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    Ubuntu Touch on LG G6 (h870 model): call for testers

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      • InvyI Offline
        Invy
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        Sorry for the double post, I found out that the problems are probably caused by the port and not by my installation.
        I would like to know if they are currently working on this port and how I could support the developers? @Guf or @tanevanwifferen
        Are there any tests that can be done or how can the development be driven forward?

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          Guf @Invy
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          @Invy You need to disable desktop_mode and/or to install UT-Tweak and revise scaling

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            Guf @Invy
            last edited by

            @Invy Since yesterday, also bluetooth started to work, look at the beginning of post how to do it manually

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              Guf @Invy
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              @Invy As you might see, I fixed bluetooth(at the moment I provided the manual commands to do it) and I would like to go for the other missing thing.
              It is possible GPS is working, but from inside my house it makes no sense to test it.
              Need to improve routing sound output to speakers, because it seems audio output is only with headphones

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                basti
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                @tanevanwifferen @Guf
                Sorry for being the idiot in the room, but is there some install instructions on this.
                I know my way arround a bash shell and use ubuntu since 10+ years. But I am not sure how to install this on my LG.

                I managed to unlock the device and ran

                fastboot flash boot halium-boot-20200326.img

                from http://docs.ubports.com/tr/latest/porting/halium_7-1/Installing.html I thought I found more and cloned some repo and ran

                ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz system-20200326.img

                Giving me the output:

                Debug: Chosen rootfs is ubports-touch.rootfs-xenial-armhf.tar.gz
                Debug: Chosen android image is system-20200326.img
                Debug: Chosen release is ut
                Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                
                I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                I: Writing android image into mountable image
                I: Running post installation tasks
                enabling SSH ... [done]
                Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                Enter new UNIX password: 
                Retype new UNIX password: 
                passwd: password updated successfully
                I: Shrinking images
                e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                Resizing the filesystem on .halium-install-imgs.itwEy/system.img to 129095 (4k) blocks.
                Begin pass 2 (max = 1758)
                Relocating blocks             XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
                Begin pass 3 (max = 4)
                Scanning inode table          resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize .halium-install-imgs.itwEy/system.img
                Please run 'e2fsck -fy .halium-install-imgs.itwEy/system.img' to fix the filesystem
                after the aborted resize operation.
                I: Cleaning up
                error: no devices/emulators found
                

                What am I missing?

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                • InvyI Offline
                  Invy @basti
                  last edited by

                  @basti I had the same problem during my installation, I think I was able to solve the problem with a different rootfs at that time.
                  I think I used this edge version:
                  https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-hybris-edge-rootfs-armhf/

                  Of course, this may not be right. But I was able to install everything with it.

                  The manual activation of Bluetooth did not work for me, I used sudo for all commands.
                  As error message after hciattach I always get an "initialization timed out".
                  The GPS can be activated, but no location is found in uNAV.

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                    Guf @Invy
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                    @Invy I need to upload new kernel configuration with HCIUART and HCIUART_H4, otherwise it won't work at all. I will ping as soon as I did it. Or I can add my halium-boot (botstrapping from systempart, as requested by OTA compatibility, or not) to be downloaded and tested.

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                      Guf @Invy
                      last edited by Guf

                      @Invy @basti No, it must be arm64, otherwise it won't work at all

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                        basti @Guf
                        last edited by

                        @Guf could you give us a link or some more, please?

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                          Invy @basti
                          last edited by

                          @basti
                          xenial-hybris-rootfs-arm64:
                          https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-hybris-rootfs-arm64/

                          xenial-hybris-edge-rootfs-arm64:
                          https://ci.ubports.com/job/xenial-hybris-edge-rootfs-arm64/

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                            basti @Invy
                            last edited by

                            @Invy Nope. Still fails.

                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu$ fastboot devices
                            LGH87051b7ab76	fastboot
                            
                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu$ fastboot flash boot halium-boot-20200326.img 
                            target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
                            sending 'boot' (16216 KB)...
                            OKAY [  0.530s]
                            writing 'boot'...
                            OKAY [  0.158s]
                            finished. total time: 0.689s
                            
