[android-beginners] Problems with alarmManager.setRepeating() not triggering subsequent alarms

2010-05-28 Thread Mike Wolfson
I am trying to set an alarm to occur every morning at 6:00am. The first alarm is being triggerred, but the subsequent alarms are not. Anybody have any idea what I am doing wrong? I am using a service as my PendingIntent, which triggers a notification. Here is a code snippet: private void

[android-beginners] Re: Ant build error : package R does not exist

2009-08-26 Thread Mike Wolfson
Delete the R.class, then rebuild. On Aug 25, 10:36 pm, sagar sagar.india...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, I am trying to build my project using ant. I first generate build.xml file using android update project command. Now i want to run it using ant. When i type ant debug commnad it

[android-beginners] Re: Struggling with google maps

2009-08-11 Thread Mike Wolfson
NoClassDef always points me to think about Classpath, or inconsistencies between packages on your system (perhaps you are running a different version of Android out of eclipse, and linking to a different library package on your system). Maybe not that helpful, but something I was thinking about

[android-beginners] Re: How do i run the emulator?

2009-07-26 Thread Mike Wolfson
At a minimum, you will need to download the SDK, and install it on your system. (Which includes making sure everything is properly configured in your path) Then, you can issue the following command on at any command prompt: emulator -avd avd name You should have an avd named 'G1', I think it

[android-beginners] Re: How do i run the emulator?

2009-07-26 Thread Mike Wolfson
Jinx you owe me a coke ;-) On Jul 26, 6:37 pm, greg sep...@eduneer.com wrote: The SDK has a tools directory that includes the emulator application, which you can start with the following command line:    emulator -avd your_avd_name as described at    

[android-beginners] Re: Developing on a G2.

2009-07-26 Thread Mike Wolfson
I did a little development on the G2 Lack of a physical keyboard was a problem for some of the tools (like putting the phone in Recovery Mode, etc). Otherwise, for the most part there weren't any significant roadblocks (the SDK works the same on both the G1 and the G2 - ie. the APIs are all the

[android-beginners] Problem: Holding the Home button, and powering on the device doesn't send me into recovery mode.

2009-07-24 Thread Mike Wolfson
Trying to apply a manual update to my phone, and can't get the phone to go into recovery mode. I have tried all sorts of permutations of holding down the power and home buttons on startup (holding them both, holding home, and releasing power, pressing power, then holding both, etc). I have been

[android-beginners] Re: G2 vs G1

2009-07-16 Thread Mike Wolfson
The lack of a physical keyboard was a problem for me on the Magic (some of my applications - like Teminal wouldn't work). There are workarounds, but require some advanced techniques, or downloading alternative applications. The lack of a physical keyboard also made flashing a new ROM more

[android-beginners] Re: creating an avd

2009-07-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
Eclipse lives entirely in the folder you initially installed it to (meaning the folder you unzipped the download to - in my case it is C: \Eclipse). Your eclipse projects live in a different directory (this is unique to each machine, so there would be no way to tell what it might be on your own

[android-beginners] Can I get Root access on my Google IO Magic?

2009-06-26 Thread Mike Wolfson
I know the Magic phone I got at IO is unlocked, but it doesn't have root enabled out of the box (I tried to install an app that required Root, that wouldn't work). Is there a specific way I can enable root on the phone (ie. a setting some where)? Is this possible on this phone? I know I can

[android-beginners] Re: Problem when trying to run the emulator

2009-06-25 Thread Mike Wolfson
Just run the emulator with the G1 avd (which I think is shipped with the SDK), you shouldn't need to create your own (unless you have a specific need for something special). emulator -avd g1 On Jun 24, 4:36 am, ники тончев ton...@gmail.com wrote: when i run the emulator either from the cmd

[android-beginners] Re: adb: command not found

2009-06-22 Thread Mike Wolfson
you should issue the command as: ./adb (the ./ tells UNIX that you are looking for the file in the current dir). Double check your path, and ensure that you sourced the file in the window you are trying to run (either open a new terminal window, or type source ~/.bash_profile in the window you

[android-beginners] Re: adb: command not found

2009-06-22 Thread Mike Wolfson
'echo $PATH' will output the path that is set in the window you are running. This will allow you to verify that the directory is properly set. On Jun 19, 10:37 am, droiddroid dmo...@gmail.com wrote: This is more of a unix question.  In my terminal, I cd to my tools directory, adb is right

[android-beginners] Re: fBook on G2

2009-06-08 Thread Mike Wolfson
Disconnect, why be so harsh? Debasish, I assume you are asking about the HTC Magic (or Ion it is also called). I can't find the 'fbook' app at all in the TMobile Marketplace (in the US). No big loss, I didn't find it reliable when I installed it on my G1. Bottom line, looks like the app is

[android-beginners] Re: Is there any official way to upgrade Android OS?

