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There is a simple way to preapare a custom Ubuntu image file compiled for ARMEL with only the packages and functionalities you need.
For this procedure you will need
- a linux machine with working ADB (I tried it on a x64 ubuntu machine)
- a rooted Iconia A500 with busybox installed
- a little knowledge about what you're doing, but just a little.
1. Install Rootstock
on your linux machine, open up the terminal and type
Code:
sudo apt-get install rootstock
If you use at least Ubuntu Karmic, it should automatically pull all the dependencies, otherwise you'll have to manually install Qemu and a newer debootstrap.
2. Create the tarball
you're ready to download the packages and prepare the tarball.
Remember: rootstock doesn't automatically include a kernel, so you'll have to manually include it in the package list
Here's the syntax for a basic run (run "man rootstock" for all the parameters):
Code:
sudo rootstock \
--fqdn [COLOR="Red"]<YOUR_CHOSEN_HOSTNAME>[/COLOR] \
--login [COLOR="Red"]<YOUR_CHOSEN_USERNAME>[/COLOR] \
--password [COLOR="Red"]<YOUR_CHOSEN_PASSWORD>[/COLOR] \
--imagesize [COLOR="Red"]<IMAGE_SIZE_IN_GB>[/COLOR]G \
--seed [COLOR="Red"]<LIST_OF_PACKAGES_SEPARATED_BY_COMMAS>[/COLOR]
Here's an example for a 2GB image with OMAP kernel and a complete Kubuntu-desktop distribution:
Code:
sudo rootstock \
--fqdn ubuntu \
--login ubuntu \
--password ubuntu \
--imagesize 2G \
--seed linux-image-omap,kubuntu-desktop
In --seed you can specify whatever package you want. You could start with just the kernel and build-essential, then add whatever you need. A good start could be like this:
Code:
--seed linux-image-omap,build-essential,lxde,tightvncserver,openssh-server
This will give you a running ubuntu with a very light, performance-oriented desktop environment (lxde) with ssh and vnc.
Remember: It's still possible to add new packages with apt-get from chroot whenever you want.
Once you have chosen the packages you want, you just have to press enter and rootstock will automatic download the packages and prepare the tarball.
You'll end up with a file named "armel-rootfs-<TIMESTAMP>.tgz"
3. Prepare the img file
This is very easy and quick:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=arm_ubuntu.img bs=1MB count=0 seek=[COLOR="Red"]<SIZE_IN_MB>[/COLOR]
The seek parameter defines the size in MB of your image. make it as large as you want, it should at least be as big as the size you selected for the tarball (2G in my example).
Remember: 1 GB = 1024 MB
Now we format the image. Since the Iconia supports ext4 file system, we can use it!
Code:
mkfs.ext4 -F arm_ubuntu.img
You may want to pass other flags to define advanced options, labels and reserved blocks, but this is the least you need to make it work.
4. Decompress
Now we have to mount the img file in a loop:
Code:
sudo mount -o loop arm_ubuntu.img /mnt
and decompress the tarball into it.
Code:
sudo tar -C /mnt -zxf armel-rootfs-<TIMESTAMP>.tgz
It's done!
[OPTIONAL]
This is the right time to put custom scripts in /mnt/usr/bin like this one to start the vnc server with the correct geometry for the A500:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
rm -fr /tmp/.X1*
vncserver -geometry 1280x752
NB: the A500 screen is 1280x800, but the honeycomb statusbar (1280x48px) is always on top. To avoid panning to show the ubuntu menu bar, we just subtract those 48 pixels from the ubuntu vertical resolution.
Now we just umount it.
Code:
sudo umount /mnt
5. Load on the tablet and get it running
The script to mount and boot is derived from the one in the Backtrack 5 Thread.
Load the img file on the tablet with
Code:
adb push arm_ubuntu.img /sdcard/ubuntu/arm_ubuntu.img
It will take a loooong time and there's no progress bar, so just have faith.
Next, we prepare the boot script. The only thing you need to do is to put your username in (the one you chose in rootstock).
Code:
perm=$(id|cut -b 5)
if [ "$perm" != "0" ];then echo "This Script Needs Root! Type : su";exit;fi
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/mnt
mkdir -p $mnt
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export USER=[B][COLOR="Red"]<THE_USERNAME_YOU_CHOSE_BEFORE>[/COLOR][/B]
export HOME=/home/$USER
export stor=$mnt/home/$USER/storage
export sdcard=$stor/sdcard
export extsd=$stor/external_sd
export usb=$stor/USB_storage
if [ -b /dev/loop2 ]; then
echo "Loop device exists"
else
busybox mknod /dev/loop2 b 7 0
fi
mount -o loop,rw,noatime -t ext4 $kit/arm_ubuntu.img $mnt
echo "mounting storage devices in $stor..."
mkdir -p $sdcard
mkdir -p $extsd
mkdir -p $usb
busybox mount --bind /mnt/sdcard $sdcard
busybox mount --bind /mnt/external_sd $extsd
busybox mount --bind /mnt/usb_storage $usb
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys
busybox sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost ubuntu" > $mnt/etc/hosts
busybox chroot $mnt /bin/bash
echo "Shutting down Ubuntu ARM for Iconia A500"
umount $sdcard
umount $extsd
umount $usb
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
umount $mnt
Once done, we can save the file as startubuntu and adb push it to the tab. (the same folder as the img is fine)
Done! We run it by invoking the startubuntu script from the android terminal emulator (must be in superuser mode)
I hope you found this how-to useful.
And we use this distro via our tablets ssh client?
EDIT: sorry my bad Never read code while tired
Hi,
i am running ubuntu natty.
and i got this error:
...
Setting up wireless-crda (1.13) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap (2.6.38-8.42) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-omap
/bin/df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems: No such file or directory
Not sure if it is fatal. rootstock has created successful the rootfs
reida010 said:
Hi,
i am running ubuntu natty.
and i got this error:
...
Setting up wireless-crda (1.13) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap (2.6.38-8.42) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-omap
/bin/df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted file systems: No such file or directory
Not sure if it is fatal. rootstock has created successful the rootfs
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Same happened to me. Totally not fatal. the tarball is good.
For everyone out there:
I would like your help with testing. I have a crash on start problem with firefox in all the images I tried. Does any of you have the same issue?
Hi,
i get
Code:
Loop device exists
then i did
Code:
echo "$kit/arm_ubuntu.img"
and i get
Code:
/sdcard/ubuntu/arm_ubuntu.img
but then i get
Code:
mount: cannot setup loop device: No such file or directory
any ideas?
Because of firefox.
i read a while ago a tweet about a bug in meego and ubuntu in firefox for arm.
when it is this bug then you should try firefox trunk because it is fixed.
but i cannot refind it :-(
edit:
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634594
I was searching for that today, thanks mate. Nice Tutorial =D
reida010 said:
Hi,
but then i get
Code:
mount: cannot setup loop device: No such file or directory
any ideas?
edit:
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634594
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i have the same problem. You should make loop file not in /mnt/sdcard, but in /mnt/external_sd.
Kh_Shad said:
i have the same problem. You should make loop file not in /mnt/sdcard, but in /mnt/external_sd.
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That would apply only if you put the image file in the external MicroSD, if you have put it in the internal memory (as described in the tutorial) the path is /mnt/sdcard. Also, the speed of the internal memory is better.
Hi,
i found out how i can make it work
but it's strange.
i don't works when i do
Code:
sh ./startubuntu
but with this it works fine:
Code:
/system/bin/sh ./startubuntu
Is this maybe because i didn't use adb.
Someone told me that copy paste might change the permissions (what the ****! really?)
on my tablet startubuntu is not executable.
And it doesn't change anything when i do chmod 755 startubuntu
but after moving it to /system/bin chmod works fine.
After then i can always just run
Code:
su
startubuntu
and ubuntu is up and running.
(many thanks by the way :-D)
Sorry guys, will this method produce a native Ubuntu install similair to how Wubi works? Or is this like the chroot methods were we have to VNC into the distro from within Android?
