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[G1 Android Development] BlackElvis79:
r6 with Debian?

I have been using r6 daily since it dropped, but just for fun I flashed back to ADP1 to see what debian was all about. I had some problems with LXDE so I'm running iceWM for the time being.

What I want to know is, can I flash back to r6 without loosing my iceWM? I tried installing it right to r6, but it was not cooperating. Somehow, r6 automatically formats my ext2 partition to ext3, so I end up with two ext3 partitions. Anybody know how to get Debian up and running on r6?

I'm not done exploring iceWM and LXDE but I really REALLY miss the r6.:confused:
[G1 Android Development] pagubg:
Installed Klaxon alarm and phone stuck again at the boot logo :(

Running fix_permissions does not slove the problem this time ... There is something wrong in this rom.
[G1 Android Development] LucidReality:
I have gone through my fair share of ROMS. From Hero and back again, this is by far my favorite.
[G1 Android Development] maruutah:
Hmmm..it seems 4shared doesn't want me to try this out...! Each time I try to download, when the timer is done doing it's thing and I get the download option, it just brings me right back to the first page with the download description..over and over :( damn download session limit! ^-^ I will keep on waiting though, really want to see this in action
[G1 Android Development] prscott1:
I've noticed some problems with network searching and reviewed/confirmed such in logs. so I'm glad that you'll pull it for 7a -( I didn't have any of these problems on prior releases ).

My bluetooth hands-free works fine with build 7 - transfers audio and mic to my car. I wonder how many are having problems and what hands free device they are using.

thanks for the great ROM!
[G1 Android Development] bitjeklein:
Hello,

I am using this rom and I like it very much

I have some questions though for which I found no answer in the forum:

1- how to remove the extra applications like astrid, Fbook, TwitterRide, etc.?

2- the volume seems less loud to me than

before (should be louder because of meltus volume hack)

3- I like AppsToSD application, but what components are recommended to move to SDcard and what components can best stay in internal memory?

Thank you very much
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
1) If you don't want ANY of the extra apps, just to an extra wipe after you flash the ROM, otherwise, they can be uninstalled like any app, from the app manager.

2) If you prefer a different profile, check out meltus's thread. Currently my roms are using 5.39bluetooth fix.

3) Don't use the apps to sd2 app in r7, it will just delete your apps. With bind mounts (like symlinks) you only get to pick 1 memory location (sd in this case). I will most likely revert to using union mounts for future releases of a2sd.

Examples of what apps I like to keep on internal (ie in r6 and earlier): SMSpopup, Locale, backup for root, appstosd2, forecast info, netcouner and wifi tether. (apps that would be a pain in the arse if they disappeared).

Then i keep bloated apps like games etc on the sdcard.

Hope that helps.

-rav
[G1 Android Development] Jason Syn:
Anyone else use DxTop and have constant force close issues with this ROM? I love this home screen and don't want to not use it and I'm just hoping someone has a fix for this problem with the app. I've emailed the developer and unfortunately didn't get a fix from them.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[G1 Android Development] chevycowboyusa:
I'm lovin it!

Greatest build yet. No issues yet! How do i disable or remove the boot.mp3 without a boot loop? (Thru terminal)

Thanks!
[G1 Android Development] robeggen:
I use dxtop and I'm not getting constant force closes. Usually the only problems I've had seemed to be due to low memory. After closing an app I would get the message that dxtop did not close gracefully. I don't get that when I have fewer programs running in the background. I'm using this rom because dxtop doesn't quite work right with Hero.
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
I'm running the 2005 spl with the latest radio firmware and I've noticed that the earpiece volume is unnaturally loud, even at the lowest volume setting. Is there away to fix this?
[G1 Android Development] mgear356:
I can confirm this bug too..

its set at max volume and controlling the setting doesnt change it..
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
Does this have to do with the radio or SPL? I did not have this problem on the previous SPL/radio combination.

