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essentially cryptonite is the frontend GUI for encfs.
more of encfs:
http://www.arg0.net/encfs
market link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNzaC5jcnlwdG9uaXRlIl0.
Linux/Ubuntu users should be familiar with encfs (with various frontend GUI such as Cryptkeeper). Personally I find this is great program (in Ubuntu). Tried the one for android, still in beta but so far works well. Good alternative to Truecrypt. And those who are using Dropbox, this app has the support for that too.
Also the dev is super responsive.
Trying this out now. I love seeing apps like these as I'm in college for computer forensics.
Excellent work. The poor security model that Dropbox is using is what prompted my move to Wuala. Client-side encryption/decryption ftw.
Glad to see someone addressing DB's faulty security.
I'll check that out!
I've been using LUKS, which is basically another BestCrypy/TrueCrypt for Android. It's a little finicky though.
@agentdr8
The other alternative would be Spideroaks which has client side encryption too.
@namebrandon
Yeah, I tried LUKS, Encryption Manager (by Giraone) and Renzhi.
LUKS & Renzhi are like Truecrypt. The size is fixed in advance and it is a hassle to change the size at later date if you need more space afterwards - which can be done in Linux, but I am not so sure how you can change the size afterwards in Android though. Encryption Manager on the other hand - I am not sure how it works but it managed to screw up few of my files during decryption whilst I was experimenting with it.
Nice thing about encfs/cryptonite - the "pass-through" file system, the space/size grows as needed with no intervention from the user.
Wow, sweet! I was looking for a TrueCrypt alternative for a while...
And I don't really like SpiderOak. On desktop it's cool, but the Android app is not really good...
Cryptonite now includes TrueCrypt
The latest alpha includes a command-line version of TrueCrypt. Get it from here: https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/downloads/list
To get started, select the "expert" tab, then click "Start root terminal".
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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Yeah, you need to be rooted to mount the locally enrcypted volume
Apart from the encryption it gives to stuff you upload to the cloud, it protects anything sensitive that could be accessed if the phone is stolen. The big problem with having a rooted phone is that the phone is an open book for a thief with a USB cable that knows what recovery is. Android has full device encryption now, but I don't know if we will ever get a custom recovery that will work with that. I use an encfs'd textfile-based wiki (wikiandpad ) for my notes which I leave mounted while the phone is on and which obviously gets unmounted if the phone has to reboot, thus leaving it inaccessible from recovery. For the moment I don't see a better way, as any encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible for my liking. Another way might be a locked down recovery. So long as I can keep anybody from knowing my security pattern and I remember to keep adb off my notes are secure. The remaining problem is that any app with access to sdcard_rw and internet permissions can read my mounted encfs, so I would like to be able to mount the encfs on a different partition. But I think Google will come up with a fix for this soon.
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encrypted note taking apps are too inflexible.
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I agree. However, what's the next best thing at the moment since Whisper got bought out and everything from Guardian FC's? I'm looking for something convienient (quick) but has to be OpenSource...
Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
Hi,
I have posted the Fuse kernel module for Sony Xperia Arc/Ray & others Xperia 2011 series...
It allow cryptonite to works on every ICS 4.0x ROMs (including stock)
I can't certify it will works on others models but u can try... if it doesn't works, module will refuse to load... So, there is no risk.
my post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752870
Regards.
Sekhen.
dabl8 said:
The value of this is as an encryption tool for dropbox or similar, when used with Foldersync or similar. Interestingly the latter can encrypt your files but only for Amazon S3. Unfortunately , the app needs root access to mount the encrypted volume on _my_ phone; how about you?
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I'm using dropsync for this with a one-way download from cloud to sdcard. It can be setup to do a full 2-way mirror if you are intending to edit files on-the-go.
Yes, I have root and presume that is necessary for mounting the encrypted volume.
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dabl8 said:
Notecipher is a good idea but is not very good. Keepassdroid is a password store that could be pressed into service as a note taker. There is an app called mininoteviewer which is a port of Tombo and does quick encryption of individual notes.I would use Ghost Commander as root to edit your notes within /data, zip (within GC) or tar them up now and then (tar cf destination source, in th terminal or GC) and drop them in your cryptonite volume. Then share the encrypted version to Ubuntu One, which of course gets uploaded to your Ubuntu One Pictures directory. Email will work too. If you have sensitive notes it is not a good idea to have them on a fat32 sdcard.
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I sync my Keepassdroid db to cloud storage where it is encrypted with encFS.
Boxcryptor gets me access to it by handling the decryption seamlessly.
Both tools are available on Ubuntu (Cryptkeeper instead of Boxcryptor), Windows and Android so I've got access to all my passwords everywhere I go.
The really nice part is I have made all of the passwords long and complex, I don't even know them, only my keepass db and also email account which can be used to reset the accounts if something goes horribly wrong. And I augment security on that with the Google Authenticator tool that I have on both phone and tablet.
I'm very happy with the setup now and recommend it.:good:
All Current rooting options appear to not be compatible with Fire OS 4.1.1. The most recent option I have found was Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v35. This contains a .bat file that is not consistent with the current file structure of the OS 4.1.1. It appears to be moving the file Special.ab (as part of the restore procedure) to a location on the fire that is no longer a valid path. Attepmting to back up/restore the file com.android.settings, which is not a file on the Fire Hd.
