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[Touch CDMA Android Development] ajoh99:
Hi everyone,

Having a problem with phone randomly not being to dial out / receive calls.

Phone looks normal, signal level normal, but caller hears 4-5 rings and then goes to voicemail (not going to VM directly as if phone is off). No activity at all on phone. Also, all attempts to dial out fail.

This has happened a couple times and is fixed with a reboot. The problem is I have no idea if my phone is working correctly and have missed important calls when phone decides not to be receiving calls.

I have the latest android files (from the Dec 5 release) and the .50 radio.

Would this problem go away if I updated to the .70 radio?

Any other thoughts or people with similar problem?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] xxmillertimexx:
I have never had this problem. My only problem is SMS. Calls work ok. But theres a .70 Radio...? I've never heard of this
[Touch CDMA Android Development] craig0r:
Just to augment this, this port also seems to work fine on 3.41.00, which I had up until about a month ago. I've since upgraded to 3.42.50 just to be on the same page as Martin, but I just wanted to point out that 3.42.50 doesn't seem to be entirely necessary, but yes... ideally be on 3.42.50
[Touch CDMA Android Development] erickplaystation:
I had to use this software to create the correct CSV file: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-tbexport-contacts.html

Now the app is telling me: "The file contained 228 records and I added 0 contacts." How do I get it to import the contacts??
[Touch CDMA Android Development] retrobits:
well, the program is designed for the csv file format that MS Outlook exports. Possibly the csv format of tbexport is a little different. Basically the columns in the csv file need to match the code. You can edit the first line of the csv file with notepad to make sure the column header spellings match the names in quotes (I believe they are case sensitive, but the order of columns shouldn't matter).

snipped from http://code.google.com/p/scottanico...ts/src/com/creve/csvcontacts/CSVContacts.java

first = contact.get("First Name");
last = contact.get("Last Name");
busphone = contact.get("Business Phone");
homephone = contact.get("Home Phone");
mobilephone = contact.get("Mobile Phone");
otherphone = contact.get("Other Phone");
email = contact.get("E-mail Address");
company = contact.get("Company");
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugmen0t:
nothing to see here
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Philpot85:
You know, I just want to say thank you. You don't know how much this means to me and those that don't want to be slaves of winmo and who are extremely interested in Android. I've spent a lot of time thinking about purchasing the G1, but not taking the plunge because of T-Mobile's spotty coverage in my area. This whole project has put to rest my lust for Android :).

I signed up to this site just to tell you that I truly appreciate what you've started and done, as well as any others who assisted in this endeavor. It's nice to know that there are still good people in this world that are willing to go out of their way to help others.

Thank You.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
http://www.2shared.com/file/4517213/ac4b2f1b/system.html

Here is a system.img consisting of the new android Devphone base image, with SetupWizard.apk replaced with SdkSetup.apk (setupwizard doesn't work...), and martin's RIL.

There are some kinks -- some stuff crashes and there is no 3G/data icon in the top status bar. I haven't used the git base in awhile, it looks like they merged in a bunch of new stuff, including a (portrait) software keyboard. It's building now, if I can get it to work I'll post a new image.

Note -- this has youtube, marketplace, im, etc, but I am not sure they will all work without some more work.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] erickplaystation:
thanks! i always wanted to check out the marketplace! :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] fletch259:
Marketplace asks for gmail account. Re-asks when I put mine in. Youtube says there is no network connection. I don't see an option for google login service to put in my gmail credentials for calendar/contacts sync. We are getting closer though! Hopefully Martin will be able to integrate this into his builds! Thanks f00bar! FYI I am on a Sprint Touch.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
Do you just replace the system file from DZO's work with this one? I tried that and it wouldn't launch android. It'd start to go through the linux bootup but freeze part way through. I've deleted all the files and starting to replace the files to see if it'll boot up now. Just checking to make sure I did it right.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
Ok. Android still works with DZO's build. When I replace the system.img file it fails to mount the system file and just sits there. I'm running Sprint Touch. I'll have to post radio version tomorrow. Anyone else having problems or has it work?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
OK I think I'm close to getting the new cupcake branch working. This includes some new stuff from google (software keyboard), and my changes to fix the dialer. I also made some other changes to fix some more resolution issues (see pic below). I found the maps binaries for the dev g1, and they work except there is a gold box in the lower left corner. We can figure out how to remove it later. The soft keyboard has basic support for word prediction but it's buggy and crashes, so I turned it off for this. Also, the cupcake release adds a new "Spare Parts" app, which is basically a second settings app with some more stuff (e.g. changing font size, I find the smaller font size much better).

