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Ubuntu on p990

After looking around on other devices and prevoiusly owning a htc touch pro 2 and porting ubutnu on it, I have decided that this summer (I finish uni in 3 weeks) I would try putting it on the p990. At first i was going to do it by vnc however i saw this yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045910
Considering the superior specs of our device and the possibilty of hdmi out
Is anyone else interested in trying to make this possible? If so I thought I would get the thread going, the more people developing the better

I have been requesting this myself, so if this is made possible, I'd be a very happy man!

i would be very happy to help you in any way.
it was my dream to run a full linux on this phone (either meego or fedora).
i'm a heavy linux-user, but a noobie when it comes to android.

+1 On this. Does anyone know if there are people working on this?

instead of going for Native boot,why not try to run it in chroot first?I am trying to get it to run on a chroot envoirnment using VNC first..but till now no success.
Edit:Got it to work on the chroot envoirnment..If any one is interested then let me know i will post the instructions

If there really is usb host mode on this device (dont know why it shouldn't be), then running it natively could be really cool, even be of some good use to people. It's a pretty powerful device so. Drivers will get kind of hard to get though, especially for the gpu, or am I wrong? chroot isn't really that useful, so natively is the way to go. If only I knew more about this, I would help, but one thing, the bootsequence is already done for the DHD, so that part atleast shouldn't require much work to get working on this phone?
Edit: And if we get ubuntu running, there shouldn't be that hard to get a working meego on there either, whenever that's finished ofc.

manasgirdhar said:
instead of going for Native boot,why not try to run it in chroot first?I am trying to get it to run on a chroot envoirnment using VNC first..but till now no success.
Edit:Got it to work on the chroot envoirnment..If any one is interested then let me know i will post the instructions
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can you post the instruction ?
thank you very much.

pastime1971 said:
can you post the instruction ?
thank you very much.
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I can do better than that..lemme get the script in order then i will post it in a new thread

That can be cool, but we need to know more info about the o2x before :
O2x support USB-HOST ?
If not, can linux support O2x bluetooth stack ?
What about audio ? the only phone that get supported by ubuntu dont have sound support.
The Toshiba Folio 100, a NVidia Tegra 2 device, support ubuntu, anyway to use it on O2x and not start from beginning ?
There is an interested developers ?

I have found the sulotion : you must follow this guide
http://androlinux .com/android-ubuntu- development/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-android/
So dowload the ''ubuntu.zip'' but when you unzip the file replace all ''loop1" by ''loop5'' in bootubuntu file. That all
I'M NOT RESPONSIVE IF YOU BREAK YOUR PHONE !!!

Haven't had much time to look into this yet with being end of year at uni but this might be very useful to us.
http://wiki.meego.com/ARM/TEGRA2/Notes

Buying a new laptop of desktop for gaming [help]

I want to buy either a new laptop or a new desktop for gaming. I want to run games smoothly and maybe even use it for some ps2 emulation. Could someone suggest either a laptop or desktop? I heard Alienware is expensive and over-rated. I have about $1000-$1500 to spend on a new machine. Initially I was going to get a laptop but it seems like I would be able to get a more powerful desktop for the same price or less. Please advise.

Alien ware is over rated yes, try Msi for gaming laptops, and yes of course you will be able to get a more powerful desktop than laptop for the money , eg. I spent near that, more or less on an i7 2600k 8gb ram and an Msi 560ti, if you can get a laptop with similar specs that doesn't cost over at least 2000 you have found a bargain but you won't lol

Desktop will be the best for gaming. Build it yourself for the best result. Get a big, inexpensive case for starters. Make sure it has a good airflow. Other than that, you should really look up www.techpowerup.com for the best advice on which piece of equipment to buy. It'd be good to know your budget too.

My budget is anywhere from $1000-$1500. I'm not skilled enough with computers to build one by myself though.

Hmm... I suggest that you head on to techpowerup's forums. If you are as polite as were here, I daresay that you'll get a lot of answers and even some help in selecting builds.
As for the actual building of an entire PC from scratch, it is not as hard as it is made up to be. There are a lot of guides (which I never use because I've been doing it since I was eight).

jdz7t8 said:
My budget is anywhere from $1000-$1500. I'm not skilled enough with computers to build one by myself though.
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I could always help you out with that! If you'd like me to set up a newegg cart build for your price range, I'd be glad to. I'd also be able to help you out with the building process, which is quite simple really. Think of it as a giant technical lego, most things just snap together. All you need is a little common sense and technical knowledge.

Interlaced said:
I could always help you out with that! If you'd like me to set up a newegg cart build for your price range, I'd be glad to. I'd also be able to help you out with the building process, which is quite simple really. Think of it as a giant technical lego, most things just snap together. All you need is a little common sense and technical knowledge.
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Yes, i think you shoul try this. You will save some money or maybe get a better computer. Is really easy to build a pc.

changing video card on a laptop

alright guys my friend has a toshiba satellite L755 (this might not be the entire model number im going to look into it again) and its spec are alright but the video card and possible the cpu are ****. he wants to play alot of the newest games but isent able to run most of them, but im sure a simple getting a video card and installing it should be easy but i dont know if the video card is attached to the cpu and that would be very expensive . i wouldnt know how to tell if it would be that problem can anyone help us?