It is native!!!
but you need vnc to access the xserver
On my n900 i used xephyr but i don't think this is working for android because afaik they don't use X. (n900 is so cool for linux geeks ;-D)
edit:
if you mean with 'native' that it will replace android -> no -> it is a chroot
Yeah that answered my question. Thank you
I'm not going to bother until there is a native distro running with full system resources. I guess with the current bootloader situation that day may never come :-(
It failed in creating the image for me... and it seems like a error in the package linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap
[TRIM]
Need to get 37.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 98.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main wireless-crda armel 1.13 [15.0 kB]
Get:2 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap armel 2.6.38-8.42 [19.8 MB]
Get:3 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main devio armel 1.2-1build1 [16.9 kB]
Get:4 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main flash-kernel armel 2.28ubuntu19 [13.1 kB]
Get:5 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/universe kubuntu-mobile armel 1.218 [2720 B]
Get:6 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main linux-firmware all 1.52 [17.5 MB]
Get:7 //ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ natty/main linux-image-omap armel 2.6.38.8.22 [2394 B]
Fetched 37.4 MB in 5min 29s (113 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package wireless-crda.
(Reading database ... 9309 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wireless-crda (from .../wireless-crda_1.13_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap.
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap (from .../linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap_2.6.38-8.42_armel.deb) ...
Done.
Selecting previously deselected package devio.
Unpacking devio (from .../devio_1.2-1build1_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package flash-kernel.
Unpacking flash-kernel (from .../flash-kernel_2.28ubuntu19_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package kubuntu-mobile.
Unpacking kubuntu-mobile (from .../kubuntu-mobile_1.218_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-firmware.
Unpacking linux-firmware (from .../linux-firmware_1.52_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-omap.
Unpacking linux-image-omap (from .../linux-image-omap_2.6.38.8.22_armel.deb) ...
Setting up wireless-crda (1.13) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap (2.6.38-8.42) ...
Running depmod.
Failed to run depmod
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up devio (1.2-1build1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Setting up flash-kernel (2.28ubuntu19) ...
Setting up kubuntu-mobile (1.218) ...
E: Second stage build in chroot failed !
E: Please see the log to see what went wrong.
Setting up linux-firmware (1.52) ...
I: Cleaning up...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-omap:
linux-image-omap depends on linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-omap (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.38-8-omap
linux-image-omap
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I: Umounting temporary Image
I keep getting a failure also!
Ceck out both of my log files below.
tholmewood said:
Sorry guys, will this method produce a native Ubuntu install similair to how Wubi works? Or is this like the chroot methods were we have to VNC into the distro from within Android?
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It is a chroot/vnc method, currently the only method available to run linux on this device, because of the locked bootloader... I seriously hope for a chance to dual boot in the future.
i was wondering what packages are needed in order to create an ubuntu netbook Edition? Is the A500 powerful enough for that kind of interface?
Thought you guys might be interested in this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15156543&postcount=64
Have fun!
@p-ille
Have you tried firefox daily?
Did it work?
reida010 said:
@p-ille
Have you tried firefox daily?
Did it work?
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Not really, my job is killing me these days... I'll try it asap!
sent from my Iconia A500
p-ille said:
Not really, my job is killing me these days... I'll try it asap!
sent from my Iconia A500
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You realize what a pain that tutorial is to follow? Could you please provide a pre built image at least if asking for scripts is probably way too much?
Hi,
For description, look here http://my-android-travels.blogspot.com/2012/02/android-build-system-ndk-toolchain.html and here http://my-android-travels.blogspot.com/2012/02/android-build-system-ndk-toolchain_21.html
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2qClbkV-4gpYWY5ZTE5NWYtYmU0ZC00MTAzLWIwN2MtNjQ4YTZmNzgyNTZj
Just place it on your sdcard, su, cd /, tar xzf /mnt/sdcard/ndk.tar.gz
When done, you find it in /data/local
I'm searching for people which wants to help me port in the first step the whole tools known as build-essential in debian. In a second step apt. If you are seeing yourself doing that, have the needed knowledge or the will to learn, please pm me
Have Fun
Ralph
I tried your NDK build on a 2.2 device (a Toshiba AC100) but, I run into a weird error when I try to run some of the executables:
Code:
/storage/home/t/data/local/bin $ file ./ar
./ar: symbolic link to `arm-linux-androideabi-ar'
/storage/home/t/data/local/bin $ ls -l ./arm-linux-androideabi-ar
-rwxr-xr-x 2 10035 10035 651482 Feb 20 20:47 ./arm-linux-androideabi-ar
/storage/home/t/data/local/bin $ file ./arm-linux-androideabi-ar
./arm-linux-androideabi-ar: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.16, BuildID[sha1]=0x5ee70e99463cef4692571cb07050ebf3819024ad, not stripped
/storage/home/t/data/local/bin $ strace ./arm-linux-androideabi-ar
execve("./arm-linux-androideabi-ar", ["./arm-linux-androideabi-ar"], [/* 16 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
write(2, "strace: exec: No such file or dir"..., 40) = 40
exit(1) = ?
I cannot figure out why the command fails to run , and I'm hoping that you can help me out here,
try it on an android 4
also be sure that its located on an ext partition. put it into /data/local
Hi Ralph,
I'm running the binaries off an ext4 partition (and tried it from /data/local path(/data is ext4), as per the instructions). However, I don't have the luxury of using ICS. I'm stuck on FroYo as Toshiba no longer provides updates for my device , and doesn't release the sources either .
Could you give me some insight on why the binary will run on ICS, yet fail on FroYo?
Code:
/storage/home $ cd /data/local/bin/
/data/local/bin $ for i in arm-* ; do echo ------$i------- ; $i --help >/dev/null ; done
------arm-linux-androideabi-c++-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-cpp-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-g++-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-gcc-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-gcc-4.4.3-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-gcov-------
------arm-linux-androideabi-gdb-------
Segmentation fault
------arm-linux-androideabi-run-------
Segmentation fault
------arm-linux-androideabi-addr2line-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-addr2line: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-ar-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-ar: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-as-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-as: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-gccbug-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-gccbug: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-gprof-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-gprof: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-ld-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-ld: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-nm-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-nm: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-objcopy-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-objcopy: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-objdump-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-objdump: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-ranlib-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-ranlib: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-readelf-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-readelf: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-size-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-size: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-strings-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-strings: not found
------arm-linux-androideabi-strip-------
sh: arm-linux-androideabi-strip: not found
/data/local/bin $ mount |grep data
/dev/block/mmcblk3p5 on /data type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered)
With Android 4.2's multi-user stuff and the dreaded "0" folder, Google broke mounting of CIFS shares for good. (They basically implemented something utterly useless for my needs, and broke something I need on a daily basis.) Cyanogenmod fixed that for mounts outside the /storage hierarchy, but many apps can't go there. And with 4.2.2, Google made using adb on the device very annoying as well, which adds to problems for a workaround for mounting shares in a useful place.
So I looked around for various fixes for that issue and compiled those into one method that works perfectly well for me on a P6810 running the current PAC ROM 20130629. It should probably work for any other CM10.1 or PA3.6x-based ROM as well. A nls_utf8.ko module compiled for the Nexus 10 is included as well, which can be loaded via punchmod (at least in PAC), so you can access shares with Ümläüts in them.
Prerequisites: SManager, SMWidgets, and a working Busybox install (I use Stericson's Busybox Installer).
1.) Extract nls_utf8.ko and punchmod from the attached .zip file and put them in /system/lib/modules. You can put them in some other place as well, but my scripts need to be adjusted then. Next, give the files sufficient permissions:
Code:
chmod 644 /system/lib/modules/nls_utf8.ko
chmod 755 /system/lib/modules/punchmod
2.) Optional: if you want the module to auto-start, create a file called 00punch-nls_utf8 (or whatever you like) with the content below, put it in /etc/init.d and chmod it to 755. To check if nls-utf8 is loaded after a reboot, type lsmod in a terminal window or adb shell - it should display the module name. If punchmod auto-detection fails, read here how to get the right vermagic string for your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41920265#post41920265
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
sleep 10
/system/lib/modules/punchmod /system/lib/modules/nls_utf8.ko ""
3.) Here's the script that mounts a CIFS share. Edit the settings on top and either put your correct vermagic string as well, or delete the "$VERMAGIC" part in line 22 and try your luck with auto-detection. I put some sanity checks in the script, but it might not work for all directories in /sdcard (or, /data/media/0, to call it by its 'real' name/location). If you don't want to use the nls-utf8 module, just delete lines 18-23, and iocharset=utf8 in line 67.
