Hello Denis,
- From Replicant 6.0 0003 to Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4
I have tested this on an i9305.
What I did:
* Wiped data and cache
* Flashed 0003
* Enabled ADB
* Copied firmware blobs for wifi and bluetooth
* Installed and configured some apps:
* Added contact in local addressbook
* Configured wifi access point
* Installed Nextcloud and configured account
* Installed Corona Contact Tracing Germnay, granted all permissions
and let it update keys.
* Started browser and visited some site
* Wiped Cache
* Flashed 0004 RC4
* Booted and installed firmware blobs for wifi and bluetooth again
Works:
* Configured account for Nextcloud works
* Previous data for Corona Contact Tracing Germany is still available
* Browser has history from last time.
Doesn't work:
* Several "Unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped."
messages
* Contacts does not show contact (it fails at startup) and triggers above
error as well
Regards,
doak
On 15.01.21 17:53, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote:
Hi, I've just pushed the Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4 images. I didn't have the time to test them at all since I was (and am still) working to integrate the telephony stack in Replicant 11 to test it (it's not ready yet either but I'd like to test it to see if the work in progress I have so far really works somehow). We need help for testing: ========================= Beside booting and telephony, what really needs to be tested is the upgrade between different releases: it needs to work without wiping the data partition, else most people won't be able to upgrade. If the test goes wrong you might have to wipe the data partition and/or try to recover the data from it (we have scripts for that too but it also needs to be more widely tested). To do the tests you can simply install a Replicant 6.0 release and if possible install some free software APKs from f-droid (that can be done with adb install path/to/file.apk), and then install a more recent Replicant 6.0 release without wiping the data. If the second installation fails and that you need to wipe the data, then we have an issue that needs to be fixed. What needs to be tested the most are the following combinations: - From Replicant 6.0 0003 to Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4 - From Replicant 6.0 RC1 to Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4 - From Replicant 6.0 RC2 to Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4 Why we need to test the upgrades: ================================= During the build of an image, signing keys are generated and these keys are also used to sign the system applications that are built and shipped in the image. The data that an application generates is stored in a location that is only accessible by an application of the same technical name (like fil.libre.repwifiapp) and signed with the same key, or by the Android system. So when signing key changes we have to migrate the data to be used with the new key. The Replicant 6.0 up to the 0003 images were signed by the same keys (generated by Wolfgang Wiedmeyer). For the 0004 RC1 I generated new keys. As I didn't connect the dots, I didn't keep these keys and I generated new ones for the 0004 RC2. Hopefully at that point I understood the issue and I kept the keys, so the RC3 and RC4 are signed with the same keys. I wrote code to generate a migration script that is now part of the RC3 and RC4 images. Since this hasn't been extensively tested yet and that people's data are at stake, it's a really good idea to do test. Most visible changes between the RC: ==================================== Changes with RC4: ---------------- - More nonfree software was found and removed. - The OMAP4 devices are now fast enough again (but without complete OpenGL compatibility). Changes with RC3: ---------------- - Telephony was fixed - A script took care of the data partition migration. - The OMAP4 devices were still too slow. Changes with RC2: ---------------- - The OMAP4 devices booted fine but the graphics were way too slow. - Broken telephony / cellular network. - The data partition needed to be reformatted. Issues with RC1: ---------------- - The OMAP4 devices (Galaxy Tab 2 and Galaxy Nexus) had a black screen at boot. - The data partition needed to be reformatted. Other less visible changes were also done between the RC. How to report test results: =========================== You can reply to this mail. Alternatively you can also add the information in the https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/2207 bug report. Giving enough information to enable other people to do the exact same test also helps a lot. For instance reporting the device used for the test, the images, which APKs are installed (if possible or applicable) could help reproduce tests if there is any issue. If some information is missing we often can still manage to reproduce a similar result but it often takes a lot of time as we need to test many combinations until we reach the same result. Denis. _______________________________________________ Replicant mailing list Replicant@osuosl.org https://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/replicant
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