Launch OpenPandora on Android

25 Aug 2013 | android linuxdeploy

You can run the OpenPandora distribution via Linux Deploy on Android.

Playbook

• In the Linux Deploy 1.4.1+ application, create a new profile and specify the following in the parameters:
  • Distribution - RootFS;
  • Mirror URL - http://www.openpandora.org/firmware/pandora-rootfs.tar.bz2;
  • Installation type - File;
  • Installation path - the path to the image file (for example, /sdcard/pandora.img);
  • Image size (MB) - 1000 (possible more);
  • User name - android;
  • Desktop environment - Xfce;
  • Install GUI - No.

• Start the installation via “Properties” -> “Install”. As a result, a disk image file must be created on the memory card and the rootfs archive unpacked into it.

• Start the SSH server (from the Android console, you can use the ConnectBot terminal):

  linuxdeploy shell "/etc/init.d/dropbear start"
  

  Now you can connect via SSH, login - android, password - changeme, port 22.

• Stop SSH Server:

  linuxdeploy shell "/etc/init.d/dropbear stop"
  

• Configuring automatic SSH start/stop via the Android interface of Linux Deploy (START/STOP buttons):

  linuxdeploy shell "cp /etc/init.d/dropbear /etc/init.d/ssh"
  

Notice: In order for the linuxdeploy command to be available from the Android console, you need to allow creating a symbolic link in the system (“Settings” -> “Create a simlink”) and updating the working environment (“Settings” -> “Update ENV”) in the settings. However, this is an optional requirement, and you can call the linuxdeploy command using the full path ENV_DIR/bin/linuxdeploy, where ENV_DIR is the directory of the working environment, by default /data/data/ru.meefik.linuxdeploy/linux.