[ROM] Degu release archos gen7/gen8 CM7 gingerbread (update 27-01-2013)

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The device goes to deep sleep when power is disconnected and powerbutton or timeout screen is activated. However it isn't tested in detail, it could be that something wakes it up out of deep sleep once in a while. Feel free to create a ticket for it.

I will see if CM has a setting that allows stockbrowser switch the useragent to desktop, if not then this will not be fixed. (Not going to change the source code of the browser to make it possible there are enough alternative browsers which IMO also are better then stock)

I will look in the wlan issue and see if I can reproduce it.

To boot right away to the bootmenu, just remove android in recovery menu. Original firmware can be booted from the bootmenu which also gives you root and write permission because of unionfs.

BTW You can't access the internal memory of the archos in CM. To access internal memory there are 3 options:
1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM

Market fix is indeed "broken" with RC bull.

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divx118 said:
The device goes to deep sleep when power is disconnected and powerbutton or timeout screen is activated. However it isn't tested in detail, it could be that something wakes it up out of deep sleep once in a while. Feel free to create a ticket for it.

I will see if CM has a setting that allows stockbrowser switch the useragent to desktop, if not then this will not be fixed. (Not going to change the source code of the browser to make it possible there are enough alternative browsers which IMO also are better then stock)

I will look in the wlan issue and see if I can reproduce it.

To boot right away to the bootmenu, just remove android in recovery menu. Original firmware can be booted from the bootmenu which also gives you root and write permission because of unionfs.




BTW You can't access the internal memory of the archos in CM. To access internal memory there are 3 options:
1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM

Market fix is indeed "broken" with RC bull.

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my devices freezes or powers off about 2 minutes after start up.
trying to get a logcat...
blah
 
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divx118 said:
To boot right away to the bootmenu, just remove android in recovery menu. Original firmware can be booted from the bootmenu which also gives you root and write permission because of unionfs.

BTW You can't access the internal memory of the archos in CM. To access internal memory there are 3 options:
1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM

Market fix is indeed "broken" with RC bull.

divx118
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Thanks! That's the solution i'm looking for.

BTW: If someone want to install market 3.3.11 like here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1328992 Don't forget to make a reboot after that. Otherwise you can't find the market under your apps.

@divx118: Do you have any solution for my usb problem.
 
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rapunzel11 said:
@divx118: Do you have any solution for my usb problem.
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I thought this answered it:
BTW You can't access the internal memory of the archos in CM. To access internal memory there are 3 options:
1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM

Because the image file is on the internal memory, we can't expose it to the PC. If we decide to move from image to a partition in a later stadium this should become possible. Right now you only got the 3 options mentioned above to connect your archos to your pc using usb.
BTW does USB host work? I can't try it because the host port of my A101 is broken.

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@divx118: You're right! USB host is working. I've completely overlooked your note, sorry. And now I understand why it wouldn't work. Is that the same reason that apps like easy installer doesn't work correctly at the moment?
 
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on the 70 IT

Windows regonized the 70 It
impossible to go on the letter directly

But it is ok with
1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM
 
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rapunzel11 said:
@divx118: You're right! USB host is working. I've completely overlooked your note, sorry. And now I understand why it wouldn't work. Is that the same reason that apps like easy installer doesn't work correctly at the moment?
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hmm thats' funny - cause for me usb host isn't working - even lsusb showing nothing but the 2 default entries. While it works fine after booting to stock rom.

EDIT: I tried it with an Wireless USB Keyboard Dongle + and an USB stick (storage) ; for both no reaction from system - not on lsusb nor on dmesg. Not even the LED of the stick is lighting - so it seems i dont get power at all in CM7
 
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@FrEcP: I think the usb host of your device is alright. Divx118 has a hardware problem with his usb port because it's broken.

Because the image file is on the internal memory, we can't expose it to the PC. If we decide to move from image to a partition in a later stadium this should become possible
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At the moment no one can get any usb connection under CM7.

This are the options:

1) Boot into original firmware
2) Use recovery menu
3) Use adb push pull in CM
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THX to divx118!
 
