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[F.A.Q.] Android for HTC HD Mini

Android port for HTC HD Mini (PHOTON) Frequently Asked Questions
Credits
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Photon Developers Team
-r0bin-, schlund, munjeni-cardsharing, derefas
MANY THANKS TO:
Cotulla for the first android port
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...Thanks to codiak, tzacapaca and all other members who work and helping the Photon community
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note:Android port for Photon is still under development and NOT READY FOR DAILY USE!
General
Q:Is it a ROM? will it remove Winndows Mobile (WM) completely?
A:No this is not a ROM .. so WM won't be affected by it .. and whenever you want to switch back to WM just restart the device. Currently Android is installed by using a clean SD Card, and booted from there.It is booted by running a special application called 'Haret.exe' residing on your SD Card which will terminate the Windows kernel and boot into Android.
Q:Means when I come back to WM I will not notice a difference?
A:In fact, there are two reported issue:
1.After running android, the gps in WM may not work. Solution is : launch Andriod again, go to Settings -> Location, and enable checkbox Use GPS satellites
2.If you lower ringtone volume in Android you will also have lower ringtone in WM(even if it's on maximum)
Q:What version of Android, release is using?
A:Android 2.2
Q:Where can I download latest release?
A:http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/downloads/list
Q:Where can I get instructions on how to install?
A:http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/wiki/Android_Installation_Tutorial
or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002178
Q:When will we have a full working Android? when will be ready for daily use ?
A:Hard to say ..PLEASE Do not ask such things, because nobody knows, but the project is in progress ...Will be published ...
Q:Is there an porting Android on HTC HD Mini roadmap?
A:NO! Developers working in their spare time, please show some respect! and not bothering them with questions such as: When will be the X sensor designed ... or X bug fixed
Q:What kind of questions can I ask here?
Alease look around to see if your question has already been asked (and maybe even answered!) before you ask. You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.
Q:How do I know what has already been asked and answered?
A:How to Search on XDA-Developers? - search using the XDA-Developers Forum built-in Search function, find the search bar and type in your search text, and press Enter.
Q:I'm not a programmer but I want to help .. How can I?
A:Check the developers requests
Installing Android
Q:Haret wont finish loading android ? & My SD Card doesn't seem to work!
A:Most SD Cards are working, but if not, you should try one of these fixes
Fix 1: a)Format your card with this tool http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/(perform full erase,or full owerwrite)
b)go on "My Computer",right click on card and format it again FAT32
Fix 2: Tell your wife / girlfriend that you are about to make some modifications to her phone... change the ringtone and steal her SD Card to use with Android. She will never discover what you have done.
Fix 3:Buy a new card
Using Android
Q: Where can I report bugs?
A: http://code.google.com/p/photon-android/issues/list
Q:Any other known bugs ?
A:Other known bugs here:http://code.google.com/p/photon-and...+Milestone+Owner+Summary&cells=tilest=1073817
Q:I can't wake up my device?
A: Press Volume + and power together. If you can't wake it up just remove the battery
Q:Application "xy" is not responding: Should I click "Force Close" or "Wait" ?
A:Click wait, it COULD be related to the slow speed of the SD Card (for Android's liking) This seems to happen more after bootup or wakeup when the device is busy doing stuff in the background.
Q:I got an error: process com android settings has stopped unexpectedly
A: See Tutorial
Q: How do I overclock?
A: Tutorial click here
Q:How do I migrate my contacts from Windows Mobile?
A: See How to sync WinMo with Google or you can also use SPB Migration Tool
Q:How do I prevent clock drift?
A:To alleviate this, download ClockSync from the Andriod Market. An hourly synchronization setting is recommended.
Q:What is ADB / How-To ADB
A: ADB = Android Debugging Bridge. Official Google ADB Page It also kinda works like USB Mass Storage using a Windows app called Droid Explorer.
Q:How to expand the size of data.ext2
A:There are two procedures described :
1.Click here if you doing a new "installation"
2.Click here if you want to keep your user data
*Helping the FAQ get better*
help out by using comment / thanks to all contributors​

