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Before anyone drops a "use the search function first", I hope you provide a link because I have scoured over 200 posts trying to find the answer to this question and its either not there, or EXTREMELY well hidden.
So...ADB worked fine for me on Windows 7 x64, untill I had to uninstall and reinstall some drivers when helping a buddy root his g1.
Now, ADB doesn't work. Whenever I try to run an adb command, even just to list devices, I get this error:
Code:
* daemon not running. starting it now *
CreateProcess failure, error 2
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
I have scoured Google, and I haven't found a single post that is android related (there are similair errors on android forums, just not this one) and am sorrily stumped. If anyone can help, I'd be ever so grateful.
This definitely sounds driver related although I'm not sure how you can "roll back" drivers in 7. I've heard that 7 pretty much keeps every driver you've ever used around and for whatever reason it's using an older ADB driver. I'd put money on me being wrong though.
if you are using a 1.5 image, use the drivers from the 1.5 SDK. If you are still on the RC builds, use the drivers in the 1.0 SDK.
win32 error code 2 means: 2 The system cannot find the file specified. ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
and from the source code this is after a call to CreateProcess() and the file name is given by GetModuleFileName(), so it seems that the latter failed in a strange way.
What's the full path to your adb.exe?
billc.cn said:
win32 error code 2 means: 2 The system cannot find the file specified. ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
and from the source code this is after a call to CreateProcess() and the file name is given by GetModuleFileName(), so it seems that the latter failed in a strange way.
What's the full path to your adb.exe?
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D:\G1\android\tools\adb.exe
No spaces or odd characters. Like I said this worked fine for a month or so before I started ****ing with the drivers. I havent moved anything, my PATH and CLASSPATH are pointed correctly to the right directory. I also have a copy of adb in my /system32 directory (along with we .dll file it needs) so I can run it from wherever at a cmd prompt.
it might have something to do with wow64 messing the path up (it may rewrite system32 to syswow64). try launching the program under D:\G1\android\tools\ path. even if GetModuleFileName() failed, system should still be able to find adb.exe if you're under that path. also check file permissions and antivirus...
you can also try the command "adb fork-server server" in the path that contains adb. (you'll have to leave that console open)
Now works on 32bit and 64bit Linux
Just a quick guide on how to configure Linux for file transfers using MTP. I wrote the instructions and config for Ubuntu Natty 32bit and 64bit, though the same process will work on other platforms - the only real difference being the package manager commands and possibly the config file locations.
The attached files are for the Galaxy Tab 10.1v but should work for the 10.1g / 10.1 as well. See the end of the post to learn how to modify this config to work for other devices.
How to configure for gMTP and other Media Sync tools
1) Install aptitude
Code:
sudo apt-get install aptitude
2) Install mtp-tools and mtpfs
Code:
sudo aptitude install mtpfs mtp-tools
3) Download the attached file ( View attachment 98-gtab.zip for 32bit Linux or View attachment 98-gtab.rules-AMD64.zip for 64bit Linux ) to your desktop.
4) Extract the 98-gtab.rules file to your desktop
5) Copy the rules file to /etc/udev/rules.d/
Code:
sudo cp ~/Desktop/98-gtab.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
6) Reboot
7) Connect your Tab
8) Run the following command to confirm it is working:
Code:
ls /dev | grep gtab
...which should return "gtab" if successful. If not, follow the "Modifying" guide below.
9) Download / install gMTP
Code:
sudo apt-get install gmtp
10) Open gMTP and select "connect" from the menu
11) Hit the thanks button
12) Go nuts!
Setting up for Automount (Optional, but recommended)
***You must have completed Steps 1-8 above before proceeding***
1) Edit your fstab file to add your gtab:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
2) Add this to the end of the file:
Code:
#gtab
mtpfs /media/gtab fuse user,noauto,allow_other 0 0
3) Save and exit
4) Open fuse.conf for editing:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/fuse.conf
5) Find the following line and remove the #
Code:
#user_allow_other
6) Save and exit
7) Open and edit the groups file:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/group
8) Find the details for the group 'fuse' and append your username to the end of the line eg.
Code:
fuse:x:104:<YOUR USER NAME>
9) Save and exit
10) Create the folder to mount your Tab:
Code:
sudo mkdir /media/gtab
11) Take ownership of the folder:
Code:
sudo chown <YOUR USER NAME>:users /media/gtab
12) Reboot
13) Plug in your Tab.
14) Click on the Places menu and click gtab.
15) You're in business!
Modifying for other devices
If the above doesn't work immediately on the 10.1g / 10.1 (I have only tested on the 10.1v), you can easily edit the rules file to support your device.
1) Install lsusb
Code:
sudo apt-get install lsusb
2) Run lsusb
Code:
lsusb
3) Check the output of this command to find your device. The 10.1v is shown like this:
Code:
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
4) Make a note of the Vendor and Product IDs. In the example above, the vendor ID is 04e8 and device ID is 6860 (note 04e8:6860 in the output).
5) Open the rules file for editing (if it's not already in /etc/udev/rules.d, copy it there now)
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/98-gtab.rules
6) Find this line:
Code:
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666" SYMLINK+="gtab"
7) Replace the Vendor ID (04e8) and Product ID (6860) with the ones that you got from step 3 above.
