Hi,
I see, many people are trying to port the Google OS, Android.
Are people out there porting a version to our loved Himalaya ?
That would be great
Or why doesn't it start then ?
I start the haret-0.5.1.exe and then run. It says even its name, Himalaya, in the box below. But then it doesn't load the kernel ?!
Is there a way to run android on the himalaya ?
Wow Himalaya and Android ... this will be great... any info?
Any info, update please?
As I remember linux kernel has HIMALAYA compiling platform built-in, so we can compile it easy.
aeroflyluby said:
As I remember linux kernel has HIMALAYA compiling platform built-in, so we can compile it easy.
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Sounds nice, any luck with the compiling?
just wait.....,
i got 'em hihi
but i hangs when the gui is loaded..
(sry for my bad english >.>)
crazycusti said:
i got 'em hihi
but i hangs when the gui is loaded..
(sry for my bad english >.>)
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If it is not fake, could you upload somewhere needed files, and tell us how?
I will manage to dual-boot
Yes i can upload this..
but, i hangs when the gui is loaded. the time stopped and the touchscreen not (recongizend?)
I can upload a Linux Kernel with SSH and a much of Modules (Drivers) for the Himalaya too.. This run, but i cant connect with SSH, the IP is 192.168.0.206, and the port is normal.. No connection say linux-ssh. the SSH Server is dropbear?
i load all files up and i hope anybody fix it
crazycusti said:
Yes i can upload this..
but, i hangs when the gui is loaded. the time stopped and the touchscreen not (recongizend?)
I can upload a Linux Kernel with SSH and a much of Modules (Drivers) for the Himalaya too.. This run, but i cant connect with SSH, the IP is 192.168.0.206, and the port is normal.. No connection say linux-ssh. the SSH Server is dropbear?
i load all files up and i hope anybody fix it
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Upload what you already did, we will work at this at group.
You can use 7zip to compress it, it has very nice compression level, so output file won't be big.
Sorry, RAR is my favorite packer
for another languages as german, please change this entry in the default.txt:
set INITRD "\Speicherkarte\android.bin"
to the right named path. (\Storage Card\ <- for english peoples)
the ram_disk_size entry is 2000, this is important!! more ram = android hangs on the bootscreen
haret_pre_0.5.3 is the newest version of haRET.
copyrights go to google, another forums an xdadevelopers users. i have search 2 days for all files and 1 day to work
here my tutorial:
1. copy all files to your storage card
2. change the "set INITRD" line to your language.
3. close all programms
4. its optional: make a backup
5. open haRET with file explorer or another
6. click on Go!
7. ???
8. PROFIT!!!
have fun and good luck
http://pixelbanane.de/yafu/1624257298/himalaya.rar
Sorry for doulbe post
I have a worked Linux too, with SSH and much of modules (touchscreen with PS/2 support!) But i cant connect with SSH !
the filesize is 6mb, i can directly upload this.
i have tryed to mix this kernel (zImage2.6.12) with the Andorid initfs, but it hang on the root detect..
the ip is 192.168.0.206, the better way is linux as host, windows have problems with the linux-community USB drivers for access the phone.. i have use VMWare, linux not running native on my **** old Pentium-IV :/
its a ready-to-go package, unpack it, start haRET, and go! (all files must be in the same path)
have fun and good luck yeah!
crazycusti said:
Sorry, RAR is my favorite packer
for another languages as german, please change this entry in the default.txt:
set INITRD "\Speicherkarte\android.bin"
to the right named path. (\Storage Card\ <- for english peoples)
the ram_disk_size entry is 2000, this is important!! more ram = android hangs on the bootscreen
haret_pre_0.5.3 is the newest version of haRET.
copyrights go to google, another forums an xdadevelopers users. i have search 2 days for all files and 1 day to work
here my tutorial:
1. copy all files to your storage card
2. change the "set INITRD" line to your language.
3. close all programms
4. its optional: make a backup
5. open haRET with file explorer or another
6. click on Go!
