yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
Ties in with my issue, I still there is still an issue with overclocking and the values the system/cpugovernor has available for setting frequency.

My overclock is 1100000. If I run CpuGovernor stats in console, I get overclock: lists proper values. Available frequency max still lists only 1000mhz...

If I override in cpugovernor config file, if I stop and start cpugovernor, this is corrected. Now both overclock and frequency max list 1100 mhz.

But if i do stats again after a while, frequency max is reset to 1000mhz again!

So there is something in the system which overrides this value. I figure that then system cannot set 1100 mhz anymore.

It is corrected again if I stop and restart cpuGovernor... and so on.
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
Do you watch a video in between?

I remember that the proc gets switched to 800MHz because that's enough even for 720p as it is done by the GPU.

After returning from Video the app might set the official max.

I think sibere discovered that mybee a year ago.
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
Yeah OK but it seems there is a bit more to it, because also the Max freq value is overriden and it looks like system cannot set your oc max freq anymore!

ps I don't think I played a video at all...
[Gen8 Android Development] gersto:
Well just wanted to say thanks Sauron for your work on UrukDroid. Turned, what I call the Eris of tablets, into a smooth working device.

I have sold my Archos 70 and shipping it out tomorrow. My HTC Flyer is expected to reach my doorstep on Wednesday!

Good luck with all your future releases of this great ROM!
[Gen8 Android Development] frw99:
Installed UrukDroid 1.6 on a new Samsung 16GB class10 SD ... and it flys :D Huge diff to my old SD. Really recommend it to everyone! Feels nearly like an IPad now :D

Sent from my A70 with Tapatalk
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
And why didn't you put it on the even faster internal Memory?

You could have that speed for a long time allready.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
That's not exactly true - as far as I can see in SDCard thread, recently released Samsung memory cards (tested 32GB one) are faster in both throughput and io ops then internal storage.
[Gen8 Android Development] gazknight:
UD multiboot AOS

@sauron

Cant you do this ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335620&page=23

It would be great if you worked together with AOS on this idea.
[Gen8 Android Development] FrEcP:
Imho he means this
[Gen8 Android Development] ViPaSoft:
Hi $aur0n,

This seems to be a fantastic ROM. Just come back to the Archos 70, (HD this time) from an Advent VEGA, but too big and un-pocket friendly.

This UrukDroid was fantastically easy to install, but have an issue. It drains the battery very quickly. Within a few hours. Someone said it's because it's not truly designed for the A70H.

I do hear the HDD starting up every few seconds and then almost instantly stopping.

Any ideas anyone.

Also, the battery calibration seems all messed up. I've tried the 'fully charge and with root delete the battery stats' option, but it's still all over the place sometimes.

Not very technical report i know, sorry.

Thanks in advance.
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
This question is asked here quite often by A70H users, and answered the same for a year.

ATM UrukDroid is installed on the HDD, so every running process is keeping the hdd spinning.

As the A70H user never really help $auron to get around that limitation ( install it on internal ), you will have a solution if you help him to the end.
[Gen8 Android Development] erdemdengel:
Please help
[Gen8 Android Development] adtif:
i just flash the v1.6 n my A101IT is fantastic. very sensitive n just like ipad. thks to the dev. will review again after a day of use. installed in 16g class 10 microSD.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Help in what?
[Gen8 Android Development] Fubarovic:
I've just installed UrukDroid 1.6 on my Archos 70 Internet Tablet (non-HDD version). UD is on the internal memory since I don't have an SD yet.

The Archos' firmware is 2.4.81 and I was wondering if upgrading to 2.4.82 would break my current install of UD 1.6.
[Gen8 Android Development] FrEcP:
its safe to update the noraml firmware as UD resides on another partition - just go ahead
[Gen8 Android Development] pitflyer:
I did this on my stock partition but it still prompts me in urukdroid. Why if it doesn't affect it?
[Gen8 Android Development] pitflyer:
Thanks for clarifying.. You suggest upgrading the stock partition but not the uruk partition.
[Gen8 Android Development] Tomcio-Paluszek:
Hi

My UD 1.6 become highly unstable, and I want make a clean install.

How can i do this ?