Name the script mount-music.sh or something, put the script wherever you like, open SManager and navigate to the script. Run the script with SU permissions. If everything goes well, it will ask you to accept an adb RSA key, and then adb mounts the share. You can also add a desktop widget for quick access to the script with SMWidgets.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Your settings here
IP="192.168.1.123"
SHARE="Music"
USER="yourusername"
PASS="yourpassword"
MOUNTPOINT="/data/media/0/cifs"
VERMAGIC="3.0.31-CM-ga034655-dirty SMP preempt mod_unload ARMv7 p2v8 "
# Load cifs (if it isn't already loaded)
if [ `lsmod | grep -o cifs` ] ; then
:
else
insmod /system/lib/modules/cifs.ko
fi
# Load nls_utf8 brute-force style (if it isn't already loaded)
if [ `lsmod | grep -o nls_utf8` ] ; then
:
else
/system/lib/modules/punchmod /system/lib/modules/nls_utf8.ko "" "$VERMAGIC"
fi
# Check if cifs $MOUNTPOINT dir exists, create it if not, give sufficient permissions
if [ -d $MOUNTPOINT ] ; then
:
else
mkdir $MOUNTPOINT
fi
chmod 755 $MOUNTPOINT
# Check if $SHARE directory is empty - if not, unmount the share
if [ "$(su root -c busybox ls -A $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE 2> /dev/null)" == "" ] ; then
:
else
/system/xbin/busybox umount -l $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE
fi
# Create $SHARE directory if necessary, give sufficient permissions
if [ -d $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE ] ; then
:
else
mkdir $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE
fi
chmod 755 $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE
# Starting adb
adb kill-server
export HOME=/sdcard
# PORT=`getprop service.adb.tcp.port`
setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
adb start-server
cat /sdcard/.android/adbkey.pub >> /data/misc/adb/adb_keys
stop adbd
start adbd
adb connect localhost
# Make sure we only use the first device (sometimes there is more than one)
SERIAL=`adb devices | head -n2 | tail -n1 | cut -f1`
if [ "$SERIAL" = "" ] ; then
echo "ERROR: Could not find ADB device.";
fi
# Mounting share via adb
echo Mounting share via adb...
adb -s $SERIAL shell su root -c /system/xbin/busybox mount -t cifs //$IP/$SHARE $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE -o user=$USER,pass=$PASS,iocharset=utf8,cache=none,directio,CIFSMaxBufSize=130048,rw,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1015,gid=1015
# If you started adb, then stop it here for security
adb disconnect localhost
stop adbd
PORT=`getprop service.adb.tcp.port`
setprop service.adb.tcp.port $PORT
start adbd
# Show some results
RESULT=`mount | grep $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE`
if [ "$RESULT" = "" ] ; then
echo "FAILED! //$IP/$SHARE could not be mounted."
else
echo "SUCCESS! //$IP/$SHARE has been mounted on $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE."
fi
echo
echo All done. You may close this script window now.
4.) This is the script to unmount the share. Name it unmount-music.sh or similar, and edit your settings at the beginning of the script. Again, run it in SManager with SU permissions, and add a desktop widget with SMWidgets if you like.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Your settings here
SHARE="Music"
MOUNTPOINT="/data/media/0/cifs"
# Check if $SHARE directory exists
if [ -d $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE ] ; then
# Check if $SHARE directory is empty - if not, unmount the share
if [ "$(su root -c busybox ls -A $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE 2> /dev/null)" == "" ] ; then
echo "$MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE is empty."
else
su root -c busybox umount -l $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE
fi
fi
# Show some results
RESULT=`mount | grep $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE`
if [ "$RESULT" = "" ] ; then
echo "SUCCESS! $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE has been unmounted."
else
echo "FAILED! $MOUNTPOINT/$SHARE could not be unmounted."
fi
echo
echo All done. You may close this script window now.
Hope this helps some of you. It sure stumped me how incredibly convoluted this simple and much needed procedure has become on Android 4.2.2... just because of that multi-account stuff and new restrictions on adb.
Credits:
Script bits and nls_utf8.ko by H3g3m0n
More script bits by dafunk60 and jmtw000
Punchmod by Jann Horn
Punchmod info by idcrisis
Thanks man, looks awesome, I am going to try it on my 6800.
Do you know how to mount ext4 or ntfs sdcard on CM10.1 based roms?
Removed the original post, still trying to make it work!
I checked vermagic in some existing ko files and found that it is exactly the same as yours.
Sent from my GT-p6800 using Tapatalk HD
m0bster said:
Removed the original post, still trying to make it work!
I checked vermagic in some existing ko files and found that it is exactly the same as yours.
Sent from my GT-p6800 using Tapatalk HD
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You can try loading the UTF8 module without vermagic string as well, it should work on PAC. Or, make sure you have a blank space at the end of the vermagic string, it is required. Maybe read the short tutorial here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41920265#post41920265
dfkt_ said:
You can try loading the UTF8 module without vermagic string as well, it should work on PAC. Or, make sure you have a blank space at the end of the vermagic string, it is required. Maybe read the short tutorial here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41920265#post41920265
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I finally managed to mount cifs shares, after loading original cifs and punmode load of nls_utf8.ko.
But I mounted it with cifsmanager. The script always shows "failure to mount" !
Overview
I've created a very simple #!/bin/bash script (attached) to automate the initial build or subsequent rebuild of SpookCity138's ROM:
Slim Rom 7 for the Samsung S5 mini G800f (kminilte). The script simply automates the steps and processes created by others (none of which is my own work - all credit goes to the original creators). I have only tested this script on my own working environment: Gnome Ubuntu 17.04; 16GB RAM; i7-7700HQ; If your environment differs from this your experience may differ from mine.
How to Execute script
See readme at: https://github.com/fidoedidoe/build_scripts
Thanks
@spookcity138, @jimmy999x. Taking the time to educate me at each and every tentative step and demonstrating great patience
Contributors
spookcity138
jimmy999x
Script Source
The latest version of the script (and others for different devices) can be found here: https://github.com/fidoedidoe/build_scripts
SpookCity138's ROM
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/development/rom-slim-rom-7-nougat-t3558926
Created 2017-09-20
Last Updated 2017-12-09
There are sources to build this ROM for the Snapdragon variant (G800H)? It's a very good device, but simply there is not a single Nougat ROM for it...
wow, excellent, I have reviewed the code (I have not executed it yet) looks pretty good, it should work, I have to copy your script and modify it for other roms, thanks!
edit 1: it is possible to use this script (I use it and it works perfect) to automate even more the process of configuring the compilation environment https://github.com/akhilnarang/scripts
Also, for Ubunt 16.04 I added a couple more to make it easier some things:
cmake
nautilus (optional)
phablet-tools
unrar
silversearcher-ag (this is optional, but extremely useful for me, allows me to find the problematic lines inside a document or folder)
lfom said:
There are sources to build this ROM for the Snapdragon variant (G800H)? It's a very good device, but simply there is not a single Nougat ROM for it...
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You need to apply some SELinux, CAF, And CM/LOS Patches to build a Nougat ROM for G800H, or that rom will not boot, or will shall not pass from build errors.
Is not a easy task.....
lfom said:
There are sources to build this ROM for the Snapdragon variant (G800H)? It's a very good device, but simply there is not a single Nougat ROM for it...
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i found this on YT
so far so good for me
give it a try
https://youtu.be/UPOpJgqnlf8
not working for me -- using xubuntu 17.10
ko_taka said:
not working for me -- using xubuntu 17.10
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Script updated on github (follow links for build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh). Tested on my laptop (Ubuntu gnome 17.04) and SlimRom7 version 1.17 builds successfully (although I have yet to test the build on the device). I'll update the attached zip in the opening page in the coming days, but as a general rule github is the best place to find latest version(s).
Thanks to @spookcity138 (again) for taking time the time and offering sound help / advice identifying the issues and resolve (the issue was within applying device specific patches ./apply.sh).
I am on 40GB partition. Not enough?
perly terminated.
Fetching projects: 70% (381/544) fatal: unable to access 'https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/akm/': gnutls_handshake() failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
Fetching projects: 73% (398/544) fatal: unable to access 'https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/connectivity/shill/': gnutls_handshake() failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
fatal: unable to access 'https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/jsr330/': gnutls_handshake() failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
Fetching projects: 74% (403/544) fatal: unable to access 'https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/jsr330/': gnutls_handshake() failed: The TLS connection was non-properly terminated.
error: Cannot fetch platform/external/jsr330
Fetching projects: 78% (425/544) fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: write error: No space left on device
fatal: index-pack failed
error: index-pack died
fatal: index-pack failed
fatal: index-pack failed
fatal: index-pack failed
fatal: index-pack failed
fatal: index-pack failed
error: Cannot fetch SlimRoms/frameworks_base
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ko_taka said:
I am on 40GB partition. Not enough?