7. ???
8. PROFIT!!!
have fun and good luck
Can a Moderator put my download link in this post? I have not permitted to do this ._.
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You can PM me and I will add a link
edit: http://pixelbanane.de/yafu/1624257298/himalaya.rar
look at your pn-box
crazycusti said:
look at your pn-box
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How did you manage it to work?
How did you compile it?
I'm complete noob in linux, it would be easier to me to write new operating system than understand linux.
compile? i have found this binarys by google search but i found a link for the sourcecode, you need a linux-system and a good crosscompiler.. but which cpu arch is it? than we got it, can we make a new kernel with new programs!
and work, its a puzzle, i download it, and testing various possibilities
good the CPU arch is ARM-v5TE.
this sounds good, i have a qemu-arm machine to directly compile some tools
the problem is, the linux kernel have not any modules for the "Disk-on-Chip" device.. the only solution is to use a storage card..
crazycusti said:
good the CPU arch is ARM-v5TE.
this sounds good, i have a qemu-arm machine to directly compile some tools
the problem is, the linux kernel have not any modules for the "Disk-on-Chip" device.. the only solution is to use a storage card..
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Man, DoC works as I booted linux from there, as linux rom
I think this android does not hang, but no touchscreen driver and no keyboard mapping means it looks like a hang (if clock does not work too, it may be no quartz driver installed)
You do realise this is a big moment for the himalaya!
ALSO do i copy the extracted folder to storage card or device memory?
aeroflyluby said:
Man, DoC works as I booted linux from there, as linux rom
I think this android does not hang, but no touchscreen driver and no keyboard mapping means it looks like a hang (if clock does not work too, it may be no quartz driver installed)
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this is a variant too.. we must testing the zImage-2.6.12 kernel of the other package, this has all important modules for the Himalaya (touchscreen as ps/2 mice, sound and other good things).. or X11 would (rich?).
i want install linux on my pentium 4 again.. i hope its run, ubuntu and xubuntu hang up on X11, then its run, i can make a better initrd (with good SSH support) or a new kernel!
Related
We've updated a bit....
Download Link: [Here]
We now have a complimentary app on the app store for this A4D App.
What is A4D?
The goal of A4D is for us to move beyond just N1 make it an all in one flashing/upgrading/android utility. We just added a ROM library with MD5s. We are not going to be hosting the actual ROMs by themselves so if you report a dead link, they will be taken down (after a number of reports). You can also add your own ROMs as well into the library.
The ROM library will be supported by both Android and Desktop App. We are rewriting the Desktop apps so that we can do all 3 platforms in one, Linux, Windows, and Mac. You'll love the layout of the app. That's all we can say for now.
Oh one more thing. The android app won the best android app award at the Mobile in the Middle Hack-a-thon over the weekend in Chicago (on 3/6/2010).
I would like you guys to try out the app and tell us feedbacks. Also feel free to add your own ROMs to the Database and tell us how we can make the DB better. There a number of features we are trying to add as well. But with our full time jobs... things are going a little slower than we wanted. Sorry.
Requirements to run the app on Android: Amon_RA's recovery. That's what we tested it with.
Reserved
Reserved for Future Updates / Changelog
Can't wait to see if this is fool proof.
Add md5 check. Make it in this way: user have to enter/copy-past md5 hashsum from forum/site. Program calculates md5 of image and says image is good or bad. Also you can disable flashing with out this check. ;-)
good idea. Will do that. That will help with flashing screwed up downloads.
Hi
Thank you for sharing the application.
Does it flash the radio too? I mean CyanogenMod has two files a radio ROM and a CyanogenMod ROM. Does it flash both of them to the phone?
Thanks.
Radio flash is in there we took it out. May do so in the next release but radio flashing is dangerous (can brick phones) so...
Hey Lwin,
Nice concept man, this is gonna prove very handy for many peeps.
You've come up trumps again
So, this is a desktop application?