8) Save and exit
9) Reboot
10) Follow step 7 onward in the first guide above
11) Hit the thanks button
If you modify it for a particular device, please post the contents of your new 'rules' file here.
32bit RULES FILE:
Code:
ACTION!="add", GOTO="gtab_rules_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb|usb_device", GOTO="gtab_usb_end"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666" SYMLINK+="gtab"
LABEL="gtab_usb_end"
LABEL="gtab_rules_end"
64bit RULES FILE:
Code:
ACTION!="add", GOTO="gtab_rules_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb|usb_device", GOTO="gtab_usb_end"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0777" SYMLINK+="gtab"
LABEL="gtab_usb_end"
LABEL="gtab_rules_end"
Tested, walked through the steps to my friend (Skype ). Works 100% on Linux Mint too
Everything worked for me up to the GMTP part - I can grep through /dev and I can see the "gtab" device there. But GMTP insists "Detect: No raw devices found."
I'm still running Maverick, but I added the maverick-backports repo, which has gmtp, so I would think it would work.
This is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v (from Google I/O). Any ideas?
EDIT: I also tried the automounting option with FUSE. Attempts to cd into it with bash or open it from the Places menu in GNOME both give the message "Transport endpoint is not connected".
EDIT again:
OK, I disabled USB Debugging and now have a different set of problems. mtp-detect sees the device now, but the message upon running it is:
Code:
libmtp version: 1.0.3
Listing raw device(s)
Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is UNKNOWN.
Please report this VID/PID and the device model to the libmtp development team
Found 1 device(s):
04e8:6860 @ bus 2, dev 26
Attempting to connect device(s)
ignoring usb_claim_interface = -16ignoring usb_claim_interface = -22PTP_ERROR_IO: Trying again after re-initializing USB interface
inep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): Device or resource busy
outep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): Device or resource busy
usb_clear_halt() on IN endpoint: Device or resource busy
usb_clear_halt() on OUT endpoint: Device or resource busy
usb_clear_halt() on INTERRUPT endpoint: Device or resource busy
LIBMTP PANIC: Could not open session! (Return code 767)
Try to reset the device.
Unable to open raw device 0
OK.
Konklone said:
Everything worked for me up to the GMTP part - I can grep through /dev and I can see the "gtab" device there. But GMTP insists "Detect: No raw devices found."
I'm still running Maverick, but I added the maverick-backports repo, which has gmtp, so I would think it would work.
This is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v (from Google I/O). Any ideas?
EDIT: I also tried the automounting option with FUSE. Attempts to cd into it with bash or open it from the Places menu in GNOME both give the message "Transport endpoint is not connected".
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Can you post the output from 'lsusb' ?
re the "Transport endpoint is not connected" - I just got this same error on 64bit Natty. Will try and see if I can find out why..
Ah, just saw your reply. I edited my post up above, but the gist is - you can't do this while USB Debugging is enabled. The Tab has to be running its "MTP Application".
Now I'm getting the stranger errors above. I'm going to try mounting it with FUSE now to see if that helps for some reason.
EDIT: For the record, I'm using the correct vendor and product IDs in my rules file:
Code:
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666" SYMLINK+="gtab"
Konklone said:
I edited my post up above, but the gist is - you can't do this while USB Debugging is enabled.
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You may be right. When I wrote this guide, I was using a VM. It is possible that the fact that I was using both MTP and ADB at the same time has something to do with how VMWare presents the devices to the guest OS.
Now I am using 'bare metal' Natty 64 bit and have the same problem as you.
I have to go out for a while but will look at it again when I get back.
EDIT: Just tried mtp-detect and it is finding the device. I suspect USB Debug is not the issue, but I'll leave it in your capable hands - really got to go now
EDIT2: See here http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/MTP_1.0.zip OK - Im really REALLY going now. Back online in a few hours
I couldn't get anywhere until I turned off USB debugging. When USB debugging is enabled, I *can* use adb to get into the shell, see files, install apps, etc. I can even transfer files over adb, through the command line! Can you get MTP to detect it with USB debugging enabled?
With USB debugging off, I have once in a great while (only twice in all my attempts) while gotten mtp-detect to connect to the device and print sane output describing the device. Even when those happened, running the command immediately again didn't connect correctly, and gave me the same error messages I was getting before. Both times I got it to connect, it was soon after plugging in the cable, but it doesn't happen every time.
Intermittent heisenbugs are the worst, yet I don't think I have a busted cable, given that adb works perfectly consistently.
Maybe I should try this again after updating to Natty...I'd been meaning to do it anyhow...
EDIT: One thing I notice is that on the Tab, when the "MTP Application" is running after plugging in, the 5-dot "in progress" animation is extremely choppy, as if the device were very very busy. If the device were very very busy for some reason, this could explain why a successful connection can happen only once in a great while. I'll try rebooting the device, I guess.
