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[HD Mini Android Development] -r0bin-:
so here is the new version of the day, featuring Froyo 2.2

3 days only between two releases, because a big bug has been fixed.

Link to download:

http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/downloads/list

What's new?

r169:

- battery drain fixed (now close to 5/10mA in suspend mode) [by r0bin & schlund]

- swap deactivated (slows down android) [by r0bin]

- gps command line activated for ntp servers [by r0bin]

- new boot animation [by r0bin]

- wifi working this time!

r167 vs r164:

- gps.conf updated for fast GPS [from xda]

- telephony.db updated (fix some users not having 3G working)

- timeswitch workaround [by r0bin]

- g-sensor calibration fix [by r0bin]

- usb/ac cable detection fix [by r0bin]

- battery driver updated [by r0bin]

- headset sound fix (voice + mp3) [by r0bin]

- overclocking/underclocking capabilities [from ladios]

- light sensor fix [by cardsharing]

- usb stability [by cardsharing]

- headset audio glitch [by r0bin]

- camera snapshot fix [by cardsharing]

- power saving mode (better battery life) [by schlund]

- touchscreen calibration [by schlund]

Enjoy and as usual, feel free to report any bug or issue you might have on this new version!

Note for people having 3G not working:

known issue, please apply 3Gfix patch listed in here:

http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/downloads/list

Note for people willing to fine tune their GPS region

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236142

Note for people updating their existing system:

/!\ Make sure to do a backup in any case (titanium backup seems to work well)

if you are using [r167] from google page:

No need to format your SD card or delete apps or whatever:

Copy everything from archive exept system.ext2 at root of your sdcard, run haret as usual and you are good to go!

if you are using [10/07/2011 r134++] from google page:

Lucky you, you dont need to format your SD card or delete apps or whatever:

Copy everything from archive exept system.ext2 at root of your sdcard, run haret as usual and you are good to go!

if you are using munjeni release:

you can try to do the same: overwrite everything exept system.ext2, run haret and see if it still works :D

if your android is not working well after partial update:

then you will have to do a clean upgrade (delete all and copy). use a backup program (titanium or other) and enjoy!
[HD Mini Android Development] adnannn81:
Thank you for your effort

But I have a problem with the reading of messages, browse the Internet with the Arabic language in general

Characters appear incorrectly

Intermittent and the right to be connected

Example

مرحبا ---- م ر ح ب ا
[HD Mini Android Development] youkid90:
Thank you r0bin，the new boot animation is so nice ~

I am sorry，my phone sleep to death just now ，and cannot be wake up by pressing power button
[HD Mini Android Development] -r0bin-:
can you open a new issue report on photon google page?

it happens during the first times you update kernel.

reboot, it should be gone in few time....
[HD Mini Android Development] puxus:
Great release, thanks!

But usb file transfer don`t works :( maybe there is some trick to make it work?
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
for now u can use droid explorer,i use it and it works
[HD Mini Android Development] puxus:
Badly :( BTW in last munjeni`s releases, and in cm6 from derefas I was able to copy files in simple Explorer, or Total Commander...
[HD Mini Android Development] GallardoLP_560:
I am in love with the new boot animation! Great Job! Wish there could be such a live wallpaper :p
[HD Mini Android Development] 15MA1L:
Congratulations and thank you !
[HD Mini Android Development] kira1511:
thanks to all dev , u r making great job :)
[HD Mini Android Development] iPlasm:
Thank you again Robin, :) thanks for devs also :D You was fast this Time :eek:

I will try and report, & maybe this was cause slow boot... :cool:
[HD Mini Android Development] fernando2610:
With thios version show me an error "Touch Input(com.htc.android.htcime" its closed unexpectly. Try again
[HD Mini Android Development] Rastaman2302:
The new boot animation is AWESOME ^^

Just copied the files, first boot on the way, will report back soon with my findings :)

Great work guys, I might just hang on to this phone a little longer now..
[HD Mini Android Development] ¨K¨:
Thx a lot Robin and all the devs, this release is awesome!

My phone hardly consumed anything over night, this is great!

