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[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
RC1 vs Nightlies

Also, since there are so many people confused by RC1 vs Nightlies:

Software projects are usually mapped out in terms of must haves and "these things would be nice." Either way at some point you'll reach a point where everything that needs to be done is completed, as far as the developers know. At that point they freeze the current state of a project, test it, and call it a "release candidate" which means, if there are no major issues, that will become the "finished" release. In this case this is release candidate #1. Usually bugs are fixed, maybe new things are added, and release candidate 2 comes out, and so on, until it's done (or, more realistically, good enough)

Now, the entire time that's going on you can grab the current state of the project. This is the nightly. So, though I know nothing of this specific project, nightlies right now are, probably, RC1 plus fixes/changes/etc. The catch is that these are also generally tested, as a whole, very little. It's common/easy while programming to break something semi unrelated while fixing something else.

If you think about it in terms of a school report that takes months to write a release candidate is saying "This meets all the requirements and, unless I find a problem, I'd be willing to turn this in." The nightlies would be that report at any given night along the way. A nightly after your first release candidate could indeed have lots of typos/grammar errors fixed, and extra content, but you also could have stopped mid sentence while adding something.

Wow, that was way longer than I set out to type, is info that is probably available in 89 places, and is probably only relevant to 2 people. Time well spent!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ItsDon:
Very nice write-up, thanks. To add to that, in this case, the RC is pretty much done and tweaked by hand (Darchstar/Cyangen) and tested by them for mass consumption. The nightlies by contrast are built by computer automatically and then made available. Yes the risk for being bitten by a bug is higher but in case of these nightlies I've been pleasantly surprised. They are quite solid and fast, easily better than the 8/15 RC.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] theimpaler747:
Very nice explanation... that makes 3 people who will read it :)

Sent from my HTC Hero running froyo: take that, Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] teedmon87:
thanks

cool rom you guys did a great job on it dont know if everyone is getting this but there is a pause when i turn my screen on like ill press the button and it takes like 7 sec for my screen to come on but other then that havent had any problems
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dono74:
Ok, so i'm still running the nightlys, has anyone had any luck reprogramming the froyo dialer for different prl's?

Thanks, Don
[Hero CDMA Android Development] killabee44:
SD card not detected...

Guys,

Right after flashing I was wondering why I could not see my ringtones listed. It turns out there is some issue seeing my sd card. I can see it fine on my pc though. Weird. When I re-insert it I get an error up top that says:

"SD Card Damaged"

I inserted another sd card and it worked fine. Weird.

Has anyone seen this issue?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] PMDColeslaw:
This is a cool app but I'm not sure it should count as a replacement for the lockscreen. Any apps or widgets you add can be used on the screen which could be bad in your pocket not to mention hitting home unlocks it as well

Also unless you hide the status/notifications bar its still active as well

Sent from my SUPER HERO with Froyo using the XDA app
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nimitz87:
I'm having two weird problems

when I go to settings and click "sound" I get a settings FC "process com.android.settings" and only when I click sound.

also I can't add a facebook account to sync?

Chad
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Tungst5n:
Definitely have to give you cheers on that. Definitely helped me understand more about the relevance of either so I'm not flying blind. Much appreciated chap!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
Do you have the Facebook app installed?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ahager88:
Also with JIT enabled I do not experience any lag whatsoever. Especially not the lock screen coming up.

But I also have CFS enabled as well as per the battery tweak.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oohoy:
can someone try rock player from the market and see if it work for em ? theres 3 version and dont matter which one i installed, all results in FC. im on nightly 8-14 build

tks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] regaw_leinad:
Anyone else having trouble sending texts longer than 1 message length? like 160+ chars

message wont send, break it up manually and it will.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
hello i just flashed to c6 and have1 question...well 2...

where is the market??????? i need apps...

and 2- is there a file browser like astro or linda included in c6 because i dont see it anywhere.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
one more issue- im not able to add my gmail account. My imap/pop forwarding is enabled so theres no reason I shouldnt be able to sync it.

