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Help Odin on GNU/Linux

Haven't, but I really wish I had the time to run odin on windows through a usb data capture. It'd be o so nice to have a spec.
 
if pass through can handle it with VirtualBox we can do it but honestly i don't think it will work.. can't understand why a Linux powered device can't be handled with a Linux box :S
 
atbeyi said:
if pass through can handle it with VirtualBox we can do it but honestly i don't think it will work.. can't understand why a Linux powered device can't be handled with a Linux box :S
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because odin is a leaked samsung tool
the only people that are supposed to have them are samsung repair centres and samsung themselves
 
Rastaman-FB said:
because odin is a leaked samsung tool
the only people that are supposed to have them are samsung repair centres and samsung themselves
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No Rastaman, i am not talking about odin.. i am worried that there is no tool for linux users. Android is linux based, we are using linux boxes but we don't have any tool to manage our phones over our pc boxes.

except that little ddms which only works as a state/log reader and screen capturer. :S
 
ahhh,
thing is i think the utils are manufacturer specific because of the chipset and security on them.
while the os is linux the hardware that hosts it is manipulated for manufacture use
 
do you know any program which works on linux and provides some extra features than ddms does?
 
atbeyi said:
if pass through can handle it with VirtualBox we can do it but honestly i don't think it will work.. can't understand why a Linux powered device can't be handled with a Linux box :S
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Well, it works 100%. But you have make changes in your linux box so that VirtualBox can recognise your usb devices.

I bought this phone thinking that I could use a linux box to flash it. I personally hate windows. Only under unavoidable circumstances I use the VirtualBox.
 
you tried and it works? did i get it right?

by using usb pass through?

so you are not using ose?

last month or a few months ago i tried to use pass through within ose but i couldn't find it and i didn't try the non-ose one.
 
You got it right. I'm using usb pass through.

Edit your /etc/rc.sysinit
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if [ ! -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1 && mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
else
# mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
mount -t usbfs -o devgid=$(awk -F: '/^vboxusers:/{print $3}' /etc/group),devmode=664 /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
fi
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vboxusers should have the required permissions and your user account should be a member of vboxusers group.

You could add this to /etc/fstab for a permanent mount
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/proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=501,devmode=664 0 0

501 should be replaced with the corresponding gid of vboxusers.
 
i will check the commands tomorrow and will give try thanks



Sent from my Samsung Galaxy running GalaxHero using Tapatalk
 
alanfischer85 said:
Hi, I flashed with galaxo 1.6.2 natively in my Ubuntu.
Can help you if you want.
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Please do -- by writing a HOWTO, and posting it here. The admins will take it from there, making sure it's stickied and so on. :)
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But he says Galaxo .. if i understood right.. i usually do it..

its really easy..

we can flash the recovery within Ubuntu, and after all with the recovery everything is easy..
 
I'm interested too, because nowadays I use another computer with Windows to use the Odin.
I'm looking forward to see the HOW TO.
 
Options are only wine or windows inside vmware/vbox. I wouln't suggest to play with that while flashing, although I believe it would work.
 
You can use this tutorial:

Flash rom Galaxo 1.6.2 and 1.6.1 - Windows tutorial - Samsung Galaxy

and download fastboot from the link within:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-i7500/32481-howto-linux-adb-fastboot-mass-storage.html

The only difference is that on Flash rom Galaxo 1.6.2 and 1.6.1 - Windows tutorial - Samsung Galaxy, where it says:

Go to tools/ directory of the SDK using command line cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools on my PC.
Install the recovery:
In the DOS command prompt, type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Do not hit Enter key yet!




You can exchange for:


Do:


sudo ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img


Note: Using sudo you don't need to change udev rules as it says in the beginning of


http://androidforums.com/samsung-i7500/32481-howto-linux-adb-fastboot-mass-storage.html




Hope it helps!
 
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