[GUIDE] 8 Minute Linux for Android Users

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Greetings!

Here are the next two installments of my Android Video Tutorials.

I call these "8 Minute Linux" since it explains how to set up and use a linux virtual environment in well under 10 minutes.

The first video explains in very easy to follow steps how to install VirtualBox and set up a simple Puppy Distro Linux that will allow the most novice of users to get a working linux without having to disrupt their Windows environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkk9EGFe7lo

The second video assumes that you followed the first one and set up Puppy Linux. Then, it walks you through how to partition your micro sd card and create FAT32 and EXT partitions. This will allow you to create directories on the EXT partition that are necessary to be able to use some of the newer features of Dexter's (and others) builds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z1Tu9l8WNc

As usual, I will answer questions when possible, and also...

IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE DOING THIS, THEN DON'T!

More to come!

so after creating the partition, will dexter's ROM automatically do the shifting onto SD card on boot? what's the next step to taking advantage of the .ext capabilities?

It actually depends on which apps 2 whatever program you want to use. My objective with the video was to give you the tools to be able to create ext partitions. What you do from there is your decision. I personally, just created an "APP" folder and then let the patch move my apps to it. I have also tried link2sd, and after I made the folder on the ext partition, i booted up the phone and downloaded the app, link2sd, and it moved my apps into that folder. I stopped using that and started over though when I tried to use link2sd to move my dalvik cache, even though I had already created a folder for it on my sd card, link2sd tried moving it again and all hell broke loose.

I didn't specify any one process for doing this since there are like 5 different apps/processes to choose from and not everone wants to do it the same way.

thanks for your info! If i were to choose the same method as you, how do i go about doing it? i know Mioze7Ae has a patch for dexter's 1.3 that is. But for a novice user like me, how do i go about doing this? I tried searching google for the answers but it's kind of too complicated to understand! Maybe u can direct me to a guide for one of these methods?

Originally Posted by earthsword

thanks for your info! If i were to choose the same method as you, how do i go about doing it? i know Mioze7Ae has a patch for dexter's 1.3 that is. But for a novice user like me, how do i go about doing this? I tried searching google for the answers but it's kind of too complicated to understand! Maybe u can direct me to a guide for one of these methods?

If you do it my way, then make a directory called APP on your ext partition, and also a directory called DALVIK-CACHE. Then put Mioze7Ae's patch in the OPENRECOVERY/UPDATES directory on your FAT partition. Boot into OpenREcovery, and select run update, and chose the update. You don't have to unzip the file, just put the zip file in the updates directory. When you reboot, it should move your cache, and start using the app directory on your ext partition.

Thank you so much reverendkjr
you just forget to say that you have to install the virtual box extension pack to use usb.
But i succeed to create my directory in my ext3 partition! (I used the gparted disk but we can t explore...)
but thank you very much for this first step in the linux world....

What's th point of partitioning it with ext#?
I see a lot a post regarding it.

Originally Posted by rationalthinker1

What's th point of partitioning it with ext#?
I see a lot a post regarding it.

Makes app2ext or Link2sd work, otherwise you'll run out of internal storage if you have abunch of apps.