Call for testing: Google/Huawei Nexus 6P (angler) owners
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Just to clarify, I first thought maybe there was a problem with TWRP being too new. I've had problems like that before. So I tried 3.2 and 3.1 from that time frame. Made no difference. I can install Lineage 15 just fine. But 14 errors like it's missing something even though I get no errors installing with TWRP. I can see system files in TWRP on the device, but it hangs at the Google logo when you try to boot. The factory images as I said throw errors - missing files. Yes, I did check MD5SUM. They matched each time.
I did successfully flash the matching boot loader and radio from the file. The OTA reflashed them from its own copy
And I did manually wipe everything and format data first. I enabled USB debugging each time by flashing back to lineage 15 then wiping everything and installing 14 or factory images after with TWRP or fastboot
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I also noticed something - factory images and OTA images are different for 7.1.2 and earlier. Android 8 and later it's the same file on both pages. So something is being done differently pre Android 8. That might help you figure out where the hang up is.
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Just remembered - Just before device crashes, after clicking camera, it shows a message saying you don't have permission to access camera. Bluetooth also shows on, just doesn't show any devices to connect to
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@rocket2nfinity Yes both Bluetooth and camera a known not to work. I got BLuetooth to work already on my now broken device. But, first I must get radio working again.
Regarding the hangup, is it just an intermittent stop of response, and the phone would continue working, did you wait a few seconds? Because that is already fixed in my current setup.
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@Flohack Mostly. If I wait, it often recovers. But sometimes it does not. May be related to camera and Bluetooth somehow. It locked up hard after trying to use both of those, and once or twice it locked up after the screen went dark and I couldn't get it back until I rebooted.
I'm actually surprised so much works out of the box.
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@Flohack I also used your latest build from the post above
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@rocket2nfinity Ok so please do not try to use Bluetooth or camera at the moment
So please try the following:- Download the replace-android-image script from here: https://rooty.bin.org.in/nextcloud/index.php/s/F6j8KosHgR8DzYN
- Download a new system.img from the usual folder (NOTE that I made versions now, you need the one tha has NO DATE in the name): https://rooty.bin.org.in/nextcloud/index.php/s/wNCpQQXaEkGHyEH
- make the script executable with chmod +x replace-android-image
- Go into recovery mode with the usual finger trick
- execute replace-android-image system.img to replace only the system image
- This way is much faster than a complete installation and will also do only minimal changes.
- In case things get worse, use the OLD system image
If all goes well the hanging should be gone
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@Flohack Well that fixed all the glitches. Running smooth as butter. But now the cell radio isn't working. It says no sim detected. Wifi works just fine.
So if you can figure out what that did to the radio, and Bluetooth and camera, then this device is ready. It runs really smooth and fast and everything else I've tried seems to work.
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Also camera and Bluetooth doesn't crash the device when you click it anymore. Bluetooth just says no devices detected. Camera opens the app but the app presents a completely black screen. I'm wondering if it has to do with the permissions problem it mentioned before. No "camera app does not have permission to access camera" message anymore though.
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Correction - re-installed apps. Opened camera app and it gave me the permissions error and took me to the permissions window in settings. But gave me no option to grant it
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@rocket2nfinity Please leave your fingers from camera and Bluetooth. Its NOT working right now, you dont need to test it, I will tell you when this changed xD
Hmm thats bad, so you have the same thing that I have now with the cell radio. So I need to compare the 2 system images byte-by-byte, seems I really broke it somehow
BR Florian
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@Flohack Can't resist clicking all the shiny buttons!!... But I'll try.
The good thing is you know Bluetooth and radio can work. That just leaves the camera as an unknown. I've been playing videogames, loading up multiple web pages, playing videos, recording sounds, multiple apps, all at once trying to crash this thing. Only did it once after much effort. So it seems pretty stable to me.
The only thing I haven't been able to test is the dialer/sms, Bluetooth, and of course camera. So I wish you luck and I'm serious on that port bounty if you're inclined. I know how much work it takes to do this.
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@rocket2nfinity Thanks I appreciate it. I got now Bluetooth interface working on hammerhead, which is similar, and I hope I can use that to get it working on angler, too
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@rocket2nfinity I uploaded a new system.img that should fix the network issue again so you should have a carrier now again
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@Flohack I've got network back - it lists my provider 4G/LTE but the apps could not access it. Had some APN setting hang up. I found an old post from the Canonical days that said when that happens after an update, just reset the APN settings. Works fine now.
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@rocket2nfinity Good to hear! Can you please confirm something else: When I am in WiFi, a lot of times I get DNS errors and cant connect. I tried to ping at that time, network seems there but DNS seems broken.
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By the way, here a nice screenshot with Bluetooth running
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@Flohack No DNS errors so far. Haven't had any WiFi problems. I just switched my SIM card from my Nexus 5 to the 6P. Will take a bit to activate (Metro PCS - still requires you to tie your sim to the IMEI, so I couldn't just pull it out of one and put in the other. Had to call customer service. A real pain in the...).
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@Flohack Nice! I'll be glad to test it on mine when you're ready
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@Flohack How do you screen capture on Ubuntu Touch?