EDIT2: I rebooted the device, and I removed the USB extension cord I was using, but neither helped, still getting the same intermittent success. (I got mtp-detect to connect to it a few more times - all soon after plugging in the cable, and none were repeatable without unplugging and replugging it in.) The animation actually wasn't choppy before, that's just how it looks - 5 discrete animation frames, one for each dot.
Something interesting though: this time I had the Tab resting on my knee, and I felt a haptic buzz after running mtp-detect on one occasion. I looked down and saw the MTP Application restart itself. Then I ran mtp-detect again and I felt 3 haptic buzzes in quick succession, followed by a successful detection and output. But when running mtp-detect *again*, no dice.
This is messed up.
Messed up indeed.
Konklone said:
Can you get MTP to detect it with USB debugging enabled?
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Yes, both work simultaneously on 32bit Natty
Note that you have to unmount the gtab for mtp-detect to work. I compared the output from mtp-detect on the 32bit working VM and the 64bit non-working 'bare metal' machine and the output was identical. I suspect this means that mtpfs is not where the problem is
Re the strange problem with haptic feedback - I have had mine power off all by itself when testing some different parameters in the rules file.
[64bit working]
OK. Problem solved... kind of. There seems to be some kind of bug in fuse which requires the filesystem to mount with higher permissions to run properly (at least on Natty AMD64)
If you use the new 64bit rules file I have attached, it should work. Basically it uses 777 permissions instead of 666. Not great, but working nonetheless.
New rules file for 64bit:
Code:
ACTION!="add", GOTO="gtab_rules_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb|usb_device", GOTO="gtab_usb_end"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0777" SYMLINK+="gtab"
LABEL="gtab_usb_end"
LABEL="gtab_rules_end"
EDIT: If someone wants to experiment with lesser permissions and see what the minimum is and post back, that would be helpful for all.
Sigh, thank you for taking so much time to help me so far, but I wonder if I'm a lost cause.
I spent a bunch of today finishing my upgrade to Natty, including a full wipe and reinstall. (I have a 32-bit machine, btw.) Now I can't even get it to detect my MTP device at all (mtp-detect says "No raw devices found."), with or without debugging enabled.
One possibly important topic - it's really surprising to me that yours works either way, because lsusb shows that a different product ID is exposed to the host, depending on whether debugging is on or not. With debugging disabled, it's 6860, like your example. With debugging enabled, it's 685e. When I run lsusb, only one of those will show up, never both. So if yours is the same device, I have no idea how your rules file could be agnostic to debugging being enabled. If yours is not, then that might explain our different experiences.
Anyway, I've Thanks'd all your posts in this thread, solved or not. I appreciate your help.
Konklone said:
With debugging enabled, it's 685e. When I run lsusb, only one of those will show up, never both
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You're more than welcome.
I noticed that in Windows, both devices appear in device manager. That is a very strange problem you have discovered.
I just posted instructions and files to give you root access! Might take your mind off the MTP issues for a while
Who knows... the problem might just go away
Konklone said:
One possibly important topic - it's really surprising to me that yours works either way, because lsusb shows that a different product ID is exposed to the host, depending on whether debugging is on or not. With debugging disabled, it's 6860, like your example. With debugging enabled, it's 685e. help.
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Are you sure? On my device its the other way around. Without debugging its 685e and with debugging its 6860?
ajvogel said:
Are you sure? On my device its the other way around. Without debugging its 685e and with debugging its 6860?
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Ok I got it working on my device, I switched on usb debugging in settings. lsusb now returns 6860 and I am able to mount the galaxy tab using the process outlined above.
This is craziness. Is my Galaxy Tab a rare mutant piece of hardware who had its USB numbers switched?
Also - I noticed that Ubuntu somehow automounts my tablet and can read/write to its disk, through a Nautilus plugin. But I still get nothing with mtp-detect. I don't understand how the world works.
I've also got an I/O tablet (updated to 3.1) and I followed this tutorial, so thanks for the help you provided! I managed to copy some files to the device but it ended up freezing my computer (running Ubuntu 10.10).
So I unplugged the tablet, and saw that effectively those few pictures and pdf files had been copied to the device successfully. Pictures are in the Gallery, pdf can be read with Aldiko... but the funny thing is that when I mounted again the tablet -using Ubuntu again- it shows all folders as empty!
That is, 0 files in all tablet folders.
I tried "showing all hidden files" with Nautilus. No luck, nothing is shown. Went to the folder using command line, did an ls -la (just in case who knows! maybe it would show something!). No luck either, directories are apparently empty and have "1 January 1970" as modification date... if it helps.
I can see the files inside the folders using ADB but it's obviously not ideal, specially compared with simply using Nautilus.
Does it happen to you too?
Anyone get this working? I'm having the same exact issues as Konklone. I'm on Maverick and tried the different udev rules and it still doesn't work. I'm gonna be pissed if I have to buy the stupid Samsung USB adapter just to get USB mass storage.
[ASK]Noobs need solution
gMTP tells me that there is no device. Any ideas?
I'm having the same issue. First try I was able to plug in and mount to my netbook. Tried to plug into my mac and it didn't work. Hasn't worked since then, i'm considering doing a factory reset.
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit. Note that you do have to enable backports to install gmtp.