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@FrEcP: I think the usb host of your device is alright. Divx118 has a hardware problem with his usb port because it's broken.
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yy i know that - but he asked if host mode is woking - as he cant test - so i tested it - but i couldnt get it working...
but u are writing "host mode is woking" - so how did u get it made it ?
(btw using 101)
 
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i ended up having to extract it on my desktop. the copy over the img. it worked nonetheless. great job!
 
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When i use ADB
i have 2 devices !
List of devices attached
A70-42EA0021-9FF80000-015DC2F4-???????? device
emulator-5554 device


how copy with adb , the file vendor.apk on /system/app /
 
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Tested it, but currently it isn't adapted for daily use. It is very smooth and fast but there a lot of little mistakes.
I think we have to cross our fingers and hope that the team will continue its work.
 
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    divx118
    A new release is ready the final Degu.

    For both gen7/8 you will need to flash the latest zImage and initramfs included in the download links. <-- not needed if you already have flashed the latest with Crow. no changes in kernel or initramfs for Degu release.
    Also to be sure you will need to delete your data.img and let it create a new one or copy your own if you use an image more then 256mb.

    For setting up your device look here http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/AndroidInstall_CM7_Gingerbread

    Links updated crow release 27-01-2013

    For gen7:

    http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/gen7/2013-01-27/

    For gen8:

    http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/gen8/2013-01-27/

    If you have any issus post them by creating a new ticket see http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/IssueTracking on howto.

    Known issues are here: http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/AndroidTicketsFor2.3

    If it works well or you have issues you can also leave a reply.

    BTW camera should partly work on gen8, tested on a 101IT taking photos. Video recording will freeze the app. Not tested with apps that use the cam only with the included camera app.
    A43IT has a different camera, so I don't know if it will work.

    Thanks,

    divx118

    Usefull links for setting up the devices:

    Gen7 devices: http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/SettingUpMultiRootGen7
    Gen8 devices: http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/SettingUpMultiRootGen8
    General info: http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/AndroidInstall_CM7_Gingerbread
    Building your own image: http://dev.openaos.org/wiki/AndroidBuildEnvironment

    Degu final (27-01-2013)
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    Changelog:

    - Smoother youtube video playback for gen8
    - More apps in the market available for gen7 and gen8 (also thanks to utopik for this)
    - Internal storage should now properly display free available memory for gen7 and gen8
    - Fixed bookmark for gapps in the browser for gen7 and gen8
    - Overal speed improvement.

    Unfortunately you will need a fresh data.img to let these fixes take effect.

    Crow final (25-12-2012)
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    First don't forget to flash he new zImage (kernel) and initramfs it is in the archive kernel_gen7_20120512_114451.tar.gz for gen7 and kernel_gen8_20120409_002900.tar.gz for gen8 unpack it (with winrar if you are on windows) and only use "zImage" and "initramfs.cpio.gz"

    Changelog see http://www.openaos.org/archives/821

    Bull final (09-04-2012)
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    First don't forget to flash he new zImage (kernel) and initramfs it is in the archive kernel_gen7_20120512_114451.tar.gz for gen7 and kernel_gen8_20120409_002900.tar.gz for gen8 unpack it (with winrar if you are on windows) and only use "zImage" and "initramfs.cpio.gz"

    Only for gen7: If you flash the new kernel and initramfs also delete the old menu.lst when it is there. If you have custom lines in there add them later after you first booted in the new menu.lst that is created.

    Only for gen8: If you first boot the image it happens sometimes that omap_vout isn't loaded correctly this means it can't create the overlay for playback video and uses the software renderer. If you just reboot it is ok. It only happens atleast to me on the very first boot.

    Some improvements first the kernel and initramfs:
    - Correct orientation of the bootmenu for A101IT
    - Updated the kernel with latest archos GPL release which means that the ones with broken USB host on their A101IT it gets working again when booting stock through the bootmenu.
    - For gen7 updated initramfs to match the one from gen8
    - Added unionfs support, so you can have root with rw access on stock android.

