Math within markdown/wiki - Zooper Widget General

Code:
$#Dmm#<=26?[nt]#Dh#[/nt]:[nt]#Dh#[/nt] +1$ [tl]#Da#[/tl]
I'm trying to have the current hour (say 10 o'clock) have 1 added to it and then be converted to text/long format
Code:
e.g. [nt](10+1)[/nt]
The example would equal "eleven"

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Kernel scheduler tweaks (non-BFS)

First, let me say I am deeply sorry to open yet another thread on this subject. But I have made some investigations of my own and would like to make some clarifications which I think should not be buried on page 6 of some long thread....
This thread continues the discussion started by these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689829
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785988
From what I gather there about 5 different parameters which are purposed for tweaking:
- NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS (default ON) - This is about the only parameter which I do feel some difference when disabling it (on Floyo 0.8) and for the worse. Hence currently I intend to leave it on.
- NORMALIZED_SLEEPER (default ON) - I found various recommendations to turn this off. I don't feel much difference but maybe there is a slight improvement. Currently I intend to turn it off.
- sched_latency_ns:
* Targeted preemption latency for CPU-bound tasks:
* (default: 20ms * (1 + ilog(ncpus)), units: nanoseconds)
*
* NOTE: this latency value is not the same as the concept of
* 'timeslice length' - timeslices in CFS are of variable length
* and have no persistent notion like in traditional, time-slice
* based scheduling concepts.
*
* (to see the precise effective timeslice length of your workload,
* run vmstat and monitor the context-switches (cs) field)
- sched_min_granularity_ns -
* Minimal preemption granularity for CPU-bound tasks:
* (default: 4 msec * (1 + ilog(ncpus)), units: nanoseconds)
- sched_wakeup_granularity_ns (not sure if this one was mentioned in previous threads but also related)
* SCHED_OTHER wake-up granularity.
* (default: 5 msec * (1 + ilog(ncpus)), units: nanoseconds)
*
* This option delays the preemption effects of decoupled workloads
* and reduces their over-scheduling. Synchronous workloads will still
* have immediate wakeup/sleep latencies.
Note the descriptions are from the kernel sources and default values are a bit different and also dependent on the init.rc in the ramdisk which is dependent on the ROM.
I tryed to play with the last 3 parameters in a very wide range and did not feel much difference. Based on my experience and searches over these forums and such I currently have these values:
sched_latency_ns 5000000
sched_wakeup_granularity_ns 1000000
sched_min_granularity_ns 1000000
They are somewhat arbitrary and if someone can bring up a scenario where the difference is noticeable I will happy to hear it.
Some technical notes:
- I have seen this "numerical" tweak in multiple places:
kernel.sched_features = 24188
This is not smart using a numerical value, as there are some new backports which I would like to incorporate into my kernel and they actually change the "correct" numerical value here.
The preferred way to tweak these settings was brought by androcheck here. Just a reminder:
Code:
# Step 1: Mount debugfs (which is a virtual filesystem like /proc/ or /sys/)
mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug
# Step 2 (optional): Display the current scheduler flags
cat /sys/kernel/debug/sched_features
# Step 3: Set the flag NO_NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS
echo "NO_NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS" > /sys/kernel/debug/sched_features
# Step 4: Unmount debugfs again
umount /sys/kernel/debug
I would actually skip the unmounting step since it doesn't bother to have it there and then you can play with the different parameters at /sys/kernel/debug directly.
I would like to emphasize my point about the kernel features tweaking, using an example with my current settings (only NORMALIZED_SLEEPER disabled):
Code:
# mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug
# echo NO_NORMALIZED_SLEEPER > /sys/kernel/debug/sched_features
# cat /sys/kernel/debug/sched_features | sed "s/ /\n/g"
NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS
NO_NORMALIZED_SLEEPER
WAKEUP_PREEMPT
START_DEBIT
AFFINE_WAKEUPS
CACHE_HOT_BUDDY
SYNC_WAKEUPS
NO_HRTICK
NO_DOUBLE_TICK
ASYM_GRAN
LB_BIAS
LB_WAKEUP_UPDATE
ASYM_EFF_LOAD
NO_WAKEUP_OVERLAP
LAST_BUDDY
# cat /proc/sys/kernel/sched_features
24189
So I would highly recommend tweaking the sched_features only through the /sys/kernel/debug/sched_features where you actually know what you are doing.
Then to make it permanent you can grab the numerical value from /proc/sys/kernel/sched_features and write it, for example, to the sysctl.conf.
- One final technical note: f_padia in his post here detailed nicely how to make the changes permanent using sysctl.conf.
I find sysctl also very useful for temporary tweaking of the values, for example:
Code:
sysctl -w kernel.sched_latency_ns=5000000
sysctl -w kernel.sched_min_granularity_ns=1000000
sysctl -w kernel.sched_wakeup_granularity_ns=1000000
Alternatively you could also write them to the appropriate "file" at /proc/sys/kernel. Both these methods do not require the mount of the debug_fs but neither gives you the literal interface to the kernel features (which the debug_fs does - see above).
Removed the part about the OWNER_SPIN, apparently was using an experimental version of my kernel which has an additional OWNER_SPIN sched_feature which makes the numerical value of 24188 incorrect.
Most likely you have no idea what I am talking this was just one epic fail on my side - you can ignore it. Just read the first post it is now updated.
looks nice.. will give it a go
Thanks for your research and additional information to this topic!
this IS excellent work.. on my 2.1 dext these hacks, included in one .sh in init.d then chmod +x, improved a lot speed and I can even think there's a faster boot
you all rule man!

How to reconstruct a binary identical I9000XWJP6 kernel image, and more

The idea of this exercise is (at least) to get a stable starting point for kernel development. The thing which is currently missing is a proper working .config. I have reconstructed it using differential analysis and in the process hoped to find which components have actually been activated and to uncover changes (or Easter eggs) in the sources which have not been advertised. Having a working and identical I9000XWJP6 kernel also means that open development can continue from the current official public release. From there the things possible are only limited by your imagination.
The following is a walk-through on how to build the kernel, description of pitfalls that will cause changes in .config to break, and some annotations on discoveries made in the process.
The things you need are:
Mandatory:
- I9000XWJP6 zImage : from your favorite location
- Source tree : opensource•samsung•com the GT-I9000 OpenSource Froyo Update JPM.zip
- Sourcery G++: www•codesourcery•com/sgpp/lite/arm/portal/release1039
- Tweak-Kit : <attached>
Optional:
- Arm enabled GCC and binutils, including a development libbfd.
- Lots of your favorite beverage
The md5sum of the zImage should be: 26e9d5d206baf1515144c6b8de6f10d2
It is critical that the Sourcery G++ version is 2009q3-67.
The Tweak-Kit contains the following components:
Readme.txt - You're reading it
mkvmlinux.cc - convert zImage to vmlinux and extract the init ramdisk image
I9000XWJP6_defconfig - default .config
stamp.patch - set date/time and such to original
style.patch - fix style related warnings
prototype.patch - fix prototype related warnings
error.patch - Recoverable errors
houston.patch - Unrecoverable errors
shadow.patch - Fixate data structures
I9000XWJP6.h - Fixated macros
I9000XWJP6.c - Entry point stubs
SOME THINGS I ENCOUNTERED IN THE PROCESS:
a) What I absolutely did not expect was that I found two different encodings of the build timestamp. I could deduce that the timezone was central Europe. I had the assumption it would be Asia or America.
b) What was to be expected is that the source tree is incomplete. The directories drivers/fsr and fs/rfs are missing. You can still compile the kernel as the missing files are used to build modules. Problems start when you change the config. Doing so will change entry points and data structures and your kernel might die a horrible death when it loads modules who are unaware on these changes. There is a workaround which I will explain later.
c) The weirdest thing I encountered were the functions enable_hlt() and disable_hlt(). The are located deep in the unwind tables, a section not intended for code. I spent many hours trying to figure out how they got there or why but I still have no clue. I found exactly only one way to reproduce this behaviour and it is certainly not due to a typo, accident or ignorance.
d) The kernel is not a production but a debug version. It has nearly all tracking/tracing/debug bells and whistles switched on. If the energy required to maintain the statistics where to emit light, you could use your Galaxy as a Christmas tree. Function profiling is enabled and has a considerable negative effect on performance, code is not optimized for size but speed, and unwind tables have been enabled which are not used. These have a really bad impact on footprint size. I really hope that the same compiler and settings are not used for the Android layer. Changing the config into a production version will not work (and crash) as the non-native modules expect the debugging hooks which will no longer exist. But the same workaround as above can be used.
e) The functionality of the power management domains have been optimized to oblivion due to the excessive placing of code disabling comments in large parts of the clock, power management and mach-aries.c. Maybe because the Galaxy hardware is too different than the evaluation boards, or the hardware is buggy and disabling the code makes it less unstable, or there was just not enough time to get the code working. Anyway, at this moment I have no oversight into what degree the absence of power domains influence battery usage.
f) When I started examining the binary code I was puzzled by snippets of code I could not reproduce. Even worse, I encountered snippets that were just questionable. Unusual instruction sequences, and resister usage. Thinking I bumped into a GCC bug, I started debugging the compiler and even tweaked instruction scheduling weights but with no satisfying outcome. I know that GCC is very stubborn with regard to saving and clobbering registers in/across function calls and the code I saw was just incorrect. I knew a different compiler was used and I suddenly realized that it may be more different than what first meets the eye. The culprit turned out to be Sourcery G++. It is a private maintained branch of GCC for reasons I have not investigated. Even the Sourcery assembler is tainted as it played a nasty trick on me with the enable_hlt/disable_hlt thing. I do not like the code I see and I am aiming into getting the sources stock GCC friendly with a working kernel. However, GCC and Sourcery generate code which seem difficult to mix, but I'm getting closer.
g) Compiler warnings. Many of the Samsung sources generate warnings, something I really dislike. In my opinion a warning is emitted for a piece of code which can be interpreted in several ways, leaving the compiler to choose which. Usually it will choose the wrong one. Most warnings were related to coding style shortcuts, a couple of incorrect function prototype resulting in functions that should return int to return random or falsely ignoring return values. There were also a couple of nasties like deference of uninitialized pointers, accessing out-of-bound data and mixing clock data-structures of different types. Included are a number of patches to fix them.
h) I looked deeper into why GCC and Sourcery won't mix and discovered that they have different implementations with regard to constant definition within enum declarations. Google points to the staring point "GCC bug 30260" where is written that the behaviour of enumeration constants has changed to becoming signed int. I have noticed that even explicit unsigned values will change to signed.