Tips and tricks
How to change GPS zone for faster GPS: Tutorial
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Customizing/Modding
Overclock / Dual Boot / Bootanimation
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LONG PRESSING HOME BUTTON opens a TAB that show all Apps are open, so you can switch between them
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How to increase battery life
Turn off wireless functions such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and data connection when you’re not using them
Use only GSM networks.
Do not use GPS satellites to determine your GPS location.
Lower the screen brightness.
Switch off screen animations.
(Batteries gradually lose storage capacity over time. Consider replacing your battery after 1 year, or if you notice that the battery life is decreasing)
Checking the power usage of applications
Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.
Scroll down the screen, and then tap About phone > Battery > Battery use.
Great tips to read [Howto]Tips n tricks for better battery life
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Glossar
Froyo (frozen yogurt) Google's name for Android 2.2
Cyanogenmod customized firmware release based on Android - it offers extra features
HARET(Handhelds Reverse Engineering Tool)application that serves as a Android boot loader
Initrd.gz initial RAM disk
data.ext2 Second partition with format ext2 (file system for the Linux kernel) includes all user data
zImage kernel image (the z means it is compressed). It contains most of the drivers.Some drivers go external via Linux kernel modules (.ko files)
kernel The kernel is the central component of operating system it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources - the communication between hardware and software components
spl Secondary Program Loader. same as bios on a PC. (it sets where your system boots from, intialises sub system process etc)
sspl soft spl - allows you to flash another spl
Troll is someone who involves itself in discussions purely for the purpose of disturbing other users and making itself feel important. Please don't feed the trolls. Send his "definitions" to moderator with link to topic and then ignore him.
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Important icons and indicators
key function

ok then i wont post the faq ive already written then, i was just awaiting mods response as i said in my thread, lol, thanks

why should not it perhaps better than this, if so I'll ask a mod. to erase this thread

15MA1L said:
why should not it perhaps better than this, if so I'll ask a mod. to erase this thread
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no mine was almost exactly the same, lol
Hopefully this will stop the spam

LoL
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???

spithash said:
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???
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Thats why i asked mod for a q&a sub-forum but i haven't got a reply yet, do you think i should pm admin to ask?

I have not seen the last few days, someone asks something that is written in the FAQ, and if I see someone, then I will tell him maybe in the replication or through PM and ask him nicely in a friendly way, to read the FAQ. That's my plan!
bruce2728 if you want to do something new that would be for all of us benefit-Thumb Up!!
Nike - Just do it!

ok then i will tell people to see the faq thread first before asking something...we may win!

spithash said:
Ok guys! Now we have the Faq thread for our Android Mini and thats really cool but i think people still ask their questions on the other threads.... xD
What's wrong with these people ???
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those big ads and banners are very annoying

superzuan said:
those big ads and banners are very annoying
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I fixed it

spithash said:
I fixed it
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that's allot better , thank you spithash .

If you have something to say about make a better FAQ, please! so that novices can follow the fast track in a sea of ​​posts ... and if you do not then at least keep the forum clean please

Devssss....... will there be a new release before the 27 of juni? i read that somewhere.

superzuan said:
Devssss....... will there be a new release before the 27 of juni? i read that somewhere.
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hallo superzuan ! to clarify, I am not a dev, I am just one member of the xda, the same as you eagerly awaiting the new release If you follow the forum then you saw that dev are working "full steam"
I'm going tomorrow at 10 days of vacation to Africa and do not know if I will be there online
however, dev and members, good luck!

Thats why i am asking im going on a vacation to. Have a nice trip
Sent from my HTC Liberty using XDA App

overclocking
hi, don't know whether this should be here, or in another thread, but
I was wondering whether we could overclock in android from 'haret', because for me the setcpu app force closes many times and the overclocking widget does too. Maybe use haret startup command?
Thanks in advance!

benjanico said:
hi, don't know whether this should be here, or in another thread, but
I was wondering whether we could overclock in android from 'haret', because for me the setcpu app force closes many times and the overclocking widget does too. Maybe use haret startup command?
Thanks in advance!
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Overclocking comes with some pretty serious risks. There is always the possibility you could brick the phone, this is not a game for beginners.

