claude0001
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18 hours ago, mv said:
as I will wait for 4G to be developed first since my carrier is restricting more and more
I was not aware 4G was not working in SFOS anymore. It is said to have worked even on the very earliest releases (end 2019 - mid 2020) according to this post [maemo.org]. What happened? With 3G getting shut down everywhere, this indeed disqualifies SFOS as a daily driver for a lot of people.
With news like this, and the development of UBTouch also stalling, it seems like Lineage/AOSP-ROMs are indeed all we are left with for the original Pro1. 😞
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4 hours ago, Rob. S. said:
Personally, I'm mostly ok now after setting it to 32.
Yes, that LOS option is a blessing. I also ended up with a value of 32.
I found the "pointer location" debugging function (settings > system > developer options > pointer location) useful for optimising the width of the unsensitive edge.
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Calm down people. It's a minuscule company, making infinitesimal numbers of phones. You must be quite new around here for assuming they will be on time. They have never been. 🙂
Still, they have shown that they love their project and do everything in their power to deliver to their customers.
The original Pro1 was delayed by months. But many (probably most?) eventually got their phones, including myself. Please just try to chill.
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On 11/17/2021 at 9:26 AM, VaZso said:
Anyway, does its RJ45 work under Android?
In case that function is really important to you, I have got this one:
(though I remember buying it at lower price than 50 €). All features of that hub work in LineageOS 16.0 and I thus would expect them to work in 18.1, too.
That said, performance-wise, the Ethernet adapter does not even remotely reach the advertised 1 Gbit/s: using iperf3 I measure ~150 Mbit/s up and ~230 MBit/s down. On the same network, with the same peer, I easily get 300-400 MBit/s via the Pro1's WiFi ... 🤨
I do not care about that function much. I got the device for the SD-card reader (backups, backups, backups!), which works well, even with two cards inserted simultaneously.
The HDMI-Out (including sound) actually also worked in LOS 16.0 as long as I remember. Must have been some regression, if that wasn't the case for 18.1 shortly ago.
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On 11/11/2021 at 1:04 PM, agent008 said:
Is there any possibility that someone could extract the "capacitive sensor firmware upgrade" part from the stock ROM so that when my new screen arrives I don't have to factory reset and reinstall the stock ROM all over again?
Actually, there is a (vendor) tool to flash the screen firmware without reinstalling the OS. However, it is made for Android 9 and, while it seems to work in LOS 16.0, it has been found to not work on 18.1. See this post by @Rob. S. and subsequent ones.
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5 hours ago, krispykreme said:
This phone is going from newest phone hardware running linux/ non android/apple product to oldest and it isn’t even released yet.
Sigh ...
Both the Pro1 and the Pro1X are designed as certified Android phones. Besides having an easily unlockable bootloader, there is nothing "open" about them. Yes, the community has been able to port LineageOS, UnbuntuTouch and SailfishOS. Like for a myriad of other phones, that is possible because all three of these systems rely on the original Android core OS of the devices.
The Pro1(X) being "Linux" phones is a misconception on the side of the media that F(x)tec never openly corrected. Probably as they expected to profit from the resulting (though unjustified) enthusiasm in the GNU/Linux community.
See this thread to enjoy some more ranting of mine on the topic. 😉
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14 hours ago, agent008 said:
But, I don't know how to change this file on my phone. Having Magisk installed, it seems I do not have a straightforward /system mountpoint?
In LOS 16.0 /system is no mountpoint. It is a regular folder under /. Do not know about Android 11.
Anyway, my gps.conf is actually at /vendor/etc/gps.conf (with /vendor being the mountpoint of /dev/block/sde36 in my case). /system/vendor is just a symlink to there.
Remember that, even with root access, you cannot easily write to those system folders as they are mounted read-only. You have to first doÂ
adb root adb remount(after enabling adb of course). Then you sould be able to edit every system file from a root CLI. The remounting is not persistent. At the next boot everything will be ro again.
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On 6/22/2021 at 8:15 PM, claude0001 said:
For the case anyone else still has interest in LineageOS 16.0, I've made them available here:
http://findus.zwergenschaenke.net/~puma/linux.html#lineagepro1
My LOS 16.0 build 20211111 is available for download. It contains the "5th November" AOSP security fixes.
Meanwhile, my version has diverged somewhat from the official code. As of today, my tree contains the following local patches:
- Modified gps.conf which enables the Pro1 to get its initial fix much faster (for me at least).
- Corrected QoS powerhint signals (backported from Lineage 18.1).
- Keyboard driver: Enable high keycodes (backported from Lineage 18.1).
- Keyboard driver: Enable Fn-Tab to (really) act like Alt-Tab. Cherry-picked from an experimental patch proposed by @Slion against Lineage 18.1. Has not been merged into any official distribution.
- Keyboard driver: Prevent unwanted multiple keystrokes (backported from Lineage 18.1).
Have fun.
