[Replicant] Replicant 6.0 0004 RC4 images are ready for testing.
doak
doak+list at posteo.net
Mon Jan 18 01:35:06 UTC 2021
Hello Denis,
the same happens even if I skip the fancy stuff.
What I did:
* Wiped data and cache
* Flashed 0003
* Installed and configured some apps:
* Added contact in local addressbook
* Wiped Cache
* Flashed 0004 RC4
* Booted
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
Best regards,
doak
On 18.01.21 02:03, doak wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
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