After selecting "Reformat Device..." from recovery menu, device performs all actions like formating system and data disk, but after reboot UD is still here untouched. I try also "Reset Android & Storage" with no success.

BTW. Selecting Android or Developer Edition always start the same UD. Is this normal ? I think one of this option should boot to stock firmware.
[Gen8 Android Development] Ranomez:
hi, sorry for a not really related question, but i allways end up messing some things in urukdroid when upgrading tobetas and trying things in the terminal, it is a bit unusable right now, so i want to ask a question, i know how to format the tab and everything for a clean install, but i want to know how can i backup the whole data partition and restore it after, cause i dont want to loose all my apps and saved setings/savegames?
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
You can do two things - use ReInstall from EasyInstall - this will preserve all your apps (on datafs) - and do fresh install of Uruk system parition. Or you can do like you said - do backup of datafs and restore it on fresh install. In both cases end result should be the same.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Use cpugovernor stats to check real values - like in documentation (SetCPU may produce false results).

http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/UrukService_cpugovernor
[Gen8 Android Development] Tomcio-Paluszek:
I think i found the problem

Internal storage is mounted as read only. Any clue how to fix it ?
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
If it's mounted readonly, then the filesystem scanner thinks that the partition is damaged.

Mount to a pc and check if you can fix that.
[Gen8 Android Development] Tomcio-Paluszek:
Ok, now is rw but:

I can repair disk, i can make full disk format without any errors, but after reconnecting usb all data is still here.

Here is mount log
[Gen8 Android Development] Bingoig11:
After few days, my 101 is still not able to go into deep sleep even if I choose it, the power led's always on and battery drain is huge.

Cannot figure out where the problem comes from as I disabled most services...
[Gen8 Android Development] ws6nightcat:
Is there a way to change the boot animation/ splash screen on 1.6?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Hey, guys!

Since I don't have a usable microSD card, I was wondering if there's a way to install without a microSD card...

So, is there?

Thanks for replying!
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
If you would have taken the time to even read the installation instructions you could have seen yourself that a micro-sd card is not needed as UrukDroid can be installed internally.
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
I've read the instructions, but the UD site ITSELF says a "2GB+ SDHC (SD) card is needed"

So, how CAN I install this?
[Gen8 Android Development] sweetypie:
If you read the first line (under Features) of the first post of this thread, you will see

"Easy install method for external (SDcard) and Internal storage".
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Yes, it says that, but there is no tutorial on how to install without a microSD card...

Please, if I'm mistaken, correct me and link me to the site that describes this procedure.Thanks!
[Gen8 Android Development] jones23:
http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/EasyInstall

there you go. have fun with Urukdroid. I recommend you take a look at GOLauncher when you're done with the installation. it improves the experience quite a lot from standard and has a memory management widget, which is quite useful with the scare ram of the Archos 101.

EDIT: sorry now its the correct link

and make sure you apply the newest patches after installation.

@ALL

my spanish isn't quite good enough. can anyone sum up what the patches 1.6.3 and 1.6.4 are good for ?

http://www.htcmania.com/archive/index.php/t-349048.html
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
OK, so I've flashed the zImage and initramfs (again), but this time, I chose 'Advanced method'. Right now, I've copied the instalation file, the tab found it and now it says it's 'checking consistency'.

EDIT: Finished, it's gone to the next step; says some rootfs partition ERROR has occured, it's fixed now.

EDIT2: the new error is 'failed to mount /dev/something/something (225)' Any ideas what it is?

EDIT3: If I choose 'simple', it says it can't detect a SD card, but if I select 'advanced', there's a partition error! Please guys, help!
[Gen8 Android Development] mosc:
hello, i need your help please.

My 101 devices is rooted and has SDE. Anyway, when i click on Flash Kernel and Initramfs menu it says

USB Connection: Please copy a zImage and an initrams.cpio.lzo, then press OK to disconnect Shouldnt it be initrams.cpio.gz ?

Because when i copy zImage and an initrams.cpio.gz it says Initrams (initrams.cpio.Izo) not found !

What can i do ?

