My Flashlight - Page 2

TrickerZ · 06/20/2009, 09:47 PM

Awesome! Guess I can stop working on my version. I was looking through the camera app to see how they controlled the flash. Figured it'd be cleaner than using shell scripts.

PreGame · 06/21/2009, 02:13 AM

Yea I was looking through the camera app and trying it but it is a pain. There is no clear flash call. It looks like the flash is built into one of the linux binaries.

PreGame · 06/21/2009, 03:14 AM

OK, I attached a .zip of the file in the original post. Inside the .zip is the .tar. Just put that in your base / directory and run the untar. It should create the directories and add them where needed if not sorry, I have never used untar.

There is a Service I created which is required for the script to work. I am in the middle of getting rid of the .sh scripts but I haven't had time to fine tune it so for now just deal with having a .sh script to turn the light on and off.

IT IS VERY LATE so sorry if the readme sucks!

PreGame · 06/21/2009, 03:29 AM

Sorry I forgot to include the actual service in there. I have updated the original post with the correct .zip file.

jack87 · 06/21/2009, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreGame

Sorry I forgot to include the actual service in there. I have updated the original post with the correct .zip file.

thanks for the update... i have been able to mod apps on my pre but i am not sure how i can put the files in the tar into the appropriate directories of the pre from the pc

TrickerZ · 06/21/2009, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreGame

Yea I was looking through the camera app and trying it but it is a pain. There is no clear flash call. It looks like the flash is built into one of the linux binaries.

That's how I felt too. I figured it was just my poor knowledge of java.

PreGame · 06/21/2009, 10:08 AM

One other thing I might add is that you can use the Prelease service to execute commands and run scripts for your own applications. Just use the runCmd method.

IE: palm://com.pregame.prelease/runCmd '{"cmd":"echo hello"}'

TrickerZ · 06/21/2009, 10:55 AM

Just tried out your app. I had to change prelease to Prelease (or could probably just change the class to prelease instead of Prelease) to get it to work. Changes I made are in flashlight-assistant.js and com.pregame.prelease.service. Works great after the changes. I'm going to try and find a better icon for you, though. Hello World doesn't quite work for me lol.

aonic · 06/21/2009, 11:01 AM

Looks great! Any hope of you releasing the code for your service class?

TrickerZ · 06/21/2009, 11:25 AM

Stole and modified this icon. Little better.

backslide · 06/21/2009, 11:27 AM

I'm using this icon.

backslide · 06/21/2009, 11:28 AM

lol ... looks almost the same. One's cartoony and one kind of isn't.

scrambler · 06/21/2009, 11:52 AM

sorry that i have nothing to add but thanks!

backslide · 06/21/2009, 01:25 PM

Hmmm ... seems like you have to start the service after a reboot.

I had rebooted for something else and the flash wouldn't turn on. Thought maybe the permissions had changed upon reboot but all files and permissions was as they should be.

Rooted in, used the command stated in the readme and the app works again.

knightflores · 06/21/2009, 01:38 PM

you should seriously hook up with the guys at the "installing homebrew apps w/out rooting" thread and see if they could use this app as there test subject to install on a non rooted pre.

windzilla · 06/21/2009, 01:46 PM

I second the w/out rooting idea. Flashlight was a highly used function on my omnia. I use it when I do physicals or focused exams instead of carrying a pen light. I would love to get that back

knightflores · 06/21/2009, 03:08 PM

i havent done this hack yet but i was wondering how much battery life would this take up?

PreGame · 06/21/2009, 03:42 PM

Battery life is unknown. I am currently working on getting this done with an IPKG so it will install automatically.