Also, all instructions regarding the process to Root, discuss Endabling ADB via settings>security. There is not a Security selection under Settings; there is Security and Privacy selection.
And the option to enable installation from unknown source is not under Settings>Device, it is located under Settings>Applications.
I seem to get very close but Amazon seems to have it so locked down that I may be buying a new REAL tablet soon.
Has anyone found a viable solution to rooting this Fire Hd?
AFAIK the last gen HD tablets weren't rootable either. I wouldn't get your hopes up. Having CM/PA would be nice but using the Google apps/Launcher hacks you can at least make it much closer to a custom ROM.
Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v35 is for the 2012 Kindle HD (tate). Using this on our 2013 soho Kindles will result in a permabrick.
Fire HD 6 Under OS 4.1.1 and USB Debugging
I have seen people saying that they 'removed USB Debugging' from Fire HD 6 and 4.1.1.
That is not true.
You go to Settings->Device Options and click 7 times on the Serial Number.
You will find that USB Debugging is already turned on when it comes from the factory; how to turn USB Debugging OFF is the problem for some people with their Fire HD 6 under OS 4.1.1.
And, as someone else said, "Apps From Unknown Spaces" should be checked and that is in Settings->Applications
Have not found a method, yet, of rooting the device. However, you can get to what is not rooted. To install APK files, for example, just go to the Amazon App Store (go to Silk, search for 'Amazon App Store' and create a bookmark. Then you will be able to install free apps such as ES Explorer.
You can plug your Fire HD 6 into your computer, open up a folder and go to the Download folder. Then, using ES Explorer you can double-click on the Download folder and install APK files that you have put there.
In that manner I installed a program I had created and it ran perfectly on the Fire.
Thus, if you have the APK for an App; you can install it.
Do you know if there's a way to install the Google Play Store? Isn't it just another APK? Also, I'm trying to install some google apps (gmail, music, youtube etc) and it's not working since I don't have the google services .apk installed. I tried installing the google servies .apk but just get an parcing error
Sthornton71 said:
All Current rooting options appear to not be compatible with Fire OS 4.1.1. The most recent option I have found was Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v35. This contains a .bat file that is not consistent with the current file structure of the OS 4.1.1. It appears to be moving the file Special.ab (as part of the restore procedure) to a location on the fire that is no longer a valid path. Attepmting to back up/restore the file com.android.settings, which is not a file on the Fire Hd.
Also, all instructions regarding the process to Root, discuss Endabling ADB via settings>security. There is not a Security selection under Settings; there is Security and Privacy selection.
And the option to enable installation from unknown source is not under Settings>Device, it is located under Settings>Applications.
I seem to get very close but Amazon seems to have it so locked down that I may be buying a new REAL tablet soon.
Has anyone found a viable solution to rooting this Fire Hd?
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Fire OS 4.1.1 IS NOT Android 4.1.1! It's 4.4.4 renamed
taylooor said:
Do you know if there's a way to install the Google Play Store? Isn't it just another APK? Also, I'm trying to install some google apps (gmail, music, youtube etc) and it's not working since I don't have the google services .apk installed. I tried installing the google servies .apk but just get an parcing error
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There is a great tutorial on how to get GAPP's working on the HD 6 which only requires a little bit of ADB knowledge.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/themes-apps/how-to-install-gapps-fire-hd6-hd7-t2933523
Unfortunately, the Play Store will not work as it needs root to perform the hack which isn't possible on this device yet (if ever).
No root, but still usable.
Just got three for my kids assuming we would be able to re isntall a decent version of an os on here.
Unfortunately looks like that is not the case.
I had purchesed minecraft from the play store, and when I went to load it up I was being charged the 7 bucks again from the amazon store. Not cool with that.
Fortunately as WowSoftware stated you can still side load any apk you want with out a problem.
Here is what I have been doing:
1) on a device that is linked to google play store:
Install titianum backup, es file explorer
use titanium backup to backup your application
go into the titatium backup folder and find your apk.gz file
move this to a network storage device (jsut for ease, you can copy to your computer if you like)
un .gz the file into a folder.
2) on the fire hd
go to settings and check the box that says allow unkown softwtware to be installed (cant remember the exact wording)
open es file explorer
browse to network store and click on the apk
This will load up what you need (you may need to do the gapps installation if you get no network connectivity issue).
You will need to manually run updates this way.
It's a hack but it works. I'm confident that there will be a root for this device some day, in the mean time I would suggest not running any updates fore fire os.
I have actually been thinking that there may be a way to block the advertisement feed at my router. Just to stick it to the man. If I do this I'll post some info on that.
And the Google play works with this method?
Ado40 said:
And the Google play works with this method?
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AFAIK no.
PS: There is an ongoing discussion about a possibility of rooting new devices here - h**ps://plus.google.com/communities/115612726860884592519
Hi,
I want to root my xiaomi mi box 3
Do you have a tutorial to do this?
I don't find it....
No you can't. Xiaomi does not provide the bootloader private key unlock. As referenced here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/an.../to-root-xiaomi-mi-box-s-info-please-t3876822
Sent from my Moto Z Play using Tapatalk.
