**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Fri Jan 28 02:59:56 2011 Jan 28 03:13:01 hi :) Jan 28 03:13:36 hi Jan 28 03:19:41 if I go to 2.0.1 on a sprint pre should I use my original palm profile or go with a new one for now? I don't want to mess up my original profile. Jan 28 03:20:19 where'd you get 2.0.1 for a Sprint Pre? Jan 28 03:20:49 I cant say sineOt Jan 28 03:20:59 then you probably won't get an answer Jan 28 03:21:09 either (a) you got it by someone breaking an NDA, in which case it is off-topic here, or (b) you got it through early access, in which case the early access doco answers that question Jan 28 03:21:27 Well, i have 2 pres that refuse to enter recovery mode Jan 28 03:21:34 or you'll get that answer. I like mine better, more mysterious that way~ Jan 28 03:21:58 What is the most reliable method to enter recovery mode? Jan 28 03:22:12 Well I got it from HP's website not like they tried to hide it either lol Jan 28 03:22:23 pull battery, volume up, connect usb - i like that one Jan 28 03:22:58 that method gives me a big no battery symbol Jan 28 03:23:04 Toaster_: I strongly doubt that you got it from a public release site. No lol. Jan 28 03:23:28 its almost like the volume up button isnt registering, except it works fine in the OS Jan 28 03:23:31 the non public site was googlefied Jan 28 03:23:35 yeah lol that Jan 28 03:23:41 Alright I don't want to cause problems I'll stick with the rules. :) Jan 28 03:23:58 TheVoid: recovery page on our wiki, follow the steps exactly. Jan 28 03:25:26 Ok so the USB cable MUST be connected for it to work? Jan 28 03:26:25 the procedure is pretty specific, yes. Jan 28 03:27:26 ah ok that did it Jan 28 03:27:44 now to swap the coms board again! thought i fried the volume buttons Jan 28 03:29:28 gets really easy after doing it umpteen times, except for the diversity antenna connector Jan 28 03:29:48 who needs diversity? Jan 28 03:30:00 lol Jan 28 03:30:19 few more weeks and I'll be doing that Jan 28 03:31:18 Loudergood: the pre plus swap? Jan 28 03:31:23 TheVoid: you know you should swap the antenna backplate as well, right? Jan 28 03:31:43 between verizon and sprint? Jan 28 03:31:52 actually preplus coms board into a pre2 ;) Jan 28 03:32:09 ah Jan 28 03:33:11 i saw that gsm to cdma you need to swap the antennas, but not cdma to cdma, is this not correct? Jan 28 03:35:34 that I don't know Jan 28 03:37:21 TheVoid: cdma to cdma should be fine, but you can save having to remove the antenna cables if you swap the backplate too Jan 28 03:37:49 the volume keys are much easier to get on and off than the antenna cables Jan 28 03:42:18 ok sprint board on pre plus, runningmeta'd doctor Jan 28 04:01:11 doctor is failing at 4%, usb symbol goes away on phone display, after a few minutes it says the phone disconnected Jan 28 04:02:19 TheVoid: watch the doctor log, and unplug and replug the phone at the right time based on that (when it is looking for the phone to reconnect) Jan 28 04:02:57 how do i get a log? run it from command line? Jan 28 04:05:49 that'll do it Jan 28 04:05:58 java -jar ... Jan 28 04:10:19 that got it going, thanks man Jan 28 04:10:54 TheVoid: please add that to the recovery wiki page Jan 28 04:12:28 sure thing, once it finishes Jan 28 04:17:04 rwhitby: was swapping the backplate required? Jan 28 04:18:11 back when i did mine (sprint comms board, att pre+) the cdma comms board worked 100% with the gsm backplate, I just had to route the wires around so they would fit Jan 28 04:19:41 cwgtex: right, so now you have an antenna path which is not as it was designed. Jan 28 04:20:28 cwgtex: hows the reception? Jan 28 04:21:40 worked great Jan 28 04:21:57 i have a pre2 now but the sprint pre+ still works great Jan 28 04:22:22 if I was doing it again i would swap the backplates to make it neater, but it does work Jan 28 04:22:25 sweet, pre plus on sprint complete Jan 28 04:22:39 (vz pre plus) Jan 28 04:22:52 the extra cable length on the gsm backplate does make it a little trickier Jan 28 04:23:16 but when i did mine i had not heard about swapping the backplate with the comms board Jan 28 04:23:49 no offense, but kind of a logical thing Jan 28 04:23:58 gsm antenna, gsm comms Jan 28 04:24:07 cdma antenna, cdma comms Jan 28 04:24:38 but as long as it worked, whatever Jan 28 04:24:41 lol Jan 28 04:25:10 and the signal is just as strong/weak in the same areas as it was before Jan 28 04:25:54 4-5 bars in location a, before and after. 