The Volla 22 (Gigaset GS5) Thread

should be fixed now

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I wanted to warn everyone, since I’ve been using it daily, that the Rephone has one issue in comparison to the Volla22 and GS5. The camera does not properly make videos. I believe it’s a 64mp camera whereas the GS5/volla22 have a 48mp and although the photos from the Rephone work fine, videos are only recorded at a very low resolution … they also can’t be played back on the phone.

@piggz, is it possible that I can work toward a fix? I’m guessing since that’s binary blob land it might not be doable?

EDIT: on the up side, I found the GS5 in camping gear in the bus :slight_smile:

What about playing those camera made videos in the browser? Using this url file:///home/defaultuser/Videos/

I have a similar thing with Zenfone 8. I have disabled avc from gst-droid because I wasnt able to fix gst-droid. The browser playback fared better (it failed way later, but still failed).

So how’s browser playback for you?

I downloaded the videos to a pc and they were ‘really’ low resolution 192x108 pixels. Audio was fine :slight_smile: Not sure why they don’t play on the phone, but they aren’t recording properly either. I’m sure this is because the volla22 and the rephone have different if similar cameras. Or settings?

How to upgrade the correct way? Thanks.

ssh/terminal:

devel-su
ssu re 4.5.0.21
ssu ur
zypper ref
zypper dup
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im back to android 12 on my gs5
with volla os…flashed with ub port installer
and 3 online updates…mobile data …
sim works perfect…battery live tip top:-)…only booting sailfish or
ubuntu touch via bootmanger…dont work
for me

As far as I know, Operating Systems like UT or Sailfish doesn’t work until they are fixed for using under VollaOS 12.1

via boot manger volla os you can direct install
on your sd card sailfish…4.5.0.17 or ubuntu touch…

Ok, after I got a further discount, I decided to keep the rephone.
I’ve flashed Sailfish and unfortunately have some problems:
I think there is something missing:

