Debian for Nandroid

imperiallight · Apr 10, 2011

Original thread (Thanks mercianary):
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=744236

Instructions

Here is a direct link to zipped .img file with deboot file both to be placed onto on root of SD card

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7MON3O0J

Ingredients
debian.img + deboot (to be placed on the root of your SD card)
Better Terminal Emulator (or other terminal emulator) + AndroidVNC (or other VNC client) from the market

To automate one click startup process via Better Terminal Emulator:
Preferences>Initial command:

Code:

export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH:.
su
sh /sdcard/deboot

Or type this for each new session in any terminal emulator:

Code:

su
sh /sdcard/deboot

You should get a blank screen showing "localhost:/#" after a couple of seconds.

Then leave Terminal running in background (don't let it close via task killer or otherwise), hold down the hardware menu or home button to switch programs for a bit and connected in via VNC (AndroidVNC)...
address: localhost port: 5901 and password: password ... then hit connect (login details will be saved for next time)...
its working fine software keyboard etc and at good speed. In menu options select 24bit colour, local mouse, 1:1 scaling and Touchpad only to make navigating menus much easier.

Normal phone and Android functions should be fine.

Short press hardware menu key to get mouse options etc and longpress to bring up software keyboard (using Android VNC).

This debian image cannot be shut down unless the phone is rebooted.

I am using the Hyperdroid Rom off NAND, overclocked at 1.2ghz and a 16GB class 6 microsd (although it should be independent to all this... worth mentioning)

Edit 1. This is a bare image with LXDE on top but the repository for Debian is large and you can use apt-get install openoffice.org, apt-get install abiword etc to grab whatever you want to fill the 1.5GB image... unlike Ubuntu all the applications are free.

Edit 2. Its possible to have debian and ubuntu on your SDcard.

hd945157206 · Apr 10, 2011

2g SDcard. Can running ?

GuimbardePower · Apr 10, 2011

This is too small I think, you should have at least a 4GB card!

maneken25 · Apr 10, 2011

This will sound stupid but is it possible to run this if you have sdcard android build and not nand?
Ty for reply.

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farhang_za · Apr 10, 2011

Hmmmmmm can any body tell me exactly WHAT IS THIS?!?

sorry for stupid Q

maneken25 · Apr 10, 2011

farhang_za said:
Hmmmmmm can any body tell me exactly WHAT IS THIS?!?
sorry for stupid Q

Linux running as some sort of virtual machine on android by using vnc(rdp) software.

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imperiallight · Apr 11, 2011

maneken25 said:
This will sound stupid but is it possible to run this if you have sdcard android build and not nand?
Ty for reply.

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No. But look out for this.

Hmmmmmm can any body tell me exactly WHAT IS THIS?!?

Its a versatile linux OS of desktop quality, affectionately known as the mother of all linux operating systems, it is the 4th most popular linux variant as compliled by distrowatch as of 2010 and third in terms of downloads in early 2011. Ubuntu was number 1.

Here are some positive traits of Debian.

hd945157206 · Apr 11, 2011

How to set into Chinese

adamvanner · Apr 12, 2011

So, ok, Ive got this working,.. where does the image come from exactly? how was it built and can any linux variant be used?

kinsago · Apr 12, 2011

imperiallight said:
Original thread (Thanks mercianary):
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=744236

Edit 1. This is a bare image with LXDE on top but the repository for Debian is large and you can use apt-get install openoffice.org, apt-get install abiword etc to grab whatever you want to fill the 1.5GB image... unlike Ubuntu all the applications are free.

Nice, will have to check it out. Used to use debian on my IBM X31 'cos Ubuntu was just little too resource hungry until my PB butterfly arrived

Just looked into the 'paid apps' for Ubuntu. OMG!!! Are they having a laugh? Who is seriously gonna pay for commercial codecs when you can just download the 'bad' and 'ugly' packs from the repos!!! Off topic I know, but, seriously, what???

farhang_za · May 12, 2011

well i have tried my best but this is NOT realy working for me!

i get this Error :

# su
# sh /sdcard/deboot
mkdir failed for /sdcard/debian, File exists
losetup: /dev/block/loop5
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop5 on /sdcard/debian failed: Device or resource by
mount: mounting devpts on /sdcard/debian/dev/pts failed: No such file or directy
mount: mounting proc on /sdcard/debian/proc failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting sysfs on /sdcard/debian/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sdcard on /sdcard/debian/root/sdcard failed: No such file or dy
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
#

farhang_za · May 12, 2011

finallly got that working!
but this damn androidVNC wont connect!!
it says VNC connection failed!!!

diesburg · May 12, 2011

farhang_za said:
finallly got that working!
but this damn androidVNC wont connect!!
it says VNC connection failed!!!

