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[A7 Android Development] kingjf54:
Works

I installed the Dexter Mod 1.2 last night...everything seems to work without a reset, but I will try some other things today to see if that is the case...Thanks Dexter!!!
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
Did wipe and update

I did a wipe and installed the update. Everything worked fine until I installed any of my applications. I then could not open the calendar (which is nice and tablet friendly now). I could probably use the calendar fix to get this working. I have done another wipe and the same thing happens. It is not the biggest deal because calendgoo works great but I LOVE the calendar that came in the ROM. Any help would be great.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
if you mean titanium backup here, its because you restore settings related to google, which is not working , you can only restore apps settings and you need to sort it out..

but there should be no problems with apps, i downloaded paid apps with no problems and i think others did so by now too.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
I didn't restore a back up via Titanium but I did use the google back up upon launch. I am going to reset again without the google backup..Ill report back.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
how do you restore with google backup? never seen it working on any model, just that it keeps asking to do a backup, but not seen it functioning at all.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
Yea I did the following:

did a wipe/ FR

ran update

went into the market and signed in

took the check out of back up

opened the calendar which went fine

closed the calendar (gmail installed update automatically)

went back into the calendar and got FC
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
I have no clue
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
hmm, that one i did not actually try.. ill test this out.. i opened it, but i don't think i did after i registered with my gmail.
[A7 Android Development] turnkey:
thanks for the quick answer to question
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
i just tested, and here calendar works with my gmail account registered?

so im not sure what is the problem..
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
I can no longer install the AmazonMP3 app with the latest update.

I can not use Google Navigation because pop-up says GPS not enabled. When I click on the box it takes me to settings to enable the GPS, witch of course I can't do because the device does not have a GPS. I'm running an external GPS, and can hear Google Navigation in the back ground saying, "Turn right on XYZ Rd". But the pop-up that takes me to setting is there and I can't get past it to see the navigation screen. This was an issue before also. It does work with my Viewsonic g tablet, thankfully.

Is there a way to disable it so google navigation can be used?
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
put this

ro.com.google.locationfeatures=1

into /system/build.prop

and you virtually enable the gps option, but its not there, but it thinks its enabled.
[A7 Android Development] mikestad16:
Dexter I wish we had more people like you to develope for this nice tablet. Maybe a custom recovery or honeycomb like the nook.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
honeycomb is not an option on Tegra2, its not compatible to run yet, we need the XOOM edition which is Tegra2 native..
[A7 Android Development] dkcarmona:
Where is Android Market Icon?

I installed Build 2.0127 and then Elocity Mod V1.2. I have a bunch of new Icons Aldiko, Fring, IMDb, Amazon MP3 but no Android Market Place. Is the ElocityMod v1.2 suppose to install Market Place? I also tried market place from the web but upon download it tells me something about unknown phone.

Any help would be appreciate.

Dan
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Tried that but no change.
[A7 Android Development] mingkee:
Oops!

Youtube is gone!

Luckily I have the app copied from Galaxy Tab, so I can install it.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
if you do not factory reseet, the old stock update has different signature which will make some packages not install when you install the new mod v1.2 i released so you end up with some missing parts, and probably some other apps which might ForceClose on you.
[A7 Android Development] eaa628:
well this sucks. mine is stuck in a reboot loop. i have tried the reset button. nothing helps.
[A7 Android Development] eaa628:
strange. had to reset for at least an hour then it finally booted. everything looks and works great. odd as hell.
[A7 Android Development] eaa628:
i see pinch and zoom works on certain apps the default browser gallery etc. i installed dolphin browser and tried pinch and zoom it does not work. also same with angry birds.
[A7 Android Development] dkcarmona:
Figured out what I did wrong. I did not rename ElocityMod file to update.zip so I was recoving build 127 as it was named update.zip.
[A7 Android Development] mikestad16:
You still rock thanks for the work on this
[A7 Android Development] Thracian:
Newest Market?

I did a factory reset, and installed Dex's mod 1.2 but my market still seems to be ver 1.82. I believe the lastest market ver is 2.2.7. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

Thrac
[A7 Android Development] dcsparky:
previously my stock calender and some of the display setting didn't work and caused a force close.

I installed the new update and everything works fine. the market is 1.82 but it works.

the Sd card is properly displayed. No apps can be moved to external sdcard0. all programs put files on the internal memory.

the only problem I see is that I am down to 1.5G of usable internal memory after installing programs. difficult to do a backup because sprite backup and drop box use this memory for backing up and sync.

It would be nice if the external card could be used to run some programs and backups. I have a 16G card with 12G left on it. in order to sync my HandBase I have to copy files to external card then put it in a reader and perform a sync with the computer, then copy modified files back.

