Linux/Android on CDMA Touch Pro -- Now working on Verizon! And with GPS!

[makkonen]

Originally Posted by hamagc

at this point, it's good enough for me to run full time. now how do we make a full rom of this?

Well, it'll take quite a bit more work. Other things will have to be initialized by linux instead of winmo, reliable reading and writing to the nand will have to be worked out, etc.

Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be coming all that soon.

Originally Posted by hamagc

there you go mak!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by hamagc

so has anyone else noticed that the onscreen kb is a little over sensitive? is this a setting or a bug?

Well, I see this already got answered, but, yeah, it's the flaky touchscreen driver, not the keyboard. It's really tough to get just one click in sometimes... it seems to be competing for resources -- sometimes, it records nice long drags, but sometimes (when the processor is really stressed) it stutters like crazy. I don't know if this can be dealt with in the driver somewhere, or just would be improved by better management of the processor in general.

Originally Posted by schettj

Hey, this is nearly usable... sadly, it just makes me want to get a Hero. Or anything but WinMo. Gah, WinMo.

Makes me want the Supersonic. That looks like a perfect phone (well, perfect minus keyboard). Of course, they'll never let me have it on SERO, so... It's TP/TP2 for the long haul for me, I'm sure.

Originally Posted by mapaz04

Hey, I was messing with some settings and somehow I have google location working. GPS is working!!!

I'm 99.9% certain that's not GPS. It's geo-location based on cell towers. Which is also cool, and also prone to suddenly work at unexpected times, and then not work for who-knows-what-reason.

Originally Posted by peterm20

Yeah it was working on a few builds back but stopped recently. I have had no luck in even geo-loaction.

While im posting does anyone else have times when any of the physical keys on the front of the phone don't work? The only way i've gotten them to work again was to let it go to sleep and wake back up with the home (power) button. And I still can't get wifi to work. Maybe my rootfs is out of date?

I've had trouble with the navi pad on the front not working, but not intermittently like that. Sometimes it just fails to come up right when you boot, and then it's out of commission until you restart the phone.

As to wifi, it's possible the old rootfs dumped bad data into your wifi-calibration (which is stored in data.img). From the terminal, go to /data and 'rm wifi-calibration', then reboot, making sure you're using the latest rootfs.

or just create a new data.img and see if wifi works with that. Then you at least know where the problem is.

[GatorsUF]

the screen calibration is still all messed up for me. I downloaded the files on the first post on 2/11. I believe everything is set to work and I didn't have to modify anything correct? The eclair.user.conf does NOT have .txt after it so that is good. What is the problem?

I can't even tap the Android on the first setup screen. If I click the lower right quadrant of the scree, it clicks the lower left button (emergency dial) and vise versa. Very strange...

[peterm20]

Originally Posted by GatorsUF

the screen calibration is still all messed up for me. I downloaded the files on the first post on 2/11. I believe everything is set to work and I didn't have to modify anything correct? The eclair.user.conf does NOT have .txt after it so that is good. What is the problem?

I can't even tap the Android on the first setup screen. If I click the lower right quadrant of the scree, it clicks the lower left button (emergency dial) and vise versa. Very strange...

Don't use a custom eclair.user.conf use the one in the package. If there is a file called ts_calibration or something in your SD root delete it and then it will ask you to recalibrate your screen. it should be good to go there. if not replace the rootfs.img from the complete package as well as the eclair.user.conf

[yourborfrombk]

Originally Posted by Yibrushn

yahoo doesn't do pop unless you get the upgraded yahoo plus service

the trick with that is you manually do it you could just google how to get yahoo mail on android thats what i did....im really not good with explaining i hope i boost your courage to you the search!!!!! always!!!!!

[GatorsUF]

I got the calibration fixed, thanks Peterm20!

How do I get the data working now? I have the RAPH800 (Alltel version) but I am on Verizon network. How can I make the data connection work?

[chrialex]

If data does not work with an APN setting of Android/Internet, chances are you are suffering the same problem with the RIL as a bunch of us. If that is the case, chances are you will be stuck with WiFi until a new release fixes it. Sorry, it sucks but I'm in the same boat.

About the Maps location, I have had consistent fixes all day today, granted I haven't left home, but it has stayed updated nonetheless. I will check it out tomorrow and see if it updates towers correctly and post back.

[silverD16y71996]

install it yesterday and ive been playing with it quite a bit, my issues.

1. battery life is non existance. 4 hours top even playing hard, but then 4 hours with out even touching...
2. charging icon, when not plugged in it say charging, i can live with that.
3. super senstive touch screen.

other than that this thing is almost ready for prime time. if battery life could be fixed i would run it 24/7

[hamagc]

ok I don't know if this is me but when I press the end button to put it to sleep the buttons will still light up when I gently touch them. Also the end button will wake it up and the center button will wake it up.

[makkonen]

The buttons will light up regardless. It's not a bug, it's a feature. If they're not lighting up, it probably means you've locked up. It can come back from that, but if it doesn't after 30 seconds or so, it probably isn't going to.

And I like having the navi pad buttons wake up the phone, so I've left that at default. I think there's an option for it, though. Add a piece to your startup.txt, in the cmdline section,

board-htcraphael-navi.wake=X
X=1 -- Wake up hard keypresses
X=2 -- Wake on volume keys
X=4 -- Wake on detecting a touch on the navipad

These are additive, so 7 would be wake on anything. And I've never actually tested it, so I don't know if that value, even though it's there, actually works. I believe board-htcraphael-navi.wake=0 should make it only wake up on the power (top) button.

[rojeet]

ya these are totally normal characteristics. my phone does that too. the capacative feature of the keys seems to be always working, which is why it lights up when you touch it. i actually think its pretty cool that it does that