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[Touch CDMA Android Development] Pandemic187:
Really? Do you know if what he made requires you to flash to NAND in order to get NoMoRootFS on Kaiser?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
More will be coming ;)

For now I am concentrating on the core build, scanning for patterns of user requests from this thread. I've also got a few new items that I've added to the todo list to add.

I've spent the last couple of days tweaking the system, gaining efficiencies in areas and making things even faster.

Yesterday I was able to implement a solution to ensure the home screen stays in memory resulting in no home screen reloads. This seems to be working quite well with a significant boost in home screen performance :).

The other common thing on peoples mind is a full market. The next release will also feature this as well. Without the usage of memory hogging applications like MarketEnabler.

I'll share my progress as things progress. Expect a new build in the next week or so.

PS. Do people actually like/use widgets? I personally use a few but I wasn't sure what everyone's thought was.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] drewden123:
I like and use the basic widgets and love that the build is fast enough to handle them all. I use:

Nexus News Widget, Facebook, and Daily Bible Verse on the screen to the right of the main screen.

On the center screen I just have google search and shortcuts.

On the left screen I have meridian music, some shortcus, and beautiful widgets for silent, vibrate, airplane, and bluetooth.

I don't use the far left or far right screens because there aren't any more widgets I care to use.

EDIT: Occasionally I get FC's from Beautiful Widgets and Daily Bible Verse when I'm not even in the home screen.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
love it, can't wait

are we talking paid apps, or a possible fix for the missing apps due to resolution? i know you've probably been watching, plemen implemented T-mobile footprint on his donut build, and we lost google voice functionality, just FYI if you weren't following.

I use power widget only. main reason i don't use others is because speed is my priority, both a) don't want anything potentially taking up memory or cpu speed that I don't really need, and b) takes longer for the homescreen to reload the more widgets you have on there. if you fixed the reload problem, the only question would be amount of memory used by the individual widgets, I'd probably use them more.

i'll be waiting patiently :cool:, thanks for all your work myn.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] ckl_88:
OMG! Thanks! I can't wait! The only widgets I use are the retro digital clock and date. Plus Smooth Calendar to show my calendar entries.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
Hey Myn,

Did you look at the post that I left for you yesterday regarding syncing via MetroPCS?

Here is what I wrote

Please help...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
Hey myn, the only widget I want is the hero bookmark widget. And is there anyway you could add flashplayer? I know that the hero and tattoo builds have it. :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Stevevo:
I am trying to install you lastest update and not sure about "Install just like any other update using NoMoRootFs" Can you point out where to find the instructions for updating? I have the android os running and want to upgrade. I am putting on another sd card so that if it doesn't work I can install working sd card. Do I install the myn-warmdonut-02-02...zip and then the downloaded androidupdate.tar in the same root directory? Thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Stevevo:
Since starting to use this Android os for the last week it seems to really use alot of battery. I do have a 2000 mAh battery with an enlarged back shell. I could go about 4 days without recharging on the WM system and if I don't charge everynight I don't think I could make it 2 days. Thank you for doing what you do though. It is really nice
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
There is no doubt about it. Android consumes battery life.

Our Vogues were designed for Windows Mobile at a time where data cell usage wasn't so popular. The Google cloud as we know it today didn't even exist back then.

Compound this with a significantly more robust OS and the result is a device that isn't as good with battery life as it was originally intended for.

I know many G1 and Hero users that barely get 8 hours out of their battery and this with far better battery and power management technology.

I just feel blessed that we have people that give our old phones new life :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
First, erase any Android related files and folders that you may have in your SD card. Decompress the zip, you should get a folder called andboot. Take it and put it in the root of your SD card. Run Haret and as soon as you run it, hold the volume key up. Lastly, choose option 1. It will warn you that it can erase all the data, click yes. Once it is done, click on Quit and it will boot Android.

Good luck.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Stevevo:
I can get this up and running but wanted to know particularly about updating to another skin or the plastic day 7 that myn's warm donut has. I have the myn-warmDonut-02-02...zip file in but what do I need to change it to the day 7 update? Do I just put the androildupate.tar file in and it will run it that way? Just a little confused. Sorry
[Touch CDMA Android Development] brarsandeep:
Drop the androidupdate.tar file in the "andboot" folder on your SD card. Run Haret, tap "Run" and then immediately hold your volume slider up. You will get a menu, select "Update" this will run the update. When it is done, select "quit" and it will boot Android normally with the new skin.

