Google Pixel 3a (sargo)

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 04:16

@fredldotme Just wanted to say, thank you! I have been dying to move away from Android/iOS, and was looking for the perfect device to do it on. I just got my hands on a Pixel 3a, and didn't even set up Android as I was so excited to try Ubuntu Touch. I'd like to mention, installation through the UBports Installer was an absolute breeze.

Thus far, the experience is awesome! I look forward to seeing Ubuntu Touch grow, and I'm sure as I get my hands dirty I'll be revisiting this page many times.

dieharddan · 20 Nov 2020, 04:20

@fredldotme I would like to try this, but im not quite sure what it means to append -n -d to ofonod's launch flags, could you elaborate?

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 04:52

@dieharddan I am trying this as we speak. What he means is if you edit the ofono.override, you'll see a line:
exec ofonod -P provision,udev*,dun*,smart*,hfp_bluez5,stktest,sap

Asking to add -n -d as flags for when ofonod executes.

dieharddan · 20 Nov 2020, 05:01

@dsimmons Ok, thanks, I did edit the file as such: exec ofonod -P - n - d provision,udev*,dun*,smart*,hfp_bluez5,stktest,sap

But i didn't see the log in the upstart folder, so I figured i did it wrong

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 05:08

@dieharddan I think the order matters here. Not familiar with ofonod, but it looks like the help page suggests that the -P is for noplugin, followed by a list of plugins not to use. So reading through here, provision,udev... and the others need to follow -P directly. I'd edit it to reflect this instead:

exec ofonod -P provision,udev*,dun*,smart*,hfp_bluez5,stktest,sap - n - d

I was able to get the log... now I'm trying to get it off my Pixel

dieharddan · 20 Nov 2020, 05:18

@dsimmons lol nice, i will give this a try thanks again

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 05:36

hah, yeah I am having a rough time of it. Default SSH config isn't working, trying to sort that so I can use SCP, if I try to email the file or copy over from the /home/phablet/ folders, it seems to think the files empty, even though when I look at it in nano it's not.

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 05:42

@fredldotme hey, I was able to get the ofono.log (I also have the SMS issue, but airplane mode on/off doesn't resolve)

I'm not sure about pastebining this whole thing, is there anything in particular you're looking for, or a section I can parse out? It looks like there is a lot of identifying information, and I don't want to just slap it all in a public pastebin.

dsimmons · 20 Nov 2020, 05:51

@dieharddan / @fredldotme looks like I may have found something interesting, I think short enough to drop here:

ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_list() 6 cell(s):
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=1,mcc=311,mnc=480,ci=78151704,pci=166,tac=1280,strength=18,rsrp=107,rsrq=11
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=0,pci=172,strength=12,rsrp=107,rsrq=10
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=0,pci=166,strength=13,rsrp=107,rsrq=11
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=0,pci=172,strength=13,rsrp=111,rsrq=16
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=0,pci=167,strength=13,rsrp=114,rsrq=15
ofonod[2048]: drivers/ril/ril_cell_info.c:ril_cell_info_parse_cell_lte() [lte] reg=0,pci=200,strength=13,rsrp=116,rsrq=19
ofonod[2048]: plugins/sailfish_manager/sailfish_cell_info_dbus.c:sailfish_cell_info_dbus_cells_changed_cb()
2020-11-19 20:55:18 slot1< [00000146] RESPONSE_ACK
2020-11-19 20:55:18 slot1< 0000: 20 03 00 00 46 01 00 00 ...F...
2020-11-19 20:55:22 [gbinder-radio] WARNING: /dev/hwbinder:slot1 died
2020-11-19 20:55:22 [grilio-binder] ERROR: slot1 radio died

It looks like right after ACK, the radio hardware binder up and fails. Possibly related to the issue? Maybe driver failure?

fredldotme · 20 Nov 2020, 12:35

@dsimmons that's interesting, thanks for finding that! I have built updated versions of some components and would like to see if they work for your use case:

Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HIZkTBRqypqeFz-p-AfDoqogFo7ukYsa/view?usp=sharing
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G-WQNpbNLTsmaptDw4HaFC1GcwXfq9VO/view?usp=sharing
Copy the two files to your phone's Downloads folder
Run an adb shell and enter:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libgbinder-radio.so.1.0.11 /usr/lib/libgbinder-radio.so.1.0.8
sudo cp ~/Downloads/libgbinder.so.1.0.47 /usr/lib/libgbinder.so.1.0.37
sudo reboot

It's certainly interesting that the rilmodem would just disappear from binder, so I'm eager to find out if that somewhat fixes your issue.

