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[Gen8 Android Development] devwithzachary:
Loving 1.6 everything seems to work well for me, all in all seems more responsive and ubuntu seems to run quicker to :) (so thanks for improving my app :P).

My question is what does the future of urukdrid hold?
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
+1!!

(Or actually, +999!)
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Nearest future is certainly 1.6.1 ;) - with all fixes for all reported errors (this is currently this -fix.tbz package)

I'm now experimenting with other distros, mainly debian (this is my distro on PC also). If I could use only Linux - I would not mind ;)

Another big step could be new (completely) kernel - since it's announced that there will be merged Android changes on vanilla linux kernel 3.3 (or 3.4) - this could be it.

With new kernel there will be hell lot more of DVB drivers, nice features, bulletproof filesystems (it's few years of developmend between 2.6.29 and 3.1 now). Finally BTFS is quite stable now, and with it compression feature it could be big change (since our "disks" are relatively slow) - I'm not talking about compression to keep space but to speed up IO operations (read this).

Archos also announced new gen8 7'' tablet - it's they way it always should be damn it!!! - with 512MB of ram. It will have newer kernel (probably/I hope so) - with this it will be probably easy to backport it, while waiting for 3.3.

About ICS - it's not really my goal, perhaps I'm short sighted, but there are no big changes for me, and with 256MB ram.... Samsung had doubts, and will be releasing "cut out" version of ICS on 512MB devices. I'm not saying it won't go, but it's usefulness will be (probably) dramatically limited.
[Gen8 Android Development] devwithzachary:
sounds good to me! Would love a fully working native install of linux (puts my app out of use, but at the end of the day fully working native would be sick). If you want any help with this I am more than happy to help.

New kernel sounds sweet :D and tbh yeah not sure ICS would be good on our tablet, still not as smooth on my desire s as gingerbread and my phone has three times the RAM of the tablet
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
I have a problem with 1.6.1 - UrukDroid-1.6-update-fix.tbz2 12-Jan-2012 18:31 32.8M

I installed Uruk 1.6 clean and continue fix.

It installed without a problem and sent me Reboot, but when it finish say:

"Update filesystems"

"the filesystems extraction did not complete"

??¿

Postdata: Wifi work fine.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
On what progress percentage it finishes with error? (you can apply fix once again - it's safe)
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
I reinstalled fix ---

"you may now restart your device...."

"update file system.......

"extraction did not completion"..... 99%

Edit

: Urukconfig puts in 1.6.1,,, but every time I reboot me the process of updating system... without finish.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
And how much free space you have on your rootfs (/). This does not have to be serious error - since it's just what "tar" returned. It may failed to write one file, or (most like) overwrite some directory structure - and this will end up with error message...
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
Ok ... but I can delete the message that every time I leave it to restart.... update filesystem... error extract..?¿?¿?¿
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Ok - I did not understood that it happens every time you restart device.

You can get rid of update process by deleting content of /.upgrade/ directory.

Could you send me output of your update process? - it's /debug.txt file on your tablet.
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
/bin/tar: usr/lib/samba: Cannot open: file exists

/bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Well it's kind of OK that you have this directory, but it should be overwritten. Please give me output of

ls -ld /usr/lib/samba
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
drwxr -xr -x 2 root root 4096 Jun 29 2011 /usr/lib/samba

also a friend spanish foro just installed, and gives the same error when updating

Permissions??.. problem...
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
No - it's not permission. It's a "tar" problem and It probably can't be fixed on tar level (it's how it works by design). Anyway - fixed update soon.

edit: I've updated a "fix" package - update now should go ok.
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
Ok.. very thanks...

I made you litle donation for your job.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Thanks man. Update is ok now?
[Gen8 Android Development] losrodriguez:
Now.. it is Ok..

veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. Thanks............. You are genius...!!
[Gen8 Android Development] coen22:
Are you gonna make ics?
[Gen8 Android Development] monstercheese:
Hello,

Now using urukdroid 1.6.1 i think i found 2 glitches

I'm unable toi transfert a file by bluetooth to my tablet, i was able with urukdroid 1.5

I tried to edit hosts file, but unable to save it. /etc annouced as rw

(Solved) i removed root explorer from superuser and reboot my tablet to solve the problem
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
$auron, how can I clone my UD 1.6.1 install from one SDHC card to a new one? Thanks!
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Most error proof is to do:

- backup (rootfs and datafs)

- install new UD on new SD card (partition the same size or bigger)

- copy on PC backup files to new SD card

- restore backup
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
Thanks!! Will do it this evening!