[root@Phone22 defaultuser]# blkid
/dev/loop1: LABEL=“vendor” UUID=“73ae3d62-c26b-415e-8403-6c965900f796” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4”
/dev/mmcblk0p22: PARTLABEL=“scp_a” PARTUUID=“fbc2c131-6392-4217-b51e-548a6edb03d0”
/dev/mmcblk0p12: PARTLABEL=“md_udc” PARTUUID=“d5f0e175-a6e1-4db7-94c0-f82ad032950b”
/dev/mmcblk0p40: PARTLABEL=“boot_b” PARTUUID=“f54ac030-7004-4d02-9481-bbf982036807”
/dev/mmcblk0p30: PARTLABEL=“sec1” PARTUUID=“9c1520f3-c2c5-4b89-8242-fe4c61208a9e”
/dev/mmcblk0p9: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_b” PARTUUID=“e02179a8-ceb5-48a9-8831-4f1c9c5a8695”
/dev/mmcblk0p20: PARTLABEL=“md1img_a” PARTUUID=“a0d65bf8-e8de-4107-9434-1d318c843d37”
/dev/mmcblk0p10: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_system_b” PARTUUID=“84b09a81-fad2-41ac-890e-407c24975e74”
/dev/mmcblk0p39: PARTLABEL=“lk_b” PARTUUID=“a76e4b2f-31cb-40ba-826a-c0cb0b73c856”
/dev/mmcblk0p29: PARTLABEL=“tee_a” PARTUUID=“b72ccbe9-2055-46f4-a167-4a069c201738”
/dev/mmcblk0p7: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_system_a” PARTUUID=“1f9b0939-e16b-4bc9-a5bc-dc2ee969d801”
/dev/mmcblk0p19: PARTLABEL=“seccfg” PARTUUID=“6a5cebf8-54a7-4b89-8d1d-c5eb140b095b”
/dev/mmcblk0p47: PARTLABEL=“flashinfo” PARTUUID=“d05cedfe-20b7-68b3-59f2-4fe25317f2fc”
/dev/mmcblk0p37: PARTLABEL=“sspm_b” PARTUUID=“fdce12f0-a7eb-40f7-8350-960972e6cb57”
/dev/mmcblk0p27: PARTLABEL=“vendor_boot_a” PARTUUID=“8273e1ab-846f-4468-b999-ee2ea8e50a16”
/dev/mmcblk0p5: PARTLABEL=“frp” PARTUUID=“5f6a2c79-6617-4b85-ac02-c2975a14d2d7”
/dev/mmcblk0p17: UUID=“560e02fd-0673-452e-ad4d-1e9485de8a1b” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4” PARTLABEL=“protect1” PARTUUID=“a3f3c267-5521-42dd-a724-3bdec20c7c6f”
/dev/mmcblk0p45: PARTLABEL=“userdata” PARTUUID=“3645e6a3-a7e3-19b2-4941-172c10190eef”
/dev/mmcblk0p35: PARTLABEL=“spmfw_b” PARTUUID=“c2635e15-61aa-454e-9c40-ebe1bdf19b9b”
/dev/mmcblk0p25: PARTLABEL=“lk_a” PARTUUID=“9c3cabd7-a35d-4b45-8c57-b80775426b35”
/dev/mmcblk0p3: PARTLABEL=“para” PARTUUID=“1cb143a8-b1a8-4b57-b251-945c5119e8fe”
/dev/mmcblk0p15: UUID=“c04f4f68-ee79-494d-8e94-77b4fccbac41” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4” PARTLABEL=“nvdata” PARTUUID=“138a6db9-1032-451d-91e9-0fa38ff94fbb”
/dev/mmcblk0p43: PARTLABEL=“tee_b” PARTUUID=“85a5b02f-3773-18b3-1049-718cde95107e”
/dev/mmcblk0p33: PARTLABEL=“logo” PARTUUID=“ff1342cf-b7be-44d5-a25e-a435addd2702”
/dev/mmcblk0p23: PARTLABEL=“sspm_a” PARTUUID=“e195a981-e285-4734-8025-ec323e9589d9”
/dev/mmcblk0p1: PARTLABEL=“proinfo” PARTUUID=“f57ad330-39c2-4488-9bb0-00cb43c9ccd4”
/dev/mmcblk0p13: PARTLABEL=“metadata” PARTUUID=“1d9056e1-e139-4fca-8c0b-b75fd74d81c6”
/dev/mmcblk0p41: PARTLABEL=“vendor_boot_b” PARTUUID=“c4c310e2-4a7e-77d3-4818-61e2d8bb5e86”
/dev/mmcblk0p31: PARTLABEL=“boot_para” PARTUUID=“902d5f3f-434a-4de7-8988-321e88c9b8aa”
/dev/mmcblk0p21: PARTLABEL=“spmfw_a” PARTUUID=“46f0c0bb-f227-4eb6-b82f-66408e13e36d”
/dev/mmcblk0p11: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_vendor_b” PARTUUID=“e8f0a5ef-8d1b-42ea-9c2a-835cd77de363”
/dev/mmcblk0p8: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_vendor_a” PARTUUID=“d722c721-0dee-4cb8-8a83-2c63cd1393c7”
/dev/mmcblk0p38: PARTLABEL=“gz_b” PARTUUID=“0fbbafa2-4aa9-4490-8983-5329328505fd”
/dev/mmcblk0p28: PARTLABEL=“dtbo_a” PARTUUID=“d26472f1-9ebc-421d-ba14-311296457c90”
/dev/mmcblk0p6: PARTLABEL=“vbmeta_a” PARTUUID=“4ae2050b-5db5-4ff7-aad3-5730534be63d”
/dev/mmcblk0p18: UUID=“9687ca45-e56a-451d-b5b6-ff4cc00331c8” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4” PARTLABEL=“protect2” PARTUUID=“8c68cd2a-ccc9-4c5d-8b57-34ae9b2dd481”
/dev/mmcblk0p46: PARTLABEL=“otp” PARTUUID=“f60b92b4-0e2f-91b6-fb4a-2d0b643bab4b”
/dev/mmcblk0p36: PARTLABEL=“scp_b” PARTUUID=“4d2d1290-36a3-4f5d-afb4-319f8ab6dcd8”
/dev/mmcblk0p26: PARTLABEL=“boot_a” PARTUUID=“e7099731-95a6-45a6-a1e5-1b6aba032cf1”
/dev/mmcblk0p4: PARTLABEL=“expdb” PARTUUID=“3b9e343b-cdc8-4d7f-9fa6-b6812e50ab62”
/dev/mmcblk0p16: UUID=“eff7f84a-66f3-4cc0-af04-24d9ca9487e9” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4” PARTLABEL=“persist” PARTUUID=“756d934c-50e3-4c91-af46-02d824169ca7”
/dev/mmcblk0p44: PARTLABEL=“super” PARTUUID=“6fce83a6-5273-4748-1145-c205ebb4b8ad”
/dev/mmcblk0p34: PARTLABEL=“md1img_b” PARTUUID=“a4da8f1b-fe07-433b-95cb-84a5f23e477b”
/dev/mmcblk0p24: PARTLABEL=“gz_a” PARTUUID=“e29052f8-5d3a-4e97-adb5-5f312ce6610a”
/dev/mmcblk0p2: PARTLABEL=“misc” PARTUUID=“fe686d97-3544-4a41-be21-167e25b61b6f”
/dev/mmcblk0p14: UUID=“59b33232-57b0-4471-a6c3-15b6022eb3ca” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4” PARTLABEL=“nvcfg” PARTUUID=“7792210b-b6a8-45d5-ad91-3361ed14c608”
/dev/mmcblk0p42: PARTLABEL=“dtbo_b” PARTUUID=“3734710f-0f13-1ab9-734c-12a08ec50837”
/dev/mmcblk0p32: PARTLABEL=“nvram” PARTUUID=“bece74c8-d8e2-4863-9bfe-5b0b66bb920f”
/dev/loop0: LABEL="/" UUID=“799dbd6d-e341-48b3-838b-554e4d00dc90” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4”
/dev/mapper/system_a: LABEL=“root” UUID=“974a397a-e89b-4e06-8921-ceca0e18f2e1” BLOCK_SIZE=“4096” TYPE=“ext4”
/dev/zram0: UUID=“5bae2e74-7767-44a6-bd1e-6071e68171af” TYPE=“swap”