Boot animation rocks :eek:

¨K¨
[HD Mini Android Development] maxxoros:
I want to confirm with this release Speed is better, battery is better,

but, there is something I want to report

1. Camera work with snapshot, however there s not button to capture so we must long press for camera to auto focus and capture. A button on screen to capture is a must :) (the message is "press the optical trackball to capture with I know there s no trackball for our photon)

2. Problem is similar for video capturing, however It s more severe because there s no way to capture video with long press

3. Youtube still not work correctly, I hear the sound but there is no image and after that I can not turn the sound off even youtube has been force close.

4. Advertising issue, most custom android has a good host file to prevent ad, I attached a good host file here and it prevent 99% ad we get on android, that help apps run faster
[HD Mini Android Development] ashu's htc:
wow !!! hope this works on my htc
[HD Mini Android Development] Cray*:
R 169

Really good release thanks to all developers who are working on it. It's really useable. Android running really smooth I think it's faster than previous releases. Also second boot was fast about ~ 25 seconds.

3G/EDGE/GPRS: Working (Very stable.)

Battery: Working (Consuption is between 3-10 mA in suspend mode.)

Boot Animation: Beatiful

Camera: Working

GPS: Working (Also change of GPS zone for faster GPS tracking.)

Time: Working (I didn't notice any shifts after 3 hours of using. Even in sleep mode no shifts.)

G sensor: Working

L Sensor: Working

Touch Screen: Working

USB: Working (Through Droid Explorer.)

Other stuff like Charging and Wi-Fi I'll try later.
[HD Mini Android Development] ashu's htc:
Same problem with this version..

First boot...successfull (with or without sim)

second boot...tie tie fish... restarts in wm...

please help ????? anybody having the same problem ??

please reply ...
[HD Mini Android Development] schlund:
place the 3G fix from first post after your first boot (android already installed on sd card)
[HD Mini Android Development] rob62:
r169

Hi there,

Everything is working fine; great job!!! Owesome.

But.... the only thing is that 3G is still nog working. After the fix (and before) it says that the com.android.phone process is unexpectically stopt.

Giving in a pin will result in functioning only for a few seconds and than again the same issue.

Do you have a solution Robin?

Thanks a lot!
[HD Mini Android Development] redeye998:
Is it FAT32 format? It should be...
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
hmmmmmmmm if your phone is branded you cannot use my rom,only the O2 roms.

anyway i uploaded my ROM---> https://rapidshare.com/files/3989216625/RUU_Signed_0409.nbh

if you still want to use my rom google for "how to create a gold card"

20-30 mA in standby i was getting with my kingmax card..so depends on card how much power they use..and about display on..i get ~150,but that with brightness set to manually.

btw are u romanian?
[HD Mini Android Development] 7ftnick:
tzacapaca

Hey, it worked ! I flashed your rom via sspl, it is significantly liter than the stock rom of the same version. It didn`t decrease consumption in sleep mode, but it did decrease it in awake mode now its abou 150 ma )

Nu eu nu sunt Roman, nu mai am stat in Romania (Constanta) cateva luni, si am invatat un pic de limba vostra ))
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
Cool,i'm glad it worked for you:D

If you want 5-7-10mA in standby replace your sd card,but don't get a class 10 one because is known that higher classes uses more power,class 4 will be just fine;)
[HD Mini Android Development] ¨K¨:
calibrating the G-sensor in WM before booting Android works for me, no more freezes! :)
[HD Mini Android Development] andyecht:
delay issues

hi guys,

actual release r169 is very nice and stable.

but i have one problem, when i do downloads from market. my phone is very very slowly, and reaction of inputs is very poor.

it is in WLAN and in 3G mode. Sometimes, when it went in standby during download it is not possible to weak-up again. Then the only thing, what works is to get the battery out and restart.

also the 3G speed and WLAN speed is very very slowly...

Has anyone the same problems? Can someone confirm?

Pls let me know,

THX,

Andy
[HD Mini Android Development] redeye998:
Mate, I can confirm the Not-Possible to wake up- problem.

Seems it happens only if the phone goes to AUTO-standby.

Fix: Disable the autostandby or make it more than 3 mins so you have time to download-read that you want.