Does it flash ROM's from your desktop or copy them over and just run the commands on the phone for you?
I ask, as I'm having some problems flashing now, based round a slightly faulty Micro SD card. Does it store backups on the phone or on your desktop PC?
This program is written so you don't have to do command line commands. Everything else remains the same. If you are doing a Nand backup, it goes where it used to go.
I would recommend fixing your "slightly faulty Micro SD card" by getting a new card.
nice app for those that aren't familiar with cmd or jus pure...lazy lol
maybe the screens should be bigger as quite hard to see clearly whats available.
Pure Genius...
seraph1024 said:
Here is the GUI tool for unlocking, updating, restoring, flashing of the N1 (and in theory should work on all HTC androids).
Try it out and see if it is useful. The tool is made to help for people with very basic skills since the tool at this stage is a wrapper for the shell commands at this point.
Again, as usual, we take no responsibility for loss of sleep, loss of phone or screw ups on our side (due to app) or on your side (due to lack of ability to follow instructions).
I wish to make it more simple. We welcome feed backs.
Seraph1024 - ShadowPyro
Download Link: [Here]
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Hey Seraph, This is getting better and better everyday.. How is your windows and android port.. Oh and don't forget there little buddy, I need you on my Mobility Team when we arrive to the scene.. Android and Audi... Almost there....
Edit: Okay, can't run on Mac, of course will in VMware, can you please make this mac native too... It would be great as per what MooMoo said, for all who are lazy...
shadowpyro said:
This program is written so you don't have to do command line commands. Everything else remains the same.
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But I don't use command line now. I didn't realise anyone did. Do you not just boot into RA Recovery and flash from there?
shadowpyro said:
I would recommend fixing your "slightly faulty Micro SD card" by getting a new card.
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Thanks, I didn't ask for advice.
GodDriven said:
Hey Seraph, This is getting better and better everyday.. How is your windows and android port.. Oh and don't forget there little buddy, I need you on my Mobility Team when we arrive to the scene.. Android and Audi... Almost there....
Edit: Okay, can't run on Mac, of course will in VMware, can you please make this mac native too... It would be great as per what MooMoo said, for all who are lazy...
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There will be a mac port sometime this week. I can most likely port to linux too but if you know linux and if you have to use wrapper, you have an issue
install issues
I tried to install it but got a system update required....
extracted the sdk to the folder C:\android-sdk-windows
extracted android4dummies and clicked setup
I get a pop up with the following:
unable to install or run the application. the application requires that system assembly system.data, entry version 3.5.0.0 be installed in the global system cache.....???
What do I do now?
Sounds like the app uses .NET framework 3.5.
So goto microsoft website an get 3.5 .Net Framework.
pwvandeursen said:
I tried to install it but got a system update required....
extracted the sdk to the folder C:\android-sdk-windows
extracted android4dummies and clicked setup
I get a pop up with the following:
unable to install or run the application. the application requires that system assembly system.data, entry version 3.5.0.0 be installed in the global system cache.....???
What do I do now?
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You do need .Net 3.5. It should have asked you, if not installed that as a prerequisite.
I went to MS and downloaded the .net 3.5 installed it (apparently it was already on my pc, so instead of installing I tried to repair it. no success....
pwvandeursen said:
I went to MS and downloaded the .net 3.5 installed it (apparently it was already on my pc, so instead of installing I tried to repair it. no success....
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Can you send us a screenshot.
Do not unzip into C:\android-sdk-windows. App will install SDK or search for the SDK there.
Unzip on your desktop or temp and install from there.
just to be clear, I unzipped adroid sdk and placed in the mentioned location. the android4dummies is extracted on the desktop and executed from there..
so should I remove the SDK and retry?
Ive managed to run Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the A101 in SDE.
By run i mean i see GDM, because the driver for the touchscreen seems not to be working.
What ive did was, i took an image from here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-netbook/ports/releases/10.10/release/ and copied everything from the data partition to a new .img file. Also ive copied the modules from the angstrom rootfs.img.
