[Dec 27] Ubuntu for HTC HD2 - v0.3 released

plopper · Jan 13, 2011

phoenixtraveller said:
It does boot to keyboard and mouse and desktop though !

can you tell us what you did on getting ubuntu to boot this way?

phoenixtraveller said:
So what do I do then ?.

i had a quick try on parted but it gave me some errors, due to a time issue here i suggest you look up the man pages of parted.
beside that there are other tools to schrink the filesystem, don't remember all there names tho a google search should bring them up.
a 3th option would be to build the root filesystem from scratch, i personaly stopped doing that due to the hardware limitations i have right now.

nmambre said:
Downloaded and started to test this build yesterday. I'm new to Linux in general, but have been wanting to have a desktop-like environment on my HD2 (like has been achieved with Win98 in Qemu, with limitations).

Wifi works for me at home, with a router, but at the office I have an access point with AdHoc Wifi, and I can't connect (the same happens with Android, and it is a known issue.) So, can Ubuntu for HD2 use adhoc wifi?

android uses the same kernel sources and drivers as ubuntu, so same problem is at hand here.
the wifi drivers aren't finished yet.

nmambre said:
If I remember right, I saw in a previous post that you use the Ubuntu image in Qemu on your PC first to test thing. Is it a special version of Qemu? Can I use it on WinXP? Or do I need to run Ubuntu on my laptop? I would like to try and install a (few) software on Ubuntu for HD2 and then transfer the image to the SDCard.

currently i have only access to my little netbook and on that i have fedora linux, and fedora has currently some bugs which cause qemu not to run like it should.
the test images run fine, but none of the normal images are showing any life.
and as my harddrive is filled with the maximum amount of partitions, i couldn't install ubuntu on it either (also no usb sticks at hand to install it on 1 of those).
so i had to install ubuntu in a virtual machine (virtualbox), this is great to try and learn linux in.
but running qemu in this virtual machine on this tiny atom cpu which is in the netbook is far from workable.
when i'm back home from holiday i will install ubuntu on a spare normal computer to try again tho.

i had a quick look at the windows version of qemu for windows, and yes that is available, but not the arm extension which is needed for this version of ubuntu, thats a no go.
so it seems you like me have to do a normal instalation of ubuntu (not insde a virtual machine).
the ubuntu installer has a option to schrink the partitions so you can install it beside the windows which is on your laptop.

Tokl said:
Thanks for your replies, but i didn't get it to work...
(no big problem, as everything else works wonderfully, and i have all my data i use on SD Card )

I get the message that fuse-utils already has the latest version.

I only have the files SDA and SDA1 inside /dev/ folder
tried them both to mount, but on sda1 it says Fatal: Module fuse not found, and at sda it says i have to specify the filesystem, so i tried "mount -t ntfs /dev/sda /media/toklusb" but with error "failed to access /dev/sda (i assume this is the SD card?)...

no look at dmesg as dcordes suggested, that shows all the hardware and the initialization it does.
plug the stick in when the system is running and type "dmesg" in a terminal and the last lines should show the info about the stick.
sda is indeed the sd card, but dmesg should show something like sdb (it counts on)
post the last couple of lines from dmesg for us pls.

dertester123 said:
I had this problem, trying ndiswrapper. Installed in software center, always wants to update and if i try via console it says its installed, but does not finde the programm :/

Im not good with linux but maby there is a problem, that the programms are installed but not listed as run-able programms... i remember something like linking the programms to a specific folder and mark them runable to use them properly..
(sory if this is wrong or a completly different thing)

what i personaly remember of nidswrapper is that i makes linux able to load windows drivers.
i have no idea in how far this works on an arm cpu tho, and if it works you probably need the arm version of the windows drivers (winmo).
but this brings another problem up, supplying those drivers with a linux distribution (and possible even the ndis package) is not allowed in many country's.
as the hd2 comes shipped with windows mobile this could give a loophole for the licenses tho, but i'm no lawyer so i'm not sure how this works precisely.

