Questions about connecting an Android device to Ubuntu. Questions targeting the device itself are better suited for android.stackexchange.com.
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Cannot start Android emulator from Eclipse on Ubuntu
I faced a problem recently. From some point of time I cannot start Android emulator from Eclipse with following console output:
[2012-07-06 23:19:18 - MyApp] Launching a new emulator with Virtual ...
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How can I stream music files from Android Phone via wifi on ubuntu 12.10
Have a Wi-Fi network at home
Have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my laptop connected to home Wi-Fi
Have an Android based cell phone connected to home WiFi
Can I play (stream) my music files stored in ...
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Asus TF700t Ubuntu/Android Dual Boot
I want to dual boot my transformer infinity. I like android, but as an IT student it cannot do everything I need homework wise, besides pocket Minecraft sucks. So I want to have my cake and eat it ...
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Connecting a Samsung Galaxy S3 in Ubuntu 13.04
In 13.04, whenever I connect an Android device, one of three things happens:
1 . It mounts successfully (maybe once out of 3 attempts)
2 . It fails to mount with the following error message:
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Initialising the Build Environment for Android on 64-bit 12.04
I am looking to initialise the build environment for the AOSP codebase (or for that matter, any Android source), and one of the first steps in the process is to;
$ sudo apt-get install git gnupg flex ...
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Dual Boot On Galaxy Note 2 ? ( Android / Ubuntu )
I want to buy a Galaxy Note 2 tablet/phone and I just wanted to know: how can I have both of these OS's on it at the same time?
If there is a way, how can I do it?
Is there anyone who can help me?
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How to make Ubuntu recognize Samsung galaxy battery level?
When I plug in an iPhone device, it automatically charges the battery, and showing battery's power percentage.
How to do so, with an Android device?
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how to connect android phone with ubuntu 12.04 laptop for accessing laptop's internet connection over wifi
i have an android ics phone and i want to use my wired internet connection on my laptop through wifi.
it can be done easily on windows 7 using softwares like virtual router or connectify.
is there ...
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Failed to get the adb version: Cannot run program & Cannot allocate memory
A little change in resources file, start giving error, and when I clean the project its delete R.java file, I have to restart my eclipse.
Problem is when I restart my eclipse and clean and run my ...
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How to dual-boot Ubuntu and Android on Lenovo s10-3t?
I have a problem with installing Android on Ubuntu. I have already 12.04 installed on Ideapad Lenovo s10-3t but I didn't leave an empty partition for Android.
Is it possible to separate it now or do ...
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About powering USB device on Linux: Android camera app recognizes USB camera but Ubuntu doesn't
On my notebook, I have a USB camera, 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04 running on SD Card and Android Jelly Bean on flash memory.
Ubuntu doesn't recognize the camera (even the USB port), cause it doesn't offer any ...
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How can I make dual boot on Motorola Droid RAZR?
I have Motorola Droid RAZR XT910 with Android 4.0.4 and I would like install Ubuntu Touch as second system. How can I make it?
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Android proxoid with openvpn?
I'll preface this by apologizing that I really have no idea how proxies work. But would like to learn!
I followed this guide to use an android phone as a proxy server, using proxoid:
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How can I see Ubuntu file system, installed on SDcard, FROM Android
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 32bit bootable on my SD card (16GB) giving 6GB for Ubuntu (4 for documents), 10 to Android (FAT32 - boot flags).
How can I open Ubuntu files from Android device?
Ubuntu ...
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How to Configure Micromax A68
I want to use Micromax A68 to run and test my Android application. Is any body here who know how to configure to Eclipse or drivers for that?
Thanks
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Can't access my Xperia mini pro (SK17i) on Ubuntu 12.10
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on my desktop PC and my Acer Notebook. I have tried connecting my Android Device - Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) on my Acer Notebook and it is working well. Mass Storage Mode ...
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Ubuntu One / Android - How to sync a file daily?
Is there a way to have Ubuntu One for Android Auto sync a text file I leave on my phone?
In /media/u1/Ubuntu One/ on my phone, i have a text file with notes I study. I update it everyday. How do I ...
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Android APK Package ID Editing in Eclipse 3.7
So I found a way to duplicate apps on android recently (i.e. Instagram [multiple accounts], etc.) by switching the Package ID (ex: com.example.apk). I have'nt been able find out how to open an APK in ...
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ADT Plugin Installation error in Eclipse Indigo on Ubuntu 10.04 in Virtualbox VM
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 on a VirtualBox VM. I have compiled Android Froyo Source code (2.2) on this machine and to make this compiled, I needed Java-5 which I did and Android source code was compiled ...
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Replace Android with Ubuntu on Pandigital Supernova DLX Tablet?
I am in desperate need to rid myself of my android os and replace it with Ubuntu For Arm Prcessors, so if any of you know how to the replace the android operating system, Please Help.
--So, Thanks In ...
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Juno Eclipse Toolbar Display Issue
There is a dark line that appears under the Toolbar and under the Quick Access search area next to Perspectives. This seems to be some kind of display issue in Eclipse Juno. I am running Ubuntu ...
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Slow wifi tethering on Ubuntu
my problem is that when I set up a wifi hotspot on my android phone to which I connect with my netbook (running Ubuntu 12.04) I get ridiculously slow speed. USB tethering, on the contrary, is ...
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How to Sync an ubuntuone folder on an android tablet with folder sync?
All is in the question. I downloaded folder sync lite from google play and I tried to add an ubuntuone account. Folder sync just asked me a local uniq name. Then there is a buton with "valid acces" ...
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Ubuntu Android Shared Folders
I have installed samba on ubuntu and shared a folder by right clicking on it and sharing it from it sharing option.
I have an app on Android that manages the files and it asks me for IP Adress and ...
