yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
can you use GPS status fix go to tools and compass calibration? just a thought
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Haven't tried yet. Will give it a shot and see what happens.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
When it's charging, is the battery meter supposed to stay near empty looking?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Yeah, up to a certain % charged, then it will go green. As long as you have the lightning bolt, you are good to go. It's the same as the depletion %, only backwards. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] stayclean:
Ah, ok, was just wondering since it's at 84%, but the meter is real low.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
i have been tying different thing like this to i found in system/permissions theres two files that are for gps one of them the first one is "android.hardware.location.gps" and the second one is "com.android.location.provider" if i put xxx at the end of second file i get more sat on gps stat it seams to lock on faster but still not holding going to try lib agian with it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Compass calibration was a no go to get the Navigation rotation working...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
i used the libgps.zip thats a few pages back and my compass is right. my gps is locked on navigation on maps i have rotation with 3d maps if i open browser it finds my location i think we are on to some thing.:D my weather apps still dont find my location though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] h4kudoshi:
I too am having slight problems here and there with this ROM but still find it to be 200% greater than anything Sprint has and will ever provide for this phone.

If you don't like it move on..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
+10:cool: love this rom. i hope aosp dont give up on it. now its tax time people will be able to donate a lil more. :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
I just died a little inside.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
Me too.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oostah:
i hope its not true if it is i hope he would at least post something about it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] LiquidSolstice:
I wouldn't count on that, doesn't seem to visit this thread too much. I'm sure we'll find out for sure if he ended up moving in a few days, since he manages to put updates out so quickly, we'll notice that they'll have stopped :/

Anyways, for whoever suggested the png optoing, it didn't seem to help too much, but it was worth a shot.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cortacanya:
pandora

gotta say love the style of this rom and all the possible tweaks. but latest bug has me scratching my head. Pandora isn't playing and notifications arent playing thru the sound or speaker. pandora opens, starts loading, even shows what should be playing but just hangs then FC or even worse the phone reboots on it's own. anyone got solutions, same problems or an approach to a tweak fix?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
Build prop 131072

sent from my hero, which no longer sucks ass
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Tried that too.

Just to clarify. Compass mode in Maps works fine. Rotation in Maps works. Its in Navigation that the blue triangle won't change the direction it's pointing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
He's very active on IRC, and always talks about posts in this thread.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cmccracken:
Maybe I'll give the channel another try for support on the GPS issue. Every time I've tried in the past, it was a bunch of 14yo kids talking about their first girlfriends or video games, and they kicked anyone trying to talk about actual ROM issues.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtran2988:
have you tried the past couple of fix attempts that came in yet?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aosp:
i'm still here vinny you fail new release should be up shortly fellas keep it friendly kids are watching :p
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dirtroad:
Glad to hear it! Thanks for all the work!:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Thank you kind sir. You are awesome!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Cetus Corr:
You're the man. Thanks for the hard work.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] andythegreenguy:
Soooooo glad to hear from you... :).

Thanks to people like you, Deca, Darch, Jaybob, CM and all those I don't even know that have contributed to making my hero run, when it was struggling to even crawl. Thanks a LOT!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cmccracken:
Yeah, so far I've tried every GPS fix that has been listed in this thread. I just saw that aosp has a new release coming; I can't wait to see what's in store!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cmccracken:
Awesome news! Thanks for all your efforts, and let me know if there's anything I can help you test to nail down the GPS issues.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] JWnSC:
It seemed to help a little though. I also removed some cyanogen stuff. I was trying to make it like aosp froyo. Realized only aosp can do that. Thanks for all you do aosp glad to hear from you. Never thought I'd have gingerbread running on a hero. :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DJB628:
Phew, glad to hear you are still going to be working on this Rom for the Hero, great news I was getting a little concerned, thanks for all you do AOSP
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aosp:
new one is up let me know if gps works ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] partytrikk:
and just as the new tweakdd build.prop was released for 2/16..

nevertheless, thanks aosp!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] pstevep:
and wouldnt you know that i am at work... guess i know what i will be doing later this evening.. Thanks aosp..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
I am really loving this Rom. It is snappy. It was snappy with stock kernal, but I went to the Deca #589 to have more control with the battery tweak and turn off stagefright if need be. It seems to have helped with Iheart radio staying.

I was getting a weird thing where I would close the radio, and it would still be in the notification bar. I would pull down and close again...same thing. My music player was choppy as well and I wasn't browsing or on xda or anything. Switched to Deca's kernal with the battery tweak and turned off stagefright and haven't had issues...yet anyway.

I usually turn all animations off, but I decided to keep the cts screen at the end.