My google contacts did not automatically come back, how do i install that google app zip included in the beginning?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
**REALLY** hope somebody replies soon because i have no market and cant install my syncing app...i have no contacts and it wont let me add my gmail account.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
Did you download google apps?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gizmosears:
Did you download and flash the Google addons? That should everything you need.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
i downloaded it and its on my sd card, but its in the downloads folder and i dont know how to find it from recovery.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
You have to move the file to the root of your sd card, just like you did with the rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
well that would be doable if i had access to file a browser...but i dont have the google market on this rom so i cant find any of my apps or files.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
so reinstall my old rom, and then flash back to c6?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] A_Flying_Fox:
plug your phone in and manually move the google apps zip over to the root directory

then go into recovery and flash it like if it was a normal rom

once you do that, everything should be up and running. itll ask you to put your google account in and then itll sync
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
problem with that is i need my syncing program in order for my PC to recognize android... and i cant get my syncing program without the market
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
shut down your phone. hold the home button and power on. let go off the home key once the recovery menu starts up. enable usb drive so that your computer can read your sd-card. browse to wherever you put the gapps file (googleshits) and move that to the root of your sd-card. this would be the same place as where you put the rom. then flash that while in recovery. you don't need to be booted into android to do this. actually, in your case it sounds like you have to do this from the recovery menu.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] uf20wop:
awesome! in!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] METHOD1911:
Wtf why go thru all that when all u have to is flash the addon and read thoroughly
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Htc_Woman:
lol ok i was a wee bit nervous there for awhile. Got the google apps finally. Now updating radio. c6 didnt like my last radio i only had 1 bar of reception.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nimitz87:
yup...I can see it when I go to add accounts try and add it and get nothing.

Chad
[Hero CDMA Android Development] davec1234:
Enjoy that dead irc, I'm not registering.

CM6 Android 2.2 Froyo Darchstar

Uncapped Kernel #8 CM6 Decad3nce

BlackMod v2.2 CM6 Gomorrah

Radio 2.42.01.04.27

*Bite me Sprint!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nutswillkillme:
My gps appears to be working, but when I use Google Nav to go places, it will pinpoint my location, I can see the directions, but it will not actually navigate. Just shows the route and distance, and says searching for gps... Am I doing something wrong or am I having an issue with my gps, I've tried kernel #7 as well, does the same thing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bbv203:
FWIW:

All the people having issues with MMS, I wasn't able to send MMS for the longest time, one in 20 would actually go through, and I also was not able to connect to a roaming partner for the past few months(forced or otherwise). I eventually gave up ran the new RUU which updated my PRI from 1.68_003 to the 2.20_003, re-rooted and now both of those issues are resolved on this ROM and the DC one I also use. I had tried everything else I could think of and went round and round with Tech support at Sprint as well. That finally did it though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rawsoup:
I've had this rom for about two weeks, and was wondering if there is a email app like the one on stock availabe for general use on this rom.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] kinglance82:
hi guys,

I am getting the same sound bug from the original 2.1 roms (stock and 1.5 and 2.1 sprint detox seem ok) I got a call and worked find i hanged up and locked screen via the red button, then it the next call was all muted and had to reboot.

Also yahoo mail seems to not work with the stock mail app. My aunts Galaxy has issues with yahoo as well, so this may be a yahoo thing.

Keep up the good work, even with the bugs this stock ROM is by far the greatest i have used, and some how my battery finally lasts a day!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pwrmedia:
You can disable home from unlocking it. Additionally, though it's called WidgetLocker, you don't technically have to add any widgets to the lockscreen. :D

Oh, and if you use customer sliders, no worries w/ anything turning on in your pocket!

Ok, my free advertisement for them is over. Just throwing out there that, so long as you adjust the settings w/i the app, it can be a functional replacement.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wookietv:
hi,

i was using the RC1 and was having a hard time getting a gps lock, would take 5-10 minutes.

i'm using the latest nightly as of tues 8/24. i applied no battery tweaks or kernals.

now i get no gps signal at all. i'm in manhattan, should be able to get gps here.

other than the gps, i've experienced the camera locking up, and had to pull the battery and reboot. (not yet with the nightly, with the RC1)

however, aside from these 2 things, the builds are running smooth. i bike a lot, so the gps is pretty important to keep logs with MyTracks.

just wondering if anyone else with the nightly is experiencing the same

thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] roadster92:
Are you saying that you run the latest official RUU to get the PRI update then re-rooted the phone?

I am in South bay area and my PRI is 1.70_003 ( I have no problem with sms or mms ). Are you sure it is 2.20_003?

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
For those having gps issues don't fret, go for a drive. Took 10 minutes to get a lock now it locks right away every time. Don't know why the problems the first time but fixes itself and I have been using it all morning to 5 different locations.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tintheman:
About pri

Could someone tell me how to find out the version of PRI in this custom rom, I can't seem to find it anywhere under setting...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
You can also just use the 2.1 Fresh rom and hold it in nandroid and use it to update the PRL/PRI and just nanadroid back to cm6.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
I had a similar problem, I could see it in Accounts and Sync - but when I clicked on it it would not join Gmail as one of my accounts - until I went into the FB app itself and enabled sync'ing from there - then I was able to add it in - this should work for you too -
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
New guy here - 1 - would the nandroid back to cm6 not reverse the update?

and 2 - what are the benefits to updating your prl/pri
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wctom:
1) No, the new PRL stays.