Also, I have noticed that battery life has dropped significantly (or at least appears to) on Ramjet as compared to Ion. After just 2 to 3 hours of standby, battery percentage drops from 100% (green charging LED) to 80%. BT and Wifi are switched off, but I have GPS on standby when Latitude broadcasts my location every now and then, but that shouldn't put that much drain on the battery, should it?
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
oops, double post
[G1 Android Development] narfzz:
(I want to apologize beforehand and just put it out there that I'm a complete newb. So if I sound ignorant or is missing something please enlighten me or point me in the right direction. Thanks.)

I just rooted my phone today and installed r7 as my first rom. I have the latest radio but not sure about the SPL. I used these instructions minus part 4 (cupcake install) and is guessing that the SPL I used in those instructions is definitely the old one. So far everything is running fine, should I go ahead and update the SPL to Haykuro's? What if I don't? Doing a check with home+power-- I do not have the skating androids so I'm sure I don't have the latest SPL (via instructions stated earlier in this thread).

I didn't notice any noticeable lag, it seems very stable and I love the dialer. Not sure if other roms have it but it's so useful compared to the cupcake OTA I had earlier. I didn't see the IM app talked about so I can't test it out. Google chat works great. I had problems earlier with a Micro Center 8gb class 4 memory card. It only reads 4kb after trying the app2sd program and I've formatted and tried every available option to regain the 8gb card to no avail. Using the new 2gb microSD, there's no problems setting up app2sd. I had to reinstall r7 rom once because it would freeze at the G1 screen after the memory card incident. Now it's great. So far I love it and I'm really glad I went over to the rooted side. Thanks for a great rom.
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
The audio profile is by Meltus. If you prefer a different one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=517745

As for battery life, leaving GPS on will drain it. You can always use network location to determine your location which will drain less battery. If you're going by the battery icon in the notification area, it drops to 80% at 89.9% (iirc) so appears to drop faster than you expect.
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
Thanks for the link and clearing up my confusion on the battery reading, Ravenge

I tried pushing the stock profile back in, but the earpiece volume is still crazy loud. Not sure if I should switch over to the V2 profile, which, from reading the AudioHack thread, seems to make it even louder

Do you have any idea if the 'loudness' is caused by the SPL or new radio firmware?
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
Has anyone noticed that Street View is now missing from Maps?
[G1 Android Development] maarten82:
I'm using this build (r7) now, and thus far its working great!!

I found one funny little 'bug' if it may even be called that:

At the home screen when i switch to the right home-screen the phone vibrates for bout half a second :D.... anybody else notice that?

Im running on a ADP1 with:

DREAM PVT 32B ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-1.33.2005 (DREA10000)

CPLD-4

RADIO-2.22.29.26I
[G1 Android Development] darkflare:
Ravenge, this rom is superb thanks!

I like everything about it, the battery icon is genius, and I like the white background that appears when people call you, much more slick than the stock firmware. Also the dialer is amazing, i love it!

Keep doing what your doing ^_^

~DF
[G1 Android Development] ifonie:
Your ROM is just great! :D fast & clean (like the transparent "launcher").

But i don't like the percentage battery. How to get the original ones back to the phone? What files must be replaced? (i know how to, but not where the files located).

EDIT: Nevermind - i just found the answers at the themes-section ;)

Thanks and best regards
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
in terminal emulator try

su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system
rm -f /system/media/boot.mp3
echo > /system/media/boot.mp3

then power off and reboot the phone

It's not missing, it's just moved. You now must have an address selected (slow press), before you can then (slow press) on an address and select street view.

try running fix_permissions or re-installing.
[G1 Android Development] tokuro:
GPS..

love your work. thank you.

i am not sure if this is related but GPS fix seems slower (takes longer) than what it was (i had Tmobile CupCake). Also, Movie Finder cannot get location based on GPS. Google map does work.
[G1 Android Development] agusta:
Help me....