double post - sorry

15MA1L said:
Overclocking comes with some pretty serious risks. There is always the possibility you could brick the phone, this is not a game for beginners.
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Yes, you right.
But i 5 months used my Diamond2 overclocked to 710mhz and all works fine.
It was be nice to overclock and this HD Mini too

[ROM] [ACE] [4.2.2] [cfX-Toolchain 4.8.y+] codefireXperiment Nightlies + Weeklies

This new Android distribution treats development differently than any other. CLICK HERE FOR THE ROM, THREAD, CHANGELOG, AND DISCUSSION.
A post detailing our team and new developers from TeamEOS can be found in the OP linked.
Enjoy, and thank you for choosing codefireXperiment

synergye said:
This new Android distribution treats development differently than any other. CLICK HERE FOR THE ROM, THREAD, CHANGELOG, AND DISCUSSION.
A post detailing our team and new developers from TeamEOS can be found in the OP linked.
Enjoy, and thank you for choosing codefireXperiment
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http://screencloud.net/v/lgdB
sure thing!thats a nexus 4 link btw
found the folder after looking a bit
http://downloads.codefi.re/synergy/codefireXperiment-Ace
Will download and report back.

Steam. said:
http://screencloud.net/v/lgdB
sure thing!thats a nexus 4 link btw
found the folder after looking a bit
http://downloads.codefi.re/synergy/codefireXperiment-Ace
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Shoot, hold on a minute. New site is on a new server, so the dns change must not have taken effect quite yet for you.
Edit: we're good now. Sorry about that. new site is also more difficult for people to spam...I'm hoping. We'll see.

synergye said:
Shoot, hold on a minute. New site is on a new server and site, so the dns change must not have taken effect quite yet for you. Here's a proper link to the sub we were using prior to the switch
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Yeah, this works properly, thanks.
EDIT: Whenever a link is clicked it redirects to www.codefirex.com, and it puts me on the "old" site, with all the spam.When I delete www from the beginning and it remains just codefirex.com, it loads up just fine with the new look and all.

Steam. said:
Yeah, this works properly, thanks.
EDIT: Whenever a link is clicked it redirects to www.codefirex.com, and it puts me on the "old" site, with all the spam.When I delete www from the beginning and it remains just codefirex.com, it loads up just fine with the new look and all.
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Fixed now at least on google DNS. Apologies, should have waited to post until I was sure the dns switch was ready.

synergye said:
Fixed now at least on google DNS. Apologies, should have waited to post until I was sure the dns switch was ready.
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No need to apologize, you've done a great deed so far on these forums.Flashing atm, will report back.
EDIT: Confirming the site works just fine now, even with www upfront.
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Steam. said:
No need to apologize, you've done a great deed so far on these forums.Flashing atm, will report back.
EDIT: Confirming the site works just fine now, even with www upfront.
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Everything works lagfree, I am downloading Google Maps to try out now cause users have reported bugs with it in 4.2 builds around here, so I'm gonna test that too.
EDIT2:N̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶g̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶p̶s̶ ̶e̶i̶t̶h̶e̶r̶.̶Perfectly smooth, although I'd change the launcher afterwards, but that's a personal preference.
EDIT3: Spoke too soon, the whole map twitches up and down when I'm moving on the map.It doesn't really matter for me as I don't use Google Maps but CoPilot, and that is working perfectly.It was reported on CM's bugtracker on how to fix it, but I just can't find the report on there now.Maybe tomorrow, it's already 4AM here.Thanks for yet another great ROM!

