Thursday, July 28, 2011

Installing Ubuntu in Android, Version 2

This guide will walk you through setting up an Ubuntu or Debian install that will run alongside Android on your Android device. There is no rebooting, flashing, or formatting. You can run Ubuntu applications while using Android as usual.

A note about CPU support

Ubuntu does not support earlier ARM CPUs like the ones used in the T-Mobile G1 and Motorola Cliq. You need at least an ARMv7 CPU like the kind found in the Motorola Droid, T-Mobile G2 or most newer phones (Hummingbird, Snapdragon, Tegra2, etc.). If you're not sure what your device has, look up your device on http://pdadb.net/, click the link under CPU, and read the line for "Supported Instruction Set(s)".

Debian supports the CPU on practically all Android devices, so if you prefer Debian, or you can't run Ubuntu, choose the Debian download below.

Requirements:


You will need to root your device.

Required Files:

Choose one of the following:

Required Apps:

BusyBox Installer
A terminal emulator like ConnectBot or Terminal Emulator

Optional Apps:

androidVNC
ConnectBot

Phase 1 - Preinstall:


(Mount the SD card on your computer.)
Extract the .tar.bz2 file you downloaded to your SD card. You should now have a folder named "linux" on the root of your card.
(Unmount the SD card.)
Open Busybox Installer, and install Busybox.

Phase 2 - Install


Open your terminal emulator. (If using ConnectBot, connect to 'local', not 'ssh'.)
Run the following commands:
su
cd /sdcard/linux
sh install.sh

If you don't see any errors, Linux is now installed.

Phase 3 - Running Ubuntu


Open your terminal emulator.

To start a chroot session
su
linux

To start the SSH server
su
linux ssh
You can then use ConnectBot (SSH: user@localhost) on your device, or any SSH client to connect to your device. See Login Information, below.

To start a VNC session
su
linux vnc

The first time you run VNC, it will prompt you to create a VNC password.
You can then use androidVNC (host: localhost port: 5901), or any VNC client to connect to your device.
Note: The default desktop environment is icewm. If you wish to replace it, for example, with LXDE:
Run the following as root in Linux:
apt-get autoremove icewm- lxde+

Login information:


Please remember to change these passwords if you are planning on using the SSH server. Malicious people can do Very Bad things to your device if you don't.
There are two accounts included in the images:
root
Password:cheesecake
user
Password:dessert

The Scripts


If you would like to try a different distro altogether, you can download just the collection of scripts involved in installing, mounting, and running Linux. Your filesystem image should be /sdcard/linux/linux.img. You will need to modify the scripts in linux/root-scripts/ to suit your distro.
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75 comments:

  1. Nitin ChauhanAugust 6, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    hiii...tried installing your ubuntu on my HTC wildfire...
    it installed properly...
    but when i try to configure vnc it throws below error

    # ubuntu vnc
    ubuntu vnc
    Mounting...
    [ Done ]
    [1] Segmentation fault chroot ${mnt} /r...
    #

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  2. ConradoAugust 16, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    I say, this is about as useful as not having a laptop with you. When will you not have that?! If i were to carry an extra keyboard just for the droid, I'd carry a laptop, or both... Yet, its cool as beans!

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  3. ReverendSamAugust 31, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    won't install for me on my dinc2, just throws up errors on every line of the script. rooted and granted su permissions to the app

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  4. fakiesk8r333September 26, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    is this site dead? posted a comment on the older article and got no response.

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  5. nerd65536September 28, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    @fakiesk8r333
    (I just don't watch the old post anymore)

    What device are you using?
    Which version of Android is it running?
    Which version of Busybox is installed?

    Please paste the whole output of
    sh install.sh
    here. I need to know exactly what's going wrong.

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  6. AltansarSpiritseerSeptember 28, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    What is power consumption like? Can I choice to not run Ubuntu? How about fully reverting?

