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Dodge Ram Lighting and Electrical Problems
Just recently, my truck started popping every GFI outlet I use to plug in the engine block heater. I've tried 3-4 different ones to eliminate a bad outlet. What causes this?
It still starts ok, but I had to move it into the garage where it is warmer because the temp is supposed to be 20 degrees below zero tonight. Sadly, I can't find a single outlet in my house that does not have a GFI somewhere in the circuit...so it is impossible for me to plug in the truck with it's current issue.
Have you tried pushing upwards on the center of the rear dome lamp assembly (the lens itself)?
There is a Temperature Sensor mounted under the hood that provides a signal to the overhead console readout. You might have an electrical circuit or defective sensor problem. I'm not sure where its mounted, but I think it's near the battery.
Well, this problem has all the earmarks of a defective Central Timer Module (CTM).
I got stuck on the snow big time this morning. in the process of getting pulled out, the mil light came on. The truck seems to run fine.Is there a way to check the codes with out a machine to read them. I thought one could get them by cycling the ignition a few times. thanks for the help. btw i have a 05 dodge ram 1500 with a 5.7
i got the code--- po573. Can yanybody tell me what it means?
davejohn32 Posts: 1I also have this exact same problem with the Radio/domelights/mirrors.
Did you ever figure out the problem? I have been checking wiring for days now with no success. 2000 dodge ram club cab.
David Johnson
vVvVSHARKVvVv Posts: 1Hello,
I bought a 98 Ram 1500 with 100k on it a couple of months ago, and, every since I bought it, the running lights would come on whenever I would start it up. I figured it was a wiring issue with the aftermarket stereo that was installed in it by the previous owner. It had blown door speakers, so I bought a set of 6x9 to replace them. While I was installing them, I decided I would pull the Pioneer C/D player that someone put in, to see if they had tapped into the lights, to power the C/D player, because of the Marker Lights always coming on, whenever the stereo was on. I disconnected all off the stereo wires, and bought an aftermarket wiring harness, that supposedly would work with my factory stereos wiring, and the aftermarket stereo/CD player. After having installed the wiring harness, the Parking Lamps and dash dimmer, seemed to be working as they should (Parking Lamps would only come on, if I turned them on, an I could now adjust the dash light illumination for brightness at night.) However, the following morning, when I went out to start my truck and let it run for a few minutes (it was -29* F when I got up in morning) I started the truck and went back inside. When I went back out, I happen to notice my Back-Up lights where now lit, in Park, with the head light switch OFF) So, I decided to turn on the lights to see if there were any other issues. And there was/still is. When I have the headlights ON, the Back-Up Lights Flash when I apply the right blinker, but, when I apply the left blinker, it comes on, and doesn't blink at all (Back-Up Lights are also lit). When I turn off the Headlights, the Back-Up Lights go out now, but when I apply the right or left blinker, BOTH the Back-Up Lights blink, with whichever turn single blinker I apply. The fog lights wont work now, nor will the Aftermarket C/D Player, nor the Dome or Cargo Light. Oh... and the Dash Lights flash whenever I apply either Directional Light... I went back and removed the aftermarket wiring harness to the aftermarket C/D player, thinking maybe that it was causing all my new issues, but, it didn't change anything. So, I read in another forum, that the headlight switch might need to be replaced, because they sometimes wear-out, and cause issues with back-feeding into other circuit's. But, that didn't help. I clawed under the rear of the truck and found a cobbled up trailer light harness, so I cut that out too... But, that hasn't helped either. I'm not blowing any fuses, but when this all started, I couldn't keep the 15 Amp Park Lamp fuse from blowing. At first, I started blowing whenever I would have the headlights on, and hit the break peddle (at this time I had NO other issues going on with the lights). Then, a couple of days later, It just started blowing the Park Lamp fuse, as soon as I would pull the headlight switch, out to engage the Parking Lamps. I am at a total loss as to where to go from here, because every time I seem to wanna get to the bottom of whatever is causing the issues to happen, the issues change for some reason!!!!!!! Whats next.... I do not know.... I went to the local Dodge Dealership and asked them if they have ever had this happen before, and the two guys I talked to where baffled as well. I mean, something has to be shorting out somewheres, but where do you start looking, when the issue isn't always the same, every time you go to start the truck??? :mad: :confuse: :lemon:
Can you please tell me where the temperature sensor is located that connects to the overhead console display? Mine consistenly reads 30 to 40 degrees warmer than actural outside temperature. Perhaps free air is blocked or sensor is mud caked. I can't inspect it until I can locate the darned thing. Thanks
I've had these similer problems with my 03 dodge ram I took it to Dodge thinking it must be in the wiring and after they had it for a week they finally come to the conclusion that the forward control module and instrument cluster is bad and they are the only place that you can get the computers programmed at I'm now in search of the parts they say the serial numbers must match and this all started with the factory radio it would quit working and when I'd shut the truck off I could her the cd player running then it stared messing up my gauges they work one moment and the next time i went out to the truck the wouldnt and the final thing was my truck doesnt have anti theft but when i went to get in it the lights started flashing and horn blowing it took dodge a week to figur it out since i dont have a anti theft device they were puzzeled
BigCountryRam Posts: 4Looking for a replacment seatbelt module, where the heck can i get one?
bjorn Posts: 1I have lost my electrical for electrical mirrors, dome lights and radio. I have checked all fuses inside and under the hood. Cannot find the problem and am frustrated. Any help out there would be appreciated.
