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Setting up SD card and installing rooted Android using an ubuntu machine - edszr.co - 09-22-2016
Hi There,
I've looked for an answer to this and didn't see one. Sorry if I missed it. I would like to install rooted android on my pine 64, but the only info I've seen about doing this shows how to do it from a windows machine. I'm currently using ubuntu 16.04. Is there a way to install rooted android onto the pine64 without using windows?
thanks,
Ed
RE: Setting up SD card and installing rooted Android using an ubuntu machine - Ghost - 09-22-2016
(09-22-2016, 09:40 AM)edszr.co Wrote: Hi There,
I've looked for an answer to this and didn't see one. Sorry if I missed it. I would like to install rooted android on my pine 64, but the only info I've seen about doing this shows how to do it from a windows machine. I'm currently using ubuntu 16.04. Is there a way to install rooted android onto the pine64 without using windows?
thanks,
Ed
Hi.
Yes, by selecting the appropriate rooted image and using the dd command, or if you prefer a graphical user interface, you could download Etcher.
RE: Setting up SD card and installing rooted Android using an ubuntu machine - edszr.co - 09-22-2016
Thanks Ghost. Etcher is really cool and easy to use. Now I've got another problem. I have a 64gb micro sd card, but formatted it only has ~59 gb of space. So etcher tells me my rooted 64gb android image won't fit. Should I try a smaller image?
thanks again for the help!
RE: Setting up SD card and installing rooted Android using an ubuntu machine - Ghost - 09-22-2016
(09-22-2016, 12:39 PM)edszr.co Wrote: Thanks Ghost. Etcher is really cool and easy to use. Now I've got another problem. I have a 64gb micro sd card, but formatted it only has ~59 gb of space. So etcher tells me my rooted 64gb android image won't fit. Should I try a smaller image?
thanks again for the help!
Yes, the latest Android images are slightly mis-sized. For argument's sake, try a smaller image just to get things working.
More suitable OS images are forthcoming.
RE: Setting up SD card and installing rooted Android using an ubuntu machine - edszr.co - 09-22-2016
Thanks Ghost. I''m back in business. I appreciate the help and patience
Ed