First things first, I'd like to wish you all hello, as this is my first post here and to XDA in general.
That being said, after getting much out of XDA over the years I figured I would try to give something back while experimenting with android!
I give you..
Droid 3 Custom Sensors Module
This enables/fixes our proximity sensor on hashcode's awesome kexec kernel so the phone screen blanks during calls!
The issue is with the sensors.solana.so proprietary library that comes with our phones from motorola.
So I compiled for us a new sensors.solana.so to use which is compatible with Kexec kernels.
Note: This library only controls accerometer sensor, light/prox sensor and orientation/magnet sensor so theoretically it should work the same, just with proximity working. But without more use I can't be sure.
Also in theory this should work for any flavor of Kexec releases, but I can only confirm cm10 currently...
Update[12/13/12]:
-Akm module is now working (Magnetic Field sensor / compass)
-Why is this useful?
Google maps should work better in terms of orientation
Compass apps should work now, along with any others that use rotation vector
-This required a driver edit to get it pointing in the right direction, so v2 includes newest hashcode kernel with the edit. i sent the code to hashcode, so hopefully if he incorporates these changes then this will no longer be needed.
Installation:
1. Download Custom-SolanaModule-v2[Kexec].zip
2. Install it like any other zip in ss3
Removal:
2. Download Stock-SolanaModule [Kexec].zip
2. Install it like any other zip in ss3
More Notes:
Attached also is the source code I used. I cannot claim writing most of it, as its more of a collaboration of various files that I found online for our sensors with a couple various tweaks.
Edit[12/13/2012] For anyone looking to implement this, just unzip v2 source code into root directory of your repo, files should go where needed.
Obviously a big shoutout/thanks to Hashcode/dhacker/jonpry and everyone else that got our D3's to the place they are now. This is just one more step in the right direction hopefully.
Thanks dudeeeee!! Someone should pm this to hash! It's great!
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Confirmed. Good work.
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Nice, one step closer.
Who twittered Hash?
I tweetered.
Thank you Jarveson!
I'll get this into new builds w/ a credit to you for getting this together.
Sweet! Good to hear that it works for you guys also! Ill try to see if I can get magnet and orientation working when I get some more free time.
Also, Thanks Hash! I forgot to say that it would be awesome if you were able to incorporate this in your new builds, it was really late/early when I typed that up initially
jarveson said:
Sweet! Good to hear that it works for you guys also! Ill try to see if I can get magnet and orientation working when I get some more free time.
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Orientation is already working not sure about magnet
DoubleYouPee said:
Orientation is already working not sure about magnet
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Is the magnet the way the dock is detected? If so, it's working. Both my car and home dock are detected that the appropriate app (CarHome Ultra or Bedside) are launched.
hm, I dont believe orientation and magnetometer sensors work, at least not fully, here's why
If you download for example android sensor toolbox or elixir 2 you can go to sensors and see that magnetometer isn't reporting anything, which orientation relies on, which the rotation vector relies on. Unless i completely screwed up my test build ive been using :/
djbolden said:
Is the magnet the way the dock is detected? If so, it's working. Both my car and home dock are detected that the appropriate app (CarHome Ultra or Bedside) are launched.
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Thats actually really interesting, but it might be that there is a separate magnet relay/switch used for docks
I almost have them working, issue currently is getting the compass to flop its yaw values, some reason magnetmeter x and y is swapped. Fairly certain its going to require a kernel/driver patch
jarveson said:
hm, I dont believe orientation and magnetometer sensors work, at least not fully, here's why
If you download for example android sensor toolbox or elixir 2 you can go to sensors and see that magnetometer isn't reporting anything, which orientation relies on, which the rotation vector relies on. Unless i completely screwed up my test build ive been using :/
Thats actually really interesting, but it might be that there is a separate magnet relay/switch used for docks
I almost have them working, issue currently is getting the compass to flop its yaw values, some reason magnetmeter x and y is swapped. Fairly certain its going to require a kernel/driver patch
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Well, when I tick auto-rotation it works for me on CM10. But yeah the magnet might be broken.
I do want to add that the qwerty landscape/portrait mode is buggy. When I open my keyboard sometimes it's still in portrait mode.
DoubleYouPee said:
Well, when I tick auto-rotation it works for me on CM10. But yeah the magnet might be broken.
I do want to add that the qwerty landscape/portrait mode is buggy. When I open my keyboard sometimes it's still in portrait mode.
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Oh yes, that mode uses the acceleration sensor, which shows how tilted the phone is. Think of orientation sensor more of a compass.
