The Volla 22 (Gigaset GS5) Thread

SFOSSailor · 28 February 2025 10:39

@poetaster I checked on their Website and in this thread, unfortunately no active link seems to be available. Therefore I will contact them.

For documentary reasons, here the summary of my trials:

Trying to flash so far only SFOS 4.4 build.
From VollaOS12 → leads to boot process stucked in Vollalogo (no SFOS logo was there)
From VollaOS13 → leads to only fastboot loading
From VollaOS14 → leads to only fastboot loading

I will try to optain VollaOS11 and give an update here.
Parallely I am wondering, if I should try SFOS 4.5 build. Or wait for the next build from @piggz. But when will it be ready? And from what base is it supposed to be flashed?

Finally, here the console messages for VollaOS13 → SFOS 4.4 build. I had to remove the fastboot check from the script, as it was stucked there. Also, an error appeared, when asking for reboot. Anyways it rebooted successfully.

Linux terminal:~/Schreibtisch/SailfishOS-mimameid$ fastboot devices 
GS5...	fastboot
Linux terminal:~/Schreibtisch/SailfishOS-mimameid$ sh flash.sh 

Be aware, the flashing process might take up to 10 minutes.
The screen is expected to go black. This is fine, flashing continues.

product: k69v1_64_k419
Sending 'boot_a' (32768 KB)                        OKAY [  1.103s]
Writing 'boot_a'                                   OKAY [  0.558s]
Finished. Total time: 1.867s
Sending sparse 'super' 1/18 (131069 KB)            OKAY [  4.269s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  6.026s]
Sending sparse 'super' 2/18 (125000 KB)            OKAY [  4.254s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.011s]
Sending sparse 'super' 3/18 (131068 KB)            OKAY [  4.289s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.692s]
Sending sparse 'super' 4/18 (120196 KB)            OKAY [  4.042s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.313s]
Sending sparse 'super' 5/18 (123840 KB)            OKAY [  4.264s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  3.183s]
Sending sparse 'super' 6/18 (131068 KB)            OKAY [  4.275s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.414s]
Sending sparse 'super' 7/18 (127240 KB)            OKAY [  4.201s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  3.038s]
Sending sparse 'super' 8/18 (127972 KB)            OKAY [  4.319s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.648s]
Sending sparse 'super' 9/18 (125140 KB)            OKAY [  4.155s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  3.217s]
Sending sparse 'super' 10/18 (128732 KB)           OKAY [  4.438s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  3.480s]
Sending sparse 'super' 11/18 (130512 KB)           OKAY [  4.332s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [  2.817s]
Sending sparse 'super' 12/18 (126876 KB)           OKAY [  4.300s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 42.612s]
Sending sparse 'super' 13/18 (131050 KB)           OKAY [  4.647s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 59.754s]
Sending sparse 'super' 14/18 (127775 KB)           OKAY [  4.140s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 20.477s]
Sending sparse 'super' 15/18 (130678 KB)           OKAY [  4.224s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 25.926s]
Sending sparse 'super' 16/18 (129523 KB)           OKAY [  4.217s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 26.909s]
Sending sparse 'super' 17/18 (126804 KB)           OKAY [  4.102s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 37.939s]
Sending sparse 'super' 18/18 (37537 KB)            OKAY [  1.329s]
Writing 'super'                                    OKAY [ 33.256s]
Finished. Total time: 355.399s
Setting current slot to 'a'                        OKAY [  0.161s]
Finished. Total time: 0.164s

Flashing process successful.
Reboot now? [Y/n] 

flash.sh: 47: read: Illegal option -s
Rebooting                                          OKAY [  0.003s]
Finished. Total time: 0.053s
Linux terminal:~/Schreibtisch/SailfishOS-mimameid$

poetaster · 28 February 2025 10:44

Ok, as @piggz mentioned the mimameid (volla22) firmware is android 11 based and is moving to 12 with the 4.5 (err, I think) release which is not quite 100% (no video recording, which is why my main phone is still 4.4).

I just looked around and found the ubports firmware for volla11.

volla-11.1-20221017-stable-SPFLASH-mimameid.zip
volla-12.1-20240228-stable-SPFLASH-mimameid.zip
volla-mimameid-11.0-ubports-installer-bootstrap.zip

I think the the 11 files might be what you need?

x2u · 5 March 2025 17:46

hy…
i have a Rephone with android 12 can i flash Volla OS via UB Port installer…over Android 12?

SFOSSailor · 9 March 2025 13:55

@poetaster Thanks for you help and explanation, I agree, thats whats needed. Both VollaOS11 files seems not be online anymore. I will check, if there is still an archive.

piggz · 9 March 2025 19:43

For new images for the V22 based on android-12, please see Releases · HelloVolla/sailfish-release-halium-mimameid · GitHub

poetaster · 10 March 2025 07:04

Oh, way. So, that’s a 5 which requires flashing the latest volla os first, correct? So I can stop testing the 4.5 image EDIT: @piggz you move to github actions for a particular reason?

piggz · 10 March 2025 07:58

Correct, ive tested against 12, and would like ti know if it aso works on 13 or 14. The github change is due to gitlab limiting builder minutes on non foss projects, and i cant be bothered with the admin of sortibg that out.

poetaster · 10 March 2025 10:59

Thanks! I’ll give it a go as soon as I come up for air from under the solder fumes!

SFOSSailor · 10 March 2025 20:35

Just now flashed a Vollaphone 22+ from VollaOS12 to the new Sailfishport 5.0.0.62 from Mr.Piggz and it worked like a charm! @piggz Thank you very much, awesome work!

Just as side note, the two issues with the flash.sh script I still had (fastboot check and reboot confirmation).

x2u · 13 March 2025 15:06

Hello,

audio jack working ?

piggz · 13 March 2025 16:11

Jack detection works, but audio output doesnt … ill look into that.

x2u · 13 March 2025 18:05

my Volla Phone 22Plus (Rephone) is on latest Android 14 can i flash the new Sailfish OS?

contra · 16 March 2025 20:39

Does anyone has experienced that a VollaPhone 22 can not be unlocked via fastboot although OEM unlocking and USB debugging is enabled. I upgraded Volla OS to the latest version via Settings.

contra · 22 March 2025 15:11

I have successfully update my Rephone (the VP22 is still locked) and the new release feels nicely. However, I can not get waydroid running:

waydroid init

doesnt do anything at all
and the system partition tends to fill itself quickly, but I dont know why.

Edit: As soon as I try to cop waydroid images to /home/waydroid, the root partition fills up. And the waydroid init problem can be partly solved by disabling IPV6

sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1

to end up

[17:07:04] ERROR: Failed to get vendor OTA channel: https://ota.waydro.id/vendor/waydroid_arm64/HALIUM_12.json
[17:07:04] See also: <https://github.com/waydroid>
Run 'waydroid log' for details.

One more edit:
If I copy the waydroid images via sftp to my home directory and then from there to /home/waydroid the system partition just fills, although (approx 3.5 GB) I have only operated in /home

And another:
Is this related to the encryption? I found a home.img in /userdata which increases as I operate in my home directory. But this whould then limit the size of the home partitation to the size of the system partition?

Last edit for today:
The Volla 22 (Gigaset GS5) Thread - #429 by teracube did the trick for the full partition
Waydroid is still an open question