I managed to get a build of XBMC working on Tegra2's including the A500.This only works for SD content currently and hardware decoder support will be necessary to get 720p and 1080p support.
Please note the Tegra2 is an unsupported platform currently.
DO NOT post builds to VANILLA builds. They WILL NOT run on Tegra2 devices.
Links (Moved to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29737360):
Moved: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29737360
Common Problems:
If you receive a flickering screen after the update, clear the application cache and reboot the device. This may need to be done more than once.
kemonine96 said:
I managed to get a build of XBMC working on Tegra2's including validation that it works on the A500. I have posted it at dl.dropbox.com/u/23765633/xbmcapp-armeabi-v7a-no-neon-debug.apk if anyone is interested. Please note that this only works for SD content currently and hardware decoder support will be necessary to get 720p and 1080p support.
Please note the Tegra2 is an unsupported platform currently.
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Found it cool let me know if I can help in any way cheers wondering is audio choppy on your a100? Audio is choppy and video tends to get out of sync and a bit of stutter even on sd video. On the plus side the touched skin works well with this build
Awesome! Awesome!
Works like a charm on my A500. Installed some plugins and my fav NAVI-X. Its 3am and I need some sleep. So I will continue to play around with it over the next day or so.
XBMC on Android takes it to the next level on tablets
One thing I did notice was the volume level seems to be in the low side even after I cranked everything up.
srry to be ignorant but what exactly is xbmc for? is it just basically a media player?
chismay said:
srry to be ignorant but what exactly is xbmc for? is it just basically a media player?
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Yes a very advanced one when thinking of htpc think xbmc
trancen said:
Awesome! Awesome!
Works like a charm on my A500. Installed some plugins and my fav NAVI-X. Its 3am and I need some sleep. So I will continue to play around with it over the next day or so.
XBMC on Android takes it to the next level on tablets
One thing I did notice was the volume level seems to be in the low side even after I cranked everything up.
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I found the volume very low until I maxed it out and then went into XBMC. IIRC the XBMC volume is independent of the device volume. The xbmc volume also has a large number of levels, I find it easier to adjust the volume within the app by holding down volume up / down.
blucmal said:
Found it cool let me know if I can help in any way cheers wondering is audio choppy on your a100? Audio is choppy and video tends to get out of sync and a bit of stutter even on sd video. On the plus side the touched skin works well with this build
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I have had good and bad success with SD content depending on container format, movement and other factors that tend to pop up with video encoding. 720p is close, it looks like the Tegra2 devices will need hardware decode support for 720p or 1080p based on the framerates I was seeing.
Can not run on WDS jellybean(CM10) ROM. It installed fine, but once started the application, screen flickered continuously.
Anyway, thanks for posting.
10507 said:
Can not run on WDS jellybean(CM10) ROM. It installed fine, but once started the application, screen flickered continuously.
Anyway, thanks for posting.
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I had this issue myself at one point. I cleared the application cache and relaunched to fix the issue. Another user reported a similar problem that was resolved after rebooting the device.
kemonine96 said:
I had this issue myself at one point. I cleared the application cache and relaunched to fix the issue. Another user reported a similar problem that was resolved after rebooting the device.
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Thank, I've gotten it to work. No more flickering of the screen, but now I can not seem to access my music and video from external SDcard. Do I need to copy my music and video to internal SDcard?
Thank again,
10507 said:
Thank, I've gotten it to work. No more flickering of the screen, but now I can not seem to access my music and video from external SDcard. Do I need to copy my music and video to internal SDcard?
Thank again,
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You need to add a source. When it pops up you will want to select "root filesystem" instead of "sdcard". This will let you navigate to the external sd card mount point. Usually somewhere under /mnt. In my case it is /mnt/external_sd on CyanogenMod.
Works great on my A500!
Great build already
Kinda works on my toshiba thrive have to tap a cupple times to get stuff to work
At the risk of sounding the fool, does anyone here know how to:
A.) Change the time zone. It says it's 1:47 AM tomorrow on my a500.
B.) Change the weather from celsius to farenheit? Here in the US, C is weird. I see 28 degrees & expect to need my snow shovel.
Thanks!
JoeyDVDZ said:
At the risk of sounding the fool, does anyone here know how to:
A.) Change the time zone. It says it's 1:47 AM tomorrow on my a500.
B.) Change the weather from celsius to farenheit? Here in the US, C is weird. I see 28 degrees & expect to need my snow shovel.
Thanks!
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I believe these options are somewhere under the settings pages. The XBMC wiki has pretty good information on how to adjust the various settings.
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Kinda works on my toshiba thrive have to tap a cupple times to get stuff to work
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Are you using the default skin or the touch optimized skin? The touch optimized skin does a better job than the default. However, they are still working out some quirks with touch.
Nice work
working on my Asus Transformer TF101
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Anyone got this working on xoom. It starts up. Then crashes
This is an awesome start for this on the A500. If and when this works fast and efficiently on my tab, it will replace a lot of different apps I use to do the job that just this one can do For now, I will just keep tweaking it as best I can and see where I can go with it. Thanks to the folks working to make XBMC on the A500 a possibility.
Sent from my Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
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Im using the touch skin.
It works good with usb mouse.
