Android development on Karmic

[Red_Phoenix]

A truncated step-by-step for getting started with Android development on Karmic. Some nice-to-have steps left as an exercise for the reader (eg: path setup, etc).

Thought I'd post it here to save others a bit of stuffing around.

$ mkdir Documents/Android
$ cd Documents/Android

Grab http://developer.android.com/sdk/download.html?v=android-sdk-linux_x86-1.6_r1.tgz using firefox. I'll assume you've left the default download directory.

$ tar xzf ~/Downloads/android-sdk-linux_x86-1.6_r1.tgz

$ cd android-*
$ cd tools
$ ./android create avd --target 2 --name my_avd

$ sudo -s
# apt-get install eclipse
<wait>

# echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb",SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4",MODE="0666"' > /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
# service udev restart

* Run Eclipse

Help Menu -> Install New Software

* Add:
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
http://download.eclipse.org/datatools/updates
http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates/
http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/updates/releases/
http://download.eclipse.org/tools/gef/updates/releases/
http://dl.google.com/eclipse/plugin/3.5 (think this one's optional)

* Select Work With: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
Select "Developer Tools".. Next .. Next .. etc.

Restart when requested.

Window -> Preferences -> Android
- Set SDK Location to the Documents/Android/android-sdk-linux_x86-1.6_r1 directory.

Follow hello world here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/hello-world.html


If you have your phone plugged into the USB port, and (Phone) Menu->Settings->Applications->Development->USB Debugging checked so that "$ adb devices" picks up your phone, and "allow non-market apps' configured, your app will be uploaded and run on the phone when you select Run->Run. Otherwise, it will go to the emulator.

Ok.. hopefully I've remembered everything there.

Additional terms for google to munch on, which would have probably helped me: Android sdk karmic koala htc magic eclipse org.eclipse.datatools.connectivity.feature.feature .group emf wtp wst org.eclipse.wst.xml.core gef

Regards,

Leigh.

[amitabhishek]

Thanks for this tut!

[Huss]

Great walk through,

Thank you.

I made a mistake along the way. I copied the text rather than the link for this source:

http://download.eclipse.org/modeling...ates/releases/

As you can see, part of the address was chopped off so the software source couldn't be accessed.

If you are trying to add the ADT plug-in and coming up with dependency errors, it might be worth checking this.

[Dusty Wilson]

Thanks for this information. It was very helpful.

In addition, you might be interested in this:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html

It will help you setup udev to setup write permissions for your device. Without this, you'll end up getting errors when trying to run your application from Eclipse when using a device instead of an emulator.

[youbuntu]

Thanks mate :)

[WelterPelter]

My Karmic installation hosed my Android/Eclipse setup.

Spent several hours thrashing about, trying to restore it.

Removing all the Android and Eclipse files, and then starting over, following these instructions to the letter, restored my setup.

Thanks!

[malmjako]

I can't get adb to find my Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700. adb devices lists nothing. I've also added a udev rule, but this did not help. This is with USB debugging checked in settings.

[skaboss]

I can't get adb to find my Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700. adb devices lists nothing. I've also added a udev rule, but this did not help. This is with USB debugging checked in settings.

Same problem here :-(
Have you found a solution ?

[stevenwagner]

If you are on karmic and getting the error,
The artifact file for osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.ant.ui,3.4.1.v20090901_r35 1 was not found.

this will fix:
sudo apt-get install eclipse-pde eclipse-jdt


reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/477944

[kamitsukai]

After running:


./android create avd --target 2 --name my_avdI get the error:


Error: Target id is not valid. Use 'android list targets' to get the target ids.

[malmjako]

Same problem here :-(
Have you found a solution ?
Nope. It's a bummer, because I bought the phone with the intent to do some android development. This makes it quite a bit harder...

[venomix]

Nope. It's a bummer, because I bought the phone with the intent to do some android development. This makes it quite a bit harder...

I just got adb working with the Samsung Spica i5700. I used information from the following places:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=70178
http://androidforums.com/samsung-i7500/19510-adb-linux.html

First, /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules looks like this:



SUBSYSTEM=="usb",SYSFS{idVendor}=="04e8",MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb|usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="681c", SYMLINK+="android_adb"
Second, I downloaded a newer version of adb from here (see second link above):
http://floe.butterbrot.org/external/adb.gz

Now the device is detected by adb and debugging/running from Eclipse works.

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Venomix

[steve.]

After running:


./android create avd --target 2 --name my_avdI get the error:


Error: Target id is not valid. Use 'android list targets' to get the target ids.


I had that too.

There were no targets when I ran ./android list targets

I went into

Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager > Available Packages

and only selected the version to suit my phone for a faster download

After it was installed there was a target 1 to select.
"./android list targets" showed a target 1 for my phones OS but not a target 2

So I ran
./android create avd --target 1 --name my_avd

and about 10 minutes later "Hello, Android" was running on my Hero :)

Thanks for the guide Leigh.

I'm not sure what the code below from the guide does, but my HTC Hero ran "Hello, Android" via usb cable without using it.
# echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb",SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4",MODE="06 66"' > /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
# service udev restart

[UbuKunubi]

Hello!

I have 2 questions that other may find useful to have answered:

1) will the same installation instruction work for Jaunty?

2) when a program is ready for testing in the device, how does one go about getting the program into the phone, and running it?

Ubu.