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Yeah,you're running out of space. I don't recall exactly what the sources and the build of a nougat ROM take,space wise. It seems a little weird you were running out of space syncing the sources. If I recall correctly nougat sources are somewhere between 25-30GB. I could be wrong though. The actual build itself (the out folder) also takes a fair bit of space. Again,just guessing,but around 15-20GB. I would say 60GB would be what you need.
hi spookcity138, nice to see you around
I haven't coded that so I'm feeling a bit lost
The process finally ended (now I am on 80GB partition)
I do not know where is the build if that built anything
those are the last lines
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 176: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: [[: not found
Remove references to OmniRom recovery...
remove config_uriBlruEnabled references, spoils the build...
alter local manifest files for slimrom 7 build compatability...
insert text into file: frameworks/base/core/res/res/values/config.xml...
delete file cm_arrays.xml...
remove flipflap stuff from device/samsung/smdk3470-common/smdk3470-common.mk...
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 205: read: Illegal option -t
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 210: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: [[: not found
patching file include/telephony/ril.h
Hunk #1 FAILED at 31.
Hunk #2 succeeded at 395 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 409 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 569 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #5 succeeded at 624 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #6 succeeded at 1023 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #7 succeeded at 5217 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #8 succeeded at 5866 (offset -1 lines).
1 out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file include/telephony/ril.h.rej
manually reapplying failed Hunk #1...
patching file ril/Android.mk
patching file ril/libril/Android.mk
patching file ril/libril/ril.cpp
patching file ril/libsecril-client/Android.mk
applying frameworks_av to frameworks/av
Applying: av: Add samsung wfd service
Applying: add Android M MediaBufferGroup:MediaBufferGroup() for libwvm.so
applying frameworks_native to frameworks/native
Applying: Revert "Remove Parcel::writeIntPtr."
Applying: add missing const getSensorList() for MM gpsd (G800FXXU1CPK5)
applying hardware_libhardware to hardware/libhardware
applying hardware_ril to hardware/ril
Applying: ril: recover on crash
applying hardware_samsung_ril to hardware/samsung/ril
Applying: add SetAudioMode and SetSoundClockMode for MM audio-ril
applying packages_services_Telephony to packages/services/Telephony
./apply.sh: line 24: cd: /home/ferran/android/build_scripts/packages/services/Telephony: No such file or directory
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 238: read: Illegal option -t
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 243: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: [[: not found
prepare device specific code...
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 249: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: source: not found
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 250: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: lunch: not found
running croot...
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 253: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: croot: not found
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 262: read: Illegal option -t
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 267: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: [[: not found
running mka bacon...
build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: 273: build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: mka: not found
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ko_taka said:
hi spookcity138, nice to see you around
I haven't coded that so I'm feeling a bit lost
The process finally ended (now I am on 80GB partition)
I do not know where is the build if that built anything
those are the last lines
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The build did not start. It applied the patches successfully (all but one where there was an error) Then it is just a serious of failures. I have not used this script so I cant say specifically where you are going wrong. Does the script have executable permissions? (I assume so as it partially worked) Do you have all of the need dependencies for building Android? Thats not the issue I don't think,but you need them either way. Other than that I am not real sure honestly. You may need to wait for @fidoedidoe to help you. I'll reply back if any possible reason comes to mind.
ko_taka said:
hi spookcity138, nice to see you around
I haven't coded that so I'm feeling a bit lost
The process finally ended (now I am on 80GB partition)
I do not know where is the build if that built anything
those are the last lines
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Hi @ko_taka
@spookcity138 is correct, the script failed...when it succeeds it's pretty clear the last few messages published will read along the lines of: "Package Complete: .../out/target/product/kminilte/Slim-kminilte-7.1.2.build.1.17-UNOFFICIAL-20171209-1401.zip" followed by "#### make completed successfully (24:30 (mm:ss)) ####" (note the build time will vary depending on the power of your build machine and utilisation of ccache). Oh, FYI - my build folder is ~95GB in size (the ../out/ folder is 26GB and the ../.repo/ folder is 47GB!!)
Back to the script failure....first verify the following variable in the build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh is defined correctly for your environment:
Code:
WORK_DIRECTORY="$HOME/android/slimrom7"
For my personal build environment I keep the script (build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh) in a separate folder to where the source is located and the build is output to (just so i can purge those folders without losing the build script). FYI on your laptop your folder structure should look something like that shown below, with build_slimrom7.kminilte.sh stored in the folder .../build_scripts
Code:
/home/ferran/android/build_scripts
/home/ferran/android/slimrom7
Once the above is verified...the primary issue you have is every time you see "...[[: not found", the script is hitting an issue. Check that the first line of the script contains the line "#!/bin/bash ", this is called "shebang" and it tells your shell what program to interpret the script with, in our case we need "Bash". I'm now wondering what OS / Shell you're using (I use Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 with Bash version 4.4.7) does yours differ from this? To verify your Bash version:
Code:
$ bash -version
GNU bash, version 4.4.7(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Copyright © 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
You could try forcing your shell to use bash (from memory), by switching to the /build_scripts/ folder and running the following command (do not use sudo or any elevated permissions):
Code:
$ cd /home/ferran/android/build_scripts
$ ./build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh
Let me know how you get on, in essence the script is failing on the evaluation lines where "if [[....]]" is used. if we can't get it to work, in your case, the script may need to be altered to change the evaluation (perhaps "if [...]" would be more suitable). Anyway - give me some feedback and lets see if we can get you a little further.
my bash is 4.4.12
working directory had been set correctly
I removed the double [[ leaving a simple [ same with ]] closing brackets
it says Illegal option -t in line 238
this is line 238: read -r -p "6/7. Initialise environment for Build <Y/n>? (automatically continues unprompted after 10 seconds): " -t 10 -e -i Y PROMPT
it also says [: Y: unexpected operator on line 243
this is line 243: if [ ! $PROMPT =~ ^[Yy]$ ]; then
Timte to time I was getting errors while fetching
TLS errors
I found it is due gnutls package and applied the following solution:
compile git with openssl. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot dpkg-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
sudo apt-get build-dep git
mkdir ~/git-openssl
cd ~/git-openssl
apt-get source git
dpkg-source -x git_1.7.9.5-1.dsc
cd git-1.7.9.5
(Remember to replace 1.7.9.5 with the actual version of git in your system.)
Then, edit debian/control file (run the command: gksu gedit debian/control) and replace all instances of libcurl4-gnutls-dev with libcurl4-openssl-dev.
Then build the package (if it's failing on test, you can remove the line TEST=test from the file debian/rules):
sudo dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b
Install new package:
x86_64: sudo dpkg -i ../git_1.7.9.5-1_amd64.deb
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I'm using git-openssl build now
Just started the fetching process again
I'm under virtual machine on a host with a proper firewall configuration -- maybe that caused the connection problems while fetching
ko_taka said:
my bash is 4.4.12
working directory had been set correctly
I removed the double [[ leaving a simple [ same with ]] closing brackets
it says Illegal option -t in line 238
this is line 238: read -r -p "6/7. Initialise environment for Build <Y/n>? (automatically continues unprompted after 10 seconds): " -t 10 -e -i Y PROMPT
it also says [: Y: unexpected operator on line 243
this is line 243: if [ ! $PROMPT =~ ^[Yy]$ ]; then
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Sounds like we're making progress. This is good. So, reading around the subject of square brackets vs double. It transpires converting the evaluations from double square brackets ([[..]]) to singles ([..]) may** change how variables are referenced. In my script I was forced to use double square brackets to correctly evaluate the response from the "read -r....." (read input) command (where it evaluates when upper or lower case Y is entered). If this command is changed from double square brackets to single ones the command then fails (on my setup). Further to this, in your reply it appears you're also having issues with the "read" command, for some reason your version doesn't support the -t directive (which waits for N seconds - ie: -t 5 will wait 5 seconds for user input).
