Another random error while compiling AOKP pie for the XA2 Ultra. These calls work properly when compiling Lineage, but don’t work in the AOKP source tree, so I did some […]
system.com/vold/Ext4Crypt.cpp:204:12: error: use of undeclared identifier ‘fs_mgr_is_wrapped_key_supported’
Another strange set of errors while compiling AOKP. It seems like they are in the middle of merging some Lineage commits, but didn’t finish them. Either way, I ran into […]
AudioPolicyManager.cpp:2240:65: error: member reference type ‘android::AudioMix *’ is a pointer
Well, that was a new one to me! I had just build LineageOS and Resurrection Remix for the XA2 Ultra, and now I got this error in the first minute […]
Mounting a Virtual Box “vmdk” image shouldn’t be this hard….
And it wasn’t, well, once I learned how to do it properly. Unfortunately it took me an hour to get there! First I monkeyed around with vmware-tools, and vmware-mount, and […]
E Zygote : java.lang.IllegalStateException: Signature|privileged permissions not in privapp-permissions whitelist
More dreaded whitelist errors! Essentially, an app is trying to do something it should not be allowed to do. You can see the logs here: E Zygote : java.lang.IllegalStateException: Signature|privileged […]
Finding the real errors in your Android logcat…
So, you built a rom, and something went wrong. It’s stuck at the boot logo, or it does boot up, but doesn’t do “xyz” action, or it crashes right after […]
Resurrection Remix Pie for the XA2 Ultra!
To God be the glory, I finally finished a XA2 Ultra build of Resurrection Remix! It’s Resurrection Remix, Pie flavored! You can check it out on XDA if you would […]
Engineering Pie Build for the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra!
So it’s been a rough start for me, stepping into the modern world with a modern phone that has a/b partitioning and was Android 8.0+. I’ve built dozens of roms […]
Still using AsteroidOS and loving it!
A while back I switched my LG Watch Urbane (bass) from Android Wear to AsteroidOS. My initial reaction was really positive, but I wanted to come back to post later […]
Fixing a Galaxy Note 9 with broken glass
Well, at least attempting to. Unfortunately it didn’t end very well. A friend of mine broke the glass screen of their Samsung Galaxy Note 9. They have a warranty on […]