1wrench7 Posts: 1It sounds like your heater is shorted, they only way to fix this is replacement, but first follow the cord to the block where the heater is to make sure it is not chaffed through any where. one common mistake diesel engine owners make is starting the engine with the block heater still plugged in. always unplug before starting!
i was having problems with my electrical system started with radio and then other hing s started going i had to have my forward control module flashed and replaced my instrument cluster check online for tsb and see if any fits your problem in case your wandering tsb are technical service bullitins
kcs88jr Posts: 1Curious to know if anybody has ever had or heard of a problem that when you shut off your headlights, the parking & taillights stay on , so you have to remove the relay in order for them to shut off; and then when you need your headlights,(so you don't get pulled over, for no taillights) you have to put this relay back in? It's quite a pain, but I was told that I need to get a part, that only the dealer has, $150 and then it would cost another $150 to have a garage put it in; ($300). All my other lights & stuff work.
punch250 Posts: 1I have a 2004 Ram1500 Quad cab, my parking lights won't go off. I swapped fuses but the problem remains. Any ideas?
Check your technical service bullitins first you might find something there i have added the link for you http://dodgeram.info/tsb/index.html
endisnear Posts: 1I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 and I attempted to modify my instrument cluster, climate controls, and headlight switch lights and convert them to L.E.D. Well, when I got one L.E.D. to work, I took it back out and used it for reference. When I tried it again, none of my lights would turn on. No headlight switch lights, but the headlights work fine. Climate control lights don't work, but the button for mirrors defrost works. On the instrument cluster, the only lights that dont work are my guage lights. Theres no blown fuses, and the circuit boards don't look like anythings broken. I honestly have no idea what the hell happened , nor can I figure out how to fix it. Anybody have any suggestions? Also, has anybody modified L.E.D.s into their ram? If so, PM me if you can help me through it. Having some trouble...
kscar50 Posts: 1I have a 2002 ram 1500 2wdrive and i have high beam on the right low onthe left , ihave changed the bulbs but it did'nt work i have no power when i use a test light
Also my turn signals and 4ways don't work, they flash inside on the dash but nothing outside ,it flashes very fast inside i checked the bulbs and they are good
I checked each fuse with a test light on the box on the driver side under the hood something is clicking under the fuse box when the flashers or turnsignals are on.
It does not seem like the standard bulb repair just point me in the right direction with a couple of possibillities
Thank you kscar50
seandee Posts: 2I am new, I hope somone can help me out.
The other day I had three things go out at one time, my dome light does not come on when I open the drivers side door (but does when I open the pass.). The seatbelt light wont shut off when the belts are buckled and the ac blower motor does not work. Does anybody have any ideas? I hope I can get some answers befor I go to the dealership please help. Thank you . I have 2004 dodge ram 1500 3.7.
bigdog46540 Posts: 1I have almost the same problem with my 2005 2wd 3500. If you have learned any thing, please share with me! All I have learned is that it probably is the fuse block, that has a bad circuit board inside it. = $350 + labor.
phil_acheson Posts: 1Hi, I've got an 08 Ram. My DVD player keeps dying on me. It's been fixed 4 times, then the unit was swapped out for another, and the wires re-routed. Then it died again yesterday. What I mean by "died" is, the 'power on' button doesn't even light up. The dome light still works, and all other electronics work fine, it just seems to be a specific issue with the DVD player. Any ideas?
flycar01 Posts: 1Need a wake-me-up when driving late at night?
2007 Ram 3400 4X4 Laramie crew cab, diesel, 80,000 km.
I need pointers on where to look to replace a relay or fuse or whatever might contribute to this problem. When driving, even though the doors are closed, the interior lights stay on, the automatic locks unlock and lock repeatedly and this goes on till going up to 80 kph. It has also come on intermittently when slowing down to 60 kph, thus the wake-up the other night.
I've replaced the batteries in both keyless remotes and have checked the door latches and that's about it. I would prefer to troubleshoot this before paying big bucks for the dealership to look at it. Any ideas?
This isn't the first thing to come and go, this past Fall we looked outside at 8 pm and saw the thing sitting there with it's running lights on. wth? They turned off after a while. The kids thought it was cool, thinking we had a real life Transformers truck. That problem hasn't happened for a while. No knowing what this thing might do next.
It's almost like the electrical system has a mutan Thanks.
who1349 Posts: 1Hi, I have a 98 Dodge 3500 and I believe my power mirrors caused problems with lights. When my power mirrors were adjusted I lost my running lights, fog lights, console lights and the rear lights - however my headlights work. Then, a few weeks later, I lost the radio, the dome lights. no fuses were blown, but I replaced a few just in case and nothing! Any suggestions?
luke1633 Posts: 32001 dodge ram 1500 5.9.. MY headlights are working but the outside plastic is so fogged out that I need new lights.. I;m in San diego.. and they seem to be very expensive.. Any place where they aren;t too expensive???
stanoski Posts: 76You can get clear plastic polish at Pep Boys, etc. that you wipe on the clear plasitic headlights and it makes it almost new looking again.
Ski in TX
ron131 Posts: 1Have a 2004 1500 p/u and the parking lights won't go off unless i pull the relay from under the hood or disconnect the battery. All else seems normal. This seems to be a problem as i found a nother posting with almost the same problem.
azdoug Posts: 997 ram diesel instrument cluster problem, tach, speedo, temp and volt meter not working, gas and oil pressure work have checked fuses seem ok


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Professor Allan Sly Receives Doeblin Prize
During the 2016 Bernoulli World Congress in Toronto, Allan Sly was awarded the Doeblin Prize from the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability. The Doeblin Prize "is awarded to a single individual for outstanding research in the field of probability, and who is at the beginning of his or her mathematical career. "
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[Allan Sly is] a very broad young probabilist, with great taste for fundamental problems at the intersection between probability theory, statistics, statistical physics and theoretical computer science. [He has] worked on topics such as Glauber dynamics for the Ising model, random k-satisfiability, interacting particle systems, the connection between computational complexity and phase transitions. Each of these topics has witnesed fundamental progress due to [his] efforts.

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UX, According to Larry David
Comedian, and star of US Sitcom, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; Larry David, is in many respects, representative of many, males of a certain age. Often characterised by high-levels of skepticism, with a, "What's in it for me?"-style attitude, he's somebody I can closely relate to! As we say around my neck of the woods, he's a "miserable blighter", at the best of times, but hilarious with it.