NOTE IT DOES NOT WORK YET. It runs fine in the emulator, but something is repeatedly crashing and running it out of memory on the actual vogue. The .img is just the system root from the git source, with dzo's RIL and keymaps. I won't be able to work on this for a few days, so I'm posting the image in this state incase anyone wants to give it a shot. Do NOT try to use this other than to try to fix it...

http://www.2shared.com/file/4523305/95333cdf/system.html
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
GOT IT, it works now. WOW lowering the density makes a very big difference in the experience. It "seems" much higher-res. Try it out and tell me what you think. Here is the system image:

http://www.2shared.com/file/4525244/a2f1fca6/system.html

Also, remember to check "Spare Parts" app and decrease the text size if you want.

Use all other files from dzo's most recent release (you should probably wipe data.img too, since there might be incompatibilities).

The soft keyboard is very nice, but we need better calibration for the screen -- the blind corner touching isn't good enough. Maybe some kind of markers.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
so far so good

just played with it for 5 minutes ... i like what i see

ill post more feedback later today

nice work!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] es3045:
I replaced the file with the one thats on my phone and it doesnt work. Looks the same as before am i missing something?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hystrix:
Working great for me on Sprint vogue... thanks f00bar
[Touch CDMA Android Development] es3045:
ok i got it to work but maps isnt working
[Touch CDMA Android Development] punk.kaos:
Also, F00bar, your image no longer sees the SDCard, so installing apps doesn't work.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] nabicat:
Looks promising

So far so good! The soft keyboard works like a charm for me. Seem to have a few crashes, but on the whole it looks like a great base for a new release. I couldn't find marketplace, is there some trick to setting it up?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] koya25:
Thanks so much f00bar!

This resolution fixes a lot of the issues I was having with the original image on my HTC Touch. It works much better. There are a few problems however that worked in the original image:

1 - Camera no longer works - can not detect my SD Card!

2 - Gallery app says "no photos" when I was able to see my photos with the original image

3 - Browser says I have cookies disabled when I try to login to my Gmail. I checked the browser settings and cookies are enabled. It worked with the original image

4 - IM app does not load up. Nothing happens when I select it

5 - Maps does not work - I get a "com.google.android.apps.maps" has stopped unexpectedly error. I never had that issue before with the original image

6 - Togga app font is off a bit, where it says "Connected", ti now wraps down to the next line and pushes down the red circle image.. minor but it's still feedback to consider :)

7 - Calendar app does nothing when selected - doesn't even load up!

Again, wonderful job! Let us know how we can help...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
same with me

i have Sprint Touch Vogue

but overall, i think if dzo gets ahold of some of these mods, this will be nice!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] ajoh99:
With new image, I still have old keyboard. I kept my data.img. Should I have deleted it completely, or used a stock data.img from a DZO release?

Though the smaller font and improved dialer are very much welcome. I have been fat-fingering a lot less dialing numbers with the better dialer.

Edit: Got the new keyboard and like the new layout, but won't show in landscape and in portrait, keys too small to hit with my big thumbs
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
I love the new keyboard.

Maps still works for me. The rest of the previous list is true for me. Plus when I go to developer tools to set my gmail log in information it gives me an error and crashes out.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
1/2: I guess dzo modified libcameraservice.so. Google changed this after him, so his version won't work anymore. If anyone knows where I can find his changes, I can apply them, otherwise we need to wait for him to rebuild it.

5: It works for me and someone else below, so I can't really say anything. Did you wipe data.img and replace it with a fresh data.gz?

6: It's usable, but hopefully retrobits will fix it

3,4,7: I'll look into these

Thanks for the testing/feedback.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] koya25:
Merci!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks f00bar. Yes, I just tried it again even. I deleted the original data.img file and I just placed a new data.gz but the issues I was facing before are still there :(

Thanks for looking into some of this. Hope you can get it to work :) Would be so amazing!!!

Happy new year!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
hmm so i think i was just imagining the calibration. the code says the kernel should be printing messages during calibration, but dmesg shows nothing. Does this work for anyone? Holding cam button and pressing corners.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] koya25:
nope

Nope, I tried that and it has never worked for me.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
Hmm this sucks. I can't fix it in userspace because by then the information is already gone (for me, it reports that the pointer is all the way to the left once its within 6mm of the border). A good way to see how bad it is is go to Api Demos -> Graphics -> TouchPaint. On mine, y axis is calibrated perfectly, but x is about 6mm off near the edges.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] koya25:
I just tried this, not sure if I am doing it right but I do see what I draw almost perfectly on. However, the right edge is always cut off - even when Android boots up - you know where you see the orange logo, the right side is always cut off... really weird.. making an app to for alignment would be awesome!!!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] steve98:
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everybody working on this, this is phenomenal stuff. Foobar your latest image is amazing, do you know whether this leads to better power management? Also, does cupcake allow devs to tinker with the on-screen keyboard as the new one is very tricky to use on the Touch's small screen. Awesome work though!! Almost at the point where we can ditch WinMo!!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
im having issues with incoming phone calls, it seems like its double ringing, and it delays to ring ... so i will miss the call