2009-06-02 Thread Mike Wolfson
To be clear, I don't have a dog in this race (I don't work for TMobile, or any other company related to this). Here is a link to the TOS, with specific language restricting modifying devices: (http://www.t-mobile.com/Templates/Popup.aspx? PAsset=Ftr_Ftr_TermsAndConditionsprint=true) 16. *

[android-beginners] Re: Is there any official way to upgrade Android OS?

2009-06-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
Bottom line, if you buy a carrier supported phone (I am using my experience with TMobile for this discussion, not sure about Vodaphone), you will not be able to upgrade the phone manually on a regular basis. Most of the upgrades currently have come over the air (OTA). For the cupcake release,

[android-beginners] Re: HTC G1 vs G2

2009-06-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
To clear things up, the phone given away at Google IO was the HTC Magic (also named the Ion; and when someone referred to it as the G2 at the fireside chat, the Android guys shivered, and clearly didn't like that moniker for it). That phone is fully unlocked, and rooted. So, it is a true dev

[android-beginners] Re: How can I install my app to Dev G1 phone?

2009-06-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
Looks like you need to upgrade the software on the phone. You developed your app using 1.5, and the software on the phone is 1.0. (Read the stack). Upgrade your device. On May 28, 1:59 pm, zirubak ziru...@gmail.com wrote: hi. I have Android Dev G1 phone. I try to install my app to phone. But

[android-beginners] Re: Is there any official way to upgrade Android OS?

2009-06-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
device. 2009/6/1 Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com: Bottom line, if you buy a carrier supported phone (I am using my experience with TMobile for this discussion, not sure about Vodaphone), you will not be able to upgrade the phone manually on a regular basis. Most of the upgrades

[android-beginners] Re: Today New Posting at funfashion4u

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Wolfson
STOP!! This has nothing to do with Android. Please stop posting to this group! (Admin's can you block this poster please?) On Apr 23, 1:47 am, tariq hassan tariqfwo2...@gmail.com wrote:    - Beavis http://funfashion4u.blogspot.com/2009/04/beavis.html    -

[android-beginners] Re: Today New Posting at funfashion4u

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Wolfson
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com wrote: STOP!! This has nothing to do with Android.  Please stop posting to this group!  (Admin's can you block this poster please?) On Apr 23, 1:47 am, tariq hassan tariqfwo2...@gmail.com wrote

[android-beginners] Re: Having Problems with Layout

2009-04-01 Thread Mike Wolfson
You could: - Use a different layout (grid perhaps), which would allow you to define your layout more directly - set specific width values (instead of fill_parent) which would force the layout you want. Not sure what might be happenning with this layout (not able to mess with it at work), but

[android-beginners] Re: Problems with R.java in Eclipse 3.4

2009-01-19 Thread Mike Wolfson
Not sure but sounds like you need to add android.jar to the project classpath (somewhere in Project/properties menu of eclipse). It's always the classpath. Good Luck. On Jan 18, 8:26 pm, djupp manuelkaepp...@swissworld.com wrote: Hello all I'm sorry, but I couldn't find anything searching

[android-beginners] Google please give us 'su -' was:Re: Am I root?

2009-01-19 Thread Mike Wolfson
I can certainly appreciate that the dev phone ships with root access available (and would love my retail one to have that capability). But I can certainly understand why Google would ship with it disabled by default. Let the people, who maybe shouldn't be root in the first place save themselves

[android-beginners] Re: Google please give us 'su -' was:Re: Am I root?

2009-01-19 Thread Mike Wolfson
What I really meant was 'sudo'. Cheers. On Jan 19, 4:02 pm, Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com wrote: I can certainly appreciate that the dev phone ships with root access available (and would love my retail one to have that capability). But I can certainly understand why Google would ship

[android-beginners] Re: sluggishness of G1 android

2008-12-29 Thread Mike Wolfson
I was having the same problem. This is likely a memory leak caused by one of the applications you are running (which you could try to figure out using a variety of methods). Simplest way to fix this is to reboot the computer (ie. G1). Easiest way to power-cycle the phone is to hold down the

[android-beginners] Re: Andriod on Sidekick

2008-09-08 Thread Mike Wolfson
It shouldn't be lost in the discussion, that Microsoft now owns Danger. So, they certainly don't have an incentive to make porting Android to their device easy (in fact, I would imagine they would prefer it is hard). Doesn't mean it can't be done, just that I wouldn't depend on company(MS -