Here is an example of what is going wrong:
Take following declaration
Code:
enum rt_class_t { RT_TABLE_MAX=0xFFFFFFFF }
. GCC will consider RT_TABLE_MAX to be -1, and Sourcery will consider it 4294967295. Now, in net/ipv4/fib_rules.c there is this code snippet
Code:
for (u32 id = 1; id <= RT_TABLE_MAX; id++)
GCC will skip the loop, and Sourcery will have a hard time doing nothing.
There are more examples like calculating the location of physical memory or signed/unsigned comparisons. The compiler switches -fwrapv and -fstrict-overflow might influence things, but it general the behaviour is hardcoded and both compilers have a different flavour. I think it would be wiser to choose the GCC flavour as it is more widespread and thus better tested (and fixed).
i) GCC. I noticed that early versions of kernels compiled with GCC would not start. At first I thought it was because of Sourcery /GCC code generating differences. After a number of buxfixes (in error.patch) I suddenly noticed that the GCC kernel is working. My phone is running a GCC compiled production configured kernel for nearly a week.
j) "Houston, we've had a problem" with the light sensor. One of the compiler warnings brought me to the file drivers/sensor/optical/gp2a.c. There within are located two routines which read the light and proximity sensor. They seem copy-pasted identical, however the sensor value types are different as the proximity value is a char and the light intensity a double. What is more convenient than to simply change the data type of the supplied buffer in the function prototype. Now headache starts as the semantics of the read (and write) call say that the unit size is byte. So returning "1" indicates that only the first byte of the sensor value is copied. Also, there is no bounds/access checking so supplying an invalid pointer to the call will crash the kernel. So, assuming this is all one big mistake, I redesigned the function to do better (see houston.patch) and built a new kernel with it. To my utter surprise my battery charge extended from <24 hours to 2 days and 20 hours.
However... I also noticed that my backlight intensity level was constant at it's lowest although the setting was set to auto. I needed to know how the caller invokes the call, but after an extensive search of internet and android sources it is still something I have not found. Heuristics show that the reading the light sensor is called with a buffer length of 1, and the returned value is only accepted when returning a 1 and that the sensor value type is a double (8 bytes). This is wrong: read() semantics require that you supply a length of 8, and expect a return value of 8. This may be the base of many light sensor issues I found when Googling.
Anyway, I returned the code to it's original faulty behaviour, and being illuminated I disabled the auto backlight intensity and changed it to it's lowest setting to enjoy a longer life between battery charges.
TO CREATE YOUR KERNEL:
1) Prepare a working environment
1a) Unpack Sourcery G++. No installation needed, unpacking is sufficient
1b) Unpack the Samsung sources and cd to the location of the top-level Makefile.
1c) Unpack the zImage and the contents of the Tweak-Kit to the same location
1d) Make sure the zImage is called zImage.I9000XWJP6
2) The ramdisk image is required and can be extracted from zImage.I9000XWJP6
2a) Create an uncompressed image Image.I9000XWJP6
Code:
gcc scripts/binoffset.c -o scripts/binoffset
ofs=`scripts/binoffset zImage.I9000XWJP6 0x1f 0x8b 0x08 0x00 2>/dev/null`
dd ibs=$ofs skip=1 <zImage.I9000XWJP6 | gzip -c -d >Image.I9000XWJP6
2b) The Tweak-Kit includes mkvmlinux which converts the uncompressed binary image into a bfd object. You need an Arm enabled libbfd to get it working. This does not get installed by default so you need to deeplink into binutils. mkvmlinux locates and decodes the kallsym data and econstructs the symbol table. It then uses the values of __initramfs_start/end to extract the initramfs. If you are not bothered with the hassle, just use dd with hardcoded values.
Code:
g++ mkvmlinux.cc -o mkvmlinux -lbfd -liberty -lz [-I and -L that deeplink into binutils]
./mkvmlinux Image.I9000XWJP6 vmlinux.I9000XWJP6 -r initramfs.cpio
or
Code:
dd if=Image.I9000XWJP6 of=initramfs.cpio bs=1 count=2739712 skip=165568
3) Patch date/time and other environmental issues to the moment of original creation
Code:
patch -p1 <stamp.patch
4) Make your computer happy
Code:
# edit Makefile line 184 and update the macro CROSS_COMPILE=
cp I9000XWJP6_defconfig arch/arm/configs/I9000XWJP6_defconfig
make I9000XWJP6_defconfig
make
5) Verify that the kernel is identical
Code:
diff zImage.I9000XWJP6 arch/arm/boot/zImage
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...
Tweaking the configuration will build you a new kernel but when your Galaxy powers on it will either die silently (hang) or experience a horrible death (reboot). The problem is that there are modules built from sources located in the removed directories drivers/fsr and fs/rfs. These modules were compiled with a specific data structure layout and entry points. These will surely change when re-configuring. The way to keep the non-native modules happy is to keep the structures and entry points intact.
The structure layout is influenced by the CONFIG_ macros. The structures can be fixed to reflect the state of the I9000XWJP6 kernel by replacing the CONFIG_ macro's by something that does not change after reconfiguration. For that I use a collection of 'shadow' macro's which have SHADOW_ as prefix. Because the data structures cannot expand, you cannot (easily) enable configure functionality which require extra fields in the data structures. Reducing functionality is highly seldom a problem.
If changing kernel functionality results in removal of entry points, then stubs are required for those entry points needed by the non-native modules
There are automated methods to verify that a new kernel abides to the above constraints. For the data structures the compiler must generate gstabs debug information. This is human readable and includes detailed structure descriptions. This information should be identical across re-configuration. However, the scripts get confused by anonymous structs which are by product of "typedef struct {" constructions. These need to be named, something shadow.patch also does.
The kernel modules have easily-readable symbol tables containing needed kernel entry points. These should all be present in all re-configured kernels. Validation tests that fail emit enough information to further fix data structures and entry points. The Tweak-Kit contains two files: I9000XWJP6.h containing the SHADOW_ macro's and I9000XWJP6.c for the stubs. Both were constructed in an on-demand basis for the reconfiguration I am currently using and both serve as good examples on what to do when validation fails.
Before reconfiguring, rebuild the kernel for usage as a validation checkpoint.
1) Undo the timestamp patches
Code:
patch -R -p1 <stamp.patch
2) Fix the warnings
Code:
patch -p1 <style.patch # style related issues
patch -p1 <prototype.patch # prototype related issues
patch -p1 <error.patch # bug fixing
3) Apply datastructure fixation, entrypoint stubbing and Makefile tweaking
Code:
patch -p1 <shadow.patch
cp I9000XWJP6.c arch/arm/plat-samsung
4) Before recompiling everything, you need to issue "make clean" first. However, the missing directories will now pose a problem as "make clean" will include their Makefiles and will fail if it can't. Just create empties to keep the build happy.
Code:
mkdir -p drivers/fsr fs/rfs
touch drivers/fsr/Makefile fs/rfs/Makefile
5) Optionally change the Makefile to point to your favorite compiler/toolchain. Please note that I am using GCC 4.4.5. GCC 4.5.1 is bumping into problems I haven't looked into yet.
Code:
# edit Makefile line 184 and update the macro CROSS_COMPILE
6) This build will generate gstab debug information. Unexpectingly, this might bite when combined with function profiling, so disable that. But do not CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER yet as that does more.
Code:
# edit Makefile line 553, disable the line containing KBUILD_CFLAGS += -pg
7) Unpack the initramfs image. The directory /lib/modules needs to be examined/updated
Code:
mkdir initramfs.dir
cd initramfs.dir
cpio -i --make-directories --preserve-modification-time --no-absolute-filenames <../initramfs.cpio
cd ..
8) Repack initfs as a tarball, as make clean will erase all the modules
Code:
tar cf initramfs.tar initramfs.dir
9) The initramfs image will contain new kernel modules. Make sure a new version will get generated.
Code:
# in .config line 80 point to the unpacked initram location
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="initramfs.dir"
# in .config lines 86-89, select your favourite compression
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE=N
CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP=Y
10) Build a new kernel
Code:
# not cleaning will confuse the verification
make clean
make CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
# install the modules
tar xf initramfs.tar
cp `find drivers -name '*.ko'` initramfs.dir/lib/modules
# rebuild with a fresh new ramdisk image
rm usr/initramfs_data.cpio*
make CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
11) Checkpoint structure/entrypoint information. This is architecture independent.
Code:
# extract structures. They are the entries with :T
objdump -G vmlinux | awk '{ print $7 }' | grep :T | sed 's/([^)]*)/()/g' | sed 's/=\*()//g' | sort -u > gstabs.ckp
# extract the entrypoints
nm vmlinux | grep 'r __ksymtab_' | awk '{ print $3 }' | sort > ksymtab.ckp
12) Do a test-run. Pack zImage and flash with Odin. If your Galaxy is up and running, I strongly suggest you make a backup of your environment. If you later change something and it breaks, then this is the best place to restart.
Code:
cp arch/arm/boot/zImage .
tar cf I9000XWJP6-2.6.32.9-test.tar zImage
13) Make your re-configuration. I really suggest you do not make too many changes in one go because it gives more work when the structure/entrypoint verification fails.
Code:
# re-configure. For this exercise, change the kernel to a more production version
CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=Y
CONFIG_DM_DEBUG=N
CONFIG_S3C_KEYPAD_DEBUG=N
CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=N
CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=N
CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=N
CONFIG_FTRACE=N
CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=N
CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=N
14) Build a new kernel
Code:
# not cleaning will confuse the verification
make clean
make CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
# install the modules
tar xf initramfs.tar
cp `find drivers -name '*.ko'` initramfs.dir/lib/modules
# rebuild with a fresh new ramdisk image
rm usr/initramfs_data.cpio*
make CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
You get "struct has no member named" errors if you have enabled subsystems that require data structures to change which are incompatible with the non-native modules.