In this light-hearted post, I look at some of Curb's best, "Larry David-isms", and how these relate to UX.
[on ordering coffee at Starbucks]
"I'll have a vanilla... one of those vanilla bullshit things. You know, whatever you want, some vanilla bullshit latte cappa thing. Whatever you got."
This is quite possibly, one of my favourite moments in Curb history, because it's something that I can personally relate to. It doesn't matter which coffee shop you walk into, each chain has it's own pretentious naming convention, for differentiating between its various drink sizes.
Take Costa's, "Primo", "Medio" and "Assimo" drink sizes, for example - these words bear no resemblance in spelling, to their English translations - "Small", "Medium" and "Large". This in turn, can make it extremely difficult for the average, "once-in-a-blue-moon", coffee-purchasing customer, to fathom out what size they need to order.
Then there's Starbucks', "Tall", "Grande" and "Venti". Of the three, common-sense suggests that "Grande" should be the biggest size, given its similarity in spelling and pronunciation to the word, "Grand". Not the case. It's actually, "Venti", which translates from Italian to English, as the number, "20", or 20 US fluid ounces, in Starbucks' case. The mind boggles!
These same rules apply to navigational signposting, call-to-action labelling, and general copy, across your websites and apps. Think very carefully about your choice of wording, so as not to risk confusing your user.
[on disagreeing about air conditioning]
"I wanna sleep in 68 degree temperature, she wants 75, let's compromise at 72!"
Air con rage is always rife in the office. It's a sure fire way to cause a ruckus among colleagues. Just like Larry, we inevitably have to come to a compromise, to keep the peace (and to stop the moaners, whinging about being cold!)
It's the same with UX. There will always be some level of compromise, especially when it comes to addressing the needs of both the user, and the business' stakeholders. Delivering a solution that satisfies, if not exceeds, the expectations of both parties, can be somewhat of a near-impossible mission.
As UX professionals, compromise may be a result of factors beyond our control, but which impact the experience, we're ultimately able to deliver - business requirements, opinions of others, time, resource, budget, technical constraints, project dependencies, and risk, for example.
The most important piece of advice I can offer, is to knowing when to accept compromise, and how best to deal with it. Do fight the corner of the user, but know when to reign it in. Dubious decisions will inevitably be made by others, and sometimes, you just have to reluctantly accept them, even if your initial reaction is, "WTF?!"
A passion and desire for what you stand for, and believe in, can easily be misconstrued, especially during intense meetings, so think, before you act. Easier said than done, in the heat of the moment - unless the air con's on, of course!
[on elevator button etiquette]
"I didn't mean to waste twelve seconds of your precious time… I decided to go to someplace else, I didn't realise it was illegal in your world!"
In this scenario, Larry steps into a lift, just as the door is about to shut. As he enters, there is a smartly-dressed Businessman, waiting to go up to the 44th floor. Larry first presses the button for the 31st floor, moments later, deciding he actually wants the 32nd floor, causing somewhat of an inconvenience to his fellow occupant.
All too often, we see similar instances of this in UX, where users' precious time is wasted as a result of being asked to do more work than is strictly necessarily. Difficult navigation, complex forms, unscannable content, forced registration to make a purchase - the list goes on. Even if only a second or two, it's incredibly frustrating. In worse-case scenarios, it can even result in users exiting your website / app, altogether.
Slow page load times can lead to a similar outcome. Research shows that users have much less patience, when it comes to waiting for a website to load on a smartphone, in comparison, to on a PC, for example. And for the books, nobody wants to see a throbber on their phone...
So what can we, as UX professionals, do to address this?
Well, for a start, we can use our common-sense. If there's even an inkling of doubt that something feels complicated, complex or convoluted to us as subject matter experts, it's more than likely going to cause problems for our users, and in turn, delay their ability to complete the task they set out to achieve. Every second counts. Second-guessing the actions and behaviours of our users, is not worth the risk.
Instead, my recommendation would be to carry out user testing, with REAL users; individuals who are representative of our personas (or is it, personae?). This in turn, will give us actionable feedback, with a view to test, learn and refine, until we've arrived at a solution that sufficiently satisfies our users, if not, exceeds their expectations.
As far as performance testing is concerned, there are a whole host of third-party tools and solutions available to help with this. With the increased usage of websites and apps, on the go, it's imperative to carry out thorough speed tests, across all types of mobile device connection speeds - G, E, 2G, 3G, H and 4G - to simulate real-life behaviour. Remember, your website or app, may be, being used anywhere - not just over the super-fast Wi-Fi, you have access to at home, or in the office.
Optimise your customer journeys by removing any barriers that may slow, or completely halt, your users in their tracks. Delays, no matter how small, will prove costly.
[on dealing with a gelato "sample abuser"]
"Don't abuse your sampling privilege. And you know what else? I was looking out for the counter woman as well. She's told the customer is always right. And, in fact, the customer is usually a moron and an asshole."
We all like a free sample or two - that's half the reason I end up at Costco, most weekends! Free food, and free booze - what more can a guy ask for?! That said, there are some greedy buggers, who take the biscuit (quite literally!) - "sample abusers", in Larry's case.
The phrase, "The customer is always right", is something that we're forever being reminder of, to convince us to give customers, a good service. That said, just like Larry experienced at the ice cream parlour, there are times when you have to deal with the most difficult customers. On those occasions, you may take a slightly different stance (one more like, Larry's), on the phrase originally coined in 1909, by Founder of Selfridge's first department store, Harry Gordon Selfridge.
For us, UX professionals, "customers" may be deemed, as actual users of the experience we are designing for, as well as, our internal stakeholders. The latter can often be much more difficult to please!
All to often, you'll have worked your socks off conducting user research and competitor analysis, producing wireframes and high-fidelity designs, with various types of user testing carried out in between, which in turn, has led to the development of a prototype, you're proud of, and strongly believe will go a long way to solving the problem you set out to achieve. You'll then come to present your Proof of Concept (PoC) to a set of internal stakeholders, only for the HiPPO (Highest Paid Person's Opinion) to shoot it down, overruling your hard work and efforts, with their ego-fuelled, crazy, delusional ideas - the kinda stuff, nightmare's are made of!