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.toremote.vncpro

I use that... remote vnc pro.... like $6 but it works great.....

farhang_za · May 12, 2011

diesburg said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.toremote.vncpro

I use that... remote vnc pro.... like $6 but it works great.....

yeah! it worked

thanks maan

Robbie P · May 16, 2011

I keep getting the error message
"sdcard/deboot: line 5: syntax error: unexpected "else"
#"
I checked out the linked thread by the OP and downloaded another deboot file but still got the same error.
I have got WP7 dual booted with american android with a 16GB SDcard partitioned 50:50
I managed to get Ubuntu 10.10 working via VNC off the SDcard but would like to get this debian to work to free up storage space.
Any suggestions would be appreciated

plasmastrike · May 18, 2011

i also got this error

# su
# sh /sdcard/deboot
mkdir failed for /sdcard/debian, File exists
losetup: /dev/block/loop5
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop5 on /sdcard/debian failed: Device or resource by
mount: mounting devpts on /sdcard/debian/dev/pts failed: No such file or directy
mount: mounting proc on /sdcard/debian/proc failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting sysfs on /sdcard/debian/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sdcard on /sdcard/debian/root/sdcard failed: No such file or dy
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
#

what do you have to do to fix it. is it a rom problem becouse i have hyperdriod gbx v12
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=918899
is it different form hyperdriod gbx 2.01 becouse that is what imperiallight is using, im even using a 16gb sdcard but class 2

hendydundy · May 19, 2011

I also got the same problem...

any body know how to fix it??

Edit: solve the problem, reinstall the ROM from scratch..
Next.. ubuntu

plasmastrike said:
i also got this error

# su
# sh /sdcard/deboot
mkdir failed for /sdcard/debian, File exists
losetup: /dev/block/loop5
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop5 on /sdcard/debian failed: Device or resource by
mount: mounting devpts on /sdcard/debian/dev/pts failed: No such file or directy
mount: mounting proc on /sdcard/debian/proc failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting sysfs on /sdcard/debian/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sdcard on /sdcard/debian/root/sdcard failed: No such file or dy
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
#

what do you have to do to fix it. is it a rom problem becouse i have hyperdriod gbx v12
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=918899
is it different form hyperdriod gbx 2.01 becouse that is what imperiallight is using, im even using a 16gb sdcard but class 2

Cruonit · Jul 2, 2011

When connection via VNC client fails try:

vncserver :1
or
vncserver :2 (the port is 5902)

in the debian console

z3nful · Jul 3, 2011

plasmastrike said:
i also got this error

# su
# sh /sdcard/deboot
mkdir failed for /sdcard/debian, File exists
losetup: /dev/block/loop5
mount: mounting /dev/block/loop5 on /sdcard/debian failed: Device or resource by
mount: mounting devpts on /sdcard/debian/dev/pts failed: No such file or directy
mount: mounting proc on /sdcard/debian/proc failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting sysfs on /sdcard/debian/sys failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /sdcard on /sdcard/debian/root/sdcard failed: No such file or dy
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory
#

what do you have to do to fix it. is it a rom problem becouse i have hyperdriod gbx v12
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=918899
is it different form hyperdriod gbx 2.01 becouse that is what imperiallight is using, im even using a 16gb sdcard but class 2

First off, you already have the .img mounted(/sdcard/debian device busy), and the rest of the file structre wasn't created right.

to create it manually, run these in terminal:

Code:

cd /sdcard
rm /debian
mkdir /debian
cd debian
mkdir /dev/pts
mkdir /proc
mkdir /sys

Robbie P · Feb 8, 2012

I just managed to boot this using SD Android via haret.
I couldn't get it to work before using ACA sd, see my previous post.
I used http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1437463 SD ICS from tytung.
First boot created debian folder ok but after second boot I could not connect with VNC due to localhost:1 being used by /tmp/X1-lock. I tried using 5902 but no go.
After reading up whether you can delete this, it seems you can.
So using root browser (from market-free) I deleted /mnt/sdcard/debian/tmp/X1-lock (and also X11-UNIX in same place, as this also gives the same problem) and then entering the commands in terminal
I haven't had any problems so far.
Remember to backup everything before trying this, I don't accept responsibility etc.
Note; megaupload link in first post gone, use link in original thread

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