The Secret History of Hacking

I bumped onto this during dinner. It is a good one to watch.

Sublime Text 2 Monokai Theme on Android Studio

I had it changed on Windows, so I figured I'd have it change here on Kali Linux too. Here are the steps:

Download the Sublime Monokai Theme (.zip)
        from https://github.com/y3sh/Intellij-Colors-Sublime-Monokai

Import the downloaded file. File -> import settings -> and select the Monokai-Sublime.jar

Change to the Darcula theme at Settings - Appearance

Select SublimeMonokai scheme for font at Settings - Editor - Colors and Fonts

Select the Consolas Font at Settings - Editor - Colors and Fonts - Font and set the font size to 15


This is how it looks:

adb issues on Kali Linux

I've setup Kali Linux on my laptop for a while, trying to get used to the whole Linux environment.
No more windows.

After re-installing Android Studio, I wanted to get to work quickly and try to fire up a hello world app.
However, when I plugged in my Lenovo, it was not detected automatically. Running adb devices gives me this:

List of devices attached
????????????    no permissions

Luckily found a fix.

This is what I did. I created a file named /tmp/android.rules with the following contents:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0b05", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="413c", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0489", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="24e3", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2116", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0482", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="17ef", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0409", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2080", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2257", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="10a9", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d4d", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0471", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04da", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1f53", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04dd", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0930", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="19d2", MODE="0666"

and then ran
sudo cp /tmp/android.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
sudo chmod 644   /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
sudo chown root. /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
sudo service udev restart
sudo killall adb

Adding to environment PATH in Linux

To add any application binaries to PATH, modify the application folder path.

    export PATH=$PATH:/opt/apps
    export PATH=$PATH:/home/bin
    export PATH=$PATH:/home/raf/Android/Sdk/platform-tools

 To see what's in PATH, use
          echo $PATH

Installing Oracle Java 8 on Kali Linux

echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys EEA14886

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

Re-installing official ROM for Lenovo S890

I must admit, fixing this phone is a pain in the arse a little bit, especially after I followed the instructions as close as 1, 2, 3. First, it was about installing the drivers. Then, it turned out, the version of the app in used matters too otherwise the flashing will keep failing.

Use : 

1. SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1332.0.187.rar
   (Link: http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.ro/2013/12/download-sp-flash-tool-v313320187.html)
   
2. Lenovo_S890_ALL_Driver
   
3. S890_S511_LANG_EN
   (Link: http://www.needrom.com/download/lenovo-s890-2/)

Installing ROM using SP_Flash_Tool
Note:Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcO4yYNkTl8

Problem 1 : Drivers installation

Firstly Download MTK USB VCOM Drivers for MTK6577

Now open Device Manager (in Control Panel)

Right click on PC name and then click on Add legacy hardware

Now in Add Hardware Wizard click on Next

Click Install the Hardware that i manually select from a list (Advanced)

Click Show All Devices

Click Next 

Click Have a Disk

Browse, Now select the drivers that have been downloaded (inf file)

Now click on Next on the wizard to install the drivers

When promoted for security issue just click on install any anyway to finish the driver installation.

After clicking on Finish, Restart the PC 

Note: http://thebroodle.com/microsoft/windows/how-to-install-mtk65xx-preloader-usb-vcom-drivers-in-windows/

Problem 2: S_FT_FORMAT_FAIL (4010)

Make sure to use SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1332.0.187. Other version may not work (most of them didn't).

Open the original ROM scatter file using notepad++.

Delete (__NODL_) at __NODL_PMT 0x700000 line and leave it to PMT 0x700000. 

Save it as a new file.

Open SP Flash Tool and open the edited scatter file.

Format using "Auto Format Flash" and choose "format whole flash except Bootloader"

Wait until green circle appeared 

Re-install the ROM

Problem 3: Invalid IMEI, no calls, no SMS, no data (after successfully installed ROM)

Root with KingoRoot (http://www.kingoapp.com)

Install Mobileuncletools from PlayStore

Choose Engineer mode

Choose Engineer Mode (MTK)

Choose Connectivity TAB

Choose CDS Information

Choose Radio Information

Choose phone 1

Edit "AT+" to become "AT +EGMR=1,7,"123456789012345" 

Press "send AT Command"

Press Back

Edit "AT+" to become "AT +EGMR=1,7,"123456789012345" 

Press "send AT Command"

Exit and reboot. 

Note: Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B40C2hoxn8U


Note: If you have other Lenovo phone, you can search in here for official and custom made ROM
http://www.android.gs/download-lenovo-stock-rom/

http://www.needrom.com/