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hey i know the whole OMG APPS2SD WE HAVE ROOT thing is big around here. but i dont have use for apps2sd at all. i have 14 apps and i change firmware like 9001 times a day when something new comes out. but i have 2gigs of OGG music files. and every firmware i have used ends up bugging out when im playing music and i get a notifacation with the usb headphone adapter connected. could we get a firmware optimized for music and enjoying it instead of showing off our rooted phones with no real use behind it. redirect this post if you need to. i know the whole "WRONG FORUM TOPIC LOCKED" thing happens alot here.
you can try the getting the EQ mod or the Max volume mod as well
would there be any use in me attempting to set up the sdk and pulling an all nighter to learn how to make my own NON BLEEDING EDGE but very stable release? cuz i would love to just have a stable phone with every volume thing and EQ pre installed. and that pesky sound service bug, dats gotta get fixed.
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would there be any use in me attempting to set up the sdk and pulling an all nighter to learn how to make my own NON BLEEDING EDGE but very stable release?
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kinda answered your own question there didnt you?
navdroid said:
cuz i would love to just have a stable phone with every volume thing and EQ pre installed. and that pesky sound service bug, dats gotta get fixed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517745
has preinstalled max volume, also a selection of the roms
You don't need the sdk to use the audio mods. Read a little bit more, and you will discover that you can use lucidrem's script to download the the audio mods without a pc. It takes a little patience,some time, and using the terminal. But it is easy if you follow the instructions. Also the developer of the audio mods also has several custom roms with the mods built in.
Edit. If you want a stable Rom use jf1.51, thedudes 1.2b you can add the audio mod on top of the using the bat files that comes with the audio mods
i'll try out *** - JF1.51 CRB43 US with V2 then. im used to using the terminal, its not a problem to mod my own, but being able to just quickly flash my phone back is too tempting. and @ubernicholi, i was meaning the sdk to build my own firmware as a whole. i assume its going to take me a while to understand why this whole multiple firmware bidness is a good thing, when its basicly taking all the newest unsupported code from the tree, and applying it and modifying it for the Dream handset, and in doing so, giving it 3rd party support. like downloading windows xp black pirate edition on TPB, to me its useless. ahhh the beauty of open source ^__^
why not go back to stock? it's not bleeding edge and it'll play your music just fine.
theres no shame in that.
wait. no, no...there is shame. terrible, terrible amounts of shame.
yea, but then i cant use debian. which is pretty cool so far.
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you need to go to bed
lol I apologize I couldn't resist. So if a music centric build is what you are looking for, then it would be possible to strip out a lot of unnecessary features. First off, I think Google sync which is constantly running in the background can be taken out. Applications that are constantly refreshing, such as Mail can be removed. I understand you have apps to SD currently installed. Try internalizing the Music.apk, moving it back into the faster more reliable internal memory. Moreover, a good place to start I believe would be with the Google Ion build, which is lightning fast.
if i knew how to do that, i would slim down a stock JF update.
I think you should start out by flashing to Google Ion. Then, using ADB on your computer, enter ADB shell and being to manually remove the unnecessary applications. Whatever you don't need, take it out. As for Google sync, go to settings and disable it. Also in settings, disable notifications. At a point, you can even just turn off the radio and switch to airplane mode. That way no other services are running and you can listen to music uninterrupted, at the cost of not being able to accept calls.
wow, thanks for the support. i was looking at ION and thinking that it would be perfect. but im not really sure how to set up the development on fedora 11.
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wow, thanks for the support. i was looking at ION and thinking that it would be perfect. but im not really sure how to set up the development on fedora 11.
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Ion FTW.
You set it up the same as you do on any other distro...
and...
what do you honestly do with debian on your phone?
As in on your computer? Are you running Linux or any operating system based on Linux? If so, unfortunately I can't help you there, I mostly use Windows and occasionally Wubi ):
(In all honesty I have very little knowledge when it comes to running Linux on a computer, so sorry about that haha)
I forgot to add, maybe increase your processor clock speed to 528Mhz. Look for an app called SetCPU. It is here on the forums for free, as the creator is among us or alternatively download it from the market, however it is a paid app on their.
if u use ion use R1 its faster than R2 in my opinion
i use um that overclock widget, i love that thing, works so well. umm. debian on my phone is pretty cool. it has potential. umm i might set this up and get a small release with just my name and roadmap on it.
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i use um that overclock widget, i love that thing, works so well. umm. debian on my phone is pretty cool. it has potential. umm i might set this up and get a small release with just my name and roadmap on it.
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Hmm.. looking at your signature, overclocking your PC, and even getting Debian to work in the first place, I think you are definitely capable and very experienced. Best of luck to you
Let us know if you are able to get that stripped down version of Google Ion working. I would do it, but I don't know how to resign updates and I just finally settled down on Haykuro 6.0.1 after a ROM struggle between JAC's Hero, TwistedUmbrella's Hero and JF1.51 where I was flashing a new ROM on a daily basis.
my only thing is my work ethic and lack of programming experiance. if anyone could help me get started. hell, i might actually post something in the android development outlining the project goals and stuff like that.
I ported my ReelPortal video conference to Android recently. It's reported to be working on the Viewsonic G Tablet with certain ROMs. I believe it works on the Archos 70/101, but I don't know how well, since the G Tablet has the Tegra-2 dual-core CPU and the Archos don't.
Anyhow, my app is published on AppLibs, or you can get it from the G Tablet thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908613
Please provide feedback if you try it. Thanks.
Beware of firmware 2.1.3 (not sure if 2.1.4 is any better):
Kashban: I got word from one of my friends owning an Archos 101 (non rooted, latest firmware 2.1.3), that ReelPortal is very buggy and slow on it. I have no problems on UrukDroid based on FW 2.0.71 and still waiting for Uruk to move on to the new FW, so as soon as I migrated I will test again.