Edit /etc/apt/sources.list, uncomment the lines with:
Code:
deb (http-url) maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src (http-url) maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
Run
Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gmtp
I had to unplug the device and replug it back in a couple of times before gmtp would connect to it properly. It seems to be pretty flaky.
Wow...........
This is nonsense ..... is there a way to enable USB Mass Storage or are we completely hosed with MTP?
(Posted this over at Rootz Wiki and WebOSNation and it was suggested I post here for better response)
I am trying to use Knoppix to install Evervolv 4.3 onto my TP. Each time I open the terminal where the Palm,Inc files are, then enter the commands for installing, I get this:
[email protected]:/media/sda1/SAVE/pALM, iNC$ novacom.exe boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller5E
bash: novacom.exe: command not found
trying this, produces:
[email protected]:/media/sda1/SAVE/pALM, iNC$ ./novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller5E
bash: ./novacom: No such file or directory
and this gets this:
[email protected]:/media/sda1/SAVE/pALM, iNC$ novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller5E
failed to connect to server
I've re-installed novacom several times, updated the drivers and found the "palm-novacom_1.0.76_i386.deb" install in SynapticPM and that is what resides in my pALM, iNC directory.
There is no .exe or boot folder that I can see.
Novacom never did create a Palm, Inc folder at any time. I had to make a new folder with the name "pALM iNC" to double check this.
I also tried the suggestion over at WebOsNation here:
[Link removed due to newby status-check]
Here's the upshot of it, though-
[email protected]:/media/sda1/SAVE/pALM, iNC$ novacomd & novacom boot mem:// <ACMEInstaller5E
[1] 30138
bash: novacomd: command not found
failed to connect to server
[1]+ Exit 127 novacomd
Can I do something different to get this to work? I am totally new to TP, Android and Linux.
Thanks heaps.
TT
Novacom.exe is a Windows executable file and won't work on linux from the command line, afaik.
Could always use a windows emulator or a friend's PC =)
Cheers
Try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499959
It's easier on Windows.
EDIT:
Should work on KNOPPIX too:
Code:
http://www.toki.co.nz/mobile/2012/10/16-running-novacomd-on-debian/
Thanks, but, "File not found" on all those links for DL's.
I am wondering too why I can't get WebOSQuickInstall to work properly and thinking this may be a common factor here.
Whenever I go to install it, I get the "installing novacom drivers", then success, then cannot install as "no device connected" or something to that effect.
Could those all be related?
yedall vague
After double checking my Java install from suggestions over at Rootz Wiki, I discover I had not installed Java. I was using Iced Tea-Web Plugin for Java applets and thought I was good to go.
Plus, I thought I had installed it because a Java pkg kept showing up in Synaptic PM, but I went to Oracle and it couldn't be found.
So, after hunting for some info I found this:
://andrewelkins....n-oracle-sucks/
and following this I ended up with-
Cannot write to `jdk-7u51-linux-i586.tar.gz' (No space left on device).
download failed
Oracle JDK 7 is NOT installed.
I am running Knoppix on a 8Gb flash drive, and I will have to extend the data img before I try again.
Going on holiday for awhile, so won't be able to post back with results until I get back.
Thanks for the input guys.
Hope this helps somebody in the same predicament.
Using linux
TouchyTouchy said:
After double checking my Java install from suggestions over at Rootz Wiki, I discover I had not installed Java. I was using Iced Tea-Web Plugin for Java applets and thought I was good to go.
Plus, I thought I had installed it because a Java pkg kept showing up in Synaptic PM, but I went to Oracle and it couldn't be found.
So, after hunting for some info I found this:
://andrewelkins....n-oracle-sucks/
and following this I ended up with-
Cannot write to `jdk-7u51-linux-i586.tar.gz' (No space left on device).
download failed
Oracle JDK 7 is NOT installed.
I am running Knoppix on a 8Gb flash drive, and I will have to extend the data img before I try again.
Going on holiday for awhile, so won't be able to post back with results until I get back.
Thanks for the input guys.
Hope this helps somebody in the same predicament.
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Did you get it installed?
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I guess I am an idiot because I cannot seem to get 3 downloads that work.
the fat kid said:
i appreciate the quick response, so im throwing in the zip file that says " update-cwm-jcs>>>>>>>>>>>>" along with the "gapps-kk>>>>>>>"
and then unmounting media volume?
again, thank you,.
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edit: just tried all 3 of the recovery files in the op and it still says same error message. any ideas? should i be renaming this from update-cwm blah blah, to the format that it is saying is accepted such as,
It will recognize as a compatible KitKat/DataMedia ROM files that look like:
cm-11-*-tenderloin.zip or
ev_tenderloin-nightly-2014.??.??.zip or
aokp_tenderloin_kitkat_*.zip
again im throwing the gapps-kk-20140105.zip in the ttinstall folder along with the update-cwm-jcs-dm-tenderloin.zip file and then ejecting the tp selecgint unmount media volume and am still getting the error message.
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geez im a freakin moron.... i had incompatible zip files... sorry folks for the clutter
all other noobs like me WATCH THE VIDEO TWICE.
thanks again, all of you are awesome and hopefully this makes my touchpad relevant again.
