yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Happened to me once; so I tried almost everything, but in the end, I noticed that the install only fails on some particular versions of BB...

I used Stericson's one, but that's about all I can remember... It was a long time ago...

I don't know about TB, as I never really cared much about my tab's data... It was so bugged I had to reformat the whole thing once a month!

I'd recommend you sell this old tab to some newbie that just wants a tab for development; there's a lot of developing to be done on it; and get yourself a new one... (I can't believe twice as better tabs are now available for less than half of price of the A101...)
[Gen8 Android Development] dfkt_:
I have a Galaxy Tab 7.7 running CM10, no worries. ;)

However, I love my tiny Archos 32 for one thing it does perfectly: with UrukDroid, CIFS, and Rockbox it makes for the perfect LAN audio player - pure file/folder operation, no database nonsense, no waiting for refreshes. With its tiny size it disappears in my trouser pockets, and I can stream music from my NAS on the terrace, during cooking, etc. I love having a dedicated "Wifi MP3 player", so I won't give away the A32 anytime soon.

So, if someone knows why I can't update the su binary with Superuser, and why I can't update Busybox because of those obviously wrong system-read-only errors, I'd be glad to know. It's not a biggie, but would be good to know why it behaves like that.
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Storage...

I have a 16G Archos 101IT running Urukdroid 1.6.4. It also has a 16G external SDcard.

According to Titanium Backup, I have the following storage usage:

System ROM: 495 MB (188 MB free) /

Internal: 1.94 GB (1.56 GB free) /data

SD card: 12.8 GB (12.5 GB free) /mnt/storage

Ext. SD card: 15.7 GB (1.53 GB free) /mnt/storage/sdcard

Google Play says that I have insufficient storage to update an app. What storage is it talking about?
[Gen8 Android Development] dfkt_:
Might be a minor Play Store hiccup - you could try deleting the data and cache of the Play Store app and maybe the Google Services Framework.
[Gen8 Android Development] minidou-77:
I have already had issues like that

Try deleting your dalvik cache and reboot (I think Titanium Backup as an option to do it)
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Thanks for all the suggestions.

Examining the logfiles I noticed that during the update process there was a complaint about a missing required library. Google Play won't be the first app to misinterpret an unexpected exception as insufficient storage space...

I removed the offending app (MXplayer), re-installed it and everything went smoothly. I've done a couple of upgrades (of other apps) before and after the re-install, all without problems.

So yes, I think it's a glitch in Play.
[Gen8 Android Development] bobybc:
I had the same issue, and which solved by deleting the .(o)dex file with the same name as apk for application you try to update
[Gen8 Android Development] nimafire:
no new update for supporting persian/arabic lang ?
[Gen8 Android Development] erdemdengel:
Does anybody try to install XBMC on urukdroid?

I cant.

I also cant install some software like Titanium..

It said Package file is invalid..
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
I've installed Titanium w/o problems.

XMBC package seems to be to new for our old devices. But this is the only package that cannot be installed I've encountered so far.
[Gen8 Android Development] kristoff123:
Can this be installed on archos 70 with 250gb hard drive? On the internal flash?
[Gen8 Android Development] Pete917:
I have an Archos 101 Gen8 16gb that is completely stock.

Is the latest Urukdroid completely compatible with my device? Are there any known issues once installed?

Many thanks in advance.
[Gen8 Android Development] Mavasilisk:
I think it is. No bugs since its based on stock firmware. Cant you read some posts to get known to stuff? I was reading posts and topics for more then 3-4 days until I flashed my device. I simply dont get them people...
[Gen8 Android Development] dedi:
Does anyone know, is it posible to instal this system on the Prestigio Multipad 7100c, witch is build and customized on Archos A101IT? I tried to instal but it stops at basics...

Pls help....Thx.
[Gen8 Android Development] Pete917:
I have successfully installed 1.6 on my Gen8 A101T. It now runs super fast and smooth.

I do have problem with the WiFi though.

using settings>wireless & Networks>wifi settings I can no longer see my wifi. I can see others near me but not my own. I tried using a wifi hotspot on my android phone. It see's it but cannot connect.

Any ideas?
[Gen8 Android Development] Mavasilisk:
Use the built-in app called Wifi Manager
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Yes; The Prestigio 7100C and the A101IT are completely the same tablets, just different colors on the outside.

I've tried it on mine and it works...

...Oh, wait, you PM'd me for this some time ago... :P

Aaanyways, it works on my Prestigio 8 gig, should work on yours; just don't use the SDcard install, let it install on your tab.