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13 hours ago, LikeThis said:
Is this still a problem for people. I have two verizon phones that I would like to consolidate to this one phone using dual sims in this. But if Verizon won't work and I can't text this might not be an option for me. Just trying to understand if these are ready for prime time usage in the US.Â
This is a user forum, and the problem seems to be between F(x)tec and US network carriers. While it would indeed be good to read an official statement by F(x)tec on this issue, this is usually not the place they publish such things.
Of the users around here, @Hook seems to be most experienced with the Verizon compatibility problem, and their opinion (which you probably have read already) seems clear to me: No, the (original) Pro1 cannot be expected to work with that carrier. For the (future) Pro1X, we do not know yet.Â
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1 hour ago, EskeRahn said:
As @Totalnoob is allowed to do calls [...]
As I say, I have no personal experience here. But scrolling up that other thread I linked, one gets the impression that texting is indeed most sensitively affected by whatever changes in authentication that provider (Verizon) have rolled-out over the last year or so.
The US marked seems to be quite different from the European one when it comes to vendor lock-in/lock-out. See also this thread for more bad news on the topic. I feel like I can give no better advice than to seek help from other US forum users who have gone through the same troubles.
Edit: In fact, if it is true that US customers cannot expect their Pro1/X to work on their network anymore without Fxtec finding agreement with US carriers, they (Fxtec) should make a statement about that. I thought I had read somewhere that they were in discussion with some US provider, but cannot find that thread anymore.
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8 hours ago, Totalnoob said:
Some details: I live in the USA, I have a Verizon SIM card that is frankly ancient
I am not from the US, so I can only forward what US users have reported here:
https://community.fxtec.com/topic/2133-fxtec-on-verizon/?do=findComment&comment=59026
It seems like some US carriers have started to no longer accept the Pro1 in their networks some time ago. Maybe try to PN the people in the above linked thread for possible solutions.
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On 11/1/2021 at 9:08 AM, Wheeljack said:
Did the OTA just now and the new keyboard driver is a godsend.
This. I backported that patch to my LOS 16.0 yesterday and have yet to experience an unwanted double keystroke. Good work, people!
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23 hours ago, VaZso said:
I am completely gave up using stock OS, going for LineageOS is a better option instead.
Also, it has Android 11 support...I fully agree personally, though I understand the disappointment of those who bought a (quite expensive) original Pro1 expecting regular minor and major updates of the operating system it shipped with, which IS the official Android OS, not some open-source fork of it.
Obviously, they have to focus all in-house effort on the Pro1-X now. However, I hope that, now that they are actively participating in alternative-OS development, also the original Pro1 will keep getting some love in the long run. E.g., I still hope for a useable UbuntuTouch port for the 835-Pro1.
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On 10/16/2021 at 11:49 AM, dreamflasher said:
I have only used Lineage OS so far, and I tried a few times to upgrade the ROM with the internal upgrader, and afterwards the phone didn't boot anymore (I have Magisk root, and disk encrypted, that seems to be a problematic combination).
When I still had an official LineageOS, I was applying every weekly OTA and "su" would be preserved reliably. I never disabled encryption. Those were the days of AddonSU though, which was officially supported by LOS. Always remember that Magisk is a third-party tool before blaming the OS for it to stop working for some reason.
Today I run my own builds which I install via sideload. This requires "su" to be reinstalled at every update ... one gets used to it. At this point, I would not prefer one ROM over another just for its ability to maintain root across updates. Let's face it: us rooted users are considered weirdos in the Android world. Once we accept that, life becomes easier for everyone ... 😉Â
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On 6/22/2021 at 8:15 PM, claude0001 said:
For the case anyone else still has interest in LineageOS 16.0, I've made them available here:
http://findus.zwergenschaenke.net/~puma/linux.html#lineagepro1
Uploaded my LOS 16.0 build dated 20211017. AOSP patchlevel of October 2021. Contains a version of @Slion's experimental "Fn-Tab-as-Alt-Tab" mod as discussed above.
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1 hour ago, Hook said:
Honestly, I've never seen a case that doesn't end up capturing dust on whatever surface it covers.
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1 hour ago, EskeRahn said:I agree. The back of my daily driver is most likely just as worn as if I had not used a case.
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Guys ... you do need to clean your gear from time to time! 😄
Ever heard of this (famously quoted in Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket")? Different device, same approach. 😉
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4 hours ago, Slion said:
Still I could not prevent myself from making plans in my head on how to modify that case so that the strap is attached to the back pane
This. That's also the most annoying issue I have with my flap case, which otherwise serves me well (see earlier in this thread). The strap is somehow always in the way, especially when taking pictures in landscape orientation.
When opening the flap by 360° it is possible to get the strap magnet to attach itself to the flap "in reverse", which gets both out of the way. But you obviously can't take pictures in that configuration.
What's more: in my case the magnet of the strap is exposed (i.e. not embedded in the leather, like in yours). Believe it or not, it has left scratches on the screen by now (Magneto: "Take that, Gorilla Glass 3 (tm)!"). Argh.
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4 hours ago, PokeParadox said:
I've not got around to trying again, do you have a more recent set of steps I could follow? I don't seem to have much luck getting this set up.
I am ready to help, but I would first need to know what you are failing at ...
Please have a look at this post, and try to understand it, following the links I provided.