Then there's the excitement (and the shock factor) that comes with external user testing - be it in the form of moderated, face-to-face testing, remote user testing, guerrilla testing, or similar. For every four individuals you carry out testing with, who provide fantastic, actionable insight and feedback, you're guaranteed to get that one doofus, who's just come along for the ride (and the money!) - the kind that come out with comments like, "Why don't you shoot photos of sexier-looking models, wearing your range?", for example.
Suffice to say, the customer is not always right. Just because they have a requirement, doesn't necessarily mean, we have to adhere to it - backing up your argument against delivering a requirement, with research-driven stats, is usually a good idea though. You have to weigh up the potential, Return on Investment (ROI) from actioning that request, against the resulting impact it will have on all customers. As discussed earlier in this post, balancing the needs of both our internal stakeholders and external users, can be an extremely difficult task, so we're inevitably, going to have find a compromise. We may, in turn, end up making mistakes that lead to a much worse-off experience, for everybody. In short, we don't always get it right, either.
Well, that's the end of this post - I hope you found it to be, a "Pretty, prettttty, pretty goooood..." insight into UX, through the eyes of one of my favourite comedians - Larry David. Right, gotta shoot - no time left for a "stop and chat"! :)


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I'm trying to take a look at the samples that are provided from the Download section. When I run CheckDependency.cmd I have the 2 requirements ticked (Powershell and Internet Information Services 7) and all the rest are red saying to install the components
above, but I know that I have them installed. How can I be able to run the samples?
Stefan Filip
You might need to change the execution policy in Powershell to "remoteSigned". (Check your eventlog for the exception message)
The DependencyChecker is just a convenience tool. If you know
you have everything required, then just open the samples solutions with Visual Studio.
Thanks for your answer! I have lots of exceptions generated in EventViewer by DependencyChecker. The first one is:
An exception has occured in the DependencyChecker. Message:'Windows Identity Foundation SDK' dependency could not be verified. Install components above this one first.System.Management.Automation.PSSecurityException: AuthorizationManager check failed.
at System.Management.Automation.AuthorizationManager.ShouldRunInternal(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin origin, PSHost host) at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.ShouldRun(ExecutionContext context, PSHost host, CommandInfo commandInfo,
CommandOrigin commandOrigin) at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandProcessor(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin commandOrigin, Nullable`1 useLocalScope) at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandProcessor(String
commandName, CommandOrigin commandOrigin, Nullable`1 useLocalScope) at System.Management.Automation.ExecutionContext.CreateCommand(String command) at System.Management.Automation.CommandNode.CreateCommandProcessor(Int32& index,
ExecutionContext context) at System.Management.Automation.CommandNode.AddToPipeline(PipelineProcessor pipeline, ExecutionContext context) at System.Management.Automation.PipelineNode.Execute(Array input, Pipe outputPipe, ArrayList&
resultList, ExecutionContext context) at System.Management.Automation.StatementListNode.ExecuteStatement(ParseTreeNode statement, Array input, Pipe outputPipe, ArrayList& resultList, ExecutionContext context)
I know I have all the tools installed and I can open the sample solutions in VS 2010. The problem is that I think the DependencyChecker tool also does some setup (like installing some certificates) and I couldn't find any guide for that. Thanks!
The simplest would be to change the execution policy in PS to "remoteSigned" (set-executionpolicy -remotesigned), then run the DC again.
You can also run the specific PS that installs the certs. Look under "setup" folder (if I remember correctly).
I changed the execution policy to remoteSigned and I run again DC after that, but I ran into the same issue. :(
Had the same issue.
My downloaded zip file was Blocked to prevent scripts form untrusted parties. I changed it by right-clicking Properties and then pressing the Unblock Button. I unzipped once again and then it ran for me.
(Don't know if excecutionpolicy needs to be remoteSigned, I had it "unrestricted" due to the posts above and lots of fumbling around.)
As I wrote on my blog and on the home page of this project, we are writing a new version of this guide adding a whole bunch of scenarios. We are also re-writing the Dependency Checker completely (getting rid of all PowerShells, etc) so hopefully the experience
will be much improved.
Feedback always welcome!
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A trespasser is one who enters upon the property of another without any right, lawful authority, or express or implied invitation, permission, or license, not in the performance of any duty to the owner or person in charge or on any business of such person, but merely for his own purposes, pleasure, or convenience, or out of curiosity. The owner of premises has no duty to make the premises safe for a trespasser. However, an owner of premises does have a duty to a trespasser, whose presence on the premises is known or reasonably should be known, not to injure him by a willful, wanton, or intentional act.
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Build scans are an important tool for developing and maintaining Gradle builds. They provide insights into exactly what your builds are doing, helping you identify problems with the build environment, dependencies, performance, and more. They can also help you understand and improve the build more generally, and make collaborating with others easier.
Gradle Cloud Services is hosted by Gradle Inc. and accessed through HTTPS. It can be used by anyone that agrees to the terms of service—see the setup instructions—and has an internet connection. Gradle Enterprise is a commercial product for companies that can be hosted on their own systems and provides some additional features on top of the ones available in Gradle Cloud Services. This manual covers both products and explains the differences between them in the relevant sections.
You can check out the build scan quick start project to get familiar with creating build scans before using them on your own projects.
Getting set up
There are two aspects to working with build scans:
Data collection
You can have data collection without publishing the information, but you usually want to do both.
Here's an example that enables the data collection—by applying the build scan plugin— and publishes a build scan every time you run the build:
plugins {
id 'com.gradle.build-scan' version '1.10.3' (1)
id 'java'
buildScan {
licenseAgreementUrl = 'https://gradle.com/terms-of-service' (2)
licenseAgree = 'yes' (2)
publishAlways() (3)
|Applies the build scan plugin
|Configures acceptance of the terms of service
|Publishes a build scan every time a build runs
If that's exactly what you require, then there's no need to continue with the rest of the section as you can copy and paste the code from the above example. However, if you want to enable data collection for all your builds without changing their build files, publish to a Gradle Enterprise instance or use Gradle 2.0, then you should read on.