15) Verify structure/entrypoint checkpoint
Code:
# extract/verify structures
objdump -G vmlinux | awk '{ print $7 }' | grep :T | sed 's/([^)]*)/()/g' | sed 's/=\*()//g' | sort -u > gstabs.t
# new/changed structures are tagged with '+'. Display only the changed ones
diff -U0 gstabs.ckp gstabs.t | grep '+' | grep ':T' | sed 's/+//' | sed 's/:T.*/:T/' | while read s; do
grep -q "$s" gstabs.ckp
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo $s;
fi
done
# extract/verify entrypoints
nm vmlinux | grep 'r __ksymtab_' | awk '{ print $3 }' | sort >ksymtab.t
# extract all entrypoints needed by the modules
nm `find initramfs.dir/ -name '*.ko'` >allkosym
# some symbols are referenced in other modules. Cross-reference and remove from list
grep ' U ' allkosym | sort -u | awk '{ print $2 }' | while read s; do
if ! egrep -q "^[0-9a-f]* . $s\$" allkosym; then
echo $s;
fi
done > allusym
# check that kernel has entrypoints for all final undefined symbols
cat allusym | while read s; do
if ! egrep -q "^__ksymtab_$s\$" ksymtab.t; then
echo $s;
fi
done
Both scripts will generate output if you have enabled subsystems that require datastructures to change. These do not necessarily have to be data structures needed by non-native modules. However, missing entrypoints are those used by the modules. If it's about datastructures, your best chance is to lookup the data type and see if there any #ifdef CONFIG_ macros that need to be changed into #ifdef SHADOW_. If it's a missing entry point, you need to add a stub in I9000XWJP6.c.
16) Do a test-run. Pack zImage and flash with Odin.
Code:
cp arch/arm/boot/zImage .
tar cf I9000XWJP6-2.6.32.9-test.tar zImage
17) If you want more, jump to step 13
18) When you are really done, rebuild a final and fresh kernel and initramfs image with debugging stuff removed. The -gstabs compiler switch slightly influences code generation.
Code:
# not cleaning will confuse the verification
make clean
make
# install the modules
tar xf initramfs.tar
cp `find drivers -name '*.ko'` initramfs.dir/lib/modules
# rebuild with a fresh new ramdisk image
rm usr/initramfs_data.cpio*
make
My uncompressed image has now shrunk from 14700623 to 11822559 bytes.
Happy Hacking...
[...and now to find a better workaround for those non-native modules.]
WoW, Nice work !! very good info for beginners like me
thx a lot for this tut and i've learnt a lot
btw, seems there r some typos or something is missing. i did it with (XXJPO):
Hexabit said:
make I9000XWJP6_defconfig
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
make defconfig I9000XWJP6_defconfig
- modified include/linux/a.out.h by removing the 2nd def for SEGMENT
- changed the boolean to lowercase for .config
PS i use the cpio extracted by myself coz i couldnt enable libbfd on my ubuntu x64
Good tips. Thanks.
Really insightful i hope the dev take all the tweaks into consideration and make a new optimized kernel
good job here!
I think it's the most amazing first post ever! It should be sticked or kept somewhere safe.
Awesome first post. Will have to work through this.
Great post with very interesting findings!
I'm no expert, so maybe my question is a bit silly:
Is Samsung's published code just a buggy and incomplete pre-release debug version? Then how can e.g. Voodoo get a good working kernel?
Or is the official firmware really built of this, so possibly full of strange bugs and missing optimizations?

[BASH4.1+][SCRIPT HELPER][LIBRARY]semi-native function library

Hello XDA users, deciding to post this here because i figured it could get some use/i could get some feedback
(Placing it in general because i honestly dont think it could work anywhere else)
Basicly over the past few months ive been taking my multiple script for android, & rewriting/compressing into 1 library
& adding features/functionality that i consider useful. This script has never touched a PC, & only been written on android
(BTEP & DroidEdit Pro), & is designed to:
A.) Extend the basic terminals functionality.
B.) Extend customized scripts, & making scripting semi-easier.
C.) Offer multi-device compatibility while keeping origional functionality.
The script is capable of determining all critical variables on initialization, from
partitions (both mount name, & partition number can be easily obtained), OS/ANDROID version/type
Execution mode (source/exec), Autodetect instigator (Eg: boot, script, shell, etc.) If present, Execution level,
Etc, seamlessly before scripts execution, & modify its own execution accordingly.
The script can be used in a similar method to busybox (Eg, can be called directly, or through symlink
(Symbolic link) using functions name, & allows adding multiple switches at runtime which can totaly
Customize execution without touching a configuration (yes, it does support configurations).
Or for script/shell, can be sourced for max performance & increased functionality.
This script is designed to be as native as possible, & only requires busybox/toolbox, & bash (4.1+)
(Systems default/sh) is not sufficient.
Readme (1/2, Read 2nd post):
Code:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table of contents:
1.) Basic information
2.) Installation
3.) Usage
3a.) Basic commandline switches
4.) Included functions & definitions (Execution)
4a.) Included functions & definitions (Source only)
##########################################################################################################
Basic Information 1.
SuperBox is a multi-call, multi-execution function library (think busybox with bash & sourcing),
built on ANDROID, For ANDROID, Designed to increase script efficiency, & offer "unstandard"
multi-device functionality, & some functionality considered "missing" from ANDROID/Linux by default.
##########################################################################################################
Installation 2.
Superbox is designed to be easy to install/use, and requires very few steps/dependancies to install.
Before installing, please check this small list of prerequisites & insure you have the required
dependancies to ensure correct installation, the following are required:
a.) BASH 4.x (4.0+) installed & linked to '/system/bin' & '/system/xbin', Systems default is not
sufficient & cannot support SuperBox in all needed areas.
b.) BusyBox 1.18+ (tested on v1.19.4), Please ensure toolbox is also fully installed.
c.) Device must be rooted & running S-off (insecure kernel, read kernel documentation)
This part can be bypassed if installing through recovery. Some features will be limited.
d.) SuperBox is a terminal/script expansion toolkit, as such, a terminal emulator (Such as BTEP aka:
Better Terminal Emulator Pro, or similar) is recommended for optimal usage.
if your device can meet the above requirements, you are ready to install.
To install, simply move the downloaded script (superbox, or superbox.txt) to either '/system/bin', or
'/system/xbin', if the downloaded file has an extension, remove it.
Set permissions to 755 (rwxr-xr-x), Once complete, open your preferred terminal, & type 'su -c bash'
once in bash, type 'superbox' (or whatever you named the script), or 'superbox --info', if the operation
succeeded without error, you can begin full installation, Simply type either:
'superbox --install', or 'superbox --install <FUNCTION> to fully install, or install specific function.
See section 3a (Basic commandline switches) for full list of available switches, or section 4
(Included functions) for list of executable functions.
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Usage: 3.
SuperBox allows multiple methods of execution, & preferred method is left completely up to the user.
Sourcing:
SuperBox can be sourced either in terminal, or script, using something similar to
'. superbox', or '. ./superbox' if kept in unstandard path. if sourcing in terminal & script appears
to continue to execute, Try adding '--noboot' switch (see section 3a).
Script allows extra functionality not typically available in execution mode.
Execution:
this is the most typical use for superbox, & as easy as typing 'superbox <function>' or '<function>'
when fully installed. For list of all available functions, use 'superbox --list' to generate full list
of available applets, Please note that when using '--list' or even app count when using '--info' is
only listing execution type applets, Source functions are NOT included in this list.
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Basic commandline switches 3a.
SuperBox allows adding additional variables through commandline to modify per-execution variables,
Without editing a configuration, or worrying about recurrent changes. These variables effect a wide
range of scripts functions, & are available in 2 levels,
1.) SuperBox switches:
These switches effect the script as a whole, & are listed/added by the double-hyphon prefix ('--')
These are the only switches listed in this readme, for individual functions switches, please use
'superbox <function> --help' or '<function> --help' if fully installed.
1.) Function switches:
These switches only effect the function being processed, & are listed by a single-hyphon ("-"),
These are not available in all functions. Function switches should be used after superbox switches.
SuperBox switches:
The following MUST be passed as MODE & must be called directly from SuperBox, Eg:
'superbox --<MODE>', Not capable of being passed as variable.
install | Usage: '--install <FUNCTION> --installto={PATH}', Generates symbolic link for FUNCTION in
| PATH, if no FUNCTION specified, installs all, if no path, Default is used.
remove | Usage: '--remove <FUNCTION>', Opposite of above, Removes link for specified function.
| Scans system to find symbolic link, use '--full' switch to scan full recursive.
chkbb | Checks install status of busybox, & capable of generating missing links, use '--fix' to
| auto repair any/all missing links.
version | Displays installed SuperBox's version.
list | Lists all included execution-capable functions included in current version.