Thanks again for taking the time to build this thing. Big difference wwhen you go back to sense for updates (at least for me). I am now motivated to start checking out some modding myself. Probably start with some kind of theme or something.:)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jckeyser:
It's like Christmas everyday up in here.

2/18 works great, no GPS issues.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtran2988:
Gonna be running around for lunch, will check on this as well.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jckeyser:
To be fair, no aosp ROM has ever given me GPS trouble. However, for those that have had some problems, I'll remain optimistic.

Many props to the devs, awesome job.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Did you flash over 2/16 or go fresh?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jckeyser:
I wiped cache, wiped dalvik, flashed 2/18 over 2/16, and flashed the Deca 691. (I'm using CW 2.5.0.7)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] turnagerg:
When I started the download I noticed that it was going slowly... then saw that it indicated 69+mg. Huge for a zip. Is that right?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
AccuBatt for 20110218

Post removed...new build out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
For a ROM? Nope. Typical size;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
yeah, it's the full ROM, not a gps tweak. Not sure if you're new to this, but they've been that big or bigger since the beginning of GB, and all CM froyo/eclair roms for that matter. You also will need the gapps in the first post fyi. My system runs about 110mb total including the gapps. This is totally normal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vayman:
Thanks for all of your hard work and the time that you put into this aosp! I got worried when I saw that you had moved on, but I am very grateful for what you do and glad to see that you're sticking around. Hell, if it wasn't for you I would have gotten rid of my phone along time ago, so for that I say THANK YOU!!!!

+1. Me too, I know I should have called off today, he he. I had a feeling this morning that there was going to be an update today. Oh well, at least it's Friday and we'll have all weekend to play w/ the new release! :D:D:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Hey AOSP! I just wanted to drop a line and tell you thanks for this rom. After a while of being bone stock after a scare I had with my phone running 2.2/Sense (not the rom's fault, or my fault. It turned out to be a battery issue), and then running stock w/root for a while, I decided to take the plunge with 2-10 build and man it is awesome.

Couple of things of note:

ADW seems really laggy to me... Took off adw, and went with Launcher Pro. Never looked back.

-Themed Launcher Pro like sense with *the old version* of Fancy widget. Works flawless.

-using Firerat's mod as well.

-EVERYTHING works perfectly :)

I am now in the process of updating to this newest one. Keep up the good work man!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] turnagerg:
The size seems huge for a zipped file to me. I'm not talking about the space it takes up on the phone.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Nate14:
Its completely normal for a zip (rom) to be this size.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] hexskrew:
Just finished updating my phone and WOW!

A. LOVE the new rotary lockscreen!

B. I cleared cache, watched the logcat go by as it was rebuilding a few dalvik pieces and what not, and DAMN! Load time from upgrade is FAST!

C. For everyone whom it may concern. When upgrading, at first I didn't see any apps in my drawer. Give it a minute and go back :)

It just keeps getting better man. Hooray for the Hero!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Mine says 69.3 MB. The last took up 107 of my systems with gapps. I think with different kernal (deca's #589) and the deca battery tweak.

It looks like they did some sound and gps tweaks in the CM changelog. At least from what I saw. I just finally got my SDK and Eclipse going, so...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] madeSICC:
Damn I just flashed back to aospmod this mornin because I wanted my gps back and now a new update comes out right after I finish setting my phone back up. Haha now I want to try out this update. Thank god for nands
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
Does anyone have problems with major banding on the screen or widgets be really pixelated?

for example, the stock news and weather widget or power control widget, they have little pixelated squares on them like they never fully resolved.

Or when I open XDA app, the orange screen, instead of being a smooth transition of orange to brown or whatever, I see each line or band in order down the screen. It looks terrible.

Wallpaper set and save gets rid of the wallpaper banding, but why is everything else banding and not clearing up?

Is there anything I can do to fix it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
surface dithering on in build.prop

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
edit: whoops, nvm
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
GPS is working, however immediately post flash after initial boot it was not. Back to it's old self and losing lock.

I swapped out the libgps and it's working...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
only thing I see in the build.prop with dithering says this:

persist.sys.use_dithering=0

What do I change the value to?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
change 0 to 1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] zwizzle:
I've noticed that for awhile now too. You can also see it in the notification bar widget area. It's more subtle, but you can definitely see vertical bands. Maybe that's what it's supposed to look like. I'm not sure if the xda app banding has to do with the rom though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
Thanks seemed to clear it up a bit, what if i up it to 2 or 3? what would happen?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
after changing the dithering value, the xda app cleared up, so its does affect it.

Its clearer, but i feel like it could be just a little better still.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
0 is off

1 is on
[Hero CDMA Android Development] MrDowntown12:
ah ok, I see. Thanks for you help. Fixed it right up
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
It's off because it's reported to slow things down a bit though fyi.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alexthearmo:
woah. Super weird thing happening on 2/16. I put it on the charger last night with 39% battery. I woke up this morning and it was stuck at 75%. It wouldn't charge any higher. I turned it off and charged while it was off and it got up to 96%, but it seems that when it's on, it won't charge (or at least it charges extremely slow).