Let's assume you want to publish build scans, not just collect the data. In that case, you need to:
Enable data collection by applying the build scan plugin (for a single build or all your builds)
Configure the publication target (Gradle Cloud Services or a Gradle Enterprise instance)
The next sections take you through all the relevant options related to these steps.
Applying the plugin
You can apply the build scan plugin to individual builds, or to all builds on a machine via an init script. Let's take a look at the configuration you need for each of these scenarios.
For individual builds
You apply the build scan plugin to a build file in the same way that you apply any other plugin. If you're using version 2.1 or later of Gradle, then we recommend this form:
plugins {
id 'com.gradle.build-scan' version '1.10.3'
As a fallback, for example if you're using Gradle 2.0, then you can use the older mechanism for applying plugins:
buildscript {
repositories {
maven { url 'https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/' }
dependencies {
classpath 'com.gradle:build-scan-plugin:1.10.3'
apply plugin: 'com.gradle.build-scan'
We recommend you always use the latest version of the plugin, which you can find on the Gradle Plugin Portal. It is guaranteed that the latest released plugin version always works with all Gradle versions released at that point in time, starting from Gradle 2.0. Please check the Plugin compatibility with Gradle Build Tool appendix for more details. The Gradle Plugin Portal page will also show you what is new in each version of the plugin.
|If you are publishing build scans to a Gradle Enterprise instance you must use a compatible version of the plugin. See Plugin compatibility with Gradle Enterprise for details.
Regardless of which syntax you use to apply the plugin, make sure you declare it before any other plugin. This ensures that any relevant configuration data from those plugins is included in the build scans. For example, prefer this:
plugins {
id 'com.gradle.build-scan' version '1.10.3'
id 'java'
over this
plugins {
id 'java'
id 'com.gradle.build-scan' version '1.10.3'
The order used by the second example won't break the build scans that you publish, but they will be missing useful information.
|The build scan plugin must be applied to the root project only, not to subprojects.
For all your builds
You may find build scans so useful that you want to enable them always, regardless of which build you are running. If that's the case, you can create a Gradle init script that automatically applies the build scan plugin to every build. Here's an example init script that you can use to do just that:
initscript {
repositories {
maven { url 'https://plugins.gradle.org/m2' }
dependencies {
classpath 'com.gradle:build-scan-plugin:1.10.3'
rootProject {
apply plugin: com.gradle.scan.plugin.BuildScanPlugin
Note The
~ in the file path for the init script represents the absolute path to your user home directory. This is the same as the
%UserProfile% environment variable on Windows.
Applying the plugin enables the data collection, but you won't be able to publish build scans until you've added some extra configuration. What that configuration looks like depends on where you want to publish those build scans.
Enabling publication of build scans
The last bit of configuration you need depends on whether you are publishing to Gradle Cloud Services or a Gradle Enterprise instance. In the case of the former, you need to accept the terms of service. The latter requires you to specify the service's location.
Accept the terms of service
There is no interactive option to accept the terms of service when you attempt to publish a build scan to Gradle Cloud Services. Instead, you have to do indicate your acceptance in advance by setting the appropriate build scan plugin options.
To accept the terms of service, add the following configuration to the build script—or the
rootProject {} block of the init script if you're using that approach—ensuring that it appears after the plugin is declared/applied:
buildScan {
licenseAgreementUrl = 'https://gradle.com/terms-of-service'
licenseAgree = 'yes'
Before committing to this, be sure to check the terms of service at the URL shown in the above code fragment. Note that if you don't accept the terms of service, you won't be able to publish build scans to Gradle Cloud Services.
Once your build file or init script contains these two lines, you're ready and can start publishing build scans to Gradle Cloud Services.
Set the location of your Gradle Enterprise instance
When you publish build scans to a Gradle Enterprise instance, you don't need to include the license agreement settings. Instead, you must tell the build scan plugin where to publish the build scans.
Add the following configuration to the build script—or the
rootProject {} block of the init script if you're using that approach—ensuring that it appears after the plugin is declared or applied:
buildScan {
server = 'https://gradle.my-company.com'
The precise URL you need depends on the hostname your Gradle Enterprise instance has been configured with. If in doubt, be sure to ask whomever manages that instance.
You may encounter a warning about an untrusted certificate every time you try to publish a build scan to an HTTPS URL. The ideal solution is for someone to add a valid SSL certificate to the Gradle Enterprise instance, but we recognise that you may not be able to do that. In which case, set the
Disabling SSL certificate checks
This is a convenient workaround, but you shouldn't use it as a long-term solution.
Controlling when build scans are published
Once you've gone through the initial setup of the previous section, you're ready to start publishing build scans. But when should you publish them? Every time you run a build? Only when the build fails? It's up to you. The build scan plugin has several options that allow you to use whatever approach works best.
Publishing on demand
We imagine that when you first start experimenting with build scans, you won't want to publish them all the time until you become familiar with the implications. Even then, you may have good reason not to go all-in and automate the process. That's where one-off, or ad-hoc, build scans come in.
As long as build scans are enabled for a build, you can publish one by passing the
--scan option to Gradle. For example, each of the following will result in a published build scan:
$ gradle assemble --scan $ gradle clean build --scan
| If you are using a Gradle version older than 3.4 or a build scan plugin version older than 1.6, you have to publish build scans using the
-Dscan system property instead of
Behind the scenes, Gradle captures information about the build while it runs and then publishes the data to the configured Gradle Build Scan Service at the end.
