An operating system running on top of the Linux kernel, targeting mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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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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Network file-sharing between Linux and Android

I want to share the contents of my external HDD with my Android phone. For the last two hours, I've been trying to correctly set up Samba - it was absolutely horrible. There must be another, simpler ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Fedora, Android phone mounting?

I am using Fedora 15 and I just plugged in my Samsung Vibrant Android phone, but my phone does not even give me the option to mount over USB like usual. It still charges though. Is there some ...
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How to increase ftrace precision to microseconds?

I'm trying to generate FTrace files inside an Android environment, using: root@adroid:# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_switch/enable root@adroid:# echo 1 > ...
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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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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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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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Are these memory leaks or is it normal?

I want to find out if there are memory leaks in my kernel. First log: http://pastebin.com/wD2Bhduz Second log: http://pastebin.com/ZWhr7T7S Memory increases for example in UDPv6, cfq_io_context, ...
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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 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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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 ...