Hope that helps.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Stevevo:
Do I delete the androidupdate.tar folder in the andboot folder and then install the new one before updating? Where do I install the new androidupdate.tar file that I want to run. Sorry
[Touch CDMA Android Development] brarsandeep:
Yes, remove any old androidupdate.tar file that is in the "andboot" folder. Put the new androidupdate.tar file in its place.

Run Haret like normal. Tap "Run", hold up the Volume Slider untill you get a menu. Select the "update" option...this will run the "androidupdate.tar" file. When it is done, quit out of the menu and then Android will start normally with the new updates (Skins).
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
Hey myn,

Any comments on my question? Thanks.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] gila.monster:
Myn:

has anyone thought to get all the files from a person that reports 12+ hours of battery life and use it on their phone to see if it remains the same then compare files??

i dunno, just bored and wanted to chime in.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
Hey myn,I was wondering if in your next release you could add flashplayer and live wallpapers? Thanks for all of your hard work myn: )
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Unfortunately I am unsure about MetroPCS :(

I am sorry I could not be of more help.

Anyone else out there using MetroPCS?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] gaaaah:
I have a polaris myself and so far I only tried the SQSH version. I searched for some info on what the difference is between SQSH and NoMoRootFS but didn't really find the answers I was looking for. You write that it will warn that it can erase all the data, what does this mean? What data? windows mobile? my old android data?

When using the NoMoRootFS ROM do you still keep windows mobile or is this a "complete flash"?

What are the advantages with NoMoRootFS compared to SQSH?

Finally I must say that I am very impressed with what I have experienced today with this ROM and Android in general, never tried it before..
[Touch CDMA Android Development] noside12123:
Ok. When It warns it will erase data, that is the Previous or installed android data on your sd card.

Sqsh- Runs on your sd card and does not touch the ram/rom of the device. All runs on the MicroSd.

NoMoRootfs- Really, nomorootfs is a version of a android build with the rootfs inside the sqsh, which saves space when installing it in your phones ram/rom.(Flashing it)

When you flash your device, it completely removes Windows Mobile and replaces it with android.

I personally use an SD card with two ext2 partitions.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] chunnell:
64 bit Windows 7. I would like to be able to pair the phone as a disk drive for easy file transfer, but I can always just take out the Micro SD card and plug into my machine. What I'd really like to do is Internet Sharing from the phone's internet connection to my laptop.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Legerity:
A very noob-like question, however, i cant for the life of me figure this out! The way that ive extracted it, as soon as you open my storage card, you have the bootfolder, and in that folder all the files (including two unzipped folders). When i run haret.exe, i get the whole linux boot up screen, then it ends at "failed to reach system.img" (thats the last line). I have a feeling that it might have something to do with the directorys etc. Also, can someone tell me where to get the "Nbh" files? that might also be a problem lmao, ive got a rom installed already, not sure if that makes a difference.

PS: this question might be posted elsewhere but Im unable to find it.

PPS: i've also changed the default.txt panel number from 3 to 1 (seeing as im not with sprint)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
i'm not sure the files make that much of a difference. see my FAQ in my sig, there is a writeup on how to make the most of your battery in the general section.

are you trying to install to the system memory, or to the sd card? read my FAQs (see sig), should be able to help you.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Legerity:
Thanks a bunch dude, i havnt quite figured it out yet, but im sure when i get some more time to really sit down and look at it, i'll get it.

Question though, i noticed there were two ways of installing the rom. The SD version, and the other version. Would the other version perhaps be a direct boot? (as soon as your power on your phone it boots automatically)?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
nand = replace windows mobile

sdcard = run both windows mobile and android

if you are running on a vogue, you do not need to specify board_panel_type, it automatically detects it. just delete it from that last line of code if it is there.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Ok -

- For windows 7 adb drivers (you are looking for adb, right?) check this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5096501&postcount=17

ADB will allow you to push/pull files from your phone, but it doesn't mount the sdcard in mass storage mode. If you need that you can boot into the menu and enter recovery mode to access it.

-not sure on the internet sharing since I don't have a data plan... pdanet?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] papatel:
Wow, this looks awesome and I really want to try it. I've been reading on the forums for hours now trying to find out how to make an androidinstall.tar file from the sqsh files here. How do I flash this to NAND on my kaiser?

I know how to flash and nbh and I know how to hold a button down to get into an alternate menu. But how do I get the androidinstall.tar for this build so I can install this??? Thanks in advanced.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] butwhydoitalk2u:
great droid but.....