Then just copied over my rootfs.img over the angstrom one and booted.
There seems to be lots of issues, mainly, i guess, because the init script in the initrd should do something, the one from angstrom doesnt.
Also the kernel-log says it cant read the /proc/ filesystem.
I uploaded my rootfs img to rapidshare for you to try for yourselfes, maybe someone can pick up from here and build a really working kernel+initramfs.
http://rapidshare.com/users/KVLF41
I know it's not working out of the box but it's still pretty cool! IBy netbook remix you mean the new Unity UI correct>
Yes, but as i could not login,i havent seen if the windowmanager works correctly.
gomork said:
Ive managed to run Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the A101 in SDE.
By run i mean i see GDM, because the driver for the touchscreen seems not to be working.
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Kudos! - You could just try to plug in a usb mouse/keyboard into the usb port - it's usb host (mouse and keyboard work in android)
I'd love to see some more action with this. A mouse+keyboard should at elast get you access to the desktop and thus, terminal. From there, enabling the touch screen should be within arms reach.
To experiment for myself, could you write together a fool proof (noob proof) guide to get to where you're at?
casimir007 said:
Kudos! - You could just try to plug in a usb mouse/keyboard into the usb port - it's usb host (mouse and keyboard work in android)
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i tried that, but it did not work. But that might be because the only Device i have here to test is some wireless usb mouse, which might need some other drivers.
Im currently working on an image with the xserver-xorg-input-evtouch driver built-in. I hope that gets the touchscreen working in X11.
To get started:
Get some Ubuntu.
Install rootstock using: sudo apt-get install rootstock.
Run rootstock:
sudo rootstock --fqdn archos-ubuntu --login ubuntu --password ubuntu --keepimage --imagesize 2G --seed ubuntu-netbook
That one generates an .img file you can copy over your existing rootfs.img.
hi,
I'm very interested to get ubuntu working on archos 101
I've tried your instructions to build an image but it stops after:
...
Setting up software-center (3.0.4) ...
No protocol specified
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display
warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
WARNING:root:Failed to setup dbus (ignoring)
Setting up xul-ext-ubufox (0.9~rc2-0ubuntu5) ...
Setting up ubufox (0.9~rc2-0ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Setting up xserver-xorg-core (2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7) ...
Setting up gamin (0.1.10-1ubuntu3) ...
Setting up firefox-branding (3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up mono-2.0-gac (2.6.7-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up mono-gac (2.6.7-3ubuntu1) ...
* Installing 3 assemblies from libappindicator0.1-cil into Mono
i had to ctrl+c, because i tas going no where for about an hour.
I guess it needs display ? ..but i don't know how to solve this
Maybe you could try with an imagesize of 3G or another release like karmic.
i did, my first try was with 2Gb, but didn't finish because it went out of space
then I've tried with 3Gb and stoped as i wrote
I had that problem too once.. Just trying again might work rootstock seems to be a bit buggy.
A little update: usb-mice work, when the modules are copied in /lib/modules in the image, but only when no computer is connected on the mini-usb port, that was the problem in the first place.
Wlan driver extracted from stock archos android can be loaded too, but i didnt manage to get the firmware to load yet.
Ps: a happy new year to all of you.
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
I've tried this image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10190468&postcount=38
boots really fast to desktop (10 seconds), but touchscreen don't work, also tried with mouse but nothing
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could be nice if we run Ubuntu on Gen8
Maybe the image from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10486278
will get us a little further?
gomork said:
Im currently working on an image with the xserver-xorg-input-evtouch driver built-in. I hope that gets the touchscreen working in X11.
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Any luck with this?
Would offer to help, but am pretty much a n00b dev at this point >.<
Good God, how awesome it'd be to have a USEABLE distro of linux on the 101 or 70. I love using linux (i have linux mint installed on all 3 computers in my home) and it'd be excellent if i could install an embedded version on my tablet, but alas, i'm a plumber not a programmer! So if someone could post a few links or tutorials to get us started ( as i'm sure there are plenty of gen 8 owners who feel the same as me ) it'd be much appreciated.
