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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Gingerbread right now doesn't have the components in the kernel compiled I'll enable it for the next update. Still working on bluetooth very close to getting it working after that I'll get tethering up. So next update should have Tethering (via 3rd party applications), Bluetooth, GPS fixes and Camera improvements (Effects, White balance options, location tagging and effects). After that I'm going to focus on the application compatibility issues (specifically instagram).

EDIT: I still have to decide if the next update will be a delta or if I'm going to make a larger update (i.e. its the entire Gingerbread package again so you have to reflash google apps).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Is there a way to not loose every app and config when doing a great flash update
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Yes I'm going to make sure your data / cache is not formatted (have to make sure gapps etc.. also behave). If I do a large update I'll test it on my self first (and I hate having to set everything up again specially after doing 10 - 15 times so far :)).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Ok, I hope you will succeed :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0zy:
I'm very excited about these developments Idontknow186, I'm looking forward to trying out your release once you've finished refining it.

Thanks a lot for your time and expertise with this!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squigley:
Sweet

Hello,

I haven't been around since about page 2 of this thread about 18 months ago, since then I've moved on to a Samsung Nexus S, but I still had my old 981, and I kept this thread open.

I finally got around to imaging the backup/recovery imgs through fastboot, backing up my old 981, and installing the GB update you've done.

Wow, I am really impressed. I also just updated my Nexus S from GB to ICS, so it was really impressive to see the OT981 running GB, which I've been using on the Nexus since I got it.

If this had been available as an update a year ago, I'd probably still be using it as my main phone.

It looks a lot nicer, it's more responsive, and with apps2sd (which I haven't tried yet, but I'm guessing works), I wouldn't be constantly running out of internal space like always happened under Eclair.

Thanks for the dev work, good job, very impressive.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
Any news? :-/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Sorry for the lack of progress have been busy with other thing. Going to get to it this weekend. Status other wise is the same still need to get bluetooth + tethering for the next update. Upgraded my HD so that caused a delay. Hopefully I'll get an update out by next week.

EDIT: Bluetooth is fairly close to working just needs some fiddling with the init scripts.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Nice :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
Is the camera going to work? Can I end a call without losing signal for some seconds?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Camera is already working, but the coming update adds white balance, effects and zoom. There are no cell reliability issues what so ever (those issues from Froyo are gone).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
Can't wait, I really need it ! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
Don't tell me you gave up on it! : O
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
I haven't just a busy week. I wasn't able to make as much progress as I liked since I had other things to do this weekend. Going to try and make head way later today and tomorrow. I don't want to release a bad update trying to get all issues sorted out in one go :) (BT is a pain getting up and running, I know I'm close). If I give up you'll know (and I certainly will push the source out for others to work on). But my objective is to finish the GB port and I might do ICS but no promises.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
No problem.

Even if ICS can't be run...

A good GB is so much better than the ECLAIR stock rom...

Envoyé depuis mon OT980 avec Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
I hope it's going well.

Can you give us an ETA? :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Still debugging why BT is broken. I'm missing something related to the initialization which is blocking me right now (I tried older binaries from Eclair and still won't init). Going to see if other devices have the same chipset that might help me figure out what we need to get BT up and running on the Broadcom chip. I'll give an ETA once I have BT up since thats the main thing I'm trying to get up and running.

EDIT: Getting closer device is now being happily brought up by the hctitool (which is where I was stuck before). Now I need android to notice its up. Seems I forgot to load the firmware when setting up wifi.

EDIT: Yay! Got it up, now have to get the init scripts + wifi changes in so I can do it automatically :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Watcher0:
I'm cheering you all the way :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
I have it working without the manual stuff, so now its a matter of minor bug fixing / getting tethering to work. It will probably be a large update (I don't want to do a delta because I changed things which I have forgotten by now :P) [ You won't lose your data if everything goes as planned if your on GB. For Froyo format your data partition]. Also I'll release a test update first (I don't know if BT headsets are working but they probably should I didn't modify the audio routing code head phones work). Earliest ETA is this weekend but I'll probably miss it since I may have to set up my build environment again. I'll also update it against Cyanogen git also so probably going to take a while to build also.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0zy:
I'm 'rooting' for you!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
So I was able to get tethering to work so its pretty close to being ready (you will need a third party tether app like barnacle or android-wifi-tether, I have only tested the former but both are supported). I'll release a test version later today. The version released today will be a test version so if functionality does not work please post here (I need some one to test bluetooth headset support. Also people to try out GPS changes to see if its an improvement). I'll wait a week and if there aren't any issues I'll mark it as the final version (that does not mean I'll stop updating it if bugs crop up).