Please HELP. I just installed the r7 version and I am missing the dialer, cannot not make calls, I only receive calls. When ever I press the green call button it crashes my phone with the following error:

Can anyone help me out. I have the latest radio and SPL update, I had wipped my phone before installing this version as well. I have rebooted my phone as well, but no luck. I love everything else about this phone but I think I would like to make calls from my phone as well haha :p

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks. -Agusta-
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
Yeah, I just noticed that. Such a pity, I really missed the old Street View where I could look for interesting places to check out. Now I need to know the actual address and then guess if Street View was available where in the part, Street Viewable areas were indicated with blue lines....
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
if i was to guess: you came from another a2sd or hero build where you had a custom dialler installed / or have cache left on your sd ext partition from a different build.

from adb in recovery,

adb shell mount -a
adb shell rm -R /system/sd/data/*
adb shell rm -R /system/sd/dalvik-cache/*

(Hopefully)

or try (in terminal emu)

su
fix_permissions
[G1 Android Development] agusta:
adb shell rm -R /system/sd/dalvik-cache/* that fixed it :)

Now apps such as Weather and astrid are not working, does anyone know why?

Cheers
[G1 Android Development] Knifa:
I'm having some problems with r7. I havn't had it installed before, but it's been stuck at the "T-Mobile" screen for about 20mins now. I wiped before installing and the SD card has a freshly created ext3 partiton of 500mb at the start of the card, with the rest of the space as fat32.

Also it's not bricked. Other firmware and the recovery console work fine.

Any ideas?
[G1 Android Development] ghackett:
Dude, first of all, this ROM rocks. It's fast, slick dialer, over all awesome. But there are a few REALLY annoying glitches. These problems are either HTC's or Rogers' fault because they are documented on stock phones. Here are the two biggest one's I've noticed (both involve the calendar).

1) You can't give calender events a notifcation sound or vibrate. Quite simply, the "More" option, in the options menu of the calendar, is missing. So you cannot change your calendar's notification settings.

2) If you're not paying attention and you add a new item to your calendar, it will not sync with Google Cal. This is because there are multiple calenders on in this ROM (Exchange, gcal, and local) and you can't change which calendar is the default for adding new appointments too (probably belongs in that "More" menu thats missing). This means when you add a new appt, you have to remember to change the calendar to your Gcal, because you can't change that option once its been saved.

Bascially I love everything about this ROM except the calendar is effed cause either Rogers or HTC screwed it up. If you can fix it my good dev, I will forever be in your debt.

EDIT: One other problem I've been noticing is that every once in a while, I'll get an SMS notif (I use dgAlert Classic for the notifs), but then when I goto check the message, it's not there. It's just gone. This only seems to happen with very short messages, and I don't think its dgAlert's fault cause it never happened while I was using the JF 1.5 build (and I used dgAlert on that too). I will try removing that and going with stock notifications for a bit, but my gut tells me this is another Rogers/HTC bug.
[G1 Android Development] jaydilla:
Question about apps 2 sd

So I've got everything up and running and I will say after a few ROMs I've tried, this is by far the fastest/smoothest yet and I thought Cyanogen ROM was really good.

Just have a minor question in regards to apps 2 sd. My sd card is partitioned and is seen in windows as Fat32 and Ext2. Before I switched ROMs, when I viewed my SD status, I seen my FAT, EXT, and Internal with the EXT resizing as I add/remove apps and my internal mem pretty much not budging.

After installing r7, I 'think' it is working but what I am seeing is nothing (which isnt bad). I am installing market apps, checking my storage setting, and noticing my internal storage of 86MB is not budging at all which tells me my apps are getting installed somewhere (sd card?). Is it ok that I do not see each partition as I did before when viewing storage status and only see internal and total space (on sd)? Is it safe to assume apps are being installed on my sd card since the internal memory has not moved after installed 10+apps (just testing right now).

Thanks in advance for responses.
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
apps2sd is auto, r7 uses bind mounts and symlinks, forcing dalvik-cache and apps onto the sdcard) - as per cyanogen's 3.4.6 (i think it was)

r8 will have some significant changes for automatic a2sd including:

clear dodgy cache from sd on first boot

easy

opt out

from a2sd

echo > /data/.noa2sd

will use unionfs for mounts by default (allowing user choice of apps on sd and apps on internal) (via terminal manually, or the appstosd2 app)

easy

opt out

from unionfs (if union is causing you issues)

echo > /data/.nounion

From this point a2sd will use bind mount and symlinks (dalvik will still be on internal) - with an easy

opt out

for dalvik being on internal also

echo > /data/.dalext

Naturally there is a catch if your sdcard is missing, or disconnects (via symlinks) so that the system doesn't crash

As in cyanogen's there will also be hooks for sysctl and userinit.sh scripts
[G1 Android Development] mgear356:
After 1 week of usage on r7.. I have to say its a kick add Rom.. fast and good...