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  7. nerd65536September 28, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    @Drew
    The battery cost for the SSH and VNC servers is negligible. Each chroot session is closed when you exit it.
    This guide lets Ubuntu applications run in Android. You simply use Ubuntu applications from console (chroot or SSH) or GUI (VNC) as normal.
    To uninstall:: Reboot, then delete /sdcard/linux .

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  8. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    I noticed that someone else had had this error too... I'm doing this on an stock Evo 4g but after I get it to work plan on putting it on an incredible. I'm going to try to use my own brain change the permissions my self and perhaps reboot into cm7 (and maybe some sleep would help)... Still, I thought it might be helpful to share.

    $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
    $ su
    # su
    # cd /mnt/sdcard/linux
    # sh install.sh
    mount: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/system/bin/fsrw': Read-only file system
    Unable to chmod /system/bin/fsrw: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/system/bin/linux': Read-only file system
    Unable to chmod /system/bin/linux: No such file or directory
    install.sh: /system/bin/linux: not found
    install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    mkdir failed for /data/local/mnt/root/scripts, No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/ssh.sh': No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/vnc.sh': No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts/*: No such file or directory
    Install finished
    #

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  9. nerd65536October 3, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    @Adam Rabbit
    The script is failing to make the /system partition writable. Seeing the output of the command 'mount' will help me fix my script.

    Please try running
    "mount -t yaffs2 -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system"
    Then install busybox and install Ubuntu.

    It looks like the stock ROM for the Evo 4g is NAND locked on /system. Without flashing a custom ROM, you'll have to reinstall busybox and Ubuntu after each reboot. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696681

    Secret ninja technique:
    What happens if you run this:
    "sh /sdcard/linux/scripts/linux"
    as root?

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  10. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Hmm... I tried everything but no matter what I did it wouldn't work on my Evo... I'm positive the problem lies in me. Anyway, I got it working on my incredible no problem... which is perfect for me as I'm going through a broke due to life changes phase yet still have to replace a recently decreased laptop. The Evo sports a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, HDMI monitor for a "it will have to do for now" desktop solution. The Ubuntu cm7 htc incredible is wifi tethered to the Evo allowing me to have a Ubuntu vnc session on the Evo... So if I really need to use a "real" app I can do so without bogging the Evo down. hopefully it will work... And if nothing else it's damn fun... So thank you so much for these instructions!

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  11. Sifu Dylan Kirk, Practitioner of Chinese MedicineOctober 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    I get segmentation fault when trying to launch vnc, I'm chrooted into the system but every command says segmentation fault. any help?
    atrix on cyanganmod

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  12. nerd65536October 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    @Sifu Dylan Kirk
    Hmm... For the Atrix, it would be more appropriate to use the Webtop mods in the Atrix section of xda-developers.
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012684
    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119555

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  13. 花巴特October 14, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Ubuntu 11.10 had relesed, so can I replace the linux.img file with the img inside "ubuntu-11.10-preinstalled-desktop-armel+omap.img.gz" and just follow the other steps above?

    (my phone is moto defy)

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  14. nerd65536October 14, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    @花巴特
    You could use a standard Ubuntu image. You will need to modify linux/root-scripts/vnc.sh in order to use VNC.
    On the other hand, I have just added downloads for Ubuntu 11.10 and Debian 6.0. See the links above.

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    1. EnriqueJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:35 AM

      can i use an standar puppy linux distro?

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    2. nerd65536January 21, 2012 at 10:03 PM

      Any Linux distro you want to use needs to have an ARM port (armel or armhf)

      I can't an official build of Puppy Linux for ARM processors. It seems there is one in the works, though: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM

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  15. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    readlink: applet not found
    Doesn't remount system rw.
    failed I5800

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  16. nerd65536October 17, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    @Markoboy
    Busybox is supposed to come with readlink. It seems like you're using a version which doesn't. I would be very interested in finding out which version of busybox is installed. Please run the command 'busybox' and paste the output in your reply. Which Busybox installer did you use?

    Try installing a different version of busybox.

