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    August 15 devel channel update renders your device unable

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      • advocatuxA Offline
        advocatux @domubpkm
        last edited by advocatux

        @domubpkm no, there isn't.

        It's not an stupid idea at all but I don't have the technical knowledge about how recovery works in detail, maybe someone with that sort of expertise will reply later.

        Off the top of my head, the first problem I see is the (possible) lack of space, but on the other hand I've seen custom android recoveries with much more tools than stock android recoveries, so...

        Edit: thinking a bit more about it, the main problem is how to have a keyboard on-screen for input. It would has to be a list of pre-formatted commands or something like that

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        • LakotaubpL Offline
          Lakotaubp
          last edited by

          Just to clarify etc on getting round this issue.
          1 Stay on RC or don't update your dev device with todays update, or revert to RC in system settings.
          2 Wait till next dev update is released with issue fixed.
          3 Update to that and all should be ok.
          Is this correct

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          • advocatuxA Offline
            advocatux @Lakotaubp
            last edited by advocatux

            @lakotaubp going to RC is the fastest and easier way to have a running device again, and keep it on the save side.

            If whoever is hit by this issue want to run a lower devel version, that's feasible too but I think the RC way is more user friendly for now.

            Edit: I forgot to say yes, that's correct 🙂

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            • advocatuxA Offline
              advocatux
              last edited by advocatux

              Some people has asked me in private how to stay in the devel channel, so I think it's better if I post the command here 🙂

              ubuntu-device-flash --server=http://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=codename --channel=ubports-touch/16.04/devel --revision=version_number

              • Change codename for the proper one for your device. See here https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/ the codenames list
              • version_number means a version number that is not affected by this issue. See the latest good one (that's the previous version to the one affected) for your device here http://system-image.ubports.com/ubports-touch/16.04/devel/

              Edit: the issue has been fixed now (https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues/821#issuecomment-413356669) so you can use the latest version_number.

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              • LakotaubpL Offline
                Lakotaubp
                last edited by Lakotaubp

                Just had new update 430 land for OPO

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                • advocatuxA Offline
                  advocatux @Lakotaubp
                  last edited by

                  @lakotaubp if you feel adventurous... 😄

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                  • LakotaubpL Offline
                    Lakotaubp @advocatux
                    last edited by

                    @advocatux white screen of blue circle doom after 5 min. Looks like OPO stuffed up

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                    • truscellinoT Offline
                      truscellino
                      last edited by

                      Hi all,
                      I don't understand how to re-install another version... I don't think developer mode is enabled on my machine and I can't enable it any more due to the white screen of death we are seeing... so I can't see the solution?
                      Thanks, Marc

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                      • LakotaubpL Offline
                        Lakotaubp @truscellino
                        last edited by

                        @truscellino have just put my OPO back to 428 on the dev channel following the instructions given above by @advocatux using ubuntu-device-flash. You need adb on your pc/laptop and can install ubuntu-device -flash with sudo apt install ubuntu-device-flash. Make sure you have the correct device code name (bacon in my case) and update version that was ok for your device (428 for OPO). So connect your device to pc/laptop start adb then for me it was
                        ubuntu-device-flash --server=https://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=bacon --channel=ubports-touch/16.04/devel --revision=428
                        hit enter and let it run. Good luck. Only up now as daft enough to try an update this late at night. Let us know how you get on back tomorrow.

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                        • truscellinoT Offline
                          truscellino
                          last edited by

                          OK sorry I got there finally... back in 16.04/rc now. My main problem was not to succeed in rebooting into recovery mode...
                          Thank you for quick response, very much appreciated!

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                            Nikfrager
                            last edited by

                            Thanks to @advocatux I could flash the old image to my Moto G2 Titan. The command is
                            ubuntu-device-flash --verbose --server=https://system-image.ubports.com touch --device=titan --channel=16.04/community/walid/devel --revision=121
                            I had success and my device is fine again.

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                            • advocatuxA Offline
                              advocatux @Nikfrager
                              last edited by

                              @nikfrager \o/

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                              • LakotaubpL Offline
                                Lakotaubp @advocatux
                                last edited by

                                @advocatux Welcome back 431 works on my OPO!

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                                • advocatuxA Offline
                                  advocatux @Lakotaubp
                                  last edited by advocatux

                                  @lakotaubp kudos!

                                  BTW I see @Nikfrager has added the verbose parameter. Good idea.

                                  If anyone want to know about all the ubuntu-device-flash parameters available, see
                                  http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/ubuntu-device-flash.1.html

                                  Edit: fixed the wrong link (sorry)

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                                  • LakotaubpL Offline
                                    Lakotaubp
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                                    Nexus5 also ok on 532

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