Thanks! I will try it out
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Thanks! I will try it out
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Cool! Let me know if you have any questions.
i am use your APK on Archos 10.1 it and 7.0
for 4.3 it the webcam is on side of the Archos
install ok
connect ok
how deconnect ?
but the screen with the webcam is very big
have you a solution ?
see pictures
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Feedback
First of all: Nicely done.
I tested it between my HTC Desire, the Archos 101it and my Netbook running Win7 32bit using Firefox 3.6.x.
A few Things which may be improved from my Perspective:
Exit function:
Not prominent enough on Android: If you just chose to back out of the App, it's still running, including Video and Audio broadcast. This is good if you want to bring another App to front without breaking the Conference, but if you intend to disconnect, you have to longpress on the Screen, which isn't obvious at first. You may accidently broadcast on and on without knowing.
Proposal: If leaving the app by the back button, ask the user what to do: Exit Application or put it in the background with running video/audio or put it in the background with video/audio stopped and muted. If the App is in background and still sending, it should show this by an Icon in the status bar of Android. Don't know if that's a goal possible to achieve with Adobe Air. Otherwise you may be sending video / audio without knowing and giving away your privacy.
Regarding privacy: Is there a way to encrypt the Streams? If not, even with your own Server someone might spoof on the Connection (I know it's P2P, but nevertheless routed through internet relays).
Login screen:
Sometimes when writing into the Nickname / Room Fields a leading Space is added and the Strings are not accepted. Better strip any leading and trailing Spaces from the input Strings without bothering the User.
Terms of Service: Should be gone once I clicked "save" and changable by Options Menu.
Would be nice if the App stores my Nickname and the Room I used before
Moving Windows are fancy but not needed on the login Screen. I was more irritated by it.
The Conference Room:
Paused Video Stream of Participant: No indication whether the Connection has been lost or the Participant paused the Stream. Perhaps putting a Message on Screen for Paused Streams (and Muted voice) would lead to more Confidence in the Robustness of the Software and the Connection.
Size of Conference Room Items: On small Screens like my 3.7 inch one of the Desire the Chat Window Controls are too small. Everything else seems to be ok.
Video Stream Quality. How is the initial setting calculated? Is it depending on the current kBit/s or just an overall Default?
Anyhow, this is a good Piece of Software you developed here. I'm not familiar with other Solutions on Android like Fring or Skype, but it looks very promising given the Fact it runs on all Devices with Flash Capacity (even iPhones and iPads with the Packager from Adobe)
Best regards,
Kashban
have you the link for the netbook ?
cajl said:
i am use your APK on Archos 10.1 it and 7.0
for 4.3 it the webcam is on side of the Archos
install ok
connect ok
how deconnect ?
but the screen with the webcam is very big
have you a solution ?
see pictures
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If you press and hold on the main screen for 4 seconds, a pop up menu appears. It has the "Exit" and "Toggle Screen" buttons. The toggle screen suppose to toggle the screen between FullScreen and Normal (which is default to 800x480), but it doesn't work on Android because currently on Android, Normal equals FullScreen. I will look for other ways to get around it. Thanks for bringing it up.
For netbook, you can run it from a web browser at www.reelportal.com. Or you can install the AIR version via download link.
BTW, double-clicking on the main screen should also toggle the screen, but also not working on Android .
Kashban said:
First of all: Nicely done.
I tested it between my HTC Desire, the Archos 101it and my Netbook running Win7 32bit using Firefox 3.6.x.
A few Things which may be improved from my Perspective:
Exit function:
Not prominent enough on Android: If you just chose to back out of the App, it's still running, including Video and Audio broadcast. This is good if you want to bring another App to front without breaking the Conference, but if you intend to disconnect, you have to longpress on the Screen, which isn't obvious at first. You may accidently broadcast on and on without knowing.
Proposal: If leaving the app by the back button, ask the user what to do: Exit Application or put it in the background with running video/audio or put it in the background with video/audio stopped and muted. If the App is in background and still sending, it should show this by an Icon in the status bar of Android. Don't know if that's a goal possible to achieve with Adobe Air. Otherwise you may be sending video / audio without knowing and giving away your privacy.
Regarding privacy: Is there a way to encrypt the Streams? If not, even with your own Server someone might spoof on the Connection (I know it's P2P, but nevertheless routed through internet relays).
Login screen:
Sometimes when writing into the Nickname / Room Fields a leading Space is added and the Strings are not accepted. Better strip any leading and trailing Spaces from the input Strings without bothering the User.
Terms of Service: Should be gone once I clicked "save" and changable by Options Menu.
Would be nice if the App stores my Nickname and the Room I used before
Moving Windows are fancy but not needed on the login Screen. I was more irritated by it.
The Conference Room:
Paused Video Stream of Participant: No indication whether the Connection has been lost or the Participant paused the Stream. Perhaps putting a Message on Screen for Paused Streams (and Muted voice) would lead to more Confidence in the Robustness of the Software and the Connection.
Size of Conference Room Items: On small Screens like my 3.7 inch one of the Desire the Chat Window Controls are too small. Everything else seems to be ok.
Video Stream Quality. How is the initial setting calculated? Is it depending on the current kBit/s or just an overall Default?
Anyhow, this is a good Piece of Software you developed here. I'm not familiar with other Solutions on Android like Fring or Skype, but it looks very promising given the Fact it runs on all Devices with Flash Capacity (even iPhones and iPads with the Packager from Adobe)
Best regards,
Kashban
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Thank you for the extensive feedback! I definitely like a fresh perspective. I will put your ideas on my to do list.