My problems are:

Battery Life (Played a game and lasted about 4 hours of continious gaming)

The signal icon shows that i never have signal so many times. (Like it is random)
[HD Mini Android Development] fatslim:
I agree on this. The signal icon shows that too often. Any way i updated my rom as tzacapaca suggested and in the beginning everything was fine the battery drain went down a lot but now sometimes when i put it in suspend mode or it does it automatically it i cant wake the phone up any more. any suggestions why this happens ? Before i updated the rom everything worked fine no freezes or anything just that the battery drain was to big.
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
calibrate g-sensor on WM,it worked for others

user "K" just stated this above...lol
[HD Mini Android Development] fatslim:
yeah sure i can try that, but that would be only temporary solution i was wondering why it happens and maybe there is something permanent solution. because it is lil bit stupid to calibrate everytime ? or it does not have to be done everytime.
[HD Mini Android Development] ¨K¨:
yes you'll have to do it everytime you reboot the phone.

doesn't take that long, only a few seconds...

I don't have to reboot anymore because the latest release r169 is running fine for me.
[HD Mini Android Development] Pretender9:
Battery indicator issues

First of all, thanks to the developers for the hard work and the support. The HD mini is much better suited for Android with it's smaller screen and all. My phone is working fine now. I had the battery drain issue but that was mostly (most probably as good as it will get) fixed now. Just to share I tried installing on Transcend 8 GB and 16 GB Class 6 cards but they did not work. I then tried on my 8 GB SanDisk class 4 and it is working.

However, I am having a small not so important issue that I did not see anybody else mention. My battery indicator does not update properly. When charging, as a result one time even after a full charge, the charge indicator LED was still orange. Then, when I check it still shows less charge, for example, it was stuck at 23%. Then later it jumped incrementally to 100%. The same thing can happen at times for discharging. It simply jumps a big percentage lower at once. This does not happen each time. I am not sure if this is due to the current monitoring software I installed but I did an uninstall but still nothing. Is this a known problem or is it just me? Thanks in advance.
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
it's an indicator issue, from the battery driver.

the algorithm for charge is based on time, but since we have a time bug issue specially on usb, it is computing badly: needs to be fixed.

http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/issues/detail?id=67
[HD Mini Android Development] ashu's htc:
I installed on new SD card and its working.. but the phone gets warm within 3 hrs.. why ???
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
does that happen when phone is in use?
[HD Mini Android Development] ashu's htc:
No... phone is not in use... between 12 to 3 am at night...

and in day time also i think it gets warm... better precaution i stopped using android...
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
then something is running in background i guess,or u live in Sahara lol:D..i don't have this issue

try to format your card,install Android again,and DON"T install apps for a while,and report if phone is still warm,or try with other card.
[HD Mini Android Development] andyecht:
my status report

hi guys,

since a few days, my mini is running very good. i have no problem with battery drain, restarts and more.

i use a lexar 32GB class10 micri sdhc. the fully loaded battery will be at 50% in the evening with "normal" use, that means a few calls per day, exchange sync with push mail.

after calibration of the g-sensor in wm, there are much less restarts and hangings than previously.

I will say thanks to all developers for this great job. a small issue is the bluetooth connection with my car hands-free. this is only workin in one way, i can hear,but noone can hear me.

i think, that our developers will solve this issue also.

GREAT JOB!

Andy
[HD Mini Android Development] Telefonmann3000:
Hello!

R169 is the 2nd release I have tried. It's up and running since three weeks. On some days power consumption was rather high and I had to use my replacement battery. This might have been caused by apps that work in the background. No rebooting or calibrating ever needed.

After all I notice that Android is considerably slower compared to WinMo on the HD Mini. Android seems to send even "core" processes to sleep sometimes.

Finally I'm looking forward to a final release that could replace ROM. I guess Android will run run faster then, right?

Big thanks to all developers involved, you are doing great work, keep going ahead!

