Android instability

[ratsss]

This is likely more a Google Maps issue, but since I'm more likely to get response from this community I hope someone here can help me out.

I'm using a Dell Streak, running Android 2.2 under 'DJ Steve's 1.9.0 ROM'. It's fast and generally very stable with a large user base. I will also post this to the forum there.

When running Google Maps, Google Navigation, or Copilot, the entire device will hard boot (no FC, just a cold crash often requiring a battery out reset). I've narrowed this down to happening when there is network activity. I can somewhat reproduce this by running Subsonic with the Navigation - since this is a normal setup for me in the car (maps and music), it's annoying that the combination crashes the phone!

With Google Navigation running, when Subsonic hits up a new track and thus starts to download the next on its cache list, the phone crashes after about 2s. I'm thinking perhaps there is some deadlocking over the data connection.

I’ve also noticed that if Android is performing any kind of application sync, Subsonic reports a network error. If I cancel all syncs by toggling Airplane mode, Subsonic will reconnect which further leads me to believe there’s some contention on connectivity resources.

I’m going to try using a WiFi connection in the car instead of 3G by creating a hotspot with my wife’s Android phone to see if it’s a 3G connection issue.

Does anyone have any suggestion as to how to better diagnose this problem or a potential fix?

[GJ51]

I would first go back to the stock rom to see if it fixes the problem.