EDIT: Also, could you please verify with dmesg -w | grep -i binder in a separate terminal window if there are binder transaction failures coming up when your issue appears?

dsimmons · 21 Nov 2020, 01:29

@fredldotme Duped the two files to the /usr/lib/ location and rebooted. Here's the grep... ouch!

[    3.842925] binder: 1661:1661 transaction failed 29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3047
[    3.962031] binder: 1680:1680 ioctl 4018620d 7ff1452850 returned -22
[    4.552391] binder: undelivered death notification, 0000000000000000
[   10.773000] binder: release 2586:2586 transaction 6162 out, still active
[   10.773011] binder: undelivered TRANSACTION_COMPLETE
[   10.792496] binder: 2554:3673 transaction failed 29189/0, size 164-32 line 2987
[   10.792508] binder: send failed reply for transaction 6162, target dead
[   10.851370] init: bluebinder post-start process (3720) terminated with status 1
[   13.790649] audit: type=1400 audit(1605921619.678:71): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/media-hub-server" name="/proc/4541/timerslack_ns" pid=4415 comm="Binder:4415_1" requested_mask="w" denied_mask="w" fsuid=32011 ouid=32011

As an aside - do you have any pointers on if this solution can be dual-bootable with an Android build? I'm excited about trying to push UBports forward, but the SMS/GPS issue is a major deal breaker as this is my daily driver now. I think I'm going to have to roll it back to the default Android build, but would like to keep helping.

Else, I might make a bad habit of toggling back and forth between the two when I don't need my Pixel at full health

Are you not seeing any of the mentioned issues on your 3a? Maybe it's a carrier problem? I'm on Verizon (US).

dieharddan · 21 Nov 2020, 02:29

@dsimmons i have the same issue on at&t

fredldotme · 21 Nov 2020, 10:16

@dsimmons @dieharddan No, I'm not seeing those issues on my phone (T-Mobile/Magenta, Austria). What I've noticed is a different issue where ofono (UT-side) and rild (Android-side) don't communicate with each other anymore because rild runs out of IPC memory. Hard to fix since it's the proprietary blob acting up.

Your problem, it could be either differences in operators, but also there are specific models with different modem settings. In the case it's the modem settings, could you please post the output of getprop ro.boot.hardware.sku? Mine is G020F.

We have one known US citizen getting his compatible device soon, so at least we can verify and potentially fix those issues.

What I would propose for now, since it's your daily driver, is to revert to Android until we have a solution. Those issues are harder to fix than expected because most developers/porters who get into contact with ofono live in Europe. We will surely ping you in the thread as soon as we have something for ya.

dieharddan · 21 Nov 2020, 12:15

@fredldotme G020C

mendevi_0 · 24 Nov 2020, 19:57

@fredldotme Just out of curiosity, are you going to possibly do a port for the Pixel 4a as well?

flohack · 24 Nov 2020, 22:25

@mendevi_0 4a is very pricy, even as used device. Nothing below 250-300 € - thats far too much for a private porter. So either a device is donated in some form or lend out.

flohack · 24 Nov 2020, 22:35

Not even 300,--- its more like 350-400,- € here. So thats definitely too much to expense for us atm.

fredldotme · 25 Nov 2020, 21:35

@dieharddan @dsimmons our super secret guy has verified that SMS work with a certain set of changes. I will post a method on how to add testing repos soon after I've created them!

Or, if you feel adventurous and can't wait for it:

Download all files from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PuDBL2v9VKeKWlfrNbxxIDDOsqUH-056?usp=sharing
Copy them to your phone's "Downloads" folder
Enter an adb shell and run the following commands:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install ./Downloads/libgbinder-radio_1.0.11+ubports1_arm64.deb ./Downloads/libgbinder_1.0.47_arm64.deb
sudo cp ./Downloads/libgrilio-binder.so.1.0.15 /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libgrilio-binder.so.1.0.13
sudo cp ./Downloads/rilbinderplugin.so /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ofono/plugins/rilbinderplugin.so
sync
sudo reboot

In case your device doesn't show your carriers name in the indicator, just switch between 3G and 4G.

dieharddan · 26 Nov 2020, 04:03

@fredldotme Hmm, I tried but It didn't seem to make any difference for me

dieharddan · 26 Nov 2020, 17:05

I left it on overnight and it worked for 30sec in the morning and quit, i left it sit for some more time and then it worked for a few hours and quit after a reboot. It currently is not working but ill leave it for some time and see if it comes to life