There may be occasions when you want to publish a build scan for the previous run. Perhaps you noticed something interesting about the build from its output and would like to review a build scan for it. The build scan plugin supports this situation by providing a
buildScanPublishPrevious task that publishes the data that was collected from the previous run:
$ gradle buildScanPublishPrevious
Since the task name is quite long, it's worth taking advantage of Gradle's abbreviated command line notation for tasks:
$ gradle bSPP
Be aware that the task only works for the previous build execution, so if you remember too late and want to publish the build scan for three builds ago, you'll need to run the build again. At that point, you should consider automating the publication of build scans.
Publishing every build run
There are advantages to publishing build scans regularly, such as being able to track the behavior and performance of a build over time. It makes no sense relying on the
--scan option in such a situation as it's easy to forget this little tweak to the command line.
When you want to publish every build run, you can use the
publishAlways setting:
buildScan {
This approach means that you get a build scan for every successful and failed build that runs, including from your continuous integration infrastructure and your developers. That may work for you, but if you find it overwhelming or simply not useful, add some publication criteria as demonstrated in the following section.
Publishing based on criteria
Many of you will want a bit more control over exactly when build scans are published without resorting to using
--scan each time. Perhaps you only want to publish build scans when the build fails, or if the build is running on your continuous integration infrastructure. Such scenarios are covered by the options in the following table.
Publish a build scan if the given condition is
Publish a build scan only when the build fails.
Publish a build scan only if the condition is
For example, let's say you only want to publish build scans from your CI system, which is identified by having a
CI environment variable. This configuration will do the trick:
buildScan {
You can use the other options in the same way. If you want to configure several things based on a set of criteria, you can use an
if condition instead:
buildScan {
if (System.getenv('CI')) {
tag 'CI'
Extending build scans
(build scan plugin v1.1+)
You can easily include extra custom information in your build scans in the form of tags, links and values. This is a very powerful mechanism for capturing and sharing information that is important to your build and development process.
This information can be anything you like. You can tag all builds run by your continuous integration tool with a
CI tag. You can capture the name of the environment that the build published to as a value. You can link to the source revision for the build in an online tool such as GitHub. The possibilities are endless.
You can see how the custom data appears in figure 2:
Gradle Enterprise allows listing and searching across all of the build scans in the system. You can find and filter build scans by tags and custom values, in addition to project name, outcome and other properties. In figure 3, for example, we are filtering for all build scans that have the tag "CI" and a git branch name of "master":
Adding tags
Tags are typically used to indicate the type or class of a build, or a key characteristic. They are prominent in the user interface and quickly inform a user about the nature of a build. A build can have zero or more tags.
They can be added at build time via the
tag() method:
buildScan {
if (System.getenv('CI')) {
tag 'CI'
} else {
tag 'Local'
tag System.getProperty('os.name')
As demonstrated by the example above, tags are typically applied either as fixed strings within a condition or evaluated at runtime from the environment. But there are no set rules that you need to follow—these are only suggestions.
The syntax for adding a tag is:
tag <tag>
where the <tag> is a string.
Note that the order in which you declare the tags doesn't affect the build scan view. They are displayed in alphabetical order, with any all-caps labels displayed before the rest.
Build scan plugin v1.9.1+ impose limits on captured tags:
Adding links
Builds rarely live in isolation. Where does the project source live? Is there online documentation for the project? Where can you find the project's issue tracker? If these exist and have a URL, you can add them to the build scan.
They can be added at build time via the
link() method:
buildScan {
link 'VCS', 'https://github.com/myorg/sample/tree/${System.getProperty('vcs.branch')}'
The above example demonstrates how you can attach a link to an online VCS repository that points to a specific branch provided as a system property.
The syntax for adding a link is:
link <label>, <URL>
The <label> is simply a string identifier that you choose and that means something to you.
You can see the effect of a custom link in figure 2, which shows how a label Source becomes a hyperlink that anyone viewing the build scan can follow.
Build scan plugin v1.9.1+ impose limits on captured links:
Adding custom values
Some information just isn't useful without context. What does "1G" mean? You might guess that it represents 1 gigabyte, but of what? It's only when you attach the label "Max heap size for build" that it makes sense. The same applies to git commit IDs, for example, which could be interpreted as some other checksum without a suitable label.
Custom values are designed for these cases that require context. They're standard key-value pairs, in which the key is a string label of your choosing and the values are also strings, often evaluated from the build environment.
They can be added at build time via the
value() method:
buildScan {
value 'Build Number', project.buildNumber
The above example demonstrates how you can read the build number from a project property—assuming you have your build set up for this—and attach it to the build scans as a custom value.
The syntax for adding a value is:
value <key>, <value>
where both the <key> and the <value> are strings.
As with tags, you can filter build scans by custom values in Gradle Enterprise.
Build scan plugin v1.9.1+ impose limits on captured custom values:
Adding data at the end of the build
(build scan plugin v1.2+)
The examples you have seen so far work well if when the custom data is available at the beginning of the build. But what if you want to attach data that's only available later? For example, you might want to label a build as "built-from-clean" if the
clean task was run. But you don't know if that's the case until the task execution graph is ready.
The build scan plugin provides a
buildFinished() hook that you can use for these situations. It defers attaching custom data until the build has finished running. As an example, imagine you want to report how much disk space was taken up by the output
build directory. The build doesn't know this until it's finished, so the solution is to calculate the disk space and attach it to a custom value in the
buildFinished() hook:
buildScan {
buildFinished {
value 'Disk usage (output dir)', buildDir.directorySize()
buildFinished() closure has access to the rest of the build, including the
Project instance, so it can extract all sorts of information. It also has access to a
BuildResult instance that you can use to determine whether the build failed or not, like so:
import com.gradle.scan.plugin.BuildResult
buildScan {
buildFinished { BuildResult result ->
if (result.failure) {
value 'Failed with', result.failure.message
| The Gradle build tool has a
BuildListener interface that also contains a
buildFinished() hook. However, you cannot use this to attach custom data because it is triggered too late. You can use hooks like
project.afterEvaluate() or the
buildStarted() method of
BuildListener because they are executed early enough.