For now the easiest thing to do is to remove *all* of the steps in the script that awaits input from the user to continue processing the script (they are non essential vanity items primarily used while I was building out the script). There are 7 is these in the script (look for "1/7", "2/7", "3/7", etc etc), just comment out (insert # at beginning of each line) for all 7 instances. There are ~10 lines per instance, examples of how instance #1 and #7 should look after editing is below. Just do the same for all 7 instances in your script and re run the script.
Code:
...
...
#PROMPT=""
#read -r -p "1/7. Initialise/Reinitialise Repo, first 'repo init' will take hours <Y/n>? (automatically continues unpromted after 5 seconds): " -t 5 -e -i Y PROMPT
#echo
#if [ -z "$PROMPT" ]; then
# PROMPT="Y"
#fi
#if [[ ! $PROMPT =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
# echo "Response: '$PROMPT', exiting!"
# exit 1
#fi
...
...
#PROMPT=""
#read -r -p "7/7. Build rom (this segment can take hours) <Y/n>? (automatically continues unprompted after 10 seconds): " -t 10 -e -i Y PROMPT
#echo
#if [ -z "$PROMPT" ]; then
# PROMPT="Y"
#fi
#if [[ ! $PROMPT =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
# echo "Response: '$PROMPT', exiting!"
# exit 1
#fi
...
I'd be really interested in knowing what OS you're using (Ubuntu, Mac, etc along with version) perhaps I can use this detail to come up with a more generic version of the script.
Good luck, let me know how you get on.
ko_taka said:
Timte to time I was getting errors while fetching
TLS errors
I found it is due gnutls package and applied the following solution:
I'm using git-openssl build now
Just started the fetching process again
I'm under virtual machine on a host with a proper firewall configuration -- maybe that caused the connection problems while fetching
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I'd also try changing the value of the variable: REPO_SYNC_THREADS in the script to something lower (more suitable to your internet bandwidth / performance), try 2 or 4 and build up from there. ie: REPO_SYNC_THREADS=2
I think the problem was on GIT .. confusing I think so
I would be waiting a message like (file doesnt exist or something like that)
anyway I still with compiling errors but now is quite different
I am using virtualbox (Xubuntu 17.10) on Mac OS 10.13.2 Mac Mini 2014 entry level
applying packages_services_Telephony to packages/services/Telephony
./apply.sh: line 24: cd: /home/ferran/android/slimrom7/packages/services/Telephony: No such file or directory
6/7. Initialise environment for Build <Y/n>? (automatically continues unprompted after 10 seconds): Y
prepare device specific code...
including device/generic/mini-emulator-arm64/vendorsetup.sh
including device/generic/mini-emulator-armv7-a-neon/vendorsetup.sh
including device/generic/mini-emulator-mips64/vendorsetup.sh
including device/generic/mini-emulator-mips/vendorsetup.sh
including device/generic/mini-emulator-x86_64/vendorsetup.sh
including device/generic/mini-emulator-x86/vendorsetup.sh
including device/samsung/kminilte/vendorsetup.sh
build/envsetup.sh: line 1716: vendor/slim/build/envsetup.sh: No such file or directory
build/core/product_config.mk:250: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/samsung/kminilte/slim.mk]]: "vendor/slim/config/common_full_phone.mk" does not exist. Stop.
build/envsetup.sh: line 624: vendor/slim/build/tools/roomservice.py: No such file or directory
build/core/product_config.mk:250: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/samsung/kminilte/slim.mk]]: "vendor/slim/config/common_full_phone.mk" does not exist. Stop.
cat: /home/ferran/android/slimrom7/vendor/slim/build/envsetup.sh: No such file or directory
cat: /home/ferran/android/slimrom7/vendor/slim/build/envsetup.sh: No such file or directory
build/core/product_config.mk:250: *** _nic.PRODUCTS.[[device/samsung/kminilte/slim.mk]]: "vendor/slim/config/common_full_phone.mk" does not exist. Stop.
** Don't have a product spec for: 'slim_kminilte'
** Do you have the right repo manifest?
running croot...
mka clean/clobber needed...
./build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: line 257: mka: command not found
7/7. Build rom (this segment can take hours) <Y/n>? (automatically continues unprompted after 10 seconds): Y
running mka bacon...
./build_slimrom7_kminilte.sh: line 273: mka: command not found
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ko_taka said:
I think the problem was on GIT .. confusing I think so
I would be waiting a message like (file doesnt exist or something like that)
anyway I still with compiling errors but now is quite different
I am using virtualbox (Xubuntu 17.10) on Mac OS 10.13.2 Mac Mini 2014 entry level
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Thanks for the feedback. At first glance it looks to me like your issue is less to do with the script and more to do with not having all the source locally. Seeing commands such as running ./apply.sh (puled down with the source) error reporting "file not found" is the smoking gun.
Right now I'd be tempted to say ensure you've successfully pulled the primary SlimRom7 source locally. It may be easier to do this outside of the script by running the following:
Code:
$ cd /home/ferran/android/slimrom7/
$ repo forall -vc "git reset --hard" --quiet
$ repo sync --jobs="2"
Keep an eye out of timeouts / 404 while it's syncing the repo's (the third of the three commands above). If you get errors just keep rerunning the "repo sync" command given above while in the correct directory until it completes without error. Once you have that done successfully, change the the build_scripts directory and re-run the script. If you see timeouts / 404 in the script output then you might have to manually run the "git clone" commands to see which one is causing the issue(s).
why does need that much space?
I was executing
$ repo forall -vc "git reset --hard" --quiet
$ repo sync --jobs="2"
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I am getting the message "out of space"
80GB full of source code and even need more space??
ko_taka said:
why does need that much space?
I was executing
I am getting the message "out of space"
80GB full of source code and even need more space??
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Use a disk usage analysis tool to find out whether earlier failed attempts pulled source down to multiple locations (when the script was failing).. I mentioned in an earlier post the size of the repo, look back 5 or 6 posts. Don't forget the bulk of the source will be contained in a hidden folder named /.repo/ check this folder doesn't exist outside of the build folder (/slimrom7/)...looking at earlier attempts I'd fist check your /build_scripts/ folder for the hidden .repo folder and if there delete it. Good luck
Native ARM/static Linux binaries
(for all ARMv7+ compatible platforms)
Open-source Linux binaries that are either not available on Android (e.g. in Termux)
or make sense to be statically compiled (e.g. to run in TWRP/recovery for data recovery).
These are root tools and might damage your device severely. Use at your own risk. I take no responsibility whatsoever. If in doubt don't use them.
Minimum CPU: ARMv7/vfpv3-d16. Compiled against musl-libc/Android Kernel 3.4. Binaries are static, bionic/libc independent and should run on Android, TWRP, emulator or any other compatible ARM device. Musl is patched (info)(info2)(patch file: patch -p0 -u -b -i musl-android-smp.patch) to iterate CPU cores by /proc/stat instead of _SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF/sched_getaffinity to prevent false detection due to ARM cpu core powersaving (permanently turning cores on/off). This should report CPU cores more reliably to multithreading apps.
Example instructions how to build EncFS can be found here.
Some Cryptsetup compile recipes are here.
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20190915 - dislocker, ntfs-3g, mount.exfat-fuse added
20190910 - VeraCrypt v1.24-b5 added
20191215 - musl smp patch added
20191224 - hstr v2.2.0 updated
20191225 - Testdisk, PhotoRec v7.2-wip-dec2019 updated
20200103 - tar v1.32 updated (with selinux, acl, xattr support)
20200513 - Cryptsetup v2.3.2 added
20200518 - fscrypt 0.2.7, strace56(aarch64) added
20200525 - p7zip v17.01 added
20200603 - parted v3.3 added
20200606 - fxz v1.1.0alpha added
20201212 - ddrescue v1.25 added
20201212 - Cryptsetup v2.3.4 updated
20210113 - f2fs-tools updated to v1.14.0
20210125 - Several tools compiled by @Borovets. See 'Misc' tools.
20210413 - Cryptsetup v2.3.5 updated
20210916 - Cryptsetup v2.4.1 updated. Thx to @misterhsp.
20211108 - rsync v3.2.3 updated
20211118 - Cryptsetup v2.4.2 updated. Thx to @misterhsp.
20220103 - mmc-utils added
20220106 - More tools from @Borovets. See spoiler.