Steam. said:
No need to apologize, you've done a great deed so far on these forums.Flashing atm, will report back.
EDIT: Confirming the site works just fine now, even with www upfront.
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Everything works lagfree, I am downloading Google Maps to try out now cause users have reported bugs with it in 4.2 builds around here, so I'm gonna test that too.
EDIT2:N̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶g̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶G̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶ ̶M̶a̶p̶s̶ ̶e̶i̶t̶h̶e̶r̶.̶Perfectly smooth, although I'd change the launcher afterwards, but that's a personal preference.
EDIT3: Spoke too soon, the whole map twitches up and down when I'm moving on the map.It doesn't really matter for me as I don't use Google Maps but CoPilot, and that is working perfectly.It was reported on CM's bugtracker on how to fix it, but I just can't find the report on there now.Maybe tomorrow, it's already 4AM here.Thanks for yet another great ROM!
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I'll look for it. Seems like it's device specific. Thanks for the report. I'll have our bugtracker email up shortly with a link in the OP. Doing it via an email system so there won't be a need to learn a new website to report bugs.

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I'll look for it. Seems like it's device specific. Thanks for the report. I'll have our bugtracker email up shortly with a link in the OP. Doing it via an email system so there won't be a need to learn a new website to report bugs.
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Actually it's happening on my S3 too, with the new version, the 6.x versions work just fine though.It's probably google's fault.

For some strange reason my home button doesnt respond at all on this rom
Edit: After changing recovery and wiping all again then flashing everything works sorry about that

when you reboot the device Google play store and Google search unfortunately stop working
plz help

just out of curiosity, how come this rom is odexed? i dont remember seing it in custom roms yet

Why is odexed ?

t0mas_ said:
just out of curiosity, how come this rom is odexed? i dont remember seing it in custom roms yet
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We have theme chooser support, so I don't see a reason to disable dex pre-optimization. Is there a reason we should that I've missed? We have our own build variant that we set dex preoptimization in which is "codefirex" that we set defaults in. Just like userdebug or debug.
Re: Google app FC, could you describe how you're flashing the device, and what gapps package you're using? Is this a clean or dirty flash?
Edit: Dex preopt is there for performance reasons. Google didn't add dex preopt to slow the system down or make it harder to mod ,

synergye said:
We have theme chooser support, so I don't see a reason to disable dex pre-optimization. Is there a reason we should that I've missed? We have our own build variant that we set dex preoptimization in which is "codefirex" that we set defaults in. Just like userdebug or debug.
Re: Google app FC, could you describe how you're flashing the device, and what gapps package you're using? Is this a clean or dirty flash?
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Will be possible to get this rom official on mytouch4G if i send ready to build device tree to gerrit or what you have ?
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tweaks and features
So is it a ROM wihout any tweaks and extra features?
No "kill app with backwards key" or any other handy features?
No O/C features at all?

synergye said:
We have theme chooser support, so I don't see a reason to disable dex pre-optimization. Is there a reason we should that I've missed? We have our own build variant that we set dex preoptimization in which is "codefirex" that we set defaults in. Just like userdebug or debug.
Re: Google app FC, could you describe how you're flashing the device, and what gapps package you're using? Is this a clean or dirty flash?
Edit: Dex preopt is there for performance reasons. Google didn't add dex preopt to slow the system down or make it harder to mod ,
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thank you for explanation, as i said i was just curious
i had in mind that it is a bit faster but harder to mod this way, but that kind of doesnt matter if you build from source. actually, now that i think about it from what i know, it shouldnt be harder to mod on sense either. e bit more tedious maybe... but im sure you know what you are doing

bestfil said:
So is it a ROM wihout any tweaks and extra features?
No "kill app with backwards key" or any other handy features?
No O/C features at all?
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I would imagine it has those features, as CFX almost always has. On the description page it says it gives the user the ability to change to a vanilla AOSP experience with one setting, most likely CFX settings toggle. I may be wrong, as I've not been able to flash it quite yet.
Sent from my Inspire 4G w/CM10.1

WordsworthESP said:
I would imagine it has those features, as CFX almost always has. On the description page it says it gives the user the ability to change to a vanilla AOSP experience with one setting, most likely CFX settings toggle. I may be wrong, as I've not been able to flash it quite yet.
Sent from my Inspire 4G w/CM10.1
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I had to remove that...we don't have that merged in *quite* yet. This is a total project reboot...we did this for a number of reasons (one of which is performance). We're merging in settings quickly, but it is very minimal for now.