Though I would recommend getting multiboot up with Cyanobiz and CM7 with the Cyanobiz kernel.. Works like a charm for me :D
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Solution to USB / Deep sleep problem?

Recapitulation: Archos 101IT G8, UrukDroid 1.6. Sometimes the USB host port stops working and the device won't go to sleep anymore (display is switched off but the unit stays active). When the device is connected to a PC and disconnected everything works again -- for a while. Apparently the USB subsystem is reset and this solves the problem temporary.

Some articles were written about this problem, but was it ever solved?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
This thread looks abandoned...

Hmmm, never happened to me... I always just pressed 'power' and it went to sleep, much like on my phone. Since the thing has a giant battery compared to my phone, and no mobile radio, the battery drain wouldn't be half as bad as on my phone (That's less than 5% in 6 hours)...

The USB port, I have no idea. Maybe a hardware bug? After putting all sorts of things in there and taking the entire tablet apart (and then reassembling it, of course), it still works. After 3 years, everything still works, it's just sluggish because of all the quad-core devices... (Ah, the memories :P)

About the temporary fix - that's weird, sinces ome of these problems are emerging in the new ICS builds, and plugging it in and out of a PC fixes and/or un-fixes certain things.

If you don't care for all the data, do a FULL wipe (including the internal SDcard), then reinstall stock, try there. If it doesn't work, you have yourself a hardware bug.

If it does work, try installing UD again. If it doesn't work, you've proven that UD has a SW bug...
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
It still doesn't work after rebooting into the stock firmware.

Moreover, a software bug that becomes persistent only after a few year of use? I have my doubts...
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
I suddenly run into the problem that installing (certain) apps abort with the message "Couldn't install on USB or SD card".

According to several threads that discuss this issue, there are two 'solutions'.

1. Remove a file smdl2tmp1.asec. However, this file is not present on the device.

2. Unmound the SD card before installing the app. However, according to Settings > Storage, my (external) SD card is not mounted. This is probably because it is mounted differently since it is an ext4 file system that cannot be mounted automatically.

So effectively I'm stuck here. I don't know if there's any support still left here, but I'd welcome suggestions.
[Gen8 Android Development] Mavasilisk:
reinstallation?
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Yes, maybe I should bite that bullit some time now...

---------- Post added at 09:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 AM ----------

Even if I get this tablet going again, I think it has served its purposes and is at the end of its useful life.

Do you have good suggestions for a replacement tablet? I find my major requirements are:

* Good screen - 10.1" - preferrably 4:3 (for book reading) but I can live with 16:9.

* USB host port, since I very often use the tablet to transfer data from other people's tablets, phones, cameras and so on.

* WiFi (3/4G not necessary).

* Easy rootable.

Bonus points for: capable of running Linux, and being waterproof :) .

I assume that all modern tablets are more than capable of playing music and video.
[Gen8 Android Development] stellarforce:
I still use my 101 to play music from, but my replacement tablet is a Transformer Prime (TF201) that dual boots Android and Ubuntu. It fits all of your requirements, and is probably relatively cheap now compared to when it first came out.
[Gen8 Android Development] sciurius:
Okay, I reset the system, installed SDE, installed UrukDroid and restored some of the apps.

The result is the same :( .

Deep sleep doesn't work (except once, after a reboot). Some apps cannot be installed (e.g. Alkido).

I suspect the latter to be caused by the fact that my external SD card is formatted as ext4. This is handled correctly by UrukDroid but the standard Android tools do not understand so they think there's no external SD card. Hoewever, even without external SD card it should be possible to install apps like Alkido.

---------- Post added at 08:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:07 PM ----------

Yes, I've been considering a TF201 for some time. Does Ubuntu support the touch screen?

Current price is around 479 euros, which is not exactly 'relatively cheap'. But it may be worth it...
[Gen8 Android Development] stellarforce:
Yes, the touch screen is supported in ubuntu. It runs very fast off of a class 10 micro sd card. The only bad thing about it I've found so far is that I can't get flash to work. I've seen the tf201 for sale used for much cheaper than that. But I'm in America, so your market may vary.
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
The Nexus 10 would also be a good idea if looking for a developer-friendly device. Although I can't argue with the fact that ASUS tries to be as open as Sony... But the Nexus is cheaper than the Transformer. The big amount of RAM would also help you on your Ubuntu adventures.

Also, a 10.1" screen will (almost) never come in 4:3. Look at 8.9" devices for that ratio.