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  17. SuperPichuOctober 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I am getting this error:
    # sh ./install.sh
    Remounting /system rw ...
    Installing scripts in /system/bin ...
    Mounting the Linux image ...
    Mounting: Prepwork ...
    Mounting: Loopback mount ...
    mount: mounting /dev/block/loop254 on /data/local/mnt failed: Invalid argument
    Mounting: Setting up chroot environment ...
    mount: mounting /dev on /data/local/mnt/dev failed: No such file or directory
    mount: mounting devpts on /data/local/mnt/dev/pts failed: No such file or directory
    mount: mounting /proc on /data/local/mnt/proc failed: No such file or directory
    mount: mounting /sys on /data/local/mnt/sys failed: No such file or directory
    mkdir: can't create directory '/data/local/mnt/media/sdcard': No such file or directory
    mount: mounting /mnt/sdcard on /data/local/mnt/media/sdcard failed: No such file or directory
    [ Done ]
    Customizing the image ...
    ./install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    ./install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    Installing root-scripts ...
    mkdir: can't create directory '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts': No such file or directory
    chmod: /data/local/mnt/root/scripts: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/ssh.sh': No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/vnc.sh': No such file or directory
    chmod: /data/local/mnt/root/scripts/*: No such file or directory
    Install finished
    #
    what does that invalid argument thing mean?
    OG Droid CM 7.1 Busybox:v1.19.1-cm71 bionic

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  18. nerd65536October 18, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    @SuperPichu
    The actual command that's erroring out is:
    mount -t ext2 -o relatime /dev/block/loop254 /data/local/mnt
    The error means that there is a problem with one of pieces of the command above.

    Let's troubleshoot:
    We'll try testing individual pieces of the command.
    Immediately after running the install script (it sets some things up), run the following commands, one at a time, and tell me what happens:
    cat /proc/filesystems
    losetup /dev/block/loop254
    ls -l `which mount`
    mount -t ext2 -o relatime /dev/block/loop254 /data/local/mnt
    mount -t ext2 /dev/block/loop254 /data/local/mnt
    mount -t ext3 /dev/block/loop254 /data/local/mnt

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  19. SuperPichuOctober 18, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    cat/proc/filesystems
    nodev sysfs
    nodev rootfs
    nodev bdev
    nodev proc
    nodev cgroup
    nodev tmpfs
    nodev sockfs
    nodev usbfs
    nodev pipefs
    nodev anon_inodefs
    nodev inotifyfs
    nodev devpts
    nodev ramfs
    vfat
    yaffs
    yaffs2
    ext2
    losetup /dev/block/loop254
    losetup: /dev/block/loop254: No such device or address

    ls -l 'which mount'
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 0 0 7 Jan 1 1970 /system/xbin/mount -> busybox


    mount: mounting /dev/block/loop254 on /data/local/mnt failed: Invalid argument

    mount: mounting /dev/block/loop254 on /data/local/mnt failed: Invalid argument

    mount: mounting /dev/block/loop254 on /data/local/mnt failed: No such device

    Also is it okay that I am doing this through adb shell?

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  20. nerd65536October 18, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    @SuperPichu
    adb shell is fine.

    The loopback device isn't getting created properly.
    More troubleshooting:
    ls -l /dev/block/loop*
    mount | grep sdcard

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  21. SuperPichuOctober 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    I will just link to the output so my comments aren't so ridiculously long.
    ls

    mount

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  22. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    I'm having the same issue as the first comment on this post (which went unanswered, I might add)

    Any ideas?

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  23. nerd65536October 19, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    @id
    "Segmentation Fault" is the most generic error possible. Does the same error happen if you just use chroot or SSH? Does the same error happen if you try Debian?

    If you can, attach a debugger to vncserver and find out what's going wrong.

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  24. nerd65536October 19, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    @SuperPichu Found a typo. Fixed below:
    You may have to file a bug report against CyanogenMod.

