EarthNC v1.01 Beta - Map Download Fix

[Andrew Johnson]

Hi everyone,

We got some reports that map downloads would hang or become very slow. This version should fix that issue.

Download the beta here: http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation

If you have some time in the next hour or so, please let us know if map downloads work OK for you now. We are going to post this to the Market ASAP.

I am running my own tests now.

Best regards,

Andrew

[alexfarell]

Hi,

What I noticed was that once a map download was started it was impossible to abort it.  It could be paused but not altogether aborted which is very annoying.  It was like tryng to kill a zombie.  I tried force killing app, downloas service, etc. To no avail.  Would b nice to add this abort feature.  Regards,

Alex

On Sep 15, 2010 12:34 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <and...@earthnc.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We got some reports that map downloads would hang or become very slow. This
> version should fix that issue.
>
> Download the beta here:

> http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> -tester-info-guidelines/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> -installation<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

[Andrew Johnson]

The new release has been posted to the Market. 

We'll be watching to make sure this is fixed completely, but map downloads are working nicely for us now. The nice thing about Android is we can push fixes fast, so let us know if anything else critical pops up, and we'll jump on it.

Andrew

[want2...@verizon.net]

Fix works... I go buy the app now

Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless

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[Rick Lamberson]

Andrew, my stalled download completed without a hitch after installing the 1.01 release.  Thanks for the prompt response.

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[John Kirven]

Thanks, just bought it at the market.  I assume this now overrides any future betas, or will they continue to work, or will you discontinue the beta program soon.

Keep up the good work.

John

[Andrew Johnson]

John, John, and others,

Thanks much for your support!

This store version should sit side by side the beta on your phone.

Also, the beta program will continue just as before, and this group will see and evaluate all upcoming features.

Andrew

[steve christy]

Andrew, just tried to purchase from the market. Order was cancelled due to a server error in the market.

The latest 1.0 beta you sent keeps freezing on startup on my new droid2. Worked fine on mr droid 1 yesterday.

Ill forward the cancel email on a seperate message.

Thanks,
Steve

On Sep 15, 2010 9:00 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:
> John, John, and others,
>
> Thanks much for your support!
>
> This store version should sit side by side the beta on your phone.
>
> Also, the beta program will continue just as before, and this group will see
> and evaluate all upcoming features.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:55 PM, John Kirven <jki...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, just bought it at the market. I assume this now overrides any
>> future betas, or will they continue to work, or will you discontinue the
>> beta program soon.
>>
>> Keep up the good work.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Andrew Johnson <and...@earthnc.com>wrote:
>>
>>> The new release has been posted to the Market.
>>>
>>> We'll be watching to make sure this is fixed completely, but map downloads
>>> are working nicely for us now. The nice thing about Android is we can push
>>> fixes fast, so let us know if anything else critical pops up, and we'll jump
>>> on it.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Andrew Johnson <and...@earthnc.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> We got some reports that map downloads would hang or become very slow.
>>>> This version should fix that issue.
>>>>

>>>> Download the beta here: http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

>>>> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
>>>> -tester-info-guidelines/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
>>>> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

>>>> -installation<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

[John Sweeney]

I tested 3 large downloads this morning and all went fine. I forced
an error by going into airplane mode, causing the download to fail. I
could then resume the download and it completed fine.

Thanks, John

[Hugh Griffin]

Hi Andrew,
I have gone to the market to buy the appreciate and am unable to find it typing invalsa "earthnc".

> Hi everyone,
>
> We got some reports that map downloads would hang or become very slow. This
> version should fix that issue.
>
> Download the beta here:

> http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> -tester-info-guidelines/<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>
> beta<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

> -installation<http://sites.google.com/site/earthncforandroid/beta-tester-info-guidelines/beta-installation>

[Andrew Johnson]

Hugh,

You can try the other methods here... there is a link and a QR code. http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta/browse_thread/thread/51956391f15fe113

What sort of phone do you have though, and who is your carrier? It could be you aren't able to use the main Android Market I have heard.

Andrew

[Hugh Griffin]

DroidX, Verizon. I buy apps frequently. I will try the link.

On Sep 16, 2010 1:23 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:

Hugh,

You can try the other methods here... there is a link and a QR code. http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta/browse_thread/thread/51956391f15fe113

What sort of phone do you have though, and who is your carrier? It could be you aren't able to use the main Android Market I have heard.

Andrew

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Hugh Griffin <hgri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,

> I hav...

[Hugh Griffin]

Still no success with the market download, evev using theqrcode.  The market reports that there is no matching app...  very strange....

[Andrew Johnson]

Hugh,

I'm sorry I can't be of better assistance. This is a mystery to me.

I am guessing this is some error in the market - maybe your local data is cached. I have also had one other report of a user who's sale was cancelled by the Market after it happened because of "internal error."

Please try again later if you have the patience, and let us know if it works out.

Regards,

Andrew

[vzett]

The Android market has some strange Google bugs that affect a small
percentage of users.