Oh ok, thanks. I am curious though, did you ditch the OpenMaster project, or were issues device specific? I'd always wondered if it was just the Ace that had OpenMaster issues.
Sent from my Inspire 4G w/CM10.1

with the nightly i cant add lockscreen shortcuts to the rings

Cyanogenmod File Manager

I need this app, can someone help.
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blaisecardoz said:
I need this app, can someone help.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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lets go

drdoulittle said:
lets go
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thanks a ton
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drdoulittle said:
lets go
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Wow thanks a lot, that came in handy! :good:
Where did you get it from? I noticed it is in version 1.0.2 (see Settings > About), however latest version on CM GitHub (github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/tree/cm-11.0) only says 1.0.1 in its changelog... Did you extract it from a ROM? Any idea why this version (with actualised changelog) cannot be found anywhere on CM infrastructure (gerrit, github...)?

Neitsab said:
Wow thanks a lot, that came in handy! :good:
Where did you get it from? I noticed it is in version 1.0.2 (see Settings > About), however latest version on CM GitHub (github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/tree/cm-11.0) only says 1.0.1 in its changelog... Did you extract it from a ROM? Any idea why this version (with actualised changelog) cannot be found anywhere on CM infrastructure (gerrit, github...)?
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Extracting from a ROM is the quickest way and most ROMs have 1.0.2 in them.

Lethargy said:
Extracting from a ROM is the quickest way and most ROMs have 1.0.2 in them.
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You mean, compared to building from source ? This wasn't the reason why I was asking: I was just trying to find a definitive answer on "what's the latest version of this app", and official source code is always the best option to sort out such enquiry
It seems strange to me that most ROMs have an 1.0.2 version while CM repos don't seem to contain anything higher than 1.0.1 (by changelog comparison). So my question remains: where does that updated version come from?
Cheers

Neitsab said:
You mean, compared to building from source ? This wasn't the reason why I was asking: I was just trying to find a definitive answer on "what's the latest version of this app", and official source code is always the best option to sort out such enquiry
It seems strange to me that most ROMs have an 1.0.2 version while CM repos don't seem to contain anything higher than 1.0.1 (by changelog comparison). So my question remains: where does that updated version come from?
Cheers
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https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/tree/cm-11.0
You were probably looking at the cm-10.2 branch lol. The default branch of CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager is cm-10.2 if you look here: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/branches

Lethargy said:
You were probably looking at the cm-10.2 branch lol.
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I thought so at first, but if you look at this branch's CHANGELOG.md file, you'll see it hasn't been modified in two years and mentions the "1.0.1" version as the latest one. This is why I've precisely mentioned the branch URL in my first post, but because of my inability to post links you might have overlooked it Thanks for your investigations nonetheless!

Neitsab said:
I thought so at first, but if you look at this branch's CHANGELOG.md file, you'll see it hasn't been modified in two years and mentions the "1.0.1" version as the latest one. This is why I've precisely mentioned the branch URL in my first post, but because of my inability to post links you might have overlooked it Thanks for your investigations nonetheless!
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Look in AndroidManifest.xml
Didn't see that you already mentioned you looked in cm-11 branch, they just haven't update the changelog but the app that gets compiled is 1.0.2.

Lethargy said:
Look in AndroidManifest.xml
Didn't see that you already mentioned you looked in cm-11 branch, they just haven't update the changelog but the app that gets compiled is 1.0.2.
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Thanks, this one does indeed mention 1.0.2! However, where does the changelog entry in the app's "Settings > About" screen come from then?
Version 1.0.2
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* move bookmarks and history into a navigation drawer (by Florian Edelmann)
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The mystery thickens...

