Flash Spica from VirtualBox

[Xi0N]

See, I use LINUX, but i need to flash my spica so, instead of getting a windows partition, i was wondering if i could safely flash my spica from a virtual system.
I use VirtualBox.. I want to know if any of you guys already tried this, and if it is safe...... what do you think?

[hyb]

Providing it has USB device support enabled, I fail to see why it wouldn't.

[eggbloke]

I'm not sure it would be a brilliant idea but it may work. IIRC Virtualbox open source edition (in the Ubuntu repos) doesn't support USB so the non open source edition has to be downloaded from the Virtualbox website.

[emerlu]

I'm not sure it would be a brilliant idea but it may work. IIRC Virtualbox open source edition (in the Ubuntu repos) doesn't support USB so the non open source edition has to be downloaded from the Virtualbox website.

Should be no problems as USB support is included in a separate extension pack. Just download and apply it.

[darth_llamah]

See, I use LINUX, but i need to flash my spica so, instead of getting a windows partition, i was wondering if i could safely flash my spica from a virtual system.
I use VirtualBox.. I want to know if any of you guys already tried this, and if it is safe...... what do you think?

VirtualBox has very good USB passthrough under Linux, I flashed sony-ericsson k750/w800 and k800 several times this way and all flashes were successfull.
I'd use older build though- from 3.x series, I didn't test usb functions on 4.x

[Xi0N]

Ok, thanks!!!

[Xi0N]

Im trying to flash just now......
9 minutes, and still doing the "factory.rfs download" step........ wish me luck!(i dont remember this taking so long)

[darth_llamah]

9 minutes, and still doing the "factory.rfs download" step........ wish me luck!(i dont remember this taking so long)

But progress bar is progressing?
Don't know if Virtualbox uses USB 1.1 or 2.0

[Xi0N]

Progress bar on phone or on computer?
17 minutes, still same..... timer still counting, bar on phone same as on the beginning....

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Ok, this is starting to scare me.... 31 minutes, and still same.... lets start thinking about unplugging the phone,.... which might be the results?

[fatino]

Factory.rfs happens on normal windows too. Its not always brick at this point. AFAIK you just have to try again.

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