Best,

Michael
[HD Mini Android Development] goldenorb:
hey man,

instead of replying every thread with the same post take a look at google code page. they didnt stop the project but seems that they have left the forum.
[HD Mini Android Development] nessusman:
no they ain't. they're still here. the google code page is their lair instead....:D
[HD Mini Android Development] sunnyhj:
hi guys..

i wanted to ask that does any one have a FM problem..?? mine seems to detect all the frequencies..but there is no sound in headset or speaker...
[HD Mini Android Development] tzacapaca:
http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/issues/detail?id=76
[HD Mini Android Development] DmK75:
Turn FM on, and launch Android during radio works. :)
[HD Mini Android Development] Pretender9:
Hi,

I'd like to share my experience regarding battery life. First when I installed this ROM, I did not know it needs any tweaking for power. I only did a hard reset of my Mini HD and followed the installation instruction. I was getting around 10 Hrs of power with my normal use, which was, around 10 -15 mins voice calls plus wifi for a few mins just to sync. After reading the [Howto]Tips n tricks for better battery life thread, I tried to follow it all but ended up just using the first point e.g. GSM auto (PRL) selection. Don't remember where but I also found a suggestion to change brightness in WM from Auto to manual. I set it at 30%. Also in Android I am using 30% brightness. I got a battery life of over 24 Hrs with similar usage. I then read about something about turning off the Time Auto Update disable in Android. I did that, There was something about disabling something else, but I couldn't find it. Instead I disabled Background Data in Accounts and Sync. I don't know if it has anything to do with power but I also disabled auto rotate using a widget. Today I got more than 36Hrs and still going and I used the voice a lot more than normal for 2 days. I'm very happy with the power finally. I'm sorry if these are all known facts, but I just wanted to share. BTW, I am using Go Launcher EX with the Task Manager Widget that I use to close background applications from time to time. 8 GB Class 4 Sandisk MicroSD HC card.

Thanks.
[HD Mini Android Development] BATFINK74:
howdys guys,any new developments?
[HD Mini Android Development] puxus:
My patience is ending :( about a month from last releace, and no news at all. I`m tired to visit forum several times in a day and to find nothing new. Dear developers can you tell us: is the project temporarry stopped, or finally stopped... or, i hope, you are steel working on it? Thanks!
[HD Mini Android Development] liorderei:
puxus you're really rude!

instead of appreciate what they did and say thank you for at least having this android you're getting angry? you really have to calm down!!
[HD Mini Android Development] DmK75:
He only asked about continued development or freezed.
[HD Mini Android Development] youkid90:
I have the same feeling , but we are only fans , and they have no responsibility to develop android for photon users , I think the best way to get rid of anxiety is to change another phone :)
[HD Mini Android Development] puxus:
I`am not getting angry, and I don`t want to be rude. Maybe my English is not very good, so it seems rude :rolleyes:. I`m only confused about the developers silence, and I am not the one.
[HD Mini Android Development] zalaros:
Yes i would also like to know if the android development has stopped or not. If it is stopped then i might consider going to another device. I'm not rude or anything else but i'm just wondering what is going on ;)
[HD Mini Android Development] iPlasm:
Friends, as I asked before.. :)

They're Working.. the Development is continue.. it is not stopped.

And yes.. they're just silent now in the Forum, but they will be back for new releases...

also Remember.. School is Back! :)
[HD Mini Android Development] cherryva:
cardsharing

Can we have cardsharing for this version?:rolleyes:

so that we can load it in RAM
[HD Mini Android Development] zalaros:
Thank you very much for your reply ;) This is great news :D
[HD Mini Android Development] schlund:
Dear followers,

just to give you a little "Update":

Is the Project dead?

definitely not, we are still working on it, nearly every day

What are we working on?

Currently we are working on acoustic drivers, that means: audio routing to speaker, handsfree, headset, fm, bluetooth etc, and all the things concerned with it like echo, volume etc etc

What is our progress?

That's not that easy to say or to explain, let's say we have incall-volume and routing roughly working

Do we need help?

Help is always welcome, but if we have to explain first, how the things are working its not really helpful but time comsuming.

Why dont we work on NAND boot?

we will, but at the moment there are many things - like the acoustic driver - that have to be fixed first. For example if we boot our latest release from nand no audio would work.

When will be the next release?

when we have to release something

Why don't we post on the forum?

I can only talk for me: There is nothing to say, many people are arguing against me but i don't feel like it, so i decided not to feed the trolls. It is also not my diction to anounce big fixes without having a result, likes others do. You will always get what you see.