I got one of the new Samsung 32 GB Class 10 SDHC cards... which are not expensive for the performance they promise... should make UD run even faster (also because I am using the default setting with a swap file...).
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
I would be very surprised if it would be faster - bigger cards are usually optimized for large (camera - movies) files, not fast IO...

I recommend to test it first how it would perform (install UD - and do iobench)
[Gen8 Android Development] Guanfy:
Sauron, found a bug for you, a rather interesting one at that.

I was streaming a file via samba from my computer to my tablet watching it. It was running great, then the tablet locked up and rebooted. The interesting part is that once it completes the reboot cycle and is back in Urukdroid, the battery gauge reads at 0%, and the tablet automatically powers itself back down. I tried this twice to confirm the bug. Each time, regardless of what my charge level was on the battery, after the reboot it was down to 0% and had to be "recharged".

Please advise

**EDIT**

I have a 70IT 250 GB HD tablet

UrukDroid 1.6 install
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
Well, it feels a lot faster for sure, and I expected that based on the reviews on the web as well... it's this card: Samsung Micro SDHC 32GB Class 10, SKU: MB-MSBGA/EU, http://m.samsung.com/uk/consumer/me...ssories/micro-sd-accessories/MB-MSBGA/EU-spec

I'll update with test results.

By the way, clone/move to other card by your method worked flawlessly, thanks a lot.

[EDIT 1]I started just now, one strange thing: it says turning on max CPU freq: 1000000 hz... BUT I am overclocked to 1.1ghz, as correctly reported by cpugovernor/stats. Strange??

[EDIT 2] results:

# iobench.sh

Turning on max CPU frequency: 1000000 hz

Performing disk (/data/test/) IO test. Test make take about 1h on slower systems - please connect device to power supply!

Done: 0%...12%...20%...28%...36%...44%...52%...60%...68%...76%...84%...92%...100%

------------------- Please report this data (V2) -------------------

Your throughput score is: 5996.53

Your metadata score is: 495.167

1.96,1.96,urukdroid,1,1327071191,128M,,75,92,10416,12,6626,7,593,98,19300,12,397.2,17,25,10,1,,,66,2,1458,15,82,1,66,2,1439,15,76,1,436ms,1638ms,1671ms,48491us,41045us,330ms,535ms,163ms,1091ms,677ms,156ms,1211ms

SDCard by 00000 (0x1:) manufacture date 12/2011, oemid 0x534d

------------------------------------------------------------------

Restoring previous cpu setting....

--->>> comparing with graph in http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10988848&postcount=2, this seems to be an absolute winner??? Highest meta data score around almost...
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Since there was a kind of "request" for device crypt setup in Uruk - I've made a quick test. It's working - requires 1 new kernel module and binary utils with library...

By steps

I create 100MB file in /data/tst/test.crypt (location is not relevant)

I create loopback device - since it's a file, and we need device

I use cryptsetup utility to initialize encryption (default settings - AES) with passphrase

I open encrypted device as a "test" device (new device in /dev/mapper will be called "test")

Format the unencrypted device to ext4 (also requires some changes in UD)

Mount device as /mnt/usb

Shows device is mounted

Put a file with aaaaaa string and test on encrypted device that this string is not present (so it's kind of a lame proof its ok)

Do the same test on root device - it's there unencrypted

Now the question is - how to make it useful in Uruk. Without even lamest gui it's not comfortable - and as far as I can see - sibere (UrukConfig) is not active now. I've asked him few times to update apk - and he has no time for this...
[Gen8 Android Development] Guanfy:
Has anyone had issues with file permissions? When I mount my tablet to my linux box, all of the partitions that show up register as read-only and I can't do anything to them. Suggestions?

70IT 250GB HD

UrukDroid 1.6
[Gen8 Android Development] rplc790222:
Me too

Fiu, I was thinking that I was going crazy because it happens to me too and I have a 70IT 8gb
[Gen8 Android Development] steveb625:
I created a root access file manager on my Ubuntu 10.04 box using these instructions from Bestsupertechdotcom. It appears to work...
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
UrukDroid 1.6.2

Hi.