Spoiler
bash-5.1.16-[1]-[2022.01.05].tar.gz
openssl3-3.0.1-[2021.12.14]-static.tar.gz
tree-2.0.0-[2021.12.23]-static.tar.gz
e2fsprogs-1.46.5-[2021.12.31]-static.tar.gz
openssl-1.1.1-m-[2021.12.15]-static.tar.gz
libsqlite-3.37.1-[2021.12.30]-static.tar.gz
ldns-host-1.7.1-[2021.12.30]-static.tar.gz
bootimg-info-2.0-[2021.12.18]-static.tar.gz
bc-5.2.1-[2021.12.29]-static.tar.gz
openssl3-tool-3.0.1-[2021.12.14]-static.tar.gz
openssl-tool-1.1.1-m-[2021.12.15]-static.tar.gz
sqlite-3.37.1-[2021.12.30]-static.tar.gz
stunnel-5.61-[2021.12.17]-static.tar.gz
toybox-0.8.6-borovets-295-applets-[2021.12.30]-static.tar.gz
unrar-6.10-beta-3-[2021.12.11]-static.tar.gz
zstd-1.5.1-[2021.12.22]-static.tar.gz
20220107 - parted v3.4 updated
20220113 - cryptsetup v2.4.3 updated. Thx to @misterhsp.
20220114 - gptfdisk v1.0.8 added
20220212 - tar v1.34 updated
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20220724 - dialog v1.3 added
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20220806 - 7z-zstd v22.01 added. Thx to @xenosaur
20220910 - rsync v3.2.6 updated
20220913 - htop v3.2.1 added
20220913 - gocryptfs v2.3 updated. Thx to @misterhsp
20220922 - veracrypt v1.25.9 updated
20220924 - fdisk v2.38.1 and file v5.43 added
20221129 - cryptsetup v2.6.0 updated. Thx to @misterhsp
20221213 - f2fs tools v1.15.0 fixed (uuid.h missing)
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Data recovery tools:
- PhotoRec 7.2 - PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.
- Testdisk 7.2 - Recover lost partitions and partition tables. For external sdcards. Never use it on internal mmc unless you know what you're doing.
- ext4magic 0.3.2 (with supplementary gnu date binary that can handle relative time like 'date -d "-20minutes" +%s')
- fidentity - A little utility sharing PhotoRec signature database. It identifies the type of data contained in a file and reports the extension as seen by PhotoRec.
- debugfs - Might be helpful on ext2 systems or other stuff.
- strace 4.20 - For debugging. Mainly to catch syslog messages (as Android has no traditional /dev/log buffer).
- strace 5.6 - For aarch64.
- ddrescue v1.25 - Data recovery tool for block devices with errors.
Compression tools:
p7zip v17.01 (fork) - (Download) A new p7zip fork with additional codecs and improvements
pixz - Parallel, indexed xz compressor
xz - Multicore aware version of xz/lzma (use --thread=0)
tar v1.32 - Tar provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as various other kinds of manipulation. Download below. More builds from @mirfatif here.
fxz - (Download) FXZ Utils is a fork of XZ Utils. It adds a multi-threaded radix match finder and optimized encoder.
Misc:
- hexcurse v1.60.0 - Hexcurse is a curses-base hex editing utility that can open, edit, and save files, editing both the hexadecimal and decimal values. 'ncurses' ui layout depends on TERM env variable. Change temporary with eg. 'TERM=xterm-256color hexcurse <file>'. See /system/etc/terminfo for possible terminals (xterm-256color, linux..).
- nethogs v0.8.5 - ncurse/nettop-like per-app separated speedmeter and traffic counter supporting high refresh rate. Try 'nethogs -d0' (speedmeter) or 'nethogs -v1' (traffic counter).
- rsync v3.2.3 - rsync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. (--with-rsyncd-conf=/data/etc/rsyncd.conf)
- smbnetfs v0.6.1 - SMBNetFS is a Linux/FreeBSD filesystem that allow you to use samba/microsoft network in the same manner as the network neighborhood in Microsoft Windows. More info see below.
- progress v0.14 - Linux tool to show progress for cp, mv, dd, ... (formerly known as cv). Download here.
- archivemount (20180801) - A fuse filesystem for mounting archives in formats supported by libarchive. Download here.
- squashfuse v0.1.103 - FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives Download here.
- FuseISO - FuseISO is a FUSE module to mount ISO filesystem images (.iso, .nrg, .bin, .mdf and .img files). It currently support plain ISO9660 Level 1 and 2, Rock Ridge, Joliet, and zisofs. Download here.
- HSTR v2.2.0 - HSTR (HiSToRy) is a command line utility that brings improved Bash/zsh command completion from the history. It aims to make completion easier and more efficient than Ctrl-r. (If history is empty try setting HISTFILE in /system/etc/bash/bashrc e.g. export HISTFILE=/data/.bash_history).
- GNU screen, tmux - Thanks to @mirfatif.
- dislocker, ntfs-3g, mount.exfat-fuse - Thanks to @mirfatif.
- f2fs-tools - Thanks to @mirfatif. Update: v1.14.0 here.
- parted v3.3 - GNU Parted (the name being the conjunction of the two words PARTition and EDitor) is a free partition editor, used for creating and deleting partitions. Note: It might be useful to partition external sdcards (e.g. to limit adoptable storage). I do not recommend to use it on internal memory. It might brick your phone.
- Several tools compiled by @Borovets
Spoiler: Borovets tools
Borovets tools 2021.01.25
arptables-0.0.5-[2021.01.17]-static.zip
autoflushtest-1.0-[2021.01.14]-static.zip
btrfs-compsize-1.3-[build-2]-[2020.12.27].zip
btyacc-3.0-[2021.01.18]-static.zip
c-blosc-1.21.1-development-[2020.12.22].zip
c-blosc2-2.0.0-beta-6-development-[2020.04.21].zip
cabextract-1.9.1-[2021.01.08]-static.zip
compsize-1.3-[2021.01.07]-static.zip
convert-color-space-0.1-[2021.01.18]-static.zip
cpustat-0.02.13-[2021.01.13]-static.zip
doxygen-1.9.2-[2021.01.17]-static.zip
ed-1.17-[2021.01.11]-static.zip
hello-2.10-[2021.01.08]-static.zip
htop-3.0.5-[2021.01.13]-static.zip
ipcalc-ng-1.0.0-[2020.12.28]-static.zip
iw-5.9-[2021.01.08]-static.zip
libsqlite-3.34.1-[2021.01.20].zip
libtar-1.2.20-[2021.01.16]-static.zip
m5-1.0-[2020.12.31]-static.zip
sqlite-3.34.1-[2021.01.20]-static.zip
Borovets tools 2021.01.27
lcab-1.0-beta-12-[2021.01.17].zip
memdump-1.01-[2021.01.25].zip
memdumper-0.4-[2021.01.25].zip
memtester-4.5.0-[2021.01.09].zip
tcpdump-4.99.0-[libcap-1.9.1]-[2021.01.05].zip
wget2-1.99.2-[2020.12.12].zip
wolfssl-4.5.0-[2020.12.12].zip
xfsprogs-5.10.0-[2021.01.01].zip
Crypttools:
(These crypttools are mostly frontend tools for the main backend that resides in the kernel. If your kernel hasn't been configured accordingly at compile time you might not be able to use all features.)
Cryptsetup v2.3.5 - (Download) Cryptsetup is an utility used to conveniently setup disk encryption based on DMCrypt kernel module. These include plain dm-crypt volumes, LUKS volumes, loop-AES and TrueCrypt (including VeraCrypt extension) format.
eCryptfs-utils v111 - Frontend tools for the enterprise cryptographic filesystem for Linux. That's what Android/Google use for encryption. It's file-based (no container) and mounting can be automated by Termux widget. Needs shared libraries but is still portable. See notes below.
EncFS v1.9.5 - EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs in userspace, using the FUSE library for the filesystem interface.
gocryptfs - An encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go. Download here. Thanks to @mirfatif.
VeraCrypt - VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software. Download here. Thanks to @mirfatif.
fscrypt 0.2.7 - (Download) fscrypt is a high-level tool for the management of Linux filesystem encryption. Needs at least kernel 4.1.
Crypttools info:
Cryptsetup:
General Notes:
- Features like TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt and LUKS2 need 'userspace crypto api' enabled in kernel. Most Android kernels are probably not configured for that and you have to recompile your kernel or contact your kernel maintainer. For kernel 3.4 you need this:
Code:
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH=y
CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER=y
- If 'cryptsetup benchmark' is incomplete and says 'userspace crypto api not available' you might be affected. You can still use LUKS1 though. A full benchmark looks like this:
Code:
# cryptsetup benchmark
# Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO).