Yes
I've done it before , but it was more of a tethered root for say , I used a raspberry pi to get around the selinux , make sure adb was on , downgraded to the userdebug rooted , got the pi to disable selinux when it detected the box over adb , then after you have that accomplished update the box and there you go , I'd have to do it again and wipey box if you wanted me to try it again , and get another pi for it to bypass that little annoyance of a bootloop (caused by selinux) your not changing the ROM just modding your current system and getting around your selinux so no your bootloader doesn't need to be unlocked , like someone else said but it's tethered for say
coffenat said:
I've done it before , but it was more of a tethered root for say , I used a raspberry pi to get around the selinux , make sure adb was on , downgraded to the userdebug rooted , got the pi to disable selinux when it detected the box over adb , then after you have that accomplished update the box and there you go , I'd have to do it again and wipey box if you wanted me to try it again , and get another pi for it to bypass that little annoyance of a bootloop (caused by selinux) your not changing the ROM just modding your current system and getting around your selinux so no your bootloader doesn't need to be unlocked , like someone else said but it's tethered for say
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You are playing with semantics. What you described is a system that allows temporary admin access via userdebug firmware. This will not allow you to install any apk that requires administrative access and goes away on reboot.
Unfortunately, there has been no userdebug version for either Android 8 or Android 8.1, so none of the international official AndroidTV boxes can support this method.
Only hope is to find a factory fresh MiBox 3 (MDZ16AB) that is still running MM version, 4.54 then flash a Nougat userdebug firmware, build 1028.
Had apks supersu installed
Had super su installed the only thing wrong with the set up was after I updated the firmware , it was still rooted but if I didnt tether something to it to disable selinux on boot itd hit a boot loop , but if you downgraded with the update.zip file , did the adb root , uploaded su , installed supersu , set up the outside device with adb to disable selinux, upgraded, youd have an updated mibox 3 , I'd have to go through google but I used a modified version of someone's script for the root and some udev rules on a rpi0 , and posted somewhere the instructions I'd just have to find it again if I do I'll share the link or re duplicate and share
Just read a tool exploiting a new 0-day exploit may be able to root and disable the selinux (making it untethered) called quickr00t if anybody wants to give it a shot thinking I will my next day off it's a poc code right now you'll have to compile it yourself , thinking I may try my next day off , so Friday I may give it a shot
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https://www-zdnet-com.cdn.ampprojec...-of-concept-code-for-recent-android-zero-day/
Since this comes up first in google when searching for mi bix 3 root. I would like to inform all that the mi box 3 source code has been released by xiaomi as claimed by this link https://piunikaweb.com/2019/02/28/x...bal-kernel-source-codes-3-years-after-launch/
I have MI Box 3, with pre installed Netflix TV application i can play upto 1080p resolution. Problem is when i install mobile apk to MI Box 3 i can only play upto 540p (960×540) resolution. (Checked with the test pattern episode in Netflix). MI Box is DRM L1 certified. I wanted to play mobile Netflix Application since i want to play US contents using smartdns and use my netflix content based internet package ( With latest version of netflix tv app doesn't support smartdns properly, when i enable smartdns with Netflix TV Application it start to bypass my content based internet plan). All things work fine with Netflix mobile application except the resolution. How can i fix that? Any ideas?
Maduwantha said:
I have MI Box 3, with pre installed Netflix TV application i can play upto 1080p resolution. Problem is when i install mobile apk to MI Box 3 i can only play upto 540p (960×540) resolution. (Checked with the test pattern episode in Netflix). MI Box is DRM L1 certified. I wanted to play mobile Netflix Application since i want to play US contents using smartdns and use my netflix content based internet package ( With latest version of netflix tv app doesn't support smartdns properly, when i enable smartdns with Netflix TV Application it start to bypass my content based internet plan). All things work fine with Netflix mobile application except the resolution. How can i fix that? Any ideas?
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Mobile apk is not designed to validate presence of DRM as it is not allowed to exceed 480/540 resolution.
You could search for earlier versions of Netflix Ninja (AndroidTV version) which may be more tolerant of VPN trickery...
You may be able to extract it from some of the older Nougat or MM builds here or in /r/Androidtv on Reddit.
Good luck
bigtalker said:
Mobile apk is not designed to validate presence of DRM as it is not allowed to exceed 480/540 resolution.
You could search for earlier versions of Netflix Ninja (AndroidTV version) which may be more tolerant of VPN trickery...
You may be able to extract it from some of the older Nougat or MM builds here or in /r/Androidtv on Reddit.
Good luck
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I had to downgrade the MI Box 3 to old Oreo update and it works. But don't know how long i can use Netflix Ninja 5.4.1 version in there. Even when we have paid for Netflix UHD Subscription and Pay for Data bills why Netflix bother to give us 1080p support? I do not see reason behind it.
Code:
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*
*/
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 9 (Pie), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.
About this project
This is not a regular ROM. Usually, ROMs are based on certain components provided by the vendor (e.g. the heavily modified kernel and certain proprietary components). In contrast, this ROM makes use of a largely unmodified mainline Linux kernel together with many open-source components. Only a tiny bit of firmware is taken from the stock ROM.
This has many advantages for security and maintainability, but also means that certain hardware features (e.g. Camera, GPS) are difficult to implement because they require significant effort and a lot of reverse engineering. Nevertheless, this ROM has reached a state where it is very much usable with the majority of functionality implemented.
(See "Development" in the GitHub README for a more technical introduction...)