I dont think ive experienced the issue you are talking about, I know some apps dont flip when you open the keyboard, but thats the app. Any specific times it does it ?
jarveson said:
Oh yes, that mode uses the acceleration sensor, which shows how tilted the phone is. Think of orientation sensor more of a compass.
I dont think ive experienced the issue you are talking about, I know some apps dont flip when you open the keyboard, but thats the app. Any specific times it does it ?
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Ye sometimes when I wake the screen it's in landscape. Or other way around when I open the keyboard it doesn't wake. If I then press a key it wakes but is still in portrait.
Btw, I also need to reapply auto brightness occasionally because it doesn't stick to my custom light sensor settings. But that might be some bug because the sensor itself works fine
Oh, thanks for the work btw. Only camera "sensor" left now
Ok, i can see the magnet works now in GPS toolbox, thanks!
I should've mentioned that I'm not using auto-rotate - so the problem I described is probably not related to these sensors.
It seems that sometimes, it doesn't recoqnize that the QWERTY keyboard got closed or got opened, and therefore it sticks the either landscape or portrait.
This doesn't happen in GB, so it's not a hardware fault on the slide mechanism.
What is libsensors? and do I need to install libsensors to use your custom proximity sensor?
Own Demon said:
What is libsensors? and do I need to install libsensors to use your custom proximity sensor?
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Libsensors in a nutshell is basically a translation library that takes readings from some various sensors on your phone and translates it into android events.
Any recent cm10/cm10.1 build should have all this built in at this point so manually installing this isnt needed anymore
jarveson said:
Libsensors in a nutshell is basically a translation library that takes readings from some various sensors on your phone and translates it into android events.
Any recent cm10/cm10.1 build should have all this built in at this point so manually installing this isnt needed anymore
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Thanks for the information. But I think yesterday or day before yesterday hash himself said that he will include all these addition in his next build( If I read carefully).
Own Demon said:
Thanks for the information. But I think yesterday or day before yesterday hash himself said that he will include all these addition in his next build( If I read carefully).
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Coming after the 1/23 nightlies or do we know when?
Well actually i think nxt build well include this.
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Related
A while back someone posted some sort of app, or a script of some sort that allowed the Vogue's D pad to mimic the presence of an accelerometer in the phone. Anyone have a link to this still?
TheKartus said:
A while back someone posted some sort of app, or a script of some sort that allowed the Vogue's D pad to mimic the presence of an accelerometer in the phone. Anyone have a link to this still?
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That was DZO, he wrote a driver for it. seach under his posts. I believe that the sysinit.rc will have to be updated for it as well.
Hey guys, I heard this is added to the present version - how do we access it? Thanks!
touch the screen where you want to 'go'
mrkite38 said:
touch the screen where you want to 'go'
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Cool thanks, I'm still trying to figure out the Google Sky Map so maybe I just don't understand the app. I'm going to play with it some more - Thanks!
Some of the papi series games from the market still prompt the lack of an accelerometer and I can't seem to do any movements after forcing start but Armadillo roll is working great with the sensors tho.
Another greay game the works well with the sensors is jumpyball 3D
I had extended the compass sample in the SDK to include the gyroscope. However, as I do not have a Nexus S, I was not able to try it at all.
Would anyone please check that the attached apk works properly in the nexus S for me.
It is a very simple application which does not read/write anything to the phone (just listens to sensors and plots a cube to the screen according to your orientation).
The compass part works properly (i checked it on my phone). I wonder whether it works or not when you toggle to gyroscope by clicking the toggle button on the screen.
I do appreciate any help.
who has balls to test this?
I sure dont
EDIT:
This guy below me does
retigi said:
I had extended the compass sample in the SDK to include the gyroscope. However, as I do not have a Nexus S, I was not able to try it at all.
Would anyone please check that the attached apk works properly in the nexus S for me.
It is a very simple application which does not read/write anything to the phone (just listens to sensors and plots a cube to the screen according to your orientation).
The compass part works properly (i checked it on my phone). I wonder whether it works or not when you toggle to gyroscope by clicking the toggle button on the screen.
I do appreciate any help.
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Installs and gyro works fine while in landscape/portrait
But if you switch portait to landscape or landscape to portrait, it resets to the accelerometer.
I never realized how twitchy our accelerometer was. The gyroscope is amazing stable in comparison.
Thank you my friend.
You can't imagine how grateful I am.
Thank you very much.