PBKDF2-sha1 249186 iterations per second for 256-bit key
PBKDF2-sha256 327680 iterations per second for 256-bit key
PBKDF2-sha512 58829 iterations per second for 256-bit key
PBKDF2-ripemd160 227555 iterations per second for 256-bit key
PBKDF2-whirlpool 33539 iterations per second for 256-bit key
argon2i 4 iterations, 208288 memory, 4 parallel threads (CPUs) for 256-bit key (requested 2000 ms time)
argon2id 4 iterations, 207817 memory, 4 parallel threads (CPUs) for 256-bit key (requested 2000 ms time)
# Algorithm | Key | Encryption | Decryption
aes-cbc 128b 77.8 MiB/s 88.4 MiB/s
serpent-cbc 128b N/A N/A
twofish-cbc 128b 58.5 MiB/s 61.9 MiB/s
aes-cbc 256b 61.5 MiB/s 68.4 MiB/s
serpent-cbc 256b N/A N/A
twofish-cbc 256b 58.5 MiB/s 61.8 MiB/s
aes-xts 256b 95.1 MiB/s 86.9 MiB/s
serpent-xts 256b N/A N/A
twofish-xts 256b 60.0 MiB/s 61.8 MiB/s
aes-xts 512b 74.1 MiB/s 67.2 MiB/s
serpent-xts 512b N/A N/A
twofish-xts 512b 60.3 MiB/s 62.0 MiB/s
LUKS:
Code:
** 10MB test image (luks.img) **
dd if=/dev/zero of=luks.img bs=1M count 10M
cryptsetup luksFormat luks.img
cryptsetup open luks.img myluks
mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/mapper/myluks
mkdir luks
mount /dev/mapper/myluks luks
** luks folder is ready here **
umount luks
cryptsetup close myluks
- If standard luksFormat cipher (aes-xts-plain64) doesn't work (not supported by your kernel) you can try one of the more compatible ciphers:
Code:
cryptsetup luksFormat -c cbc-essiv:sha256 luks.img myluks
cryptsetup luksFormat -c aes-plain luks.img myluks
- For LUKS2 (experimental) use:
Code:
cryptsetup luksFormat --type luks2 luks.img
- Use "cryptsetup -v --debug" for more verbose output (debugging). In case of errors.
Veracrypt:
Code:
cryptsetup open --type tcrypt --veracrypt veracrypt.tc myvera
cryptsetup status myvera
mkdir /data/myvera
mount /dev/mapper/myvera /data/myvera
umount /data/myvera
cryptsetup close myvera
- Use container from desktop system (created with real Veracrypt)
- "veracrypt.tc" is the veracrypt container name
- "myvera" is an arbitrary name (handle)
- Use "cryptsetup -v --debug" for more verbose output (debugging). In case of errors.
eCryptfs-utils:
General Notes:
These tools are not built statically as they explicitly rely on 'dlopen' (plugin system). Instead they are compiled with relative rpaths (./libs). That means dependencies (libraries in subfolders) must be present in the binaries folder and you have to be in the binaries folder itself (with 'cd') before invoking any binary. By this the binaries are still portable (system independent) as long as the subfolders are present. I've put the files into a tar.gz archive so permissions should be set +x already. Extract the archive into /data/local/bin for 'Example' below.
Code:
mkdir -p /data/local/bin
cd /data/local/bin
tar xf crypttools.armv7.20180204.tar.gz
cd ecryptfs
./ecryptfs-stat --help
More info: ArchLinux Wiki
Example:
Tested on /sdcard based on FUSE filesystem. sdcardfs untested. Might need selinux permissive.
We create a folder /sdcard/pics that can be enabled (files present) or disabled (no files present) by a click on a widget button (Termux script) and entering our password. The encryption is done on a per-file basis. The actual files are stored encrypted in /sdcard/efs/pics.
- You might need SuperSU or Magisk Superuser for 'su -mm'. That makes sure that all apps can see the mounted folder (mount namespace separation).
- Busybox needed
- Install Termux and Termux:Widget from F-Droid or Playstore
- Start it and enter:
Code:
pkg upgrade
pkg install tsu
exit
- Create script /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.shortcuts/efs-pics.sh and make sure permissions(700) and owner (take from parent folder) are correct.
Code:
#!/system/xbin/bash
su -mm -c "/system/xbin/bash -c /data/local/scripts/$(basename "$0")"
- Create script /data/local/scripts/efs-pics.sh (770/root):
Code:
#!/system/xbin/bash
set -e
PATH=$PATH:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin
# Necessary because rpaths are relative
cd /data/local/bin/ecryptfs
# /data/myefskey contains the salted key.
# Don't forget to make a backup.
# Without it encrypted data is lost.
function enter_passphrase {
read -p "Enter passphrase: " passphrase
sig=$(printf "%s" "$passphrase" | ./ecryptfs-insert-wrapped-passphrase-into-keyring /data/myefskey -) || exit
sig=$(echo $sig | cut -d "[" -f2 | cut -d "]" -f1)
}
CPATH1="/data/media/0/efs/pics"
CPATH2="/data/media/0/pics"
if ! mountpoint -q ${CPATH2}; then
enter_passphrase
echo ""
mount -t ecryptfs -o ecryptfs_sig=$sig,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=$sig,ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16 ${CPATH1} ${CPATH2} || (echo "$(basename "$0") mount failed!"; exit)
./keyctl clear @u
echo "$(basename "$0") mount successful! :)"
else
umount ${CPATH2} || (echo "$(basename "$0") umount error $? :("; exit)
echo "$(basename "$0") umount successful :)"
fi
# uncomment to force-close Termux window
# killall com.termux
- If your rom uses encryption already (/data/data) beware the './keyctl clear @u' command. It might flush *all* keys in the kernel including the Android encryption one (i'm not sure). This might lead to unpredicted behavior. Either comment it out (then your once injected key remains in the kernel keystore and someone could simply remount your folder without passphrase) or make yourself familiar with the keyctl command and handle it yourself. My phone is not encrypted so i cannot help here.
- Create random keyfile (/data/myefskey) and wrap it with passphrase. This might need 1-2 minutes depending on your devices entropy pool (/dev/random). Backup this key (/data/myefskey). Without it your encrypted data is lost. And don't forget the trailing '-' (minus) at the end of the line, it's important.
Code:
cd /data/local/bin/ecryptfs
read -p "Enter passphrase: " passphrase; printf "%s\n%s" $(busybox od -x -N 100 --width=30 /dev/random | head -n 1 | busybox sed "s/^0000000//" | busybox sed "s/[[:space:]]*//g") "${passphrase}" | ./ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase /data/myefskey -
- Create folders:
Code:
mkdir -p /sdcard/efs/pics /sdcard/pics
- Create Widget (Termux) and select 'efs-pics.sh'.
- Start it and enter your passphrase (you used above). If everything goes well (it will tell you) you can place files into /sdcard/pics and scrambled files should come up in /sdcard/efs/pics. Never write into /sdcard/efs/pics directly.
- Activate widget again. /sdcard/pics should get emptied.
- Optional: You can set /data/media/0/efs/pics to 700/root so no one can access/see the encrypted data.
SMBNetFS info:
Note: The library paths are relative. You need to be in the folder (with 'cd') to spawn the executable (./smbnetfs). You can extract the archive wherever you want though as far as the file/folder structure remains intact.
Example:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /
mkdir -p /data/local/bin /mnt/cifs
mount -o remount,ro /
tar xf smbnetfs.tar.gz -C /data/local/bin
cd /data/local/bin/smbnetfs
export HOME=/data/local/bin/smbnetfs/home
* enter your smb credentials into smbnetfs/home/.smb/smbnetfs.auth (eg. auth "192.168.1.2" "${user}" "${pass}")
./smbnetfs /mnt/cifs
cd /mnt/cifs/192.168.1.2/${share}
I think it usually should list the samba environment in /mnt/cifs but i'm not sure which prerequisites are necessary for that (edit: maybe it needs real workgroup/hostname instead of IPs). If nothing comes up this should work:
The folder 192.168.1.2/${share} is unreachable by Androids folder picker (unless you can enter the path manually). So either pre-create the folder structure beforehand (mkdir -p /mnt/cifs/192.168.1.2/${share}) and add/register the folder to your app by folder picker (eg. MXPlayer) and then overmount that with the actual ${share}. Or bindmount the folder:
Code:
mount --bind /mnt/cifs/192.168.1.2/${share} /mnt/cifs2
Edit: Another option is to let smbnetfs create a static link (actually a symbolic link) to the share in the mountpoint root (/mnt/cifs). Its not as robust as the bindmount though. MXPlayer doesn't find any files (even though the folder picker shows the folders properly).