Is there a simple way to use the USB to mount the device as a drive on the computer?
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
this is all a misunderstanding of how tablets are supposed to work, and caused by the fact that android 2.2 is made for a phone with external memory cards, and less to nothing of internal memory.

the current installation where apps are "moved" to internal storage is actually how vendors are trying to implement 2 types of storage.

comparing this to a mobile with just sdcard, and android 2.2 only supporting one storage type, the preferred storage becomes the "internal" and sdcard handling as you notice is now pointing to a location with the internal storage location.

the mountpoint at the internal storage location is planned based on the fact that users coming from an android based mobile knows alot about where to find data, which is in the storage location, so its put as mount at the storage so its easy to access, and not actually any bug at all.

so until better handling is presented (hopefully 3.0) people will continue to think that the handling is wrong or something is not wright here, but it is correct.

your internal storage of "just" 1.5GB is the preferred location, as tablets are not meant to have sdcards as preferred storage, if you chose not to put a sdcard into the tablet. so the choice was easy, use internal storage for android so ppl didnt need to buy additional cards.

but the lack of storage internally is a vendor decision, not a bug or not "the android way" a problem in any way..

imagine, those users without any sdcard, being unable to use the feature of android to a storage, and needed to use data storage for all files, that would look strange, if you didnt have the option available..

it could have been planned differently but vendors (all of the tegra2 vendors) has chosen this path, which could have been done differently but its all relate to apps and how they expect your device to work..

a long explanation, but remember 2.2 is not made for tablets, it made for small devices with external memory cards, which is long overdue and is followed up with the new android 3.0 which hopefully solves your problem.

conclusion,

Nvidia could have chosen a different way of using android, but they're still rather new to the platform and their design is not without problems yet (honeycomb will show that too), so if they used real planning and organized memory and sdcard handling like 2.2 was made for, you would have no problems at all. Remember Nvidia designed it this way, and they are the reason you have problems..Lack of knowledge of design and functionality, like BMW trying to make graphics card for a pc, coming from designing cars, their work would not be in a class like nvidia graphics, but probably ok..but far from good..

-

to answer you last question, usb to pc..

ill figure some idea out on the next update, as the tablet do support host/client usb port setup (recently confirmed), but i think you noticed the tablet don't have a port for connecting to your pc for now..

to enable the usb to pc connectivity you need a special usb cable, and software that changes the usb port mode. which can be solved, but disables the functionality of usb sticks etc, connecting to it.
[A7 Android Development] dcsparky:
I more or less concluded that. didn't know if there was something I was missing.

Thanks for all your efforts. Your latest mod works great. it corrected several problems i was having.

I have been playing with an ftp server on the device to move files back and forth from pc over wifi. This will allow for the backup of files without getting out of memory errors and aborted backups. This seems promising currently backing up device to pc.

I believe I can sync the HandBase files with a thumb drive on my computer and then sync desktop program with the thumb drive to bypass the problem of the usb connectivity.
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
Spot on response, this kinda confirms that perhaps the CDD that gives a guide to design considerations for hardware in relation to a given android release wasn't held in great regard. The CTS for 2.2, also provided, to test funtionality, either did not work or wasn't implemented, it would seem. With 2.2 not being what this tablet needs, it's unsettling when the occasional shadow appears about 3.0 possibly not visiting the A7. I hope this wasn't a major beta lesson at consumer expense.:confused:
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
http://source.android.com/compatibility/index.html this the CDD and CTS info for any wondering what I'm referencing.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
I got my Elocity A7 finally!

Just wanted to say, that i can do some serious stuff now.. i finally got myself A7 and can make proper testing and modding.. so expect to see some updates with hopefully much better options etc...

btw, is there never any lights in the softbuttons?
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
No sir...The soft buttons are simply stickers on the capacitive screen
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
i am very excited to see that you finally got an A7. (hope they sent you one for free you deserve it)

I love it so much I think that I will try some of their other products that are coming out if they can bump their support up just a bit.

You are doing a great job but I really would love to see a forum on their site or an elocity rep who joins in here.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
i don't think they will join, but you got me ;)

anyways, comparing it to Folio100, the lcd is alot better here, viewing angles are ok now, although its not perfect its really alot better.
[A7 Android Development] eshepardson:
Dexter - Downloaded the app/widget Button Savior which solves the softbutton lights issue. Thanks again for all your hard work. Have seen several people comment, but haven't seen an answer yet, does your latest release solve the wi-fi sleep issue when streaming radio/TV? My wi-fi still goes off whenever the screen sleeps......

Glad you have an A7, and thanks again for all your efforts.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
Joy!

WOW .. I am a very happy Elocity owner right now...the missing piece has always been these buttons in the dark not being visible.

Thank you for the tip!
[A7 Android Development] sjpn:
http://xkcd.com/849/
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Wow... good to hear.

