[TESTING] Rootfs for Blackstone - new keymap (11.4.2011)

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g3rm0 said:
You should be able to swap back and forth by simply deleting or re-adding this parameter. I've tried both setups on a single data.img and it worked every time.
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Just booted with the new kernel and played some audio which worked FINE, as expected. Everything still working (exept GPS since i'm back to GBX0A again).

As for the buttons, I'll try it out later, but i'm sort of used to how it's set without the startup mod. And if i just call that one button 'Toolshed' instead of 'Home' it's all very straightforward. :p
And from past experiences i see no reason not to take your word for it. Thanks again!
 
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g3rm0 said:
I've added option to choose Home and End Call buttons behavior. See the UPDATE section of the first post for details. You'll find the new rootfs and new kernel build there.
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I've only 24 hours experience in using Android. Your latest updated files help me solve a big problem in using FRX06: incoming calls were always hearing busy tone. Now replaced with your two files, incoming calls can go through, though the caller has to wait a bit longer time when I can notice and pick up incoming call, as compared with WinMo 6.5 in Blackstone. Your great work is much appreciated. Thank you.
 
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skyplay said:
I've only 24 hours experience in using Android. Your latest updated files help me solve a big problem in using FRX06: incoming calls were always hearing busy tone. Now replaced with your two files, incoming calls can go through, though the caller has to wait a bit longer time when I can notice and pick up incoming call, as compared with WinMo 6.5 in Blackstone. Your great work is much appreciated. Thank you.
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It's good to hear it's working (more or less) as it should. I can't take the credit for all of this because I'm providing only small modifications suitable for our device. Most of the work (well, almost all of it) was done by the other devs involved in this project.


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g3rm0 said:
It's good to hear it's working (more or less) as it should. I can't take the credit for all of this because I'm providing only small modifications suitable for our device. Most of the work (well, almost all of it) was done by the other devs involved in this project.
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yes you're right, all hard work count!

Using another 24 hours, it hangs in one occasion: using wifi to browse Internet, and the webpage is simple without flash, but need to login something, need to take away battery to off and on again. Two more unsuccessful bootup after executing haret from WinMo. And one unsuccessful photo shot when enabling GPS on camera screen. Last, weaker reception (no signal) than using WinMo , in exactly the same locations.

One more novice question: are all apps downloaded from Market automatically installed in SD card? Thanks
 
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skyplay said:
yes you're right, all hard work count!

Using another 24 hours, it hangs in one occasion: using wifi to browse Internet, and the webpage is simple without flash, but need to login something, need to take away battery to off and on again. Two more unsuccessful bootup after executing haret from WinMo. And one unsuccessful photo shot when enabling GPS on camera screen. Last, weaker reception (no signal) than using WinMo , in exactly the same locations.

One more novice question: are all apps downloaded from Market automatically installed in SD card? Thanks
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yes it does
 
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skyplay said:
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One more novice question: are all apps downloaded from Market automatically installed in SD card? Thanks
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All apps downloaded from market are installed into data.img, to be specific.
If you want to save the apk files you can use Titanium Backup after you install the apps.
 
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Notification

wondering if the difficulty I faced to slide down the notification bar is still existing in this package as FRX06 or not.

Thanks very much g3rm0 because I took your root and kernel to try it with GBX0A and I will feedback
 
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g3rm0 said:
It's good to hear it's working (more or less) as it should. I can't take the credit for all of this because I'm providing only small modifications suitable for our device. Most of the work (well, almost all of it) was done by the other devs involved in this project.


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I do really appreciate your amends. And I think its really a revive for Blackstone section after too much abandoned it. But can you please tell me the 11-04 kernel and root are for GBX0A OR FRX06
 
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jbiton said:
wondering if the difficulty I faced to slide down the notification bar is still existing in this package as FRX06 or not.

Thanks very much g3rm0 because I took your root and kernel to try it with GBX0A and I will feedback
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Difficulty with sliding notification bar can be caused by bad touch screen calibration (at least that's my theory). Try to use some very old kernel to calibrate the screen again and see if that helps.

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I do really appreciate your amends. And I think its really a revive for Blackstone section after too much abandoned it. But can you please tell me the 11-04 kernel and root are for GBX0A OR FRX06
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You can use them with both builds ;)
 
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g3rm0 said:
Difficulty with sliding notification bar can be caused by bad touch screen calibration (at least that's my theory). Try to use some very old kernel to calibrate the screen again and see if that helps.



You can use them with both builds ;)
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Thank you, no need for that I took the calibration file from the GFX0A because it was satisfying for me, and paste it in the FRX06 and working great.

for the kernels, I realized that
 
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CWM rootfs

g3rm0 ,
Thanks for this rootfs, I always take it with me to any build for its key mapping, I really like it,

but of course I can't use it in CWM rootfs, npkboot1.6 has been released with a new rootfs, can you please amend it as this one, so as to be used in CWM builds with the same key mapping and your modifications to best suit blackstone.:):)
 
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for neopeek just add
Code: 
elif /bin/grep -c 'physkeyboard=blac' /proc/cmdline >/dev/null; then
	echo "USING BLACKSTONE NAVI"
	cp -f /init.etc/keymaps/blac_navi_pad.kl /etc/keymaps/raph_navi_pad.kl
        cp -f /init.etc/keymaps/oldqwerty_microp-keypad.kcm.bin /etc/keymaps/microp-keypad.kcm.bin
else

in your init file and save.reboot from CWM and you will have it all set
 
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xUmaRix said:
for neopeek just add
Code: 
elif /bin/grep -c 'physkeyboard=blac' /proc/cmdline >/dev/null; then
	echo "USING BLACKSTONE NAVI"
	cp -f /init.etc/keymaps/blac_navi_pad.kl /etc/keymaps/raph_navi_pad.kl
        cp -f /init.etc/keymaps/oldqwerty_microp-keypad.kcm.bin /etc/keymaps/microp-keypad.kcm.bin
else

in your init file and save.reboot from CWM and you will have it all set
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should I add that to initrd file?? so if this is the required one, should I paste the code above and paste it in that file through note pad, I am sorry but I don't know much in development.
 