Thanks

ps: i tried to rename initrams.cpio.gz to initrams.cpio.Izo and he flashed it but after the reboot i dont see any changes in the Developer Menu
[Gen8 Android Development] mosc:
Nobody here who can help me?
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
Try UrukDroid 1.64 which is perfect performance in Gen8 SDE

refer to beneath website to download related firmware:

(1) http://sauron.pourix.com/UrukDroid/UrukDroid-1.6/

(2) http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/WhatIsUruk
[Gen8 Android Development] mosc:
i dont get your post ....

on your download site i can see just the initramfs.cpio.gz but as i wrote before i get the error that i need a initrams.cpio.Izo file.

Also i didnt install any urukdroid rom so i cant upgrade.

Still having that problem
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
If you get asked for initrams.cpio.Izo then you don't have a Archos Gen8 but a Gen9.
[Gen8 Android Development] mosc:
Haha, this a call an EPIC FAIL :D - It´s true, i have an archos 101 G9.

So its not supporting G9 right? If not, do you know if they will support in in the future?

greetings
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
No, i don't think that Urukdroid will be on the Gen9.

But you allready have ICS and Root, so what do you need UD for?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1633531
[Gen8 Android Development] skrumzy:
Haven't visited the forum in awhile and was an early adopter of the 1.6 build. Have a quick question. I want to put 1.64 on and browsing through the project website it says for the update to just merge it with the installation zip. So basically extract the zip from the 1.6 install and add the files to a new zip with the update being in the data/urukupdate folder. Am I understanding this correctly?
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
Following the process in beneath website to update UD1.6 TO 1.64:

http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/Upgrade
[Gen8 Android Development] sweetypie:
Is there a descrption of the changes in 1.6.4 anywhere? The changelog stops at 1.6.2.

I'm on 1.6.3 which works just fine. Is there anything worth having in 1.6.4?
[Gen8 Android Development] jones23:
would also like to know...
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
Main Change was that 1.6.4 is based on 2.4.83.
[Gen8 Android Development] sweetypie:
Thanks, that was useful to know, especially for A101 users.
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
wifi nologer works on a32 after updating to 1.6.4!!!!!
[Gen8 Android Development] Dyverse:
Are you usein stock wifi program or the wifi manager that comes with uruk? A common issue on urukdroid is that wifi isnt enabled on boot sometimes but a restart will usually re-enable the wifi, but i have never used the stock wireless manager as i tether to my phone mostly with ad-hoc network
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
did all that before posting just no joy at all...same issue on archos 101 16g so suspect its an uruk 1.6.4 issue
[Gen8 Android Development] kot7k:
Hi,

A friend of mine just lend me his archos 101it to mess arround with it and i have been trying some things but i think i dont have all the information with me.

I have installed urukdroind 1.6.0 first, then upgraded to 1.6.2 and its very fast and cool but i encountered some problems that i would like to know if they are known issuis or do they have workarrounds (now i have upgraded to 1.6.4 with zimage from 1.6.2, i readed somewhere that zimage from 1.6.4 was messed up and i still have same problems):

-The touchscreen becomes unresponsive if i want to give the tablet a rest without shuting it down, i mean, if i dont want this to happen, i have to be always using it or at least not letting the screen go off. Do this happen to you too?

-My wifi network was a hidden bssid, i can connect to it anways and wifi works good (much better than on cm7 for me) but there are 2 minor things, the wifi icon on status bar cant show the signal strength and its always empty, no matter how near im from the router (i think this might be a froyo bug cause it doesnt happen on gingerbread). And the other thing is that sometimes after a reboot or sometimes after some time surfing (but not commonly) wifi dont work even it shows its connected and to have a working wifi again i have to turn wifi off and turn it on again. Do this things happen to you too?

- Another thing is that i deleted applibs and google play dont let me install youtube app, it says my device isnt compatible. I "think" that i installed it before but it doesnt let me now (i say i think cause im not totally sure). And i only seem to be able to have some youtube playback if i surf the youtube page in desktop mode, but the playback is not great, i cant pause cause it wont start again, and sometimes it stops in the middle of the vid, even though it has more vid loaded. Do this happen to you also? (additional info: i tried to install mx player with codecs for amr7, bsplayer with codecs for amr7, and mobo player)

Sry for the long post, i just wanted to know if this are common things or if they have any solution, my goal is to have a working 101it, with some more resposiveness and speed than stock firmware (wich it has now) but not losing anything that it had on stock.