pantizol said:
I really appreciate Ubuntu on the hd2 because it lets me do things that can neither be done in winmo nor in android: Reading usb flash drives on the go (I use a solar usb hub from dtech with built in lipo cell, which can power usb host for about 50min), annotating pdfs (with program called Xournal) and having a complete desktop office suite with open office (for some reason you cannot install the open office suite in the ubuntu software center, which will give you an error, but it works if you install the single open office programs (writer, spreadsheet ...) one after another).
I wanted to use ubuntu for holding presentations and bought a DisplayLink usb2vga device from Kensington called "Universal Multi-Display Adapter". It should work with this ubuntu because the driver for "all DisplayLink devices to date (all DL1xx devices) is in the staging tree of the Linux 2.6.32 kernel" according to their website. However when I connect it to my leo I do not get the green screen that I am supposed to get before xorg configuration. But if I connect it to my ubuntu notebook I will get the green screen without installing anything. Has someone an idea how to get this working on leo?

the laptop: you have to explain xorg how to use the usb screen and what resolution to use, plus some more details.
in other words, you have to modify the xorg.conf file, info about this should be available on the site from kensington, if not google should be able to help you further.
if that still doesn't work, try compiling your own version of the driver for your current kernel and repeat the above process.

the hd2: reverse order of the above, compile the driver and see if the screen turns green, if yes then jump to the xorg config to set it up (much of this config can be cloned from your laptop, the screen stays the same).

i guess the screen has it's own powersuply as i doubt it works on the standard 5 volts with 0.5 amps which normal usb ports are supplying (2.5 watt).
yesterday i been looking up some powered usb hubs available in the shops here, and they all come with a very weak powersupply.
1.2 amps max, the htc linux site warns about this, those only give 6 watt of power.
this works fine for a keyboard and a mouse, but when it comes to harddisk for example, the lack of power shows up.
i have an external 2.5 inch harddisk which comes shipped with a Y cable, this because it needs more then the 2.5 watt which comes from 1 usb plug, it needs 2 usb plugs to provide the power.
it may work without the Y cable but you risc blowing up your port.

tallmantim said:
Hi

I am interested in this for my son to try play a regular Java game (JAR file) called minecraft on the phone.

Is it possible to compile a JVM for the platform, or is that side closed from the Sun/Oracle side? Or does this build already come with a JVM?

Thanks

look up the games section of the install centre of ubuntu, wouldn't be suprised if it comes with a minecraft clone.

plopper.

dertester123 · Jan 13, 2011

can you tell us what you did on getting ubuntu to boot this way?

Look in the startup file of the package. Im not home atm but you have to select the right kernel to load. This is what is meant by the 3 methods in the first post here.
Just exclude the actual one (i think it was usb theter) and activate the usb host mode.

You need the right cable of course, but its easy to build one yourself.

/EDIT
Im home now and here is what to change in the startup.txt in linux folder of the package you downloaded:

Code:

...

# USBETH allows for conventional usb ethernet connectivity
# ADB will provide android debug bridge conectivity
# USBHOST will allow connection of peripheral usb devices
# when supplying +5V externally.

set kernel zImage_htcleo_adb_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77
[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR] set kernel zImage_htcleo_usbhost_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77
# set kernel zImage_htcleo_usbeth_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77

...

to

Code:

...

# USBETH allows for conventional usb ethernet connectivity
# ADB will provide android debug bridge conectivity
# USBHOST will allow connection of peripheral usb devices
# when supplying +5V externally.

[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR] set kernel zImage_htcleo_adb_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77
set kernel zImage_htcleo_usbhost_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77
# set kernel zImage_htcleo_usbeth_2.6.32.9-38182-g6ad7e77

...