I was able to install on my 101 I now have to get adobe air and i'll try it later tonight.
I also tried to install it on my stock 2.1 verizon facinate and the apk won't install using astro.....any ideas?
Thanks,
-G
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Works just fine on my 101. Shows how bad the camera is too.
njbreaker said:
I was able to install on my 101 I now have to get adobe air and i'll try it later tonight.
I also tried to install it on my stock 2.1 verizon facinate and the apk won't install using astro.....any ideas?
Thanks,
-G
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it needs to have Android 2.2, and Adobe AIR 2.5.1, otherwise it won't function even if you manage to install it, because the API is not there to access the hardware....also, if your device have 2 cameras, the current API only allow access to 1 camera (most likely the back one). Android 2.3 would allow access to multiple cameras.
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Works just fine on my 101. Shows how bad the camera is too.
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thanks...well the camera resolution is currently set to low (320x240) just so the device won't bog down...my plan is to allow the user to select the resolution, in a future version...but i don't have an Archos, so i can't really tell its actual camera quality.
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thanks...well the camera resolution is currently set to low (320x240) just so the device won't bog down...my plan is to allow the user to select the resolution, in a future version...but i don't have an Archos, so i can't really tell its actual camera quality.
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I think it is a VGA camera. Not very good to begin with. If you can let us change that though it would be great.
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I think it is a VGA camera. Not very good to begin with. If you can let us change that though it would be great.
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Definitely! Actually, the original settings was at 640x480, but when some Samsung Galaxy Tab user reported the device was crawling at 1 frame every 5 secs, I figured the tablet cpu may not able to handle it, so I reduced it for now. But I do want to make it a user adjustable control. Same with the frame rate.
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it needs to have Android 2.2, and Adobe AIR 2.5.1, otherwise it won't function even if you manage to install it, because the API is not there to access the hardware....also, if your device have 2 cameras, the current API only allow access to 1 camera (most likely the back one). Android 2.3 would allow access to multiple cameras.
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Roger that!
it worked on my 101 and i video chatted w/ my PC! I LIKE....lots of potential here!
now should i root and upgrade to froyo so it works on my fascinate? hmmm.
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Roger that!
it worked on my 101 and i video chatted w/ my PC! I LIKE....lots of potential here!
now should i root and upgrade to froyo so it works on my fascinate? hmmm.
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cool! glad it works. thanks.
reelportal...cool apps, it works ok on my 101T but its a little bit laggy? what will be the problem here?
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reelportal...cool apps, it works ok on my 101T but its a little bit laggy? what will be the problem here?
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can you describe your setup details, like:
- are you testing between the 101T and another PC or something else
- is there lag with audio only test (video turned off)
- is there lag with video only test
- and at which end (tablet or PC) do you see the lag
- are you using P2P mode (default), or client/server mode
thanks.
New Version (1.0.1)
i just added a newer (experimental) version in the first post of the viewsonic thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908613
Changes:
- option to save nickname and room last used (you can clear it by set the fields to blank, then save).
- added new field to enter the Server ip address, in case you want to run your own server (if not set, it defaults to the last used server)
- hide that annoying red TOS box when you check it, and click Save.
- when you enable the webcam, you can set its resolution and frame rate.
the web client is running the new version also. feedback please.
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http://www.reelportal.com/
The flash app is right there.
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Based on Toshiba Thrive OTA 01.5.0022 (Honeycomb 3.1 HMJ37)
Kernel:
2.6.36.4 UNITY V8 OC kernel
If you want to use it as base then you must have the permission from us. If you want to join us to improve the ROM please contact us and we will be happy to find new members.
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- 99.9% stock Toshiba Thrive ROM
- Awesome SRS postprocessing & Equalizer
- Multilanguages
- Improved EXT4 performance
- Ultra Fast
- Virtuous CPU scaling scripts - READ MORE
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- 216-1200MHz default
- OC up to 1600MHz (with SetCPU or other apps)
- Busybox / Superuser
- 3G modem support (Huawei)
- Nano text editor support
- Bash command shell support
- and more
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Issues (WIP):
- microSD mounted in "/storages/sdcard-disk0" or "mnt/storages/sdcard-disk0"
- USB Flash Drive mounted in "/storages/usb0-disk0" or "mnt/storages/usb0-disk0"
- you tell me
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- Flash via ClockworkMod Recovery
[TUTORIAL] How to Flash Virtuous Rom On the Acer Iconia A500:
(Thanks to cfcoleman)
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V1.0.1 Full ROM:
http://www.multiupload.com/DE8VNOGAMY
Audio fix for v.1.0.1: http://www.multiupload.com/16KBWLBKU7
Do a full wipe & format /system before first flash
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More Info & GPL:
Acer: http://www.acer.com/
Kernel: http://gitorious.org/picasso-hc-kernel/picasso-hc-kernel
Credits: Google, Virtuous Dev Team (m-deejay, seo), fguy, roggin & others
Screenshots:
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Changelog:
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Code:
v.1.0.1:
- Fixed mount USB Drives
- Removed Toshiba File Manager
- Added ES File Explorer
- Other minor fixes & tweaks
v.1.0.0: - http://www.multiupload.com/HBO8ISCD1C
- Initial Release
Introduction to the new Overclocking Daemon
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This ROM features a completely new way of Overclocking and managing screen states.