How can others watch your progress?

everybody should know we have a google page: http://code.google.com/p/photon-and... Type Status Priority Milestone Owner Summary

you can see there what we are working on
[HD Mini Android Development] zalaros:
Dear schlund, this is exactly what we need right now ;) To know that you are still working on this project :) We owe you a lot...:) THANK YOU
[HD Mini Android Development] liorderei:
thank you for the hard work and honesty, i believe i can say that this post means alot to everybody!
[HD Mini Android Development] puxus:
Thank you very much for this report! It`s great to hear! Waiting patiently!
[HD Mini Android Development] jomaga:
Thanks a lot schlund!
[HD Mini Android Development] iPlasm:
Nice news, Schlund :)
[HD Mini Android Development] pwel:
switch proximity and light sensor off

Hello all, somehow my light and proximity sensors do no work. So i cannot end a call. In one of the earlier releases the sensors were not fixed yet so I did not have this issue. is it possible for someone to publish a sensor free release?

That would really help me!

thx in advance.

EDIT: not needed anymore. It appeared I forgot the little rubber cover of the proximity sensor which causes the malfunction.

See:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861697
[HD Mini Android Development] danny1909:
Will not start

Hello all,

When i start the Haret from my sd card it stays with haRET: Booting Linux. Is there a problem with the windows mobile? Everything on my sd card is correctly copied.
[HD Mini Android Development] codiak:
The first start takes a couple of minutes. Did you wait at least 15 minutes?
[HD Mini Android Development] superzuan:
i have the same problem. they loose also my rubber for my proxmity sensor. that's why my proximity sensor not working correct. where can i found that rubber.
[HD Mini Android Development] pwel:
See the link in my previous post: a piece of black foam between the sensors should work. Use androsensor to test.
[HD Mini Android Development] superzuan:
Between the proxmity sensor and the sensor next to it? A strip double side black tape?should be enough?
[HD Mini Android Development] swissly:
Yes, it is. And make sure the front glass is really close to the housing. I had the problem with mine, that the new glass was not really sticking on the phone housing. This little gap was a problem. I just glued the glass to the housing with some superglue.
[HD Mini Android Development] alpadolmeri:
Battery drain problem

With my HTC HD MINI , battery drain is really unacceptable ! I go to sleep at 23:00 with 100% battery, when I wake up at 7:00 the battery is 60% !!!

I disabled automatic internet connection and I am using only GMS to save battery as much I can, but battery will be wasted if few hours.

One time I also had a freeze of the phone, with hardware button lights turned on while the phone was unused.

Any suggestion ?
[HD Mini Android Development] okkie:
thanks 4 all dev
[HD Mini Android Development] pwel:
Did you check this link: it really helped me a lot. In sleepmode the current is reduced to about 4mA:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1241694
[HD Mini Android Development] pwel:
I attached a photo with the rubber part you are missing and the sensors. Somehow you should isolate the proximity sensor from the light sensor by putting some material (e.g. balck foam) in between. And then use androsensor to test if it is working before you glue the whole thing again.
[HD Mini Android Development] superzuan:
thankkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu it works. i used a piece of (klitteband ) and now its working. Just a little strip between the sensors and a tip of super glue.
[HD Mini Android Development] cbolumar:
I suppose you are using R169 o Munjeni last build .

I only have a fast drain starting haret with bluetooth on in WM , doing that:

- Clock works very fast in android.

- Battery drain very very fast in Android.

Be sure your wm bluetooth is off when run haret.
[HD Mini Android Development] caino74:
Stuck in black

Hi all,

im updating this rom, but after first launch google close and go in stuck black screen.

No power off or other.

(and every know knowns is possible use data.ex2 at 1GB?)
[HD Mini Android Development] iamwin:
hi! i have a question. what is the recommended AVI player for android? i use Coreplayer for may winmo OS, i wish there is a counterpart for this.
[HD Mini Android Development] liorderei:
i use mx player! they have a codec pack that works with xvids...i didn't check if it works with hd..

but for me it works very smooth and fast...
[HD Mini Android Development] superzuan:
battery fast draining, playd 10 min angry birds download some apps, little bit whatsapp and my battery had only left 84%. now the apps are installed and downloaded and playd again 10 min a game only 61% left.
[HD Mini Android Development] codiak:
I opend up an issue about battery drain on standby with wifi on here.

Can someone confirm it?