                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu$ sudo ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz system-20200326.img 
                            Debug: Chosen rootfs is ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                            Debug: Chosen android image is system-20200326.img
                            Debug: Chosen release is ut
                            Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                            
                            I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                            
                            I: Writing android image into mountable image
                            I: Running post installation tasks
                            enabling SSH ... [done]
                            Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                            Enter new UNIX password: 
                            Retype new UNIX password: 
                            passwd: password updated successfully
                            I: Shrinking images
                            e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                            resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                            Resizing the filesystem on .halium-install-imgs.oWUv6/system.img to 129095 (4k) blocks.
                            Begin pass 2 (max = 1758)
                            Relocating blocks             XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
                            Begin pass 3 (max = 4)
                            Scanning inode table          resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize .halium-install-imgs.oWUv6/system.img
                            Please run 'e2fsck -fy .halium-install-imgs.oWUv6/system.img' to fix the filesystem
                            after the aborted resize operation.
                            I: Cleaning up
                            error: no devices/emulators found
                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu$ sudo ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial- system-20200326.img 
                            ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz            ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz       
                            ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz.part       ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz.part  
                            
                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu$ sudo ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz system-20200326.img 
                            Debug: Chosen rootfs is ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                            Debug: Chosen android image is system-20200326.img
                            Debug: Chosen release is ut
                            Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                            
                            I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                            
                            I: Writing android image into mountable image
                            I: Running post installation tasks
                            enabling SSH ... [done]
                            Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                            Enter new UNIX password: 
                            Retype new UNIX password: 
                            passwd: password updated successfully
                            I: Shrinking images
                            e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                            resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                            Resizing the filesystem on .halium-install-imgs.l0c8k/system.img to 129095 (4k) blocks.
                            Begin pass 2 (max = 1758)
                            Relocating blocks             XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
                            Begin pass 3 (max = 4)
                            Scanning inode table          resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize .halium-install-imgs.l0c8k/system.img
                            Please run 'e2fsck -fy .halium-install-imgs.l0c8k/system.img' to fix the filesystem
                            after the aborted resize operation.
                            I: Cleaning up
                            error: no devices/emulators found
                            
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                              Guf @basti
                              last edited by Guf

                              @basti this is more likely due to adb, rather than to halium-install, the last command must be executed when the device is in recovery mode. Not in bootloader one

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                                basti @Guf
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                                @Guf Ok. Not sure how to get there now. Cant connect to ADB anymore. Phone stucks in boot screen.

                                - Is there some instructions where this calling for recovery mode was mentioned?
                                - How can I recoever from my mode now?
                                - Is there some general instructions I can look at?

                                IMG_20201117_101127.jpg

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                                  Invy @basti
                                  last edited by Invy

                                  @basti Is the smartphone stuck in this screen?

                                  Try this one:

                                  • Turn off the smartphone
                                  • Hold the power button on the back and Volume down
                                  • When the LG logo appears, keep holding Volume down, release the power button and press the power button again briefly.

                                  After a few seconds a recovery menu should appear
                                  I strongly recommend to install TWRP for the LG G6, you should be able to install everything from here.

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                                    basti @Invy
                                    last edited by

                                    @Invy Thanks for the answer. We make steps forward.

                                    I managed to install TWRP on the recovery partition. But the UT install still fails:

                                    user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu$ adb devices
                                    List of devices attached
                                    LGH87051b7ab76	recovery
                                    
                                    user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu$ adb reboot recovery
                                    
                                    user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu$ ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz system-20200326.img 
                                    Debug: Chosen rootfs is ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                                    Debug: Chosen android image is system-20200326.img
                                    Debug: Chosen release is ut
                                    Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                                    
                                    I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                                    I: Writing android image into mountable image
                                    I: Running post installation tasks
                                    enabling SSH ... [done]
                                    Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                                    Enter new UNIX password: 
                                    Retype new UNIX password: 
                                    passwd: password updated successfully
                                    I: Shrinking images
                                    e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                    resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                    Resizing the filesystem on .halium-install-imgs.xmRsa/system.img to 129095 (4k) blocks.
                                    Begin pass 2 (max = 1758)
                                    Relocating blocks             XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
                                    Begin pass 3 (max = 4)
                                    Scanning inode table          resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize .halium-install-imgs.xmRsa/system.img
                                    Please run 'e2fsck -fy .halium-install-imgs.xmRsa/system.img' to fix the filesystem
                                    after the aborted resize operation.
                                    I: Cleaning up
                                    

                                    Same result with both files:
                                    ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                                    ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-edge-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz

                                    What can I do next?