New features
Android 9 (LineageOS 16.0) with latest security patches
Linux 4.19 kernel
Meltdown, Spectre, RIDL, Fallout, ... fixes
Vulkan graphics (experimental)
Less/no bloatware
Full backlight control (allows much lower brightness)
F2FS (with a compatible recovery)
Signature spoofing (allows using MicroG instead of proprietary Google Play Services)
WireGuard
Tested features
Display, Backlight control
Graphics (OpenGL etc)
Touchscreen
WiFi, Bluetooth
Audio: Speaker, Headphones, Microphone
Battery, Charging
Sensors: Accelerometer, Magnetometer
Internal Storage/External Storage (SD Card)
USB, USB-OTG
Hardware video accelerated codecs
Planned features (not working yet)
Suspend/Deep sleep states
Not planned
Camera
GPS
FAQ
How is the battery live? Screen-on time is probably similar if not longer, but there is a lot of battery drain in standby mode (even worse than on the ASUS system). I recommend that you turn off the tablet when you're not using it.
How do I obtain root access? There are various ways, but the recommended way for LineageOS is to flash addonsu. (Available below.) However, note that this will break SafetyNet. Use Magisk alternatively.
Can I use Netflix with this ROM? Yes, although you will need to build and flash the Widevine DRM addon manually (see below).
Installation
Preparation
Make sure you are running Android Lollipop (5.0).
You need an unlocked bootloader. LineageOS 16.0 requires me176c-bootstrap 0.3.0, included in me176c-boot 0.3.0. (The old "Intel" bootloader is no longer supported.)
Install TWRP
Make a full backup of the ASUS system. You may want to go back to it.
Do a full factory reset. Wipe data and cache partitions.
Install the main system using the flashable ZIP below.
If needed, install additional addons not included with the main system (see below).
Download
System image (install as ZIP in recovery): lineage-16.0-20191213-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
TWRP recovery image: Available in a separate thread.
Addons
There are various packages you can flash for additional functionality. Most of them are proprietary. All addons persist during LineageOS updates, so you do not need to flash them again after updating.
Google Apps (Google Play Services, Play Store, ...): Use Open GApps (x86, Android 9.0)
Fingerprint (used to pass SafetyNet/Google Play certification): Flash me176c-asus-fingerprint-signed.zip.
Magisk users: Alternatively, you can use MagiskHide Props Config with the fingerprint asus/WW_K013/K013:5.0/LRX21V/WW_K013-12.10.1.36-20151230:user/release-keys
Root: Flash addonsu-16.0-x86-me176c-signed.zip. Remove using addonsu-remove-16.0-x86-me176c-signed.zip
This will break SafetyNet. Alternatively, you can use Magisk.
Widevine DRM (used in certain streaming apps like Netflix): Flash widevine-x86-chromeos-12499.66.0_atlas.zip* [see below]
Houdini (used to run ARM apps on x86, may help if an app shows up as incompatible): Flash houdini-x86-chromeos-12499.66.0_atlas.zip* [see below]
Signature Spoofing (for use with microG): Flash me176c-signature-spoofing-signed.zip to enable signature spoofing. Grant permission with caution only.
*Houdini/Widevine: I do not provide pre-built ZIPs for those two addons. (See this post for more information.)
They can be built easily on any Linux distribution using android_vendor_google_chromeos-x86. Takes just a few minutes (depending on your download speed). No development experience or Android source code required.
If you are unable to build it, someone else may share a build with you. In that case, you can verify its integrity using the SHA-1 checksums available in the release notes.
XDA:DevDB Information
Unofficial LineageOS for ASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C(X)), ROM for the Asus MeMO Pad 7
Contributors
lambdadroid
Source Code: https://github.com/me176c-dev
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: me176c-boot(strap) 0.3.0+
Based On: LineageOS
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2019-05-12
Last Updated 2019-12-13
Version History
LineageOS 16.0 (2019-12-13)
lambdadroid said:
Android security patch level: December 5, 2019
Updates: Linux (4.19.75 -> 4.19.89), Mesa (19.1.7 -> 19.3.0), MediaSDK (19.2.1 -> 19.3.1), …
Addons
Widevine/Houdini: Recommended version is now: 12499.66.0_atlas
Download: lineage-16.0-20191213-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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LineageOS 16.0 (2019-09-22)
lambdadroid said:
Android security patch level: September 5, 2019
Updates: Linux (4.19.68 -> 4.19.75), Mesa (19.1.4 -> 19.1.7)
Addons
Widevine/Houdini: Recommended version updated to 12239.92.0_nocturne
Download: lineage-16.0-20190922-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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LineageOS 16.0 (2019-08-19)
lambdadroid said:
Android security patch level: August 5, 2019
Use WiFi firmware from stock ROM
Add LineageOS power profiles
The default setting disables the turbo frequencies of the CPU to reduce heat (like on LineageOS 14.1).
The old behavior of LineageOS 16.0 (turbo on) can be restored by setting the power profile to "Quick".