No, yes, no ...
Desktop and Laptop thread? You can't have missed it?

I have never heard of changing a video card on laptop. It's like built in feature and look that you won't find anything on the market that fits GPU for laptops. You could of course buy a graphics card and connect it via usb but from what I remember It was very expensive and was only given support to some intel cpu's

Better luck asking here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28602532
OT DESKTOP/LABTOP THREAD.

Did you use a T9 keyboard to type that? No capital letters anywhere.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

I've done it several times. It all depends on the laptop and wether or not you can even access the Videocard. Most high-end Asus laptops can easily be customized.
Best go to a computershop if you've no experience with it yourself, it isn't always easy.

ShadowLea said:
I've done it several times. It all depends on the laptop and wether or not you can even access the Videocard. Most high-end Asus laptops can easily be customized.
Best go to a computershop if you've no experience with it yourself, it isn't always easy.
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Thanks most likely going to do this.

[Q] Using a USB Wireless Adapter...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

using as IOT board advice

I have a broken screen S6 that I've been using as an IOT device. I've been having fun with it, but really want to do a little more with it. I'm using But adb and my Chroot I can do quite a bit with it, including using sidesync. But, I'm just not able to access a lot of the hardware with the Chroot setup, and having problems with typical Chroot conflicts with running things. Busybox and ports for pkgs like brew are okay-ish, but then I still have all Android doing everything in the BG and IPtable issues. (idk why I have IPtable problems with only my Samsung devices, never hard the issue with my Nexus's)
Has anyone tried janos.io on the S6? Is there a native Linux I can flash that I'm unaware of.
Basically if someone could please point me in a direction that gives me a better experience for using it as better linux box. Something that allows me to make it more of a IOT board alternative. Thanks!!

Sell it and get proper iot boar with linux support that you need. You may buy few for that.
Or fix the screen, sell and then buy even more.
It's hard even to get MM update on S6, not to mention any other linux os. It is quite useless as IoT board and quire expensive.

Hi,
After some goof'n around I actually have a decent setup. I'll do a write up and provide files on here if people want, regardless I'll post them on my site when i get to it. Basically, paws, brew, full busybox, adb, ssh give me everything I need. Anything missing my chroot seems to take care of. i wanted LAMP, MEAN and dnsmasq. works great and paws gives me hardware access, gps,mic,cam, even accelerometer. I'm pretty happy with it and its a hell of a lot faster than a Pi. Flashing in the future will be strange, if not frustrating. does fastboot work on Samsung's?
thanks for the reply! under normal circumstances i'd just get a proper one, but it was just sitting there screaming to be used.

edounn said:
Hi,
After some goof'n around I actually have a decent setup. I'll do a write up and provide files on here if people want, regardless I'll post them on my site when i get to it. Basically, paws, brew, full busybox, adb, ssh give me everything I need. Anything missing my chroot seems to take care of. i wanted LAMP, MEAN and dnsmasq. works great and paws gives me hardware access, gps,mic,cam, even accelerometer. I'm pretty happy with it and its a hell of a lot faster than a Pi. Flashing in the future will be strange, if not frustrating. does fastboot work on Samsung's?
thanks for the reply! under normal circumstances i'd just get a proper one, but it was just sitting there screaming to be used.
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Hi, I am very interested in this. Surprised there is so little intrest on XDA. "old" phones have some excellent hardware that can be very useful and cheap. I am playing around with an old S4 and IBM Watson\Bluemix at the moment and a little frustrated with the limitations.
Actually just ordered a Nexus with a broken screen to load JanOS or Firefox OS. Sadly I am a noob, and just getting started. Can you please post anything you have, code, links, resources.. anything at all?

tman6919 said:
Hi, I am very interested in this. Surprised there is so little intrest on XDA. "old" phones have some excellent hardware that can be very useful and cheap. I am playing around with an old S4 and IBM Watson\Bluemix at the moment and a little frustrated with the limitations.
Actually just ordered a Nexus with a broken screen to load JanOS or Firefox OS. Sadly I am a noob, and just getting started. Can you please post anything you have, code, links, resources.. anything at all?
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Hey, sure! Here's the thing about the S6. I couldn't get anything like janOS on it. Eventually I got Android to stop booting and i could get into a chroot shell via adb. This is after I experimented with PAW and other apps.
The advice above; get a proper board, is damn solid advice. I spent so much time trying to just get an environment I liked. Raspberry Pi might not be as powerful, but after getting my zero I had it running headless and transmitting fm/am in less than 15-20min. I learned shortly after this frustrating experience that using something that has a large community behind it is extremely valuable. Doing it alone I was constantly over my head and had little places to turn for help. Plus, honestly; After really really thinking about it, a rooted android with chroot linux can handle almost everything I needed.
My nexus 5. JanOS was a fun experiment. I put it back together and just kept ubuntu on it. Again, a lot you can do there as well.
Seriously consider a dev board like the guy above said. More powerful boards and probably better suited for deep learning
-ODROID-C2 armv8 cortex A53 64bit
-UDOO x86
** TLDR;
Take demon_xxi's advice.
get proper iot boar with linux support that you need. i
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Go to adafruit or something and get a starter kit. I learned more and found it to be way more fun. My S6 is sitting as a flaky web server and it's a serious pain to do things on. @demon_xxi was 100% right!