zcat or xzcat alternative to USB pendrive on Android OS?

Xeratul · 05-04-2023, 05:27 AM

Hello

Do you know maybe a zcat or xzcat alternative to USB pendrive on Android OS?

kind regards

business_kid · 05-06-2023, 10:17 AM

To put a binary image on a usb or sdcard? I always found it faster to

Untar/Unzip/Whatever the compressed archive.
Run:"dd if=/path/to/binary.img of=/dev/whichever bs=1M status=progress"

The status option is good for preventing you thinking it's gone out to lunch and switching off. It usually appears to hang at the end but it's syncing.

Xeratul · 05-14-2023, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by business_kid

To put a binary image on a usb or sdcard? I always found it faster to

Untar/Unzip/Whatever the compressed archive.
Run:"dd if=/path/to/binary.img of=/dev/whichever bs=1M status=progress"

The status option is good for preventing you thinking it's gone out to lunch and switching off. It usually appears to hang at the end but it's syncing.

there is no console in a Android OS Phone (Samsung S9)

business_kid · 05-15-2023, 06:42 AM

Huh?

There's no zcat or xzcat either, for that matter, which are console applications. I presumed you were going to write this in a pc.

Xeratul · 05-15-2023, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by business_kid

Huh?

There's no zcat or xzcat either, for that matter, which are console applications. I presumed you were going to write this in a pc.

zcat or xzcat could maybe be found with linux terminal for Android OS, but it needs to be rooted likely.

business_kid · 05-16-2023, 08:16 AM

That's what I thought. But I've tried those all-in-one unarchivers && writers and they seem the slowest way to do things. Perhaps a memory issue? Anyhow you lose speed on the 'cat' or dd part

Xeratul · 05-17-2023, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by business_kid

That's what I thought. But I've tried those all-in-one unarchivers && writers and they seem the slowest way to do things. Perhaps a memory issue? Anyhow you lose speed on the 'cat' or dd part

the spatakus terminal Linux is available as APK... it allows to play around if it is rooted.