[rogerbraun]

Hello everyone.This is the beta version of the next release. Brave souls should try this out and post which bugs are still there and which are new.Features:* Working recovery (thanks fun_)* uses m1/smartPad stuff as much as possible, so should be snappier (thanks darexius for experimenting)Flashing instructions:Just flash as usual, but you have to come from 5.1 or kangxau rom. The update should keep your settings and flash. I had a problem with the launcher crashing on me once on the first launch, but rebooting fixed it. This did not always happen, so please report.Download:http://www.slatedroid.com/vbulletin/downloads.php?do=file&id=50

 

[slajeune]

I will try it out tonight and report back! BTW, what I am reading about the SmartPad (we are talking about 1&1's SmartPad, right?) is that it should be based on Android 1.6. Is it the case with this firmware?

 

[rogerbraun]

No, this is still 1.5.

 

[Loonix]

Looks superb!1st boot took ages. (but we all know that)the icon from the google search 'go' button seems to be missing.on android Market i cant scroll down to further finds in portrait view, works well in landscape.scrolling seems to be snappier indeed

 

[xaueious]

Ya the Launcher is like thatI'd say put the updated RKExplorer in. That is technically a stock Apad app. Then either modify the default_workspace xml or use the one from my 1.3 ROM. I might have screwed up the search widget. Maybe try pulling another one fresh from the SDK. Beyond that, if you didn't notice already, my 1.3 ROMs have the /data and /data/data partitions in ext2 with noatime. So people will lose data going from my 1.3 to yours. But ext2 has less overhead anyways. The noatime should help with performance a bit.You should look into making a bootscreen too. It's initlogo.rle. I put a script together that converts 800x480 images to the bootscreen. I'm seeing your firmware popup on at least 3 Apad sellers. You should consider putting your professional portfolio link on.

 

[themsn]

the black button won't put it to sleep. but I had issues with that back with the v. 5.1but I would simply hold down the button and choose "suspend".but this version doesn't offer that option: only "sound off" and "shut down" options.is there anyway I can add a "suspend" option?otherwise, I think this is the fastest rom thus far!

 

[Steep]

Had to reformat the second drive but that was ok. The notification bar has lost the volume controls which is fine as the sound is so poor anyway, we've gained a signal meter for 3G? and the menu/back icons have swapped around which catches me out a bit (I'll get used to it soon enough). Can't say I'm seeing a huge improvement in speed or smoothness but any improvement is worth having and it does seem snappier?

 

[xaueious]

Say what. I think I'll try to keep my ROM to Archos 7 frameworks.

 

[brunobob]

http://www.slatedroid.com/vbulletin/downloads.php?do=file&id=50[/url]

Hi Roger,Can you manually insert portuguese language interface on a rom for the Apad?

 

[slajeune]

Hi Roger,thanks for a great ROM. This one works very well for me! The only odd thing that I can think of is that it scrolls a lot faster in landscape than in does in portrait mode (i.e. scrolling through a web page in Opera Mini). Is that something that can be fixed?Other than that, that is THE rom for me currently.Thanks!

 

[zbit]

The build number is RK-1.3.2.eng.20100512.140303. Is it correct?

 

[rogerbraun]

xaueious: Does it really matter if you mount the drives as ext2 or ext3? I though they were compatible. Ext2 with noatime is probably a good idea, though, so I should change it.zbit: The build number means nothing. I just kept it the way it was. But you are right, I should change it between releases.

 

[bczeon27]

Is it possible for you to add Ad-HOC support for the Apad? Share a tether network on the apad on the go, that would be very applicable.It can be done by changing the wifi configuration file.http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

 

[showtime]

I'm interested too by a Ad-hoc connexion possibilities on the Apad !!

 

[alangor]

yes, I hope I can use apad to connect adhoc wifi

 

[LennieDH]

Really intrested in ad-hoc support too!

 

[joshua.lyon]

I updated last night and only had about 10 minutes to test, but here's what I found during the initial testing (I'll do some more testing and post back later):

• Google search widget is missing the image on the button on the right
• Long press of circle button with square on it only has two menu items: Mute / Shutdown **Very important that this has a sleep option
• After using SpareParts to set the 'end' button to 'Home then Sleep', double clicking it does not put the unit to sleep
• Auto sleep function appears to be working better (eg. Setting under Screen and Brightness)
• YouTube videos still show up as a small video (whatever the resolution of the video is) (eg. they don't go fullscreen)
• I was happy to see a name show up as something meaningful (eg. Hybrid 6) instead of saying Archos or just being blank. <-- Once it's final, what do you plan on putting here?
• Automatic Wifi Off/On from the Settings > Wifi > Advanced Settings still doesn't work properly (never turned off my wifi in the 2-3 test cases I ran)
• I did not have the reboot issue you mentioned (due to the launcher crashing) coming from your 5.1 firmware

 

[xaueious]

I don't know about ext2/ext3 compatibility. I don't really use Linux. But I was under the impression that they are not compatible. On a typical Android phone for apps2sd, they filesystems are different. There are tools to convert from and to one or another though.

 

[juched]

Ext2 and ext3 are structurally similar and both support no-atime. Ext3 is a journaling filesystem, and ext2 typically performs less writes because of this. For flash memory it is recommended to use ext2 since there are fewer writes required for typical operation. I suggest ext2 with noatime enabled.

 

[Lister]

Excellent build but I have still have issues with screen black out from time to time (need to reboot to fix) and although the front button puts the device to sleep and re-awakes ok after initial power up, it soon stops working. I think there are some issues around the button assignment and suspend sleep mode