Updates: Linux (4.19.57 -> 4.19.68), Mesa (19.1.1 -> 19.1.4), MediaSDK (2019 Q1 -> 19.2.1)
Download: lineage-16.0-20190819-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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LineageOS 16.0 (2019-07-07)
lambdadroid said:
Android security patch level: July 5, 2019
Updates: Linux (4.19.49 -> 4.19.57), Mesa (19.0.6 -> 19.1.1)
Download: lineage-16.0-20190707-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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LineageOS 16.0 (2019-06-09)
lambdadroid said:
Security Advisory
Android security patch level: June 5, 2019
Added mitigation and CPU microcode update for:
CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2019-11091
aka Zombieload, RIDL, Fallout, MDS, … so many names, sigh
Changelog
Enabled MPEG2 video codecs (including hardware acceleration)
Fixed warning: "There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details."
Flashing "vfp-fix-lineage-16.0-me176c-signed.zip" is no longer necessary
Updates: Linux (4.19.42 -> 4.19.49), Mesa (19.0.4 -> 19.0.6)
Addons
CPU Microcode addon is now obsolete, since CPU microcode updates are included by default again.
Re-install me176c-boot if you have been using it.
Widevine/Houdini: Updated to 11895.118.0_nocturne
There are now simplified build instructions in BUILDING.md
Download
Installable ZIP: lineage-16.0-20190609-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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LineageOS 16.0 (2019-05-12)
lambdadroid said:
This build is a major update to LineageOS 16.0 (based on Android 9 Pie) and contains several weeks of work with significant cleanup and other major changes.
Major changes
Based on LineageOS 16.0 (Android 9 Pie)
Use Android Go build configuration to optimize for low RAM (More information)
Hardware accelerated video codecs are now open-source
The remaining proprietary components are no longer included by default and must be flashed manually if needed: (More information)
Widevine DRM (used in certain streaming apps like Netflix)
Houdini (used to run ARM apps on x86)
CPU microcode update
New installation instructions
LineageOS 16.0 requires me176c-bootstrap 0.3.0, included in me176c-boot 0.3.0.
The old ("Intel") bootloader is no longer supported.
There are many new "addons" that can be flashed for full functionality.
Please check the new installation instructions on the LineageOS 16.0 thread before installing this update.
Upgrading
Upgrading from LineageOS 14.1 may work but is untested (and largely unsupported)
Upgrading from LineageOS 16.0 test builds is not possible!
Do a factory reset before installing the new build.
Improvements
Use MAC address from stock ROM for both WiFi and Bluetooth
Put Bluetooth in low power mode while not actively in use (#37)
Fixes
Android security patch level: May 5, 2019
MTP (#33)
Green artifacts on video thumbnails in Gallery (#51)
Headset / headphones microphone detection (#19)
Other changes
Updates: Linux (4.14.72 -> 4.19.42), Mesa (18.2.1 -> 19.0.4), MediaSDK (2018 Q2.2 -> 2019 Q1), …
Download
Installable ZIP: lineage-16.0-20190512-UNOFFICIAL-me176c-signed.zip
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Great news, I will try today at home! Thanks!!!
I have tested it today. Seems be work without any problems. Thank you.
Houdini/WidevineDRM
So far this ROM is working without any problem, The performance is usable, and the battery is OK due to hardware limitations.
I have a problem installing Houdini and Widevine DRM (I Don't have any development experience) yet i don't understand the instructions on how to make a ZIP and how and where i should put the MK files.
If you dont want to provide the flashable ZIP files that is alright, but could you atleast make a guide that we can follow?
Great Job and Thanks for making this unusable tablet usable again.
Bazgir said:
I have a problem installing Houdini and Widevine DRM (I Don't have any development experience) yet i don't understand the instructions on how to make a ZIP and how and where i should put the MK files.
If you dont want to provide the flashable ZIP files that is alright, but could you atleast make a guide that we can follow?
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Making a step by step guide is quite difficult because it really depends on the system you are using. I'm guessing that most users will already run into trouble because it can be only built on Linux.
Creating a guide to set up a virtual machine etc., how to get into a terminal etc would require a lot of effort. This is time that I would rather spent in development. I realize this entire situation isn't ideal, but I haven't been able to come up with a better solution.
If you have a working Linux system, building should be pretty simple:
Download and unpack https://github.com/me176c-dev/android_vendor_google_chromeos-x86/archive/11647.154.0_nocturne.tar.gz
Open a terminal and run (in the extracted folder):
Code:
$ ./extract-files.sh
$ zip/build.sh
Find flashable ZIPs in zip/out.
No development experience needed.
This is also roughly what is already explained in https://github.com/me176c-dev/android_vendor_google_chromeos-x86 although the README has more background information because it is really intended for people that would like to use that project in own projects (e.g. in other ROMs).
Maybe someone else here would like to provide more detailed instructions?
Hey, Thanks for the Reply!
I have already setup the Virtual Machine and even tried "Sudo ./extract-files.sh" I'll get the messedge "https://imgur.com/a/Y1lKg5P"
It probebly fail because i don't have the OS for the chromeOS, But then again where should i put the extractions file so that the script can locate and extract the nessecary files?
Am i missing something? a file maybe? or should the script takeout the nessecery files from internet? (i have almost no clue what im talking about )
I have the ASUS K013 (ME176CX) (1GB RAM) (8GB ROM)
Thanks again!
Hello Again,
I managed to create the ZIP files, The only problem i had was that i needed the recovery files for Chromeos (Nocturne),
Ones i had the files i extracted the recovery and got the file named propretary, and build the ZIP.