    From a fresh reboot, run the commands:
    mount -o remount,dev /mnt/sdcard
    mknod /dev/block/loop254 b 7 254
    losetup /dev/block/loop254 /mnt/sdcard/linux/linux.img
    losetup /dev/block/loop254

    What we expect to see from the last command:
    /dev/block/loop254: 0 /mnt/sdcard/linux/linux.img

    Let me know what you actually see from the last command when you try. If you get anything different, like the error you saw last time, you should file a bug report.


    (Droid 1, right?) Also try installing one of ChevyNo1's kernels: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/chevyno1/150712-kernels-5-31-11-froyo-gingerbread.html

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  25. SuperPichuOctober 28, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Ran those commands. I got the correct output from the last one. I am already using Chevys kernels. Still getting invalid argument though

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  26. nerd65536October 30, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    @SuperPichu

    I have updated the scripts, mostly to force using the busybox version of the mount command. That should hopefully fix the issue: http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2

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  27. TheSaintNovember 1, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    I have been following along as well as Superpichu, and am having the same issues on my droid x. Unfortunately the new scripts did not fix the issue, and the error message is still the same. Thanks for all of the help!

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  28. super3devoDecember 3, 2011 at 2:43 AM

    $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
    $ su
    # cd sdcard
    # cd linux
    # sh install.sh
    Remounting /system rw ...
    mount: No such file or directory
    Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
    Installing scripts in /system/bin ...
    Mounting the Linux image ...
    Mounting: Prepwork ...
    Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
    Mounting: Loopback mount ...
    mount: Invalid argument
    Mounting: Setting up chroot environment ...
    mount: No such file or directory
    mount: No such file or directory
    mount: No such file or directory
    mount: No such file or directory
    mkdir failed for /data/local/mnt/media/sdcard, No such file or directory
    mount: No such file or directory
    [ Done ]
    Customizing the image ...
    install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    install.sh: cannot create /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: directory nonexistent
    Installing root-scripts ...
    mkdir failed for /data/local/mnt/root/scripts, No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/ssh.sh': No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/vnc.sh': No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts/*: No such file or directory
    Install finished
    #

    Trying a different ROM. I'm downloading it now. What's the problem here?

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  29. super3devoDecember 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Tried a different ROM and got a different set of errors.

    sh-3.2$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
    sh-3.2$ su
    sh-3.2# cd sdcard/linux
    sh-3.2# sh install.sh
    Remounting /system rw ...
    mount: No such file or directory
    Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
    Installing scripts in /system/bin ...
    cp: can't create '/system/bin/fsrw': Read-only file system
    Unable to chmod /system/bin/fsrw: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/system/bin/linux': Read-only file system
    Unable to chmod /system/bin/linux: No such file or directory
    Mounting the Linux image ...
    install.sh: line 26: /system/bin/linux: No such file or directory
    Customizing the image ...
    install.sh: line 29: /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
    install.sh: line 30: /data/local/mnt/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
    Installing root-scripts ...
    mkdir failed for /data/local/mnt/root/scripts, No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts: No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/ssh.sh': No such file or directory
    cp: can't create '/data/local/mnt/root/scripts/vnc.sh': No such file or directory
    Unable to chmod /data/local/mnt/root/scripts/*: No such file or directory
    Install finished
    sh-3.2#

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  30. CotinDecember 5, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Hey. i got everything installed right and booted and connected with VNC Viewer. BUT terminal inside "ubuntu" does not work. i tried to install chromium, terminal and Unity via ssh, but when i connected with VNC again i did not find the programs anywhere. what the hell is this? strange looks on the ubuntu to. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with CyanogenMod 7

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  31. CotinDecember 6, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    Requesting answer

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  32. nerd65536December 6, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    @Cotin
    Note: The default desktop environment is icewm. If you wish to replace it, for example, with LXDE:
    Run the following as root in Ubuntu.
    apt-get autoremove icewm- lxde+

    Log in via ssh, and replace icewm with lxde.

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  33. nerd65536December 6, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    @super3devo
    The same step is failing on both ROMS:
    Remounting /system rw ...
    mount: No such file or directory

    Please download this set of scripts, and update what's on your SD card: http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2

    Let me know whether that fixes it.