The following are to be used after mode (function listing), Eg: 'superbox <MODE> --<SWITCH>' or
'<MODE> --<SWITCH> when fully installed.
debug | Forces debugging on script (uses 'set -x' command), applies to script as a whole.
bb/tb | Pre-determines which busybox/toolbox versions to use, Must be used as '--bb=/path/to/file'
| or '--bb/path/to/file', Specifying invalid input will restore defaults when executing.
color | Default Colors for modes allowing color. sets color based on position in strings, Eg:
| '012345678' (upto 9 characters) where: 0=Error, 1=Note/Highlight, 2=Note2, 3=Normal,
| 4=File, 5=Path, 6=Link, 7=Background, 8=border, use pound (#) in place of unused spacing.
| for full listing of colors, Please see 'manfunc Col'
nocolor | Overrides above switch, & disables color in all segments.
installto | Modify install location for current component. (Used as '--installto={PATH}')
| MUST be used after install mode (Effects most file-based sections).
file | Usage: '--file="{/FULL/PATH/TO/FILE}"', used to set file path/name for specific segments
| Only effects segments where single-file processing is key.
local | Usage: '--local=\"{PATH\"', Assign path to use as local directory.
home | Usage: '--home=\"{PATH\"', Assign path to use as home directory, Use above over this.
time | Usage: "--time='{FORMAT}'", Specify time format (see '--timef'), (used for Lecho, etc.).
timefull | Usage: "--timef='{FORMAT}'", Specify full time/date format for script. %Y=4-digit year,
| %m=2-digit month, %d=2-digit day, %H=2-digit hr (24hr), %l=hour (12hr), %M=2-digit min,
| %S=2-digit seconds, %h=print month, %l=hour (12hr), %a=3-char day, %c=full (default).
log | Usage: '--log=<LEVEL>', set logging level/mode for script. *BROKEN, DONT USE*
logfile | Can only be used with '--log' greater then 1. Usage '--logfile=\"{PATH/FILE}\"'
tmpfile | specify temporary file to use for processing some segments.
tmppath | specify temporary path to use when needed for processing some segments.
list | Lists all included execution-level functions in current build.
help | Use immediately after <APPLET> to display information & usage on selected applet, Some
| applets will only display partial information by default, Use '--full' after help to
| display full information on specified function.
fix | Multipurpose switch, Allows bypassing non-critical errors, allows repairing any/all
| fixable errors, & serves to aid some functions.
silent/q | silences most (non-critical) output from STDOUT.
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*NOTE
some functions might not be considered 'main stream' or correct, but through trial & error, seem to work
Best with the chosen method.
Some functions are a WiP, might not be functioning correctly.
If you experience an issue, or have a suggestion, Please let me know.
**EDIT**
Updated, most functions should work correctly now.
Readme (2/2):
Code:
Included Functions (Execution) 4.
alignapk <file>
> Automaticly align <file> if specified, or all installed apks otherwise. can specify specific apk, or
simply apk name if apk is installed. Ex: 'alignapk systemui' is equivalent to
'alignapk /system/app/SystemUI.apk", extension (apk) is not needed, if path is specified, must be case
specific, otherwise alignapk will attempt to process case insensitive. Script will generate a SQL
database by default, but can specify text-based database with customized settings (See default config)
bam <Process1> <Process2>...
> kill any running processes matching specified input. Partial matches are supported, Eg:
'bam media' can kill 'android.process.media', aswell as any/all packagenames including 'media'
baseext <FILE> <MODE>
> echos the base extension of <FILE> if no MODE specified, or filename without extension if <MODE> is 1.
Anything else will display File with 'MODE' as extension, Eg: 'baseext ex ample' will return ex.ample
bar <var1> <var2> <var3>..
> displays accurate progress bar on screen, with the default terminal width as overall length.
Supports multiple customizable parameters. Only supports duration & strict percentage in current
build, More uses will be added in future builds (Eg: watch process, count, etc). Supported switches:
-t | Specify total time to run the bar, Usage: '-t=' where '' is scripts duration.
-p | Specify strict percentage to display (dont count) Eg: '-p60' will display 60% progress & quit.
-e | Specify displayed text when running the bar, multiline supported, can use script variables.
-d | Specify ASCII character to use for generating progress bar. default is '='.
-w | Override default width to use when processing bar, default is terminals width.
-n | Show progress Percentage (%) rather then progress bar (-b works as the oppisite)
-s | Display incrementing progress bar (jumps by ~1%) rather then the per-increment jump.
-k | same as '-s', but shows percentage at end of bar. (will increase exec time)
basepath <PATH>
> echos the base path or mount point (closest to rootfs) of <PATH>
byte <BYTES>
> Automagicly calculates Bytes(B)/kilobytes (Kb)/Megabytes (Mb)/Gigabytes (Gb) based on
on given Number in 'BYTES' on the *1024 principle, Eg: 'byte 1024 = 1Kb', Supports decimal places,
& maximum decimal points can be modified by 'MaxDec=' variable. Uses rounding to strip access.
Using '0' as 2nd variable will remove non-numaric characters from return (Eg: 'Kb/Mb/Gb/etc.).
Using '1' as 2nd variable will seperate non-numaric & numaric characters (Eg: '1Kb' would b '1 Kb').
calc <VAL EXPR VAL> or echo "VAL EXPR VAL"|calc
> similar basic functionality to 'bc', mini calculator script using 'awk' & 'printf', Supports Piping,
(function|function), float integers (decimals) & multiple types of arithmatic.
chrg_type <MODE>
> Quickly determines where the device is currently getting power from. Following modes are supported:
0 = Quiet output, returns 0-2 for Battery/AC/USB respectively.
1 = similar to '0', but displays code Aswell as return code.
2 = displays source (Eg: Battery/AC/USB), all other modes will simply display string.
chkdir <PATH> <PERM> <OWNER.GROUP>
> Checks existance of <PATH>, calls 'mkdir -p' if not exist, & sets permissions <PERM>
(numaric) when creating, & sets owner/group if spedified.
chksize <MOUNT> <CHECK> <ECHO>
> Checks if <MOUNT> has <CHECK> mb free (good for checking before extracting/installing). Returns 1/0
accordingly. set <ECHO> to 0 to use errorcode & disable echoing to STDOUT (if statment, (echo $?))
chkstate <INPUT> <EXEC_CMD>
> Determines if <INPUT> is available for script use, able to detect functions, aliases, links, binaries,
files, Variables, etc. specify <EXEC_CMD> to exwcute <INPUT> if detected. (binaries/functions/etc.)
Col <STRING> <MODE> or Col <STRING>
> Used for colored text Replace 'Col' with either: Bla(ck), Blu(e), Red, Gre(en), Whi(te), Mag(enta),
Cya(n), Yel(low). Ex: 'Bla "sample text" 1', Available modes are: 1=Bold, 2=Underline, 3=colorfill
(switches background/text), 4=no newline, 5=bold (no newline), 6=underline (no newline).
columns <MODE>"
> prints available columns, Set <MODE> to 1 to print number of lines (height of prompt).
conv <celsius|fahrenheit> <TEMP>, or conv <F> <T> "<STRING>"
> a rather bloated conversion script capable of converting tempuratures, or string to various formats.
-When converting tempuratures, both 'conv c 100', & 'conv 100c' are correct & will output sum
-When converting string, 'F' (From) & 'T' (To) must be specified to begin calculation.
'F' & 'T' can be one of the following: 'a' (ascii) (normal text), 'b' (binary, outputs 8-digit binary
code for each character specified), or 'h' (hexadecimal), when processing from hex, 4th variable
specifies preceeding character(s) to add to each return (default is '\x'), if set to 0, no characters
are added to string, only 2-digit hex is returned, For example: 'conv a h hello' (no 4th variable)
returns '\x68\x65\x6C\x6C\x6F', while 'conv a h hello 0' returns '68656C6C6F'.
divider <LENGTH> or divider -d<CHAR> <LENGTH>
> generates a bar (String of character(s) or CHAR if set), <LENGTH> characters long, if no LENGTH set,
total width of terminal window is used. Use '-d<CHAR> to customize character, Default is pound ('')
Eco <ABCDE> "TEXT"
> Echos <TEXT> with specific atributes, based on <ABCDE>, where: A=Line only [0|1], B=no newline[0|1],
C=(Bold[1], Underline[2], None[0]), D=Text color, E=Background color. Valid colors include:
0 - black, 1 - Red, 2 - Green, 3 - Yellow, 4 - Blue, 5 - Magenta, 6 - Cyan, 7 - White
ex <path/to/file>
> Extract archive to designated path, & even allows recompiling. use '--help' for more information.
exist <INPUT>
> Attempts to detect input & gives return code depending on findings Eg: 3=Dir, 2=Link, 1=File, 0=none.
fdate <INPUT>
> Same usability as 'busybox date -r', Returns modified date of <INPUT> Output can be adjusted
using '--timef' switch.
FixCl
> Returns color to normal, regardless of user-preset defaults.
getblock <MOUNT_NAME>
> Simply echos the block ID of requested point, saves a lot on scripting & allows true multi-device
compatibility. Usage as: 'getblock system'
gnasty <OPTIONS> <PATH>, Or 'gnasty <PATH>'
> Searches for files/paths with names containing invalid characters such as
[+ { ; " \ = ? ~ ( ) < > & * | $], Prints any/all links, includes full path by default. Modes include:
-d - specify directory, used as '-d={PATH}', not needed in most cases.
-m - Max search depth from directory, cannot be less then 1 (default). Usage: '-m' or '-m='.
-i - Display files inode (index number), useful for looping output to irm.
ipath <path>
> Will auto-correct <path> to case-sensitive (if exist) when input does not match case
(case-insensitive path correction through function)
irm [-irRfna] FILE, or 'irm FILE'
> remove (unlink) FILE using inode (index number). used for files/paths with illegal
characters in the name, (Eg: '+ { ; \" \\ = ? ~ ( ) < > & * | $'). The following modes are supported:
-i - Always prompt before removal | -f - Never prompt before removal
-r|-R - Remove file(s)/path recursively | -a - Only use name (no inode, replicating busybox rm)
-n - Ignored, used solely for script use.
is_num <STRING>
> Checks if 'STRING' is numaric (Contains only numbers), Returns 0 if true, 1 otherwise.
Can use '1' as second variable to echo result aswell as return code, eg 'is_num <STR> 1'.
lc "<INPUT>"
> Switches input to all lowercase, supports whitespace/newline, no limitations.
Lecho <MODE> <TEXT> <FILE1> <FILE2>
> Used to pipe text to log (while removing color/string data) & terminal.