The link for the "I cant provide it for you because i don't have 10 post"
For other builds: cros-update-service-appspot.com (Try to find the one called nocturne and then 73 (then eddit the url so that u get 154.0 insted of 104.1))
This was a crusial step to understand how to extract the files, u also need to put the zip in to the same directori as extract.build.sh,
I have not yet tried this, so im not sure if it will work. The SHA.1 Matches
Thanks!!
Bazgir said:
I have the ASUS K013 (ME176CX) (1GB RAM) (8GB ROM)
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There is really a K013 with only 8 GB internal storage?
I've read this a few times, but haven't seen one before. Good to know that the ROM works fine on it.
Bazgir said:
I have already setup the Virtual Machine and even tried "Sudo ./extract-files.sh" I'll get the messedge "https://imgur.com/a/Y1lKg5P"
It probebly fail because i don't have the OS for the chromeOS, But then again where should i put the extractions file so that the script can locate and extract the nessecary files?
Am i missing something? a file maybe? or should the script takeout the nessecery files from internet? (i have almost no clue what im talking about )
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Great! The script downloads everything for you, but it looks like you don't have "curl" installed. On Ubuntu, you can install it using "sudo apt install curl". Then it will probably download the same file you have already downloaded manually.
Bazgir said:
I managed to create the ZIP files, The only problem i had was that i needed the recovery files for Chromeos (Nocturne),
Ones i had the files i extracted the recovery and got the file named propretary, and build the ZIP.
The link for the "I cant provide it for you because i don't have 10 post"
For other builds: cros-update-service-appspot.com (Try to find the one called nocturne and then 73 (then eddit the url so that u get 154.0 insted of 104.1))
This was a crusial step to understand how to extract the files, u also need to put the zip in to the same directori as extract.build.sh,
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You can skip this if you have "curl" installed.
Thanks for trying to build it and your feedback! I will try to make the README more clear, especially regarding additional dependencies (e.g. "curl") plus the commands to run.
I'm supprised on how the ROM turned out to be, being a x86 platform even tho it's not supported anymore, with Houdini and Widevine.
I was able to play games on the phone such as Old school runescape on the tablet (Not perfect but playable) watch videos on youtube with the sound bug :/
The battery is better but still horrible (it was like this before), Might download somekind of deepsleep app such as Greenify for that.
What magisk module i have downloaded för best possible preformance is NFS-INJECTOR in Magisk.
I don't have any major problem with the 8GB ROM even tho the emmc memory is very very bad (Read 40Mb/s and write 8-10Mb/s) Somehow when i installed old SD card which is R 20Mb/s and 10Mb/s the tablets performance increase even tho it has lover read and write speed.
Is there a way to optimize the performance for the tablet even more? The main problem is RAM and ROM, i feel like the emmc memory and the amount of ram is holding back the CPU/GPU
Thanks!
Bazgir said:
I was able to play games on the phone such as Old school runescape on the tablet (Not perfect but playable) watch videos on youtube with the sound bug :/
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Sound bug?
Bazgir said:
I don't have any major problem with the 8GB ROM even tho the emmc memory is very very bad (Read 40Mb/s and write 8-10Mb/s) Somehow when i installed old SD card which is R 20Mb/s and 10Mb/s the tablets performance increase even tho it has lover read and write speed.
Is there a way to optimize the performance for the tablet even more? The main problem is RAM and ROM, i feel like the emmc memory and the amount of ram is holding back the CPU/GPU
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Android and most apps raise their requirements each year as new devices are released with higher specs. Many devices come with 6GB+ RAM now.
Altogether, this tablet was already low-end when it was released. The CPU is pretty good compared to low-end ARM processors. But with ~800MB usable RAM this tablet can simply not keep up with apps that require more and more resources.
This tablet would do fine if Android and apps were continuously optimized to use less resources. However, the development actually goes into the opposite direction.
Sooner or later, this tablet will probably no longer manage to boot new Android versions at all, simply because all RAM is taken up by the system.
My point is: If you want to optimize this tablet, you need to go back in time. Not just with the OS (e.g. by downgrading to Android 4.4 KitKat), but with all apps you are using. If you go to ~2015 this tablet will likely do a much better job.
This ROM is definitely less "optimized" for this specific device, simply because it does not have most of the device-specific hacks they had for these Intel tablets back then. But this is the price for being able to keep it up to date with acceptable effort. And if you look back to ASUS's version of Lollipop, it usually didn't feel much better either even though it was technically more "optimized".
lambdadroid said:
Sound bug?
Android and most apps raise their requirements each year as new devices are released with higher specs. Many devices come with 6GB+ RAM now.
Altogether, this tablet was already low-end when it was released. The CPU is pretty good compared to low-end ARM processors. But with ~800MB usable RAM this tablet can simply not keep up with apps that require more and more resources.
This tablet would do fine if Android and apps were continuously optimized to use less resources. However, the development actually goes into the opposite direction.
Sooner or later, this tablet will probably no longer manage to boot new Android versions at all, simply because all RAM is taken up by the system.
My point is: If you want to optimize this tablet, you need to go back in time. Not just with the OS (e.g. by downgrading to Android 4.4 KitKat), but with all apps you are using. If you go to ~2015 this tablet will likely do a much better job.
This ROM is definitely less "optimized" for this specific device, simply because it does not have most of the device-specific hacks they had for these Intel tablets back then. But this is the price for being able to keep it up to date with acceptable effort. And if you look back to ASUS's version of Lollipop, it usually didn't feel much better either even though it was technically more "optimized".