Providing custom data via system properties
(build scan plugin v1.3+)
The examples up to this point have shown how your build file or init script can pull information from the environment, via environment variables and system properties. The build scan plugin also allows you to inject any form of custom data through the use of specially named system properties. This can help you keep your build files clean of too much environment-specific information that may not be relevant to most of the users of the build.
These system properties take the following forms, depending on whether you want to inject a link, a tag or a custom value:
-Dscan.tag.<tag> -Dscan.link.<label>=<URL> -Dscan.value.<key>=<value>
Here are some concrete examples, which assume that the build has been configured to publish build scans automatically:
$ gradle build -Dscan.tag.CI $ gradle build -Dscan.link.VCS=https://github.com/myorg/my-super-project/tree/my-new-feature $ gradle build "-Dscan.value.CI Build Type=QA_Build"
This feature is particularly useful for continuous integration builds as you can typically easily configure your CI tool to specify system properties for a build. It's even common for CI tools to be able to inject system properties into a build that are interpolated with information from the CI system, such as build number.
$ gradle build "-Dscan.value.buildNumber=$CI_BUILD_NUMBER"
Capturing the build scan ID or address
(build scan plugin v1.9+)
The address of the build scan is included in the output at the end of the build. However, you may wish to record the ID or URL of the build scan in some other way. The build scan plugin allows you to register a callback that will receive this information. The callback is invoked after a build scan has been successfully published.
The example build script snippet below shows this feature being used to maintain a journal of created build scans.
Gradle Enterprise provides the ability to search for build scans created by a certain user and/or from a particular host (along with other search criteria).
import com.gradle.scan.plugin.PublishedBuildScan
buildScan {
buildScanPublished { PublishedBuildScan scan ->
file('scan-journal.log') << "${new Date()} - ${scan.buildScanId} - ${scan.buildScanUri}\n"
Please see the buildScan.buildScanPublished() method for API details.
Slow build startup in MacOS Sierra after applying build scan plugin
An issue with resolving
localhost affecting MacOS Sierra can cause a 5 second delay after applying the build scan plugin to your build. Until the issue is fixed, there is a workaround that you can apply to your
/etc/hosts file. Add these lines to your
/etc/hosts file, substituting your computer name for 'mbpro' in the below snippet:
127.0.0.1 localhost mbpro.local
::1 localhost mbpro.local
Appendix A: API reference
Please see the Javadoc.
Appendix B: Captured information
The build scan plugin captures information while the build is running and transmits it to a server after the build has completed.
Most of the information captured can be considered to be build data. This includes the name of the projects in your build, the tasks, plugins, dependencies, names and results of tests and other things of this nature. Some more general environmental information is also captured. This includes your Java version, operating system, hardware, country, timezone and other things of this nature.
Notably, the actual source code being built and the output artifacts are not captured. However, error messages emitted by compilers or errors in tests may reveal aspects of the source code.
The list below details the notable information captured by the build scan plugin and transmitted in a build scan.
Username (system property
Local hostname (environment variable
Public hostname
IP addresses
Gradle command-line and invocation options (e.g. requested tasks, switches)
Executed task names and outcomes (e.g. FAILED, UP-TO-DATE)
Build console output
Build failure exception messages and stacktraces
Project names and structure
Gradle Daemon operational data (e.g. start time, build count)
Build scans published to a Gradle Enterprise installation are viewable by all users that can reach the server. Gradle Enterprise provides a search interface for discovering and finding individual build scans.
Build scans published to scans.gradle.com are viewable by anyone with the link assigned when publishing the build scan. Links to individual build scans are not discoverable and cannot be guessed, but may be shared.
Appendix C: Plugin release history
1.10.3 - 23th Nov 2017
Fix incompatibility with Android Plugin for Gradle 3.0.0
1.10.2 - 7th Nov 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.4.
1.10.1 - 27th Oct 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.4.
1.10 - 17th Oct 2017
Detect when build was run by a single-use daemon.
Capture default charset of the JVM that executed the build.
Capture build path of each project.
1.9.1 - 10th Oct 2017
Prompt user for license agreement acceptance, if needed.
Capture console output and network activity until closer to the end of the build.
Limit the number and length of captured custom tags, custom links, and custom values.
1.9 - 15th Aug 2017
Capture task graph calculation.
Capture more fine-grained project configuration.
Capture build cache interactions including artifact packing and unpacking.
1.8 - 15th June 2017
Capture resolved requested tasks.
Capture build cache configuration when build cache is enabled.
Capture task inputs for each task when build cache is enabled.
Capture origin build invocation id for tasks with up-to-date and from-cache outcome.
Capture reasons why a task was not up-to-date.
Capture GC and peak heap memory statistics.
Capture more network download activities.
Get notified after successful build scan publication via buildScan.buildScanPublished().
Build scan plugin logs at quiet level.
1.7.4 - 29th May 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.0.
1.7.3 - 19th May 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.0.
1.7.2 - 17th May 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.0.
1.7.1 - 3rd May 2017
Fix incompatibility with development builds of Gradle 4.0.
1.7 - 24th April 2017
Fix NPE when specifying buildScan 'server' URL without schema or host.
Overlapping output is captured as a non-cacheable reason for a task.
1.6 - 10th February 2017
Capture whether task outputs are cacheable and the reason if they are not.
Capture network download activities.
1.5 - 11st January 2017
Capture whether tasks were skipped due to having no source.
Capture whether tasks are lifecycle tasks (i.e. no actions).
Add 'mailto:' link as custom build scan links.
1.4 - 21st December 2016
Performance improvements when executing many tests.
1.3 - 15th November 2016
Capture tags, links and/or values via conventional system properties.
Reduced payload size when publishing large dependency graphs.
1.2 - 12th October 2016
Capture tags, links and/or values at the end of the build via buildScan.buildFinished().
1.1.1 - 20th September 2016
Fixed issues with creating build scans for some projects via Android Studio.
1.1 - 17th September 2016
Capture user-defined tags, links and arbitrary values.