If no file specified, Simply replicates echo with log header. Supports the following headers:
1=' : ' (default), 2='[!]' (error), 3=' > ' (note), 4=' ' (continuation).
lperm <PATH|FILE> <MODE>
> Execute user pre-generated configurations (mperm) based on input, can choose to either restore whole
path to configured state, or simply process 1 file from said config.
set <MODE> to 0 to disable recursive loading (dont descend into subdirectories).
manfunc <function>
> Displays available information for selected function, Operates identical to: '<function> --help'.
many <TEST> <STRING>
> Determine how many times <TEST> appears in <STRING>
md5 <string>
> Generates md5 hash from string (or filename).
mk <path/to/directory_or_file_to_archive>
> Use 7-Zip to build specified archive efficiently through script. While keeping full functionality
(and even adding), Supports 7z, zip, xz, bzip2, gzip, tar, & wim archive types. use '--help' for info
mod <OPTION> <var1> <var2>
> Modifies particular segments of device: Following options are supported:
b | brightness Modifies LCD (Display) brightness NOT supported on some devices.
display | Modify current pixal density, Eccepts numarical value (like lcd.density in build.prop),
Changes are made on the fly, & will reset all open applications, use with caution, can use
'reset' to reload default density from build.prop, Usage: 'mod density <value>'.
mperm <PATH|FILE> <MODE>
> Generate configuration for specified input, recording type, Permissions, Owner & Group, These configs
can then be loaded at any point specified, or ondemand using lperm, Supports the following modes:
0=non-recursive, 1=ignore errors,
myip
Display devices current IP, using nothing but wget, making it the trimmest ip oneliner around :)
ofcourse, internet connection is required.
nocl <STRING>
> Removes color variables from <STRING> to allow recording dato to log.
pinfo <NAME> <MODE>
> Neatly Prints process information for specified <NAME>, Supports the following modes:
1=Display PID (replicating pgrep), 2=Displays processes full Name, 3=Displays Parent Ppid,
4=display all options, 5=Display processes adj lvl, 6=Displays current State, S=sleeping, R=running,
7=Displays Owner, 8=Displays the Group (if set).
pos <VAL> <STRING>
> Displays start point(s) of 'VAL' in string, If multiple instances are detected, prints all starting
points seperated by customizable delimiter (Default is " " (whitespace)). If using custom delimiter,
('-d' switch), switch MUST be passed as first variable & specified as '-d%' where '%' is the new
character to use, Eg: instead of: 'pos hi hellohiwatup', Use: 'pos -d% hi hellohiwatup'.
Only effects multiple occurences of 'VAR'.
printl <FILE> <START> <END>
> Prints specific line(s) from FILE, If END is unspecified, prints 1 line, Otherwise prints from 'START'
to 'END', Using 'EOF' for 'END' will print to end of 'FILE', Using 'C' for 'START' will count lines.
pwr <mode>
> Advanced power control, with additional modes, which should work on multiple devices, Available modes:
reboot | reboot device, can use 'reset' aswell with same effect. can use 'hot' as 3rd variable to
perform hot reboot (still performs sync), simply reboots OS without rebooting kernel.
off | shutdown device, does exactly as stated.
download| Reboot into download mode. Might not be supported on some devices.
recovery| Reboot into recovery mode. Might not be supported on some devices.
wipe | Wipes cache/dalvik, then performs full reboot.
fc | Set fast-charge mode (needs kernel support), Eg: 'pwr fc 1' to enable, 'pwr fc 0' to disable
Using 'pwr fc' will display status, or support if unsupported.
rand <LENGTH> <MODE>
> Output random string 'LENGTH' characters long (Default is 32), if 'Mode' is unspecified, or is
Invalid, Output will consist of all printable characters. The following modes are available:
0 - Only print Letters (Upper & lower case) & digits
1 - Only print Letters (Upper & lower case)
2 - Only print digits
3 - Only print letters (Upper case)
4 - Only print letters (Lower case)
readperm <STRING>
> Opposite of 'showperm', displays permissions level from readable string. Easier to use switch
(& even switch again). Sticky/"special" fully supported. Again, 'switch' is easier/cleaner to manage.
remount <MODE> <0|1>
> remounts system & rootfs in specified mode, Second variable in string is unneeded But determines
check state, 1 will use rootfs as check, 0 will use '$System' (default), Use '--help' for more info
rootrw/rootro
> Mounts 'rootfs' as R/W (Read/Write) & R/O (Read/Only) respectively, similar to miniscripts included
in most Roms, With the exception that it utilizes the autodetection available in script, & should
work on any device/rom.
setlength "<STRING>" <POSITION> <LENGTH>
> displays the adjusted value of <STRING>, & should be under <LENGTH>,
autocorrects/centers based on given input, If no length is specified, 'Cw' (Common width) is used,
or scripts cefault. for position, -1 is right, 0 is left, 1 is center.
setown <FILE|PATH> <OWNER.GROUP>
> Glorified chown, With logging support.
setperm <FILE|PATH> <PERM>
> Glorified chmod, With logging support.
setprops
> Similar functionality to 'sysctl' Set system properties from configuration.
Can use '--file' to Specify reference file.
setval <VARNAME> <POINT> <FORCE> <POINT2> <FALLBACK_VALUE>
> Set values on system files, up to 2 points can be set for a variable, Can also specify fallback
If no value set in VARNAME. and no default, VARNAME, is used to reference the variable in error
sha256/sha512 <string>
> Generates sha512/sha256 encoded hash from string, similar to 'md5' function.
showperm <PERM_STRING>
> Displays permissions string in readable form from input, sticky/"special" notes are fully supported.
Switch is easier to use & capable of doing both.
size <MODE> <POINT> <[1,MB|2,AUTO|*,KB]>
> Echos the value of specified mode on specified <POINT> (modes 1-4 are for mount points).
If incorrect mount specified, Returns errorcode. Automaticly fixes missing '/' on specified mount if
not present. Third variable specifys out format. 1 is Mb, 2 is auto (kb/mb/gb with tags), * is kb
only (default), Following Modes are supported: 1=Full size, 2=Used space, 3=Used %, 4=Free space,
5=Size (use for files/paths, will not work on mounts, added '5' on request).
stype <INPUT>
> Defines file type & offers return code based on existance. Returns the following:
0=no input, 1=File, 2=Function, 3=Keyword, 4=Builtin, 5=Directory, 6=Variable, 7=Unknown/not exist.
switch <STRING>
> Switch permissions string from either human readable (rwxrwxrwx) or Numaric (777), or vice versa.
sysrw/sysro
> Mounts '/system' as R/W (Read/Write) & R/O (Read/Only) respectively, similar to miniscripts included
in most Roms, With the exception that it utilizes the autodetection available in script, & should
work on any device/rom.
sput <mode> <option1> <option2>
> large function resembling 'tput', rebuilt for 'light' or dumb terminals, should work for most scripts
requiring tput, use 'sput --help' for more information on available options.
toggle <string>
> Checks if <string> can be considered a "true or false" statement, eg: 'toggle 1' would be '0',
'toggle yes' is 'no', 'toggle on' is off, etc. Uses 'togglevars' string. case inspecific.
tree <path>, or tree --arguments -triggers <path>
> Displays directory information based on user input, if no input specified, Current path is used.
Allows using 'tree.cfg' in '$LocalPath' directory. Use '--help --full' for more information.
truncp [-f] <path> <length> <symbol>
> Truncate <path> to <length>, & prepend <symbol> to beginning when truncated. Default <symbol> is ".."
If '-f' switch is used, Path is truncated to <length> specificly, no exceptions, otherwise splits at
closest base to <length> (default length is 20), Eg: 'truncp /system/etc/SuperBox 12' will return:
'../SuperBox', & 'truncp -f /system/etc/SuperBox 12' will return '..c/SuperBox' (12chars precisely)
Output must never exceed <value>, Truncation does not occur unless <path> is over <length>.
uc "<INPUT>"
> Switches input to all uppercase, supports whitespace/newline, no limitations.
Included Functions (Source Only) 4a.
Please note that the functions listed here might not be a complete list of available applets for use in
source mode, & the applets listed here are unavailable in execution mode due to limitations of bash
script handling (Only available when sourced or sourced through script).
cd <path>, or cd <var> <path>
> works as a replacement/extension to shell's builtin. can auto-cd to files path if file is specified
& supports additional (unstandard) functionality, while keeping origional functionality fully intact.
Supports the following variables:
> -l | follow links to home path. (eg: 'cd /etc' would cd to '/system/etc'), defaults as on.
> -p | dont follow links to home path (oppisite of above, cds to given input).
> -c | process case insensitive (Eg: 'cd /SYSTEM/ETC' would cd to '/system/etc') Default is off.
> -m | make path if path doesnt exist, then cd to created path (nofail cd).
Variables can be passed either united, or seperate, & in any order, Eg: '-l -p -m -c' or '-lpmc'
error <id> <string1> <string2>..
> prints error message to stderr based on error 'id'. available ids can vary with build & it is not
recommended to call this function, for compatibility reasons, only ids that are garunteed to remain
unchanged are, '-1' (self-defined, no error notice), & '3' (self-defined with error notice).
Error ID & definitions start at line ~157, & continue to 'END_ERR' & can be previewed with 'printl'.
getsizes <base-size>
> used for generating spacing when generating menus in a uniform fashion, if 'base-size' is unspecified,
Script will use terminal width instead. Exports the following variables:
Cw - Custom width, overall width of panel (base-size, or columns)
Ws - Workspace, Width of 'Cw' Minus borders (Side1/Side2 & Edge) (if set).
Side - Width of sides ('Ws'/3), Use for left/right on 3-column menu.
Middle - Width of middle ('Ws'/3 & adjusted for uneven width), Use for left/right on 3-column menu.
Left - Width of left ('Ws'/2'), use for 2-column menu.
Right - Width of right ('Ws'/2 & adjusted for uneven width), Use for 2-column menu.
getvals $*
> used for functions eccepting runtime variables, & offers extended customizations when compared to
using 'shift' & 'if/case' statements. Only requires a nested 'ctrigs' function determining all
applicable switches, & a note to 'ctrigerr $1' on undefined. all additional variables passed to this
function are exported to V{1..20}. (script allows up to 20 variable/switch combinations by default).
'getvals' will auto-clean all previous user-variables before start, & clean all unused when done.
inpth <VARIABLENAME> <DEFAULTPATH>
> Checks if 'VARIABLENAME' has a directory, if not, sets 'VARIABLENAME' to 'DEFAULTPATH/VARIABLE'
used for defaulting files to correct locations, 'VARIABLENAME' must be variables name, & must be set,
setclock <mode>
> can pass variable as mode, allows '0/1' as values, exports either 12hr (0), or 24hr (1) formatted
variable (variable name 'Time') for use with 'date' Eg: 'date +$Time'
up <path> <count>
> replicates 'cd ..', if no variable passed, cd's up one level from current directory, if 'path' is
specified, cd's up 1 level from 'path', or 'count' levels up from either.
