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Problems with installation - libusbx couldn't open USB device
Added by Tom C about 8 years ago
Hi, I posted this below under a more obscure title and haven't had any success :-(
I have followed the step-by-step instructions to install the latest Replicant onto a Galaxy S2. The below is what I get when I come to use Heimdall to install the image, however I've just noticed the phone is actually a GT-I9100P - is this a slightly different model that doesn't work so well?
Thank you!
@@ heimdall flash --KERNEL /home/tom/Documents/REPLICANTG/recovery.img
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Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
libusbx: error [_get_usbfs_fd] libusbx couldn't open USB device /dev/bus/usb/003/065: Permission denied
libusbx: error [_get_usbfs_fd] libusbx requires write access to USB device nodes.
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -3 @@
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RE: Problems with installation - libusbx couldn't open USB device - Added by My Self about 8 years ago
Please don't double post the same problem. Or please just refer to the original post next time: http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/3/topics/12381
So it seems you have an unsupported device. The I9100P is more or less the I9100 with NFC functionality.
AFAIK Heimdall doesn't explicitly support the I9100P (source: http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/) and also other people seems to have trouble with this device: https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/issues/43#issuecomment-27818784
So you had luck, not to soft-brick your device...
If you still want to try it, here is a success-story for putting CyanogenMod on the I9100P.
But don't expect that everything is working - especially if you using the Replicant Image(s).
Have fun, anyway.