Just a small update UD 1.6.2 (it has all changes of 1.6.1) witch add cryptsetup util and required libraries with modules.

http://sauron.pourix.com/UrukDroid/UrukDroid-1.6/UrukDroid-1.6.2-update.tbz2

To use cryptsetup tool (with default settings) just modprobe two modules

modprobe -a sha256_generic sha512_generic

You can put this line (to load on startup) to /etc/rc.local file

[root@urukdroid etc]# echo "modprobe -a sha256_generic sha512_generic" >>/etc/rc.local

How to use cryptsetup I've posted few post before.
[Gen8 Android Development] trance_sh:
Hi dear $auren! Archos released 2.4.82. I've checked change log, just "FLV playing improving" was sort of good. do u think it's good to update UD with that firmware or not?

---------- Post added at 11:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 PM ----------

I also got 1 request: wud u plz add Persian language (right to left) in UD? If it's ok with u,tell me to send u links and apps concerning this?
[Gen8 Android Development] jakkrith:
Dear $auren!

I'm very happy with UD 1.6.0 for a long time because I can use WiFi from iPhone.

(Share WiFi/3G by use MyWi Hotspot App for iPhone -Adhoc)

This morning I have decided to upgrade from UD 1.6 to UD 1.6.2 and found a big problem. My Archos 101 could not use WiFi that shared from iPhone any more. :eek:

Why UD 1.6.0 can use WiFi Adhoc but UD 1.6.2 can't ?

Please kindly suggest me how to fix this problem.

Best Regards

Jakkrith.

---- Edit ----

I have fixed this problem by formatted my device and install full UD 1.6 again.

At this time I can use WiFi that share from iPhone already. :D

Please kindly check UD 1.6.2 that why it could not use Adhoc WiFi.

Thank you very much.
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
PHEW glad someone else had this issue..

flashed on both archos 32 and 101 soon as upgrade to 1.6.2 no ability to connect to adhoc any more!!! hope it gets fixed as was great feature
[Gen8 Android Development] blawoef:
Quiet around here!
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
there be injuns in them there hills!!!!!

:D:D:D:D

(I know is not spelt right thats the point lol)
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
And it was enough to read manual... ehhh

http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/UrukService_wpa
[Gen8 Android Development] jakkrith:
Oh I'm sorry, Thank you very much. :D
[Gen8 Android Development] txpxsx:
hi $sauron, i upgraded UD 1.6 RC 4 to RC7 and now i got stuck on the Uruk droid loading screen and loops

how can i fix this ? thanks
[Gen8 Android Development] andre.mud:
I've read that the latest firmware 2.4.82 fixed the USB problem.

I installed this firmware and was suprised to see that indeed it fixed it.

I can now use usb sticks again.

Could this fix also be installed to the UrukDroid versions.

Keyboard also working
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
There is new kernel source patch (20 february) - I guess this could be all we need to use this "fix". I've briefly looked at source and there is one change indicating USB a101 mod

I'll make a proper update for this.
[Gen8 Android Development] andre.mud:
I tried UD 1.6.2, but no working usb. I'll wait for your update.
[Gen8 Android Development] FrEcP:
maby u also know that it's just a partial fix - since it's just working till the device is going to sleep the 1st time wihtout an usb device attached...

When u located the changes know what the fix is - please let us know for further reserch on a full fix...
[Gen8 Android Development] andre.mud:
Do you have an estimate on when you will complete the update?

For now i'm working of the stock android version instead of UrukDroid.
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Hi,

I've just made some quick summary, it looks like 1.6 Uruk installation package was download 16950 times, upgrade package 5354 times.

ps. and yes... update ;) perhaps tomorrow, just need to make a package (I'm using it for more a week now already).
[Gen8 Android Development] andre.mud:
Cool. Thanks
[Gen8 Android Development] stephen44:
Nice !!!!!!
[Gen8 Android Development] simarilon:
Very very nice : -)
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Hi,

UrukDroid 1.6.3

This is update for all 1.6 versions, it mainly brings changes from Archos OS 2.4.82 both in kernel and system space.

Please do backup first...

http://sauron.pourix.com/UrukDroid/UrukDroid-1.6/UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 (md5sum: 8e497b043c6e1a4cccae78e605469129)
[Gen8 Android Development] StocChr:
hi sauron,

does this update also fix the huge battery drain from the 1.6-1.6.2 ?

cheers
[Gen8 Android Development] deliverywong:
Thanks aur0n! Will try it tonight and report if any bug.
[Gen8 Android Development] andre.mud:
Thank you very much. My keyboard is working now (USB port). Mouse is also working. If i run into any bugs I will let you know.