Neitsab said:
Thanks, this one does indeed mention 1.0.2! However, where does the changelog entry in the app's "Settings > About" screen come from then?
The mystery thickens...
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https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/blob/cm-11.0/res/raw/changelog

Lethargy said:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_CMFileManager/blob/cm-11.0/res/raw/changelog
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Damn it, I would never have looked at this folder!! What does res/raw stand for? Anyway, thanks a lot Lethargy, mystery solved

Neitsab said:
Damn it, I would never have looked at this folder!! What does res/raw stand for? Anyway, thanks a lot Lethargy, mystery solved
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resources -> raw text

Lethargy said:
resources -> raw text
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Makes sense Is it a recurring part in any Android app (I'm no dev so pardon the naivety of my question(s))? Still, I believe think they could update that CHANGELOG.md file at some point, that would clear up some confusion...
Do you know of any other good free/libre file manager? Although this one quite pleased me when I discovered Cyanogenmod a few weeks ago (I'm pretty new to Android, just got my first droid phone last month), which is why I wanted to install it on my current OmniROM, it doesn't seem to be actively developed. I'm just wondering which features I could have a need for in the near future that this file manager doesn't offer... Thanks.

I normally use CM App Installer from the play store to get the file manager and the torch app
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Neitsab said:
Makes sense Is it a recurring part in any Android app (I'm no dev so pardon the naivety of my question(s))? Still, I believe think they could update that CHANGELOG.md file at some point, that would clear up some confusion...
Do you know of any other good free/libre file manager? Although this one quite pleased me when I discovered Cyanogenmod a few weeks ago (I'm pretty new to Android, just got my first droid phone last month), which is why I wanted to install it on my current OmniROM, it doesn't seem to be actively developed. I'm just wondering which features I could have a need for in the near future that this file manager doesn't offer... Thanks.
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In this case it's raw text, but you can put images in there as well (any files in fact). Files in res/raw won't be processed/compiled, it'll just be added to the package.
For example, in CMFileManager the changelog (excerpt):
Code:
Version 1.0.2
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* move bookmarks and history into a navigation drawer (by Florian Edelmann)
If you wanted to use that in strings.xml you would have to put them in <string> tags:
Code:
<string name="changelog">Version 1.0.2
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* move bookmarks and history into a navigation drawer (by Florian Edelmann)
</string>
(For those reading this in Tapatalk, you can't see the xml tags since it handles it differently)
In some cases it can cause issues, and it's sometimes it's better not to clog up strings.xml with a large amount of text (like this changelog). Also easier to modify in some cases (again, like a changelog).
I use Root Explorer, but it's a paid app. There's a free version but afaik it can't modify files which need root access.

abundantmussel said:
I normally use CM App Installer from the play store to get the file manager and the torch app
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Nice, thanks for the tip this looks interesting! However, as the author says in the app description he builds them himself when he has time to do so. Therefore pulling them from a current nightly or latest M release (as Lethargy mentioned) seems to be as good (and that is one less person to rely upon). I also wanted to replace omniROM's Launcher3 by CM's Trebuchet, so I'll have a go at it (thanks to MultiROM ).
Lethargy said:
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I use Root Explorer, but it's a paid app. There's a free version but afaik it can't modify files which need root access.
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Thanks for your explanations, I better understand now.
Concerning the file manager, I'm looking specifically for free/libre software app (as in "open source", but I don't like this expression and prefer to stick to Richard Stallman's definition). A search in F-Droid didn't turn in that many results, so that's why I was asking "at large"... I know many apps on the Play Store are libre software, but because the store doesn't mention their license it gets pretty tricky to find them. I try to always favour free/libre apps when I can.

Neitsab said:
Thanks for your explanations, I better understand now.
Concerning the file manager, I'm looking specifically for free/libre software app (as in "open source", but I don't like this expression and prefer to stick to Richard Stallman's definition). A search in F-Droid didn't turn in that many results, so that's why I was asking "at large"... I know many apps on the Play Store are libre software, but because the store doesn't mention their license it gets pretty tricky to find them. I try to always favour free/libre apps when I can.
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If you ever want anything explained feel free to ask me in a PM
I'm not too sure of any others then. :silly: I'd just stick to CM File Manager if you specifically want a decent one that's open source. I just prefer Root Explorer over CM File Manager since it's a little better for root file management and it can access SMB (so I can access files on my PC without bothering to plug in my USB cable so often).
Maybe look around XDA for one.