If only these 2 bugs star fixed...

First its the in call volume is at max and lowering the volume does not work.

2nd is issues when listening to earphone and if there is an incoming call, it will causes force close on the incoming call and music player would stop working. no music playing from speaker or earphones.

Only way out is to reboot the system. This happens only with earphones.. no problemswith loudspeaker playing music while calls come in..
[G1 Android Development] Boeboe:
Installed it yesterday, one of my favorite roms so far. Partially because it's one of the few roms with the exchange support I crave so much :). As a European user I love the multilanguage support other people tend to trash out too.

Ok, remarks:

- Please don't install all the extra applications, except for the usual stuff. If I want a twitter client/facebook app/sms notifier/other, I will install them myself from the market. The first thing I had to do after instelling this rom was uninstall a bunch of apps. It felt like buying on of those dell/HP laptops and having to deal with all the extra junk.

- Apps 2 SD doesn't seem to work for me. I have a 250mb ext3 partition, I click the "move apps to sd" button, but it does absolutely nothing.

*edit* the apps2sd thing seems to be done automatically. I'm fine with that, but then you should remove the apps2sd app, especially because the fact that the apps shows all your apps installed on internal memory, very confusing ;)
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
If you flash it once, it comes with the additional apps. Just reflash it again, and the additional apps won't be installed. I think I read it in one of the earlier posts, but given how this thread is growing, I can't blame you for missing it. Ravenge also mentioned somewhere not to use Apps2SD. Might be a good idea to wait for r7a, which is supposed to be coming out any time now.

You'll also want to note that there isn't an audiofix for the insanely loud in-call volume through the earpiece at the moment, and I'm facing some performance slowdowns over time, and I end up rebooting my device once a day.

MyBackup Pro is also unable to backup the dictionary for some reason, but SMS, Call Logs, etc work just fine. There's also a backup app for root users which is supposed to work as well, but I haven't gone down that route yet.
[G1 Android Development] cheesebeanie:
THANX

Ravenge cheers for all the work dude i live in nsw and am loving this rom its not full hero but since install last nite have not had an issue at all and cheers a million for including optus apn's i was so sik of having to retype all the mms crap LEGEND
[G1 Android Development] aldread:
Ravage, can you (or anyone else) elaborate on the pros and cons of dalvik cache on SD? I have had mine on SD for a while now without apparent issues. (Although my last SD card died very young!) Thanks for any information on this.

By the way I have been using Ravage roms for two weeks now, they are by far the best for speed a reliability! Keep up the great work!!
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
There is no real problem with keeping it on sd. Just a few key notes:

If you remove the sd and boot, the dalvik-cache will need to be re-created (slowing boot time considerably)

If the sd is removed or crashes in the live system, and core app caches are on the sd, it will probably cause the sytem to hang or crash. (never actually tried it, seemed like a bad idea :P)

The biggest gripe I have with keeping dalvik-cache on sd by default is the n00b factor.

If you use dalvik on sd (on a hero build for example) the cache files that are on the sd will stay there when you flash a different build. SD cache is not cleared when flashing roms (not by default anyway). For this reason, it would be better to keep dalvik-cache on internal memory, so that every time you flash, the cache is re-generated for each app. Cache from different versions of the same apps and from different builds will almost never be compatible, causing boot loops / force closes and all sorts of nasty junk. So my biggest gripe is people saying "your rom doesn't work, it crashes, loops, force closes" and reply "huh? :confused:" when I ask if they cleared out their cache and that sort of stuff on their ext partition. It's the down-side to automatic apps to sd.

In short, if you're clever enough to know you need to clear the cache each time you flash, feel free to keep the cache on external. (though unless you have hundreds of apps, the space it saves is pretty minimal in my opinion, so why bother)

If you're using a union method for apps to sd, I recommend keeping the cache files on the same location as the app it's for. This is pretty easy to manage with appstosd2 (not working in r7).