It will be a large update so if your using GB and if you don't want to lose your data then install the update + google apps then reboot (I'll included instructions). For Froyo / Eclair you will have to manually format your data (you can try avoiding it it but if you get stuck in a boot loop then its needed).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Completely screwed my phone.

Was in GB, update and problem.

Can you give me the link to the update before ?

I want to go back to before this update.

Thank you.

By the way : problem is : on boot, it force close on keyboard and on "links2sd" so I can't use my apps because they are all linked to SD with links2sd.

Before this update, it happened sometimes but with a reboot, it was ok.

Now every reboot are not ok so I can't use this ****ty alcatel :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Not sure whats causing the force close with link2sd. I'm moving apps to sd via the application settings. I'll try out link2sd see if anything got broken in the process.

EDIT: Might be su related can you try updating the su binary via super user preferences. If it gets denied or fails to update post here but as far as I can tell link2sd is getting refused with out showing a permission dialog. If that doesn't work I'll try upgrading with link2sd setup see what exactly is failing.

Links to older GB updates (note these format user data. If you want a variant that doesn't do it extract and replace the META-INF folder with the one from the new release):

Main alpha version (first + gapps from update):

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71594697/Gingerbread Alpha 1/update.zip

Update to apply on top (then):

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/71594697/GB Update 1/update.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] octavioln:
i'm testing it, i don't have bluetooth headset to test it but the file transfer it's working, also the GPS it's a little bit more fast, still takes a minute or two to find the location. I moved the apps to the SD card with the option in "manage apps" on settings menu, no problem with those apps before applying the update

EDIT: GPS stop working for me, just worked the first time
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
I uninstalled Links2sd all is ok but adw crash very often on boots like System doesnot respond do you close or wait

Envoyé depuis mon OT980 avec Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Try waiting in the CM settings => Performance try turning off compcache (its on by default now). Boot also sucks for me but after a bit it clears up, its caused by all the applications fighting for RAM (disabling compcache might make it more responsive but you will end up with multitasking lag where launching a new app causes one to be killed)

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Did you do anything specific to get it to stop working also can you try GPS status from the market and see if its just a crappy signal (it will give you a count of how many satellites have a fix, if its not working it should give you no count.) Also did you suffer from a bad signal in stock, I think I was having the same problem in Eclair.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Lag of multitasking ? It is already in fact because of lack of RAM so I will try this :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] octavioln:
i don't know exactly what happen. i tested the gps with facebook, maps and foursquare and they worked at the first boot after apply the update. then my phone ran out of battery. and when i was charging i was trying to use the gps again and 10 minutes later the phone wasn't able to find a gps signal.

i installed the app that you told me, gps status, and maybe just was a crappy signal because gps it's working

by the way, i turned off the compcache and the phone now it's more responsive! :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
I(m testing compcache to 26% instead of 10% by your settings.

266% is the max.

If it is not better, I will try to disable it :)

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Few minuts later : ok, disabling it now, as it seems to be unusable LOL @26%.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
You can also try setting up swap the kernel supports it (it might improve the boot lag a bit, this device runs low on RAM easily). It won't have the slow down of compcache (since compcache steals from normal RAM and makes it swap) but it wears your SD card so be careful.

EDIT: Except I don't know how easy it is to get swap to work pre-boot. I know there is a CM setting for it. I think I'll disable compcache in the final RC. Don't think its right for everyone, I needed it because the home screen would get killed and have to load again if I heavily multitask (but there is a setting to lock it which might be better).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
OT-981A/Wind: I finally took the plunge

Thank you again for your awesome hard work, but now I have a problem ;-)