The History
But before explaining it further, let's talk about previous solutions.
There are several different approaches to archieve "screen-state-scaling".
That means basically that the govenor changes if you turn the screen off and changes back to normal when turning the screen on.
This is mainly used to restrict the amount of CPU usage (the frequency in fact) during screen off. This can lead to a major battery life increase.
The solutions so far were:
App like SetCPU, which change automatically the govenor based on profiles
integrated solutions in the govenor itself
Both these solutions have major problems.
The one with a tuner app is always a little laggy right after turning on the screen because SetCPU (or any other CPU tuner) needs some time to change the govenors (up to 7 seconds). This leads mostly to major lag in the lockscreen.
The second solution is the smartass govenor. It has already a screen-state-scaling included, so it reduces the frequency when the screen turn off.
This could be a really nice solution but it has some problems too.
Smartass most of the time is not really stable and has problems with its frequency scaling.
State-of-the-art-solution
So we (more precisely rmk40) thought of a better solution.
He wrote a native C Daemon which changes the govenors instantly without any lag.
This leads to major performance improvements right after turning on the screen and in the lockscreen.
But at the moment this solution is a little bit harder to configure. We are plaing to make a GUI for this, so you get the same comfort as using SetCPU.
Nevertheless you can even now adjust the daemon to your needs.
Be aware that the daemon only works if all CPU tuner apps are deinstalled. Otherwise it deactivates itself.
How to adjust the daemon
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The daemon is configured with 6 files in the folder /system/etc/virtuous_oc/.
There are 3 files for the wake state and 3 for the sleep state. For each state one file for the govenor, one for the minimal frequency and one for the maximal frequency.
You can easily edit these files eg. with RootExplorer or any other app which can edit system files. So you can adjust the frequencies and the govenor for each state just like with SetCPU.
In order to get the available frequencies for the current kernel, just open your favorite terminal app and type
cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
You could also use adb shell to show the frequencies on your computer.
To get the available govenors use a similar approach:
cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors
Please make sure, you are entering the right values in the daemon's config files.
deejay, not to question your motives, nor your talent, because you churn out more ROMS than any other dev on the A500 forums, but whatever possessed you to port the Thrive over to the A500?!?!?
I had this tablet for three days last week before taking it back for a full refund.
The initial build had the "infamous" sleep bug built in right from the factory. Toshiba was aware of it, and as of last week were supposedly working hard to correct it.
It has a very nice stock video player in it, but other than that, IMHO the rom was horrid!
Knowing you, you've probably already worked the sleep bug out of it, even though the devs at Toshiba couldn't lol!
Wow! That was quick
Will be havin' a go on this
MJ-12
How come no other responses? This is either brand spankin new or after they run it it killed everyone!
PS. Just got home and found 1.1.1 of Xoom at 4% (from 85%) last night. It said Android took 54% and 19 hours of the battery.
kjy2010 said:
deejay, not to question your motives, nor your talent, because you churn out more ROMS than any other dev on the A500 forums, but whatever possessed you to port the Thrive over to the A500?!?!?
I had this tablet for three days last week before taking it back for a full refund.
The initial build had the "infamous" sleep bug built in right from the factory. Toshiba was aware of it, and as of last week were supposedly working hard to correct it.
It has a very nice stock video player in it, but other than that, IMHO the rom was horrid!
Knowing you, you've probably already worked the sleep bug out of it, even though the devs at Toshiba couldn't lol!
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no sleep bug here.
works fine. and very fast
i love sound & srs
m-deejay said:
no sleep bug here.
works fine. and very fast
i love sound & srs
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lol You might want to give Toshiba a call, and give them some help then!
d/l now. I'll let you know how it compares to the actual ROM the thrive came with in a bit
im a little confused though- aside from an equalizer, what does this have to offer? And what are the possibilities of a super rom? As in all of the best features of all of your Roms in one?
1st little bug, stock file explorer doesn't see the external sd card. Notification in the lower right tray shows up as "sd card inserted", but the icons at the top of the stock file explorer do not respond to the external sd card. root explorer finds it in "storage" just fine though.
Have to format, wipe and reinstall with my "browser.apk" so I don't have to keep setting ua string.
bbl with more after re-install.
Ok here we go. Video playback on YouTube is the best so far on any ROM. All audio levels are great. I injected the browser.apk from your VP ROM, and no longer have to worry about UA string.
USB drive does not work at all. No notification, can't even see it in root explorer. The notification in tray for SD card states "SD Card Inserted", but when trying to view it in the stock file explorer, when you click on the SD card Icon (upper left), you get error "SD Card is not inserted", even though notification icon shows as being inserted. I can however go into Root Explorer, and R/W the sd card under "storage".
Going to play some more, just wanted to give you the few major bugs thus far. Great job on the first port!
m-deejay,
Why do all the roms try to load handcent at the begining? do you have them all linked back to your phone?
sd card don't work as well don't read music on it in media player
m-deejay how many tablet you have ????
when I see your release loooooks so easy to make a rom hahaha...
but I know it is not easy..
good job..
what's next ?
Virtuous Galaxoomthrissus ?
Virtous PLAYBOOK !!!! Pleasse
The Odom Project said:
what are the possibilities of a super rom? As in all of the best features of all of your Roms in one?
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I'm not an expert, but I'm guessing that isn't very likely until source for Honeycomb is available (or ICS, as it may be by then)
Music keeps ghost playing from Toshiba music app. Also storage space is way off. Says I have almost 8gb of app but still have 12gb free???