Though it isn't cheap, the Xperia Tablet Z is waterproof and fully capable of handling Linux.

None of these have a full USB port, though. But compared to the tab's price, USB OTG cables are really cheap (the max I've seen is 5$ for a cable. And it wasn't even good!)

As for the Archos, I doubt the cause is your SDcard. I never had one and the only time that happened, it was the file in the 'asec' folder.

Do try installing without a SDcard. Helped me :D
[Gen8 Android Development] alexdk:
Hi all

Sorry I asking, but I´m new on this tablet, I try to give this tablet to my daughter but I try to find a good Rom. This is maybe me but I can´t see the installation instruction.........:-/

Thx
[Gen8 Android Development] d31b0y:
Installation instructions can be found here

http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/Installation
[Gen8 Android Development] alexdk:
Thx bro

I have insalled on the tablet but I can´t connct to the wifi. It do not accept the code.

:(

Solved

I found the new way to connect to wifi ( (wifi manager )

Can any of u play candy crush? When i playing, the game crashes?
[Gen8 Android Development] d31b0y:
Yeah the built in wifi controller doesn't work which is why wifi manager is included :)
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
More resource-hungry games tend to crash (or crash the tablet) when run.

Just something a Cortex-A7 core @1GHz and 256 MB of RAM do in today's world of power-phones - crash...
[Gen8 Android Development] sibere:
I don t think that it s an A7 int the 70it. Maybe a A8.
[Gen8 Android Development] sibere:
I think that it s an A8 not an A7 in this tablet.
[Gen8 Android Development] WoodburyMan:
I to am looking to get this onto my Home Connect 35.
[Gen8 Android Development] Golomidov:
Here are my modified install files:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yh6a33kar0jvzqq/initramfs.cpio.gz

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ihr5y75w9740np/UrukDroid-install.tgz

Installing is the same as usual UrukDroid install, just use my files instead of standard.

These files are absolutely the same, but include Home Connect 35 config files. That's all.

Feel free to use.

P.S. Can someone copy it to first post as I receive many requests for them via PM?
[Gen8 Android Development] WoodburyMan:
Thank you!

*EDIT* Got it up and running thank you!!
[Gen8 Android Development] athankar75:
forgotten A70s

Hello again, after a long time i decide to make my forgotten A70S usable again. I remember i had very good and stable system with Uruk but with the last updates 1.6+ i had problem installing some apps. Could someone who using uruk, inform me and advice me about which rom to use? Thanks in advance
[Gen8 Android Development] przemke:
urukdroid dilemmas

hi there,

considering installing this on 101. I have two things though:

do most apps from googl store work on it?

is the mentioned ext2 method working so I can move files to the memory card/device from PC ?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Nope, most apps don't work on it for two reasons:

-The Android version is Froyo. Noone but us here has Froyo.

-The CPU is not powerful at all and the 256MB of RAM surely doesn't help.

As for your second question, I have no idea, I could always send files from my PC to the tablet.
[Gen8 Android Development] przemke:
Well what I meant actually: do apps that normally work on G8 stock OS, work also on this Droid ?

As for second question I actually meant: can I copy files using Windows ?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
Well, yeah, everything that works on stock works here. Some more, actually.

I could copy, but the last time that happened was a good two years ago.
[Gen8 Android Development] dfkt_:
Sure, the G8's use standard MSC transfer, like USB sticks and external HDDs (not the newfangled buggy MTP stuff that's used on Android 4.x).
[Gen8 Android Development] przemke:
Yes but the fact SD card is on ext4 filesystem doesn't have to do with the fact ? so windows sees normally the card in the tablet as usb stick ?
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
The card slot on many of these was broken, so you're one of the rare ones to actually get an SDcard working with the thing.

Though, I believe other lucky users were able to use UD and an SDcard.
[Gen8 Android Development] bloodgnome:
Um...Your version runs fine on my Home-Connect.

But now I'm having problems installing some apk's. Like the newest Tunein. Every Version above 7.4 gives me a package error. Very Strange because Tunein is still compatible with Android 2.X.

What could this be, and does anybody have the same Problem ?

Greetings.
[Gen8 Android Development] Golomidov:
Hi,

I am 100% sure my corrections are not the reason. Of course, I could be mistaken....
[Gen8 Android Development] Dj-Elroy:
Hi Can anyone Please Upload The File I need to Install Urukdroid 1.6 on my Archos 70 internet Tablet ?

Cant Find them Anywere :(
[Gen8 Android Development] someone755:
It's dead. Like your hopes for this tablet should be.

There's a CM7 build floating around though -- have you considered giving that a spin?
[Gen8 Android Development] Dj-Elroy:
tested it but Its based on GB and realy Slow :( Hope anyone have it anywere :) so i can test it :)
[Gen8 Android Development] jones23:
i still have the files. don't know if i am allowed to upload them. have you tried to contact the creator of the rom ?

maybe i can upload them on mega or another hoster and pm you a link.

but don't expect any thing. its really dead slow. normal internet browsing isn't possible. just doesn't have enough ram.
[Gen8 Android Development] Dj-Elroy:
So i askt him :) hope he say´s yes :)
[Gen8 Android Development] pierrottls31:
Hello Guys,

Im trying to use something decent on my 101IT but I cannot find 1.6.4 (I guess 1.6.4 is the latest udpate). For now I m stuck with 1.5 and cannot find any file on the internet.

If someone can be kind enough to post them on a shared service that would be great as it looks like this project is dead now.

Thank again.
[Gen8 Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Can some one re-upload the files as all the old links are dead.

Going to update the old tablet for the kid to play with but can't find the files anywhere.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Hi,

Sorry - I don't have install files anymore (and so I can't find it on internet ;) ) - if anyone has those files on disk, please let me know, I can reupload theme to new location and update the link.
[Gen8 Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Hadn't even realized it had gone past 1.6 since i haven't used it in ages.

Just dragged the old archos out since the kids pandigital was such a crappy piece of junk.
[Gen8 Android Development] pirecrompir:
Has it gone past 1.6?? Is there a new version?
[Gen8 Android Development] Magnusmarshall:
Yes i believe it went to 1.64 which was somewhat based on the last release for the archoes tablets i think.

The problem is finding the files since the old links are dead.

If someone has them then letting the $aur0n know would be great since he can then reupload them.

The cm7 build can be found and does work byt its quite laggy and mostly based for phones.
[Gen8 Android Development] jones23:
Urukdroid 1.6.4

https://mega.nz/#!bQgg3ZZI!Z422rie8glpfeu115VAI212hEm5zIpYhX9XoFZ9F0SA

https://mega.nz/#!vVAwALaQ!Mi-FuvTf2-s7DSqTC6eyc-kB_PjTzGwVc3mLs9WQZJI

https://mega.nz/#!yJpS0Ijb!VDC9mmvmJYVvl4fNIP0KiyLRSb41ucfvPWosZTPzbK8

https://mega.nz/#!7BJzQCoA!Z4NEoaCRjgaTgdqosJAVx8MRwn9065fU1gC_LhfdljU

let me know if those don't work anymore. sent those to two users per pm couple month ago.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Thx! I'll update the links on first page!
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
It requires at least to modify initramfs - I'll take a closer look after weekend.
[Gen8 Android Development] taechelsea:
Firstly thank you $aur0n for your great work (version 2.0). I've done all the steps that you describe and everything went fine but somehow I've got one last problem. I can't mount the third partition (I choose Ext4) in /mnt/storage/sdcard and I can't see mmcblk2p3 got mounted anywhere.

export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ $su
# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mmcblk0p2 118.2M 81.3M 30.8M 72% /mnt/system
/dev/mmcblk2p1 503.9M 239.2M 239.1M 50% /
tmpfs 119.2M 12.0K 119.2M 0% /dev
tmpfs 119.2M 0 119.2M 0% /mnt/asec
tmpfs 119.2M 36.0K 119.1M 0% /tmp
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 31.8M 12.2M 19.6M 38% /mnt/rawfs
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 118.2M 81.3M 30.8M 72% /mnt/system
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 29.6M 9.8M 18.3M 35% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk2p2 1007.9M 282.1M 674.5M 29% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 299.4M 255.7M 28.3M 90% /data.old
tmpfs 119.2M 4.0K 119.2M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/block/vold/179:9
6.9G 3.8G 3.0G 56% /mnt/storage
/dev/block/vold/179:9
6.9G 3.8G 3.0G 56% /mnt/secure/asec
fusesmb 503.9M 239.2M 239.1M 50% /mnt/storage/network/smb

It seems the mounting process can't run correctly. I tried to run /system/bin/mount_sd.sh manually but no luck.

I put this line below in "init.rc"

mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk2p3 /mnt/sdcard2 noatime nosuid

to mount this mmcblk2p3 to /mnt/sdcard2 and it works but I can't see all the files inside for photo, video, or music app. (this partition should be mounted in /mnt/storage/sdcard instead)

How can I fix this? :(
[Gen8 Android Development] EleCtrOx666:
Yes ok, but what should I do?

I have waited 30 minutes on black screen.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
What was the output of /system/bin/mount_sdcard.sh (I assume this script you were testing)

What is the output of this cmd

su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=1k count=5 2>/dev/null | file -

If we will find the problem - i'll fix it.
[Gen8 Android Development] soldieroftheone:
I am having this issue as well. Do anyone know how to fix this issue?
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Have you used files from first post of this thread?

You have completed second step only?
[Gen8 Android Development] taechelsea:
Thanks for your quick reply. This is the result.

export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$ $su
# fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk2

Disk /dev/block/mmcblk2: 15.9 GB, 15931539456 bytes
256 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16128 * 512 = 8257536 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk2p1 1 66 532192+ 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk2p2 67 197 1056384 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 198 1929 13966848 83 Linux
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=lk count=5 2>/dev/null | file -
/dev/stdin: no read permission
# /system/bin/mount_sdcard.sh
#

I think it would be some problems with the permission. The script 'mount_sdcard.sh' takes about 10 seconds to execute but nothing happens.

Additional Info :

PC - I use the latest version of Ubuntu LiveCD and get superuser permission via 'sudo su' then follow all your instructions.

SD Card - Sandisk Microsd 16 gb, 'rootfs' partition 512 MB in ext4, 'data' partition 1 gb in ext4, and 'sdcard' partition partition (14 gb rest) in ext4 as you can see in fdisk log above. All the partitioning process via terminal.

By the way, the performance except this mmcblk2p3 mounting problem is great, feel snappier than before with 1 gb app storage space. Thanks again, $aur0n . :)
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Ok - please check if file command is working correctly

do (for example)

file /init

then check if dd works ok (it will output quite a lot date)

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=lk count=5
[Gen8 Android Development] taechelsea:
This is the result.

#file /init
/init: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=lk count=5
dd: invalid number 'lk'
#
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Please do this once again - but this time correct (sorry I haven't notice you wrote it wrong in answer)

su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=1k count=5 2>/dev/null | file -

I wrote lk instead of 1k.
[Gen8 Android Development] taechelsea:
so that's why. That was my fault. :p Now the result with the right command line.

# dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk2p3 bs=1k count=5 2>/dev/null | file -
/dev/stdin: Linux rev 1.0 ext4 filesystem data, UUID=95c9cc25-45c7-14a9-a77b-354f3002f925, volume name "sdcard" (extents) (large files)
#
[Gen8 Android Development] EleCtrOx666:
Yeah only from first post(I am in 2.0.71).

Well, I did, of course, first step also, and I got on

But that didn't worked :/. I think I copied the files on the correct partition (well actually I'm sure it's on the first partition) since I've got the "A N D R O I D_" bootscreen.

Thanks in advance !
[Gen8 Android Development] lucidman:
Is it possible to make the Archos boot into the SDE mode by default so you don't have to go to the boot menu after every reboot/power on?
[Gen8 Android Development] soldieroftheone:
I have 3 partitions on my sd card. For some reason the 3rd partition that I save my files to is not mounting. I can not see my files on my 101. Is there a fix for this?
[Gen8 Android Development] sdajzdc:
Yes

Recovery System>>Developer Edition Menu>>Remove Android Kernel

Beware. You will need to reformat and reinstall AOS from web site if problems happen and the developer edition becomes unstable.
[Gen8 Android Development] daname:
class 10 vs class 4 sdhc cards

Your test got me courious about the difference between class 10 and class 4 sdcards so I ran a test on my laptop (I couldn't get dd to create a test.file greater than 100 bytes on my G-Tablet running VEGN-TAB beta 5.).

Verbatium microSDHC 4GB class 4:

$ sync; date; dd if=/dev/zero of=test.file bs=1M count=100 2>/dev/null; sync; date
Fri Jan 7 17:27:33 PST 2011
Fri Jan 7 17:27:44 PST 2011
$ bc -q
scale=4
100/(44-33)
[COLOR="Red"]9.0909[/COLOR]
quit

SanDisk microSDHC 8GB class 10:

$ sync; date; dd if=/dev/zero of=test.file bs=1M count=100 2>/dev/null; sync; date
Fri Jan 7 17:30:54 PST 2011
Fri Jan 7 17:31:21 PST 2011
$ bc -q
scale=4
100/(62-34)
[COLOR="Red"]3.5714[/COLOR]
quit

I don't feel so bad about spending the extra bucks, now, for a class 10 card.