[ranunley000]

I have downloaded eclipse and recommended files, java, apache ant, and sdk, but when I try getting android from the repository within sdk I get the message:

Failed to fetch URL https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml, reason: HTTPS SSL error. You might want to force download through HTTP in the settings.

I read to force https:// sources... but no luck. Any ideas? I'm really excited to try it out, especially now that I have a phone that I could (hopefully) make widgets for!

[spigolo]

great guide! thanks also for the spica part! now i just gotta dust off 20 years of coding inactivity and get over the "hello world" part!

[k64]

It's a shame you can't build the Android source code (http://source.android.com/download/) on Ubuntu anymore. Karmic dropped support for Java 5.

[guzzi333]

You can build it on Karmic see
http://androidnexus.com/platform-developement/building-the-android-open-source-project-on-ubuntu-9-10

[jones139]

Great guide, thank you - I spent ages trying (and failing) to sort out the dependencies, but your instructions worked fine.

[quicknick_26]

Hello all,

I'm new to development. I took two classes in Java at school. We learned on NetBeans, though.

I'd like to play around with making some Android apps for my new Samsung Moment. I got Eclipse up and running with the Android plugin. When I try to start a new project, however, the "Finish" button is grayed out. There's a red X at the top with "An SDK Target must be specified." The only field I see remaining that had not been manipulated is the "Build Target" field. It seems to have a drop down arrow, but I can't click on it or the field beside it. It seems to be ridiculously slim; like I wouldn't be able to read it, if there were something in the field. There is also no resizing option when I mouseover the divide between "Build Target" and the other fields in the new project window. Has anyone else had this problem or am I missing something completely obvious?

Another question: Is there a huge learning curve in switching from NetBeans to Eclipse? I saw that there is an Android plugin for NetBeans now, too. I wonder if it provides all of the same functionality that the Eclipse plugin has.

[Queue29]

Go to Window -> Android SDK Manager -> Available Packages, and check and install everything with Android in the name. Google left that out of their instructions.

[quicknick_26]

Thanks for responding, but I, in fact, do have all of the platforms from the SDK installed already (I was able to start a project in NetBeans and view all of the Android libraries). I think it's actually something wrong with the GUI on Eclipse.

I did figure out that the "Build Target" spot on the "New Android Project" window that I was talking about before has something inside it. I clicked on it and it displayed the name of one of the old APIs underneath. Then I discovered I was able to scroll with the arrow keys through all of the APIs three through seven, until I got to the end. I was only able to scroll in one direction. I can tell that it has four columns by clicking on different places horizontally. The red outline moves left and right (you can even see the column dividers if you zoom in on the image). I just can't tell what the four columns are or how to resize it so that I can view them properly. Any ideas?

[android_rules]

Hi Ubuntu Forums,

I am facing a problem about creating a new project in Android that build target is
not available in Eclipse. From File->New->Project->android project, there is no build target displayed. Although I have installed ADT Plugin and created an AVD.

I have followed the instruction from: http://source.android.com/download
My environment is below:

1. Ubuntu 9.10 (32 Bit)
2. Eclipse Classic 3.5.2 (163 MB) (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.5.2-201002111343/eclipse-SDK-3.5.2-win32.zip) (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
3. Installed sun-java5-jdk

What is solution of the prolem?

Thanks
Tonmoy

[android_rules]

Hi quicknick_26 (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=666845),

Just try to maximize the window. Then you will find that this problem is solved.
It is window redraw problem.

Cheers
Tonmoy

[swiftwood]

Been getting my Droid to work with Eclipse on Ubuntu this weekend

I've tried using the emulator, but unfortunately it takes FOREVER to come up, like 6 hours

fortunately I can get it to upload and run directly onto my phone, so it's not really a problem.

The funny part is that the phone doesn't show up under file manager like a regular USB device


$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
040372410100F011 device



$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 22b8:41db Motorola PCS
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

[FreshP]

Hello everybody. I have the following problem.

I cant connect my Android Dev 1 phone to my Ubuntu9.10 64-bit PC. I tried a lot of stuff. In /etc/udev/rules.d I have created 2 files named 50-android.rules and 51-android.rules both having the following contents



SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4",ATTR{idProduct}=="0c02",SYMLINK+="android_adb"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4",ATTR{idProduct}=="0c01",SYMLINK+="android_fastboot"
when I type lsusb i get


Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c03e Logitech, Inc. Premium Optical Wheel Mouse
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ca:183d Ricoh Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
None of the entries corresponds to the phone.
Also when I plug in the phone nothing happens, except that is starts charging. I cant see the microSD or anything else.

I have usb-debugging on, and allow unknown sources on.

Any help? It is driving me crazy.
Thank you.

[FreshP]

SOLVED!!!!

It was the USB cable. I tried another one and everything works great!!!

[syed.rakib.al.hasan]

i am having some problems starting the AVD.

my android virtual device shows up when the AVD is hit to start. but it doesnt show up properly.
~ i am using android 2.1 API-7.
~ i am using linux ubuntu 9.10 karmic
~ i am using eclipse 3.5

the problems is

upon setting up the AVD from AVD Manager in eclipse - the defaul skin HVGA cannot be used. it says "Skin HVGA does not exist"

please help.....
please help.....
please help.....

screenshot for the NO HVGA skin problem
http://i.imgur.com/NX5Vs.png