Android Question Unable to create starter service

[fbritop]

Using B4A 8.80, only happens in debug. I have tried changing perms on the manifiest to:

AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

Althow I never write to external storage. Also tried what stays in Internal Library Updates post:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/updates-to-internal-libraries.59340/ regarding the debug.jar, but then it outputs another error

Log results are:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service cl.abreme.android.starter: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.EOFException
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3878)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap5(Unknown Source:0)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1989)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:108)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7425)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:245)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:921)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.EOFException
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.virtualAssets(Shell.java:164)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.start(Shell.java:102)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:92)
    at cl.abreme.android.starter.onCreate(starter.java:34)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3858)
    ... 8 more
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
    at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(DataInputStream.java:200)
    at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:389)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.virtualAssets(Shell.java:136)
    ... 12 more

Any clues???

 

[DonManfred]

Any clues???

Where is the project-upload which shows the issue?
Hard to help with this LESS on Information.

 

[fbritop]

To big to upload the project. If I remove most of activities, there is no error

 

[walterf25]

Using B4A 8.80, only happens in debug. I have tried changing perms on the manifiest to:

AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

Althow I never write to external storage. Also tried what stays in Internal Library Updates post:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/updates-to-internal-libraries.59340/ regarding the debug.jar, but then it outputs another error

Log results are:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service cl.abreme.android.starter: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.EOFException
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3878)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap5(Unknown Source:0)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1989)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:108)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:166)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7425)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:245)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:921)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.EOFException
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.virtualAssets(Shell.java:164)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.start(Shell.java:102)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:92)
    at cl.abreme.android.starter.onCreate(starter.java:34)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3858)
    ... 8 more
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
    at java.io.DataInputStream.readFully(DataInputStream.java:200)
    at java.io.DataInputStream.readInt(DataInputStream.java:389)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.virtualAssets(Shell.java:136)
    ... 12 more

Any clues???

You need to use Runtime Permissions library.

Walter

 

[Erel]

Also tried what stays in Internal Library Updates post:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/updates-to-internal-libraries.59340/ regarding the debug.jar

Don't. You should replace it back with v8.80 debug.jar.

This error can happen when there is illegal code in one of the process global subs.

 

[fbritop]

Yes but it is totally random behaivior. Sometimes happens and sometimes does not with the same project.

 

[Erel]

It might be related to a network issue or interfering anti virus.

 

[fbritop]

Not sure about the network problem, as is connected through USB. There is no AV installed and Windows Defender service is stopped

 

[Erel]

Cleaning the project might help (Ctrl + P). If the error is reproducible then you can send it to me and I'll try it here.

 

[fbritop]

@Erel , not sure if it is related. Today this issue became really nasty.
Clean Project BAD
Restart ADB BAD
Unplug USB and plug it again BAD
Force App to Quit before compile BAD
Uninstall App OK

The app then crash because of a programming error of mine, and we are all set back to cannot start starter service

The problem was solved, not sure if forever, but after cleaning the cache from App Settings from the phone. Also I notice that the debbuger speed was also increased after deleting the cache.

I´m not an expert about background files in Android, but is the first time that with one shot I have an stable IDE for debugging. You may want to have a look on how cache files affect B4A.

Cheers
FBP