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Ignore the sound bug, I will just use headphones (small fix).
That's true, om overall pretty happy with the result nevertheless.
Thank you.
Bazgir said:
Ignore the sound bug, I will just use headphones (small fix).
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I'm not aware of a "sound bug". If you would like to have it fixed, you will need to explain it a bit further.
Do not hesitate to report minor problems; some of them are really easy to fix and exist only because of an oversight. For all others I will decide if they are worth the effort.
lambdadroid said:
I'm not aware of a "sound bug". If you would like to have it fixed, you will need to explain it a bit further.
Do not hesitate to report minor problems; some of them are really easy to fix and exist only because of an oversight. For all others I will decide if they are worth the effort.
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It's very hard to explain the sound it makes, but when ever i start a youtube video, it basicly has to encode the video and the sound, The sound syncs upp with the video and there for when the video is a bit choppy it creates those weird sounds.
This is what im talking about "https://vocaroo.com/i/s1s7rSAFCIv0"
Not sure if its a video encoding problem but looks like it.
Thanks
Bazgir said:
It's very hard to explain the sound it makes, but when ever i start a youtube video, it basicly has to encode the video and the sound, The sound syncs upp with the video and there for when the video is a bit choppy it creates those weird sounds.
This is what im talking about "https://vocaroo.com/i/s1s7rSAFCIv0"
Not sure if its a video encoding problem but looks like it.
Thanks
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I had also encounter this problem in LineageOS 14.1 of this tablet... I have noticed that it always happen when multiple sounds are composed by the tablet itself instead of composed by one app. (When it plays notification sound when music (using music player) playing, it sounds laggy for a while, but when a game plays multiple sounds, it's fine.) Also, after not playing any sounds for a while, it will create a loud pop sound right when the first sound is played. (And it hurts my ear when I'm using earphones... :silly: ) I haven't managed to build the Widevine and Houdini pack, so I don't know if the problem still goes the same in 16.1, but it seems that the same problem still exists. Hope that these information helps to fix the bug.
Frisk Dreemurr said:
I had also encounter this problem in LineageOS 14.1 of this tablet... I have noticed that it always happen when multiple sounds are composed by the tablet itself instead of composed by one app. (When it plays notification sound when music (using music player) playing, it sounds laggy for a while, but when a game plays multiple sounds, it's fine.) Also, after not playing any sounds for a while, it will create a loud pop sound right when the first sound is played. (And it hurts my ear when I'm using earphones... :silly: ) I haven't managed to build the Widevine and Houdini pack, so I don't know if the problem still goes the same in 16.1, but it seems that the same problem still exists. Hope that these information helps to fix the bug.
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Here is the link for Houdini: https://mega.nz/#!E9li3QBJ!uN_TVlPjWUu50F5j4FIk6CqapMt9_k7ix5r01GrdyVQ
Here is the link for Widevine: https://mega.nz/#!kxlWlI6Z!u5OqNzys3r1LyMq3U1UOejsxj87GR1-f6f5Bn6u12mI
Not sure if it will work for you, make sure you do a backup :good:
I´ve installed the ROM and it works great! Thanks a lot!
Bazgir said:
It's very hard to explain the sound it makes, but when ever i start a youtube video, it basicly has to encode the video and the sound, The sound syncs upp with the video and there for when the video is a bit choppy it creates those weird sounds.
This is what im talking about "https://vocaroo.com/i/s1s7rSAFCIv0"
Not sure if its a video encoding problem but looks like it.
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Frisk Dreemurr said:
I had also encounter this problem in LineageOS 14.1 of this tablet... I have noticed that it always happen when multiple sounds are composed by the tablet itself instead of composed by one app. (When it plays notification sound when music (using music player) playing, it sounds laggy for a while, but when a game plays multiple sounds, it's fine.)
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Weird, I've never seen (heard) this issue even though I test video playback quite often. I used to have problems with touch sounds that were usually played high pitched for some reason, but it magically went away with some later 14.1 release.
Frisk Dreemurr said:
Also, after not playing any sounds for a while, it will create a loud pop sound right when the first sound is played. (And it hurts my ear when I'm using earphones... :silly: )
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I know about this one. Quite annoying. I suspect that it is due to some kind of energy saving. (The headphones get turned off after unused for a while.) Not sure how to avoid it...
Frisk Dreemurr said:
I haven't managed to build the Widevine and Houdini pack, so I don't know if the problem still goes the same in 16.1
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FYI you don't need Widevine/Houdini for most apps. Listening to Music, watching normal YouTube videos works fine without it.
Widevine is mainly needed for paid video streaming (e.g. movies, ...), and Houdini for more uncommon apps and games that are not compiled for x86 (you can install it as soon as you see an app that is displayed as "incompatible" with your device).
Bazgir said:
Here is the link for Houdini: https://mega.nz/#!E9li3QBJ!uN_TVlPjWUu50F5j4FIk6CqapMt9_k7ix5r01GrdyVQ
Here is the link for Widevine: https://mega.nz/#!kxlWlI6Z!u5OqNzys3r1LyMq3U1UOejsxj87GR1-f6f5Bn6u12mI
Not sure if it will work for you, make sure you do a backup :good:
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Thanks a lot for offering the files! :good: But it seems like it's not working on my tablet... :crying: (The SHA-1 of the files I downloaded matches the correct one.) Any ways to solve this problem?