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Would you be so kind as to tell me the 3 downloads you used because I have tried and tried and no success.
Can the Touchpad Toolbox be updated to so that it will accept GAPPS named pa_gapps-*4.4.4-*.zip instead of pa_gapps-*-4.4.2-*.zip?
Either that or remove or allow to skip the requirement that GAPPS zip must be present to do the "Install Android" selection. I eventually worked around it rejecting by renaming the 4.4.4 to 4.4.2 but it will probably frusturate novice users.
tweak42 said:
Can the Touchpad Toolbox be updated to so that it will accept GAPPS named pa_gapps-*4.4.4-*.zip instead of pa_gapps-*-4.4.2-*.zip?
Either that or remove or allow to skip the requirement that GAPPS zip must be present to do the "Install Android" selection. I eventually worked around it rejecting by renaming the 4.4.4 to 4.4.2 but it will probably frusturate novice users.
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TPtoolbox boot menu volume rocker not work.
Hi, I ran the tptoolbox and boots in to menu, but the volume button up or down does work, neither does pressing home. But home and pwer button will reboot device. I tried many times no response from volume rocker in menu. Please help, thanks.
I have the 4G Hp Touchpad 1.5 ghz, dual core 32 gb.
Anyone know if the charging dock will still work following an android installation?
Also, I will search for compatible rom builds, but do themes work as well? (Not sure why they wouldn't, just checking)
sj
Sent from my gTab3 (SM-T210R) on NoleKat v1.4 using [email protected] HD Mobile Pro
sjsharksfan420 said:
Anyone know if the charging dock will still work following an android installation?
Also, I will search for compatible rom builds, but do themes work as well? (Not sure why they wouldn't, just checking)
sj
Sent from my gTab3 (SM-T210R) on NoleKat v1.4 using [email protected] HD Mobile Pro
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Yes the Touchstone charging dock works on android...
TP Toolbox failed; I'm OS-less; please help
I'm on a Mac.
I can't figure out how to make tptoolbox work on the Mac.
I went to a frustrated friend with a PC (Windows) who did not allow me enough time to complete my task.
My Touchpad is now OS-less, as in no OS; no WebOS, no Android.
I successfully did a full data wipe, twice. Thus no OS.
I couldn't get past the next step, install Android, on TPToolbox.
I got stimied after trying to copy the three files to the ttinstall folder. It said a proper recovery file was not found.
I followed the steps above to a T. I copied and pasted the three files from the windows batch to the ttinstall.
I realize in those three files there were no gapps, no recovery, no kitkat files.
So I hope I copied the right three.
Anyway, my frustrated impatient friend kicked me out, so I have no access to a PC anymore (just my old faithful Mac); I have a TP without an operating system on it; and I have no idea how to proceed (as I don't know which three files I'm supposed to copy and paste as it seems the ones I did copy and paste weren't the ones and there's no Gapps, no Recovery and no Android KitKat installs anywhere (I thought that would be within the TP Toolbox programme itself.)
Like I said, I clicked on the correct links, I went with JCSullins first link vs. the other two.
So somebody, anybody, write me back if they know either how I can proceed, or if I can just send you my TP and you can do a big favour for a small nobody.
Thanks everybody.
If not, anyone wanna buy a TP with no OS?
I still need help. HELP!
I still need help. Anybody? HELP!!!
vizspace said:
I'm on a Mac.
I can't figure out how to make tptoolbox work on the Mac.
I went to a frustrated friend with a PC (Windows) who did not allow me enough time to complete my task.
My Touchpad is now OS-less, as in no OS; no WebOS, no Android.
I successfully did a full data wipe, twice. Thus no OS.
I couldn't get past the next step, install Android, on TPToolbox.
I got stimied after trying to copy the three files to the ttinstall folder. It said a proper recovery file was not found.
I followed the steps above to a T. I copied and pasted the three files from the windows batch to the ttinstall.
I realize in those three files there were no gapps, no recovery, no kitkat files.
So I hope I copied the right three.
Anyway, my frustrated impatient friend kicked me out, so I have no access to a PC anymore (just my old faithful Mac); I have a TP without an operating system on it; and I have no idea how to proceed (as I don't know which three files I'm supposed to copy and paste as it seems the ones I did copy and paste weren't the ones and there's no Gapps, no Recovery and no Android KitKat installs anywhere (I thought that would be within the TP Toolbox programme itself.)
Like I said, I clicked on the correct links, I went with JCSullins first link vs. the other two.
So somebody, anybody, write me back if they know either how I can proceed, or if I can just send you my TP and you can do a big favour for a small nobody.
Thanks everybody.
If not, anyone wanna buy a TP with no OS?
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Have you tried to install it using jcsullins recommendation that you use the Linux way with Mac?
Kit Kat working
OK, like the chap above, I moved the wrong three files into the ttinstall folder. I figured that out. It's the way the thread was written, easy to get confused as they have links right below and say it's those, when in fact it is not (a gapps, recovery and rom need to be moved in there, not the data version of android as that link downloads). Anyway, I sorted it out. Just putting closure on that. Thanks JCSullins! Now we need a Mac version so I need not borrow a friends PC laptop.
vizspace said:
I'm on a Mac.
