Syncthing android 0.5.28 and linux amd64 0.11.1

I’m confused. Syncthing isnt working, yet it looks like it is.

The only error I can see when running it from console is: closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 but afaik I am using compatible versions… am I not? syncthing android 0.5.28 syncthing linux amd64 0.11.1 on a 64bit Kubuntu 14.04 system

I was using the old version with no problems. Then the browser interface tells me theres an upgrade, so I accept it. Synchthing stops working. Since then I have tried purging it entirely from my android device, reboot device and reinstall ST Deleted /home/user/.config/syncthing/ and started the new linux amd64 0.11.1 … loading the web gui on the new port 8384 The linux side of it seems to work, yet isn’t. The android app has gone from crashing every time I enter the setting menus… to crashing every time i start the app. I have to actually kill the app before it will stop displaying the “waiting for API” message. Correction: even after a reboot all the app does is display “waiting for API” forever now… it doesn’t start at all any more.

The only changes I have made are 1) enabling advanced folder selection and 2) disabling UPnP due to the web interface reporting errors about it being unavailable. 3) File Pull Order: Newest First

Note how the error message changes to what looks like a functional state after a while… despite the fact that the android app is completely unable to start. I think it at that point that the GUI goes from displaying “Disconnected” to displaying “Up to date”… despite transferring nothing.

$ ./syncthing [monitor] 23:54:14 INFO: Starting syncthing [EQVQX] 23:54:15 INFO: syncthing v0.11.2 (go1.4.2 linux-amd64 default) unknown-user@syncthing-builder 2015-05-03 06:29:29 UTC [EQVQX] 23:54:15 INFO: My ID: EQVQXOC-3HKQKA2-GK4OSRR-QJBE5D2-ONWMGSQ-OVA4TVG-LBAATIT-EAVEZAT [EQVQX] 23:54:15 INFO: Database block cache capacity 110979 KiB [EQVQX] 23:54:15 INFO: Starting web GUI on https://127.0.0.1:8384/ [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Starting local discovery announcements [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Starting global discovery announcements [EQVQX] 23:54:16 OK: Ready to synchronize sdcard0-DCIM (read-write) [EQVQX] 23:54:16 OK: Ready to synchronize sdcard0-Pictures (read-write) [EQVQX] 23:54:16 OK: Ready to synchronize sdcard1-DCIM (read-write) [EQVQX] 23:54:16 OK: Ready to synchronize sdcard1-Pictures (read-write) [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Device EQVQXOC-3HKQKA2-GK4OSRR-QJBE5D2-ONWMGSQ-OVA4TVG-LBAATIT-EAVEZAT is “betlognuc” at [dynamic] [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Device XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP is “agoraHD” at [dynamic] [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Completed initial scan (rw) of folder sdcard0-Pictures [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Completed initial scan (rw) of folder sdcard1-DCIM [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Completed initial scan (rw) of folder sdcard1-Pictures [EQVQX] 23:54:16 INFO: Completed initial scan (rw) of folder sdcard0-DCIM [EQVQX] 23:54:48 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [2001:44b8:2124:f00:2119:acd7:2958:a900]:46179-[2001:44b8:2124:f00:e13d:bfdc:de38:5975]:22000 [EQVQX] 23:54:48 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 23:55:21 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [2001:44b8:2124:f00:2119:acd7:2958:a900]:46183-[2001:44b8:2124:f00:e13d:bfdc:de38:5975]:22000 [EQVQX] 23:55:21 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 23:56:21 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55321 [EQVQX] 23:56:22 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:56:22 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [2001:44b8:2124:f00:2119:acd7:2958:a900]:46189-[2001:44b8:2124:f00:e13d:bfdc:de38:5975]:22000 [EQVQX] 23:56:22 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64
[EQVQX] 23:57:22 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [2001:44b8:2124:f00:2119:acd7:2958:a900]:46228-[2001:44b8:2124:f00:e13d:bfdc:de38:5975]:22000
[EQVQX] 23:57:22 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64
[EQVQX] 23:57:23 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at 192.168.178.25:22000-192.168.178.27:35064
[EQVQX] 23:57:23 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:57:55 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at 192.168.178.25:22000-192.168.178.27:35065 [EQVQX] 23:57:55 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:58:49 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55324 [EQVQX] 23:58:49 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:59:08 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55325 [EQVQX] 23:59:08 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:59:27 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [2001:44b8:2124:f00:2119:acd7:2958:a900]:46243-[2001:44b8:2124:f00:e13d:bfdc:de38:5975]:22000 [EQVQX] 23:59:27 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 23:59:43 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55326 [EQVQX] 23:59:43 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 00:00:29 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38768-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:00:29 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:00:48 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55327 [EQVQX] 00:00:48 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 00:01:32 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38780-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:01:32 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 00:01:51 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55328 [EQVQX] 00:01:51 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 00:02:42 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38784-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:02:42 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:04:13 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38802-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:04:13 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:05:14 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38810-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:05:14 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:06:17 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38817-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:06:17 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:07:10 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:22000-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:55329 [EQVQX] 00:07:11 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: EOF [EQVQX] 00:07:18 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38822-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:07:18 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:08:18 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38828-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:08:18 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:09:19 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38833-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:09:19 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:10:21 INFO: Established secure connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP at [fe80::eea8:6bff:fefe:278%eth0]:38838-[fe80::273:8dff:fe68:2568%eth0]:22000 [EQVQX] 00:10:21 INFO: Connection to XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP closed: xdr read: bytes field exceeds size limit; 3130919289 > 64 [EQVQX] 00:15:54 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:21:39 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:23:14 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:24:17 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:25:24 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:26:57 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:26:57 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:27:30 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:27:30 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:28:31 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:28:31 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:29:32 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:29:32 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:30:33 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:30:34 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:31:34 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:31:35 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:32:35 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:32:36 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:33:36 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP) [EQVQX] 00:33:37 INFO: Connected to already connected device (XKPAS6J-5Y7NV6G-ECEMIZD-4MRFVGA-KOV5TNF-XLF2Y7K-PYFGBEV-DA67AAP)