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                                      Guf @basti
                                      last edited by

                                      @basti Did you install your device with halium-install? I just updated the instruction at the very beginning.
                                      Halium-install usually installs rootfs.img and system.img in datapart, so you need to flash the image, as described above.
                                      Please, inform me if you still have problem booting.
                                      Take it easy, you can recover your old system (previous UT or Android, or LineageOS), whenever you want.

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                                        basti @Guf
                                        last edited by

                                        Sorry, @Guf
                                        I assume you have other stuff to work on, but I really do not see where there is any "instruction at the very beginning".

                                        Yes, I installed my device with halium-install like adived on another website.

                                        ./halium-install -p ut ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img
                                        

                                        I ran it two times, as in between I accidentally disconnected my hub.

                                        First time I got this:

                                        user@ubuntu~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu/halium-install (master)$ ./halium-install -p ut ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img
                                        Debug: Chosen rootfs is ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                                        Debug: Chosen android image is ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img
                                        Debug: Chosen release is ut
                                        Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                                        
                                        I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                                        I: Writing android image into mountable image
                                        I: Running post installation tasks
                                        enabling SSH ... [done]
                                        Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                                        Enter new UNIX password: 
                                        Retype new UNIX password: 
                                        passwd: password updated successfully
                                        I: Shrinking images
                                        e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                        e2fsck: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open .halium-install-imgs.buA1T/system.img
                                        resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                        resize2fs: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open .halium-install-imgs.buA1T/system.img
                                        Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
                                        I: Cleaning up
                                        * daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
                                        * daemon started successfully
                                        
                                        

                                        Second time this:

                                        user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu/halium-install (master)$ ./halium-install -p ut ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img
                                        Debug: Chosen rootfs is ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                                        Debug: Chosen android image is ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img
                                        Debug: Chosen release is ut
                                        Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                                        
                                        I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                                        I: Writing android image into mountable image
                                        I: Running post installation tasks
                                        enabling SSH ... [done]
                                        Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                                        Enter new UNIX password: 
                                        Retype new UNIX password: 
                                        passwd: password updated successfully
                                        I: Shrinking images
                                        e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                        e2fsck: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open .halium-install-imgs.KXEbs/system.img
                                        resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                        resize2fs: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open .halium-install-imgs.KXEbs/system.img
                                        Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
                                        I: Cleaning up
                                        
                                        

                                        dmesg gives me:

                                        [108202.343962] usb 4-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 7
                                        [108235.365911] usb 1-5.4: USB disconnect, device number 54
                                        [108247.636692] usb 1-5.4: new high-speed USB device number 55 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108247.749933] usb 1-5.4: New USB device found, idVendor=18d1, idProduct=4ee2, bcdDevice= 3.18
                                        [108247.749941] usb 1-5.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
                                        [108247.749946] usb 1-5.4: Product: h870
                                        [108247.749950] usb 1-5.4: Manufacturer: lge
                                        [108247.749953] usb 1-5.4: SerialNumber: LGH87051b7ab76
                                        [108252.972953] usb 1-5.4: reset high-speed USB device number 55 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108253.181260] usb 1-5.4: reset high-speed USB device number 55 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108271.461219] usb 1-5.4: USB disconnect, device number 55
                                        [108283.732721] usb 1-5.4: new high-speed USB device number 56 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108284.288833] usb 1-5.4: device descriptor read/64, error -71
                                        [108284.509663] usb 1-5.4: New USB device found, idVendor=18d1, idProduct=d001, bcdDevice= 3.18
                                        [108284.509668] usb 1-5.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
                                        [108284.509671] usb 1-5.4: Product: Failed to boot
                                        [108284.509674] usb 1-5.4: Manufacturer: Halium initrd
                                        [108284.509676] usb 1-5.4: SerialNumber: halium-initrd
                                        [108284.513451] rndis_host 1-5.4:1.0 usb0: register 'rndis_host' at usb-0000:00:14.0-5.4, RNDIS device, ae:1e:f9:33:ba:70
                                        [108350.166237] perf: interrupt took too long (4932 > 4931), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 40500
                                        [108433.253688] usb 1-5.4: USB disconnect, device number 56
                                        [108433.253868] rndis_host 1-5.4:1.0 usb0: unregister 'rndis_host' usb-0000:00:14.0-5.4, RNDIS device
                                        [108454.743919] usb 1-5.4: new high-speed USB device number 57 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108454.857641] usb 1-5.4: New USB device found, idVendor=18d1, idProduct=4ee2, bcdDevice= 3.18
                                        [108454.857644] usb 1-5.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
                                        [108454.857645] usb 1-5.4: Product: h870
                                        [108454.857647] usb 1-5.4: Manufacturer: lge
                                        [108454.857648] usb 1-5.4: SerialNumber: LGH87051b7ab76
                                        [108460.008128] usb 1-5.4: reset high-speed USB device number 57 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108460.216318] usb 1-5.4: reset high-speed USB device number 57 using xhci_hcd
                                        [108482.246405] EXT4-fs (loop1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
                                        
                                        

                                        I still only see the TWRP screen on my phone. No UT is booting and there are nowhere instructions on what to do next!