I can't figure out how to make tptoolbox work on the Mac.
I went to a frustrated friend with a PC (Windows) who did not allow me enough time to complete my task.
My Touchpad is now OS-less, as in no OS; no WebOS, no Android.
I successfully did a full data wipe, twice. Thus no OS.
I couldn't get past the next step, install Android, on TPToolbox.
I got stimied after trying to copy the three files to the ttinstall folder. It said a proper recovery file was not found.
I followed the steps above to a T. I copied and pasted the three files from the windows batch to the ttinstall.
I realize in those three files there were no gapps, no recovery, no kitkat files.
So I hope I copied the right three.
Anyway, my frustrated impatient friend kicked me out, so I have no access to a PC anymore (just my old faithful Mac); I have a TP without an operating system on it; and I have no idea how to proceed (as I don't know which three files I'm supposed to copy and paste as it seems the ones I did copy and paste weren't the ones and there's no Gapps, no Recovery and no Android KitKat installs anywhere (I thought that would be within the TP Toolbox programme itself.)
Like I said, I clicked on the correct links, I went with JCSullins first link vs. the other two.
So somebody, anybody, write me back if they know either how I can proceed, or if I can just send you my TP and you can do a big favour for a small nobody.
Thanks everybody.
If not, anyone wanna buy a TP with no OS?
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vizspace said:
--SNIP--
Now we need a Mac version so I need not borrow a friends PC laptop.
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Have you tried running the script in terminal as jcsullins suggested?
C) Run the script provided with TPToolbox
Extract the contents of the TPToolbox zip file from above.
Navigate to the tptoolbox_v40 directory that was extracted from the zip.
On Windows, run the batch file named tptb_v40_win.bat
On Linux, run the script named tptb_v40_nix.sh
On Mac, try what I said for Linux and let me know what happens.
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About the .sh file on a Mac; and, question about transferring files
shumash said:
Have you tried running the script in terminal as jcsullins suggested?
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Hi Shumash, Thank you for writing and being interactive. Yes I did do as suggested and tried running the .sh (linux) file on my Mac. The file opened with TextWrangler and read:
#!/bin/sh
# This script is Copyright (c) 2014 James Sullins, All rights reserved.
# James (JC) Sullins, aka jcsullins
# No modifications or distribution without permission
TPTB=TPToolbox-2014-05-18-v40.bin
if [ \! -r ${TPTB} ];
then
echo "Cannot find Touchpad Toolbox binary file ${TPTB}"
exit 1
fi
echo "Checking novacom service ..."
novacom -l
rc=$?
if [ $rc -ne 0 ];
then
if [ $rc -eq 1 ];
then
echo "Cannot find novacomd service. Try rebooting or re-installing novacomd"
exit 2
elif [ $rc -eq 127 ];
then
echo "Unable to find novacom program. Try re-installing novacomd"
exit 4
else
echo "Unknown error rc=$rc checking for novacom service. (novacom -l)"
exit 3
fi
fi
echo "Loading TPToolbox ..."
novacom boot mem:// < ${TPTB}
rc=$?
if [ $rc -ne 0 ];
then
if [ $rc -eq 1 ];
then
echo "Cannot connect to Touchpad."
echo "Make sure Touchpad is connected with USB cable."
echo "Make sure Touchpad is in webOS Recovery (bootie) mode."
echo " (where big USB symbol shows on Touchpad screen)"
exit 5
else
echo "Unknown error rc=$rc loading TPToolbox (via novacom boot)."
exit 6
fi
fi
I did a quick search online and found that Macs don't handle the .sh command, rather the command is, believe it or not, .command.
More that that I'm a novice. So I can't say.
And that's when I went to borrow a friend's PC whereupon I double clicked the .win file, extracted it, then ran it in the ensuing window no problem.
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Now I'm glad someone is reading this thread. I have a question for you (or anyone). Now that I've TP Toolbox'd my HP Touchpad (and I did not select the option to install WebOS on it), how do I transfer files from my Mac (preferred method) to the HP Touchpad now?
I put it in recovery mode (the big USB sign) but it didn't show up on my Mac desktop. It was unrecognized in the Finder too.
So I went back to my friend on hands and knees and am now using TP Toolbox to put an updated file into the ttinstall folder. Is TP Toolbox now the only way to get files on and off my Touchpad? Say it ain't so (and walk me through the process if it ain't so).
There must be an easier way. What am I to do? Please help. Thanks.
vizspace said:
Hi Shumash, Thank you for writing and being interactive. Yes I did do as suggested and tried running the .sh (linux) file on my Mac. The file opened with TextWrangler and read:
--SNIP--
There must be an easier way. What am I to do? Please help. Thanks.
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From a search on Google (I don't have a Mac):
First in terminal make the script executable by typing:
chmod a+x (yourscriptname)
Then in finder right-click your file and select "Open with" and then "Other...".
Here you select the application you want the file to execute into, in this case it would be Terminal. To be able to select terminal you need to switch from "Recommended Applications" to "All Applications".
