ISODrive

It seems ISODrive does not detect .iso files that are stored in a folder outside /home/nemo or external storage, even if there a symbolic link to that folder in /home/nemo.

For instance, since I have more space available on rootfs than /home, I put my .iso files in a ISODrive folder in /. I changed permissions to 777 and ownership to nemo:nemo for this folder and its content, and then I added a symbolic link to it in /home/nemo/Downloads/ISODrivesymlink. Yet, ISODrive will not see the files, and it will if I move them directly in /home/nemo/Downloads.

Am I doing something wrong? I really do not have the required space in /home/nemo. Would moving my /ISODrive folder to /run/media work, as maybe it would be recognized as external storage?

[Edit] Yes, this seems to work.

[Edit 2] No it doesn't. Although ISODrive will list the files in /media/ISODrive, it won't mount them, while the same files in /home/nemo/Downloads can be mounted. Same permissions and ownership on both folders and their content.

jayki

Mon, 2019/03/04 - 19:10

Does not work on XA2 :(

Fri, 2019/02/15 - 17:25

I can see the isos, that I stored on the sdcard with ext4. But nothing happens when hitting one.

Fri, 2019/02/15 - 17:40

Which SfOS version are you using on which device?

Fri, 2019/02/15 - 23:12

I am using the latest 3.0.1.11 on a Xperia X.

Sat, 2019/02/16 - 00:14

Are you sure the selected file is a hybrid-type ISO?

Sat, 2019/02/16 - 00:40

One is the Debian Buster Netinst image, the other the Debian XFCE Live image. Both downloaded from the official Debian mirrors.

Sat, 2019/02/16 - 00:43

Try ejecting through the pulley menu and selecting the ISO again. Additionally, make sure the phone is in charge-only mode.

You could also try the unofficial version but he/she has not released the source changes yet, effectively breaking the GPL license agreement.

Sat, 2019/02/16 - 14:10

Thx! Works now.

Sat, 2019/02/16 - 14:13

What fixed it if I may ask?

247

Wed, 2018/11/14 - 22:06

Does not work anymore, it does not detect any iso, while older (unofficial) version still works...

Wed, 2018/11/14 - 22:20

Please try to reset the media database using Sailfish Utilities (available in the Jolla Store, accessible through the settings app).

Sat, 2018/06/23 - 17:46

unfortunately now my laptop doesn't seem to support booting from it, even grub bootloader doesn't recognise it, because from grub i thought i could tell grub to boot from the phone... have you got any idea? in my os it shows up as a drive and i can read the content of the iso

Sat, 2018/06/23 - 17:26

i decided to use the sdk now and i found out that on oneplus x the path /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun/file should be /sys/devices/virtual/android_usb/android0/f_mass_storage/lun0/file because there is no lun folder, actually there is also a lun1 folder, but i tried with lun0 and compiled and now it works :)

useretail

Thu, 2018/05/10 - 22:31

You are right, however there is no easy way to "hybridize" such ISOs without remastering. My idea is to replace first 512 bytes "on-the-fly" for such images. By the way, today I installed Debian 9.4.0 using ISODrive - worked like a charm

useretail

Wed, 2018/05/09 - 18:35

Windows 10 iso support would be nice. I have to install it for a friend, however my Sailfish X is not bootable :( Looks like it's time to look for my old USB stick...

Thu, 2018/05/10 - 16:37

The problem you're experiencing is caused by Windows 10 ISOs not being shipped as hybrid ISOs. Consult Microsoft or use Google-fu to solve your problem.

Thu, 2018/03/29 - 15:33

is it possible to compile it on the device? i tried with gcc -lstdc++ -std=c++0x -I/usr/include/qt5/ -I/usr/include/qt5/QtCore/ ISODrive.cpp but that was as far as I got

Sat, 2018/03/31 - 01:41

Theoretically possible, though not recommended. Also you were missing a lot of other include paths in that command (in addition to other qmake shenanigans).

Tue, 2018/03/13 - 14:39

on a oneplus x it isn't working. as far as i remember first mount the iso and this part isn't working, the dot doesn't turn white and then plug it in

eatdirt

Fri, 2017/10/27 - 00:19

Thanks for getting it back!

cvp

Wed, 2017/10/25 - 14:51

can you add the features that the app search for an ISO on the memory card or specify a target directory?

Thu, 2017/10/26 - 14:51

I'd actually like to get Tracker to find the ISOs so both internal and external memory are covered.

Wedmer

Sat, 2017/05/27 - 22:46

Created PR. Should work on 2.1.0. Tested this on my Jolla phone

Wed, 2017/10/25 - 00:06

New version is up, thanks for hosting a compatible one in the meanwhile :)

Wedmer

Wed, 2017/10/25 - 23:36

What's about merging other changes?

Thu, 2017/10/26 - 14:45

I will release a new version with those changes after I changed some implementation details, fixing the requirement of selecting "Charging only" when plugging in the process.

cvp

Thu, 2017/03/23 - 16:32

can you pls update this app for 2.1.0 ? :)

szymeczek34

Wed, 2017/02/22 - 14:19

Seems like a very useful app. Is there a way to run it on SFOS 2.1?

Jeffrey04

Fri, 2014/12/19 - 12:45