The versions you are using are not compatible, unfortunately. v0.10 cannot sync with v0.11. There is no stable release with 0.11 for android at the moment. There is a development build though.

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Thanks for your concern. The issue is being handled and will soon be resolved. Help is always welcome;)

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@Zillode is there an ETA for the new Release? (Days, Weeks, Months?) This Situation is not very happy :wink: (At least for new Users)

There’ll be an update, and it’ll all be awesome. Relax, people.

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Suggestion: Given that the web GUI displays versions of all attached devices and handles update notifications, I would suggest that giving update notices should assess if it will break itself or not. Obviously suggesting an update version for which there is no compatible version on another linked device is counterproductive. More so when the user is prepared to wait for a week before pursuing it, and even then the cause is not completely apparent, and yet well known to developers.

Suggestion: Display android version number, it’s core version equivalent and ANY KNOWN INCOMPATIBILITIES in “whats new” on the playstore app.

The web UI displays a red upgrade warning dialog with a text explaining that it’s a new major version and that it may not be compatible with previous versions, and it urges you to read the release notes. The release notes (any variant of them) state, in bold and with red exclamation marks, at the very top, that the v0.11 releases are not compatible with the v0.10 releases. We’re also in beta (as indicated by the 0.x version), iterating quickly to deploy new cool stuff, and it’s a community project. I think we’ve done our due diligence here.

The Android app is a separate community project from the “core” CLI app. There probably weren’t any known incompatibilities when it was published. An update is coming.

In short, chill.

Chilled. And no less appreciative of ST in general. Just slightly frustrated. I saw the warnings. I just assumed that “Offered By Felix Ableitner” meant that it was already or would be compatible within a very short time, and I see now that it says “- updated Syncthing to v0.10.30” - evidently I didn’t assimilate that information before. …Looking at the playstore comments it seems Anthonie LaMay made the same mistakes I did.

It’s easy to forget that despite being quite streamlined in places, ST is still really in it’s infancy. I’ll try to keep that in mind.

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