Q. Does the 101 it have the same hardware components as the 5 it? The reason i ask is that i think there is a working version of ubuntu nbr for this device and im pretty sure it has the same processor as the gen 8 tablets ( cortex arm a8 ).
Q. Would an amature linux geek like me have any hope of porting it over to our device?
Q. Would it work natively or would we need to modify it?
If anyone else has an interest in having ubuntu on their tablet please post as we have to get this bumped up the list of to do's. BTW, thanks to all you guys in advance and best of luck.
shameless bump for a worthwhile cause!
EDIT:
also, if they can port it to the nook color...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10306407
and, here is a link to a german site where the dev managed to use ubuntu nbr on an a70it using the vpn method:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/archos-70-forum/59607-ubuntu-auf-dem-a70it-es-laeuft.html
pfarrelliv said:
shameless bump for a worthwhile cause!
and, here is a link to a german site where the dev managed to use ubuntu nbr on an a70it using the vpn method:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/archos-70-forum/59607-ubuntu-auf-dem-a70it-es-laeuft.html
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that's only running via vnc - that means no drivers for display and touchscreen and unfortunately won't get us much further
yes it's just a chroot so you can imagine as a ubuntu running with the android kernel. you could try mux the drivers from the angström to the ubuntu kernel and compile the kernel for arm processors this could work, at least integrating ev-touch will help a lot. search for google for ubuntu4arm and you will find some howto.
the reason why i'm outta this is i have not much time at the moment and without a usable on-screen-keyboard (and at the moment there is none) ubuntu is worthless for me on the tablet.
Why o why have there been so few posts on this subject? Are we the only one's interested or is it just too much work to get another version of linux on the gen 8 devices? Really not trying to be rude to any of the developers on xda because i think you guys are awesome, really, but could someone please tell us if this is a worthwhile cause or a pure waste of time and effort.
Hi everyone.
I'd really like to know the steps to modify, recompile and finally build a kernel zip to flash on our O1.
For instance, I'm downloading the ThunderG Kernel from mik_os here: https://github.com/mik9/ThunderG-Kernel
But I really dont know how to procede.
The programming language seems to be C++, but...
Which compiler should I use to compile it?
The source code is 100+ Mb sized, how can I build the kernel in a simple zip to let me flash it through custom recovery?
I'm really new to all this, I've little experience in C/C++/Java programming, and I'd really like to know how to procede.
An example of initial use I'm interested in, is summing up various fixes from different kernel's and make a unique kernel to flash on my phone.
For the real example:
This: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
plus this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11166426&postcount=47 (waiting for source from the author)
I'd be really glad to see a newbie (not completely ^^) step-by-step guide doing everything from Windows platform.
I already read other topics on this argument, but none of them had a real guide that could be useful to anyone.
I want to thank you in advance
I'm interested too!
To start with change ur pc os to ubuntu 10.10
ccdreadcc said:
To start with change ur pc os to ubuntu 10.10
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Couldn't Compiling and building a source code be done from any platform?
As far as I know it should (though I'm not an expert ^^).
I'd like to know if this can be done from Windows, as I'm not planning to change os at the moment
You can always use a Live CD of Ubuntu 10.10.
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You can always use a Live CD of Ubuntu 10.10.
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That's not the problem, I already installed Ubuntu other times, but I did a complete format these days and I'm not planning to install it anymore for now.
I still believe that I dont need it to compile a C/C++ source
I'd like to know the steps so I can say it surely.
If Linux is absolutely needed, I just want to know
I thing, that it can be possible compile on other system (cygwin + compilers, library, ...) but you will must download huge dependent software/library/source code. It probably will have same size as whole system :-/
Ok you convinced me, let's say I want to do it on ubuntu, could someone make a guide for everyone?
that would be great!