1-2 bars in location b, before and after. Jan 28 04:27:40 just because you don't use the exact antenna that was designed for a device, doesn't mean its wrong Jan 28 04:27:59 look at all the antenna mods that people make for their wireless routers Jan 28 04:28:15 some even use foil Jan 28 04:29:59 man, my router does *not* have the range of my old wrt54g Jan 28 04:32:13 but i will say again, if i was to do it again, i would swap backplates to avoid the hassle of making the longer gsm wires fit Jan 28 04:35:19 i did mine back in august and have had zero problems from it Jan 28 04:36:31 i have never dropped a call on my sprint pre or pre+, but as soon as i got a pre2 i had dropped calls Jan 28 04:36:37 at least 1 a week Jan 28 04:37:51 also, before and after i plussed my pre i did 20 speed tests, and had almost the same avg speed Jan 28 04:39:17 interesting Jan 28 04:39:34 was this stock webos, stock clock speeds? Jan 28 04:40:40 I believe uberkernel at 720 Jan 28 04:41:13 i meant data speed test btw Jan 28 04:41:18 evdo speed Jan 28 04:41:48 no noticeable difference in evdo data speed between a cdma and gsm antenna Jan 28 04:42:09 hay guys Jan 28 04:42:19 yes, i know Jan 28 04:43:06 i did a few more test at default palm speed, but it was so close i didn't bother doing 20 more tests Jan 28 04:43:50 i believe i used www.mobilespeedtest.com Jan 28 04:52:52 not worth the data usage Jan 28 04:53:42 using that site, I am getting about 2439 KBPS Jan 28 04:54:04 run several test with different packet sizes Jan 28 04:54:51 I did Jan 28 04:55:04 very nice where do you get that speed at Jan 28 04:55:16 it hangs around 2000, unless I do the 5MB test, then its about 1600 Jan 28 04:55:18 wifi Jan 28 04:55:27 oh haha Jan 28 04:55:30 of course Jan 28 04:55:43 on evdo i average 400-600 kbps Jan 28 04:55:45 I'll try it on 3G Jan 28 04:55:52 in san antonio tx Jan 28 04:56:17 I'm in the nashvile area Jan 28 04:56:18 i am definitely ready for a "4G" palm device Jan 28 04:56:29 if its wimax on sprint im gonna renew that contract Jan 28 04:56:43 with an Ariev in my house (personal cell tower) Jan 28 04:56:46 cwgtex: ack we have to stop the "plus my pre" thing for comm swaps when people mean "sprintify my pre+" Jan 28 04:56:47 if not im gonna switch to whoever Jan 28 04:57:18 destinal: yes you are right, i've just heard it the first way too many times its hard to stop Jan 28 04:58:49 cwgtex: though I have a damage vzw pre+ en route to me and plan to use its system board to upgrade a pre (while using the case, lcd, camera, keyboard, etc of the pre. could that be considered +'ing a pre? Jan 28 04:58:51 when I did the 500KB test, it was about 90 Jan 28 04:59:04 700KBPS, then I did the 1MB test Jan 28 04:59:14 and got 1200+/-KBPS Jan 28 04:59:59 destinal: "plus my pre" is just another indicator of the consumer's focus on the carrier, not the device. Jan 28 05:01:03 good speeds patrick Jan 28 05:01:10 not nearly as good here Jan 28 05:01:14 yep Jan 28 05:01:20 rwhitby: good point. ever done an omap board swap between + and pre? I assume everything should just work, modulo the usual comm board swap steps since effectively the system is getting a new comm board along with the sprint pre- chassis.. what do you think Jan 28 05:01:35 when i go down to the beach in corpus christi i usally avg over 800 kbps though Jan 28 05:01:44 well, I have a mini cell tower providing me perfect ful-coverage 3G speeds in my house Jan 28 05:02:06 destinal: I personally would avoid separating the omap board and the display components. looked difficult to me. Jan 28 05:02:27 well, I guess I'll find out. this one has a destroyed LCD Jan 28 05:02:45 at least you can practice on that one first Jan 28 05:02:54 I just did the test again and got BPS :P Jan 28 05:03:20 destinal: since it's the bits connected to the display which are at most risk of damage, not the omap board Jan 28 05:03:30 286 KBPS