NOTE that unless you don't want to associate all files with this extension to be run in terminal you should not have "Always Open With" checked.
After clicking OK you should be able to execute the script by simply double-clicking it.
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file xfer and mac script
1. How do i xfer files from mac to touchpad and back? Need i use tptoolbox or is there anther way?
2. Second quetion, separate from first...
You wrote:
Quote:
First in terminal make the script executable by typing:
chmod a+x (yourscriptname) wrote:
I dont understand that. What is a script name? Is it my computer name? Other? Where would i find this info?
If my name were viz, and it isn't, would i type
chmod a+x (viz)
(With brackets, as you did)
Or
Chmod a+x viz
(Without the brackets)
Again, what is my scriptname?
3. Is this related to quetion 1? Does yor response suggest all files must niw be xferred using tptoolbox (in the method you described) if im using a mac and that there is no other way to accomlish that task?
vizspace said:
1. How do i xfer files from mac to touchpad and back? Need i use tptoolbox or is there anther way?
2. Second quetion, separate from first...
You wrote:
Quote:
First in terminal make the script executable by typing:
chmod a+x (yourscriptname) wrote:
I dont understand that. What is a script name? Is it my computer name? Other? Where would i find this info?
If my name were viz, and it isn't, would i type
chmod a+x (viz)
(With brackets, as you did)
Or
Chmod a+x viz
(Without the brackets)
Again, what is my scriptname?
3. Is this related to quetion 1? Does yor response suggest all files must niw be xferred using tptoolbox (in the method you described) if im using a mac and that there is no other way to accomlish that task?
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Google is your friend. Search first, ask second. I'm outta here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=how+to+run+shell+script+mac
vizspace said:
1. How do i xfer files from mac to touchpad and back? Need i use tptoolbox or is there anther way?
2. Second quetion, separate from first...
You wrote:
Quote:
First in terminal make the script executable by typing:
chmod a+x (yourscriptname) wrote:
I dont understand that. What is a script name? Is it my computer name? Other? Where would i find this info?
If my name were viz, and it isn't, would i type
chmod a+x (viz)
(With brackets, as you did)
Or
Chmod a+x viz
(Without the brackets)
Again, what is my scriptname?
3. Is this related to quetion 1? Does yor response suggest all files must niw be xferred using tptoolbox (in the method you described) if im using a mac and that there is no other way to accomlish that task?
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This link may be of use to you :
https://www.android.com/filetransfer/.
TP Toolbox on a Mac
This system will not allow me to post my questions. It claims I have a URL in my message (which I do not) and won't allow me to post.
Is there another way to contact you?
Another email? Forum? Etc.?
I saved my questions as I can not submit them here.
There's a problem with the XDA forum.
Mac TPToolbox and other juicy issues
shumash said:
Google is your friend. Search first, ask second. I'm outta here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=how+to+run+shell+script+mac
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shumash said:
Google is your friend. Search first, ask second. I'm outta here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=how+to+run+shell+script+mac
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Thanks. I followed your link (to google) and read many results. The easiest looking result, which almost worked was this:
shumash said:
Google is your friend. Search first, ask second. I'm outta here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=how+to+run+shell+script+mac
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it was the fourth result, entitled: "How to run a unix shell script from the Mac Finder"
I followed those instructions.
Terminal opened (launched from the Finder window using their noted technique) and here is what was displayed in Terminal: (please note: I exchanged my computer name from it's real name to ABC and XYZ (for this thread; not my real computer name).
Last login: Fri Oct 24 11:27:14 on ttys000
ABC:~ XYZ$ /Users/XYZ/Downloads/HP\ Touchpad\ Tools/tptoolbox_v40/tptb_v40_nix.command ; exit;
Cannot find Touchpad Toolbox binary file TPToolbox-2014-05-18-v40.bin
logout
[Process completed]
I do see the .bin file in the same folder, the TPToolbox folder, as tptb_v40_nix.sh (which, by the way, I duplicated and changed the extension from .sh to .command, prior to searching in Finder as outlined in above links' description).
So I don't know what to do.
I know a lot of things you likely do not know; but you clearly know more about computers than I. Please be patient and explain succinctly.
I tried your method, first replied from , with and without brackets, that didn't help.
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Regarding Android File Transfer, and I thank the contributor below for chiming in with that advice, I've used that, but it only works sometimes. It is not reliable; and doesn't see ALL the files (as a WebOS USB connection to my Mac used to).
Is there some way to put the HP Touchpad into USB mode and connect it to my Mac (like I used to before on the HP WebOS side (when I had an HP WebOS side)? This may be argument enough to keep the WebOS side. (I can put it in USB mode on Android, but the Mac does not recognize the HP Touchpad at all doing it that way).
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Another unrelated question: What ever happened to PreWare? I can't find it anywhere. I installed Jason Robitaille's WebOS QuickInstall 4.5.0 and ran it ok. But when one clicks on the globe, there's no Preware. When one clicks on the Search field , there are zero results (except themes). No Applications, Kernels, Patches, etc.. Nothing. So what ever happened to Preware?