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
I use gcc for compiling stuff. How to turn the compiled stuff into a package (for flashing) however, is what I don't know
What I would also like to know is how to incorporate a kernel into a ROM. That would shed some light. Thanks to whoever answers this!
The ThunderG package includes a lot of things, do I have to compile the "kernel" folder only to build a kernel for flash?
I really don't know how to procede... ^^
I'm installing Ubuntu 10.10 right now trough wubi..
Sippolo said:
Couldn't Compiling and building a source code be done from any platform?
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No, especially the kernel source code makes heavily use of filename case sensitivity.
In linux abcd.e and abcD.e are different files- in windows they are not.
Extract a linux Kernel in windows and you will see what I mean.
So even if you got the cross compilers and libs together you will not be able to compile the kernel.
Cygwin is a way- but you could also run XUbuntu with VirtualBox which easier.
The best and fastest is a native linux system.
Sippolo said:
The ThunderG package includes a lot of things, do I have to compile the "kernel" folder only to build a kernel for flash?
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Get the android ndk, extract it and append the folder with "arm-eabi-gcc" to your system path (export PATH=$PATH:"$NDKPATH/toolchains/arm-eabi-4.4.0/prebuilt/linux-x86/bin").
Extract Thunderg_Kernel.tar.gz, go to the directory and run "make thunderg-perf_defconfig" that will create a .config for the kernel. Or grab your O1 config from /proc/config.gz (per adb, ftp server app, copy with file manager to sd card...) and move it to $kerneldir/.config.
Have a look at "make menuconfig" and then try "make zImage".
Maybe you must install a few dependencies with synaptic (when you are using ubuntu).
kpbotbot said:
I use gcc for compiling stuff. How to turn the compiled stuff into a package (for flashing) however, is what I don't know
What I would also like to know is how to incorporate a kernel into a ROM. That would shed some light. Thanks to whoever answers this!
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Load mik_os' touchscreen fixed kernel and extract the zip file.
Delete the cert* and manifest* files under META-INF.
Change the zImage under Kernel maybe the kernel modules (system/lib/modules) too.
ZIP it all together again (directory structure must be the same as in mik_os' zip).
To sign read this: http://www.robmcghee.com/android/creating-an-android-update-zip-package/
or this: http://www.londatiga.net/it/how-to-sign-apk-zip-files/
hello, first of all to compile a kernel you need to config this kernel (enabling the drivers you are intersted in, kernel tweaks... and so on)
to do that (on linux) go to your kernel directory and run this command
make menuconfig
this would run the gui config for the kernel where you can configure the kernel.
anyway every board or device has it's own configureations os the kernel can handel the hw on this device you can start gussing what are the right configurations for the P500 which is not an option at all hehehe
or you can use the predefind config included in the Thunderg kernel
to use that config go to the kernel folder and run this command
make thunderg-perf_defconfig
this command will configure the kernel with the predefind configuration
after that you need to compile the kernel using a cross platform compiler, the machine you are working on is x86 but P500 mobile have an ARM cpu so you can't just compile the kernel for your machine and run it on the mobile to do that find a cross compiler on the net (i use the CodeSourcery) then compile your kernel using this command
make CROSS_COMPILE={path to the corss compiler bin}
after finishing the compile process (first time it would take a while) you will find a file called "zImage" which is the kernel for the ARM cpu under the directory arch/arm/boot inside your kernel directory
then to flash that image to your device you need to create your own ROM and sign it then flash it using the coustom recovery.
hopt that this info is useful and sorry for any wrong information
Thanks everyone
I found out that android ndk solution was much easier and straightforward.
Now I've my zImage ready in "ThunderG-Source/arch/arm/boot/" directory (not in the kernel directory as waleedq stated?).
Now I cant understand the meaning of "signing" my kernel to a custom ROM, I'm using the custom recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844483
I've read the two articles above about signing an application .apk to your rom and generate an update package.
But here I dont have an apk but a zImage which I really dont know how to use ^^
Isn't there a way to directly create the kernel update zip file and flash it with custom recovery?
