Installer fails
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@applee @usenix The problem actually was, that there was empty stable channel for jasmine_sprout (no release in this channel), but the installer offered it.
Currently, there is the first release(OTA-16) in the stable channel (http://system-image.ubports.com/16.04/arm64/android9/stable/jasmine_sprout/index.json)
To be honest, currently, the ubports ecosystem is somehow foggy for someone who is not familiar with it... actually, it took me some time to get into and get basic understanding of the dev cycle and resource location. This little piece of information is provided by ubports docs, while the good explanation is e.g. here
If I'll find some time, I'll try to document what I learned, because I started to like ubports, but currently, I invested my allowed hobby time into learning and doing this, and unfortunately I'm currently loaded by too many things ...
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@AppLee As a user I will not troubleshoot the source code (which is also written in a language I don't speak). Where are the log files you speak of? They are not in the directory that ubports-installer is run from, they are not in $HOME. If they exist, that's great, but the existence and the location should be documented. The easiest solution is often to print everything to the terminal...
The Mi A2 is not a "new device" that should "require some work". I actually bought this device specifically since it is listed as supported by the installer and it is listed as a device where "everything" works.
Don't get me wrong, I'm aware that this is a community project. And I'm further aware that the Mi A2 is a community device. It's not a problem if things don't work. However, UBports presents itself (on ubports.com) as a project that is hiding a lot of technical details from its target audience, thereby making the impression that it's not necessary to care about technical details. "Just run the installer and go." Not.
@belohoub Thanks, that is valuable information. With the latest installer (0.8.7), I tried again to install the stable channel. But it hangs at "Cleaning Up - Formatting system partition" with no further information on the shell, just a lot of CPU load. Or does one have to wait (hours?) long? Afterwards the device is again in a state where fastboot is broken. Seems like I have to go the lengthy upgrade path to android 10 again to get a working device. I might try to re-flash the android 9-image once more and try again. At some point it will be time to settle for Lineage OS
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@usenix
I don't know for GNUL but on windows like for almost any program data, log is atC:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\ubports\ubports-installer.log, some logs are also inC:\Users\Keneda\AppData\Roaming\ubports-installer.
I bet there is an identical folder on GNUL... -
On linux it is in the hidden home cache folder.
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@antidroid for SNAP, it is here: ~/snap/ubports-installer/current/.cache/ubports, however, the messages are not very helpful for someone begining with ubports
I reported it - it might be an issue for new users with newly adopted devices