---------

The ndiswrapper thing was just a test. I dont know enough to get this to work or to understand why some programms behave strange.

dcordes · Jan 13, 2011

pantizol said:
I really appreciate Ubuntu on the hd2 because it lets me do things that can neither be done in winmo nor in android: Reading usb flash drives on the go (I use a solar usb hub from dtech with built in lipo cell, which can power usb host for about 50min), annotating pdfs (with program called Xournal) and having a complete desktop office suite with open office (for some reason you cannot install the open office suite in the ubuntu software center, which will give you an error, but it works if you install the single open office programs (writer, spreadsheet ...) one after another).
I wanted to use ubuntu for holding presentations and bought a DisplayLink usb2vga device from Kensington called "Universal Multi-Display Adapter". It should work with this ubuntu because the driver for "all DisplayLink devices to date (all DL1xx devices) is in the staging tree of the Linux 2.6.32 kernel" according to their website. However when I connect it to my leo I do not get the green screen that I am supposed to get before xorg configuration. But if I connect it to my ubuntu notebook I will get the green screen without installing anything. Has someone an idea how to get this working on leo?

Can you drop dmesg shortly after connecting u2bvga devices and paste it ?

dertester123 said:
I build me a powerd USB Cable and using this with mouse and keyboard is really amazing.

I never thought that it could be so fast!

Maby it will work with jdownloader or apache and other little server tools, would be great.

Somehow it did not find my own wifi hotspot, only the neighbours^^

I dont know why, maby the refresh time is to short? But i tried atleast 20-30 times... I dont have any special letters in my ap name :/

nice.
hm maybe wicd client program is too hectic and your AP beacon interval is too small?

sivashsay said:
adobe flash plugin for firefox or adobe air in ubuntu software center is not availabe and dont install !
how can install adobe flash player for firefox ?!

You can get flashlite plugin that will work. But it's difficult legal situation because adobe will only license it for certain manufacturers so I can't help with it.
There is an included greasemonkey script in firefox in ubuntu 0.3 for hd2. It will let you download youtube videos in various quality levels and then you can view them with mplayer (see below field where yt video should show. It's a drop down menu). Read the readme!

sivashsay said:
how can connect to a VPN in ubuntu ?
or get flash player for firefox?

http://wiki.ubuntu.com on the vpn
for basic flash use you can install gnash or swfdec packages and for youtube etc use downloader (See above)

Tokl said:
Thanks for your replies, but i didn't get it to work...
(no big problem, as everything else works wonderfully, and i have all my data i use on SD Card )

I get the message that fuse-utils already has the latest version.

I only have the files SDA and SDA1 inside /dev/ folder
tried them both to mount, but on sda1 it says Fatal: Module fuse not found, and at sda it says i have to specify the filesystem, so i tried "mount -t ntfs /dev/sda /media/toklusb" but with error "failed to access /dev/sda (i assume this is the SD card?)...

sda is the full device sda1 is the partition which you wanna mount.
I can compile the fuse module with the next kernel. You might as well want to check the option to do it yourself. See first post and readme for kernel info.
It will be easier to reformat your usb stick with fat32 or so. You can even do it on your hd2

: install and use gparted program

sivashsay · Jan 13, 2011

http://wiki.ubuntu.com on the vpn
for basic flash use you can install gnash or swfdec packages and for youtube etc use downloader (See above)

gnash installed on this version but i want flash player or shokwave player 10
some Chat website need to shockwave or flashplayer 10 !
what can i do ?!

nmambre · Jan 13, 2011

plopper said:
i had a quick look at the windows version of qemu for windows, and yes that is available, but not the arm extension which is needed for this version of ubuntu, thats a no go.
so it seems you like me have to do a normal instalation of ubuntu (not insde a virtual machine).
the ubuntu installer has a option to schrink the partitions so you can install it beside the windows which is on your laptop.

What I meant is I want to be able to use this exact same image for the HD2 in a virtual machine. I'll try Virtualbox on Win, and see if it handles ARM. I've downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 to install on another laptop, but my 1st need now is to be able to use the HD2 image to test some stuff (for example, install/use python). I would like to be able to run stuff like this on the HD2:
http://mblogic.sourceforge.net/
http://pvbrowser.de/pvbrowser/index.php

Regarding the ad hoc problem, there are workarounds for android, but I haven't tested them. If I can get the software I want working on the HD2, next step would be solving ad hoc problem.

pantizol · Jan 13, 2011

dcordes said:
Can you drop dmesg shortly after connecting u2bvga devices and paste it ?