P.S. Surfing on the web I found this link, might be useful to someone: part1: http://lazydroid.com/2010/06/how-to-compile-kernel-part-1/ part2: http://lazydroid.com/2010/06/how-to-compile-kernel-part-2/ It just explains what you have already explained though
Sippolo said:
Thanks everyone
I found out that android ndk solution was much easier and straightforward.
Now I've my zImage ready in "ThunderG-Source/arch/arm/boot/" directory (not in the kernel directory as waleedq stated?).
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Your "kernel" directory has the name "ThunderG-Source"
It is all ok- waleedg didn't mean the "kernel/kernel" directory
Sippolo said:
Isn't there a way to directly create the kernel update zip file and flash it with custom recovery?
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Read my post more thoroughly (I have edited it)
Yeah I did understand what you wrote in that reply, just was wondering what is "signing" actually, but I found out when doing it
Now I've my signed kernel update to flash
I used the SignApk jar program to do it, it's fast and I've everything already done and ready for future signing (certificate and key must not be remade each time as far as I see, I just need to sign each new zip with the already present certificate/key).
Thank you everyone, now I'm finally done with this request, it's solved
Side Question to waleedq: will you publish the code of your workaround for axis inversion? I'm curious which source file handle these things, should be /drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs6000_ts.c, am I wrong?
Sippolo said:
Yeah I did understand what you wrote in that reply, just was wondering what is "signing" actually, but I found out when doing it
Now I've my signed kernel update to flash
I used the SignApk jar program to do it, it's fast and I've everything already done and ready for future signing (certificate and key must not be remade each time as far as I see, I just need to sign each new zip with the already present certificate/key).
Thank you everyone, now I'm finally done with this request, it's solved
Side Question to waleedq: will you publish the code of your workaround for axis inversion? I'm curious which source file handle these things, should be /drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs6000_ts.c, am I wrong?
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yes i am publishing the code , today if i got some spare time
and about the mcs6000_ts.c yes this is the driver that handel our screen
here is the workaround source code
https://github.com/waleedq/ThunderG-Kernel/blob/thunderg_oc/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs6000_ts.c
i just forked nik_os kernel and added my workaround code to it so now all the features are implemented
waleedq said:
here is the workaround source code
https://github.com/waleedq/ThunderG-Kernel/blob/thunderg_oc/drivers/input/touchscreen/mcs6000_ts.c
i just forked nik_os kernel and added my workaround code to it so now all the features are implemented
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That's perfect, thank you
you are welcome my friend hope that someone will make it better than this stage
I never tried S8500 Android, nor I have experience with Android handsets...
But I have stupid Questions.
Feel free to correct me, if I'm too stupid.
1.
I have never seen "optimized" aka custom ROMs...
Why?
Is it not possible to remove few Sounds, Pics... config files?
Maybe edit few settings...
2.
What is with such funny and normally easy tasks like this...
Some Logo or maybe start Animation or something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396818
3.
Please read now carefully or ignore it.
Your choice.
Everyone is welcome to post something usefull...
if not usefull... who cares...
Free speech for everyone.
Best Regards
P.S.:
I'll start soon with Download files... and check few things...
As I am Android MEGANOOB.
1. Kernel is not ready so it is harder to make a ROM
2. The boot animation is a minor thing. The most important is to make android working on Wave I and II. Maybe after the devs would choose a boot animation.
1. Kernel is not ready so it is harder to make a ROM
2. The boot animation is a minor thing. The most important is to make android working on Wave I and II. Maybe after the devs would choose a boot animation.
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At the moment our Porting "Gods" not talk anymore with as stupid groupies...
I am not dumb enough to wait ... wait...
Why not use time to learn something.
I will starting now with lesson 1.
I will teach myself.
Attention. Lesson 1.
Downloading file from Internet... You need any space on HD and Browser...
Lesson 2.