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                                          Guf @basti
                                          last edited by

                                          @basti you used the wrong file with the halium-install: the command needs to be feeded by the rootfs.tar.gz (you did it correct) then by system.img. At this point, it won't fail.
                                          So far, you need to reboot in bootloader, and from pc execute fastboot flash boot halium-boot_h870_datapart.img (that you will download from the very first post).
                                          Your halium-boot won't let you boot correctly because it is thought to bootsttap from systempart to be OTA compliant, while halium-boot install rootfs and system in datapart
                                          Anyway, the 3rd line of the very first post, suggest to join a telegram chanbel that i created today

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                                            basti
                                            last edited by

                                            I re-downloaded everything, but no luck.

                                            When you say system.img you mean system-202003262.img from this link in the initial post system.img???

                                            In that case it would be the command I used in my reply from the 17. Nov 2020 here:
                                            https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3729/ubuntu-touch-on-lg-g6-h870-model-call-for-testers/60?_=1606258586640

                                            user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu$ ./halium-install/halium-install -p ut ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz system-20200326.img
                                            

                                            As I am not sure if you meant to rename that system-img file, I tried also this, but no success.

                                            user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu/halium-install (master)$ ./halium-install -p ut ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz ../system-20200326.img 
                                            Debug: Chosen rootfs is ../ubuntu-touch-hybris-xenial-arm64-rootfs.tar.gz
                                            Debug: Chosen android image is ../system-20200326.img
                                            Debug: Chosen release is ut
                                            Debug: Compress images before pushing: false
                                            
                                            I: Writing rootfs into mountable image
                                            I: Writing android image into mountable image
                                            I: Running post installation tasks
                                            enabling SSH ... [done]
                                            Please enter a new password for the user 'phablet':
                                            Enter new UNIX password: 
                                            Retype new UNIX password: 
                                            passwd: password updated successfully
                                            I: Shrinking images
                                            e2fsck 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                            resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)
                                            Resizing the filesystem on .halium-install-imgs.e951D/system.img to 129095 (4k) blocks.
                                            Begin pass 2 (max = 1758)
                                            Relocating blocks             XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
                                            Begin pass 3 (max = 4)
                                            Scanning inode table          resize2fs: No space left on device while trying to resize .halium-install-imgs.e951D/system.img
                                            Please run 'e2fsck -fy .halium-install-imgs.e951D/system.img' to fix the filesystem
                                            after the aborted resize operation.
                                            I: Cleaning up
                                            user@ubuntu:~/lgg6_ubuntu/halium-install (master)$ fastboot flash boot ../halium-boot_h870_datapart.img 
                                            target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
                                            sending 'boot' (16368 KB)...
                                            OKAY [  0.581s]
                                            writing 'boot'...
                                            OKAY [  0.149s]
                                            finished. total time: 0.730s
                                            user@ubuntu:~/Downloads/lgg6_ubuntu/halium-install (master)$ fastboot reboot
                                            rebooting...
                                            
                                            finished. total time: 0.171s
                                            
                                            

                                            Rebooting to bootloader and running fastboot flash boot halium-boot_h870_datapart.img after the failing halium didn't change anything afterwards, of course. So this did not work as well.

                                            Any other suggestions?

                                            Not sure what you want to tell me with "Your halium-boot won't let you boot correctly because it is thought to bootsttap from systempart to be OTA compliant, while halium-boot install rootfs and system in datapart"
                                            I have no clue what "datapart" is. What is that?
                                            What should I understand from that sentence? Halium does not let me boot, ... that is bad, right? What shoudl I do then/instead?

                                            Is there some instruction to it?

                                            Regarding the telegram channel: I I joined it. But ... why?
                                            You want me to post my continuing issues there and here or only there?
                                            So far it does not look like any help there.

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                                              Lakotaubp
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                                              https://forums.ubports.com/category/80/lg-g6 your new discussion space.

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