I was about to dell off my A7. Now I may just hold on to it for a bit longer and see what you can do with this device.
[A7 Android Development] rapcon:
Glad to know you have the pad. I'm in on supporting you, so get yourself a donate button!
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
its in post #1 :-) (xda member solution has wrong description, which confuses members, i got it from several donators, so im not using their "button" solution)
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
No dice on lighted buttons, button savior app is almost a must for dim or dark environments
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Dexter,

I like the Calander app you have in the latest update. Where can I find the APK? I'd like to try it on my Viewsonic g tablet and see if it will work an a 10" device.
[A7 Android Development] cadiken:
Elementix

I'm curious to know what happened with your A7? Has Koush gotten the clockwork mod to work? Is he still working on it?
[A7 Android Development] Regis St-gelais:
I think you need to do a factiry reset before installing the mod or else some apps will not be updated.

EDIT: oups, I did not read properly. You did perform a factory reset.
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
Unable to login to Google Account

Okay here's the deal, suddenly the ability to sync with Google stopped working for me today. So I factory reset, reloaded Dexter's 1.2 no dice, factory wipe and reload OEM 2nd release still...not able to login to google account. :( This is not happy times, no. Help.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
error ?

what is the error message that you are getting?
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
a little update on fixes

I have tried so far to see if the sdcard-disk0 issue could be resolved, so far im a little unlucky on that topic..

but i looked into the rotation issue, and it seems not many played games on it? because gsensor is wrong and games using the sensor is not correct for rotation, so i managed to get racing games reading gsensor correctly using a fix on folioMod made originally by Weeds2000.

i also got the DSP Manager installed correctly, so audio can be modified, not really making it loader but sound have a EQU function now :-)

and of course new Market app works fine here now..

edit: a little more safe ADB functionality, as boot using /sbin directory for shell functions and not /system folder and libs.
[A7 Android Development] I<3Android:
Is there a chance we will have you add the Xbox 360 Mods ablities to your mod? I would love to be running your 1.2 but would hate to lose the ability to play my emulators with my xbox 360 controller...
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
don't know what it is, and i dont think its part of any standards on elocity?
[A7 Android Development] jazzbone:
Hi Dexter

I have been unsuccessful installing the Gameloft games like Asphalt V racing or Electronic Arts' Need for Speed because there isn't enough room in the system folder. (Once the game is installed, it tries to go online to download additional content and says there isn't enough room)

I read your post about storage, but can't understand how these major game developers (gameloft and electronic arts) don't map the storage differently. With 4GB of internal storage on this device, it should be plenty to install several games.

Seems such a waste to make a device with a fast processor like the Elocity and then not be able to utilize it because of other limitations.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
This has been going on since yesterday on various devices. Read here for a fix:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11361701&postcount=1
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
something to the effect of "Unable to esablish a reliable connection", I tried the Youtube thing but youtube method failed me as it won't even launch...blinks and returns to previous screen.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Did you check out the link I posted above? I its just above your last post (two post up).
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
i can say i will include a default provider setup in the next update, so elocity users with new account probably do not notice when wifi is configured the settings for isp is added :-) so no marketenabler should be needed when its released.

but for now it seems that all users of tablets, need marketenabler app to set isp/gsm provider before adding gaccount, thats just life :-(
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
OKAY...just sitting on table, it suddenly decides to update everything...it is now working fine
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
Thanks, I'll try this if issue returns, currently running smooth and fast.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Hummm... I wonder if Google un-did what ever they did (for now). Market Enabler may or may not be needed moving forward. We shall see....
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
Who knows, I did nothing special unless giving the evil-eye has an effect on these tablets.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
I noticed after the 1.2 update my contacts are noot syncing correctly. The contacts show but none of them have phone numbers. Some will show an e-mail address, some an address, but many/most show noting (non have phone numbers).

Anyone else?
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
v1.3 available

So a tested and working 1.3 is being uploaded.. i now have the device, so i can confirm the functionality before its uploaded :-)

See post #1 for details on changes..

I am still working on sdcard / usbstick support, the developers of the device were not 100% on how to implement so the code does not work so nicely with the way it is supposed to work, which makes it even harder to fix.

My idea is now to port the "FolioMod" to ElocityA7 as it has full sdcard/usb stick and BT keyboard/mouse support, which seems not to work on this device.

i noted that the device only utilize 152MB of a 563MB sized system partition, so there is alot of room for expansion, but sadly it cannot be used for regular data, but it makes it possible to port bigger images..

and probably good for a OS3.0 port, when its out, which probably require much more space..

but i have not confirmed the storage is 100% available, it might just be corrupt partition table, but adding the filesystems in use together it does look like 500MB is missing..
[A7 Android Development] eshepardson:
Wow that was a fast update. Amazing what can happen now that you have the hardware to work with! As I have been traveling for the last week, do I need to update v. 1.2 first, or can I skip and do 1.3 now?