PS: Thanks to your note, I realized that I forgot to disable the orientation in the manifest. (I had disabled it from the settings in my phone. That is why, I could not notice that).
Why does your app want to access Storage and Phone calls?
Also, do you mind trying to test the rotation vector sensor? I tried to do so, but it seems to lock up and turn into NaNs...
retigi said:
Thank you my friend.
You can't imagine how grateful I am.
Thank you very much.
PS: Thanks to your note, I realized that I forgot to disable the orientation in the manifest. (I had disabled it from the settings in my phone. That is why, I could not notice that).
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Sure thing, let me know if I can be of any further help to ya.
I found this video today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JQz7EOHAwE
I would like to know what these guys are using to test the gyro on the NS.. Actually I am not sure this app is actually testing the app or the compass / accelorometer.
any ideas?
retigi said:
I had extended the compass sample in the SDK to include the gyroscope. However, as I do not have a Nexus S, I was not able to try it at all.
Would anyone please check that the attached apk works properly in the nexus S for me.
It is a very simple application which does not read/write anything to the phone (just listens to sensors and plots a cube to the screen according to your orientation).
The compass part works properly (i checked it on my phone). I wonder whether it works or not when you toggle to gyroscope by clicking the toggle button on the screen.
I do appreciate any help.
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Works fine here. When changing the orientation. It resets back to ac c + compass.
Gyro so much smoother
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as everyone mentioned, its working well on Nexus S!
the gyro working is very fluid! if possible, can you please share the source code? i am mostly interested in how you filtered (low pass filter, kalman filter,etc?) the gyro data and how you mapped the gyro reading to the rotation of the cube? did you use the raw gyro data, or any of the other android function like getRotationMatrix(), get AngleChange(), etc.?
I got Cm9 for my droid 3, but im having some auto rotate issues, and i don't have a market app. Any help would be great
Thanks
You could start by posting your question in the thread where you downloaded the from from..........
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MustafaHadaKing said:
I got Cm9 for my droid 3, but im having some auto rotate issues, and i don't have a market app. Any help would be great
Thanks
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Known issue. Market doesn't work on CM9 correctly yet. Get the APK for the rotate app and email it to yourself.
Or wait till the rom is more stable, its a preview version not quite a daily driver yet.
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The rom is still pretty Alpha. Data is flaky and Orientation doesn't work in this build. The B key on the keyboard also doesn't work. Hashcode is aware of these issues. He's already fixed the Orientation, he just hasn't released that as an update yet. If you want to use it now, you can purchase an app called Orientation Lock ($1.99) and set it to Force Portrait. I'm using it as a daily driver now, but I wouldn't recommend it if you need to actually make phone calls and all that.
Androidsims said:
The rom is still pretty Alpha. Data is flaky and Orientation doesn't work in this build. The B key on the keyboard also doesn't work. Hashcode is aware of these issues. He's already fixed the Orientation, he just hasn't released that as an update yet. If you want to use it now, you can purchase an app called Orientation Lock ($1.99) and set it to Force Portrait. I'm using it as a daily driver now, but I wouldn't recommend it if you need to actually make phone calls and all that.
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The orientation is fixed in todays build (set to portrait in the Launcher), but rotation is locked in the Launcher for now. Inside apps rotation seems to work fine.
(I hope you didn't purchase the app just for ICS!)
B key is still an issue, it's a conflicting device driver. I was on IRC with the Droid 2 dev and helped him get the hard keyboard running in ICS. He has the same issue.
Phone FCs have been cleaned up greatly.
3G data fixes are in progress.
Hashcode said:
The orientation is fixed in todays build (set to portrait in the Launcher), but rotation is locked in the Launcher for now. Inside apps rotation seems to work fine.
(I hope you didn't purchase the app just for ICS!)
B key is still an issue, it's a conflicting device driver. I was on IRC with the Droid 2 dev and helped him get the hard keyboard running in ICS. He has the same issue.
Phone FCs have been cleaned up greatly.
3G data fixes are in progress.
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I bought it for ICS, but it's useful for when I'm laying down and don't want it to go landscape so it's all good lol. Build 5 is awesome btw
This is the Q&A for CNA ICS!
b-eock said:
This is the Q&A for CNA ICS!
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Cool! Any calendar fix yet? Thanks!
Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?
Schloot said:
Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?
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problem with all ice cream sandwich ROMs
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is there a fix for the wireless tether problem, or its just me?
is there an android os bug fix and full bar signal bug?
is there an android os bug fix in the rom?
also does the rom have a fix for the always full bar signals? thanks
salazar44 said:
Cool! Any calendar fix yet? Thanks!