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Crsdr37 said:
Music keeps ghost playing from Toshiba music app. Also storage space is way off. Says I have almost 8gb of app but still have 12gb free???
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App
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Lol mine says "Total Space 14.91Gb"...."Available 22.75Gb"
Apparently I have more than 10Gb Available than the total space of the drive!
I wouldn't worry about the initial bugs, as deejay will have them ironed out pretty quick. I'll have to say that this is the best initial release you've put out so far, or anyone else for that matter! +100,000
More CrAzInEsS! Went into my external SD card to copy my gps.conf file for my country over to the etc directory, opened it up as text, and it appears blank (nothing at all in the file). When I bring that same file back to my laptop and open it, I has all the information in it that should be there.
While I'm no DEV, there is clearly something wonky (technical term few of you will understand lol) about the way this ROM is reading, or failing to read the SD card.
I can't wait to see this rom grow. I could really use that cool galaxy clock and weather widget. I'm also missing the screen shot button which was really nifty. Keyboard is really laggy for me.
Nice initial release. Can't wait for more.
As usual, for noobs.
Previous test ROM was LP2,
• http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445286
Question: Is this ROM a thumb down?
• I am confused to call it better/worse than previous one as some issues were solved and some bugs reintroduced !
• Phone calls were good, earpiece, loudspeaker volume in call was very good. NR was there present usually.
• On previous ROM I said Vibration intensity for incoming call was little bit fainter than previous, now it's back strong again.
• Same incoming call UI and Answer/Reject animations doesn't work.
• WiFi, Bluetooth works absolutely fine. Same goes for 3G/H+
• 480x800 walls does NOT set for Home screen. Bad. They set at Lock screen however.
• Market is working fine and downloading works too.
• Swype is present. Default keyboard layout is QWERTZ instead of QWERTY.
• That kiddish feature called Face unlock works, tried it at least 10 times and worked every time.
• GPS lock is fine in GMaps, Sygic.. But there is no satellites found in GPS Status/GPS Test app or couldn't get a lock in Endomondo and similar apps.
• Now the big issue, There is NO option to switch networks, aka Network Mode. Thus you won't be able to change network modes to 2G or WCDMA. The default Auto option is enabled I guess.
Now for that reason I got shaky network signal all time, in my area 3G signal is weak however.
*** If you wanna stick with this ROM and don't know how to switch to 2G then go to keypad, dial *#*#4636#*#*
and tap on Phone information and scroll down to change the network to 'GSM Only', see below,
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
• Another weird thing, FM Radio does NOT work. Is it due to the above reason? I guess not, cause it wasn't working either after switching to GSM only.
• I like the new gray background of Stock email app, the emails are now more readable than previous black background.
• Camera and Video recording works fine as usual.
• Same GMail app.
• Lock screen ICS animation is weird, again.
• Google+, Messenger and Kies Air apps are included. Don't why this is a worth mentioning point in changelog of Sammobile!
• Task manager is also same and that's normal, don't know what Sammobile tried to say by saying 'Task manager is back' !
• Development option is present and same as usual.
• 1080P YouTube videos ran smoothly.
• Now another big thing, this is a positive though. 1080P videos ran very fine/smoothly with Stock Video player.
• Same Missed call and SMS icon in Lock screen.
• Restart option turns off the device but doesn't actually Restarts it!
• There is an additional option to Vibrate the device when a call is connected under Settings-Call alert. However the vibration intensity is damn faint that you won't even feel it. This ain't a big thing anyway as there are plenty apps available to do this purpose.
• Touch keys glow and haptic feedback works, but they reduced the vibration intensity of haptic, which is good.
• Call log entries shows a compact mode count if you call a same number, but if you call a different number at middle then that previous calling number gets separated again and starts counting a new compact mode until you dial a different number.
• The Stock Browser worked great as usual. I don't think there is any other things needed to do finish/polish this thing, it's just awesome. Still an Exit option would be more than welcome.
• Phone does go to deep sleep. Confirmed. I was on CF kernel though.
• Connection with PC worked at first go.
• The elastic scrolling all over the UI is great and the best I've used so far, it's smooth and fast.
• The touch screen response seems a bit better than previous leaks.
• No comments on battery life as I am using it for just three hours now. I am not that much interested in that anymore anyway
*** More points will be added later ***
••• Conclusion:
Well some things like 1080P Video Playback and Smart input are back but at the same time they introduced some bugs, some bad issues, like no Network mode, FM doesn't work, Wallpapers don't set and etc. So no, it's NOT a daily usable ROM and I don't think I'd call this an update from the previous version other than the smooth HD Video Playback.
Attaching some screenshots as usual, they are more or less same. And will upload a work through video later.
In the mean time you guys, who have already tried or using this ROM please give your feedback here, both Pros and Cons.
*** Video ***
Thanks and Regards.
This is the thread I have been waiting for...
Thank you my friend
Did you check if GPS is fine or its only AGPS?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Insecure kernel available:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21800884&postcount=457
Market isn't working for me.
I get the same "server error" with "retry" that I had before.
Nothing I've done has been able to resolve it. Factory reset, etc.
Any ideas?
Could someone please do me (and possibly others) a small favor? There is only one thing preventing me from migrating to ICS, and that is non-functioning tethering and wireless AP.. Could someone test this? The last LP2 build didn't work with tethering and wireless AP, it only gave HTTP Error 324 empty response on all websites
donalgodon said:
Market isn't working for me.