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MTP unknown device LG Optimus L5
I followed all the instructions reported here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-connect-your-android-ice-cream-sandwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access/
in order to connect my Android ICS ...
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Recovering of contacts in samsung galaxy note 2
i saved some contacts in samsung galaxy note 2 and transferred some contacts from my laptop to the galaxy note 2. But the problem that occured was the contacts which i transferred from the laptop are ...
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Provide Gnome online account
I am thinking about writing an Android-Gnome SMS utility. The cleanest way to do that seems to be by providing an online service that syncs with android and can be added as "online-account" in Gnome3.
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Android phone (Samsung GSIII) not detected
I'm currently having an issue with Ubuntu 12.10 not seeing my Android phone. I plug it in, and nothing happens. My phone charges, but it doesn't detect a USB connection, and neither does Ubuntu. They ...
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Tether mobile phone to laptop using Bluetooth
(I'm not sure if this is an Ubuntu or an Android question - feel free to move it!)
Is it possible to connect my Android Jelly Bean phone to my laptop using bluetooth so that the telephone can use the ...
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Android not going to usb mode when using ubuntu
I just recently did a install for Ubuntu and I cant get it to go into usb mode after connecting the usb cable. usb debugging is on, is there anything else I need to do to get it to connect?
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Android SDK manager doesn't open. Specifically the GUI
When running the Android sdk manager via terminal or just Eclipse itself. I get the following errors. However, i can still update it via "android update sdk --no-ui" But for some reason the manager ...
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Ubuntu Wifi Access Point and Proxy Droid Android App
I went through all of the instructions in this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1488953) and successfully managed to create a Wifi Access Point in Ubuntu 12.04.
I use this Access ...
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Android application does not start
i am trying to run my first Android application with Eclipse Juno on Ubuntu 12.04
I downloaded the ADT and the Android SDK, all worked fine as far as i could see, but when i create my first android ...
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Can't format MicroSD card (partition table messed up)
I was using my 32gb microSD in my LG optimus Net,
and my battery died, and after charging, my phone got stuck in a boot loop.
so I removed the SD card, and restored to factory defaults,
I inserted my ...
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Android Emulator isn't working, getting error
I have Eclipse, and Phonegap, which, for those that don't know, phonegap allows me to create iOS, Android, Blackberry, etc. apps using HTML, CSS, and JS. But anyways, I know I have all of that set up ...
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How do I export display to Android native X server?
I downloaded Ubuntu precise with Complete Linux Installer which uses VNC by default. Then I found a native X server on Google Play and I'd like to try it. I read somewhere I must export display, but I ...
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Hostapd to connect laptop to Android
I am trying to set up my laptop as an access point for my Android to use WiFi, so I knew that Ubuntu sets the network as Ad-Hoc which is not discoverable by android, so I tried the method explained ...
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How can I get Ubuntu 12.04.1 to recognized my BlackBerry and my Android?
I feel as though I've taken a step backward by upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04LTS to 12.04.1. The old system had no problem recognizing Androids or Blackberries. The new system failed to recognize my ...
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configure ufw firewall to allow usb tethering of android
I can tether my laptop by USB to my ubuntu computer only when I disable my ufw firewall. (Otherwise the network is detected but continues trying to connect to it without success. I can tether using ...
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Connection between an Android device and Ubuntu host using USBnet
Is it possible to establish a USB connection between an Android device and Ubuntu host using USBnet?
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device scanning not listing android mobile in bluetooth device setup
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 in my hp 2000 notebook laptop. I tried to connect my samsung galaxy pop which is powered by android OS. But the device searching is not listing my android in the list. ...
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Segmentation Fault while running emulator
emulator: found SDK root at /home/shobhit/Downloads/android-sdk-linux
emulator: Android virtual device file at: /home/shobhit/Downloads/android-sdk-linux/avds/.android/avd/hellow.ini
emulator: virtual ...
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Is there a way to automount Motorola Xoom 2?
The only way I found is to use GMTP, but it's a little slow and it's not the same as using Nautilus for the normal user. I tried other guides (they're not even working with my device), but none of ...
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SDL init failure, reason is: No available video device Android Emulator
I have been experiencing a problem trying to run Androind Emulator. After installing everything and trying a hello world app, when I run the app, it says "SDL init failure, reason is: No available ...
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Ubuntu and T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit II 4G Firmware Update
Samsung's Kies does not work with Linux or Ubuntu. I have Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and I have been able to use Air Kies and my USB cable to connect to my Samsung Exhibit II 4G phone (not the same as the ...
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How do I set up my Android Phone “hotspot” and connect to it?
I'm brand new to the Linux Operating System. (I'm not familiar with the different terms used).
Question:
I have an ACER ONE Netbook Computer running both Windows 7 Starter Operating System and ...
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USB tethering with Verizon Droid 4 3G/4G mobile broadband
My phone is a Verizon Droid 4, with 3G/4G LTE (Mobile Broadband, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.)
It's running System 6.13.219.XT894.Verizon.en.US, Android Version 2.3.6, Build date Mar 8 2012.
Problem:
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Android compile error
My Ubuntu is 12.04 x64
My gcc version is gcc-4.4
Error that I'm getting is:
/usr/include/features.h:324: fatal error: bits/predefs.h: No such file or directory
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ...
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Netbeans Android plugin (NBAndroid) - Javadoc not found
I've installed the latest Netbeans 7.1.2 from their site, with the Netbeans Android plugin, but I do not get any documentation in Netbeans, also not on Java classes:
Javadoc not found. Either ...
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Synchronize Android audio library with Banshee's one
Banshee synchronizes its music library with external device by keeping the same files on the device that are in Banshee's library. I want Banshee to synchronize its own library with Android's one.
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