But for now i couldn't be more happier.
[Gen8 Android Development] Solevis_FR:
Do I need to do the update 1.6.1 before 1.6.3 ?
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
I kind of wrote "update for all 1.6 version" - so no.
[Gen8 Android Development] simarilon:
Thank you very much, everything is running fine and ultra smooth
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
Just flashed 1.6.3 update but tab is now stuck on uruk droid loading screen which flashes on and off......help please! Archos 101 16gig...

Archos 32 flashed fine!
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Any more info? Did update during boot end up ok? What exactly "flashes on and off" mean?

You can always use backup - don't you? :-P
[Gen8 Android Development] deliverywong:
Updated from 1.6 to 1.6.3, update finished. But some apps are missing and cannot restore from Titanium backup. Checked app2sd, all apps at sd cards are missing and showed no apps at sd card....
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
Hello,$aur0n:

My A101 could not update from Updated from 1.62 to 1.6.3?

--->I put UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 file in /data/Urukupdate/ ,

after 5 minutes it got failed installation and move 3 gz/tgz files

(initramfs.cpio,UrukDroid-rootfs-update,zImage) to /data/ ?

----> Can I put "UrukDroid-rootfs-update.tgz" in /.upgrade folder

and directly install "initramfs.cpio" & "zImage" file in SDE boot

loader to update UrukDroid-1.6.3 ??

Thanks in advance for your comment
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
You could - but some script will/may not be executed and thus system may be missing some functionality. Best way is to check update/fail.log in /var/lib/urukdroid/
[Gen8 Android Development] bizcuite:
install pb - can't transfert image file

Hi $aur0n,

I have an A70IT2 Froyo and i try to see if A70 and A70IT2 are compatible with all custom OS. I have installed BULL RC2 without pb, but i can't install Urukdroid.

My problem is that i can't mount/see my drive after install kernel.

I have framework starts, choose simple install, and when the drive is mount, i can see it, but i haven't any access (see RAW fs type under windows and ubuntu).

I had tried ext2 volume manager under windows(thunk that ext partition) and mount it under ubuntu 10, no result.

Is there another way to transfert tar.gz file to my SD to terminate installation? (maybe possible with ADB?)

I have compile my own kernel from your sources to see if A70S2 is in kernel config, the same problem is same.

Thanks,

Bizcuite
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
It looks like it failed do format drive properly or drives are enumerated differently in 702 - can't really say since I don't have it and it can have completely different hardware...
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
Herewith my fail.log content :

2012.03.07_04:31:08: Processing update package /data/UrukUpdate/UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 failed: Bad checksums of update files

2012.03.07_04:42:03: Processing update package /data/UrukUpdate/UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 failed: Bad checksums of update files

2012.03.07_04:42:12: Processing update package /data/UrukUpdate/UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 failed: Wrong file type. File is not an UrukDroid package or it's corrupted.

and I used the"Marxio_File_Checksum_Verifier_1.6.9" to double checked

the check-sum of "UrukDroid-1.6.3-update"file is

"8e497b043c6e1a4cccae78e605469129" (sames as yours)

I do not know why could not update the "UrukDroid-1.6.3-update"file ????
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
Is your system overclocked? If so - large files may be written with errors, and checksum may be wrong.
[Gen8 Android Development] lohtse:
Firstly only way to solve issue was complete reflash as it had messed even our back ups up!!!!

Secondly it keeps failing to update from any version of 1.6

thirdly it has failed to flash correctly 3 times(1.6.3) now resulting it a boot loop at the uruk droid "loading" image and it's this image that flashes on and off the screen...

on final occassion that it worked(partial update to 1.6.3) the system is so sluggish it's only just usable. reflashed AGAIN to 1.6 then to 1.6.2 and alls well..

oddly our archos 32 is perfectly fine!!!! its the 101it thats has the issues!
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
My PC did not overclock so far and I never have update file issues before!

I double checked the checksum of download file is same as yours

( 8e497b043c6e1a4cccae78e605469129 )

It is very strange for me and I try to restore the UrukDroid 1.6.2 for

confirmation!
[Gen8 Android Development] fzelle:
Not the pc overclocked, but the Archos.
[Gen8 Android Development] bizcuite:
Ok, i had seen this, after reinstall my own kernel (from stock), my partitions was ok (i use my own kernel, with 1GB ext4 data and OC).

Completely different hardware, i don't think, but maybe USB port and memory map.

Can you give me parameters that you used to format and create partitions plz?

thanks,

Bizcuite
[Gen8 Android Development] jakkrith:
I have found this same issue. Update from 1.6.2 to 1.6.3, Update finished.

Some apps are missing and could not re-install or restore from Titanium backup.