TrickerZ · 06/21/2009, 04:27 PM

Did you get your script-less version working?

dimfeld · 06/21/2009, 04:27 PM

Nice work! One of the things I've missed since switching from my previous phone was the flashlight option, so I'm glad to have it back

06/20/2009, 09:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
TrickerZ Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 124 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Awesome! Guess I can stop working on my version. I was looking through the camera app to see how they controlled the flash. Figured it'd be cleaner than using shell scripts.
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06/21/2009, 02:13 AM	#22 (permalink)
PreGame Pre Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 550 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 793 Times in 81 Posts	Yea I was looking through the camera app and trying it but it is a pain. There is no clear flash call. It looks like the flash is built into one of the linux binaries.
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06/21/2009, 03:14 AM	#23 (permalink)
PreGame Pre Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 550 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 793 Times in 81 Posts	OK, I attached a .zip of the file in the original post. Inside the .zip is the .tar. Just put that in your base / directory and run the untar. It should create the directories and add them where needed if not sorry, I have never used untar. There is a Service I created which is required for the script to work. I am in the middle of getting rid of the .sh scripts but I haven't had time to fine tune it so for now just deal with having a .sh script to turn the light on and off. IT IS VERY LATE so sorry if the readme sucks!
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06/21/2009, 03:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
PreGame Pre Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 550 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 793 Times in 81 Posts	Sorry I forgot to include the actual service in there. I have updated the original post with the correct .zip file.
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06/21/2009, 10:08 AM	#27 (permalink)
PreGame Pre Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 550 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 793 Times in 81 Posts	One other thing I might add is that you can use the Prelease service to execute commands and run scripts for your own applications. Just use the runCmd method. IE: palm://com.pregame.prelease/runCmd '{"cmd":"echo hello"}'
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06/21/2009, 10:55 AM	#28 (permalink)
TrickerZ Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 124 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Just tried out your app. I had to change prelease to Prelease (or could probably just change the class to prelease instead of Prelease) to get it to work. Changes I made are in flashlight-assistant.js and com.pregame.prelease.service. Works great after the changes. I'm going to try and find a better icon for you, though. Hello World doesn't quite work for me lol.
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06/21/2009, 11:01 AM	#29 (permalink)
aonic Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 308 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 18 Thanked 657 Times in 59 Posts	Looks great! Any hope of you releasing the code for your service class?
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06/21/2009, 11:28 AM	#32 (permalink)
backslide Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 42 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	lol ... looks almost the same. One's cartoony and one kind of isn't.
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06/21/2009, 11:52 AM	#33 (permalink)
scrambler Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 69 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 12 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	sorry that i have nothing to add but thanks!
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06/21/2009, 01:25 PM	#34 (permalink)
backslide Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 42 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Hmmm ... seems like you have to start the service after a reboot. I had rebooted for something else and the flash wouldn't turn on. Thought maybe the permissions had changed upon reboot but all files and permissions was as they should be. Rooted in, used the command stated in the readme and the app works again.
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06/21/2009, 01:38 PM	#35 (permalink)
knightflores Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Naval Station Norfolk Posts: 211 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	you should seriously hook up with the guys at the "installing homebrew apps w/out rooting" thread and see if they could use this app as there test subject to install on a non rooted pre.
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06/21/2009, 01:46 PM	#36 (permalink)
windzilla Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Woo, MA Posts: 1,438 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 287 Thanked 464 Times in 250 Posts	I second the w/out rooting idea. Flashlight was a highly used function on my omnia. I use it when I do physicals or focused exams instead of carrying a pen light. I would love to get that back
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06/21/2009, 03:08 PM	#37 (permalink)
knightflores Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Naval Station Norfolk Posts: 211 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	i havent done this hack yet but i was wondering how much battery life would this take up?
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06/21/2009, 03:42 PM	#38 (permalink)
PreGame Pre Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 550 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 24 Thanked 793 Times in 81 Posts	Battery life is unknown. I am currently working on getting this done with an IPKG so it will install automatically.
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06/21/2009, 04:27 PM	#39 (permalink)
TrickerZ Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 124 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Did you get your script-less version working?
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06/21/2009, 04:27 PM	#40 (permalink)
dimfeld Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 54 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 31 Times in 14 Posts	Nice work! One of the things I've missed since switching from my previous phone was the flashlight option, so I'm glad to have it back
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