I get the same "server error" with "retry" that I had before.
Nothing I've done has been able to resolve it. Factory reset, etc.
Any ideas?
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Same issue :-( even gtalk also not working
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donalgodon said:
Market isn't working for me.
I get the same "server error" with "retry" that I had before.
Nothing I've done has been able to resolve it. Factory reset, etc.
Any ideas?
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The same for me. May be the author not test G android App, only with SS App.
Does your video playback test mean HW codecs are working?
Can you for your next tests possible run Big Buck Bunny 720p h264 on your phone?
This would be a really adequate test to confirm working h264.
well i feel XXLP6 smoother than other versions but its not like gingerbread i get 6500 points in antutu :O better than darky and other custom roms
dialer keypad laggs on press but the rom overall is acceplable
sendhiloo7 said:
Same issue :-( even gtalk also not working
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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toi1em said:
The same for me. May be the author not test G android App, only with SS App.
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I really don't know what's the problem with you guys! For me Market, GTalk and all the G apps are working absolutely fine.
You will be able to see it when I attach the video later. You can already see the screenshots which shows that GTalk, Maps, GMail, Market all are working.
rhyme said:
Does your video playback test mean HW codecs are working?
Can you for your next tests possible run Big Buck Bunny 720p h264 on your phone?
This would be a really adequate test to confirm working h264.
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Well I don't have a h264 right now, the file I tested was a 1080P FLV video, it ran smooth and I don't think a 1080P h264 will push the hardware more than that FLV file, still I'll try to do the test you said and post back.
burner07 said:
well i feel XXLP6 smoother than other versions but its not like gingerbread i get 6500 points in antutu :O better than darky and other custom roms
dialer keypad laggs on press but the rom overall is acceplable
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Oh buddy please, benchmarks shouldn't be taken under consideration to decide ROM's fastness or smoothness.
Market wont work, neither would the samsung update -- service error!
does the Netflix app work on this ROM?
Massive step backwards then!
Does it have ICS Native Spell correction? or can be added using any apk / lib from CM9 ?
ithehappy said:
• Now the big issue, There is NO option to switch networks, aka Network Mode. Thus you won't be able to change network modes to 2G or WCDMA. The default Auto option is enabled I guess.
Now for that reason I got shaky network signal all time, in my area 3G signal is weak however.
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Com'on Samsung, you can't just made the very same mistake Apple did with iPhone 4S!
It's battery drainer....
I'm really starting to believe in Apple fanbois that Samsung copies everything from them
Do widgets work for changing 3g to 2g?
ithehappy said:
I really don't know what's the problem with you guys! For me Market, GTalk and all the G apps are working absolutely fine.
You will be able to see it when I attach the video later. You can already see the screenshots which shows that GTalk, Maps, GMail, Market all are working.
Well I don't have a h264 right now, the file I tested was a 1080P FLV video, it ran smooth and I don't think a 1080P h264 will push the hardware more than that FLV file, still I'll try to do the test you said and post back.
Oh buddy please, benchmarks shouldn't be taken under consideration to decide ROM's fastness or smoothness.
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I use market from the first time with 3g/hspa, i haven't got wifi. Someone said that it work on Wifi
nipuna said:
Market wont work, neither would the samsung update -- service error!
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I hope this is fixable, because it's really annoying, and it seems to impact many of us, but clearly not everyone.
Anyone have any ideas?
Wifi/cell location working fine, but cannot get a full GPS lock - in fact tools are showing 0 satellites are found
:-(
I have an app on the Android market that a user reported having issue with on the Acer Iconia A500 tab. Can one of you please take the time to install the app and try to reproduce the error while accessing external USB and provide the logcat? I would greatly appreciate your help!
The app is called Fotolio and is available on the Android market at Fotolio
The app development is tracked in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445754
App ScreenShots
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Apachi2k said:
I have an app on the Android market that a user reported having issue with on the Acer Iconia A500 tab. Can one of you please take the time to install the app and try to reproduce the error while accessing external USB and provide the logcat? I would greatly appreciate your help!
The app is called Fotolio and is available on the Android market at Fotolio
The app development is tracked in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445754
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great app!!! it crashes if you select USB storage without any USB plugged in otherwise it works great!!!
niabi said:
great app!!! it crashes if you select USB storage without any USB plugged in otherwise it works great!!!
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Thank you so much for your feedback! I should be able to fix fix the issue now - didn't plan for empty mount points so its an oversight on my part.
Great app... Definitely useful
phillymatt said:
Great app... Definitely useful
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Glad you like it! The app is still in beta with many more features on the way.
I installed the app on an A500 with stock rooted 3.2.1 rom and it
FCs every time......Probably something on my end
attached logcat
Edit....V1.0.3
bytemehard said:
I installed the app on an A500 with stock rooted 3.2.1 rom and it
FCs every time......Probably something on my end
attached logcat
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Thank you for this information. I will try to fix this for you tonight. Most of these issues are only on specific devices that I do not own and that is why is gets hard to troubleshoot. If you don't mind, please message me your email that way I can have you test it before releasing it to the public.
--PM sent--
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--PM sent--
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Please check your email and let me know if you have any question. Thanks for helping.
Installed V1.0.4 Runs fine and accessed the 32gig usb thumb drive just fine.
In my opinion if you support .tiff and .raw you would have my full attention even with a no frills version. Do you think that is possible?
bytemehard said:
Installed V1.0.4 Runs fine and accessed the 32gig usb thumb drive just fine.