Code:
echo "link myfiles 192.168.1.2/${share}" > /data/local/bin/smbnetfs/home/.smb/smbnetfs.host
chmod 700 /data/local/bin/smbnetfs/home/.smb/smbnetfs.host
I've noticed that MXPlayer shows the samba folders just for a glimpse of a second. But if you enter one of the local folders and then go back all samba folders are there. Not sure why this is happening or maybe its just my system.
Edit2: Not yet tested but.. check the permissions. Its possible that SMBNetFS mounts with 755 or something. That's inaccessible for Android apps. Try this:
Code:
./smbnetfs -o umask=000,noatime,noexec,nodev,nosuid /mnt/cifs
Samba 4.8.3 configuration:
Code:
_idmap_modules=idmap_rid,idmap_hash,idmap_tdb2
_pdb_modules=pdb_tdbsam,pdb_smbpasswd,pdb_wbc_sam,pdb_samba4
_auth_modules=auth_unix,auth_wbc,auth_server,auth_netlogond,auth_script,auth_samba4
waf configure --prefix=/tmp/myout \
-C \
--sysconfdir=./conf/etc/samba \
--with-configdir=./conf/etc/samba \
--localstatedir=./conf/var \
--libexecdir=./conf/usr/lib \
--enable-fhs \
--with-lockdir=./conf/var/cache/samba \
--with-piddir=./conf/run/samba \
--with-logfilebase=./conf/var/log/samba \
--without-pam \
--without-systemd \
--without-ads \
--with-shared-modules=$_idmap_modules,$_pdb_modules,$_auth_modules \
--disable-cups \
--without-gettext \
--bundled-libraries=NONE,com_err,ldb,uid_wrapper,resolv_wrapper,socket_wrapper,nss_wrapper,ntdb,roken,wind,hx509,asn1,heimbase,hcrypto,krb5,gssapi,heimntlm,hdb,kdc,cmocka,talloc,tdb,pytdb,ldb,pyldb,tevent,pytevent \
--disable-rpath-install \
--disable-python --without-ad-dc --without-acl-support --without-ldap \
--hostcc=/usr/bin/gcc \
--cross-compile --cross-execute='qemu-arm -L /media/devpart/qemu/root'
waf build -j4
waf install
Compression tools added.
Next are crypttools (ecryptfs-utils, cryptsetup).
DualJoe said:
Compression tools added.
Next are crypttools (ecryptfs-utils, cryptsetup).
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Please add ecryptfs-simple
xyne.archlinux.ca/projects/ecryptfs-simple
Thanks.
Ecryptfs-simple is not POSIX compliant. It relies on an argv interface (to parse command-line parameters) that is a GNU extension that musl doesn't support.
The original eCryptFS is simple enough anyway (and its the upstream project). I will provide a quickstart example and a one button GUI controlled solution (Termux widget) to handle it.
Please to add gifsicle,
http://github.com/kohler/gifsicle
Thanks.
I only have gifsicle. The other ones are too complex for my setup atm.
DualJoe said:
I only have gifsicle. The other ones are too complex for my setup atm.
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Thank you very much.
Please help me again to build giflossy (fork of gifsicle).
I really need it to compress (--lossy=N) the Gif file to be smaller.
https://github.com/kornelski/giflossy
Thanks.
Do you use them directly on your phone for web postings or something? What's your use case to not prefer a desktop system for this?
DualJoe said:
Do you use them directly on your phone for web postings or something? What's your use case to not prefer a desktop system for this?
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I use it directly on the phone, for learning purposes.
Using it on the phone is so handy that it can be easily used anywhere.
Thanks.
Please help me again to build lbzip2
http://lbzip2.org/
Thanks.
Here it is.
DualJoe said:
Compression tools added.
Next are crypttools (ecryptfs-utils, cryptsetup).
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When will Crypttools be released.
I've waited for the major update of cryptsetup. Its out now indeed. I should get it up this week.
Crypttools and quickstart tutorials added.
Mountpoint is not writable (eCryptfs)
DualJoe said:
Crypttools and quickstart tutorials added.
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Can't write to mountpoint.
# touch /sdcard/pics/test
touch: /sdcard/pics/test: Permission denied
# cp file /sdcard/pics
cp: can't create '/sdcard/pics/file': Permission denied
buengeut said:
touch: /sdcard/pics/test: Permission denied
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What are your permissions?
Code:
# stat /data/media/0/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
# stat /data/media/0/efs
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
# stat /data/media/0/efs/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
How does your mount look like?
Code:
# mount |grep pics
/data/media/0/efs/pics on /data/media/0/pics type ecryptfs (rw,relatime,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=56b1f3c519fb3412,ecryptfs_sig=56b1f3c519fb3412,ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16)
Is /sdcard linked?
Code:
# ls -l /sdcard
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 10 1973 /sdcard -> /storage/self/primary
What Android version and kernel do you have?
DualJoe said:
What are your permissions?
Code:
# stat /data/media/0/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
# stat /data/media/0/efs
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
# stat /data/media/0/efs/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1023/media_rw) Gid: (1023/media_rw)
How does your mount look like?
Code:
# mount |grep pics
/data/media/0/efs/pics on /data/media/0/pics type ecryptfs (rw,relatime,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=56b1f3c519fb3412,ecryptfs_sig=56b1f3c519fb3412,ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16)
Is /sdcard linked?
Code:
# ls -l /sdcard
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 10 1973 /sdcard -> /storage/self/primary
What Android version and kernel do you have?
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Android 6.0 kernel 3.18.14
/sdcard is symlink to /mnt/sdcard, i changed /sdcard to /mnt/sdcard
Code:
# mount -t ecryptfs
/mnt/sdcard/efs/pics on /mnt/sdcard/pics type ecryptfs (rw,relatime,ecryptfs_fnek_sig=1b77138d91206e66,ecryptfs_sig=1b77138d91206e66,ecryptfs_cipher=aes,ecryptfs_key_bytes=16)
Code:
# stat /mnt/sdcard/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1000/ system) Gid: (1015/sdcard_rw)
# stat /mnt/sdcard/efs
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1000/ system) Gid: (1015/sdcard_rw)
# stat /mnt/sdcard/efs/pics
Access: (775/drwxrwxr-x) Uid: (1000/ system) Gid: (1015/sdcard_rw)
Code:
# touch /mnt/sdcard/pics/test
touch: /mnt/sdcard/pics/test: Permission denied
What about the permissions of /data/media/0 folders? That's the most important part.
If your sdcard is not at /data/media/0 you probably don't have a multiuser environment (older phone?) and /mnt/sdcard is probably a real partition. This is early Kitkat partition layout (/sdcard and /data have separate partitions). On later systems both are on /data partition and /sdcard is abstracted by a FUSE file system that would automatically set the proper permissions whenever you write something to it (even as root).
In case you are on an old layout you would need to set proper permissions to /sdcard/pics and /sdcard/efs yourself. Just take a look at the other folders with 'ls -l /mnt/sdcard' and set accordingly. You would also need to change /data/media/0 to /mnt/sdcard in the script.
What do you get with this?
Code:
# mount |grep sdcard
# mount |grep storage
What phone is it? Kernel 3.18 doesn't sound all too old.
Edit: Another theory is your internal sdcard is scardfs or something. If so, it might break "stacking" folders (mount over). Try to use /data/pics and /data/efs/pics as a test.
It works in Permissive mode (setenforce 0)
I need Busybox with SELinux-enabled and use it to set it to Permissive mode
Code:
# busybox getenforce
Enforcing
# busybox setenforce 0
# busybox getenforce
Permissive
And then execute the efs-pics.sh and test it
Code:
# cp file /mnt/sdcard/pics ; echo $?
[b]0[/b]
# ls /mnt/sdcard/pics
[b]file[/b]
Horreee.... it Works.