Could not install new apps that require space on SD Card. :eek:

I have tried to unmount SD Card and Mount again but the problem still occurred. :confused:

Without this problem. UrukDroid 1.6.3 is the best version for me. :D

Note: I have install UrukDroid on Internal Storage not on SD Card.
[Gen8 Android Development] Neo Cortex:
I flashed the 1.6.3 update. The process started OK but after I waited for a long time the updating notification still didn't go away. The CPU monitor in Quick System Info was idle for ages so I hoped that it was finished. I decided to reboot and when it restarted it said that it was applying the update. Everything seems to be working really well and all apps seem to be there.

Was it meant to reboot automatically after applying the 1.6.3 update?
[Gen8 Android Development] deliverywong:
Problem solved...by reinstall UD 1.6 to get all apps back and move all apps from SD to internal storage. Then, u can apply the update 1.6.3 w/o problem. :o
[Gen8 Android Development] madmurdoch:
No, manual reboot is required.
[Gen8 Android Development] jackson0829:
I do not know whether has overclock or not in latest UrukDroid 1.6.2 ??

However I have successful to update UrukDroid 1.6.3 by beneath process:

(1) Put "UrukDroid-rootfs-update.tgz" in /.upgrade folder

(2) install "initramfs.cpio" & "zImage" file in SDE boot loader

I still confusion why put UrukDroid-1.6.3-update.tbz2 file in /data/Urukupdate/ ,

after 5 minutes it got failed installation ?
[Gen8 Android Development] jakkrith:
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I have done this step and problem solved. :D
[Gen8 Android Development] Bingoig11:
Upgraded from 1.6.1 to 1.6.3 and everything seems to work nice.

Just noticed that after putting the 1.6.3 update in UrukUpdate, it started the update but didn't reboot automatically, I had to reboot manually so the update can continue. I noticed that because in UrukConfig it was still displaying 1.6.1 (I let the device live its life during update).

After a manual reboot, everything is fine :D

Thanks agains $aur0n for your great work.
[Gen8 Android Development] macemoneta:
It looks like devmapper is missing from the 1.6.3 update.
[Gen8 Android Development] macemoneta:
In case someone needs the actual error as confirmation in 1.6.3, here it is:

E/Vold ( 1389): Error opening devmapper (No such file or directory)

E/Vold ( 1389): ASEC device mapping failed (No such file or directory)

This prevents some apps from installing or updating, even after the workaround for existing applications. The user symptom is:

Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card.

While this is frequently caused by smdl2tmp1.asec getting left behind, in this case it's the devmapper missing in 1.6.3.

If someone has a workaround until 1.6.4 (or whenever a fix is issued), it would be appreciated. Reinstalling Urukdroid every time you want to update a package isn't really workable.

Edit: From http://odroid.foros-phpbb.com/t534-cannot-install-some-apps-device-mapper-missing-from-kernel:

> It looks like your kernel is missing device mapper support:

> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM, (depends on CONFIG_MD)

> Also enable DM_CRYPT, DM_UEVENT and CRYPTO_TWOFISH (needed by asec).
[Gen8 Android Development] robertmcox:
Confirmed.

I worked around the issue by flashing the 1.6.2 kernel. An example application from the market is "Stupid Zombies" (it's really entertaining too -- check it out when you have a few).

I am using the new PlayStore 3.4.4 (the latest Market).
[Gen8 Android Development] macemoneta:
Yup, that works, thanks!
[Gen8 Android Development] indigolemon:
Sorry for the noobish question, but what is the best way to go back to the 1.6.2 kernel? As simple as installing the kernel files from the update file?
[Gen8 Android Development] jakkrith:
Re-install UD 1.6 first and then upgrade to 1.6.2
[Gen8 Android Development] indigolemon:
Roger that, cheers!
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
I'll check this problem - devmapper is only required while app uses sdcard instead of /data (Android 2.2 feature).

edit: I guess the only problem is that DM (DeviceMapper) in 1.6.3 is module now (because of encryption enabled) - please do from shell

su -
echo -e "modprobe dm-mod\n" >>/etc/rc.local

And reboot

ps.

Meanwhile my Archos got broken again :( this time LCD digitizer... ehh I'm thinking what to do - perhaps I'll have raspberry like device ;)
[Gen8 Android Development] Neo Cortex:
I just did this. Still getting message saying 'Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card' when I tried to install a dictionary
[Gen8 Android Development] $aur0n:
And what output gives you "lsmod" after reboot?