I did dmesg. It gave me 670 lines which is probably to much to post. So here are the last 70 lines:
[ 181.923903] new vbus = 1
[ 181.924109] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 181.924235] msm_hsusb msm_hsusb: GetStatus port 1 status 80001803 POWER sig=j CSC CONNECT
[ 181.924346] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 182.081062] hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x101
[ 182.201107] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using msm_hsusb and address 2
[ 182.352902] usb 1-1: default language 0x0409
[ 182.353412] usb 1-1: udev 2, busnum 1, minor = 1
[ 182.353454] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1a40, idProduct=0101
[ 182.353504] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 182.353550] usb 1-1: Product: USB 2.0 Hub [MTT]
[ 182.354802] usb 1-1: uevent
[ 182.361225] usb 1-1: usb_probe_device
[ 182.361279] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 182.363126] usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
[ 182.363728] usb 1-1:1.0: uevent
[ 182.364615] hub 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[ 182.364658] hub 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[ 182.364695] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 182.371075] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 182.371121] hub 1-1:1.0: standalone hub
[ 182.371153] hub 1-1:1.0: ganged power switching
[ 182.371187] hub 1-1:1.0: global over-current protection
[ 182.372048] hub 1-1:1.0: TT per port
[ 182.372088] hub 1-1:1.0: TT requires at most 8 FS bit times (666 ns)
[ 182.372130] hub 1-1:1.0: Port indicators are supported
[ 182.372168] hub 1-1:1.0: power on to power good time: 100ms
[ 182.373024] hub 1-1:1.0: local power source is good
[ 182.373064] hub 1-1:1.0: no over-current condition exists
[ 182.373112] hub 1-1:1.0: enabling power on all ports
[ 182.375439] drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '002'
[ 182.375895] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 182.381106] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 182.421221] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1150 no regulator
[ 182.451084] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 182.472870] usb 1-1: link qh256-0001/c65894e0 start 1 [1/0 us]
[ 182.472983] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0000
[ 185.921123] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 186.141192] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1175 no regulator
[ 186.151447] microp_set_bkl(0)
[ 186.161076] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 186.211313] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 186.231150] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 187.111082] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 187.151505] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 189.007640] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 189.008595] hub 1-1:1.0: port 1, status 0100, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 189.161534] hub 1-1:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x100
[ 189.519714] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 189.520601] hub 1-1:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 189.681534] hub 1-1:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x101
[ 189.771536] usb 1-1.1: new high speed USB device using msm_hsusb and address 3
[ 189.883660] usb 1-1.1: skipped 1 descriptor after interface
[ 189.884521] usb 1-1.1: default language 0x0409
[ 189.887171] usb 1-1.1: udev 3, busnum 1, minor = 2
[ 189.887215] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=17e9, idProduct=0036
[ 189.887265] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 189.887312] usb 1-1.1: Product: Kensington M01063
[ 189.887348] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: DisplayLink
[ 189.887383] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 000000000000222
[ 189.888697] usb 1-1.1: uevent
[ 189.897395] usb 1-1.1: usb_probe_device
[ 189.897453] usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 189.898587] usb 1-1.1: adding 1-1.1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
[ 189.899269] usb 1-1.1:1.0: uevent
[ 189.910678] drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '003'
[ 189.911164] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 189.972295] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1075 no regulator
[ 189.991127] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 190.241074] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 190.261193] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 191.981106] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator

dcordes · Jan 13, 2011

pantizol said:
I did dmesg. It gave me 670 lines which is probably to much to post. So here are the last 70 lines:
[ 181.923903] new vbus = 1
[ 181.924109] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 181.924235] msm_hsusb msm_hsusb: GetStatus port 1 status 80001803 POWER sig=j CSC CONNECT
[ 181.924346] hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 182.081062] hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x101
[ 182.201107] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using msm_hsusb and address 2
[ 182.352902] usb 1-1: default language 0x0409
[ 182.353412] usb 1-1: udev 2, busnum 1, minor = 1
[ 182.353454] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1a40, idProduct=0101
[ 182.353504] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 182.353550] usb 1-1: Product: USB 2.0 Hub [MTT]
[ 182.354802] usb 1-1: uevent
[ 182.361225] usb 1-1: usb_probe_device
[ 182.361279] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 182.363126] usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
[ 182.363728] usb 1-1:1.0: uevent
[ 182.364615] hub 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface
[ 182.364658] hub 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id
[ 182.364695] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 182.371075] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 182.371121] hub 1-1:1.0: standalone hub
[ 182.371153] hub 1-1:1.0: ganged power switching
[ 182.371187] hub 1-1:1.0: global over-current protection
[ 182.372048] hub 1-1:1.0: TT per port
[ 182.372088] hub 1-1:1.0: TT requires at most 8 FS bit times (666 ns)
[ 182.372130] hub 1-1:1.0: Port indicators are supported
[ 182.372168] hub 1-1:1.0: power on to power good time: 100ms
[ 182.373024] hub 1-1:1.0: local power source is good
[ 182.373064] hub 1-1:1.0: no over-current condition exists
[ 182.373112] hub 1-1:1.0: enabling power on all ports
[ 182.375439] drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '002'
[ 182.375895] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 1 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 182.381106] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 182.421221] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1150 no regulator
[ 182.451084] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 182.472870] usb 1-1: link qh256-0001/c65894e0 start 1 [1/0 us]
[ 182.472983] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0000
[ 185.921123] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 186.141192] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1175 no regulator
[ 186.151447] microp_set_bkl(0)
[ 186.161076] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 186.211313] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 186.231150] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 187.111082] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1275 no regulator
[ 187.151505] acpuclk_set_vdd_level 1050 no regulator
[ 189.007640] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 189.008595] hub 1-1:1.0: port 1, status 0100, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 189.161534] hub 1-1:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x100
[ 189.519714] hub 1-1:1.0: state 7 ports 4 chg 0000 evt 0002
[ 189.520601] hub 1-1:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s
[ 189.681534] hub 1-1:1.0: debounce: port 1: total 100ms stable 100ms status 0x101
[ 189.771536] usb 1-1.1: new high speed USB device using msm_hsusb and address 3
[ 189.883660] usb 1-1.1: skipped 1 descriptor after interface
[ 189.884521] usb 1-1.1: default language 0x0409
[ 189.887171] usb 1-1.1: udev 3, busnum 1, minor = 2
[ 189.887215] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=17e9, idProduct=0036
[ 189.887265] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 189.887312] usb 1-1.1: Product: Kensington M01063
[ 189.887348] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: DisplayLink
[ 189.887383] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 000000000000222
[ 189.888697] usb 1-1.1: uevent
[ 189.897395] usb 1-1.1: usb_probe_device
[ 189.897453] usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 189.898587] usb 1-1.1: adding 1-1.1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
[ 189.899269] usb 1-1.1:1.0: uevent
[ 189.910678] drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '003'

thanks, could you post 'lsusb' output with connected hub and usb2vga device as well ?

plopper · Jan 13, 2011

@dertester: sorry had you mixed up.
thought you found an alternative for using haret to boot linux.

nmambre said:
What I meant is I want to be able to use this exact same image for the HD2 in a virtual machine. I'll try Virtualbox on Win, and see if it handles ARM. I've downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 to install on another laptop, but my 1st need now is to be able to use the HD2 image to test some stuff (for example, install/use python). I would like to be able to run stuff like this on the HD2:
http://mblogic.sourceforge.net/
http://pvbrowser.de/pvbrowser/index.php

Regarding the ad hoc problem, there are workarounds for android, but I haven't tested them. If I can get the software I want working on the HD2, next step would be solving ad hoc problem.