*shrugs* anyone else having issues with f00bar's mod with incoming calls?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] pierrechn:
bout time for you to update your cab.....
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dfine1966:
Well my Sandisk 4GB Microsd died today on my Sprint Touch. Same as everyone else, couldn't format, but files wouldn't delete. Had the memory card for 11 months with no problems, tried Android for the last 3 weeks with no problems, all of the sudden I couldn't transfer new files onto the card or delete any files.

After reading all the posts on this subject, I am wondering if I installed it in the right place. I put the the system and data file on the microsd card by itself, not in any folder. I created on the the microsd card a folder called AndroidApps and put apk files. This is where I think I made the mistake, which might have caused the corruption. I created a folder named Android and put the rest of the files in there, but moved it off the microsd card onto the phone itself into the program files directory. It worked great, but caused the corruption. Are all the folders and files need to be on the sd card. Was that what caused the corruption. I just picked up a new Sandisk 8 GB microsd for $20 bucks, but I really don't want to corrupt, but I was enjoying Android. Please, if anyone has and insight on proper installation procedures or if the corruptions are still happening, please let me know. I do have the 512 microsd card that came with the phone, I could use that while I am trying out Android.

Thanks again. Hopefully the problem was caused by me, not the program itself.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] grktaurus83:
None of us know for sure why but it doesn't have anything to do with where the files are installed.

However, the general consensus is that the large number of read/writes to the flash drive is eventually wearing out the flash memory. Flash memory wasn't designed for operating system use (massive amounts of constant reads/writes) since it has a limited read/write life cycle.

dzo changed the filesystem type to lower the amount of reads/writes that occur and it seems that the problem has lessened since then.

Unfortunately, it seems like this may always be a problem for us.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Nickman1:
Found this interesting. I have F00bar's system.img (runing great by the way). As others have mentioned I am not able to see the pictures on my SD card when using the wallpaper or picture browser. I can, however, see them when I use the Raw Image Viewer in dev tools.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] koya25:
Hey Nickman1,

I just tried that myself and YES, that works for me too. So I can only see my images through the Raw Image Viewer under dev tools... interesting indeed. Hope that helps f00bar in creating a better image :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
Ya as I said, dzo modified something on the image so once he gets back he can update it. It's a waste of time to go redo his work.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] t76sTaNg:
Is this a problem?????

After I ran herat.exe and linux starts booting, the phone does a soft reset and reboots with a white screen?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joe11211:
Thanksf00bar for your work, I am also having the same issues reported above, no maps, IM etc.

Just one question, is this release supposed to have the marketplace app? If it does, how can I access it?

Joe
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
As I said, maps works for me, so nothing else I can tell you.

Marketplace,youtube,calendar,and IM all don't work because the Google Login Service is broken on cupcake branch (you can download source direct from google and try it in emulator unmodified, it doesn't work). Once Google fixes GLS, calendar/IM will work, and youtube/market will get further. I spent about 20 minutes looking but didn't see what the problem was. If Google fixes these issues in a new code drop I'll update the image, but otherwise, since I don't use Calendar, IM, Youtube, or Market I'm not going to spend any more time on it.

Also, you should probably forget about Market in particular -- all of these apps are designed for 480x320 and aren't going to show up properly on 320x240, if not crash. If you look at the android-developers list, most developers are upset that 320x240 phones will even exist, and have stated making things work on 320x240 is not worth their time, and they'll probably just post in the summary "NOT FOR QVGA PHONES". So, you're never going to have a Market app where you can download tons of apps the way the G1 can. If you want that, buy a HVGA android phone when a CDMA one comes out.

One note to dzo.. at this point I have everything I want other than GPS and USB. While I'd love those, it seems to me that sinking a large amount of time into fixing these things when the vogue is essentially dead would be a huge waste of resources that would be better spent on improving android itself, where the payoff would carry onto any future handsets we might have. QVGA will always be a second-class citizen, so we'll never get the 'full android experience' on the touch. Also, CDMA android phones will be coming soon, and consider that a new phone will cost a few hundred dollars, while making these two things work will cost you atleast another hundred more hours of time that's surely worth at least $50/hour... I certainly do understand the "fun" factor of getting linux running on devices without vendor support, but in this case it's a device that's going to be effectively outdated in a couple of months...