In my opinion if you support .tiff and .raw you would have my full attention even with a no frills version. Do you think that is possible?
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That is beyond my capabilities. I am using the code that google provides to decode pictures and unfortunately, raw and tiff processing is a whole new game. I may make the app open source at some point and hopefully better developers will show interest and add advanced functionality.
Pali,
On further testing V1.0.4 it would crash while viewing a folder of about 15 jpegs on the external SD card.
The crash is repeatable every time and happens randomly with different pictures.
They are between 1 and 5mb each. The screen goes black and wont exit out using home or back button for several long seconds. When I re-open the app the screen just is black again and twice would not exit at all and had to reboot machine.
attached alog
edit- The crashes happened while using the alternate portfolio view.......it may have something to do with thumbnail rendering because now it is not crashing, but the preview thumbs on the left side are just blank(gray)
bytemehard said:
Pali,
On further testing V1.0.4 it would crash while viewing a folder of about 15 jpegs on the external SD card.
The crash is repeatable every time and happens randomly with different pictures.
They are between 1 and 5mb each. The screen goes black and wont exit out using home or back button for several long seconds. When I re-open the app the screen just is black again and twice would not exit at all and had to reboot machine.
attached alog
edit- The crashes happened while using the alternate portfolio view.......it may have something to do with thumbnail rendering because now it is not crashing, but the preview thumbs on the left side are just blank(gray)
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Interesting. Are you using the market version or the one I emailed to you? Try the market version and see if it works any better. If it still crashes, I will send you a new version soon.
bytemehard said:
On further testing V1.0.4 it would crash while viewing a folder of about 15 jpegs on the external SD card.
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Try this one and tell me if it fixes it. Make sure you uninstall V1.0.4 to clear up any cache (there might be corrupted cache because of the constant version changes).
FotolioV1.0.5.apk
Uninstalled v.1.0.4 - rebooted - installed V1.0.5 - went to settings and cleared data-
Results were much better. It still crashes or FCs if I choose one thumbnail to the next very quickly, but thats not a normal thing to do. The Thumbs still grayed out only after a short use. Tried clearing data and force closing from tablet settings and still no thumbs preview. Rebooted and thumbs preview are back. After reboot another random FC while choosing a folder. Restarted the program and a black screen - had to hit home button twice to exit. From tablet settings force closed app and it then opened normally again.
2 Logs and pics of grayed out thumbs attached
bytemehard said:
Uninstalled v.1.0.4 - rebooted - installed V1.0.5 - went to settings and cleared data-
Results were much better. It still crashes or FCs if I choose one thumbnail to the next very quickly, but thats not a normal thing to do. The Thumbs still grayed out only after a short use. Tried clearing data and force closing from tablet settings and still no thumbs preview. Rebooted and thumbs preview are back. After reboot another random FC while choosing a folder. Restarted the program and a black screen - had to hit home button twice to exit. From tablet settings force closed app and it then opened normally again.
2 Logs and pics of grayed out thumbs attached
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This one is really puzzling me because your device is running out of memory and there seems to be some sort of memory leak. I tested v1.0.5 on my Xoom with a folder with 20 images of 21mp (~10-15 mb files) and it worked fine and the memory never became an issue.
Are the pictures in PNG or JPEG format? Any chance you can share these pictures so that I can try to reproduce this error on my side?
I'll keep trying to look for what could be happening but trying to look for memory leak (if there is any) might take a while.
Here is an update from the Xoom thread for those who are tracking this app in this post. This version attempts to fix the force close with empty USB Storage - can someone please try and confirm if the fix works?
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I spent a good bit effort cleaning up this app and many new features are being implemented in parallel and I hope to release an exciting feature packed version soon. One of the features that I spent several days on was multi-touch zoom and I just couldn't get it right. After giving up, I decided on an alternate approach for multi-touch zoom that I think works very well and I hope you'll like it's simplicity and use. You can open any image in your favorite image viewer (I recommend the built in Gallery) by long pressing the image thumbnails. This will give you zoom ability without the feel of leaving the main application. Press back button and you'll be back to where you started
Please, please, please test this thoroughly and let me know if you get any issues. I have made the mistake of releasing new version too quickly to the market and introduced many force close issue. I appreciate everyone's support for this app - it has become much bigger than I originally anticipated with almost 1000 downloads as of this post.
Any most importantly, please show your support for this app by rating it the Android Market! Rating and your feedback is my only motivation to keep working on this application.
EDIT 2/27/12 - V1.0.5 BETA Update Fotolio 1.0.5 - BETA
-> Long press on thumbnails to allow multi-touch zoom gestures
-> Better memory management for large images
-> Cleaned up descriptions
-> Several new code changes for new features that will come soon
I need a few dedicated testers who are willing to test and provide detailed feedback (including logcats) on the next version. I am introducing two major features that have never been tested before and need your help trying to break the app
If interested, please PM me your email and what devices you have.
I had a little play very nice app, I am using a acer iconia a500,it crashed when changing portfolio views and left me with a black screen. What seemed to fix it for me was removing the '.' files that the Mac created when i made the folder of images. Has worked great ever since.
New beta is up for everyone to try - please let me know what you think. I added the section below in the main thread under Motorola Xoom.
EDIT 3/21/12 - V1.2 Beta Update FotolioV1.2-Beta.apk
-> Major rework all around the app
-> New scrolling view
-> Added muti Fotolio functionality with some eye candy!
-> Other things that you'll see when you play around
Please test and give me your feedback. I would like to get this on the market soon.