Not having been able to find that, and with Palm no longer supporting WebOS at all after Jan 15, 2015, was the nail in the coffin for WebOS for me. If I can't find Preware and all the apps and tweaks that come along with it, the only reason I can see keeping any WebOS on this tablet at all is to be able to put it in to WebOS USB mode and easily connect it to my Mac.
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Lastly, I'm running JCSullins build titled/dated: cm-11-20141002-SNAPSHOT-jcsullins-tenderloin.zip
How do I take a screenshot with this ROM? It used to be Power button and lower volume button, but that screenshot option is no longer available in this JCSullins build, nor in the previous build: cm-11-20140625-SNAPSHOT-jcsullins-tenderloin.zip
Any ideas how to take a screenshot?
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sstar said:
This link may be of use to you :
https://www.android.com/filetransfer/.
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Regarding Android File Transfer, and I thank the contributor below for chiming in with that advice, I've used that, but it only works sometimes. It is not reliable; and doesn't see ALL the files (as a WebOS USB connection to my Mac used to).
Is there some way to put the HP Touchpad into USB mode and connect it to my Mac (like I used to before on the HP WebOS side (when I had an HP WebOS side)? This may be argument enough to keep the WebOS side. (I can put it in USB mode on Android, but the Mac does not recognize the HP Touchpad at all doing it that way).
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Another unrelated question: What ever happened to PreWare? I can't find it anywhere. I installed Jason Robitaille's WebOS QuickInstall 4.5.0 and ran it ok. But when one clicks on the globe, there's no Preware. When one clicks on the Search field , there are zero results (except themes). No Applications, Kernels, Patches, etc.. Nothing. So what ever happened to Preware?
Not having been able to find that, and with Palm no longer supporting WebOS at all after Jan 15, 2015, was the nail in the coffin for WebOS for me. If I can't find Preware and all the apps and tweaks that come along with it, the only reason I can see keeping any WebOS on this tablet at all is to be able to put it in to WebOS USB mode and easily connect it to my Mac.
vizspace said:
--SNIP--
Last login: Fri Oct 24 11:27:14 on ttys000
ABC:~ XYZ$ /Users/XYZ/Downloads/HP\ Touchpad\ Tools/tptoolbox_v40/tptb_v40_nix.command ; exit;
Cannot find Touchpad Toolbox binary file TPToolbox-2014-05-18-v40.bin
logout
[Process completed]
I do see the .bin file in the same folder, the TPToolbox folder, as tptb_v40_nix.sh (which, by the way, I duplicated and changed the extension from .sh to .command, prior to searching in Finder as outlined in above links' description).
So I don't know what to do.
--SNIP--]
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My guess is that executing the shell script by double-clicking starts it in the wrong directory. Open a terminal in the directory where you have the Toolbox files and execute it from the command line there.
Ok so I installed Ubuntu 16.04 onto a fladhdrive and booted it.
I downloaded the files debrick005 and webdoc.jar files. I put them in my home folder. This is where I having problem. I can see the files in the visual part, but ls in terminal sees them but they are listed in red? Not sure if that's normal. I tried to unzip the folder in terminal with no luck. I was able to extract clicked the visual folder and clicking extract.
Everything seem ok even thought I couldn't unzip in terminal. When I run ./debrick 16 it checks the script and says it can't find the webdoctor.jar. it's in tpdebrick folder visually...
I'm kind of a linux noob . Surprised I got this far. Not really sure what's going on. The .jar file is in there and the file names match.
Anybelp from you guys would be awesome. My tp has sat with questionmark battery error for years....
Ok so I moved the .jar to the home folder. The script ran. It seemed like it was working til it gets to copying A6 files. It's spits "unable to negotiate with 192.168.7.7 port 22: no matching key exchange method found. Their offer: diffie-hellman-group1-shal. Lost connection. Copy failed aborted.
I'm not sure why the edit to my sshd_config isn't working as described.
I tried to modded tpdebrick script posted a few posts back with dellie-hellman support, Moved it to the tpdebrick folder and renamed it and replaced with the original tpdebrick script. Still same error when trying A6 firmware.
Edit: when I open sshd_config in gedit, it's blank except for the code changes I made. Pretty stuck at this point and don't know what should be there to begin with.
So I solved the problem. I ran the script in ubuntu 14. No modifications to the sshd_config needed. Scripts ran and said charge for a while. Couple hours later, my touchpad, which has sat unusable for 2yrs, is not operational. Hope this helps someone else who runs across this problem.
HP TOUCHPAD DEBRICK Linux Live CD
I have created an Ubuntu Live CD with all the necessary files to Debrick the Tablet from TP Debrick v005 by jcsullins.
If there is any Tablet that did not finished the flash process, run this Live CD and perform the Debrick again.
If you do not know the Tablet model do the following:
Flash using the 16 GB, then connect to charger. If the home LED does not come on after some time then.
Flash using the 32 GB, then connect to charger. If no LED light then
Flash using the 64 GB.
All process must finish in " ALL DONE "
Click HERE for the HP TOUCHPAD DEBRICK LIVE CD
For information about charging a Tablet after been store for 9 years go here:
https://forums.webosnation.com/hp-touchpad/332615-hp-touchpad-won-t-turn-brand-new-never-opened.html