pcp1976 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hi,I've just installed BitTorrent Sync as I'm keen to beat my Dropbox addiction. I've installed the client on my Windows PC, and just installed the Android client on my phone. Whenever I attempt to chose a local folder on my Android device to sync, Sync crashes. Digging through the log, there's a null pointer exception to an activity (com.bittorrent.sync.ui.activity.FileListActivity). I'm using the current stable SlimROM, but I'm not sure how much that affects this error as it seems to be a problem in the Sync app itself.Sorry I can't give you more help than that at the moment, if you need more (full logs, version numbers), just ask. Thanks,Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Within Sync on your Android device, if you go to Settings -> Send Feedback, you'll be able to send debug information directly to the developers, which would be very useful in helping them track down your crash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 pcp1976, Thank you for reporting. We've managed to identify where issue is - it is going to be fixed soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheSaint Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 If the latest SlimROM is Kit Kat, then it's going to have the problem where the app can't write to just any location it wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcp1976 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah it's 4.4.2, I'll send a proper bug report. If KitKat is denying access to file system, it does sound to me as if the Android version and bug might be linked somehow. If there's anything else I can do please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheSaint Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I posted at http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/28275-android-442-dont-have-permission-to-write-to-this-folder/#entry80608 about a new Xposed module that's supposed to enable apps to write to external storage with KitKat. Since you've flashed a custom ROM, I would think you'd have no problem installing the Xposed framework and seeing if this app fixes your problem: http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.defim.apk.handleexternalstorage More info at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2693521 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcp1976 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks for the suggestion Jimmy, I've tried HandleExternalStorage but the Xposed module unfortunately makes no difference.Just trying to think of anything else that might be relevant, do you think my device's file system layout isn't helping matters? It's a GT-N7000 and the internal storage is partitioned into two, with something like (I'll check later when my battery has recharged a little) one partition mounted at / and the other mounted at /sdcard (which appears as external storage in the GUI). I've no experience with what might be considered a standard partition layout on Android as this was my first Android phone.I have now sent a proper bug report, hopefully there's something useful in the log file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcp1976 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 This issue is resolved for me in the latest update, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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