Use as either 'up', 'up <count>', 'up <path>', or 'up <path> <count>'.
Configurations:
Configurations are unneeded for execution, but can be used to set default values
To use during execution
By default, configurations are read from:
'/system/etc/SuperBox' > main (system) configurations.
'/data/local/SuperBox' > user (writable) configurations.
User configurations will override system configurations if exist.
Main configuration (SuperBox.cfg):
Code:
#======================================================================#
# __ #
# Main configuration for: /\ \ #
# ____ __ __ _____ __ _ __\ \ \____ ___ __ _ #
# / ,__\/\ \/\ \/\ __`\ /'__`\/\`'__\ \ '__`\ / __`\/\ \/ \ #
# /\__, `\ \ \_\ \ \ \_\ \/\ __/\ \ \/ \ \ \_\ \/\ \_\ \/> </ #
# \/\____/\ \____/\ \ ,__/\ \____\\ \_\ \ \_,__/\ \____//\_/\_\ #
# \/___/ \/___/ \ \ \/ \/____/ \/_/ \/___/ \/___/ \//\/_/ #
# \ \_\ By: YupitsMine420 #
# \/_/ #
#======================================================================#
# File definitions: #
# can use full path, or script variable to define. not read by default.#
# #
# Used for 'setprops', Similar functionality to sysctl, sets system #
# properties from configuration file. #
# Prop_File: $LocalPath/SystemProps.cfg #
# #
# Used for chkbb, when generating missing links, all links generated #
# are written to this file for easy uninstall #
# BusyBox_File: $LocalPath/BusyBox_Add.cfg #
# #
# Specify custom BusyBox/ToolBox binaries for script to use #
# #
##Use_BusyBox: $System/etc/SuperBox/bin/busybox1210 #
# Use_ToolBox: $System/stest/Data/bin/toolbox #
# #
#======================================================================#
#
# Permissions configurations
#
# Paths:
Perm_Src_Dir=755 # Source paths.
Perm_Cfg_Dir=644 # Configuration paths.
Perm_Bin_Dir=775 # Binary (executable) paths.
#
# Files:
Perm_Src_File=644 # Sourcable files.
Perm_Cfg_File=644 # Configuration files.
Perm_Bin_File=755 # Binary (executable) files.
#
DefOwner=root # Default owner.
DefGroup=root # Default group
#
#======================================================================#
#
# Basic configurations:
#
# User configuration path, should be R/W by default (usually '/data').
# Configurations in this path will override base configurations.
LocalPath='$Data/local/SuperBox'
#
# Set scripts clock format, 0=12hr, 1=24hr.
use_24hr=1
#
# Enable/Disable colors in all segments. 1=enable, 0=disable
ColorMode=1
#
# Specify default Colours for modes allowing colour. Format is:
# '0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8', where: 0=Error, 1=Note/Highlight, 2=Note2,
# 3=Normal, 4=File, 5=Path, 6=Link, 7=Background, 8=Borders.
DefaultColors=(1 3 6 2 6 4 5 0 5)
#
# Set how many decimal points to allow in arithmatic calculations,
# used in (most) filesize segments. Default value is "2"
# Set to '0' to disable float integers (round to closest full number)
MaxDec=2
#
# Sets path used to store/load permissions configurations for 'm/lperm'
# these configurations are device specific & should not be ported or
# re-used outside of this ROM. Path set below should be constantly R/W.
PermDir="$LocalPath/Perms"
#
#======================================================================#
#
# SuperBox specific Configurations:
#
# Scripts default log method, 0=disabled, 1=critical, 2=full.
sbox_log_level=0
#
# sloggers default log method, '%' fits to width,'-' quiets output.
# (only outputs to log) only effects terminal.
sbox_log_mode=
#
# Specify if date should be appended to log name when generating.
# string is manipulated with 'sbox_log_tag' variable
# With the default value of '%a-%h-%d_%H-%M'
sbox_log_usedate=0
#
# if old log exists, append new data to the end when enabled.
sbox_log_append=1
#
# Allow superbox to be called by cron (startup), 1=Enable, 0=Disable.
sbox_allow_boot=1
#
# specify if SuperBox requires administrator on launch.
sbox_need_admin=1
#
# Link names that will be treated as direct call to SuperBox, Eg:
# Wont be treated as execution mode (links must be manually generated).
sbox_null_links="sbox2 superbox sbox.old sbox.new"
#
#======================================================================#
#
# cd (icd) Configurations:
#
# Specify if 'cd' should check match path/name case-sensitively
# Default is '1' (true), should use '-c' instead of changing this.
icd_usecase=1
#
#======================================================================#
#
# alignapk (zipalign) configurations:
#
# Zip alignment configurations:
# Zip default alignment level, 0 = disabled, 1 = auto, 2 = forced.
align_level=2
#
# Use MD5 sum for each file when processing align. 1=true, 0=false
align_usemd5=0
#
# Use SQL table for storing data, 1 = true, 0 = text database
align_usesql=1
#
# SQL table name to store configurations
align_table=zipalign
#
#======================================================================#
#
# Other (Misc.) Configurations:
#
Tree configration (tree.cfg) (can be appended to main configuration):
Code:
#======================================================================#
# __ #
# Tree configuration for: /\ \ #
# ____ __ __ _____ __ _ __\ \ \____ ___ __ _ #
# / ,__\/\ \/\ \/\ __`\ /'__`\/\`'__\ \ '__`\ / __`\/\ \/ \ #
# /\__, `\ \ \_\ \ \ \_\ \/\ __/\ \ \/ \ \ \_\ \/\ \_\ \/> </ #
# \/\____/\ \____/\ \ ,__/\ \____\\ \_\ \ \_,__/\ \____//\_/\_\ #
# \/___/ \/___/ \ \ \/ \/____/ \/_/ \/___/ \/___/ \//\/_/ #
# \ \_\ By: YupitsMine420 #
# \/_/ #
#======================================================================#
#
# Directories script will avoid, script supports partial matches when
# processing these paths. individual entries should be seperated by (":").
# 'bad_files' & 'bad_links' variables can also be defined to ignore said entry
tree_bad_dirs=":/proc:/dev:/sys:/:"
#
# Force processing any input, even if entry exists in 'tree_bad_*' variable(s)
tree_skip_check=0
#
#
# Used to connect same-depth paths when processing sub-directories &
# files, Default is "|", should be quoted.
tree_ui_con="|"
#
# Used as padding for filenames/etc. to match depth.
tree_ui_dep="+=>"
#
# Seperates file/link/date/size information when displaying tree.
tree_ui_sep="-->"
#
# Specify how tree will process links when detected.
# 0 = Normal, 1 = Ignore link, 2 = ignore all (dont display).
tree_link_mode=0
#
# Enable to Display directory info/size & file/link/dir count, etc.
tree_show_info=True
#
# Show size information when procesing files/links.
tree_show_size=1
#
# Show last modified date when procesing all files/dirs/links.
tree_show_date=1
#
# Enabling will stop script from processing more then 1 directory
# deep into base path.
tree_no_recurs=0
#
# Default Colormode for tree, Mode is '0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9' where:
# 0 = file, 1 = link, 2=directory, 3=note, 4=background, 5=connector,
# 6=depth, 7=seperator, 8=time, 9=size.
tree_color_mode=(1 3 6 2 0 6 3 8 4)
#
To see what variables are exported when script is sourced, you can create a small script such as:
Code:
export > /cache/1
. sbox
export > /cache/2
cat /cache/2|while IFS= read -r i;do
[[ "$(grep "$i" /cache/1)" ]] || echo "$i"
done
$bb rm -f /cache/{1,2}
save & run, will display all re-usable variables generated by superbox.
*NOTE
Change '. sbox' to '. <name_of_script>' depending on what you named it
adding switches after '. sbox' will enable the variable associated with said switches
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My phone does neat stuff!
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Yep, playing with terminal is fun xD
Not quite a full terminal, but close
Ive managed to replicate some missing binaries in script, & modify some standards to suite my needs xD
Uploading a bash 4.1.0 binary for those who want it, the 1 thing this script relies on thats not standard
Just rename to 'bash', move to '/system/bin' & chmod 755 (rwxr-xr-x), then create symlink in xbin for compatability
(some scripts will use /system/xbin/bash, while others will use /system/bin/bash, easy to resolve with symlink)
Default bashrc (/etc/bash/bashrc)
Code:
# /etc/bash/bashrc
#
# This file is sourced by all *interactive* bash shells on startup,
# including some apparently interactive shells such as scp and rcp
# that can't tolerate any output. So make sure this doesn't display
# anything or bad things will happen !
#
# Test for an interactive shell. There is no need to set anything
# past this point for scp and rcp, and it's important to refrain from
# outputting anything in those cases.
[[ $- == *i* ]] || return
#
# Bash won't get SIGWINCH if another process is in the foreground.
# Enable checkwinsize so that bash will check the terminal size when
# it regains control. http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/bash/FAQ (E11)
shopt -s checkwinsize
#
# Enable history appending instead of overwriting.
shopt -s histappend
#
# set some environment variables
TERMINFO=/system/etc/terminfo
MANPATH=/system/etc/man:/system/man:/data/local/man
INFOPATH="$MANPATH"
