[Android Apps and Games] oldgasman:
MM Tracker back up and running !!

Gents,

It is some time since I frequented xda developers, back in the day when 'Pocket PC 2003' was cutting edge stuff :p. Now I have jumped into the 'Android pit' I thought I should pen a line, as like some others here, 'MM Tracker' was a prime reason for me to lay out the cash for an N7. Now 4.2 has killed the app, I thought I would explain how I got it back to full operation.

First, you've got to decide if keeping 4.2 on your device is worth it - having spent several hours playing with it, I came to the decision that MM Tracker was a damn site more useful than a fancy swipe screen and a few other bits and pieces that I would probably never use. I hope that at sometime in the future it can be modified to work with 4.2, but until then it's back to 4.1.2 for me. Just to clarify, I have been using MM Tracker 1.10.4 and found it to be a truly magic piece of software, this is what is back running on my N7 as I type this.

What a shame that Memory Map don't work a deal with the developer of MM Tracker and launch an app specifically for early .qct maps, as it would bring in cash for the company and placate a lot of established users who have put up with the s*@t interface Memory Map has forced on users for too long. Off my soap box now :cool:

DISCLAIMER - YOU CARRY OUT THIS ALTERATION AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!

So, having used Wug's excellent 'Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.5' to unlock and root my device a few weeks back, I went back to this tool to re-flash the device using the "FLASH STOCK + UNROOT" button. I selected the original JZO54K rom image from the selection box and used 'browse' to my PC folder where it was placed when I downloaded it from the Google developer website (I found the link in a post on this website). The procedure is exactly the same as all other rooting operations, using USB debugging in developer options on the device and letting the toolkit work it's magic. I then carried out the 'unlock' and 'root' procedure covered in the description for the toolbox

As expected, the device was wiped clean and I had to start from scratch, which wasn't as bad as it sounds - I'm learning all the time and it gets easier as I use it more ;) Now I have a stock ROM image 4.1.2 running on my device and MM Tracker sprang straight back to life when I installed it - I can't tell you how pleased I was to get it back up and running. I re-installed Titanium backup and I could have used it to restore my device (backup on Dropbox), but I decide to take the painful route and reload all my stuff manually :D It is also nice to have 'Stickmount' back up and running also, funny how you don't realise how much you would miss something until you loose it.

So there you are, I'm back to being a happy punter with a usable device that works exactly as I wanted it to. Anyone looking for MM Tracker 1.10.4 can find it on several websites on the net - my favourite is mobilism.org where there is an interesting thread on it's use. I hope to update to 4.2 when it has matured a little, but for the moment, MM Tracker has priority.

I hope this has helped some of you and that you weren't to bored with my ramblings !!

Cheers,

PS - remember, life is a one-way street, so don't take too many short-cuts :good: