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haiderali91 haiderali91 at protonmail.comI tried to execute the osmocon command (sudo ./osmocon -p /dev/tty/USB0) using strace. The output is as follows:
====== strace output starts========
execve("./osmocon", ["./osmocon", "-p", "/dev/tty/USB0"], [/* 74 vars */]) = 0
brk(NULL) = 0x1b7c000
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=164422, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 164422, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x7fb924694000
close(3) = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtalloc.so.2", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\340\35\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=80144, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924693000
mmap(NULL, 2175248, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fb924284000
mprotect(0x7fb924297000, 2093056, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fb924496000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x12000) = 0x7fb924496000
close(3) = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/local/lib/libosmocore.so.11", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0 \230\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=710920, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 2264912, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fb92405b000
mprotect(0x7fb924080000, 2097152, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fb924280000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x25000) = 0x7fb924280000
mmap(0x7fb924282000, 8016, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924282000
close(3) = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\3\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0P\t\2\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1868984, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 3971488, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fb923c91000
mprotect(0x7fb923e51000, 2097152, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fb924051000, 24576, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x1c0000) = 0x7fb924051000
mmap(0x7fb924057000, 14752, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924057000
close(3) = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\240\r\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=14608, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924692000
mmap(NULL, 2109680, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fb923a8d000
mprotect(0x7fb923a90000, 2093056, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fb923c8f000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x2000) = 0x7fb923c8f000
close(3) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924691000
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb924690000
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fb92468f000
arch_prctl(ARCH_SET_FS, 0x7fb924690700) = 0
mprotect(0x7fb924051000, 16384, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fb923c8f000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fb924496000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fb924280000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x605000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fb9246bd000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
munmap(0x7fb924694000, 164422) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_IGN, [PIPE], SA_RESTORER|SA_RESTART, 0x7fb923cc64b0}, {SIG_DFL, [], 0}, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGALRM, {SIG_IGN, [ALRM], SA_RESTORER|SA_RESTART, 0x7fb923cc64b0}, {SIG_DFL, [], 0}, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGHUP, {0x7fb924070800, [HUP], SA_RESTORER|SA_RESTART, 0x7fb923cc64b0}, {SIG_DFL, [], 0}, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGIO, {SIG_IGN, [IO], SA_RESTORER|SA_RESTART, 0x7fb923cc64b0}, {SIG_DFL, [], 0}, 8) = 0
open("/dev/tty/USB0", O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_NONBLOCK|O_SYNC) = -1 ENOTDIR (Not a directory)
write(2, "Cannot open serial device /dev/t"..., 40) = 40
exit_group(1) = ?
+++ exited with 1 +++
====== strace output ends========
The output of $ sudo stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 is
=== stty output starts===
speed 115200 baud; line = 0;
-brkint -imaxbel
=== stty output ends===
Whereas setserial command (sudo setserial -a /dev/ttyUSB0) gives this error:
Cannot get serial info: Inappropriate ioctl for device
What can be wrong with my PC to phone communication
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Friday, December 28, 2018 10:19 AM, haiderali91 <haiderali91 at protonmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Mychaela for replying in detail.
>
> Yes, there is no response on executing the whole command:
>
> $ sudo ./osmocon -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -m c123xor ../../target/firmware/board/compal_e88/hello_world.compalram.bin
>
> However, when i execute the following:
> $sudo ./osmocon -p /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> It returns: Cannot open serial device /dev/tty/USB0
>
> Trying to figure out the problem..
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 9:16 PM, Mychaela Falconia mychaela.falconia at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > > I have also attached a cu terminal by using following command.
> > > $ sudo cu -l /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 115200
> > > The cu terminal displays this message on pressing power button.
> > > [garbage characters]ftmtoolerror
> >
> > The series of non-printable-ASCII characters followed by "ftmtoolerror"
> > is exactly what Compal's bootloader emits on boot (the non-printable-
> > ASCII characters constitute PROMPT1 for a possible external code
> > download), so the fact that you are seeing these characters with your
> > cu terminal proves that your phone is good (has an unlocked bootloader)
> > and that your serial cable is good at least in the phone to PC
> > direction. It is possible that your cable may be broken in the PC to
> > phone direction, or that the headset jack connection inside the phone
> > itself is broken in that direction - I have seen such broken headset
> > jack connections on some busted-up phones. However, this other part
> > of your report raises other concerns:
> >
> > > sudo ./osmocon -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -m c123xor ../../target/firmware/board/compal_e88/hello_world.compalram.bin
> > > But I am not getting any response on pressing power button briefly.
> > > The command keeps on executing without any message.
> >
> > Are you saying that absolutelyno messages whatsoever appear in the
> > console window where you run osmocon as you press thr power button on
> > the phone? If so, then you must have some other problem, as osmocon
> > should at least report that it got PROMPT1 from the phone, even if it
> > is not successful in talking back to the phone.
> > M~