Call for testing: Google/Huawei Nexus 6P (angler) owners

MrT10001

Hi all, I am not a developer, but I am trying UBports out on various devices. For the life of me , I cannot get it to install on my Nexus 6P (angler). I have followed all the steps and what people have done on this forum and every time it hangs at preparing system image. It won't go past that point. I have a semblance of UBports recovery, but no operating system. I am flashing it through my windows 10 machine, I have an unlocked phone which I also tried with rooting. Android 6 to 8.1 installs fine. I have dropped it back to 7.1.2, bootloader is unlocked, TWRP is installed, partitions wiped and so forth. I must be missing something somewhere, I have retraced steps, tried stable, edge and the other two, but it always hangs at Preparing system image (I have left it for a couple of hours and nothing changed). This is the only phone I have had an issue with so far. Has anyone any ideas?

DjDeets

@MrT10001 the current version of the windows 10 installer is bugged I had the same thing happen to me. You have to use the linux installer as far as I know. Maybe you could use windows subsystem for linux. Or perhaps the mac installer works. If you can't do either then maybe you can use the manual method described at the beginning of the thread or simply wait for the next installer release.

flohack

@DjDeets Can you please send a log file from the installer when it hangs? It should be in %APPDATA% directory somewhere...

MrT10001

@DjDeets Thanks for that. I was going to give Linux a go next (time is the limiting factor at the moment) as I was wondering if it was a windows thing.

DjDeets

@Flohack I'm looking at 2 log files which I think are from that time (October 11th), but they're .OLD files for some reason. When I open them with notepad they don't seem to be functioning log files. Here's an example of the contents of one:

2020/10/11-13:37:37.233 60e4 Reusing MANIFEST C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ubports-installer\Session Storage/MANIFEST-000001
2020/10/11-13:37:37.236 60e4 Recovering log #3
2020/10/11-13:37:37.238 60e4 Reusing old log C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ubports-installer\Session Storage/000003.log

The files it's referring to seem to be gibberish, I don't know what to do from here. I would reinstall on windows to replicate the error, but I'm on day 5 of the Endurance test. (I think it was mentioned in the ubports podcast as "silently failing?" But I don't trust my memory.)

DjDeets

Rip, I accidentally let the 6p run out of power on day 6 and a few hours.

Count042

I'm just posting again with an update to other issues I've noticed with the 6P vs the Oneplus One.

Bluetooth doesn't work.
The lowest light setting is like a blinding torch in the dark at night
Some web apps don't work that do work in in the OPO. I suspect this is a 64 vs 32 bit issue, but don't understand why that would occur in a webapp. Windy is a example of this. Interestingly enough, using webber to create a webapp works fine.
I'm able to install a libertine container, but installing any app fails in a weird way that I don't really feel like typing up as I suspect this may be a known issue I just couldn't find when googling. I also suspect 64/32 bit architecture issue here, as well.

Previously reported observations that are still in effect:

Wifi needs to be turned off/on again after locking

unrelated: The battery life after replacing the battery is fucking insane. For everyone complaining about that, I cannot recommend how much better it is enough. Get a heat gun, watch a youtube tutorial on how to do it, and get it done. It is so worth it.

This port is getting really good, though, thanks so much!

potet

@Count042 Guess I'll be buying a battery. Is it possible that a hair dryer will do the job if I don't fancy getting a heat gun?

Regarding point 3, it's discussed here:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5047/can-ota-15-be-the-final-release-including-oxide
It'll probably not be fixed, as they're built in a framework that is no longer supported.

For point 4: I experienced weird issues with the first container I made, even though it looked normal enough. Made a new one, and it worked fine. Could be worth giving it another try.

I've also struggled with the brightness - I used to love how dark the screen could get on Android.

Count042

@potet I suspect you're right about number 3. Thanks for that. I'm just getting into the community and still learning a lot about UBPorts.

Regarding the heat gun, yeah, I'd get one. With the extra heat, you can easily remove the glass at the top, and the plastic on the bottom with an exacto knife, without breaking the plastic or the glass. Or, at least, I was able to. Most people seem to break them when trying to remove them with a hair dryer. You'll also probably want one of those two suction cups on a levered handle tool, as well.

I've done an Nexus 6p without those, and it was just painful. I have a life philosophy of just buying a specialized tool when I need one, and never throwing tools away, and it has over time made my life a lot easier.

Key thing to take note of though, there are two strips of adhesive that are holding tight to the battery, and in between them is the display cable. It is easy to go too far and cut the cable if you try to hurry. Take your time, and be patient, don't go too far on either side, and use a playing card to try to cut through the adhesive slowly, and you'll be fine.

Count042

@potet You also totally called it on the libertine container. That is now working perfectly after I removed the old container and created a new one.

rocket2nfinity

@Count042 Bluetooth has an intermittent hangup. Not solved yet. Toggle the switches and reboot. It will come back up at some point.

MrT10001

Hi all, I have received another nexus 6p to try and followed all the steps, but this time in Ubuntu 20.04.1. Worked straight off, so thank you for all your help. I have noticed the installer has updated to 0.5.5-beta. (I am using the Stable release). Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Rondarius

@Flohack I have noticed something for a while now. I have a flipcase to my phone. While I'm not able to wake the phone when open the flipcase, it turns on the screen if there is something happpening, like an alarm or an incoming call. I haven't seen any response on this so I just wanted to share my experience.

flohack

@Rondarius Hmm thats interesting, is it a magnetic flipcase?
BR

Rondarius

@Flohack It's with a magnetic slab thats folds over the front. It's the slab that is magnetic and not the lid.

DjDeets

@Flohack I've completed the endurance test. Not sure how to post an image, but uptime is at 7 days.

flohack

@DjDeets Very cool. Unfortunately not for me, my device had a few freezes over the last weeks, and, naturally, as developer, I have to reboot it more often

lburners

Tried all four versions with the installer with no luck. If the phone was running 8.0 something is that a no go. Did the steps reccomended in pop up during install. Getting Your device cant be checked for corruption message and then stuck on Google screen.

flohack

@lburners can you connect a USB cable and see if you can either telnet on 192.168.2.15 or ssh on phablet@10.15.19.82 after lets say 2 minutes? Maybe the basic kernel has booted...

gerg

@Flohack I realize this might not be the most useful "successful test" but I left my device plugged in and forgot about it behind a couch, and the uptime is >16 days.

If you'd like me to test anything on a device that's been on that long I'd be happy to give it a shot. One thing worth noting is that whenever I do check it, it seems to be disconnected from WiFi and needs me to re-enter the password