Frisk Dreemurr said:
it seems like it's not working on my tablet... :crying: (The SHA-1 of the files I downloaded matches the correct one.) Any ways to solve this problem?
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Weird error. Can you try flashing from internal storage/external SD card or using ADB sideload? Might be related to USB OTG.
GameLoop is an Android Emulator which has two different variants
old GameLoop based on Android 4.4 (i am NOT talking about this variant)
new GameLoop based on Android 7.1.2 (i am talking about this variant)
In the setting of GameLoop there is an option about "abd debugging" and "root authority"I activated both of them.
If we don't activate them, the emulator doesn't shown in "adb devices"If we activate them, the umlator shown in "adb devices"
And we can use other adb commands.
But, it is not enough. In the emulator we cant use root authority.For example, we cant use titanium backup application.Because, root management apps don't work properly (magisk, supersu vs...)Becuse, supersu binaries is absent
I can not use root access in the emulator.
i have watched nearly all the videos on Youtube
i have read nearly all the articles on the web
Still i can not do this!
it's been a matter of pride for me
I am not a developer,
If a developer prepare an article how to do this , or record a video, i can do this
Please help me?
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In fact, you can use rooted adb on gameloop 7.1 (AOW Engine) And you can install supersu, replacing the binary with adb -e push
The problem is that by doing that, all calls to "su" will trigger a driver_exception BSOD because there is a driver blocking it (AOW_DRV.SYS) Unfortunately there is no way around this as the entire AOW Engine runs on that driver. I guess Gameloop devs did this to prevent cheaters from using apps like Gameguardian that require root. Unfortunately so far there is no way or any method to do it, I'm just waiting for someone to do enough RE to the driver to bypass it.
Gameloop has another engine based on Virtualbox (Standard Engine) The latter can be easily rooted via adb. Even with a little work you can unpack android_system_disk.vdi and patch 2.img (boot image) to install magisk and then repack .vdi again.
The thing is that you will not be able to play games like PUBG or CODM on this engine.
The grace of this emulator is being able to use it to run games, I know there is no other that compares to it, but unfortunately the only alternative to be able to play and have root access is to use bluestacks 5 or you can also downgrade the version of gameloop to the one based on android 4.4, but this version is currently obsolete for current games and it's even worse than bluestacks in performance, it also doesn't support more than 60 fps
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In fact, you can use rooted adb on gameloop 7.1 (AOW Engine) And you can install supersu, replacing the binary with adb -e push
The problem is that by doing that, all calls to "su" will trigger a driver_exception BSOD because there is a driver blocking it (AOW_DRV.SYS) Unfortunately there is no way around this as the entire AOW Engine runs on that driver. I guess Gameloop devs did this to prevent cheaters from using apps like Gameguardian that require root. Unfortunately so far there is no way or any method to do it, I'm just waiting for someone to do enough RE to the driver to bypass that driver.
Gameloop has another engine based on Virtualbox (Standard Engine) The latter can be easily rooted via adb. Even with a little work you can unpack android_system_disk.vdi and patch 2.img (boot image) to install magisk and then repack .vdi again.
The thing is that you will not be able to play games like PUBG or CODM on this engine.
The grace of this emulator is being able to use it to run games, I know there is no other that compares to it, but unfortunately the only alternative to be able to play and have root access is to use bluestacks 5 or you can also downgrade the version of gameloop to the one based on android 4.4, but this version is currently obsolete for current games and it's even worse than bluestacks in performance, it also doesn't support more than 60 fps
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Thank you my friend for giving the most sensible answer to my question. This is the answer I've been wondering for a long time.
Cris840 said:
In fact, you can use rooted adb on gameloop 7.1 (AOW Engine) And you can install supersu, replacing the binary with adb -e push
The problem is that by doing that, all calls to "su" will trigger a driver_exception BSOD because there is a driver blocking it (AOW_DRV.SYS) Unfortunately there is no way around this as the entire AOW Engine runs on that driver. I guess Gameloop devs did this to prevent cheaters from using apps like Gameguardian that require root. Unfortunately so far there is no way or any method to do it, I'm just waiting for someone to do enough RE to the driver to bypass it.
Gameloop has another engine based on Virtualbox (Standard Engine) The latter can be easily rooted via adb. Even with a little work you can unpack android_system_disk.vdi and patch 2.img (boot image) to install magisk and then repack .vdi again.
The thing is that you will not be able to play games like PUBG or CODM on this engine.
The grace of this emulator is being able to use it to run games, I know there is no other that compares to it, but unfortunately the only alternative to be able to play and have root access is to use bluestacks 5 or you can also downgrade the version of gameloop to the one based on android 4.4, but this version is currently obsolete for current games and it's even worse than bluestacks in performance, it also doesn't support more than 60 fps
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can you please tell me how to root Normal Standard Engine I want to block Ads in APPs on GameLoop Standard Engine, Hosts and VPN option not working.
Najam121 said:
can you please tell me how to root Normal Standard Engine I want to block Ads in APPs on GameLoop Standard Engine, Hosts and VPN option not working.
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i can not
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i can not
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Thanks for Replying, my problem was solved, I used some DNS App from PlayStore and it blocked Ads on Gameloop.