Installed today's update on an otherwise unmolested OT-981A on Wind Mobile. "Update Package" installed OK, ran backup, then update.zip as per your instructions. Then gapps, then formatted data just to be sure and restarted. Booted into recovery again, so I pulled the battery, held power, and reinserted battery. White screen, text "Alcatel-mobile phones" just like normal. Then, nothing. It's been on that Alcatel splash screen for about 15 minutes now. What should I do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
You didn't have to make a back up did you use the older back up recovery (because that did cause issues before). Make sure you have the right recovery when you install the update (see instructions). Can you try reinstalling without gapps and see if it boots, also do you see a black square on the top left of the Alcatel screen? The update is isolated so something didn't install quite right (it only keeps your mac address from Ecliar / GB).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
I did make a backup, and I used the links from the post today. I do see a black square in the top left on the splash screen, but it goes away after a few seconds.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Make sure you used InstallUpdateRecovery.bat => for the recovery from which you installed the update. There are two bat files the one for back up isn't compatible for installing. Since you see the black square in the top left at least the boot image is installed, so something is wrong with either the system or custpack. The updates completely format those two partitions so they aren't dependent on the content so try re installing and make sure you have the right recovery environment (if that doesn't work I'll need some data from adb or need you to make a back up and post it some where of the non-booting phone).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Well, crap. I'm not certain which .bat I ran, I didn't even notice before there were two with very similar names.

So, I just now ran InstallUpdateRecovery.bat, then booted to recovery and ran the update.zip again, then rebooted. Booted normally, ran through the screen calibration.

Then, I shut down and booted into recovery again, installed gapps.zip, again, normal boot to GB. I'll begin testing now, unless there's something else I need to do first?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
No everything should be fine now. If google apps behaves wonky you might want to format data (don't think its needed only needed if you forget to install gapps and your upgrading) :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
The black square on up left is normal :)

White scree then cyanogen splah spinning screen ;)

@identknow186 : I've tested the camera with GPS activated but not GPS data in photos :(

I ran with GPS Google Map just before so it was ativated on running...

Other camera settings are awesome :) (zoom is ok, even effect like instagram :p)...

Bluetooth is ok to activate (not tested anything with)...

And compcache disabled is ok and better I think.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Basic testing is proceeding. Only problem so far is: GPS doesn't seem to be getting a fix. (I'm in Toronto, Maps is centered on the Kansas/OK border, with "Your current location is temporarily unavailable" message when I try to locate).

Will test BT headset later today.

Oh, yeah: I don't seem to have cellular data. That's bad.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Yikes thats really odd. Can you try unplugging your device and turning it off and on. Does that fix it (I have noticed that it can happen if the device turns on by being plugged in)?

Fix time is sucky takes about a minute or two ignore the message that says it failed (really fast other times :/). I'll see what else I can do for it but I have tried a bunch of stuff and it always seems about the same (i.e. back fitting newer CM drivers, trying AOKP ones, config changes). Was it better under stock I didn't use it too long under it so I can't tell?

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Hi Darky,

GPS data should appear if you have a fix. Note: The data is in the photo but location will show as unknown on the phone, check the properties on a computer the coordinates are there and programs should be able to use the geolocation data (iirc, has been a while since I tested it).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Nope. Did a shutdown, pulled the battery for a bit, put it back in, started up, still no cellular data connection.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Haven't seen that before. Can you start the terminal emulator and run the following commands:

1) su

2) logcat -b radio > /sdcard/radioLog &

3) Reboot your phone

EDIT: Fixed steps sorry about that

Then post the file from your sdcard called radioLog. Also what happens when you try to pick a network operator from the settings dialog?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Attached.

When i select the submenu "Available networks", I see "Searching..." for several minutes, then "Error while searching for networks"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
I'm on the same network / phone so I'm going to compare the two. Another thing can you try disabling 3g and seeing if it connects?

EDIT: Also can you try reinserting the SIM (just throwing ideas for things to try, there are a handful of SIM related errors that aren't in my log).

EDIT 2: The network is getting picked up so try rescanning in 2g or try waiting for it twice.

i.e.

Poll ServiceState done: oldSS=[0 home WIND WIND 302490 UMTS CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false] newSS=[0 home WIND WIND 302490 UMTS CSS not supported -1 -1RoamInd: -1DefRoamInd: -1EmergOnly: false] oldGprs=0 newGprs=0 oldType=UMTS newType=UMTS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
With "Use only 2g" selected i get no voice or data. Also, it said "no service" and later, "Rogers Wireless" at startup, inexplicably.

Took out the SIM, buffed the contacts on my jeans, reinserted: no change.