2) connects you to new towers in marginal reception or roaming areas.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
no prl and pri are for the most part permanent and switching roms will not affect it. nandroiding back to your previous rom should not cause any issues..atleast it hasn't for me, that is what nandroid is for.

updating your prl indicates what towers are available for use when roaming and pri is a little more tricky to describe but is has to do with phone systems and routing. If you are experiencing high roaming or lower bars as compared to your previous rom setup are compared to a couple of months ago i suggest you update your PRL. Old PRIs and newer PRL can also cause battery drain.

updating your PRI is little more tricking and involves using your MSL codes and what not.

reads this thread for PRI updating http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=753233

You have to be on a sense based rom to update your PRL/PRI.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nutswillkillme:
Awesome, I'll try it out, thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rjj1976:
I have been having GPS issues also, sometime it will work for a little while.

I just found this on the GSM FroydVillain web site, he says, People having a problem with GPS, go to Menu, Settings, Applications, Development and UNCHECK Allow mock locations. My GPS seems to be working better now but with limited testing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
I checked that out - I have my MSL code - but none of the ## prompts work while im using this rom -

And my prl version says 60668
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
Again you have to be on a sense based rom for the ## codes to work nandroid then install fresh then update your junk.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
- does it have to be 2.1 or can it be 2.3.3 ? I just found that one -

-hold it in nandroid?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
the newer the better those are version numbers.

when you make a nandroid you making an .img (image) of your phone in its present state. If you **** up something of lose something you can go back to a previous nandroid backup.

if you need sense based software stuff like prl/pri updating you can use that nandroid backup to do it. sense if the ui / rom you use in the stock ruu of the hero phone.

I did it like this.

1. install fresh and then set it up and then did a nandroid (backup)

2. wipe everything and flashed cm6 and set it up and then did a nanadroid

3. when ever i want to check for new prl/pri 's i go back to my fresh nandroid and restore it make changes.

4. nandroid back to cm6.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
What is the reasoning behind step 2?

I would think that once I wipe and install fresh and nandroid it - then I should be able to just update the prl/pri and nandroid back to cm6 ?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I am learning!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
yes you are correct.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
so then why would i want to wipe and install cm6 again in step 2?

Forgive me if I am being ignorant, but isnt that rather pointless, as I would not be using a fresh installed version but rather my nandroid of cm6 that I have set up the way i want it ?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
I agreeing with you.. it was the way I did it.

If you have a nandroid of cm6 then step 2 is not needed.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Vandelay007:
Thanks for your help - I just backed up and wiped - now I have fresh loading as I type this - Sorry for the dumb questions -but I will eventually get better and better at this !
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rjj1976:
How did this topic turn into a PRL discussion? Let's get back on topic there are plenty of topics that discuss updating PRL.

End of rant.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
There's an app called "email" for non gmail email, if that's what you're asking.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bbv203:
Yes, that is how I accomplished it and yes I am 100% sure that is what the new one is. I was just stating that based on my two issues I was having, that was what I found that resolved them. Might not be the case for everyone. Hence the "FWIW"

PRL update worked for me with this method but I never could get the PRI to change. I could update Profile this way, but the PRI version always stayed the same, even with the MSL and master reset method like we had to use when the first 2.1 ROMs where leaving us with the Verizon PRI, it always landed me back at 1.68_003

This method did not work for me with the PRI either, granted , I never tried 10 times line the guide says it could take.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dpeeps74:
Does this ROM have flash?

Sorry, someone mentioned getting back on topic lol

And so everyone knows, that was my sarcasm speaking.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
Sorry for the back and forth but couldn't old prl/pri be causing battery drain?

I have PRI 2.20_003 and PRL 60670 I think these are the newest... I experience no battery drain.

I'm using the standard kernel and no battery tweak. Just using the rom as is for now.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bbv203:
The only reason I brought it up 3 pages ago was because of all the people claiming to have MMS issues, so it was on topic. Thanks for your less than witty "sarcasm"

EDIT: My apologies if the post below this is correct, I did not notice this post
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
I don't think that was directed at you. I think it was more a commentary on the fact that you got "yelled at" for going "off topic" but there seems be little or no topic here. For the most part this is 120 pages of people asking the same 7 questions, and discussing PRLs/Battery life.

To turn PRLs into slightly more on topicy: Is there a reason that PRLs have to be updated via a sense based rom? I can see that for the original copy, but ultimately these are just some data stored somewhere that something must be able to get at, right? Obviously a non sense rom can still use that info, so it can't be complete gibberish to it.

Is it actually not doable to make a PRL update flashable the same way roms, radios, apps, etc can be, or is it just that the process of nanding to a sense based rom and back is so easy, and needs to be done so infrequently, that it's not worth the trouble?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bbv203:
Could be some logic behind that, I've been unplugged since 9:45 last night, running an average of 25% TWS and and still around 20% battery remaining. 8 hours of last night was spent roaming or with next to no signal, TWS was up to 68% when I left work this morning. And that's alot better life than I was experiencing prior to updating to the newest PRI and PRL
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
It actually would be nice if it was built into AOSP roms but as I see it its not part of a rom but can be managed by it. Like your radio or other firmware.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] herotozero:
Wanting to fix up the camera/gallery screen problems, I switched from the 8/19 nightly to the 8/24 nightly. Now I get no function at all. Error says "cannot connect to camera," or I just get a black screen.

Others having this issue?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
I have never updated my PRI since I've had my phone (at least I don't recall doing it), rarely update the PRL because it's a bit of a chore, and I cannot say they cause much battery drain, if any, in my experience.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ASimmons:
If you have ever received an ota from Sprint, flashed a sensed based 2.1 rom or ruu'd your phone to stock 2.1 then you have updated your PRI. The PRL might have been updated also on its own if you had updates turned on in your stock ruu. you might not have the newest pri out but it newer than the one than came with the phone unless you got your phone with 2.1 on it.

PRL/PRI's dont fix everything they are a suggestion if you have bad reception some people are still on prl 60665 and have no issues with roaming and dont need the newest PRL... its up to you.

If your phone is roaming alot it will drain your battery. if your phone is struggling to get reception it is draining your battery.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
Well that would be ideal. I guess to clarify: Sure, AOSP Roms can't reach out to sprint and get the new prl (or whatever happens now) for some technical rights/signature/whatever issue.

However, the PRLs are just ones and zeros stored somewhere on the phone, are they not? Seems to me it should be possible to rig up some alternative method of updating it. (Either an automated check via a rom manager, or just a zip to flash floating around the forums, like the radios.)

However this is starting to sound way more "RAWR! WHY CAN'T YOU DO EVERYTHING FOR ME, PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS AWESOME ROM FOR FREE?!" than I intended. (I was more curious than anything if the PRL's were somehow special, since everything else is hacked, customized, etc) So I digress.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bcrippsy38:
Does anyone know if there is a Sprint App add-on like the Google add-on? I would like to keep Sprint's NFL App.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
I don't know if there's a flashable zip around, but the apks are definitely around, sprint tv works fine on this rom, and I've heard the nav does too, in case your question is more along those lines than literally is there a flashable zip with all of them.

I'll install the football one quick and verify it works. Crap, nope. I'll reboot and see.

While we're waiting, you do know that verizon got the useful NFL rights (NFL Network and game audio) and Sprint's app is more-or-less score/news updates, right? It's definitely replaceable.

Reboot over. Still boned. It opens for a second then closes. (No error though.) Anyone have any ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stricklerjosh:
Speaking of that does anyone have a sprinttv apk?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
I sent you a PM with a link
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jakejm79:
Actually, I had it working on DD2.8, I think it requires the Sprint Updater App.

What I had to do to get it to work was get it up and running on a sense rom, then back up the football apk and updater apk. Then push those to this ROM and see how that works.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nimitz87:
having the same issue as this guy.

Thank you bery much Vandaleay007 works like a charm now!

I am still getting the sound settings error as well as occasionally a gapps error. "The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly"

Chad
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vita10gy:
This NFL App APK works
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stricklerjosh:
The new sprint NFL app is garbage. You will be very disappointed.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DanWalker:
i can't seem to figure it out and I can't find anything in the threads, does anyone else seem to have an issue with everything syncing? I don't get any of my updates from facebook, my emails don't sync unless I force them too. A bit nerve racking when I get an email 3 hours late lol.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hotaru:
if you have a kernel with the diag module you can install DmService.apk and DMPortRead.apk and use cdma workshop.

i've been working on getting EPST working, but it's not useable yet... some of the menus work but actually trying to read any settings makes it lock up (and it says "gDMAgent is null!!" in logcat).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cirehawk:
Sprint's football app is now called Sprint Football Live (SFL). They lost the NFL app to Verizon. SFL does work on this ROM. I'll post it later when I get home.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] raz699:
So if sprint thinks my phone is a verizon phone and won't let me download the football app will verizon let me download it?