My DriodX on Verizon is having a similar problem of not letting me
purchase the app. Based on a lot of Google searches, this is a market
bug that Google is still addressing.

We'll certainly post more info when we learn more.

- Virgil

On Sep 17, 12:08 am, Andrew Johnson <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:
> Hugh,
>

> I'm sorry I can't be of better assistance. This is a mystery to me.
>
> I am guessing this is some error in the market - maybe your local data is
> cached. I have also had one other report of a user who's sale was cancelled
> by the Market after it happened because of "internal error."
>
> Please try again later if you have the patience, and let us know if it works
> out.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Hugh Griffin <hgriff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Still no success with the market download, evev using theqrcode.  The
> > market reports that there is no matching app...  very strange....
> > > DroidX, Verizon. I buy apps frequently. I will try the link.
> > > On Sep 16, 2010 1:23 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Hugh,
>
> > >> You can try the other methods here... there is a link and a QR code.
>

> >http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta/browse_thread/thr...

>
> > >> What sort of phone do you have though, and who is your carrier? It could
> > be
> > >> you aren't able to use the main Android Market I have heard.
>
> > >> Andrew
>

> > >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Hugh Griffin <hgriff...@gmail.com>

[want2...@verizon.net]

It took 3 tries with my X but I did get it

Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless

-----Original message-----

From: vzett <vzett...@gmail.com>
To: EarthNC Android Beta <earthnc-an...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 12:45:08 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: EarthNC v1.01 Beta - Map Download Fix

The Android market has some strange Google bugs that affect a small
percentage of users.

My DriodX on Verizon is having a similar problem of not letting me
purchase the app. Based on a lot of Google searches, this is a market
bug that Google is still addressing.

We'll certainly post more info when we learn more.

- Virgil

On Sep 17, 12:08 am, Andrew Johnson wrote:
> Hugh,
>
> I'm sorry I can't be of better assistance. This is a mystery to me.
>
> I am guessing this is some error in the market - maybe your local data is
> cached. I have also had one other report of a user who's sale was cancelled
> by the Market after it happened because of "internal error."
>
> Please try again later if you have the patience, and let us know if it works
> out.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Hugh Griffin wrote:
> > Still no success with the market download, evev using theqrcode.  The
> > market reports that there is no matching app...  very strange....
> > > DroidX, Verizon. I buy apps frequently. I will try the link.

> > > On Sep 16, 2010 1:23 PM, "Andrew Johnson" wrote:
>
> > >> Hugh,
>
> > >> You can try the other methods here... there is a link and a QR code.
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta/browse_thread/thr...
>
> > >> What sort of phone do you have though, and who is your carrier? It could
> > be
> > >> you aren't able to use the main Android Market I have heard.
>
> > >> Andrew
>
> > >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Hugh Griffin

[Steven McInnis]

I think the bearing on the Guide to Waypoint is odd. The convention on
most GPS units is to show the magnetic bearing from your current
position to the waypoint. It appears to me that the program in Guide
to Waypoint gives the relative bearing from your motion. For example,
i just placed a waypoint that is about 225 degress magnetic from my
position. I am stationary. The bearing on the program says "142W". I
assume this is either 142 from where it thinks I'm heading (it appears
to be north). Is this correct? It also doesn't make clear whether it's
magnetic or true. Again, a standard GPS unit always says "M" or "T" to
make that clear.

Steve McInnis

On Sep 17, 1:08 am, Andrew Johnson <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:
> Hugh,
>

> I'm sorry I can't be of better assistance. This is a mystery to me.
>
> I am guessing this is some error in the market - maybe your local data is
> cached. I have also had one other report of a user who's sale was cancelled
> by the Market after it happened because of "internal error."
>
> Please try again later if you have the patience, and let us know if it works
> out.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Hugh Griffin <hgriff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Still no success with the market download, evev using theqrcode.  The
> > market reports that there is no matching app...  very strange....
> > > DroidX, Verizon. I buy apps frequently. I will try the link.
> > > On Sep 16, 2010 1:23 PM, "Andrew Johnson" <and...@gaiagps.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Hugh,
>
> > >> You can try the other methods here... there is a link and a QR code.
>

> >http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta/browse_thread/thr...

>
> > >> What sort of phone do you have though, and who is your carrier? It could
> > be
> > >> you aren't able to use the main Android Market I have heard.
>
> > >> Andrew
>

> > >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Hugh Griffin <hgriff...@gmail.com>

[Andrew Johnson]

Steve, 

Thanks for your notes.

1) I did a quick test, and I agree that the guidance is whacky. I'll have a look at the code and see if I can sort it out.

2) We'll definitely a a Magnetic/True toggle to the app. This is something we just haven't gotten to yet :)

Andrew

[Andrew Johnson]

Ok, I figured out that there are two issues.

We are not reporting the NESW letter correctly, and the modulus is incorrect, so numeric values between 181-360 are incorrect, but values between 1-180 are correct now.

I will send out a fix in a few minutes.

Andrew

[fly...@gmail.com]

Is their a problems with to and from a wayopint such as in aviation

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