Minix X7 Stock Rom 008 - init.d

[hasafly]

I think full support for init.d is not included on fw 008 from MINIX.

I'm asking you what can i do to get it working?

My Rom is rooted.....so i'm asking you for instructions.

Thanks in advance, for you help.

Regards

[Finless]

Minix screwed up in init.rc in boot.img by putting in "disabled" in the directive for running init.d scripts.

What you must do is take apart boot.img and edit init.rc

Here is what they have today:

service sysinit /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d
disabled
oneshot

All that needs to be done is remove the "disabled" text line.

FYI in KIKAT it is a totally different requirement. So not only did they did not do this correctly, it wont be compatible later.... But I got it working in my kitkat ROM with the proper directives.

I trusted in my last ROM that they got this working and I did not check it. Alas even in my ROM it is busted because I left what they did..... I should have checked it myself! Next time I wont let that happen again.

Note to Minix development team:
When you add something and tell people it's in your change log..... TEST IT FIRST!
I am actually embarrassed for you on this one and the problem has been in your last 3 releases!

Bob

[hasafly]

Minix screwed up in init.rc in boot.img by putting in "disabled" in the directive for running init.d scripts.

What you must do is take apart boot.img and edit init.rc

Here is what they have today:

service sysinit /system/bin/logwrapper /system/bin/busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d
disabled
oneshot

All that needs to be done is remove the "disabled" text line.

FYI in KIKAT it is a totally different requirement. So not only did they did not do this correctly, it wont be compatible later.... But I got it working in my kitkat ROM with the proper directives.

I trusted in my last ROM that they got this working and I did not check it. Alas even in my ROM it is busted because I left what they did..... I should have checked it myself! Next time I wont let that happen again.

Note to Minix development team:
When you add something and tell people it's in your change log..... TEST IT FIRST!
I am actually embarrassed for you on this one and the problem has been in your last 3 releases!

Bob

Thank you for Great Support and help.

I'm a newbie.....but i will try that you said later when i get home.

Can you give me some orientation and directives, some kind of "How To" to open boot.img so i can edit init.rc file?

Best Regards!!!

[Pluto]

... But I got it working in my kitkat ROM with the proper directives.

Bob

Working simultaneously on KK for X7, Bob? Would love an AOSP Finless on par with its stock brother.

[Mikael]

I am actually embarrassed for you on this one and the problem has been in your last 3 releases!

As a Minix owner, I just have to agree with you. The quality ensurance and testing things does not seem to be working as it should.

Question tho @Finless Bob. You seem to have much more experience and a totally different mindset on ROM building then for instance Minix. Why do you use their ROMs as a base instead of building something better from scratch?

Surely it´s just asking for trouble to depend on other people´s work for your ROMs.

[Finless]

Surely it´s just asking for trouble to depend on other people´s work for your ROMs.

Because we do not have the full Android OS SDK for the X7. Thus making a ROM from scratch is a huge job and we would have to make all the changes to AOSP that RockChip makes and then Minix makes!
It's not that easy....

Bob

[Molle]

Can you give me some orientation and directives, some kind of "How To" to open boot.img so i can edit init.rc file?

Bob has already written a basic guide for editing boot.img:

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?287-RockChip-ROM-Building-Tips-and-Tricks-by-Finless&p=4055&viewfull=1#post4055

[Mikael]

Because we do not have the full Android OS SDK for the X7. Thus making a ROM from scratch is a huge job and we would have to make all the changes to AOSP that RockChip makes and then Minix makes!
It's not that easy....

Bob

Well, I do not know how you define "full" but since December the X7 and X7 mini SDK is available.

[copy & paste from the minixforums]

NEO X7 / X7mini SDK available to download from here: http://minix.com.hk/downfile/x7.tar.gz

[NixZero]

Because we do not have the full Android OS SDK for the X7. Thus making a ROM from scratch is a huge job and we would have to make all the changes to AOSP that RockChip makes and then Minix makes!
It's not that easy....

Bob

what was there in the 3.3gb sdk minix released a few days ago? I wasnt able to fully download it before it was retired, always got incomplete downloads.

[Pluto]

Well, i've asked around but never got a response for that SDK, they released it in that Dev Challenge at Minix forums.

I think the reason why no one bothered talking about it is the outdated material, probably nothing has changed since the first time the devs got it.

Tbh, it's so confusing that we have to bother Bob or somebody else to actually understand it.