Lethargy said:
If you ever want anything explained feel free to ask me in a PM
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Sure, will do. Thanks for the very amicable offer, I must admit I often find myself quite lost within the Android realm
I'm not too sure of any others then. :silly: I'd just stick to CM File Manager if you specifically want a decent one that's open source. I just prefer Root Explorer over CM File Manager since it's a little better for root file management and it can access SMB (so I can access files on my PC without bothering to plug in my USB cable so often).
Maybe look around XDA for one.
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Makes sense. Well for now I'm indeed fine with CMFM, and I've found a few alternatives thanks to http://alternativeto.net/software/open-manager/?license=opensource&platform=android (still can't post links sorry okay, now it looks like I can, that's nice). XDA forums are such a great resource for anything mobile/telephony related! It is rare that a single website gathers the biggest part of a development community. So great.
Anyway, thanks for your replies!

Does it work on Lollipop?

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I am using paranoid android 4.6 beta 1 on the defualt kernel that comes with it.... I am not using xposed module or any other modifications... I am on default theme...
Whenever I open the gallery only some images load up (the recent ones) for the thumbnail preview and even when opened for the remaining many I get grey thumbnails and when openedgrey boxes..
I know this has something to do with media scanning being enabled at startup... But I didn't do anything to screw it up... I had this issue previously... But since no one helped I simply got back to stock ROM.. Pa 4.6 and a couple of releases before it worked well... It got back when I clean flashed the ROM yday!

Why not ask in the rom thread, where the guys that use the rom are?
Also, you may want to consider a more detailed title for your threads in the future... Many won't even open a thread with a vague or barely existent title. ?

KJ said:
Why not ask in the rom thread, where the guys that use the rom are?
Also, you may want to consider a more detailed title for your threads in the future... Many won't even open a thread with a vague or barely existent title. ?
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i am sorry i forgot i did this through my phone and skipped to add the title.. well PA's thread is meant for development purposes they say... all of them will suggest me to send a bug report but for this thing there cant be any log so......

Sonone said:
i am sorry i forgot i did this through my phone and skipped to add the title.. well PA's thread is meant for development purposes they say... all of them will suggest me to send a bug report but for this thing there cant be any log so......
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Well, not sure what to say. Try clean flashing it again. About ago you can do.
Or ask in their thread, maybe someone else has had it happen. ?
Really your only options.

try this app - old thumbnails and grey boxes were displaying on mine, i had to scan everytime i deleted images, i think it was since i switched back to art, i started from scratch - no longer needed the app, i wasnt using PA
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.jerickson314.sdscanner&hl=en

I can't tell if the gray thumbnails are actual photos sometimes. I normally delete them. You can use a File Manager and delete .thumbnails is whatever folder, as well attempt a reboot.

Anyone have a CM9 mirror?

I keep hearing of this mythical stable CM9 build (working keyboard, working GSM, working video record)
and I gotta say, I am jealous. Any mirrors?

@sd_shadow: I came back to visit this and you removed your reply >:C I can't find your universal google doc in my chrome history

Galaxyninja66 said:
@sd_shadow: I came back to visit this and you removed your reply >:C I can't find your universal google doc in my chrome history
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I didn't remove anything, I think I replied in a different thread.
sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links: for D2G

sd_shadow said:
I didn't remove anything, I think I replied in a different thread.
sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links: for D2G
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I found the link: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=24148
And you so did delete your reply sneaky : c
On a side note, is there anything I can add to the D2 rom to make it work with GSM? I assume it's just some telephony apks I can swap and some settings in network settings (*#*#4636#*#*) that I can configure, maybe some file edits? I love this phone as it makes a great music player (durable, decent battery life when underclocked, decent display considering the age), but having it as a backup phone to my Photon Q would be neat too, and maybe using it as a daily driver for a week just for fun.

Galaxyninja66 said:
I found the link: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=24148
And you so did delete your reply sneaky : c
On a side note, is there anything I can add to the D2 rom to make it work with GSM? I assume it's just some telephony apks I can swap and some settings in network settings (*#*#4636#*#*) that I can configure, maybe some file edits? I love this phone as it makes a great music player (durable, decent battery life when underclocked, decent display considering the age), but having it as a backup phone to my Photon Q would be neat too, and maybe using it as a daily driver for a week just for fun.
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