Anyone else have (or heard of) this problem?

I might flash to 2/18 if people report that the gps is fixed.

Thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
pointless post: I just flashed 2/18 over 2/16, booted up, had 12mb free internal space, had 65mb free pre-flash :( damn dingleberries. Haven't wiped since 01/28, so I just did, this rebuild will take a while.....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Osirus71:
is there any advantage in using clockwork-2.5.0.7 over 3.xxx????
[Hero CDMA Android Development] partytrikk:
that happened to me when I went from 1/28 to 2/10 I believe. then I started fresh for 2/16. 2/16 to 2/18 did the same thing..wiped cache and delvic and it fixed it right up ;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercrapper:
Does anybody know where the PATH is set in this thing?

When I run "echo $PATH", I get

/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin

Problem is "/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin" doesn't exist. I know, it's not really a problem, but I think it would be better to remove them from the path if we can.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Osirus71:
does anyone have the newest telenav apk so i can see if it makes a difference with gps lock??? thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Given you had no prior issues, I am curious about your GPS after a clean install. Will ya report back? After a clean wipe was when my problems started back on the 02/06 build.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
now I'm wondering if the gps issues were WAY upstream... maps just updated to 5.1.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Yup. :)

But we have the fix that works for most now :D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] wcooper0077:
I don't understand why purple have issues with gps I am using firerats and I have instant lockon as long as I am near a window its like glue
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
I've had 5.1 for some time now. I was still having problems with 5.1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
When was the last time you did a full format and clean install? If you haven't in awhile, you wouldn't have any issues.

Mine is working, but had to edit a few things.

-- Sent from my Sprint SuperHero --
[Hero CDMA Android Development] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
+1 my Gmaps updated to 5.1 at least a week ago
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Osirus71:
anyone have the latest telenav(not the sprint nav) to try out to see if it has better lock the gnav??? thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Did you get it working? Let me know and I will tell you how I got mine working.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] <Spartan>:
Any reason for the quick update (2/16 to 2/18)? There usually 4-7 days apart.

Just wondering
[Hero CDMA Android Development] DJB628:
I would assume because of the GPS issues
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Post edited on 03/17/11

For those still having issues with GPS, here is what I did to get mine working when it was needed. May still work on new/current builds The original concept was posted a few pages back by Digital, but has been lost in the plethora of new posts. Here are step by step instructions.

This is with stock kernel, no tweaks, mods, etc. Unedited build.prop

1. Download and change the attached file and rename to libgps.so (DON'T unzip, just remove the .zip extension)

2. Use Root Explorer and navigate to /system/lib

3. Locate the current libgps.so and rename to libgps.so.old

4. Take the new libgps.so (the one you just downloaded) and put it in /system/lib

5. Long press it...it will pop up a list of options and select permissions.

7. "Read" should be checked under user, group and others. "Write" should be checked under user. (This step is important. If you miss it, the Navigation app will disappear ;))

8. Nothing else should be checked.

9. Press "OK"

10. Reboot

GPS should now work. Fixed mine and others. Perfect and fast locks. No loss of lock. I did get a reboot after about 30 minutes, but I have had that forever if GPS runs for too long. But after the reboot it ran for the remainder of the two hour drive :) Only thing I noticed is that when in the Nav app rotation didn't seem to work, but when I was driving, it was spot on. Rotation works in Maps and compas mode though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Because aosp is the man :D:D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
2.5.0.7 will flash zips that are older 3 won't and 3 is over clocked and may not boot for you.

I was perusing the CM forums and EVO owners were having issues with gps too, I guess that could be upstream too, but it could also be the rom and/or Sprint.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
I tried out the GPS last night, and was losing lock. I use a local carrier, non-sprint, so it wasn't Sprint's fault.

Turned GPS off, then back on, and it reacquired lock. Unfortunately, my commute is not that long (how far can you drive on an island), so I couldn't thoroughly test it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cmccracken:
The aospCMod Changelog shows that the only change made is a refresh from the upstream CM sources. The CM Changelog shows that there were a couple Qualcomm GPS changes checked in over the last couple days. I'm not sure what they were, but there's a chance they could be relevant (we have a Qualcomm GPS chip).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
No. Wiped cache and dalvik and flashed over 2/16. gps locked quickly and actually held longer than before, about 5 minutes this time. Then lost signal. Toggling gps brought it back but for only about 30 seconds before it would lose signal again.