lol Jan 28 05:05:26 wow 1421KBPS Jan 28 05:05:40 lol, now you got me into checking my speeds :P Jan 28 05:05:52 rwhitby: i meant no disrespect earlier with the backplate issue, i agree that it is probably better to swap the backplate with the cdma comms board (mainly for antenna wire length), but it will work with a gsm backplate Jan 28 05:05:56 rwhitby: though TBH I'm not sure if the omap board survived on this one either since the device had a great fall, landing on the screen / front part. I'll try powering it first and watching usb to see if the omap3 shows up before I bother. Jan 28 05:06:41 cwgtex: it will work with a rusty coat-hanger. Jan 28 05:07:11 rwhitby: yeah that wouldn't fit in the pocket too well :) Jan 28 05:07:34 rwhitby: shouldn't antenna be cut to wavelength for best performance? Jan 28 05:08:20 then again GSM is multifrequency, so not sure if that makes sense Jan 28 05:08:45 destinal: yep, you'll notice the tracks on the PCB are length matched by wiggling the traces too Jan 28 05:08:54 rwhitby: ah Jan 28 05:09:28 antennas are just crazy black magic Jan 28 05:10:18 analog circuits and especially RF is slightly overwhelming, I try to stay in my digital world :) Jan 28 05:10:47 much easier abstractions that way Jan 28 05:11:10 yeah, half of my education was learning all about '0' .. the other half, '1' .. boom - digitally educated Jan 28 05:12:49 yeah there is a big difference between an antenna's physical length and the length the system sees Jan 28 05:13:48 they use coils and capacitors to "electrically lengthen" the antenna Jan 28 05:15:07 something about matching networks and smith charts Jan 28 05:24:45 * wgreenhouse just usb-tethered his Debian netbook to his pre+. so cool! Jan 28 05:29:35 rwhitby, im almost tempted to try a coat hanger antenna :D Jan 28 05:30:03 lol Jan 28 05:32:04 well im out for then night yall take it easy Jan 28 06:24:33 well i have sprinted my rpe plus and vzw'd my pre Jan 28 10:28:24 hi. Is there a way to read the battery level? Jan 28 10:28:33 like: 50% Jan 28 16:06:37 Ug... phone became unstable with uberkernel again :( Jan 28 20:28:44 meh. today my palm crashed... since then rebooting stops at the Palm logo (it doesn't even start to flash)... webosdoctor aborts at 2% or 8% Jan 28 20:29:04 i'd appreciate any clues / ideas... but i guess i'll have to return it Jan 28 20:29:10 destinal on? Jan 28 20:47:17 muesli: charge the phone and then try doctoring again Jan 28 20:47:56 MetaView: tried it with two different batteries. the question remains tho: how would you charge it at this state? Jan 28 20:48:05 as soon as i connect it to the plug it freezes Jan 28 20:48:18 (well it tries to startup and freezes) Jan 28 20:49:59 hm Jan 28 20:54:51 no clue about the Pre, but I know with iPod touches they will charge when plugged in, even if nothing shows on the screen Jan 28 20:55:25 well as soon as i plug it in it'll try to start up Jan 28 20:56:29 I imagine it should still charge, it'll just be in limbo while doing it Jan 28 21:05:55 muesli: what problem are you having with doctor? Jan 28 21:06:34 well in general: phone doesn't boot up anymore. shows palm logo - goes blank - palm logo again - repeat Jan 28 21:06:38 so i tried to doctor it Jan 28 21:07:07 it either stops at 2% (telling me it couldn't flash my phone) or at 8% (telling me the phone was disconnected) Jan 28 21:07:25 ok try running doctor from the command line Jan 28 21:07:36 it will tell you more about what is happening Jan 28 21:07:39 i did. any cli params? Jan 28 21:07:56 just java -jar Jan 28 21:07:58 i can see it sending data to the phone (very very slowly) Jan 28 21:08:10 at some point it'll tell me "Flashing failed" Jan 28 21:08:21 i had this problem last night while sprinting my pre plus Jan 28 21:08:57 how did you resolve it? Jan 28 21:09:23 At least I had to once keep holding the volume up button until the flash process got over that 8% otherwise it told that my pre disconnected. Really did not know why but it got the doctoring to success so I was happy. Jan 28 21:09:27 ok you are able to reach recovery mode? Jan 28 21:09:53 do you get the icon on screen that looks like a chip? Jan 28 21:10:01 as mentioned