flashing a rom just to get init.d, and I didn't feel like modifying the ramdisk in the kernel either. So I cooked up this script that anyone can run from terminal to get init.d support. It should work for other devices too, as long as they run /system/etc/install-recovery.sh on boot.
There's only three requirements for it to work:
#1 You must be rooted
#2 Your device must run /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
#3 You must have busybox
I tested a few times on my own device (GT-N8013), but haven't had anyone else test it, so don't freak out if it doesn't work. Just let me know what went wrong and I'll figure something out.
Running it is very simple:
#1 Open any terminal app
#2 su
#3 navigate to the folder where you have the script
#4 sh ./enableinit.sh
Your device will be rebooted once the process is done, don't freak out. If everything went fine, you'll have a file in /sdcard called init.d.log created by the test init.d script that is made by the enabler.
You can either download the attachment (rename it to enableinit.sh if you get the attachment), or create the file with the contents betlow:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Adds init.d support to any device that automatically runs /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
# on startup.
#
# Made by TweakerL, make sure to visit us at and-host.com or chat with us on freenode #and-host
echo '##################################################'
echo '## ##'
echo '## Script by TweakerL ##'
echo '## Visit us at and-host.com ##'
echo '## Chat with us at freenode #and-host ##'
echo '## ##'
echo '##################################################'
echo ''
echo 'This script will enable init.d if your device'
echo 'executes /system/etc/install-recovery.sh'
echo ''
echo 'Your tablet will be rebooted once the process'
echo 'is done.'
echo ''
echo 'If the script successfully enabled init.d you will'
echo 'have a file in /sdcard called init.d.log after'
echo 'the device is done rebooting. Remember to always'
echo 'set the proper permissions in your scripts or they'
echo 'will not work.'
echo ''
read -p "Press ENTER to continue..."
if [ ! -f /system/xbin/busybox -a ! -f /system/bin/busybox ]
then
echo 'You do not have busybox. Exiting now...'
else
# Mount system as rw in order to execute the script
busybox mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
# Check if install-recovery.sh already exists, and if so
# add the necessary lines, otherwise create it
if [ -f /system/etc/install-recovery.sh ]
then
if cat /system/etc/install-recovery.sh | busybox egrep -i "sysinit"
then
echo sysinit already present in install-recovery.sh, skipping this step.
else
busybox cp -f /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '/system/bin/sysinit' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox cp -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
fi
else
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '/system/bin/sysinit' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox cp -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
busybox chmod 755 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
fi
# Check if sysinit already exists and if so skip step
# otherwise create it
if [ ! -f /system/bin/sysinit ]
then
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo 'export PATH=/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo '' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo '/system/bin/logwrapper busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
busybox cp -f /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq /system/bin/sysinit
busybox chmod 755 /system/bin/sysinit
else
echo sysinit already exists in /system/bin. init.d should already be enabled.
fi
# Cleanup
busybox rm -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox rm -f /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
#Check that init.d folder exists and if not create it
# as well as set the right permissions
if [ -d '/system/etc/init.d' ]
then
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d
else
mkdir /system/etc/init.d
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d
fi
# Create a test init.d script that echoes a file to
# /sdcard on successful execution
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' > /sdcard/99testinit
echo '' >> /sdcard/99testinit
echo 'echo init.d works > /sdcard/init.d.log' >> /sdcard/99testinit
busybox cp -f /sdcard/99testinit /system/etc/init.d
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d/99testinit
busybox rm -f /sdcard/99testinit
# Sync and remount system
sync
busybox mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
# Reboot system to enable init.d
if [ -f /system/bin/reboot ]
then
echo Your device will reboot in 3 seconds
sleep 3
reboot
else
echo "Your device doesn't appear to have a reboot command,"
echo "please reboot your device now to avoid problems."
fi
fi

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TweakerL said:
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it is good!

TweakerL said:
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Thanks for sharing.
Im tested my ainol elf offical rom novo0706, and worked. Thank
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Pretty awesome. Will edit once i try this out.
Edit: Everything worked. Tested on GT-N8013
Thanks alot.
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Hi, Can you tell more clearly how to make this work.
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Can any one make .zip file to flash thru recovery..thanks

The point was not to have to go into recovery...
Anyway, it's really simple...
Download the attached file
open terminal
then do the following commands
Code:
su
cd /sdcard
sh ./Download/enableinit.sh.txt
assuming that your browser saves files to /sdcard/Download

Sorry, I am a computer idiot . I really donot how to do after I had downloaded the text file. Appreciated if you can explain more detail.
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So now with init.d support ready, is it going to be possible to run proper a2sd scripts? And which one specifically would you recommend? Excuse me if i'm asking the wrong questions.

andylam16 said:
Sorry, I am a computer idiot . I really donot how to do after I had downloaded the text file. Appreciated if you can explain more detail.
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It has nothing to do with knowing anything about computers, as you don't need a computer to do this... just your device...
Download the file, on your device, if you're using stock browser it will go to /sdcard/Download
Make sure you have busybox, download a busybox installer from the market, install it, and run it, and tell it to install busybox
Download a terminal app from the play store for free, such as android terminal emulator, install it and open it
then type in these exact commands, just like they're in here, in the terminal:
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/Download/enableinit.sh
Assuming of course, that your stuff is getting download to /sdcard/Download.
If you can't do this... sell your android device and buy an iCrap one...
drnish83 said:
So now with init.d support ready, is it going to be possible to run proper a2sd scripts? And which one specifically would you recommend? Excuse me if i'm asking the wrong questions.
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I'm working on my own app2sd script that should beat anything ever made. Here's what it does:
It uses a second partition in the MicroSD card for gaining extra storage, this partition has to be formatted to ext4
#1 It mounts the external ext4 partition to a new location
#2 It detects the location for /sdcard/Android; /data/data; /data/app no matter what device you have (suppose the directories aren't the same for a certain device)
#3 It has the option to mount /sdcard/Android to a folder in the external partition
#4 It has the option to mount /data/data to a folder in the external partition
#5 It has the option to mount /data/app to a folder in the external partition
#6 It has the option to automatically copy everything from any of those folders to the appropriate folder in the external partition
#7 It has the option to automatically wipe from the internal storage anything that it moves
#8 If you have all options enabled, apps will be automatically installed to the external partition and never take any space in the internal storage, while everything else (Download/recovery/backup/pictures/videos/etc...) all remain in the internal partition.

Wow... cant wait for this script
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Thanks for explaining. Interesting indeed! Will definitely wait for it eagerly!

Here's a preview of the super app2sd script I'm working on. Much of it is already implemented, should have it all in a couple of days

confusing
I have tried your script and it has successful at first.. then i flashing my note again with stock rom and i try using ur script again but now there is nothing chance.. do you know why?? what must i do now??

You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?

NessLookAlike said:
You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?
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Busy box installs on mine.
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NessLookAlike said:
You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?
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Only reason you wouldn't be able to install busybox is if you're not rooted.

Mr tweaker, i have done the process of init.d but there is nothing changed.. where is my false?
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Welly_11 said:
Mr tweaker, i have done the process of init.d but there is nothing changed.. where is my false?
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Look for these files and let me know if they're there:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/bin/sysinit
/system/etc/init.d/99testinit
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If anybody needs help, look for me on irc - #and-host in freenode