    Improvements on Gingerbread:
    - smoother camera because of using the overlay to display the stream. Known issues: - display is cropped so you don't see the whole camera - Recording still doesn't work.
    - Youtube app works.
    - Hardware accelerated video for atleast youtube app and some mp4 files, maybe more if someone can test some different formats that would be nice. Rotation does work for youtube app, there are still some issues when rotating playing a regular mp4.
    - On gen8 you can also play hw accelerated flash videos in the browser now, of course not all pages will work.
    - wifi location should work now. <-- same for gen7
    - Fix not enough storage when installing apps by moving /cache also to the data.img. <-- same for gen7
    - Update to latest CM code. <-- same for gen7

    RC2 (24-12-2011)
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    This will be the final Bull release or there must be some major bugs discovered in the next few days.
    There is now a new feature added (thanks to illifant). The data is now in a separate image "data.img" if it is not there it will be auto created. 256 MB is standard. You can replace it with a bigger one from the download link gen8_data.img.tar.bz2.
    If you unpack with for example winrar you see three images 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB just pick a size and copy that to the root of your archos. Rename it to "data.img"
    As mentioned you don't have todo this if you want to use 256MB that will be created automaticly.
    All your data, apps and gapps are in data.img. So on a next upgrade you won't have to reinstall everything again.
    Also the size of the actual image is reduced, for gen7 it is 180MB and for gen8 256MB.

    Don't forget to flash the new zImage (kernel) and initramfs it is in kernel_gen7_20111224_181411.tar.bz2 for gen7 and kernel_gen8_20111224_213037.tar.gz for gen8 unpack it with winrar and only use "zImage" and "initramfs.cpio.gz"

    (if not specified otherwise the fixes are for gen7 and gen8)

    Gingerbread Image:

    - Deep sleep improved, however to work properly keep adb disabled. (it is now disabled by default.)
    - Charging A43 for USB and wall charger is fixed (gen8)
    - External sd-card is now mounted on /mnt/storage/sdcard (same as on archos firmware).
    - Updated with latest CM code.
    - New modules from updated kernel build (gen8)
    - Other small fixes see the closed tickets.

    zImage and initramfs.cpio.gz:

    - Initramfs script updated, if it fails it will now display an error message instead of just rebooting.
    - Kernel updated to latest archos firmware (2.4.81) kernel (gen8)

    RC1 (06-11-2011)
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    Somethings that are changed since anoa release:

    (if not specified otherwise the fixes are for gen7 and gen8)

    - Fixed headphone speaker switch
    - partly camera working for atleast A101IT I think also A70, don't know for A43IT because it has a different cam. (gen8)
    - Fixed permission errors when using ext3 formatted internal memory
    - Fixed some browser crashes. Due to using v8 javascript engine again instead of jsc
    - Fixed crash when going to browser settings
    - Fixed deep sleep which should be working now.
    - Fixed mounting/unmounting external sdcard.
    - Calibration app included for A32 and A43. (Under settings)
    - Updated to latest CM code
    - Kernel updated to latest sources from archos firmware 2.4.65
    - Fixed correct rotation for A101, only bootmenu is still upsidedown.
    - GPS working for gen7 devices
    - some other small things

    Tips:
    1) Playing youtube videos on CM fail with standard player http://pastebin.com/YAZc0z74 , but can be done with mobo player or mx player by using for example opera mobile and setting the user agent to desktop.
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    divx118
    Degu release

    Updated first post with Degu release

    This will probably my last release for CM7 on gen7 and gen8. I now want to invest some time into a linux distro on gen8. Thanks everyone for the support. I hope you enjoy my latest Degu :)

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    divx118
    If all goes well I have some time this week to make a release ready.

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    divx118 said:
    No not yet, it is hard to find out where it comes from. My best guess this far is that some voltage gets turned off/on when going into/coming out of standby that is causing the click.
    It is also hard to debug with adb, going into standby disconnects the usb serial connection, so I have todo it with log files and terminal app which slows the process down.

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    It seems I solved the cracking sound by patching the standby function in the alsa module. http://dev.openaos.org/ticket/223
    As always it will be in the next release, which will hopefully follow soon. :)

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    divx118 said:
    If all goes well I have some time this week to make a release ready.

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    Update see first post of this topic.

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