HOME=/sdcard
TERM=xterm
#
# Enable color
CLICOLOR=1
#
# Control history location/format/etc.
HISTFILE="/system/etc/bash/bash_history"
HISTFILESIZE=3000
HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
HISTSIZE=10000
#
# Prompt color codes
txtblk='\e[0;30m' # Black - Regular
txtred='\e[0;31m' # Red
txtgrn='\e[0;32m' # Green
txtylw='\e[0;33m' # Yellow
txtblu='\e[0;34m' # Blue
txtpur='\e[0;35m' # Purple
txtcyn='\e[0;36m' # Cyan
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White
bldblk='\e[1;30m' # Black - Bold
bldred='\e[1;31m' # Red
bldgrn='\e[1;32m' # Green
bldylw='\e[1;33m' # Yellow
bldblu='\e[1;34m' # Blue
bldpur='\e[1;35m' # Purple
bldcyn='\e[1;36m' # Cyan
bldwht='\e[1;37m' # White
unkblk='\e[4;30m' # Black - Underline
undred='\e[4;31m' # Red
undgrn='\e[4;32m' # Green
undylw='\e[4;33m' # Yellow
undblu='\e[4;34m' # Blue
undpur='\e[4;35m' # Purple
undcyn='\e[4;36m' # Cyan
undwht='\e[4;37m' # White
bakblk='\e[40m' # Black - Background
bakred='\e[41m' # Red
badgrn='\e[42m' # Green
bakylw='\e[43m' # Yellow
bakblu='\e[44m' # Blue
bakpur='\e[45m' # Purple
bakcyn='\e[46m' # Cyan
bakwht='\e[47m' # White
txtrst='\e[0m' # Text Reset
#
# specify name of prompt
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne ""'
#
# layout for coloring prompt command, if using color use this method only
# or get used to the blank prompt after executing command
if [ ${EUID} -eq 0 ];then
PS1="bash-4.1\[$txtred\]# \[\e[m\]"
else
PS1="bash-4.1\[$txtgrn\]$ \[\e[m\]"
fi
PS2='> '
PS4='+ '
#
# Set up a a few aliases to make commandline processing
# slightly easier.
for i in cat chmod chown df insmod ln lsmod mkdir more mount mv rm rmdir rmmod umount vi;do
eval alias ${i}=\"busybox ${i}\"
done
alias ls='busybox ls --color=auto'
alias sysro='mount -o remount,ro /system'
alias sysrw='mount -o remount,rw /system'
#
# Fix some 'change directory' aliases.
alias cd..='cd ..'
alias cdl='cd -L'
alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../..'
#
# Annoyed by 'su' sending you to shell (sh)?
# Uncomment the following.
# alias su='su -c bash'
#
# Enable cmd style clear
alias cls='clear'
#
# Sudo semi-fix
alias sudo='su -c'
#
# Allow pulling command from history easily
alias hist='history|grep '
#
Updated for those few who download, fixed most broken functions & changed most default configuration names
If using configurations, you must use the new templates, original defaults still apply
If you have any issues using this build, please let me know, also, few new functions, & partially updated readme for
better definitions on new/existing options. included makeshift changelog for those who want it.
BTW. found a few binaries that work on our device, with all dependancies,
Such as:
7z (including 7za)
bc
GNU dc
GNU nano
GNU tput (with all dependancies such as terminfo db)
& various others (totaling about 30 GNU applications), just pm me if you want em. shouldnt upload as they aint my builds

[Dev] HD2 multi-script

I have a script and tools hosted on dropbox.
Stick with the beta script unless you're interested in testing.
What the script can do.
1. Essentially replace aroma in the most basic sense. [Can be made to run with]
It will take any ROM.zip convert the initrd.gz to the desired type (DataOnExt, NativeSD, DirectSD) and copy them to /boot and /boot_dir
Will strip the updater-script of the ROM.zip down to the symlink/set_perm lines along with extract data and system folders.
(Essentially turning an aroma ROM.zip to a basic CWM ROM.zip)
2. Mount appropriate folders
Just tell the script the type of install and the name of the ROM (i.e the ROM folder name on ext4).
Then you can flash any zip you want (as long as the zip doesn't change the mounts)
3. Modify the ramdisk
If you just want the ramdisk modified that can be arranged
4. System install.
In consideration.
It's difficult to get things running as they should without a device to reliably test things on, so need user feedback to correct stuff.
I have been unsuccessful thus far in getting a portadroid type up and running, I'm not sure why at this point.
If the interest is there I can try and add in the updating mechanic from portadroid to Native/Direct, i.e where you have a named folder(s) (open to suggestion on folder names) present in /sdcard/NativeSD and these folders are copied over to the ext4 folders on boot.
How to run:
Instruction can be seen on the dropbox page but:
Simpliest way is via adb.
Copy the bins folder to /sdcard/bins
Reboot to recovery
Push the script to /tmp for example: adb push *.sh /tmp/
Run the script:
adb shell
cd tmp
chmod 777 *.sh
./*.sh
Then read the prompts.
Alternatively you can run it directly as ./*.sh {opt} $type $ROM_NAME $data_NAME $systeminstall
Feel free to report any issues, suggestions/improvements.
I'll be posting a recovery with most of the needed stuff bundled in, so running it will be easier for devs.
Writing the script took some doing (especially as it's in dash - not bash), any feedback would be appreciated.
Credits due.
The portadroid guys (if/when it's up and running)
[cedesmit, Takaaki, boonbing]
The Native/DirectSD guys
[securecrt,Xylograph]
RobbieP for testing thus far.
I have noticed that I already have the code for an update feature in the script just need to add a loop, what would be the general consensus for the location of the script to flash /sdcard/NativeSD/*.zip or /sdcard/NativeSD/ROM_NAME/*.zip?? The second would mean that you can't rename the foldername (unless I manage to add in startup.txt features).
Update added to gamma script - using ROM folder (subject to change)
is this any good for determining kernel version? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9535227/getting-uname-information-from-a-compressed-kernel-image
I added a modified version of @macs18max CM11 ROM using a version of my gamma script (will pull on request) to dropbox last night, if anyone is willing to test...
1. Does it boot
---If it doesn't add a blank file as /sdcard/bins/makemountfs (echo "" > /sdcard/bins/makemountfs will do it)---
---And try it again; unfortunately this will remove the update feature---
2. Are update zips installed properly
Diff from original:
only one initrd - script makes the others as needed
script performs the partition mounting for the ROM
script checks for zips in the ROM folder in NativeSD
Need to add:
my build.prop append code - once I where I posted it... to reduce duplicates.
Edit. Whoops didn't mean to edit my post from yesterday - @Robbie P just for reference "strings zImage | grep 'Linux version'" is similar to what you posted and can be run on the leo but doesn't seem to give reliable/usable results - I haven't ran the hexdump check on the latest kernel yet so not sure if the check is still valid.
i did try 1_92 on macs18max's rom last night, the kernel was not recognised as a 3.0 kernel. i added 6mb but it didn't boot. I had the extended battery in throughout
i did use the f2fs sd recovery though to flash it, that booted ok and has 3.0 kernel
i still think a simple "if kernel >3mb => 3.0 kernel" haven't checked the latest .35 kernel yet for size.
did you add the adb fix?
will try yours later:fingers-crossed:
thanks
Edit; in fact, size of kernel is the over-riding factor, surely. it is size-of-magldr's-boot-partition minus size-of-initrd.gz(any-type) gives the max size of a kernel before we have to add 6mb. i guess it is around 3mb.
it is conceivable that we may have to add 6mb to the .35 kernel's ramdisk if more code is added.
Robbie P said:
i did try 1_92 on macs18max's rom last night, the kernel was not recognised as a 3.0 kernel. i added 6mb but it didn't boot. I had the extended battery in throughout
i did use the f2fs sd recovery though to flash it, that booted ok and has 3.0 kernel
i still think a simple "if kernel >3mb => 3.0 kernel" haven't checked the latest .35 kernel yet for size.
did you add the adb fix?
I added the ADB 'fix' to on boot - with gamma 4_4 (the ROM zip is using 4_3) - the line I added is with the variable, not ABCD..., might work, moight not
will try yours later:fingers-crossed:
thanks
Edit; in fact, size of kernel is the over-riding factor, surely. it is size-of-magldr's-boot-partition minus size-of-initrd.gz(any-type) gives the max size of a kernel before we have to add 6mb. i guess it is around 3mb.
it is conceivable that we may have to add 6mb to the .35 kernel's ramdisk if more code is added.
You could be right about the 3mb size always needing 6MB but I can't be sure. My feeling is it is a 3.0.x issue rather than a size one (I could be wrong though). 3.0.x kernels could probably be cut down (esp. recovery kernels) to be less than 3MB (and vice versa with the 2.6.x) that's why I was keen to stay away from size as being the determining factor - I'll switch to using sizes in the next gamma.
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ADB fix with 4_4 is:
sed -i "/on boot/ a write /sys/class/android_usb/android0/iSerial \${ro.serialno}" /tmp/work/init.htcleo.rc
I could try variable substitution \${ro.serialno:-ABCDEF123456} but not sure if that works with .rc's
Edit. 4_5 kernel check changed to:
Code:
[strike]zI=` busybox ls -la /tmp/zImage | awk '{print (${NF-4)}' `
if [ ${zI} -gt '3145728' ]; then...[/strike]
zI=` du -m /tmp/zImage | awk '{print $(NF-1)}' `
if [ ${zI} -gt '2' ]; then...
mac rom; i have an error from aroma-config line 147 col 40, pretty sure it is missing comma on line 145 after "1"
rezipping and re-flashing. is the rom-name different from original?
it went through aroma options (chose directsd, softkeys,wipe), then installed immediately, no files actually installed, attached recov logg
i did have original rom.zip on sdcard and nativesd rom installed, might have to delete either, or both?
Edit; deleted original rom.zip and used 4ext recovery (f2fs sd previously), but same, installs successfully immediately, log did not save unfortunately
Robbie P said:
mac rom; i have an error from aroma-config line 147 col 40, pretty sure it is missing comma on line 145 after "1"
rezipping and re-flashing. is the rom-name different from original?
it went through aroma options (chose directsd, softkeys,wipe), then installed immediately, no files actually installed, attached recov logg
i did have original rom.zip on sdcard and nativesd rom installed, might have to delete either, or both?
Edit; deleted original rom.zip and used 4ext recovery (f2fs sd previously), but same, installs successfully immediately, log did not save unfortunately
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Have reupped with aroma fixed, rom-name was the same as original (folder in NativeSD would be different). Reupped version has _test added to it. recov.logg reports that system was installed??? Based on the other stuff in the log I don't think it's made from the zip.
type=NativeSD rom_name=cm11_ma and command run was m(ntstuff) rather then m(odify)r(amdisk)...
Yea - the log is from a different zip install:
Code:
Installing '/sdcard/cm11_ma_NativeSD.zip'...
Checking for MD5 file...