Thanks again for all your efforts!
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
as long as we work with full images, you can skip previous updates..

but i think this time you are required for a wipe, if you get many FC's by programs, but im willing to let you try without.. but probably not working as Market app as example has different signature so it might fail.
[A7 Android Development] eshepardson:
Thanks Dexter, will give it a shot.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
Old Market/ New Market

"...finally latest Market app included (2.2.7 will be upgraded to 2.2.11 when you enter market the first time)..."

I have notice that there are a number of apps that are not avaialble in the 1.2 rom in the market. An Example is the Tablet Version of the NYTimes app. Is this an issue with the market version?
[A7 Android Development] sjpn:
hi, i just wiped and flashed v1.3. when i go to about... it says 1.2. just wondering if i messed up something or maybe the version number was not incremented.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
Yeah, I flashed twice but still says 1.2. The update.zip file seems smaller than the previous ones(?).
[A7 Android Development] tetsuo_shima:
Thank you for the new update Dexter. I love to read my comic books on this tablet (cats out of the bag....I'm a comic nerd). before the update only about 50% of my comics would work with Mobi Comic reader. I assume the force closures were do to the lack of memory. After the newest update however, they all seem to be working great. Thanks again for all your help.
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
i might have skipped the build.prop update :-(

but its for sure 1.3.. just check the new Market app.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
I still have the old Market. Checked and it not updateing... it says something like can't find or run update.

I've tried downloading the fire a few times already to make sure it wasn't currupted. But not working for me. I haven't had this issue with any of the previous updates.
[A7 Android Development] mikestad16:
Dexter do you think they will make a custom recovery? Is anyone elses super sensitive to fingerprints lol. Whats the app to put buttons on screen?
[A7 Android Development] mskitty76:
Yes, I can't seem to clean my screen often enough to keep the finger prints away! Lol! The app you need is called Button Savior. It's a must-have for this tablet! You can get it in the market. I paid for the full version and its been well worth the money.
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
I have also found "softkeys" app to be useful, it has a D-Pad feature
[A7 Android Development] ninetoes49:
after install 1.3 mod wont see sd card?

I installed 1.3 mod but now my sd card does not show up. Reinstalled twice from sd card but after install tells me no sd card inserted. anyone else having same problem ? did factory rest when installing

ninetoes49
[A7 Android Development] Dexter_nlb:
this is not news, sorry!.. known issue with firmware..
[A7 Android Development] motoelliot:
Hi Dexter, love what I hear about what Yer doin for the a7, I just ordered today finally (my wife's gonna be pissed) lol I'm not new to rooting or flashing Roms my heros running gingerbread but could give a quick tutorial on how to get the most out of the a7 start to finish? Greatly appreciated! ?

Sent from my schizophrenic HERO running Gingerbread. I think.
[A7 Android Development] netstat_EVO:
Just upped to 1.3 and even though I can't seem to navigate to my sd card, it is still reading pictures and music from it.

Also, for some reason my Home key isn't working.

Edit: Search button isn't working either.

Edit edit: cleared cache and things seems to be working correctly again.
[A7 Android Development] RojasTKD:
As I mentioned before, the latest update won't fails to update for me.

The update size seem to small to me. It downloaded it twice today once is was 63K and the other it was 69K. Either way it a lot smaller than previous updates.

Can someone mirror the update for me. Don't know why I'm having so many issues this time around. All previous updates worked great for me.
[A7 Android Development] dmaryland:
that does sound small...I remember it being 100mb +
[A7 Android Development] Zenwood:
The size ElocityModv13.zip is 101,476 KB (Chrome says 99.1 MB downloading)

It works OK for me.
[A7 Android Development] Elementix:
Clockwork Recovery SOON! :)

Just wanted to let everyone know the wait for clockwork recovery on elocity is just about over. I talked to koush this morning and he had the image completed and was doing some testing. Still waiting to get confirmation, but it should be installable through rom manager very soon. When I sent him my tablet a few weeks ago he ended up getting like 4-5 different devices the same day from other people. Because of this he took down the message on his site about sending devices to him to port clockwork. Guess we're lucky we got in that small little group. :) Hopefully we can get a lot more development for it now. Anyway, cheers everyone!

EDIT: Ok, he didn't remove it, but he did add another part in bold telling people to make sure he's available to port it. lol :)
[A7 Android Development] cadiken:
Thats great news Elementix. I was hoping all was going well with that since we hadn't heard from you for a while. I know you can't wait to get your a7 back.
[A7 Android Development] sdialect31:
Sync

I'm loving 1.3 but, my sync icon has been present nonstop, anyone else?:confused:
[A7 Android Development] paulnelson88:
Love the new rom! Smoking fast!