Greetings.
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Soft buttons

Using UrukConfig, I've hidden the soft buttons so they are in the status/information bar at the top. Fine. I can now play video's full screen.

For some full-screen apps (e.g., MX Player) I need to temporarily enable the soft buttons feature (long press on the on/off button) to be able to stop the application. No big deal.

However, after a while the soft buttons disappeared from the status/information bar. I guess I did something wrong but I can't recall what. But this makes the hiding of soft buttons unusable. Any ideas what I may have done wrong, and how to avoid it?

EDIT: They even stay away after reboot.

---------- Post added at 10:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 AM ----------

What I see fairly often is that the device 'freezes' while sleeping. Normally, when sleeping, the power led lits once in a while, apparently some activity that causes the device to wake up. But sometimes the power led stays lit, and the device becomes unresponsive. It cannot be switched on or off anymore and a reset (10-seconds button press on the on/off switch) is necessary.

It seems to happen more often when the device is out of reach of APs, e.g., when it has been lying in my car while driving.

For this reason, I always put the device into deep sleep when no longer needed.

Yes, often :(
[Gen8 Android Development] madmurdoch:
Use Button Saviour - it's brilliant. It leaves a tiny little shaded icon on the side of your screen which you simply press to reveal the buttons.

Easy fix. Download "rootdim" from Market and it is a menu option specifically for Archos. Tick it and you won't have the problem again.
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Interesting. But why does this tool need permission to make phone calls and access the internets?

I'm not sure this is the issue at hand. For example, when 'frozen', the device is also unresponsive to network access, USB insertion, and so on. But I'll give it a try.

Thanks for the suggestions!
[Gen8 Android Development] kot7k:
Thanks both for your answers. Gonna try those tips

I guess there is no fix for the dissapearing wifi right now :(
[Gen8 Android Development] berre:
Hi all,

I'm selling my archos 101 with urukdroid... what's the best way to reset the device - keeping urukdroid off course
[Gen8 Android Development] atomicsoul:
Hi guys, i updated to 1.6.2 and can't conect to google play anymore. Is there a fix other than reinstalling?
[Gen8 Android Development] Mavasilisk:
Can you talk in details? By saying just "cant connect" I can say check your internet.
[Gen8 Android Development] alexdk:
Hi all

Sorry I ask, but do we have a how to install guide if u are coming from another custom rom?

Thx to all
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
It doesn't matter from where you come, it's allways the same installation that is described in the Wiki.
[Gen8 Android Development] d31b0y:
I don't see why it would be any different. If you have a custom rom then you must already have the Archos sde installed so you should just be able to fire ahead.
[Gen8 Android Development] alexdk:
Hi thx

I have just installed it on my archos 70 IT and there is not much difference to the original. I see that the camera not working.

Is that normal?
[Gen8 Android Development] atomicsoul:
Didn't realise that I had a reply. Ended up using the old Google store version. It's the versions being installed via arctools app that won't work, just keeps asking me to create an account. Would love to use the new version though.
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Hey, I have a problem with Play Store saying 'Server Error'. Tried wiping Play Store and Google Services Framework cache and data and rebooting, but no luck...

Any ideas?

I googled the problem, but no real solutions come up...?
[Gen8 Android Development] razer_irl:
Hi all.

Just picked up a gen 8 101t used and have a small problem.

I went to install Urukdroid 1.6 but Ive discovered that its already installed and so is the SDE.

I hold the vol- button and I have

Android

Developer edition

Recovery

When I boot into developer edition I get the following error

After I get Urukdroid 1.6 screen I get an error saying

failed to mount rootfs/dev/mmcblk12p2 (255)

Then repairing rootfs finished...reboot.

It reboots back into stock firmware.

Any ideas??

Thanks
[Gen8 Android Development] calahorn:
start the install over again. whoever sold it to you tried to erase urukdroid from the stock os. follow the install instructions from the site found in the original post.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Hi guys :)

Just wanted to mention that now I have Ainol Aurora II tab (after my Archos screen digitizer crashed). I'm not sure if I will develop anything there (probably do ;) ) - but I must say 1GB of RAM is what makes this device works flawlessly (I never forgive Archos being so greedy and using only 256MB in Gen8 - that was their ultimate mistake)
[Gen8 Android Development] razer_irl:
Cheers mate.That worked.