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  34. CotinDecember 7, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    Ok thanks for answer.

    i did sudo apt-get autoremove icewm- lxde+
    in the SSH but when i access ubuntu with VNC nothing was changed.

    And do i have to do:
    su
    cd /sdcard/linux
    sh install.sh

    everytime i want to use ubuntu?

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  35. CotinDecember 7, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    NEVER MIND SORRY. i just had to reboot phone.
    LXDE works :D
    But i am having problems with starting Chromium :( :(

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  36. CotinDecember 7, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    I installed firefox via the terminal.
    but i get crash report everytime i start firefox.
    Do you have a solution for me please?

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  37. nerd65536December 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    @Cotin
    I'm not sure what the problem is with Firefox, but there is a Chromium problem that can be fixed with the latest version of the scripts:
    http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2
    (update what's on the SD card, reboot, then do install.sh)

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  38. CotinDecember 7, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Thank you very much!! But i'm having major problems with extracting the .tar.bz2 file with the new scripts. Archive manager gives me error and other programs cannotc extract the program either. could you maybe make a simple .zip file ?
    that would help me very much thank you!! :)

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  39. SHMDecember 10, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Great write up. I have tried so many other ways with no luck. It was your new scripts http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2 that did the trick.
    I also used the info you provided with links to your page at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20181268#post20181268 as long as you don't mind, credit given of course.

    Question: Are these builds set up with a swap file enabled, or is there any way you know of to do it on Android? I have a separate ext4 partition on my sd card as well, if it could be used. Thanks again!

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  40. nerd65536December 14, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    @SHM
    Swap is handled by the Android kernel. You may need to install a custom kernel to enable swap.
    Check out "Swapper 2" on the Market for more information.

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  41. OwenDecember 21, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    I can get debian to run fine, but ubuntu just comes up with the Segmentation error.. Any help?
    I'm running it on a HTC Wildfire

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  42. nerd65536December 22, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    @Owen
    Which model HTC Wildfire is it? There are several versions, and most of them are ARMv6. You can only use Ubuntu if you have an ARMv7 or higher.

    What does running "uname -m" report as your CPU type?

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  43. OwenDecember 22, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    It outputs: armv61

    I don't think it has anything to do with the cpu yet though. Unless segmentation means exactly that?

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  44. nerd65536December 22, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    @Owen
    You have an ARMv6 CPU. Ubuntu requires at least an ARMv7 CPU. That's the reason for the segfault.

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  45. OwenDecember 23, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    Oh ok. Thank you anyway.
    Although I have a question, would it be possible to get it to run just the ssh? And not the graphical environment? Therefore i could get something out of it. The only reason why I'm asking and so onto ubuntu is that debians openjdj-6-jre fails and throws out an error if i close it forcefully, and cannot be rsolved since its a bug.

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  46. nerd65536December 23, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    @Owen
    From a clean boot, run "linux ssh": That will start only the SSH server.

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  47. OwenDecember 23, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Ah ok. That is with ubuntu?

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  48. OwenDecember 23, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Also, Is there a chance I could get an FTP server to run? So I can copy files over etc? I can't seem to connect when i install proftpd fine.

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  49. jayJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    I am having difficulty installing. I believe this is because my device is a Superpad III with two sdcard slots named sdcard1 and sdcard2. I attempted to install from sdcard1. Of course, this did not work. How can the scripts be modified to install from /sdcard1/ instead of /sdcard/? Also, on my device, I believe that /sdcard/ is a directory in the internal memory.

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  50. nerd65536January 4, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    @jay
    Go ahead and grab the latest version of the scripts: http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2

    You'll need to edit two files:
    linux/install.sh
    linux/scripts/linux

    At the top of each, there is a line that reads:
    sdcard=$(readlink -f /sdcard)

    Change it to:
    sdcard=$(readlink -f /sdcard1)

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  51. nerd65536January 4, 2012 at 3:52 AM

    @Owen
    Any services you install will have to be started manually.
    /etc/init.d/proftpd start
    (Note: SSH comes with a free SFTP server built-in.)

