Chris, that link looks good to me how it is now. think you should leave it separate as another article. i simply missed it the first time. Thanks for pointing it out!
Tony On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:39 AM, Chris Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > We do cover this in the following section of the main Flame article: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developer_phone_guide/Flame#Linux_and_Mac > > I’d love your feedback on what could be better written. Perhaps I should > transfer all of the details over to the Flame article, rather than linking > to another place. > > Some more comments below: > > Chris Mills > Senior tech writer || Mozilla > developer.mozilla.org || MDN > [email protected] || @chrisdavidmills > > > > On 15 Sep 2014, at 17:52, Gabriela Montagu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tony, many thanks for answering me so quickly!!! >> >> I'm afraid there are things I don't understand how to do such as: >> >> edit the android.rules file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ : >> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}==“05c6", MODE="0666", GROUP=“plugdev" >> > > This can be a bit tricky, as this location is hidden by default. To find > this, the easiest way is to open your Files application, then choose the menu > option Go > Enter Location, then in the box that pops up, enter > /etc/udev/rules.d/ and press return. You cna then edit the android.rules file > with whatever plain text editor you are comfortable using. Create a new file > called android.rules, if it doesn’t already exist in that location. > >> >> >> Supposing I get to do all the above, how do I flash the builds? > > You should be able to follow the instructions in this section: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developer_phone_guide/Flame#Updating_your_Flame%27s_software > > > >> >> >> Someone in the TCP channel gave a link to some unofficiall nightly builds >> and told me I could use them to falsh the same way I do with my Keon using >> Windows. The link is the following: >> >> >> http://www.codingfree.com/p/firefox-os-builds.html >> >> Could you please tell me if there would be some risk using the above? >> >> > > I would recommend that you use the builds listed on the official page, at: > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developer_phone_guide/Flame#Updating_your_Flame_to_a_nightly_build > > Although you should Flash the base build first. > > I’ve updated my Flame using these instructions many times, and haven’t had a > problem. It is pretty reliable. > > I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. > >> >> >> >> >> >> On 15 September 2014 13:27, Tony Chung <[email protected]> wrote: >> Gabriela, >> >> you certainly can try adding android.rules for your Flame to your ubuntu >> machine. Yes, you may need sudo access to edit the file. Can you find >> out who can give you the administration rights? >> >> Once you obtain them, follow this >> >> For the device to be seen on ubuntu: >> 1. $ lsusb >> >> look for the device ID on your Flame. Should say something like: >> "Bus 001 Device 023: ID 05c6:9026 Qualcomm, Inc. " >> >> 2. you will have to edit the android.rules file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ : >> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}==“05c6", MODE="0666", GROUP=“plugdev" >> >> 3. to restart the process : >> sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/android.rules >> sudo service udev restart >> sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart >> sudo reload udev >> sudo udevadm trigger >> >> 4. $ adb devices >> Verify your device is now seen by Ubuntu >> Once you have ADB access, you can flash the device if you have the builds >> handy. >> Hope that helps, >> >> Tony >> >> >> On Sep 15, 2014, at 6:48 AM, Marek Raida <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi,I used the latest ubuntu,and no udev rules were necessary to update - >>> could also be the case of your current distro version... >>> M. >>> >>> On Monday, September 15, 2014, Gabriela Montagu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Tony and Marek >>> >>> Very sorry for my delay!!! >>> >>> Tony, >>> I have an Ubuntu/linux machine at the palce I work. I've installed adb but >>> now, according to the TCP channel people trying to help me, I need to >>> create a file for the udev rules and then enter 2 lines in it. I need >>> administrator rights to do this as I don't have them, so I depend on >>> someone else willing to do it for me so..... It doesn't seem so easy as you >>> say, just tranferring the files and fllash them... >>> >>> Marek, >>> Using my USB stick, instalingl some linux live distribution on it, boot and >>> do whats needed... doen't seem so difficult but.... which linux live >>> distribution do I have to use? Would I have to create the udev rules with >>> the 2 lines in it all the same? If so, the problem is I don't know how to >>> do it... :( >>> >>> >>> Many thanks for trying to help me! >>> Best regards, >>> Gabriela >>> QA Mozilla Hispano Responsible >>> >>> >>> http://www.mozilla-hispano.org >>> http://twitter.com/mozilla_hispano >>> http://facebook.com/mozillahispano >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2 September 2014 15:27, Tony Chung <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Gabriela, >>> Agree with Marek. Do you have a linux distro machine that is running ADB, >>> that you can just transfer the files and flash from ? >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> >>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Marek Raida <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I discourage you to try it on Windows+Cygwin, it failed me always. >>>> In it's stead, use yoru USB stick, install some linux live distribution on >>>> it, boot and do whats needed... >>>> >>>> On Monday, 1 September 2014 22:21:52 UTC+2, Gabriela Montagu wrote: >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Could any one of you help me flash 2.1 to my Flame device using Windows >>>>> please? If so, I would greatly appreciate it!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I already have the Windows drivers, the Nightly build and the Gaia zip >>>>> but I need the appropriate command to flash them using Windows and I >>>>> would need to do in to help test some specific things. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Gabriela >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mozilla-hispano.org >>>>> http://twitter.com/mozilla_hispano >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://facebook.com/mozillahispano >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 6 August 2014 16:41, Paul Rouget <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just FYI, in WebIDE, there are buttons to root the phone when it's >>>>> possible. >>>>> >>>>> In Runtime > Runtime Info. >>>>> >>>>> We use run ADB for the user, and run scripts to root ADB server side. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Asa Dotzler wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 8/6/14, 9:15 AM, Josh Aas wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> I got a Flame phone and wanted to update it to 2.0 nightly so I could >>>>> >>>>>>> test/dogfood. Last week I couldn't figure out how to do that via the >>>>> >>>>>>> Flame home page, but someone has since added instructions. Thanks to >>>>> >>>>>>> whoever did that! >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Developer_phone_guide/Flame >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> One issue with the instructions, though, at least on OS X - they only >>>>> >>>>>>> really work if both flash steps are run as root (sudo). Flashing the >>>>> >>>>>>> base doesn't require root, but the flash to 2.0 nightly requires the adb >>>>> >>>>>>> daemon to be running as root, and if you didn't flash the base as root >>>>> >>>>>>> adb will not be running as root. You'll need to do "adb kill-server", >>>>> >>>>>>> which most people won't know how to do. If you didn't run the base flash >>>>> >>>>>>> as root, and you figured out how to kill the adb server, you then need >>>>> >>>>>>> to run the second flash as root to get adb to start as root. We should >>>>> >>>>>>> either recommend that people run the flash commands as root (prefix >>>>> >>>>>>> "sudo"), or explain how to get adb running as root first. >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Other than this, the page's information is much better than before. >>>>> >>>>>>> Still could be better organized, though. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Chris Mills manages this page, with input from me and other Flame >>>>> >>>>>> team folks. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I'm glad it's an improvement. I've copied Chris on this in the hopes >>>>> >>>>>> that he can find a way to incorporate the Mac OS X note into the >>>>> >>>>>> instructions -- assuming that's as expected and not a bug for us to >>>>> >>>>>> fix. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the great feedback, Josh. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> - A >>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>> dev-b2g mailing list >>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >>>>> >>>>> -- Paul >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> dev-b2g mailing list >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> dev-b2g mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dev-b2g mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dev-b2g mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g > _______________________________________________ dev-b2g mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g
