Gmscore: Crash with 0.2.9

[DocSniper]

I use (standard / offical) LOS 16 without GApps.
With _GmsCore-v0.2.8.17785-mapbox.apk_ I have location (even if it claims _no know location_).
But after updating to GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420.apk MicroG crashes at start.
I tested it on system (replacing 0.2.8) and on data (with 0.2.8 on system).

I attached a logcat with filter set to _gms_.
gms-log.txt

Edit: here a second crash log, I had 0.2.8 on system and updated to 0.2.9 (data).
gms-log-2.txt

[Iey4iej3]

This filtration is not good enough. At the first log, there is a line:

10-23 19:35:02.680 E/AndroidRuntime(12738): Process: com.google.android.gms, PID: 12738

Could you please catch another log and study the context of this? (By the way, you can also try adb logcat crash.)

You can compare the log with https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/961#issuecomment-545055531, if it is similar, then seemingly @mar-v-in did not build the package correctly, see https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/issues/961#issuecomment-545483240.

Let's discuss the crash issue here instead of there.

[DocSniper]

Have tried again and found these two interesting things. Now also in detail.

gms-log-3.txt

[mar-v-in]

I guess this is caused by updating the build stack to SDK 29. I have to check the details, but my guess is that proguard is removing code that should not be removed :/

[chris42]

Could it also be a subproject Problem? Already in the Version before, I felt there was a mismatch in the submodules: See #15 in GmsLib

EDIT: I just checked the subprojects, they seem to be fine, only RemoteDroidGuard is lagging behind.

[qoheniac]

I have the same problem on Fairphone Open 19.08.1 (Android 7.1.2 without GApps) + Xposed module FakeGapps 2.0. Everything is working properly again after downgrading to 0.2.8.17785-mapbox.

[nift4]

Same issue

[ploink]

Same here

GmsCore-v0.2.8.17785-mapbox.apk: collected all checkmarks in self-check and works.

GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420.apk: Crashes on boot. Fails to register UnifiedNlp in system.
When I disable GPS it stops crashing and boots with no problem, but then crashes the moment I try to enable GPS.
Edit: added crashlog
2019-10-25-13-56-42.txt

[mar-v-in]

Anyone with this problem and related issues (crash on boot, GCM not connecting after boot, no location functionality) in 0.2.9, please try https://microg.org/dl/GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420-5-cfc90b4.apk and report back.

[ploink]

Just tried it, no crash, got all checkmarks in self-test. Thanks!

[Vavun]

@mar-v-in everything seems works fine now.
ROM: LineageOS for microG 16.0

no /data encryption and password protection

gmscore installed in /data as update - OK
(after reboot - still OK)

gmscore updated directly in /system/priv-app - OK

[DocSniper]

The crash problem seems to be fixed, thanks. I get location and it seems to work well.
But even if I get a position, the self-test doesn't pass here:

[chris42]

Just tested it by installing it to /data and it seems to work fine. I get a location and no crashes so far. Logs seem to be fine (no errors).
Only had to re-set the UnifiedNlp backends.
Thanks a lot for that quick update!

[schiessle]

I had the exact same issue with LineageOS16-microg and the latest microG services package from f-droid. The package from @mar-v-in fixed it. No more crash on startup and the all checkboxes are checked again in the self-test. 😄 Thanks!

[k3lt]

Anyone with this problem and related issues (crash on boot, GCM not connecting after boot, no location functionality) in 0.2.9, please try https://microg.org/dl/GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420-5-cfc90b4.apk and report back.

I can also confirm this fixed the UnifiedNlp backend not recognized by MicroG, i didn't have crash issues tho.

[nicheosala]

No more issues on LineageOS for MicroG 16.0.
Thanks @mar-v-in!

[DPTJKKVH]

I can confirm that the test apk fixes not only GCM but also location. LineageOS 16 btw.

[DocSniper]

To substantiate my previous post, failing the self-check doesn't seem to be a permission problem in my case:

runtime permissions:

• android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION: granted=true, flags=[ SYSTEM_FIXED GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]
• android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: granted=true, flags=[ GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]
• android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: granted=true, flags=[ SYSTEM_FIXED GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]
• android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE: granted=true, flags=[ GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]
• android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS: granted=true, flags=[ GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]
• android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: granted=true, flags=[ GRANTED_BY_DEFAULT ]

[Iey4iej3]

The crash problem seems to be fixed, thanks. I get location and it seems to work well.
But even if I get a position, the self-test doesn't pass here:

@DocSniper Please open another issue and close this issue, since it is an issue different from crashing. By the way, you need to test other NLP Backends.

[Iey4iej3]

Anyone with this problem and related issues (crash on boot, GCM not connecting after boot, no location functionality) in 0.2.9, please try https://microg.org/dl/GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420-5-cfc90b4.apk and report back.

@mar-v-in Could you pleas push this build to releases here and in the F-Droid repo? Thanks.

[DocSniper]

Problem seems to be fixed ...

[Iey4iej3]

Anyone with this problem and related issues (crash on boot, GCM not connecting after boot, no location functionality) in 0.2.9, please try https://microg.org/dl/GmsCore-v0.2.9.19420-5-cfc90b4.apk and report back.

@mar-v-in I think that it is better to push the build to F-Droid repo and release the .apk here, since the preceding build 0.2.9.19240 is obviously broken, non-functional and there is no reason not to replace it by the corrected version.

[mar-v-in]

@ley4iej3 agree, will do probably tomorrow

[ale5000-git]

Also the vtm build with the latest fixes will be nice :)

[ildar]

and update f-droid repo plz ))

[mar-v-in]

@ale5000-git @ildar @Iey4iej3 0.2.10 is published on F-Droid and here.