Rescanned with 2g selected twice: same error message. I'm sorry to say I can't make much sense of that log excerpt.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
So it picked up Rogers at some point meaning roaming is working :). Log entry shows it detecting WIND HOME not sure why it didn't connect. Did you try Select Automatically and seeing what it does with 3g enabled?

EDIT: Also were you getting voice at least with 3g or no networks are found?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Select Automatically: It displays "Automatic registration..." forever.

3g I got voice, no data. 2g, I got neither, and either "no service" or "Rogers" displayed, but it still won't connect voice or data regardless.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Have you entered the APN information / can you double check it. Also make sure the right APN is selected (http://community.windmobile.ca/wind...ings_for_non_wind_phones_being_used_with_wind)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
APN was blank, I entered the info on the linked page, almost instantly got data connection. As I have probably pointed out before, you are a badass. Should I make another APN for mms, as discussed on that page?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
No MMS isn't used. I'll add a note so people know to enter APN settings. Glad it worked :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
FWIW, I finally took the time to pair the -981 with a BT headset, the Plantronics BackBeat 903+. It's too late to place any calls to decent people but I can verify that it does A2DP quite well.

EDIT: No worky for voice calls: the call connects, the headset makes awful static sounds.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberianIce:
error...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
I was afraid something like that might happen with bluetooth (I'll check what's wrong with the sound routing).

EDIT: Can you check if the MIC is working? Also is it a loud static noise in the speaker (or is it backgroundish static like nothing is getting sent)? Its probably the sound routing I'll see if something special is needed for bluetooth + calls.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
I tried to voice dial, and it did understand me. I also switched to a non-A2DP Motorola headset. It still gets loud static when the call connects, silent otherwise.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
I'll look at the routing code this week, probably not setting some flag so the Qualcomm chip isn't sending data to the headset. Also does the handset produce audio during a call? (could be an indication that its getting sent there instead of the headset)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
No audio from the handset. The static starts only when the call connects, not when dialing commences.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tawhid111:
Alcatel tribre Ot981/Ot981A UPDATE!!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1724680
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Here, it is for 980 and we have Gingerbread/Cyanogen installed :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tawhid111:
981A ? Not the 980
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
Hi, thanks for your posts, but if you had read two pages back, you'd see where I installed this build on my -981A and it is working very nicely, save for Bluetooth headset in calls. It would be very nice to have more than one custom rom to choose from, but be aware that much work has already been done by Idontknow186, and serveral of us are already running GB on our -980 and -981s.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tawhid111:
I know that cynogen mod 7 is it running smoothly ? i find the touch screen has a lot of problems
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
IDK186's build is very stable and noticeably faster than then original software. I found the touch screen to be difficult to use under the stock ROM, but this build is better, albeit, not perfect. I always assumed that it was a hardware issue. He just released it this week, so development is active AFAIK.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Its running smoothly there's so far a bluetooth issue (in call audio, going to release a test fix this week if it doesn't work I'll just pick up a cheap bluetooth headset since it will need more debugging), and GPS fix time issues (latter takes longer then the ideal time about 2ish minutes. If you have GPS drivers working better it could be useful in this ROM since I'm pretty much out of ideas).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhyrePhox:
If you're in the GTA, let me donate one of mine. I got a few for my wife on special, and she never uses them. It's the least I can do.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
@idontknow186 : I confirm that GPS info on camera pictures are not ok :(

GPS is running just before but taking phos does not put coordinates in these photos :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Hi Darky,

I'll retest it since I might have broken it in the process. I'll release a update with a test fix for Bluetooth and the GPS data in images issue this weekend.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
No problem, I'll test it as soon as you release it :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
The data is being written but its missing a few tags so no program likes it (I only checked for the tags going to try and get programs to like it). Your existing pictures have coordinates probably just a few other tags missing.

EDIT: Ref parameter is missing so it doesn't know the direction which is why it can't be used. (i.e. N, S etc.. for long and lat)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
Ok I understand :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
Does the option to show in map appear in the gallery if you select a photo?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draky50110:
No, I don't see this option anywhere when looking a photo. Do you want I send you some to see data inside ?

Envoyé depuis mon OT980 avec Tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idontknow186:
No I was just checking. It should appear under options when you select a photo if it has coordinates (check if a photo with location data has it since it was partially saved before).

EDIT: I had a old photo where it worked taken in GB.