An operating system running on top of the Linux kernel, targeting mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Syncronising Calendar and Contacts between Thunberbird and Android using Linux Software
I am looking for software to sync my Calendar and my Contacts between Thunderbird, my Android phones and probably other clients like KDEs Kalendar and Kontacts. I want to have both parts available ...
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Android - what's the permission difference on normal and rooted devices
I have two android phones, one rooted the other not. When I run following code without asking for root permission on the two phones,
system("echo \"abc\" > /data/a.txt\n");
the rooted phone ...
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Jolla mobile ported to Nokia N9
I own a Nokia N9 and would like to know if anybody has ported Sailfish to it yet? thanks for any answers!
In case you're not familiar with Sailfish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_OS
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system requirements for developing Android applications under Linux
Roughly, what are the system requirements for developing Android applications under Linux, with the Android emulator? (I need everything on a single laptop.)
I'd like people with experience to answer ...
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how to install and build “iw” for android 4.1? [closed]
i need to install iw wireless packages on android 4.1 device.
but i don't know how and what is the require version of the packages to install !!
also is it need linux platform to do this or it is ...
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What are all the mandatory content of the boot partition?
While studying about booting an Android on a board, I have learnt that MLO (X-loader), U-Boot and uImage are necessary to boot the Android on the board.
But I wondered that when I have come to know ...
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How to extract boot.img?
I am trying to see the content in a boot.img file from an Android image.
I googled and got http://javigon.com/category/development-tools/ to extract system.img. But it doesn't work for boot.img. When ...
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Booting native Arch Linux on an Android device
I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (n8010) and I want to make it boot Arch Linux natively. I mean boot Arch Linux instead of android. All that I need is to alter the initramfs, which I can't find anywhere in ...
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Error in creating android phonegap project on linux fedora
I am a beginner to linux fedora. Actually I am developing an android phonegap project with linux and I have followed the following steps
Open Terminal and move to the bin folder present in the ...
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Linux and Android apps on ARM vs x86
There are a plethora of low-cost ARM-based mini-devices coming out (Cotton Candy, etc). Some of these are Android-only, some Linux-only, and some allow both operating systems to run.
The only issue ...
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Android strace error: “strace: 2: Syntax error: ”&“ unexpected”
I was using built-in strace given in /system/xbin/ directory in the emulator and it was giving me wrong set of system calls such as msgget() and msgrecv() which are not supported by Android even.
I ...
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Why system call hooking produces different result everytime in Linux/Android 2.6.29?
I have implemented system call hooking for Android 2.6.29 kernel through a LKM module. I am tracing down one Android app for system calls. But interestingly, it returns different results every time I ...
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Connected Android device - brings the network down?
I have dealt with sensitive development under Android, and have recently decided to switch to Linux now sit under (Mint 13 - KDE).
But strangely, when the Android device is connected, my network goes ...
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How to find system call implementations in Linux/Android 2.6.29? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Understanding the Linux kernel source
I want to modify some system calls for tracing purposes. To be specific, whenever a system call open is made, I want to print some ...
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Transfer a file from Android to a PC (not in the same network)
If I were connected by wifi in my network, there isn't any problem because with AirDroid I can access the sdcard files using the browser.
However when I am out, how can I transfer a file from my ...
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Is it impossible to run as `root` if the machine isn't rooted?
By default, the user of the device does not have access to certain root objects (e.g. the /data directory). Even though these objects are off-limits, however, it would seem to me that these objects ...
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why does sudo work on Linux but not Android?
I have not had the chance to read enough about Android, Linux, or UNIX to answer this myself. sudo works on a Linux machine but doesn't work on Android unless you root the mobile device (e.g. Samsung ...
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Note taking app that can sync both android and Linux
I've been looking high and low for an Evernote alternative for Linux. I know I can use Everpad or Evernote in WINE but they don't work natively.
Any note-taking app would be fine as long as it can ...
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How to run 32 bit programs on 64 bit Fedora 17?
Although the Android Development Tools (ADT) bundle is available as a zip package for 'Linux 64 Bit' it states following requirements:
64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit ...
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FUSE : Allow any user in the fuse group to unmount
I'm currently trying to write a couple of systemd/udev configuration files that will allow me to automount/unmount MTP Android devices on my Archlinux laptop. It took me some time, but so far it works ...
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Linking /proc/mnt to /proc/mounts
I understand that /proc filesystem reflects the output of various processes. Unfortunately, I have a propietary (romdump) binary that expects the mount table to appear as /proc/mtd, while my Android ...
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How do i compile a C Daemon, Wrapper Libs and GUI in eclipse [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I compile a C daemon, wrapper libs, and GUI?
I am using an open source file for droid vnc server and when i important it into eclipse it gives me errors saying it ...
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Sending function keys (F1-F12) over SSH
I have a Fedora machine that I can SSH to. One of the programs I'd like to use occasionally uses the function keys. The problem is that I'm SSH'ing from an Android tablet (ASUS Transformer Infinity) ...
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Vim R plugin installation problem on Ubuntu in Android phone
There was another thread on vim-R-plugin but since it was bit old, I started this new thread. Also my situation is kind of different, since I am trying this on a mobile device, Samsung vibrate.
I ...
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Does Android break GPL? [closed]
Just got curious. If Android is based on a modified Linux Kernel and its source code is closed, doesn't it violate the terms of GPL2, that GPL-derivatives must also supply their source code, "Liberty ...
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How do you access internet in RHEL 5 using Android smartphone USB LAN?
How do you access the internet in RHEL 5 using Android smartphone USB LAN?
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Music management software that sync playlists onto Android device
I am trying to find a music management software that can sync playlists onto my Android phone running Cyanogenmod 9. BTW, this handset does not have an Internet connection.
Specifically, I want the ...
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VNC from host PC to Android phone running Ubuntu
While I know how to do this from my phone itself, where it loads the GUI on Ubuntu and I have a desktop environment, it's not as useful for what I'm trying to accomplish, which is to have a ...
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Escaping characters when passing arguments to a command
I regularly record audio files using my Android phone to WAV files to the internal storage of my phone. I'd like to write a Bash script to pull the most recent recorded file from my phone and move it ...
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Recover corrupted .tar salvaged from Android
I had an android phone that developed a fault in which it only persistently showed the boot logo. I sent it for Samsung for repair, who send it to a third-party company to be repaired. I was told that ...
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Route VPN traffic through socks proxy
There is no way to set proxy on an unrooted Android, but there is an option to connect to VPN.
In my network VPN connection is not allowed! so I am looking for a way to run a local VPN server on my ...
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VLC for Android compile error on Eclipse [closed]
I want to compile VLC for Android on Eclipse IDE. According to http://wiki.videolan.org/AndroidCompile I have to be on Linux. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and I followed every step on the list. In Eclipse, ...
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Can I apply real time Linux kernel patch on Android kernel?
I would like to apply real time patch on the Android kernel (given I've found Kernel patch for corresponding Kernel version).
Is it possible or should I create a patch specifically for the purpose of ...
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USB wifi adapter configuration and Android 2.3.4
I've recently bought a phone assuming I'd be able to share pc Internet access that will run as an access point. So, I've got Samsung i9001 (Android 2.3.4) and usb-wifi adapter (tl-wn727n). I looked ...
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Real copy to Android device
When i copy files to the Android phone, they are copied to some cache, but they aren't written. I don't like it, because i don't know what is done.
I've tried these methods:
copying via thunar file ...
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Qemu doesn't boot kernel after “Uncompressing Linux… done, booting the kernel. ”
I've compiled qemu for s5pc110 (it's from http://gitorious.org/samsung-linux-platform/qemu, somebody had added support for s5pc110), version 0.12. But when I load the kernel:
qemu-system-arm -M ...
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Unable to connect to a wifi network with a special SSID
My current wifi network (and i'm writing this with the help of Windows -.- ) has a special character in it's SSID: "ö", a so-called "umlaut".
If changing the SSID is not an option, how to connect to ...
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Install Ubuntu for Android
Canonical has an item on their site called Ubuntu for Android. This is a special distribution of Ubuntu which integrates with the Android system. Their website mentions that it is specifically ...
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Does Android SDK work in Solaris?
I want to compile my Android app in a Solaris server. Though, from Android Developers all I can see are Windows/MacOS/Linux versions. Does anyone know if I can install and use the Linux binaries in a ...
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Usb tethering with linux and htc desire s other than rndis_host
I want to share the connection of my htc desire s with linux and I'm doing it but if it is possibile I'd like to avoid using the rndis_host module. The tethering can be configured as "windows" or "mac ...
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Display X applications on an Android system
Host system: Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb
Chroot system: Debian Testing lxde
Hardware: Asus eee pad transformer tablet nvidia arm architecture
Note 1: The Debian system boots on this hardware, thus it ...
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Differentiate between Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab in UDEV rule?
I love Samsung devices, I have a Samsung Series 9 Laptop, Galaxy Nexus Phone (SCH-i515), and a Galaxy Tab 8.9 (GT-P7310) Tablet. For the most part, they're all great products. Samsung made one major ...
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What are the difficulties in importing features of Android, like Unity3D Player, to Linux in general?
We know that Android is an open source Linux-based distro. And we know some features developed for Android are required for the Linux community for many years, and are denied (like Unity3D Player).
...
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Best method for testing android kernel
I would like to test some of the features of android kernel like inserting a module and collecting certain parameters for research purpose. What would you think the best method for that?
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my linux can't see atrix 4g's second sd card device
My device is a Motorola Atrix 4G (ME860). It has an 11G internal SD card, and I inserted a new 16G SD card into the SD Card slot.
When I connect the phone to my computer with a USB cable, it shows ...
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How to fix this error? make: *** [obj/local/armeabi/libgstaudioflinger.so] Error 1
I am trying to install this following framework from my Linux Fedora box to Android using there SDK/NDK. But after following all instruction its getting still failed to get build. Any idea how to fix ...
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Arch Linux 64bit Android ADB?
I am trying to use the Android SDK on Arch Linux 64bit but when I try to run ADB from the correct dirrectory it says the file does not exist, but it is there. On Ubuntu when you have this problem you ...
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Is it possible to install a custom Linux on an Android phone?
I have an Xperia X8 phone, and I'd like to know if I can install a non-Android Linux OS on it?
I would like to have a light Linux Distro, like Kolibri or something like that.
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How do I get most of my standard Linux utilities and commands on Android 3.1?
By standard, I mean just what users often get by default with one of the popular distros.
For example, uname, finger, vim, tmux, etc.
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Android version 3.1, already rooted)
...
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Is there an ARM repository for Arch Linux?
I'm trying to create a chroot for my rooted android phone. I want to do this with the arch_bootstrap.sh script found on the wiki but I can't find an ARM repository.
My PC is x86_64 Arch Linux and my ...