The first step is to prepare an SD-card with a partition containing the GNU/Linux distribution. This is best done from an existing (x86) Linux-PC using qemu as described in the first link of my post. As most modern Linux distros are based on systemd (which cannot run in an Android chroot), I suggest Devuan which uses traditional System-V init. It is possible to change the init system also in vanilla Debian, but that adds one more layer of complexity to the project you may want to avoid. 😉
Upon startup of LineageOS, that "Linux" partition of the SD-card is mounted via the Chroot script attached to said post of mine. Then, the script starts a few services within the Chroot environment, the most important ones being SSH and XRDP. On LineageOS, running the script can be automated by placing it into /data/local/userinit.d and installing the Run Userinit App from F-Droid. Note that the App -- as the Chroot script itself -- requires a rooted LineageOS.
With the SSH and XRDP servers running in the background, they can then be used for accessing the GNU/Linux environment, either remotely or by using suitable Android client-apps on the Pro1 itself.
Of course, you cannot just copy my Chroot script blindly. You should install your own system step-by-step, adjusting the script as required. Obviously, it is also good to first test the individual commands from an interactive (root) shell of LineageOS before trying to automate things using the script.
If we continue this discussion, it should probably be moved to another/a new thread, as this is explicitly about not using Termux now ...
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12 hours ago, EskeRahn said:
If I don not remember wrong, the issue there is the margins, not that it does not react at all
You are right. But @Dyna Smart do not provide much details in their report: Replaced themselves or by FxTec? Source of the replacement screen? Installed OS?
My experience is that, in lack of more information, you never know what people understand by "not working at all", especially when they are at a certain level of frustration.
Hell: I myself have sometimes said my Pro1's camera was "not f**ing working at all!", although this is objectively far from true ... 😉
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8 hours ago, DynaSmart said:
After replacing the cracked screen, the displa's touch function is not working at all (even after repeated re-booting).
Is there a solution to this bug?
In case you replaced yourself: most spare parts now seem to require a firmware update for the touch function to work correctly.
See this thread and the possible solutions discussed therein.
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4 hours ago, raymo said:
I play a little whith termux, scripting inside Arch in order to automatize display and launching Xfce.
However I don't find solution launching XSDL apk from bash script yet,Termux is a nice project and has some interesting features. But as an in-app solution, I guess it will always be somewhat limited. That is why I decided to install everything from scratch by myself. Note that, in the beginning, I also knew nothing about chrooting Linux distros on phones: the Pro1 is my first Android device. Do not give up!
The reward for all the work and learning is that I have now a GNU/Linux distro running really in parallel to LineageOS, which allows me to use the Pro1 like an actual PC, while neither disturbing the Android environment nor depending on it in any way (except for the kernel, of course). I can SSH into my Pro1 for CLI access or file transfer. I can remote-desktop into it, which will spawn a fresh KDE desktop or reconnect to an existing session. I can start arbitrary GNU/Linux background processes via cron. All without relying on any supporting Android apps -- though it is of course possible and useful (thanks to the keyboard!) to have Android SSH or RDP clients ready for accessing the GNU/Linux environment on-device. Â
Yes, it was some work to get there. But it seemed like this was the only way the Pro1 could at last replace my beloved N900 ... 😉Â
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Nice job! Always good to see I am not the only one using the Pro1 as an actual computer ... 😎
4 hours ago, raymo said:It also works with VNC but without sound
By using XRDP as a wrapper around VNC, you can forward sound from the VNC session to an RDP client (I recommend MS Remote Desktop 8 as it seems to work best with the Pro1's keyboard). This way you do not need a separate XServer on Android, and the Linux session can run in the background when disconnected. I gave an overview about such a setup in another thread. I do not use termux, but I guess it cannot install XRDP and the required PulseAudio drivers for you. You'll have to do that yourself from within your Arch system.
As I explained in this post, it is even possible to get rid of VNC altogether by using the (better performing) native X.org-backend of XRDP. However, that is even more complicated as it requires traditional shared-memory access from the Linux system.
Happy hacking.
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1 hour ago, EskeRahn said:
Not saying that their timeframe will hold, but have a look at this
Oh, I did read that. As I did read all the other announcements since 2019.
I guess, for those who have followed FxTec's path for so long, there are only to possible outcomes: you become either a pessimist or a believer. 😉
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1 hour ago, brunoais said:
In other words: Doable but I wouldn't put my bets on it
With all due respect: I think no one here ever got their phone within 3 months.
Even if mass production restarts in November, FxTec will be busy for months serving all the Pro1-X backers (and probably quite a few remaining Pro1 orders).
If you haven't pre-ordered a Pro1-X already, I do not think there is any hope to get it in the first half of 2022.
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While I do not use emacs much anymore, I do not perceive C-x C-c as a problem on the Pro1. Emacs is certainly much more useful on the Pro1 than it used to be on the N900, which had its single Ctrl key awkwardly placed in the top left corner and no hardware Esc key at all ...
But we can agree to disagree: Vim is much better at thumb-typing anyway -- both on the N900 and the Pro1. *duck* 😉