I also fixed the touchscreen calibration; setting XMIN=400,XMAX=3800 and recompiling zImage works for my sprint touch. I'm not sure why the existing calibration code doesn't work for me...

IMO the next cool thing to have would be adblock for the browser, so this is what I'll be working on next.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] derekwilkinson:
What device? Where are you putting the files?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
i think if we take f00bar's stuff and join with dzo ... id be happy

anyone notice some weird behavior with incoming calls?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joe11211:
But why cant I even see it? where is it supposed to be? I only see IM.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
When I looked on Sprint the other day I didn't even see the Touch for sale anymore.

What resolution is the Samsung Instinct? From what I've read the upcoming Android phone from Sprint is going to be Android on the Samsung Instinct phone. It has a smaller screen than the Touch so I'm doubting it has the same resolution as the G1

I definitely use IM a lot so it's useful to me.

Map does work but GPS does not. GPS is not critical but definitely nice to have since it's easier than picking a nearby address to get directions.

Marketplace is probably not there because it wasn't touched with the cupcake update. If I'm not mistaken, this release is just cupcake joined with DZO's system image. Correct me if I'm wrong.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] f00bar:
because I removed them
[Touch CDMA Android Development] pierrechn:
hey how do i install the new android? im using the cab..so do i just replace the system img with the one on the cupcake post or what?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] es3045:
yup thats it
[Touch CDMA Android Development] nabicat:
I vote dzo sinks lots of time into this project, although he might have something to say about that! ;)

Kidding aside, most of us NA owners are locked to the Vogue set for a 3 year term. Personally I've got 2 more years to go with this handset, so any development that extends my options for tinkering is greatly appreciated.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joe11211:
same here, I m stuck with it for almost another 2 years, and maybe more, as long as it works. I cant afford to throw a phone I spent $500 on in garbage just because its "out of style".

I also disagree that QVGA is dead, there are still more phones with QVGA screens being SOLD NOW then VGA.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jaredakelly:
yesterday my storage card just got wiped out and i can no longer use it. i know in previous builds the storage card was giving problems so is switched to the new build awhile ago and have been switching between android and winmo ever since. has anyone had the sd card problems with the new build. i can't say for sure that it was wiped out because of using android but it makes sense because of all the sd card problems everyone has been facing.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mattcoz:
3 years? Ouch! My Sprint contract is 2 years, which I thought sucked. Hopefully there will be WVGA Android phones with 4G by then.

The new Cupcake build is so much more usable, thanks f00bar!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
i wish there was more news about Android and Sprint ....

at this point, i cant find anything useful

but for now, dzo's android build is the highlight :) thx dzo! and thx to f00bar for the add-on
[Touch CDMA Android Development] d3mon187:
I can easily see the need for development on the touch for a long while now. I bought the touch because it managed to fit a full pda phone into such a tiny package. Sure I could upgrade to the Diamond, but I don't see the need to spend a lot of money for a couple slight upgrades and a higher rez screen. Personally I'll be waiting for the next generation of the touch, and I think Android makes the wait a thousand times easier :D
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200812190010

That's basically all the info I've found on Sprint getting Android. The first phone will be from Samsung and from what they're saying, it'll look like the Instinct. The next company to release a Sprint Android phone from what I've read will be Sony Erikson which I also don't care for. Come on HTC!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
it'll probably be like the Samsung Omnia, which looks like the Instinct

my coworker got one, and its pretty nice ... basically same form factor as Instinct, but running WinMo, which is more similar (guessing) to the Android hardware

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/08/18/samsung-omnia-review/
[Touch CDMA Android Development] aven_soulgazer:
The omnia seems more usable than the Instinct for me as far as os goes, but that's pointless when we're talking about android phones.

The hardware is better and seems pretty good, but it's the screen size that gets me. I like the bigger square screens. The instinct form makes the screen to narrow for me. What resolution are they running on those?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] bugzy:
according to what i googled, 240x400?? *shrugs*

its getting to be similar proportions to the Iphone

here's review

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-omnia-i900-wm61-smartphone-review-1413915/

i guess the Omnia's resolution is weak compared to the Touch Pro, Diamond or HD
[Touch CDMA Android Development] ernestchi:
i just switched over to android today, but i'm having a few problems with f00bar's new image. camera doesnt seem to work, as mentioned, and the memory card cannot be read. additionally, the caps lock button on the keyboard is a bit faulty at times, and i it doesn't seem to capitalize the first letter of new words.

these issues may have been mentioned already, but i was wondering if there were any fixes yet. thanks to all those involved in this tremendous project.