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Strangest thing.... Was on CNA, decided to try ICSSGS, didn't like it as well so flashed back and calendar was there. I assume because I did not wipe on the flash back to CNA?
FWIW, I have tried this, ICSSGS, and CM9. CNA is my favorite. I have had almost no issues. 1 app won't run, but it is from my small, local bank.
Schloot said:
Loving this ROM. Fast and smooth.
Can't buy apps from the market though- it just returns the generic error. Is there a fix for that?
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That issue is fixed on ICSSGS and maybe others, I'm not certain if it involves some adjustments ROM-side, or it should be fixed by using latest gapps. I previously encountered the issue but haven't seen it in quite some time.
The alternative would be buying them in the browser/pc.
How To Print Screen
Anyone know how I would perform a print screen?
Nevermind, found the answer (Volume Down + Power Button)
Hi guys,
I'm interested in trying this ROM out.
I'm coming from Serendipity VII, which if I understand correctly is I9000 based. Just to make sure I understand what I'm doing, I should just be able to reboot to recovery, and install the CNA ROM from the zip file, correct? Any other steps necessary?
Thanks
the newguy said:
Hi guys,
I'm interested in trying this ROM out.
I'm coming from Serendipity VII, which if I understand correctly is I9000 based. Just to make sure I understand what I'm doing, I should just be able to reboot to recovery, and install the CNA ROM from the zip file, correct? Any other steps necessary?
Thanks
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I got it installed (with the Glitch kernel - running at 1.4Ghz so far), and I'm very impressed
The only issue I haven't yet been able to figure out is the external SD card. It seems that it now gets mounted under /mnt/emmc/ ? For whatever reason, the music player can't find the media that I have on the external SD card. Any ideas? I can find it using ES File Explorer and play the files individually.
Privacy
There has been an ever-increasing number of apps which want access to private information (like call logs, location, and contact information) without needing it to run the application. I'm talking about games and not apps which require such information like Anti-virus and such. Will we ever have a permission manager a la MIUI on this ROM? I understand that many developers work in concert, so I am wondering why most ROM's are not created with safeguards in place to protect private information. I am aware that I am not in the MIUI Q&A section, but I feel this is an issue that all ROM's should consider in order to protect private information. I know that I don't have to install apps which ask for this information if I don't want to give up my information, but it seems that every app nowadays asks for these permissions and it would be a shame to continue as if there were nothing wrong with compromising private information to play a game.
Thanks in advance.
I was one if the unlucky ones that had no 3g data after flashing this rom, flashed glitch, moved apn-conf.XML to the /system/etc/ directory overwriting the old file.
This did not bring data back. I decided to look at the apn list and noticed that it was blank. Clicked the menu button, then selected reset to defaults. Ten minutes later I had data.
Lock Screen
Has the lock screen been updated to allow for custom applications where it shows the icon of the custom application instead of that alien looking character? This was one of the reasons I moved away from this ROM and would love to come back. I'm not a fan of having to try to remember which application ties to which alien character.
Xenocide83 said:
Has the lock screen been updated to allow for custom applications where it shows the icon of the custom application instead of that alien looking character? This was one of the reasons I moved away from this ROM and would love to come back. I'm not a fan of having to try to remember which application ties to which alien character.
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Not yet. It still shows the animated android.
Nostalgia shows the custom icons on the ICS lock screen. (haven't flashed any other ICS roms yet.)
Update 3/24:
All aosp roms do not show custom icons.
All aokp based roms do show custom icons.
aosp also seems a little laggier than aokp. Playing angry birds space @ 1.3 ghz resulted in click and audio lag. (Gummy charged was my aosp test platform at that time).
Docs runs blazing fast at same speed with no click lag. Aokp m28 clocked at 800 MHz / glitch runs smooth. I think this is because of the scrolling cache which I force disabled in from control.
Thanks for your work bringing ics to captivate.
Any way to disable the proximity sensor in this rom? The thing is the cappy i purchased came with that sensor dead.. This makes the phone freeze while making calls for example.. I'm using right now MIUI 2.3.2 Gingerbread 2.3.7 and I can disable it with almost no effort at all..
Thanks in advance
P.S. Check it out the attachment
Huesos66 said:
Any way to disable the proximity sensor in this rom? The thing is the cappy i purchased came with that sensor dead.. This makes the phone freeze while making calls for example.. I'm using right now MIUI 2.3.2 Gingerbread 2.3.7 and I can disable it with almost no effort at all..
