Call for testing: Samsung S3 Neo (s3ve3g) owners

flohack

Hello all,

for getting our Halium 5.1 environment verified I decided to do a port of the Samsung S3 Neo (codename s3ve3g). I have now reached a point where I want alpha testers to give me some feedback.

Working

Actors: Manual brightness
Actors: Notification LED
Actors: Torchlight
Actors: Vibration
Cellular: Carrier info, signal strength
Cellular: Data connection
Cellular: Incoming, outgoing calls
Cellular: PIN unlock
Cellular: SMS in, out
Cellular: Speakerphone (limited volume control)
Cellular: Voice in calls (limited volume control)
GPU: Boot into UI
Misc: Offline charging
Misc: Online charging
Misc: Shutdown / Reboot
Network: Bluetooth
Network: WiFi
Network: Flight mode
Sensors: Automatic brightness
Sensors: GPS
Sensors: Proximity
Sensors: Rotation
Sensors: Touchscreen
Sound: Earphones
Sound: Loudspeaker
Sound: Microphone
Sound: Volume control
USB: MTP access

Working with manual steps

Network: Hotspot (needs reboot after end of hotspot mode, does not pair with any WiFi anymore)

Not working

Camera: Flashlight
Camera: Photo
Camera: Video
Cellular: MMS in, out
GPU: Video acceleration

Everything else seems to be fine. As I finished Bluetooth today which was a giant milestone (thanks to @peat_psuwit !!!) I would like to invite up to 5 alpha testers - first come first serve.

Please write here or PM me, I will then follow with instructions as needed.

Instructions can be found here: https://pad.ubports.com/p/samsung-s3neo-alphatesting

BR Florian

flohack

Update:

In-Call audio works now
GPS works now (was a faulty antenna on my device, it seems to have worked always already ;))

I will try to invest now time into camera. However, even without that its already quite usable.

BR Florian

flohack

Update: Automatic brightness works now. Next up will probably be Hotspot and MTP access

zenfunk

Cannot install AOSP 5.1 via TWRP 3.3.1.1.
Zip signature verification failed
or
Invalid zip file format

currently there is Lineage 7.1 installed.
Any thoughts?
Keep up the good work, Christian

flohack

@zenfunk You do not need to factory-reset this device, you can proceed with the install instructions...

flohack

@zenfunk Oh sorry, I had accidentially copied over a paragraph from the Nexus 6P. I fuxed the install instructions already.

zenfunk

OK, I am in download mode, ran the scrpt (had to install some dependencies: qemu binfmt-support qemu-user-static e2fsprogs sudo simg2img), image was built, but it complains about no device found.

dmesg is:

[439613.189873] usb 2-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 31
[439622.117378] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 32 using ehci-pci
[439622.226225] usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=04e8, idProduct=685d, bcdDevice= 1.00
[439622.226230] usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[439622.226233] usb 2-1.2: Product: MSM8960
[439622.226235] usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: Sasmsung

flohack

@zenfunk Nono you need adb for installation

Download mode comes at the end to flash the kernel. Was this unclear from my text?

zenfunk

Mistake on my end, I ran the joined up commands on the bottom first and while not pushing the images to the device first, it then went into download mode with the second comand, so I assumed that it had to be in download mode.
I managed to complete the first command, but heimdall cannot download the PIT file and exits:

Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...

Any hints?

flohack

@zenfunk said in Call for testing: Samsung S3 Neo (s3ve3g) owners:

lete the first command, but heimdall cannot download the PIT file and exits:

Hmm you used heimdall from my download ? Could be a version problem...

flohack

@Flohack Also try another cable and/or USB port on your PC. It could be sensitive a bit

zenfunk

Jup, version problem. It seems as if heimdall 1.4.1 from the Ubuntu repos is no good, I compiled 1.4.2 and it seems to work. I am rebooting into UB ports right now.
waiting....

zenfunk

Seems to be stuck at boot screen.....
BTW, thanks for putting your time and effort into this.

flohack

@zenfunk Hmm strange, can you connect it to the PC, and see if you get any RNDIS adapter in the hosts dmesg log?

zenfunk

Yes, this came up. Do you have any md5sums for the files?

zenfunk

BTW, AFAIK I never was asked for my passwords during install as was indicated by your instructions.

Enter your local host´s sudo password when prompted the first time
The second time, enter the intended device lock password

zenfunk

OK, I redownloaded the files, the checksums match. Reflashed with your heimdall (still no passwords though). Same result, the device hangs at the bootscreen, I even left it overnight. RNDIS comes up in dmesg. Any Ideas on how to get some logfiles off of that thing?

flohack

@zenfunk said in Call for testing: Samsung S3 Neo (s3ve3g) owners:

DIS comes up in dmesg. Any Ideas on how to get some logfiles off of that thing?

Sure, which IP does dmesg on the host tell you? Paste the relevant part of dmesg to a pastebin and link it here.

zenfunk

https://pastebin.com/FDBjLFHy

flohack

@zenfunk Ok that looks not so bad, use ssh phablet@10.15.19.82 to get inside - I will tell you what to look for, but basically use dmesg and /system/bin/logcat to get an idea whats going on. The phone has booted but is not able to get into graphics mode, we will find out why.