Is there a way to change the button layout...my camera button does not work and i'd like to change it the way it was way back when...volume up button controls back, top goes home, volume down menu.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] detour522:
hey myn, i just noticed another detail about the small icon bug. it seems to happen the most if i push and hold down the camera button to return to the home screen.

i was using the browser and i held down the camera button to return to the home screen and the icons turned small on me twice. hope this helps.

btw, anyone notice the alarm icon disappearing from the task bar at random times?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hexto:
I want to update my radio to 3.42.50 from .30 and I'm not sure how to do so now that I've flashed to Android. I thought I could just put the new radio (re-named VOGUIMG.NBH) in the root file of my card then go to boot mode (multi-color screen) but I'm not sure if that worked. I don't even know how to check my radio in Android.

Any help?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] weezertom:
thanks a lot.. haha.. i've been recallibrating it every time i started the phone.. i didn't know there was a menu there. haha :o
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dzo:
To find out your radio open a console (on the phone or easier is using adb) and type:

su
echo -e "AT+HTC_RSINFO=0\r" > /dev/smd0
logcat -b radio

in the reply, it should say something like:

+HTC_RSINFO: 3.42.50 .............

Thats the radio version.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
and you can only flash from your microSD card if it is non-sdhc (2gb or below). in the "flashing android to nand" in my FAQ (starting to sound like a parrot here) there is info about other ways to flash.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] chunnell:
I've tried this before and while the driver installs, it always gives me an error message saying the driver cannot start (Code 10).
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hexto:
Thank you. Never knew that
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hexto:
Thanks. I was just hoping I wouldnt have to flash to flash back windows since I dont have a 2GB card anymore
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
you should be able to flash the radio only 3.42.50 without touching anything in the nand.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
Is usb debugging checked in settings, applications, development?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] hexto:
I tried. My girlfriend's got a 2GB card so I tried to update my radio by placing the voguimg.nbh for the 3.42.50 radio and going to boot mode. It goes from multicolor screen to a gray screen that says "loading" on top and underneath it says something about the file but its too fast for me to read then back to the multicolor screen. It only shows the gray screen for less than a second.

I checked the radio using Better Terminal but it still says I'm on 3.42.30.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
try flashing from windows or linux then - see here under BEFORE STARTING
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i just flashed nand for the first time after running sqsh off my sd card for the last few months. i must say it is much faster this way and im loving it. How do i change the lcd density to 120? i didnt see an update for this on the first page. Sorry if its been answered but i cant find it. Beautiful widgets is off with it on 110. also, how do i apply updates?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] drewden123:
To change the lcd density, I would download the update in the original post for 115 lcd density, go into the .tar file and open build.prop as a text file, and change the lcd density line to equal 120. To apply updates, place the update file (androidupdate.tar) in your andboot folder (where you placed your androidinstall.tar). Reboot and hold volume up as you did for the install, and "Install Update" should be option #4.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
thanks man. i will give it a shot

EDIT: i see 110 and 160 on first page
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i downloaded the 160. what part of this do i change? and how do i re tar the file after i make changes?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
If you use 7zip you can just edit the build prop file in the tar update file and click save. then install update as normal.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I got a new icon in my notification taskbar I've never seen before it looks kinda like a backwards percentage sign (%).When I pull down my notification curtain...it says no new notifications. Anyone know what that icon indicates?

EDIT: OK I found out it was the Silent mode/Ringer off icon.I never had it set to silent so the icon was tripping me out LOL.Found a icon key on page 24 of the G1 manual located here...http://www.scribd.com/doc/6262341/g1-Full-Manual
[Touch CDMA Android Development] PeterDLai:
Make it like this for 120 dpi:

(remove the # for the line with the 120 and add a # for the line with 160)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mac+htc:
Hey I love this port! Amazing! I'm just wondering how you guys type when doing texts and emails? The keyboard seems to be incredibly unreliable and nearly unusable. Is there a T9 keyboard for this phone?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
Try recalibrating your screen mines works great.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
I finally got the update installed and now my bottom bar is all messed up and i gave graphical glitches on other pages when navigating. i must of done something wrong when i made changes to the android update.tar. can someone make an update that has the lcd density at 120? i dont know what i did.

Edit: i got it. i had the # in the wrong spot. thanks guys
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
any way to get the pages to change with a push of the dpad like in hero? instead of having to push through all the widgets.

Wow, recalibrating the screen actually works with nand. i never got it to work with sqsh

Neocore works awesome now. great work myn
[Touch CDMA Android Development] kefje27:
I've got mixed feelings about it, on the positive side , I miss android and the way it's build and the user experience it gives when I'm back in WinMo,

But this build (rel2) isn't working that great for me a lot of forced closes on the home screen(slow) and the sound also crashes (so i can not make phonecalls anymore).