Create a build scan for every build, or every failed build.
Create a build scan for the immediately previous build.
Publishing a build scan is implicitly disabled when build with --offline.
Publish a build scan over an untrusted HTTPS connection, if explicitly configured.
Several fixes for creating build scans when executing a build through an IDE.
1.0 - 23rd June 2016
Initial release.
Appendix D: Plugin compatibility with Gradle Build Tool
Upgrading your Gradle version may require updating the build scan plugin version. At all times, the latest version of the build scan plugin is compatible with all Gradle versions later than Gradle 2.0.
Using the latest plugin version is strongly recommended as it will produce the most useful build scans.
|Gradle Build Tool versions
|Minimum plugin version
|Maximum plugin version
4.0 - 4.3.1
2.0 - 3.5
< 2.0
build scan plugin not supported
build scan plugin not supported
Latest plugin version: 1.10.3
Please see the above section on applying the plugin for guidance on using the latest version.
Appendix E: Plugin compatibility with Gradle Enterprise
When using the build scan plugin in conjunction with a Gradle Enterprise instance you must ensure you are using a compatible plugin version. Scans created using a plugin version later than the maximum version supported by your Gradle Enterprise instance will be rejected.
|Gradle Enterprise versions
|Minimum plugin version
|Maximum plugin version


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The official language in Malawi is English. It's currency is Kwacha.
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What are the laundry arrangements?
Volunteers are responsible for their own laundry. You will probably need to hand wash your clothes or pay someone to do your laundry.
What do I need to pack?
You will encounter hot days and cool nights. Bring clothes for all climates. Rough clothing is excellent.
Do not bring in too much luggage
What about the electricity supply for laptops, hair-dryers etc?
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The electricity supply in Malawi is 220/240 volts/50 Hz (240V 50 Hz D & G). The electric sockets are three-pin square (British-type).
Remember that simple adapters do not convert voltage or frequency. Incorrect use may keep you from using your equipment, damage it and even cause personal injuries. Using a plug adapter just changes the shape of the prongs.
Countries with different voltages and frequencies may use similar plugs. Check if you need a power converter and not simply a plug adapter.
Is internet service available?
Internet is available at internet cafes throughout Malawi. Many cybercafés usually charge just under USD $1 for an hour of browsing.
What is the currency in Malawi?
The currency is Malawi Kwacha. You will be able to change foreign exchange at the bank at the airport and also at any other banks in the major towns. U.S dollars are favoured.
Do not accept offers to change money on the streets at good rates. You will only get cheated.
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Book shopping for me is typically done online. While I wish I had the time to peruse the local bookstores or the chain bookstores, I typically don't with school. I'm famous for browsing book blogs all the time to get new recommendations from my peers, I have a TBR list on Goodreads, so anytime I have some extra cash, I just look there. I also definitely judge a book by it's cover, and have picked up books that way too.
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text: All I can say is you must try this! 10 band EQ, with selectable ranges of +/- 3,6 or 12 dB. There are sliders for 31, 62, 125, 250, 500, 1k, 2k, 4k, 8k, & 16k (hertz) frequencies, plus one for gain. The EQ operates extremely smoothly, with only a few milliseconds before the setting is applied to whatever your listening to, and no disruption. The sliders flicker red with the music gain threshold for each frequency indicating that it may be too much and cause cutting out or digital distortion. It has individual sliding, narrow banding or wide band (where several slide together, slightly less than the one next to it). -Here's the kick in the ass... Mixzing allows for each song, album, genre (IDK about play list) to have it's EQ setting REMEBERED! So far the only down side I have found is that only MP3 format is supported by the EQ, but they are working on other formats. This is VERY cool!


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Discussion in 'On Topic' started by dmcgill, Mar 12, 2010.
Who knows what I'm talking about. Camp Stone. WHOOT. Brings a big smile out here.
yeah i'm pretty sure they do that at most bases in theater
but it was normally crab legs for us
At the Deid I believe it was Wednesdays, one week it was Tbone/Lobster, other week it would be Sirloin/Fried Shrimp bowdown
shits gross...the steak at least
lobster meh
shrimps are all nom nom nom if not burnt
A1 helps though.
a1 is gross..
your face is gross
Crab legs at Shank, steak meh.
sexier than yours midget
Must be nice to have an open DFAC. They wont open ours but the ones way on the other side of post for the 2 deployed brigades are open
God damn all you do is bitch.
Why did you join the Army?
wouldnt bitch if things made any bit of sense
in retrospect I've enjoyed my time in the service. I mostly bitch about civilians and higher up's retarded decisions. Like to keep chow halls open on a nearly deserted part of post and not open any up on the side where people actually live. Its been like this for 3 months now . Then when joe's without cars complain that they cant get to the chow halls they get yelled at like they're the ones doing something wrong. Pretty sure they're deducting it from our pay to feed us and they're doing a pretty piss poor job of it. It'd be one thing if we were allowed anything more than a microwave in the barracks but we aren't.
Had the same thing in Balad on a weekly basis. It wasn't too bad.
same situation here. absolute bullshit.
my barracks room has a stovetop
I miss DFACs
Barracks? Yeah I wouldn't be complaining at all. About anything.
mine has a microwave and thats it. They confiscate anything from toasters to coffee pots from us
god forbid you have anything but the fucking microwave
I miss the overseas DFACs. The CONUS DFACs all suck ass.
It's a helluva lot worse on a ship, but I know what you mean.
Hells yea! Stone! not a bad place to eat, I am hooked on the sandwich bar though... that shits legit! Head to the pizza place once a week to mix it up though!
Out here launching jets over Afghanistan from the Arabian sea... we usually have Steak and Lob or Shrimp or Crab Fridays.... 3 out of 4 times a month it's Steak and Shrimp though.
I loved the shrimp. Could eat so many.
Are you fucking serious? God damn that's nice...I was on the Wasp for three years and got fed crab legs one time. That was when we were told that we were skipping a port and staying out to sea lol.