Thanks in advance
P.S. Check it out the attachment
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Have you tried just disabling the rotation power toggle?
scythekain said:
Have you tried just disabling the rotation power toggle?
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Sorry but I don't really see how the rotation would be related to the proximity sensor functionalities. I could try that, but I would be more than grateful if you could explain me a little further the relationship between those two.. Anyways I have to download the rom, nandroid backup, and flash everything to test it out.
Thanks for the reply
Huesos66 said:
Sorry but I don't really see how the rotation would be related to the proximity sensor functionalities. I could try that, but I would be more than grateful if you could explain me a little further the relationship between those two.. Anyways I have to download the rom, nandroid backup, and flash everything to test it out.
Thanks for the reply
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you are correct, the proximity sensor does not control rotation. a bit a of a flub on my part sorry.
here are some things I tried with my AOKP rom (don't think the AOSP - CNA is too much different?)
1) There is no setting in the call menu for the proximity sensor.
2) However if you cover your sensor (which is broken anyways right?) a dab of black nail polish, to block all the light from it. I covered my sensor with my thumb and the screen stayed on. However if the problem is deeper within your hardware (possibly the control IC for the sensor), it will still lock up when it tries to access the current state of the sensor.
3) It's possible from what I've found that your sensor is okay, and that there is an internal blockage to the sensor cover. (though, my phone didn't lock up with the sensor covered?). Try canned air/ Vacuum to clear the blockage?
4) There are a several application options as none of the ICS roms I've used appear to have that MIUI option.
http://www.ehow.com/how_12187467_disable-proximity-sensor-android.html
Unofficial, no warranty, express or implied. Not final, nothing to do with the CM people, not backed by them, not made by them, may cause corruption of innocent kittens if used irresponsibly. I am posting this only because the main CM sources are not perfect right now for building for Qualcomm devices just yet, and need some tweaks in new branches.
CM 10.2 Android 4.3 built for, and working on Pollux_Windy, once again thanks to Sony using such nice, open-source-friendly devices.
Working:
WiFi
Compass + sensors
Sound
Bluetooth
Front + Rear Camera
External SD (including ExFAT)
Not Working:
GPS
This is for the Pollux_Windy (SGP311) Wifi ONLY tablet. It should work on the SGP312 (32 GB wifi only) as well, but will NOT work on the Pollux (with LTE).
http://goo.im/devs/pulser/TabletZSGP311/CM10.2/cm-10.2-20130810-UNOFFICIAL-pollux_windy.zip
Tried to flash this but i'm getting an error about device build prop not matching requirements. I had a 312 rom on first, and flashed a 311 stock rom, but still get the error. My device is 311 by default.
Do i need to edit my build.prop? Even though my device shows as SGP311?
EDIT: Ah nevermind, i had the stock bootloader still installed. Doh!
If anyone needs Gapps I found them here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2378992
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Updated to 30 July build - includes the new Focal camera app. Yes, it has a few bugs with tablets and orientation. It's known.
Is root possible yet? I tried the supersu zip that was attached in op, but still needs the binary according to the supersu app. Do we need to adb push the binary?
Edit: Nevermind, just tried the latest supersu and works fine.
I can't get a restricted user to work for the life of me. All kinds of processes are force stopping and I couldn't pick trebuchet from the list on setup either, though I did manage to work around that with Apex eventually, though Apex kept crashing too.
I assume apps might have to support this (or at least launchers?) But core processes?
I did dirty flash so it's possible that has something to do with it.
Still digging around. I'll clean flash later to retry restricted users too.
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I can't get a restricted user to work for the life of me. All kinds of processes are force stopping and I couldn't pick trebuchet from the list on setup either, though I did manage to work around that with Apex eventually, though Apex kept crashing too.
I assume apps might have to support this (or at least launchers?) But core processes?
I did dirty flash so it's possible that has something to do with it.
Still digging around. I'll clean flash later to retry restricted users too.
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Restricted profiles are not tested or a priority right now in CM I believe.
Got this working on my xtz SGP311 seems really quick so far recovery plays nice, only real issues I've encountered is that the screen flickers black every now and then using the aosp browser and MX player pro doesn't work as android 4.3 isn't supported yet which has nothing to do with the rom.
WiFi and GPS seem to working used google maps to find a location and navigate there had no issues with those yet.