Next question-How do I over clock the 101?
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
I have an Elf II and a Nexus 7 ( from company ) and the 1GB is really something else.

Hope to see you on slatedroid with your own Rom.

BTW there they have a working Ubuntu allready.
[Gen8 Android Development] Golomidov:
Hi, all and $aur0n especially

Could you please confirm that installing URUK on Archos 35 Home Connect (gen8) isn't possible - i cannot navigate with volumekeys in installing script (booted in developer edition) after flashing initramfs and zImage?

My volume keys are sensors, not real hardware buttons. Though in recovery, in boot menu they work.

EDIT: is there any way to change key table or smth like this?

EDIT2: also installation script is run in portrait mode while device is landscape-only. It is not a real problem if the OS itself could be forced to use landscape mode. Could anybody confirm this?
[Gen8 Android Development] Golomidov:
For those who are interested.

the problem was that in the init scripts in UD installation framework for some reason A35DM specific initilisation settings were removed (video mode and soft keys settings). updating auibox and abcbox with copying settings from original recovery init scripts helped resolve this problem.

But as long as same problems are in firmware itself and its updates (why were they removed? :( :( ) I didn't finish the modification.

If anybody is interested I am ready to help and explain, welcome here or PM.
[Gen8 Android Development] Golomidov:
And again.

I couldn't wait for somebody adapt urukDroid to Archos 35 Home Connect :)

So I made it by myself. I have merged all updates upto 1.6.4 in one install file, updated needed binaries to support latest devices including A35DM (35 Home Connect) and voila :)

UD has installed and works like a charm!

If anybody is interested - I can post a link to my files.
[Gen8 Android Development] Logic_:
Can anyone tell me if this'll work for a 70b IT?

More specifically:

70b/70it2/A70S2-V4

Firmware 3.2.81 (Android 3.2.1)

I feel like I'm practically the only person with this tablet O_O
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
It's safe to say it (Uruk Droid) won't work on 70IT2.
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Mounting external storage ext3 file system

On my Archos 101IT I formatted the (removable) SD card as ext3. This was required for TitaniumBackup. When UrukDroid is booted, it mounts the file system as:

/dev/block/vold/179:17 on /mnt/storage/sdcard type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,fmode=0666,dmode=0777,errors=continue,data=ordered)

I do not want the fmode/dmode since these make it impossible to protect files on the storage (again, as required by TitaniumBackup).

Where can I change what to have this file system mounted with the right options on reboot?

ANSWER:

Urukdroid has a special script, /system/bin/mount_sdcard.sh, that mounts the SD card upon boot. This script understands (V)FAT and EXT4. Anything else is left to the vold automounter. Archos modded vold so it could do a bit more than stock A 2.1 vold, e.g., mount EXT3 file systems.

I upgraded the file system on the SD card to EXT4, and now mount_sdcard.sh mounts the SD card upon boot with the correct mount options.

Thanks to $aur0n for helping me solve this.

Upgrading an EXT2 or EXT3 file system to EXT4 is easy, see https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto#Converting_an_ext3_filesystem_to_ext4 .
[Gen8 Android Development] nimafire:
please update this rom with support arabic lang or persian :(
[Gen8 Android Development] Neo Cortex:
I need to update BusyBox because Solid Explorer requires a newer version. I've tried two different BusyBox installers but both fail. Anyone know how to do it?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Busybox install failed?

Never happened to me, maybe it's a glitch...

Do you know why they fail, get any info? It could be helpful...
[Gen8 Android Development] Neo Cortex:
No. I don't get any explanation as to why the install fails.
[Gen8 Android Development] dfkt_:
Stericson's Busybox installer fails on my A32 too (it shows 0 bytes free on /system).

It seems for some root apps the system still appears read-only. While I can push any file anywhere on the device with AntTek or ES file explorer, I had issues with some other apps that want to access /system (e.g. I can't update the su binary cause it says remounting as writable fails, or Titanium Backup needs some troubleshooting tweaks to work as well).

Does anyone know what might cause this behavior, and/or how to fix it?