it stops at 2% usually - before the palm logo even shows up on screen Jan 28 21:10:14 did you hold the volume up when the phone booted? Jan 28 21:10:21 ok and what does the CLI say at that point Jan 28 21:10:22 thevoid: nah, i'm still seeing the usb-connectivity icon at that point Jan 28 21:11:40 sec redoing it Jan 28 21:13:06 didnt get a chance to update the wiki last night, hopefully get a chance this weekend Jan 28 21:13:07 sconix: i did Jan 28 21:13:32 sconix: otherwise i wasn't able to get started with doctoring Jan 28 21:13:42 at least you could try holding it longer as I said it helped me once Jan 28 21:14:04 thevoid: takes a while. usually 5 minutes till it fails Jan 28 21:14:12 it's really slow transferring the data... ~8kb /s Jan 28 21:14:29 is it making the ramdisk yet? Jan 28 21:14:35 yeah Jan 28 21:14:40 INFO: Loading Ramdisk: leftToWrite 11486574 Jan 28 21:14:51 and does it ever finish making it Jan 28 21:14:55 nah Jan 28 21:15:09 usually aborts after a few minutes with 1000000 bytes left or so Jan 28 21:15:38 hmm Jan 28 21:15:52 what did you do to the phone? Jan 28 21:16:19 nothing. it crashed today while browsing my contacts Jan 28 21:16:26 ever since i didn't manage to reboot it Jan 28 21:17:03 any software modifications? Jan 28 21:17:20 well the usual preware stuff Jan 28 21:17:36 like uberkernel etc Jan 28 21:17:53 nothing special, really. it's my gf's palm Jan 28 21:18:04 what carrier? Jan 28 21:18:07 possibly to be honest. even tho i got that running on other palms just fine Jan 28 21:18:16 certainly not overclocked it tho Jan 28 21:18:20 o2 germany Jan 28 21:19:00 sounds like you might need a new phone, but someone correct me if im wrong Jan 28 21:19:05 thevoid: http://paste.kde.org/3577/ Jan 28 21:19:08 thevoid: i guess so, yeah Jan 28 21:19:16 hello guys Jan 28 21:19:23 hi Jan 28 21:19:36 how's it goin? Jan 28 21:19:51 * PatrickC_Pre will be lurking. has school to do ;( Jan 28 21:23:54 muesli: you should try to restart your PC if you haven't and reinstall the novacom drivers that might help Jan 28 21:24:34 should=could Jan 28 21:24:35 what's up? Jan 28 21:25:00 PatrickC_Pre: http://paste.kde.org/3577/ Jan 28 21:26:01 I didn't understand any of that lol Jan 28 21:28:33 muesli: its saying there is a memory error, which could mean a hardware issue in the memory. not common but it happens Jan 28 21:28:43 do you have any osrt of warranty? Jan 28 21:30:41 it should be fine i hope... it's less than a year old Jan 28 21:30:49 (and already replaced before... meh) Jan 28 21:32:12 what was it last time? Jan 28 21:32:39 random crashes Jan 28 21:33:02 kept rebooting x-times a day... while on the phone, while texting, while just being in stand-by Jan 28 21:33:05 sounds like you are having bad luck Jan 28 21:33:15 well... my palm is actually just fine Jan 28 21:33:20 it's a bit weird Jan 28 21:33:25 i have a bunch of friends with palms Jan 28 21:33:33 and everyone's palm seems like a totally different device Jan 28 21:33:52 all webos? Jan 28 21:33:56 mine just behaves fine... my gf's palm keeps crashing and rebooting. another friend's palm just falls apart when you look at it Jan 28 21:34:10 the fourth one doesn't like overclocking at all Jan 28 21:34:18 thevoid: yeah all palm pre (non-plus) Jan 28 21:34:39 all GSM i assume, being germany Jan 28 21:34:44 i'd say the build-quality was a disaster to put it bluntly. let's hope hp knows how to fix that :) Jan 28 21:34:46 yeah Jan 28 21:35:11 ive read that they had problems with consistancy Jan 28 21:35:45 yeah i can definitely confirm that ;-) Jan 28 21:35:55 i have a refurbished pre plus with great build quality, and a rather worn pre Jan 28 21:36:10 slide is difficult and has the oreo effect Jan 28 21:36:22 but works great otherwise Jan 28 21:36:41 took both apart and back together for coms board swap Jan 28 21:37:05 yeah it's funny... i got one of the very first palms over here and i never had any issues with it Jan 28 21:37:15 the younger the phone tho, the more problems occur Jan 28 21:42:12 my 8th or 9th pixi just arrived at Sprint. I have to go pick it up soon Jan 28 21:42:45 wow not like the pixi has moving parts like the pre Jan 28 21:43:03 I know! lol Jan 28 21:43:11 so what gives Jan 28 21:43:32 KB issues, mic issues, speaker issues Jan 28 21:43:35 ect Jan 28 21:43:49 power button Jan 28 21:43:57 tons of stuff lol Jan 28 21:44:23 can't wait for the Pre3 for Sprint!! (hint hint if anyone from Palm is here lol) Jan 28 21:44:38 man I haven't even lost the usb door on my pre plus..I feel lucky Jan 28 21:45:10 my dad had the screen crack by the USB door twice! Jan 28 21:45:23 he has to get his 4/5 one soon Jan 28 21:45:31 he has a Sprint Pfe Jan 28 21:45:37 Pre lol Jan 28 21:46:27 then I have a Pre+ dev phone Jan 28 21:51:05 i dont understand how you all crack the area around the usb Jan 28 21:51:35 don't ask me lol Jan 28 21:51:42 I think he dropped it :) Jan 28 21:51:48 so i got a speedtest result of 6987kbps last night Jan 28 21:51:58 on my pre+ Jan 28 21:52:26 but it averages around 4500 max Jan 28 21:52:29 over wifi Jan 28 21:53:04 gets around 3500 at stock clocks Jan 28 21:53:42 I got about 2500-2900 over wifi at stock Jan 28 21:53:52 we have 3MB download on the desktop Jan 28 21:55:11 yea this was over FIOS, 35/35 Jan 28 21:55:22 oh ok Jan 28 21:56:23 does anyone know the regular android channel? Jan 28 21:56:24 thankd Jan 28 21:56:58 google was of no help.. (the channel they gave me didn't work) Jan 28 22:01:44 do people in Germany have a Per App charge to put apps into the catalog? Jan 28 22:26:16 Does anyboy knows a way to enable the usb mode while leaving the phone online? Jan 28 22:35:19 Does anybody knows a way to enable the usb mode while leaving the phone online? Jan 28 22:36:48 you could get in via novaterm instead of putting it in mass storage mode Jan 28 22:38:18 how can i do it? Jan 28 22:39:32 i see a runnig process called usb_mass_storag but can't locate the file or module on the disk Jan 28 22:44:43 novaterm is how you communicate in developer mode Jan 28 22:45:39 but how do i enable the usb drive emulation? i already can log into the phone Jan 28 22:47:34 you use novacom put/get to do things with the filesystem Jan 28 22:49:37 ok, i see it, but what i want is to find a way to enable the usb drive emulation and keep my phone online so i could plug it in my car as a portable media drive and still being able to recive or make calls Jan 28 22:50:18 i don't know, sorry Jan 28 22:50:42 thanks anyway Jan 28 22:51:05 good luck Jan 28 22:51:36 tnx Jan 28 22:54:40 rwhitby: There aren't really any changes that need to be made to Qt itself to make it work, you just have to invoke programs like this: Jan 28 22:55:15 rwhitby: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=path/to/qt/libs QT_NO_GLIB=1 QWS_DISPLAY=palmpresdlfb ./my-qt-application -qws Jan 28 22:56:45 rwhitby: the QT_NO_GLIB was the one that we (I?) didn't have, and it seems to be because Qt's glib plugin doesn't play nicely with palm's implementation of SDL/glib Jan 28 23:15:58 hey is there a write up about the widk Jan 28 23:16:15 how to install/use Jan 28 23:16:55 http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/WebOS_Internals_PDK Jan 28 23:17:46 thanks Jan 28 23:17:59 i think swisstomcat had something to he wrote Jan 28 23:18:54 he probably did..he writes lots of handy stuff Jan 28 23:23:59 * Jack87 needs to find it lol Jan 28 23:27:55 anyone have any idea where Jan 28 23:29:10 dtzWill, any insight? Jan 28 23:38:18 destinal, ping Jan 29 00:09:43 Jack87|Away: pong Jan 29 02:08:38 hey everybody, something i've been putting off for awhile Jan 29 02:08:44 anyone interested in taking jstop over? Jan 29 02:08:45 yeah? Jan 29 02:38:34 azakus: moving on from webos development? Jan 29 02:39:23 azakus: we can take it on. Jan 29 02:46:27 haha, no, I'm joining the framework team at HP Palm Jan 29 02:46:34 in two weeks Jan 29 02:46:44 congrats Jan 29 02:47:49 nice Jan 29 02:52:24 yeah, i interned there over the summer, and I guess they wanted me back Jan 29 02:52:39 well congrats :3 Jan 29 02:52:53 awesome Jan 29 02:53:16 but yeah, if it breaks we'll fix it for ya :) Jan 29 02:59:38 oil: especially while we need it to restart wIRC plugin all the time ;) Jan 29 02:59:47 haha Jan 29 02:59:48 yeah **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sat Jan 29 02:59:56 2011