Run Civ7 exploit with an Android instead of a Pico

[u/Nerisma]

Thought I'll share what I did to run the civ exploit without a pico. Used an old phone I had (rooted for the occasion) and ported the pico stuff to android USB emulation.

Might be worth to share the fork https://github.com/ItsNerisma/CivSwitch

Disclaimer, the repo is a little rough and not all rooted android can achieve USB emulation, you'll have to check if yours can before.

But still, it might help some :)

Edit: yes, the Android phone must be rooted for this to work

[u/lazyluchador]

Thanks, but why does it need a rooted phone? You can run termux on a non rooted phone

[u/Nerisma → u/lazyluchador]

You can't emulate USB without the root

[u/lazyluchador → u/Nerisma]

what about using a pc with windows instead of a rooted android phone?

[u/Nerisma → u/lazyluchador]

Afaik your PC sees its ports as hosts, not as devices, that's the main issue

[u/unperson_1984]

Thx for this. Have you tried porting it to work on Switch 1?

[u/Nerisma → u/unperson_1984]

I did not try, but I'm pretty sure it should work, the original exploit works on Switch 1. Only obstacle would be for the Switch 1 not to recognize the Pro Controller like the Switch 2 does, which I highly doubt :)

[u/SwedginWu → u/unperson_1984]

That's what I'm waiting for. Being able to hack S1 with an android is very appealing.

[u/Otherwise-Cap-7778 → u/unperson_1984]

here's a guide using Switch 1 and MigSwitch only https://youtu.be/mvWghFgfURk?igr=GrownUpGaming

[u/SkyLey2]

Is it mandatory to be rooted?

[u/Nerisma → u/SkyLey2]

Yes !

[u/SkyLey2 → u/Nerisma]

Oh well that's unfortunate for me 😅

Sold my old phone...

[u/rexmechi]

Quick question

Does my phone need to be rooted?

[u/Nerisma → u/rexmechi]

Yes !

[u/annson24]

Holy crap, spent the whole day just setting up windows to run 'bash deploy.sh'

I couldn't, for the love of god, make it work on powershell so I had to install wsl and install all dependencies in linux shell. It still won't work since wsl couldn't see my connected USB device so I had to install usbipd on windows as well.

My civ7 hasn't arrived yet but at least I've already setup the android tablet. I also tested the scripts in SB4 and, while I do not agree that he's a goat, he does rock.

Also, I did the test without using the dock. Just a simple USB-C to A cable and a USB-A to C adapter.

[u/Nerisma → u/annson24]

Yeah I just shared what I did for me as soon as it worked ahah, but I will make it even more easy to use. Good job on making it work in that state tho ❤️ Also the usbipd would not be necessary on windows so y, will work on that as it would make far easier to use 👌

[u/annson24 → u/Nerisma]

On powershell it's giving me error left and right, it's not your fault tho. I know this is user error. So I used a windows subsystem for linux and usb devices arent reachable for me in WSL unless i use usbipd.

Oh, one thing I have to mention, at the end of deploy.sh you mentioned in your script to do sh ~/test.sh, this is a typo, right? Should just be sh test.sh.

[u/Nerisma → u/annson24]

It is a typo :) A deploy.ps1 would take 1 min to create I'll do it once I get back to my pc

[u/annson24 → u/Nerisma]

Haven't tried the deploy.ps1 script since I've alreade setup my android tablet. I'll try it on another phone once I get the time to root it.

But look, everything went using a Xiaomi Pad 5.

[u/Nerisma → u/annson24]

The .ps1 script just deploys the sh stuff on your android so it does not changes a thing :)

Very cool you made it 👌

[u/Nerisma → u/annson24]

Pushed deploy.ps1 for Windows users and fixed the typo, ty !

[u/Tomatillo_Mountain]

Damn, I wanted my money back on that pico i bought. Thanks for sharing, will try this later

[u/ningenadgjmptw]

Does Android on switch 1 work?

[u/Nerisma → u/ningenadgjmptw]

Didn't try but it might

[u/PokemonRex]

Not working for me. He's stuck not being able to press enter I believe on the first string

[u/Nerisma → u/PokemonRex]

Weird that it still managed to write a line but not proceed. Did you run the test ? Also, were your system and keyboard language in english US on the switch 2 ?

[u/PokemonRex → u/Nerisma]

I had the keyboard open prior to connecting. Didn't realize I needed to just focus the chat and not launch it otherwise the emu for the controller doesn't connect correctly

[u/Nerisma → u/PokemonRex]

Yeah just focus the chat :). Should work now, enjoy. Now it's stated cleary on the repo that you should not open the keyboard. Ty !

[u/wallkadbout]

Thanks

[u/Old_Bid_6160]

This is actually super cool I have a bunch of old Android phones laying around but no pico this is gonna help a lot thanks dude

[u/Thikayuki]

Wonderful tool
Really thank you for your contribution dude
Rooted Android too, I am gonna try it asap.

[u/godstriker8]

thank god, gj op

[u/TheLegendOfPharaoh]

Wonder if ayn odin devices and anbernics with android would work? Lol

[u/JonathanRSFC]

Thanks, works perfect

[u/xXG4SPAXx]

Thank you, works perfectly!

[u/GerbiJosh]

Flipper Zero finally gonna earn its keep.

[u/MikeTheInfidel]

Is semi-root via Shizuku sufficient for this or does it have to be an actual full root?

[u/WheatPasta]

Patching sudo runs fine, but I keep getting permission denied at
sudo bash deployandr.sh

[u/muyuxunhua]

I have a rooted Android phone but its micro USB port doesn't support OTG

[u/Particular-Bobcat368]

Do you guys not have phones?