This mess of partitions doesn’t really help…

Second Problem:
Vivrator dooesn’t work. It has under Android but now it doesn’t do anything. (Tested with csd-Tool)

Any hints? Just flashing again?

OK, I flashed Volla OS and than SF again. The problem with the not working vibrator is gone. But the missing partition ist still missing. I have chosen to not encrypt. Maybe this has to do with it???
I try it again with Encryption.

With Encryption it works. So now I’m happy for now. Next problems will arise for sure :wink:. Anyway Sailfish is up and running.

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Cool. And yes, encryption of home is mandatory. Sorry to not get to it sooner!

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WTF, I have installed some apps and copied pictures from one phone to the other (to home not to root) via ssh. Then suddenly there was no space left on root.
in /userdata there is a file called home.img it is 4.9 GB of size. What the hell is this. After installation I had plenty of space in root. :dizzy_face:
Now I have less apps installed than on my Xperia 10 II and all root space is gone. Has that to do with encryption. Is it save to delete that file or possible to move it to home and symlink it.

im going to have to boot up my v22 to remind myslef the parition layout!

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So, ive just checked what the partition layout should be…
On a clean setup, with encryption enabled, / should 8gb with approx 2.1gb used, and 5.5 gb free
/home should be 60gb, and the file used for home is /userdata/home.img.

I dont think there should be a file in / called home.img, at least there isnt here!

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Thanx for checking. Sizes are the same here for root and home.
So I will just delete this file and have a look what happens. In worst case I have to reflash. Shouldn’t be a big problem. I haven’t had finished setup yet. I’ll report later on.

I deleted /userdata/home.img and rebooted. Now when the encryption unlock comes, my pass is not accepted anymore. So I guess it was the encrypted container for home, which I have deleted. The question is, why is it located in /…?

I will reflash and have a look how filesystem looks like directly afterwards.

oops, yes, i said the file used for home is /userdata/home.img … you said you had /userdata/home.img which was only 4.9gb … it should be 60

you can force it to re-create /home by deleting /etc/sailfish-device-encryption-community/config.ini, and rebooting.

You need to find whats taking space on / … i recall some users had issues with a corrupt fileysystem reporting incorrect free space, but ive never been able to reproduce it!