I run it from the SDcard with Haret(sqsh) but the card is a class 4 is this maybe the problem? to slow??

I'm looking forward to the next release maybe this will make it even better.

I really want it too work because i can not miss it anymore, but now i have to reboot too many times a day.

My device is a pola100

and i use this default.txt

set RAMSIZE 0x08000000
set MTYPE 1723
set KERNEL zImage
set initrd initrd.gz
set cmdline "board-htcpolaris.panel_type=1 ppp.nostart=0 pm.sleep_mode=1 mddi.width=240 mddi.height=320 no_console_suspend clock-7x00.mddi=0xa51"
boot

Hope on some tips to make it faster and stable.

greets

Kef
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
How many fps you getting while running neocore? I get lots of audio glitches and pauses during the explosion. You running Myn's build as is downloaded or have you applied anything else that would help with the Opengl? I'm running 320x480 res for market apps maybe that is the difference. I get 2.1 fps LOL...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i used to get 2 fps with sqsh but now i get 14.1 fps. im not using anything but myn's build with nand and 320 x 240. no audio glitches
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I'm running from NAND also. Must be the 480x320 Resolution then.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
I added the accelerometer sensors that dzo ported. I've been having some good fun playing Armadillo Roll. Great game that really takes advantage of OpenGL.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

I present you with the eighth theme. Experion..

Install just like any other update using NoMoRootFs

Experion (Download) Ported From G1_Lucky's Experion theme
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
how do i add these sensors?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
You can do it via adb or add them to the tar.

See this post from dzo.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i cant seem to get adb to function properly. so ive been taking my sd card out and putting it in my computer to add updates to the andboot folder. how do i add this to a tar? with 7zip? what tar? Can i just put it in the work email tar with 7zip? will it know where to go when i update?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I think the files you add to the update tar has to have the same file structure as your handset. Then it will add files to the proper directories and overwrite files that are named the same. So you would have to add a folder named "lib" to the system folder and put the sensor file in it.

Try this...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
thanks for the instructions man. I just got it done and then i saw your upload. if mine dont work i will try yours. Thanks again
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I tried armadillo roll prior to the update and got a forceclose on startup. After installing the sensors update it does start but after selecting start in the menu screen I get some funky patterns on the screen and I see no sensors just a compass. I did verify that the sensors file is in the folder I intended after the update.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] manifest3r:
wait, what? If I read that correctly does that mean our phones have an accelerometer??
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrkite38:
No, but dzo put together a library to fake it. I think you use the dpad instead.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i have the amadillo running but i cant seem to control the him with the touch screen or dpad after update. runs great though
[Touch CDMA Android Development] manifest3r:
ah okie, thanks for clearing that up, because I was sure it didn't have one lol, but a hidden one would have been awesome XD

Well, at least I can play that 3d space racing game now :) Gonna install the update, see how it goes!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i also noticed that anytime i run something with open gl. this is what causes my homescreen icons to go small
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I end up rolling in the water LOL...He starts on land then ends up in the water spinning. Does he move by himself for you? I just click start he'd doing everything on his own for me.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
yes, are you still getting artifacts. im not
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Reddog80p:
I'm not getting anything. After clicking start he goes from standing up to a ball then the screen goes crazy with these tri-angular blue shapes and then he ends up in the water spiining. DO you have on screen sensors?

I'm gonna have to switch up to the 240x320 version and see if that and my neocore problem fix up.

BTW... Which nbh are you flashing?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i turns into a ball and rolls around by himself but i cant control him but no problems with graphics. no controlling it though. ive tried both options in settings
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Did you get rid of all the other sensors.xxx.so files in /system/lib/hw like dzo mentioned?

Works fine for me using the touch screen.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
i bet thats the problem, how can i do that. astro explorer? sorry for beeing noob
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
voguimg-320.nbh
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Yeah you can do it through astro explorer after making /system writable.

Load up the terminal emulator in warm donut and do a:

mount -o remount,rw /system

Than load Astro and delete those files than reboot for it to take effect.

The next release will incorporate these so there shouldn't be this hastle you're having now.

Sorry about that.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
its not your fault dude. your the man. you cant helpwhen something gets released after your builds. no need for apology
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
ok i tried your command but it said access denied. are you root? so i tried mount -o. that gave me a bunch a stuff but the entire command is not working for me. im a noob sorry

EDIT: if i dont put a space between the rw and the \ i do get something other than are you root? but i dont know if i did it correctly. astro says error deleting
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Try this:

# su

# mount -o remount,rw /system

# cd /system/lib/hw

# rm *sensors*

Than use that update file posted (pushing the dzo sensors port) and you should be good to go.