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xUmaRix

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it is not initrd.you boot your phone into CWM.Then from cmd.
Code: 
adb pull /init .
#Edit your init using Notepad++
adb push init /
adb shell dos2unix -u /init
adb shell chmod +x /init
power off your phone and restart it again
 
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xUmaRix said:
it is not initrd.you boot your phone into CWM.Then from cmd.
Code: 
adb pull /init .
[COLOR="Red"]#Edit your init using Notepad++[/COLOR]adb push init /
adb shell dos2unix -u /init
adb shell chmod +x /init
power off your phone and restart it again
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mmmm, I am very sorry, But I am not a developer :)---- so you mean to boot into android and search for any terminal to write down these commands ?? because I can't find any cmd in Android.

for the highlighted command above, is this a part of code(I don't think so) or this is a hind for me???

Please I need more explanation for the whole scenario.
 
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jbiton

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Dear guys,

Why up till now, we don't have an updated kernel of 1291 for blackstone, enabling my location, other kernels are enabling this but they weren't designed for blackstone.
 
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Hi G3rm0,
Would you update your roofts with the latest versions available on XDAndroid.com? (roofs 20110516-2d0bb0f kernel: 20110522_213148)
Those are working really good on my blackstone, but missing the JB's audio stuttering patch.
 
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    g3rm0
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    This thread is dedicated to enhance/optimize Blackstone button layout.

    I've started this thread because I would like to test rootfs image made especially for Blackstone. For now it's about the new key mapping. We (the Blackstone users) were missing the "Recent Apps" menu until recently when Stickman89 made some progress in this area but unfortunately he retired. Now his rootfs is outdated and this is where I took over. My rootfs is a modification to the latest official one and includes the new key mapping. The goal here is to have "Recent Apps" menu AND power button fully functional at the same time (and possibly merge upstream when the work is done here).

    Native Android device is required to have at least 5 buttons. They are: Power/Sleep, Vol Up, Vol Down, Home, Menu, Back. Our device has 6: Power/Sleep, Vol Up, Vol Down, Call, Home, Back, End Call. This means we can have all the buttons like in Android device only if we sacrifice Call or End Call. Call is also used to do BT voice dialing and I don't want to break this option when BT will be fixed. End call on the other hand is only needed to end calls and there are other ways of doing this (map power button in Accessibility menu or use on-screen End call). I've decided to have Home button acting as a menu and End Call as a home key (because it really doesn't change much except End Call is the real HOME now).

    Here's how the new button layout looks like:
    blac100keymapdone1.jpg


    **UPDATE: 11.4.2011**

    You can now have Home button working as HOME and End Call button being MENU. To try this simply add: physkeyboard=blac to your startup.txt cmdline. Without this parameter button will be mapped like in my previous rootfs (see picture above).
    As a bonus I've cooked a new zImage + modules. Nothing really dramatic - just bringing JB's audio shuttering patch to the latest official kernel.

    /UPDATE


    [LEGAL BS]
    THIS IS WORK IN PROGRESS. IT IS VERY UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE BUT BE AWARE: YOU CAN USE IT only AT YOUR OWN RISK. I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO DATA AND/OR HARDWARE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY MY RELEASES
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    g3rm0
    g3rm0
    TROUBLESHOOTING (if one step doesn't help - move to another):
    1. Backup your data and delete data.img.
    2. Format your SD card.
    3. Use the latest official rootfs (if it's working report it here).
    4. Try the latest Xdandroid release (other builds my not be compatible).
    5. Find the setup (kernel/system/rootfs) that works fine.
    6. If it's still not working - ask here.
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    g3rm0
    g3rm0
    kimtaei said:
    here is the new rootfs with home key remap for blackstone...by Tiad8 (www.tiad8.com)

    http://www.multiupload.com/QU64ZCHN8M
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    Threadjacking = way to go. I gave you guys instructions on how to update keymap on neopeek/tiad8 builds and this is how you repay me. This thread was meant to test changes so they can be used in the future official xdandroid rootfs releases.

    BTW. The rootfs you posted is likely to cause issues because tiad8 broke compatibility with builds other than his own.
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    Eodun
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    jeanfrederic said:
    With your kernel + rootfs, I can't have geolocalization anymore on Froyo X red.
    Gonna try the last "official" rootfs.
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    It's doubtful at best that if you change rootfs you can continue calling it froyo x red. This is based in stock FRX05 XDAndroid, which I encourage using.

    Anyway, it works perfectly for me, try updating QuickGPS within WM before booting Haret
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    g3rm0
    g3rm0
    I've added option to choose Home and End Call buttons behavior. See the UPDATE section of the first post for details. You'll find the new rootfs and new kernel build there.
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