I:Cannot find file /sdcard/cm11_ma_NativeSD.zip.md5
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
I:Zip does not contain SELinux file_contexts file in its root.
about to run program [/tmp/multi.sh] with 5 args
There really shouldn't be any conflicts with other zips here... Is there any text reported on screen after/before the system supposedly installs?
Edit. Anyone know where the HD2 HaRET source is located? Anyone trying to run 3.0.x with haret try adding 1MB of zeros to the initrd.gz (PM if you don't know how).
sorry about that log, was the one from previous night's install.
i just tried GAMMA4_5.sh DirectSD cm11_m
get screen.txt attached
i know @gilbert32 was looking at getting haret to boot with 3.0 kernel
Robbie P said:
sorry about that log, was the one from previous night's install.
i just tried GAMMA4_5.sh DirectSD cm11_m
get screen.txt attached
i know @gilbert32 was looking at getting haret to boot with 3.0 kernel
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Could you try just using the zip on the dropbox page - the sh and bins are already added to it. No need to run any script. I might need to change the bundled script though. Picking through the errors in the log:
sh: 3.1: bad number
is from the kernel check - I added h (so that it reports 3.1M rather than 3, wasn't sure how it would handle the decimal) - reverted 4_5
cp: can't stat '/tmp/mountfs-DirectSD.sh': No such file or directory
copying fsck for f2fs
cp: can't create '/system/bin/mkfs.f2fs': No such file or directory
cp: can't create '/system/bin/fsck.f2fs': No such file or directory
chmod: /system/bin/mkfs.f2fs: No such file or directory
chmod: /system/bin/fsck.f2fs: No such file or directory
gamma doesn't use mountfs.sh's by default
f2fs added in error?? Can't copy to system/bin as there isn't one
/GAMMA4_5.sh: line 1236: /tmp/7za: not found
Should have been /bin/7za - fixed 4_5
sh: porta: unknown operand
Trying to figure this one out - it's line 1197 - fixed 4_5 - still not sure why it reported as an error (nested if??)
​Current 4_5 bundled in ROM zip
My thinking regarding haRET - the source I saw (different device) seems to have the ramdisk offset by 5MB. Offset for 3.0.x is 16MB (magldr default offset is 10MB plus the 6MB of zeroes = 16MB). If the offset in haret is matched to that of magldr (10MB) then 1 more MB is needed to get to to 16 - if haret is compiled to add a 5MB offset. Source I was referencing is here.
Robbie P said:
sorry about that log, was the one from previous night's install.
i just tried GAMMA4_5.sh DirectSD cm11_m
get screen.txt attached
i know @gilbert32 was looking at getting haret to boot with 3.0 kernel
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funny thing, i just was looking into it (after a long time since being on xda), and saw this mention
still, i can't find any clue on what to do, or what's the cause for the no-boot with haret...
tried latest mac.zip, have attached logs
i have a work assessment coming up in the next couple of days, so need to get my head down.:fingers-crossed:
Robbie P said:
tried latest mac.zip, have attached logs
i have a work assessment coming up in the next couple of days, so need to get my head down.:fingers-crossed:
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Get your head down, mate. Just some missing ,'s in the updater-script (used to separate arguments). Should be fine now - at least on the non-script side of things.
Correction - it's fine now (sh was wiping /tmp and thus /tmp/aroma before it was needed by updater-script), managed to botch a working device again - currently installing as DirectSD on cLK.
HypoTurtle said:
Anyone trying to run 3.0.x with haret try adding 1MB of zeros to the initrd.gz (PM if you don't know how).
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Just tried this and it still doesn't boot, same as before, hangs on jumping to kernel
edit; tried changing initrd offset in startup.txt from 0x00a00000 to 0x00b00000 and 0x00900000 but no joy either
Robbie P said:
Just tried this and it still doesn't boot, same as before, hangs on jumping to kernel
edit; tried changing initrd offset in startup.txt from 0x00a00000 to 0x00b00000 and 0x00900000 but no joy either
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nah, this isn't the problem. it's somewhere else and i can't figure it out we have to stick with clk or mag for 3.0.x atm
gilbert32 said:
nah, this isn't the problem. it's somewhere else and i can't figure it out we have to stick with clk or mag for 3.0.x atm
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How about mtype? we know that the .35 kernel was originally from desire. is it possible that it still has mtype set to 2215 somewhere? i tried setting it to this in startup.txt but same.
Edit; might have found haret source code https://code.google.com/p/android-kaiser/downloads/detail?name=haret.tar.gz&can=2&q=
@gilbert32 @Robbie P
Just for reference: haretlog from 2.x
Built virtual to physical page mapping
Allocated 3124 pages (tags=5C000000/16368000 kernel=5C001000/16369000 initrd=5C2BB000/2c161000 index=5CC2D000/2b7ef000)
Built kernel tags area
Built page index
Tags will be at offset 0x00000100 (0xf00)
Kernel will be at offset 0x00008000 (0x2b9800) [2.72MB]
Initrd will be at offset 0x00a00000 (0x971ad6)
Video buffer at 49739000 sx=480 sy=800 mx=120 my=133
Video Phys FB=03839000 Fonts=2b7ea0e4
[email protected]/2b7e9000 sj=5CC33278 stack=5CC31000/2b7eb000 data=5CC32000/2b7ea000 exec=2b7e93a0
Reading 2856960 bytes...
Read complete
Reading 9902806 bytes...
Read complete
Launching to physical address 2b7e9288 [695.91MB]
Trampoline setup ([email protected]/10028f68/1323ff68) [256.16MB][306.25MB]
MMU setup: mmu=A04C0000/11cc0000
Go Go Go...​and from 3.x
Built virtual to physical page mapping
Allocated 3308 pages (tags=5C900000/163e0000 kernel=5C901000/1649a000 initrd=5CC73000/16294000 index=5D5E5000/2b87c000)
Built kernel tags area
Built page index
Tags will be at offset 0x00000100 (0xf00)
Kernel will be at offset 0x00008000 (0x3715b0) [3.44MB]
Initrd will be at offset 0x00a00000 (0x971ad6)
Video buffer at 49739000 sx=480 sy=800 mx=120 my=133
Video Phys FB=03839000 Fonts=2b8770e4
[email protected]/2b876000 sj=5D5EB278 stack=5D5E9000/2b878000 data=5D5EA000/2b877000 exec=2b8763a0
Reading 3610032 bytes...
Read complete
Reading 9902806 bytes...
Read complete
Launching to physical address 2b876288 [696.46MB]
Trampoline setup ([email protected]/1a028f68/12ca6f68) [416.16MB][300.65MB]
MMU setup: mmu=A04C0000/11cc0000
Go Go Go...​There's probably nothing there of any help. Physical address is changed by about 1.5MB?? 160MB in trampoline == graphics??
Double post
how about booting a 2.6.32 kernel from haret and then using kexec to change to 3.0 kernel in running rom?
HypoTurtle said:
@gilbert32 @Robbie P
Just for reference: haretlog from 2.x
Built virtual to physical page mapping
Allocated 3124 pages (tags=5C000000/16368000 kernel=5C001000/16369000 initrd=5C2BB000/2c161000 index=5CC2D000/2b7ef000)
Built kernel tags area
Built page index
Tags will be at offset 0x00000100 (0xf00)
Kernel will be at offset 0x00008000 (0x2b9800) [2.72MB]
Initrd will be at offset 0x00a00000 (0x971ad6)
Video buffer at 49739000 sx=480 sy=800 mx=120 my=133
Video Phys FB=03839000 Fonts=2b7ea0e4
[email protected]/2b7e9000 sj=5CC33278 stack=5CC31000/2b7eb000 data=5CC32000/2b7ea000 exec=2b7e93a0
Reading 2856960 bytes...
Read complete
Reading 9902806 bytes...
Read complete
Launching to physical address 2b7e9288 [695.91MB]
Trampoline setup ([email protected]/10028f68/1323ff68) [256.16MB][306.25MB]
MMU setup: mmu=A04C0000/11cc0000
Go Go Go...​and from 3.x
Built virtual to physical page mapping
Allocated 3308 pages (tags=5C900000/163e0000 kernel=5C901000/1649a000 initrd=5CC73000/16294000 index=5D5E5000/2b87c000)
Built kernel tags area
Built page index
Tags will be at offset 0x00000100 (0xf00)
Kernel will be at offset 0x00008000 (0x3715b0) [3.44MB]
Initrd will be at offset 0x00a00000 (0x971ad6)
Video buffer at 49739000 sx=480 sy=800 mx=120 my=133
Video Phys FB=03839000 Fonts=2b8770e4
[email protected]/2b876000 sj=5D5EB278 stack=5D5E9000/2b878000 data=5D5EA000/2b877000 exec=2b8763a0
Reading 3610032 bytes...
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Reading 9902806 bytes...
Read complete
Launching to physical address 2b876288 [696.46MB]
Trampoline setup ([email protected]/1a028f68/12ca6f68) [416.16MB][300.65MB]
MMU setup: mmu=A04C0000/11cc0000
Go Go Go...​There's probably nothing there of any help. Physical address is changed by about 1.5MB?? 160MB in trampoline == graphics??
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How do I get this logs from haret. I have just install win6.1. Could someone guide me?

SElinux error

Hi
I'm trying to migrate an existing device tree from lineage 18.1 to 20.
with adb logcat, i get the following error:
VintfObject: VintfObject.verifyWithoutAvb() returns 1: Runtime info and framework compatibility matrix are incompatible: kernelSepolicyVersion = 30 but required >= 33
I could disable this check in frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/Build.java but i prefer to understand.
What should i do?
Thanks
I took a deeper look at the problem.
The required SEPolicyVersion of lineageos 20 is defined in /system/policy/sepolicy/policy_version.mk. It is 33.
The kernelSepolicyVersion is read in /sys/fs/selinux/policyvers. For the kernel I use, it is 30.
This value comes from /kernel/x/y/security/selinux/include/security.h:
#define POLICYDB_VERSION_XPERMS_IOCTL 30
I need to update my kernel. For now, i have to live with the startup popup "There is an internal problem in your device. Please contact your manufacturer." The warning seems relevant

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