maby dcordes can help us with the right command line for qemu to boot the image correctly.
could be that i forgot a couple settings on booting it, and it has a realy big load of options you can set.

plopper

plopper · Jan 13, 2011

hardcore usb hub mod

i just finished making a bit more hardcore modification to get a usb hub for the hd2.
unlike the manual which talks about making a special cable, i modified the usb hub internaly.
i managed to find a usb hub which didn't come with a power supply, but had the necessary plug to connect 1 tho.
and i found a nice universal powersupply capable of 5V with a nice 2250mA.
and offcourse a standard nokia micro usb to usb cable.
i removed the standard cable which had the standard size usb plug and replaced it for a nokia cable, so it now has a micro usb plug in that place.
now i didn't do that in a standard fashion, i placed the data cables on the normal location they used to be.
but i attached the power cables to the output usb ports, that way the cable also gets power delivered to it.
my hub, and i expect that this could be pretty standard, has a loop on the print, delivering the power to everything around the board, so it doesn't even mather which port you use.
but were not there yet, this way it is not gone work.
if you look closely at the last picture from the attachments, you can see that the original usb cable still has the 2 power cables connected.
this was just to test, using my netbook to see if it all worked.
the last step which i'm sorry to say, forgot to make a picture of, is now also connected to the power ring, just used another usb port for that.

for the people who have notiched that the board is broken.
yes i was a bit to eager to start the mod and broke the print on opening the usb hub.
i have replaced this board for a new 1 and it all fits nicely inside.
it looks now like the hub was produced like this.

plopper

pantizol · Jan 13, 2011

dcordes said:
thanks, could you post 'lsusb' output with connected hub and usb2vga device as well ?

Here:
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 17e9:0036 Newnham Research
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 1a40:0101 TERMINUS TECHNOLOGY INC. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

plopper · Jan 13, 2011

@dcordes: see attachment.
2 kernel traces with a vigo usb sound adapter attached.

could you pls put the kernel headers in the next release, so we can try to compile kernel modules ourselfs.
right now i picked the full kernel source, should work to i guess, but sutch a waste of space. lol

keyboard, mouse and usb sticks working fine.

plopper

Tokl · Jan 13, 2011

plopper said:
no look at dmesg as dcordes suggested, that shows all the hardware and the initialization it does.
plug the stick in when the system is running and type "dmesg" in a terminal and the last lines should show the info about the stick.
sda is indeed the sd card, but dmesg should show something like sdb (it counts on)
post the last couple of lines from dmesg for us pls.

Thanks

"Last couple of lines from dmesg"

When i plug in the USB Stick its generating over 100 pages (if pasted to writer) of Text

But it says shortly after plugging in: sda1 sd0:0:0:0 [SDA] Attached SCSI removable Disk usb 1-1.3:1.0: uevent

dcordes said:
sda is the full device sda1 is the partition which you wanna mount.
I can compile the fuse module with the next kernel. You might as well want to check the option to do it yourself. See first post and readme for kernel info.
It will be easier to reformat your usb stick with fat32 or so. You can even do it on your hd2 : install and use gparted program

OK, i see i have to learn a lot new things to use Linux for real, and i am so spoiled from Windows...

Main problem of using Fat32 is, that it can not handle files > 4Gb so some Movies, ISOs etc. are not working, and this filesystem sucks really because it often corrupts files.

I will try ExFat, not sure Ubuntu can handle it, but i think so

Had an quick look into the QuickDeveloperStartGuide for Compile Linux kernels,
but i understand to less with my knowledge of linux, so its better for me to wait for the next release HD2 Ubuntu v0.4

with the hope you can compile the fuse module.

Keep up the great work!

Thanks and Greetz Tokl

plopper · Jan 14, 2011

Tokl said:
Thanks
"Last couple of lines from dmesg"
When i plug in the USB Stick its generating over 100 pages (if pasted to writer) of Text
But it says shortly after plugging in: sda1 sd0:0:0:0 [SDA] Attached SCSI removable Disk usb 1-1.3:1.0: uevent

try the next line in a terminal.

