Opencpn for Android production release

LadyInBed said:
Did you point it to the chart dir in TWO places as per my post #20 ?
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Yes, but it already pointed to the location I'd entered via the "wrench" icon route. I had a similar issue once with TomTom on a HUDL and had to modify some of the install files. It was a naming thing and the SD Card pathname didn't match the one expected by the app. It was fine once that was fixed.

I'm installing on a HUDL2 and will need to do some digging but too many other things in hand so it will need to wait. Thanks anyway.

I notice that a dropdown menu appears briefly on the top line next to OpenCPN icon. It shows Raster, Vector and CM93. It vanishes pretty quickly but I have managed to change the setting. No effect though.
 
Mistroma said:
Yes, but it already pointed to the location I'd entered via the "wrench" icon route. I had a similar issue once with TomTom on a HUDL and had to modify some of the install files. It was a naming thing and the SD Card pathname didn't match the one expected by the app. It was fine once that was fixed.

I'm installing on a HUDL2 and will need to do some digging but too many other things in hand so it will need to wait. Thanks anyway.

I notice that a dropdown menu appears briefly on the top line next to OpenCPN icon. It shows Raster, Vector and CM93. It vanishes pretty quickly but I have managed to change the setting. No effect though.
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My version always starts up with that dropdown menu showing "raster" so I sometimes change it to "CM93". It doesn't seem to do anything and that menu is not there in the Windows version. Does anyone know what it is for?

Richard
 
Regarding charts, I have this up and running with the CM93 chartset from 2012 (and Antares charts). Should I continue looking for a more recent version of CM93 or is that the best that it 'out there'?
 
ProDave said:
What's the oldest version of Android that this will work on?

I have another old redundant phone, a Samsung GT-I9000

When I try and run the install, it says "Parse error. there is a problem parsing the package"

I assume that's a cryptic way of telling me the phones old version 2.6.29 of Android is too old?

It does look like it can be upgraded but it doesn't look an easy procedure.
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I have one of them, running 2.3. I didn't think there was anything much later available ... there was a Cyanogen Mod install at one time but I don't think they support such ancient hardware any more. Where did you get 2.6, by the way?
 
JumbleDuck said:
I have one of them, running 2.3. I didn't think there was anything much later available ... there was a Cyanogen Mod install at one time but I don't think they support such ancient hardware any more. Where did you get 2.6, by the way?
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Here's what my phone says:

Firmware version: 2.1 update!
Baseband version I9000NEJGI
Kernel version 2.6.29 root@SE-S603 #z
Build number Eclair.NEJG3

So what version of Android would you say that was, and should it run this version of Open CPN?
 
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ProDave said:
Here's what my phone says:

Firmware version: 2.1 update!
Baseband version I9000NEJGI
Kernel version 2.6.29 root@SE-S603 #z
Build number Eclair.NEJG3

So what version of Android would you say that was, and should it run this version of Open CPN?
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That's Android 2.1, "Eclair" - the menu that displays this is clearer in newer versions of Android.

OpenCPN requires Android 3.0 or higher.

 
I couldn't get it via the 'free' link so downloaded from playstore which cost $9.99 but it kept telling me I was 500 miles away. I uninstalled it and got credit, as I had no time to play then but may still try again later. I have it on my boat and home laptops anyway so it is not essential other than as backup to a backup to a backup..
 
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