GS290 installation

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from waydroid channel i got that information

sudo rm -rf /usr/share/waydroid-extra/images
sudo ln -s /home/defaultuser/image $_
sudo waydroid init -f

creation of symlink using ln i had to do in /usr/share/waydroid-extra folder …

steps:
download wanted images (vendor and system)
unzip that
copy that into /home/defaultuser/images folder
create the symlink in waydroid-extra : devel-su ln -s /home/defaultuser/images
run waydroid init -f

btw: reset waydroid:
Reset Waydroid:

  • stop the waydroid-container.service # systemctl stop waydroid-container.service

  • cleanup sudo rm -rf /var/lib/waydroid /home/.waydroid ~/waydroid ~/.share/waydroid ~/.local/share/applications/*aydroid* ~/.local/share/waydroid

btw: i was told that one can also modify the images_path in /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.cfg (and yes there is an entry)

and finally:
while it seems i was able to run the images that i did download, waydroid init was super quick.
runner still hangs in waiting for android ui

mental note: adb reboot-bootloader
works to send phone with antroid/vollaos to booloader mode
when fucking buttons do not work

success !!
4.3.0.15 sfos + images from 14052022

did update now to 4.4.58 with zypper and waydroid is still running

new final flow - reflashing a sfos gs290

  • bring phone to fastboot mode and use ubports to flash vollaos on it
  • tryout sim, camera
  • enable dev mode (about phone-> build number 7times)
  • enable usb debugging
  • use piggz script, you can send device with adb reboot fastboot into propper mode, in case buttons are failing you
  • after flashing i am on 4.3.0.15 again test call and mobile network
  • enable dev tools / remote / untrusted and follow piggz instruction for waydroid:
    https://www.piggz.co.uk/sites/pgz/blog/volla-manual-install
    BUT: do not do waydroid init !
  • download images from sourceforge from april 2022, see above
  • unzip them
  • create folder, copy system.img, vendor.img into that folder
  • make a symlink from waydroid-extra folder, see above
  • waydroid init -f (should take only seconds)
  • then disable dnsmaq, see above
  • waydroid should run, you might need to restart phone, assuming it does:
  • install your apps and my backup
  • run whisperfish and kill it
  • restore backup (that always destroyed my accounts and contacts)
    so no need to spend too much time on accounts and contacts before you restore
  • whisperfish should work after restore and reconnect
  • update to 4.4.0.58 using zypper
  • test again waydroid and finalize your installation
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