Code:

dmesg | grep usb > dmesg.txt

this sends the output of dmesg to grep, which filters it for lines containing the word usb, and finaly saves it to a file called dmesg.txt

Tokl said:
OK, i see i have to learn a lot new things to use Linux for real, and i am so spoiled from Windows...

linux is indeed harder to learn, but once you learn you have more time left, it keeps running unlike windows. lol

Tokl said:
Main problem of using Fat32 is, that it can not handle files > 4Gb so some Movies, ISOs etc. are not working, and this filesystem sucks really because it often corrupts files.
I will try ExFat, not sure Ubuntu can handle it, but i think so

ext2 might be an option even on windows.
http://www.fs-driver.org/

plopper

ricky886 · Jan 14, 2011

Can it run on Magldr1.12 sd boot

arbalah · Jan 14, 2011

hey hi, i downloaded Ubuntu and extracted to my sd card but whenever i triy to run haret exe. it says unknown app. and haret icon seems like a white sheet.My system is MDJ's android nand, i have to use wm ? please help thanks.

nmambre · Jan 14, 2011

arbalah said:
hey hi, i downloaded Ubuntu and extracted to my sd card but whenever i triy to run haret exe. it says unknown app. and haret icon seems like a white sheet.My system is MDJ's android nand, i have to use wm ? please help thanks.

Yes, haret.exe is a windows application.
You have to search and see if magldr can load ubuntu.

dcordes · Jan 14, 2011

Hey guys it's really good to see that you work out stuff on yor own and help each other!
It's the good part when you see people actually use this

I'm short on time: I used following usb audio device successfully in the 0.2 release which had very similar kernel. it worked ootb with pulseaudio. no hack needed!

Bus 002 Device 009: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter

plopper said:
@dcordes: see attachment.
2 kernel traces with a vigo usb sound adapter attached.

could you pls put the kernel headers in the next release, so we can try to compile kernel modules ourselfs.
right now i picked the full kernel source, should work to i guess, but sutch a waste of space. lol

keyboard, mouse and usb sticks working fine.

plopper

plopper · Jan 15, 2011

dcordes said:
Hey guys it's really good to see that you work out stuff on yor own and help each other!
It's the good part when you see people actually use this
I'm short on time: I used following usb audio device successfully in the 0.2 release which had very similar kernel. it worked ootb with pulseaudio. no hack needed!

Bus 002 Device 009: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter

so far no luck.
my netbook (fedora) detects it instandly, but as alsa, gets listed in the gnome config tool and in pacmd.
on the phone neither of those show the stick.
found a manual to setup pulse and the needed tools for ubuntu 10.10.
followed that, didn't work.
notiched that on ubuntu 8 and earlier it needed some manual config, same effect.
pulse shows audio streaming but no sound or device detected.
might destroy 1 of my usb sticks tomorrow and see what the netbook shows when running ubuntu.

tryed ubuntu 0.2 but saw no life in the mouse, guessed there was no usb support there.
could have overlooked it tho.
but in all i'm having fun.

plopper

dcordes · Jan 15, 2011

plopper said:
so far no luck.
my netbook (fedora) detects it instandly, but as alsa, gets listed in the gnome config tool and in pacmd.
on the phone neither of those show the stick.
found a manual to setup pulse and the needed tools for ubuntu 10.10.
followed that, didn't work.
notiched that on ubuntu 8 and earlier it needed some manual config, same effect.
pulse shows audio streaming but no sound or device detected.
might destroy 1 of my usb sticks tomorrow and see what the netbook shows when running ubuntu.

tryed ubuntu 0.2 but saw no life in the mouse, guessed there was no usb support there.
could have overlooked it tho.
but in all i'm having fun.

plopper

did you check dmesg if driver is loaded and if you get the sound interface etc ?
what is the usb id of the device ? lsusb

daz1uk · Jan 15, 2011

Can Ubuntu be started from within android? or would I have to revert to windows if I wanted to use it?

[Dec 27] Ubuntu for HTC HD2 - v0.3 released

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