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  52. EnriqueJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    installed successfully but how can i see the graphic enviroment i only see: root@localhost

    sorry muy english im from mexico very nice post!

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    1. nerd65536January 12, 2012 at 4:27 PM

      @Enrique
      You must follow the VNC instructions.

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    2. EnriqueJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      thanks for the quick response!!
      i excute : linux vnc , enter the password but i only got letters but no graphic enviroment, marks me a warning: please check your locale settings:

      LANGUAGE = (unset)
      LC_ALL = (unset)
      LANG = "en_us.utf-8"

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    3. nerd65536January 12, 2012 at 4:38 PM

      Use androidVNC (host: localhost port: 5901), or any VNC client to connect to your device.

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    4. EnriqueJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:43 PM

      ok, sorry i thinked that in the device screen we can look the debian gui , only we can see de gui outside from a pc, laptop or another device with large screen using vnc client? or is a way to see the debian gui in the device (phone) screen?

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    5. nerd65536January 12, 2012 at 4:47 PM

      Use androidVNC

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  53. MaTTFuRYMarch 9, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    what is your email so i send you a log of my errors

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  54. OwenJune 8, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    The links are broken

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  55. EnriqueAugust 29, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    how can i close the (linux so) process? to increase the android performance?

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  56. EnriqueAugust 30, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    how can i change vnc geometry? ie. 1024*768

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    1. nerd65536August 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM

      Edit the file on your SD card: linux/root-scripts/vnc.sh , then run install.sh again.

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  57. EnriqueAugust 30, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    thanks done!!! how can i mount the sdcard inside the linux to get fotos and vids from there?

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    1. nerd65536August 31, 2012 at 12:26 AM

      The sdcard should already be mounted in the chroot as /media/sdcard/ .

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    2. EnriqueAugust 31, 2012 at 9:14 AM

      thanks, sorry about my multiple questions but in my opinion this is very usefull , have another question see my last one :)

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  58. EnriqueAugust 31, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    how can i close the (linux so) process and the vncserver process? because they lock the sd card (if i want to mount it via usb to my pc)

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  59. UnknownOctober 20, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    I have the same problem and probe set SuperPichu line by line to see where is the problem and it gives me the first error in this lines


    cat/proc/filesystems:not fount

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  60. tjatoerDecember 25, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    chroot: can't change root directory to /data/local/ubuntu: Operation not permitted

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    1. nerd65536December 25, 2012 at 3:21 PM

      Make sure your device is rooted, and that you have run "su" first.

      (I use /data/local/linux for my chroot location, not /data/local/ubuntu)

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  61. confusedJanuary 29, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    Command sh install.sh is not working. This is what shows in Terminal Emulator

    app_33@android / $ su
    app_33@android / # cd /sdcard/linus
    app_33@android /sdcard/linux # sh install.sh
    : not found2]:
    : not found6]:
    : not found11]:
    Remounting /system rw ...
    : No such file or directory
    : not found15]:
    ...alling scripts in /system/bin
    - No such file or directoryard
    install.sh[18]: syntax error: 'do^M' unexpected


    Motorola Xoom Wifi rooted with Cyanogenmod9 ISC ROM

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    1. nerd65536January 30, 2013 at 3:19 AM

      Those are some strange looking errors. The presence of '^M' suggests that the install.sh script (and possibly others) was mangled by a conversion from Unix to DOS style line endings. Many text editors and FTP servers can do this.

      Try the install again using the updated scripts, and make sure to copy them using Mass Storage Device mode, if your device supports it.

      http://ohm.nerd65536.com/android-linux/scripts-latest.tar.bz2

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  62. UnknownAugust 5, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    I install ubuntu and does everything perfect, but at the end it has a line that says Segmentation Fault. When I try and mount it or use a command for it, it says Segmentation Fault. My device has no issues with creating partitions or mounting. I have installed and ran Debian perfectly on my android with no problem.

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