Hope that helps clarify.
[G1 Android Development] ghoonk:
Sorry to sound like a n00b, but would wiping clear the cache on the SD? I don't think so, right? If that's the case, do you have any tips on how to clear the cache on the SD?
[G1 Android Development] Boeboe:
you delete it manually. Mount /system/sd and delete everything in there.
[G1 Android Development] JakobFriedrich:
hey can someone hlep me find a way to delete my partion or format it so i can go to this rom

is this rom fast??
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
to clear out the sd partition boot to recovery, and go to the console. In the console (preferably cm1.2) type:

mount /system/sd
rm -Rf /system/sd/*
mkdir /system/sd/app
mkdir /system/sd/app-private
mkdir /system/sd/dalvik-cache

Then wipe and install the rom. It may not be necessary to go to all of that trouble, but it's the safest bet to ensure compatibility.

And yes. It has the cyanogen optimisations based on aosp inside. Its very fast.
[G1 Android Development] graphreak:
Are we close to the r8 release?

Thanks for the fantastic ROM- still the best one I like of the lot- for my purposes.
[G1 Android Development] JakobFriedrich:
wait ravenge does that clear the ext 3 parition
[G1 Android Development] sagementor:
How can I change the default calendar to gcal, or change the sync source of an event?
[G1 Android Development] fawaad:
Does it have five desktop screens like Cyagen 3.4.4 or three??

EDIT: Too late, already flashed mine. I hope you can add 5 screens in your next version. Nice build.
[G1 Android Development] :
Hmmm This was running great yesterday, I played around with it for a bit and told it to shutdown when I went to bed. Woke up and it was still frozen on the shutting down screen. Pulled the battery but that just caused a bootloop :-/ Going to reflash now...
[G1 Android Development] mimic1011:
strange....

I had all the requirements and it loop can someone please pm me with help????????
[G1 Android Development] maarten82:
Just make sure your base is absolutely clean, so not only wipe the device but also reformat at least the EXT2 partition and pref. also the big FAT one ;-)......... That always does the trick for me!!
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
r8 is pretty close, (i decided to wait till cm marked the 3.5 work as stable - which is now the case, 3.6)

At the moment, i'm playing around with getting everything ported stably, I like to get as many of the aosp/cm updates includes as possible with each new build, so there is always plenty of testing required.

Then once that's cool i'll implement the a2sd script, test it and upload it.
[G1 Android Development] vivek_golecha:
Waiting Eagerly for r8......Any idea by when so that i get glued to my system for that whole time.......
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
Im hoping by 6ish my time. Still some kinks to work out. Doing app updates thismorning, a2sd at lunch and bug testing after lunch. Don't want to release something until I check all the new stuff works properly. There have been quite a few minor updates from aosp in cm's builds since r7.
[G1 Android Development] Eduardo Carminati:
ravenge, i'm using your rom and i think it's the best one, but sometimes i have a problem...

sometimes (happened 2 times already) the system freezes (i have to pull out the battery to turn the phone off)...

when i turn on the phone i got the htc screen loop...

(i keep a copy of the APK files in my hd)

to fix it i wipe on recovery mode... format EXT3 partition...

press alt+f (i think it fixes something in file system...)

and move the apps to sd (cyanogen recovery mode)...

is there any easier way to fix when it happens to me?

do you know why it happens???

thanks :D

ps: sorry about my bad vocabulary
[G1 Android Development] ravenge:
This is a problem with the kernel that is fixed in r8.

You can save yourself the hastle of removing the battery by pressing call+menu+end (this is like pressing the reset button on the front of a computer)

To avoid the system hang, disable wireless and bluetooth until i get r8 out.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

-rav

EDIT: Update, still having difficulties getting a2sd to perform as i would like. Otherwise, it's shaping up to be a really nice and stable build so far! Feeling a bit crook this afternoon so im going relax and hopefully get the a2sd script finished tomorrow for a late afternoon release. Sorry for the delays, i don't want to have a half-assed build released :(
[G1 Android Development] bigant262:
So is there anyway to get the stock IM app on this ROM and get my yahoo mail account to work?