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    [How-To] Record Calls

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        domubpkm
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          RayCulp @domubpkm
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          @domubpkm Thank you, but I'm confused. Does this mean that cron is indeed available on UT 20.04?

          In any case, I asked about cron in one of the Telegram groups just now, and the recommendation I received was to use systemd timers instead of cron jobs. I hope this helps! 🙂

          Happily running Ubuntu Touch on:
          Google Pixel 3a XL (20.04 Stable)

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            Br1
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            @domubpkm Between ota 25 (xenial) and the RC release there could be many differences ... I will try to adapt call-recorder to Focal OTA-2 Stable, but no promises.

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              domubpkm @Br1
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              @Br1 The callrecorder should work for OTA-25. If there is an OTA-26 that fixes boot issues (last 3 RCs), no. Is not it ?

              Edit : I did : anyway, OTA-25 is no longer installable, the dev channel is installed instead (system parameters). So no more callrecorder.

              Edit 2 april 18 : i installed dev 1111 (2023-04-18/2) and callrecorder v 1.01 works ! I stay here until a focal that suits me. 🙂

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                domubpkm @Br1
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                @Br1 said in [How-To] Record Calls:

                I will try to adapt call-recorder to Focal OTA-2 Stable, but no promises

                I just hope your work is progressing as you wish, because all of your scripts are great and will enhance focal environment (as they do for xenial).

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                  Br1 @domubpkm
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                  @domubpkm said in [How-To] Record Calls:

                  I just hope your work is progressing as you wish, because all of your scripts are great and will enhance focal environment (as they do for xenial).

                  I installed it yesterday, seems to work fine ... a few days of testing 🙂

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                    Br1
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                    ---- UPDATE OTA-2 Focal ----
                    ---- Stable Channel ----

                    Usual three steps :

                    1 - download callrecorder-ota.2.tar.gz from here : www.spacelinux.it/UTouch/callrecorder-ota.2.tar.gz

                    2 - open file manager, go to Downloads tap callrecorder-ota.2.tar.gz and tap extract archive

                    3 - open terminal, type :

                    sudo Downloads/callrecorder-ota.2/callrec-install
                    

                    and hit enter,

                    type 1 + enter to install

                    type 2 + enter to uninstall

                    and reboot.


                    As in previous versions, install script asks you how many days you want to keep recorded calls, hit enter for default (30 days) if you later decide to change, repeat the installation (in this case reboot not required).

                    Focal required several changes, callrecorder now is a systemd service, to delete older calls there is a systemd user timer .

                    preview of the new version of callrec-install :

                    #!/bin/bash
                    
                    CRSERV=/usr/lib/systemd/system/callrecorder.service ;
                    
                    # Make sure only root can run this script
                    if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
                       echo "    Must be run as root, you must prepend sudo !" 1>&2 ; exit 1
                    fi
                    
                    echo -e '\n - Install/uninstall CallRecorder :\n' ;
                    
                    PS3='Please enter your choice : '
                    options=("Install" "Uninstall" "Quit")
                    select opt in "${options[@]}"
                    do
                    	case $opt in
                    	"Install")
                    
                    			#   -------------------- already installed section ------------------------------
                    
                    			if [ -f "$CRSERV" ]; then
                    
                                                            echo -e '\n Recorded calls : auto erase them after' ;
                    
                                                            read -p " how many days ? (hit enter for 30) : " days
                    
                    					# --------------- default days section --------------------------
                    
                    					#if pressed ENTER set default days
                    					if [ ${#days} -eq 0 ];	then days=+30 ;
                    
                    					# remove + for echo message
                    					myString="${days:1}" ; echo -e "\n  - Will be deleted after $myString days. \n" ;
                    
                    					# replaces the third line
                    					sed -i "3s/.*/days=$days/" /home/phablet/.callrec/rec-remove-sh ;
                    
                    					exit 0
                    
                    					else	# -------- custom days section  -------------------------
                    
                    					echo -e "\n  - Will be deleted after $days days. \n" ;
                    
                    					days=+$days ;
                    
                    					# replaces the third line
                    					sed -i "3s/.*/days=$days/" /home/phablet/.callrec/rec-remove-sh ;
                    
                    					exit 0
                    
                    					fi
                    
                    
                    			fi
                    
                    			#   ----------- end already installed -------------------------------------------
                    
                    
                    			# ------------- new install section ---------------------------------------------
                    
                    
                    			# creates 4 directories
                    			mkdir -p /home/phablet/.callrec ;
                    			mkdir -p /home/phablet/MyRec/{saved,} ;
                    			mkdir -p /home/phablet/.cr_Ram ;
                    
                    			cp /home/phablet/Downloads/callrecorder-ota.2/* /home/phablet/.callrec/ ;
                    
                    			# change the working directory
                    			cd /home/phablet/.callrec ;
                    
                    			# mount root in read/write mode
                    			mount -o remount,rw / ;
                    
                    			# copy callrecorder service and enable autostart
                                            cp callrecorder.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/ ; systemctl enable callrecorder > /dev/null 2>&1 ;
                    
                    			# roll back root in read only mode
                    			mount -o remount,ro / ;
                    
                    			# copy rec-remove.service/timer and create simbolic link (as user)
                    			su - phablet -c "cd /home/phablet/.callrec ; cp rec-remove.service rec-remove.timer /home/phablet/.config/systemd/user/ ; ln -s /home/phablet/.config/systemd/user/rec-remove.timer /home/phablet/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/rec-remove.timer" ; 
                    
                    
                                                            echo -e '\n Recorded calls : auto erase them after' ;
                    
                                                            read -p " how many days ? (hit enter for 30) : " days
                    
                    						# --------------- default days section ------------------
                    
                    						#if pressed ENTER set default days
                    						if [ ${#days} -eq 0 ];	then days=+30 ;
                    