Definitely something different over the Sony ui and less cluttered just need the sony remote
Gonna have a play with it and see how I get on with it lots of options to play with hehe
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Got this working on my xtz SGP311 seems really quick so far recovery plays nice, only real issues I've encountered is that the screen flickers black every now and then using the aosp browser and MX player pro doesn't work as android 4.3 isn't supported yet which has nothing to do with the rom.
WiFi and GPS seem to working used google maps to find a location and navigate there had no issues with those yet.
Definitely something different over the Sony ui and less cluttered just need the sony remote
Gonna have a play with it and see how I get on with it lots of options to play with hehe
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Check out the project by @Apache14 that brings infrared remote control support to non Sony ROMs!
Are you sure gps is working? I don't think it should be in this ROM...
I had a go at the open source IR by apache but had no luck getting it to work, but I'm not sure if I installed it right.
I'll have another play with GPS today as I've got more time and let you know I could have jumped the gun on this one lol. I quickly downloaded an app called GPS test and although it says the GPS is on it doesn't show anything else like coordinates or location I'll keep playing for now though.
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Updated 3rd August
Updated 7th August.
Thanks a lot for throwing this together... everything seems to be working great, I'm impressed by focal.
I'm still struggling with is the absence of tablet UI (trying to hit the home softkey in landscape is impossible, so I've been forced to full!screen, which is working well), but it's a small price to pay for the jump from Sony's 4.1.2 to a functional 4.3 Rom.
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Thanks a lot for throwing this together... everything seems to be working great, I'm impressed by focal.
I'm still struggling with is the absence of tablet UI (trying to hit the home softkey in landscape is impossible, so I've been forced to full!screen, which is working well), but it's a small price to pay for the jump from Sony's 4.1.2 to a functional 4.3 Rom.
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Interesting. Out of interest, how do you use your tablet ? I'm just trying to work out if there is any link or difference - personally I thought the same, that tablet was good, until I used my Nexus 10... Then I was "sold" - tablet UI was sub-optimal. I tend to use the tablet with 2 hands - one holding it, another free across the top for use. I find keeping navigation to the centre more logical personally, and more ergonomic. It also keeps the notification tray at the top, consistent with the phone. At other times, I use the tablet as a "monitor" and type with a Bluetooth keyboard, where I do not interact with the touchscreen much (except at arm's length), and find phablet UI quite convenient. Moreso than I felt with tablet UI.
It's intriguing though. I am sure I can look at readding it some time, but I'm fairly busy so it will take a while. I noticed Sony seem to be moving to phablet UI for 4.2 as well though...
I hold mine on the sides and mostly interact with my thumbs, thus central on screen controls are hard to reach. But, to each his own. I also use Thumb Keyboard exclusively on my tablets, much more natural than trying to type with one hand holding with the other.
so yeah i finally got around to testing the GPS navigation and it just says "Searching for GPS" the whole time so confirmed its not working.
i also found a issue with the swipe to type on the AOSP keyboard as soon as i tried to use swiping it force closed the keyboard, not a big issue just thought id mention it.
i noticed you've done a couple of updates as well whats the best way to update the rom just flash as usual using the file in op?
andymg350 said:
so yeah i finally got around to testing the GPS navigation and it just says "Searching for GPS" the whole time so confirmed its not working.
i also found a issue with the swipe to type on the AOSP keyboard as soon as i tried to use swiping it force closed the keyboard, not a big issue just thought id mention it.
i noticed you've done a couple of updates as well whats the best way to update the rom just flash as usual using the file in op?
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Just like with CM nightlies, just flash the latest update right over whatever you have.
In rare cases other changes will be needed, maintainers will usually let you know in these cases.
I'm investigating GPS on 10.1 on the windy - it's proving to be a bit of a headscratcher, although it has many of the hallmarks of the same problem we had with the modem on mint (Xperia T) months ago. Unfortunately, we can't use the same fix/workaround we used on mint.
pulser, may want to check the CM10.1 thread for my SMD debugging patch, might give some useful info - although what I need to do is get a build environment together for stock kernels so I can apply that patch to .370 for comparison.
i hate to sound like a noob but i am still learning lol is it safe to just flash the updates with cwm or is it best to do it with the flash tool?
it seems like gps has got a lot of people scratching their heads at the moment but im sure with so many looking into it there is sure to be a solution soon
Edit: its OK I went ahead and flashed the update using cwm and it worked, I'm to impatient to wait lol but at least I've learned something
Updated to 10th August build
Will you continue to tweak now that official nightlies are out?