Thank you for posting this. I will give it a go.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Rooster85:
just got the new up and going, so far i have gps lock, we will see though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Rooster85:
gps signal lost after about 3 minutes
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cyburke:
i am curious about this as well - i want to try the newly released GB rom, but do i HAVE to use the 3.xx clockwork?

i've also read that if i nandroid backup under 2.xxx and then install 3.xx and install GB - if i need to go back to my old nandroid backup - it won't work!

thank for your help!

-cory
[Hero CDMA Android Development] FussyQBert:
What are you guys using to test GPS? Just the Nav app?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 808Bill:
I've been using 2.507 with no issues for this ROM.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
Works with CWM 2 or 3.

Flashed this rom on both 2+ and 3+

Nandroided in 3 restored in 2

Not tried a nandroid in 2 and restore on 3 though.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Nav and GPS Status from the Market
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Try the suggestion I posted a few posts up. See if that helps and report back.:)

Here's the link
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tuffdadsf:
UPDATE: GPS is working great in this version.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] igtheactt1:
If it's true then who cares we still have aosp froyo which is complete and smooth way better than this
[Hero CDMA Android Development] flipfone:
Thank you for a fresh new build on my birthday, i couldnt ask for anything more!! Thank you AOSP!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] danaff37:
The colons are delimiters

those are several different paths. /sbin (doesn't exist), /vendor/bin (doesn't exist) /system/sbin (doesn't exist) /system/bin (bingo) /system/xbin (bingo again)

and having extras isn't going to hurt a thing. The only time it would matter would be in a shell (adb or terminal emulator) and the slowdown for looking is practically non existent, so I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
REMOVED - 2/18 Build Circle Battery MOD

OK, UOT Kitchen has updated to Gingerbread.

*EDIT - 2* RECEIVED MANY PM'S THIS MOD DOES NOT FLASH WITH EITHER 3.0.0.5 or 2.5.0.7. Removing for now. I'll re-post when I get it figured out. Sorry for any inconvenience.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nathanielray:
Space issues

I flashed the 2/18 update and to my surprise the Low Space note showed up. Before I updated, I had ~20Mb of space free, upon updating I had 4.7 free. My widgets also didn't load, presumable of this low space warning.

I went in with Root Explorer and removed some of the CM stuff I don't use (like the CM Wallpaper, etc) to try and free up some space. I removed ~8Mb worth of stuff, hoping that that would work. But it didn't. After I went back to settings to check, I was only up to 5.21Mb free. No idea what's going on. Rolling back I suppose.

Anyone else have this issue? Anyone know what could have caused it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Did you wipe before installing? That's generally the culprit.;)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mtran2988:
hey, is this the same one dlgltal came up with? Just checking
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
Yes, but it has been lost in the mix and wasn't really clearly explained (i.e. you have to change permissions). This method is using Root Explorer with each step explained.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
just spoke to my brother. he has an evo running cm7 and apparently they too have been having gps issues (as was mentioned recently). he said the fix appears to be what tibedadbeeto suggested earlier in the thread.

i think i'll do this tonight. flash back to sense, do the dialer trick, and then flash today's update.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nathanielray:
That's what I'm doing now. It's just a pain is all, and when I was running the CM6 nightlies I could flash each one over with no probs at all. Sigh.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
BEWARE. If this is the ##786# method, I tried that and my PRI went BACKWARDS, it did not update. I had to RUU to get the latest PRI. YMMV.

*EDIT* And even after upgrading to the latest PRI, 2.65.003, the gps problem still existed. I suggest checking out ranger61878's iteration of the libgps fix.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] :
In GB though all your market apps and some settings magically come back post flash, even after a full wipe if you selected the option to have them backed up in the clouds with Google ;) Makes loading a ROM very streamlined. I haven't manually redownloaded an app in quite some time.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercrapper:
Sorry, I should have been more clear in my question. I know that the ":" is a delimiter and it's only used for the command line. I realize that it isn't that inefficient, but it should be an easy fix. After all, an error is an error.

Thanks for your comments. I actually found out that it is set in /init.rc. I'm not going to change it because I don't want to have to fix it every time I flash a new build, but I though I would bring it up so AOSP could if he feels like it's necessary. It would be a 2 second change :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nathanielray:
I noticed that when I flashed the first GB rom. Quite the nice bit of magic, and it does save the hassle of having to redownload apps. I have noticed though, that it misses some, randomly, and I usually don't notice until I could really use it.

Right now I'm in the process of just wiping the Dalvik cache instead of a full first and seeing if that might work. Time consuming if it doesn't work, sure, but it'll be nice if it does.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nathanielray:
For any who were wondering, no, it does not work. Full wipe time it is.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] D3FAULT:
I've used all 3, and I'd say aospMod is the best to use until this is completely stable.