nDroid v1.2.x (Beta) support thread

[bgowland]

It could be the size of my 200+ channels, but each time I start nDroid now or try to change channels it takes a long time (minutes), the screen saver comes on twice, and I even get the Force Close Wait/prompt.

I'm not sure I've changed anything that would have that much of an adverse effect - admittedly I only have about ~60 channels but changing between them is split-second. A couple of questions...

Have you been testing previously with that many channels?
Does your guide have extensive 'Description' text?

[Nistrod]

Please sir, pretty please, with cherries and ice cream on top, can we have the display of whats on now on all channels?

[bgowland]

lol - I almost got started on that one last night but got side-tracked several different directions. It's fairly high on the list and I'm hoping to have it included in a new update by the weekend.

I might even include a Windows installer for the service and nDroid client updates via the App Market.

[mvallevand]

Have you been testing previously with that many channels?
Does your guide have extensive 'Description' text?

It is the same EPG I was using before and yes there are both lots of description and none, some of my channels are digital radio with no EPG data and nDroid doesn't like these very much

E/Database(24926): Failure 1 (3 values for 4 columns) on 0x125ab0 when preparing 'INSERT INTO SCHEDULED_RECORDING (oid,status,channel_oid,event_details) values('770','2','6865');'.

I've emailed you what logs there are it is so verbose it overruns.

Martin

[bgowland]

some of my channels are digital radio with no EPG data and nDroid doesn't like these very much

I'll email you later about the radio channels - do you mean no EPG data at all? I'm not too worried about subtitle/description missing but I assume they have start/end times and titles etc???

E/Database(24926): Failure 1 (3 values for 4 columns) on 0x125ab0 when preparing 'INSERT INTO SCHEDULED_RECORDING (oid,status,channel_oid,event_details) values('770','2','6865');'.

This is a manual recording - I'm about to upload a new version of nDroid which will hopefully cope with this.

I've emailed you what logs there are it is so verbose it overruns.

Note to self: don't upload a version of software which logs in triplicate (once on the way in, once during and once on the way out). :o

I was debugging something and left too many logging points in place - it will hopefully explain the slow response you are seeing. I've pulled it back now and I'll gradually reduce all logging as I tie up loose ends.

[mvallevand]

I'll email you later about the radio channels - do you mean no EPG data at all? I'm not too worried about subtitle/description missing but I assume they have start/end times and titles etc???

Nothing, they aren't in the EPG_EVENT table. There is no XMLTV schedule data and there is no EPG data broadcast for clear QAM.

Martin

[bgowland]

I've put some new uploads on the wiki page. v1.2.11 of the nDroid client and also an associated nDroidService update (1.1.4099.23439) hopefully to fix problems with importing 'Manual' scheduled recordings data at the nDroid end.

Please update both for this to work.

Cheers,
Brian

[BrettB]

I might even include a Windows installer for the service and nDroid client updates via the App Market.

+1 for the App Market. AT&T locks my phone and limits me to only apps from the App Market or installed via debugging via usb. When I tried to just reinstall (rather than uninstall and then install) the last version, it wouldn't let me do it via the usb connection because it was already installed. (There may be a work around, but I just took the easy route and uninstalled/installed.) Just installing directly from the App Market would be nice.

[bgowland]

AT&T locks my phone and limits me to only apps from the App Market or installed via debugging via usb.

Interesting to know. I always figured that distributing the app through the forums or the wiki might make things a little difficult depending on user experience or, in your case, limitations on your phone.

One downside I can see from using the App Market is somebody randomly stumbling across it when searching for something else then not having the slightest idea what the hell they just installed.

I will be putting it up on the Market fairly soon though.....oh, free of charge of course.

[mvallevand]

Brian, good news, .11 fixes the slow load problem on startup and between channels, but the initial load does take 3+ minutes with two Force Close/Wait dialogs.

Martin