                    						# remove + for echo message
                    						myString="${days:1}" ; echo -e "\n  - Will be deleted after $myString days. \n" ;
                    
                    						# replaces the third line
                    						sed -i "3s/.*/days=$days/" /home/phablet/.callrec/rec-remove-sh ;
                    
                    						else  # -------- custom days section --------------------
                    
                    						echo -e "\n  - Will be deleted after $days days. \n" ;
                    
                    						days=+$days ;
                    
                    						# replaces the third line
                    						sed -i "3s/.*/days=$days/" /home/phablet/.callrec/rec-remove-sh ;
                    
                    						fi
                    
                    			echo -e '\n Installed, reboot your device !\n' ;
                    
                    			exit 0
                    
                    		;;
                    
                    	"Uninstall")
                    
                    			# check status
                    			if [ ! -f "$CRSERV" ]; then
                    
                    			echo -e '\n CallRecorder is not installed !\n' ; exit 1
                    
                    			else
                    
                    			# mount root in read/write mode
                    			mount -o remount,rw / ;
                    
                    			# stop callrecorder, disable autostart and remove files
                    			systemctl disable --now callrecorder > /dev/null 2>&1 ;
                    			rm $CRSERV ;
                    
                    			# roll back root in read only mode
                    			mount -o remount,ro / ;
                    
                    			# remove all timer files
                    			rm /home/phablet/.config/systemd/user/rec-remove* ;
                    			rm /home/phablet/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/rec-remove.timer ;
                    			rm /home/phablet/.local/share/systemd/timers/stamp-rec-remove.timer ;
                    
                    			# delete scripts and remove directories
                    			rm -rf /home/phablet/.callrec/* ; rmdir /home/phablet/.callrec ;
                    			rm -rf /home/phablet/.cr_Ram/* ;
                    
                    			echo -e '\n Uninstalled, reboot your device !\n'
                    
                    			exit 0
                    
                    			fi
                    
                    		;;
                    
                            "Quit")
                    			exit 0
                    		;;
                    			*) echo "invalid option $REPLY"
                    		;;
                        esac
                    done
                    

                    preview of callrecorder service :

                    [Unit]
                    Description=Call Recorder
                    
                    [Service]
                    Type=simple
                    ExecStart=/home/phablet/.callrec/prepare-sh
                    RemainAfterExit=yes
                    
                    [Install]
                    WantedBy=multi-user.target
                    

                    systemd user timer requires 2 files, rec-remove.timer :

                    [Unit]
                    Description=Run every day at 11:00
                    
                    [Timer]
                    OnCalendar=*-*-* 11:00
                    Persistent=true
                    
                    [Install]
                    WantedBy=default.target
                    

                    and rec-remove.service :

                    [Unit]
                    Description=Remove older calls
                    
                    [Service]
                    Type=simple
                    ExecStart=/home/phablet/.callrec/rec-remove-sh
                    
                    [Install]
                    WantedBy=default.target
                    

                    to run daily the script rec-remove-sh :

                    #!/bin/bash
                    #
                    days=+30
                    # delete recordings (except saved directory) older than ... days
                    find /home/phablet/MyRec -type f -not -path '*/saved/*' -mtime $days -exec rm {} \; 2> /dev/null ;
                    

                    . small change, now you can save recorded calls in "saved" folder and will not be deleted

                    . small differences in other scripts (new paths)

                    . as for previous versions callrecorder must be uninstalled before proceeding to ota update.

                    ^

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                      ATTESA @Br1
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                      @Br1 I don't know if it is just me, but the download link does not seem to work, I get a Not Found error.

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                        Br1 @ATTESA
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                        @ATTESA try direct link : www.spacelinux.it/UTouch/callrecorder-ota.2.tar.gz

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                          dosolly @Br1
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                          @Br1 Hallo, thanx a lot for your work, but :
                          :~/sudo Downloads/callrecorder-ota.2/callrec-install

                          :~/sudo: callrec-install:command not found

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                            Br1 @dosolly
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                            @dosolly
                            On a hunch I did it again and works ... you have extracted it ?

                            in Downloads directory there should be "callrecorder-ota.2" subdirectory that also contains "callrec-install"

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                              dosolly @Br1
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                              @Br1 Thanks for your help, at least the installation worked. Now I have to test it extensively.

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                                dosolly @Br1
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                                @Br1 OK, thx a lot, works now like a charm.

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                                  domubpkm
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                                  @Br1 Hello. Is your OTA-2 work / procedure the same for OTA-3 ? 🙂 Thanks again

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                                    Br1 @domubpkm
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                                    @domubpkm no ota 3 update for my device, i cannot test it 😞
                                    yesterday I ordered a google pixel 3a xl ... it will take some time.

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                                      domubpkm @Br1
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                                      @Br1 said in [How-To] Record Calls:

                                      no ota 3 update for my device, i cannot test it
                                      yesterday I ordered a google pixel 3a xl ... it will take some time.

                                      Don't really understand. 🙂 Your current phone is broken / out or the OTA-3 update will come later even if you ordered a new phone ?

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                                        Br1 @domubpkm
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                                        @domubpkm from what I understand ota 3 update will be available only for currently supported devices
                                        Xiaomi MI A2 isn't there, it doesn't have a maintainer 😞

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                                          domubpkm @Br1
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                                          @Br1 Okay, and unfortunately for you. I didn't understand why you got OTA-2 and not OTA-3. I will wait for a future feedback about the DNS change on OTA-3, because your procedure has become essential to me, more than VPN on UT ultimately.

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                                              Br1
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                                              OTA 3 Stable channel --- You can reinstall, no changes are necessary.

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