After 10000 seconds I found this file:
ext2system.zip
Impossible task.
Zippo I know, but what is ZIP...
Sounds like .trip...
Oh, found something to decompress...
ZIP
WinRAR
Lesson 3.
New file ext2system.img
What I need to open this file...
Thanx in advance...
Best Regards
Okay, this time no joke...
How to extract *.img
Maybe this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132724
Need some time for learning...
Best Regards
There is very useful page where You can check file formats and how to open it :
fileinfo . com/extension/img
Maybe you dont have to open img files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212616
you can find all the files inside the img files in this thread hopefully. If the links still works.
adfree said:
Okay, this time no joke...
How to extract *.img
Maybe this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132724
Need some time for learning...
Best Regards
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You just have to mount it under linux (something like mount -t ext2 -o loop whatever.img /some_folder). It's an ext2 filesystem image.
But without the working kernel you can't do much... You can change the boot animation (it's stored in the system.img), or the boot logo with some tricks (you have to trick here as the bootlogo comes from the kernel, but it's pretty easy to change).
What do you want to acheive?
What do you want to acheive?
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Good question...
I want to see files inside to analyze... learning.
This is what I do since 2006...
Playing with Firmware...
Maybe Android is cool...
NO idea yet. As no Android handset in use nor Linux on my PC...
But why not use time...
I am not smart enough to have enough Coding skills...
But my butt is fat enough... waiting for something is not really an option.
Best Regards
As Windows Fanboy maybe I'll try this...
http://www.howtoforge.com/access-linux-partitions-from-windows
Best Regards
My fault...
WinHex can extract files from ext2system.img
Later more...
Best Regards
as I've said many times, you can MOUNT the ext2system.img file from a Linux system using the following:
mount -o loop ext2system.img /some_dir
kind of same principle as here, except it's ext2 filesystem and not samsungs moronic rfs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751827
when working with android it's definitely preferable to do so on a Linux system, suggest you try installing Ubuntu on a Virtual machine.
I guess the reason a bunch of custom roms haven't popped up is because the lack of modem drive means they don't make it more useful, and we still have no idea how to solve problems like the sleep-power off or microphone crash.
If you want to have a go at modifying it however, the contents of the ext2system.img file are mostly from the I9000XXJPX firmware's "factory.rfs" file image, and many modifications that can be done to that (which is froyo 2.2 based) can possibly be made to work with this one.
note: do not attempt to use the recovery system for any of the "update.zip" packages available
I can see *.qmg Pics...
Are there any Viewer for Android?
I mean any Tool to see *.qmg on PC?
Interesting...
Around 1000 files in 50 folder...
biggest file is Swype.apk with 10 MB...
libicudata.so is with 6 MB biggest .so file in lib folder...
.so are ELFs...
Hmmm...
First I would remove Sounds...
Btw... few Fonts... in ttf...
Hmmmmm.... maybe first would be around 50 MB reduce...
Best Regards
adfree said:
Hmmmmm.... maybe first would be around 50 MB reduce...
Best Regards
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But why do you want to remove stuffs from it? It's just storage space... I think you'd better install the SD based "release" on your Wave, it's easier to experiment with it. But I totally agree with nbates66: you will need Linux at some point to progress. I have Ubuntu in VirtualBox to tinker with Android.
the ".so" files are kernel module drivers(I am incorrect here, ".ko" files are kernel modules, ".so" files are some form of library), ".apk" files are android applications. The contents of .apk's can be extracted by using an archiver, I just checked using 7-zip.
".qmg" files are basically some sort of animation graphic, you can see them in /system/media/ for battery animation, and boot animation, there is nothing new here it has all previously been modified to death on the 100's of other android devices and most mods done for a Galaxy i9000 Froyo 2.2 firmware should be workable for this one.
you can also clearly see the shutdown animation stored as a set of .png files at /system/media/video/shutdown
the various audio files are all in the .ogg format in audio.
the 4 files inside "/system/firmware" are firmware files for a Galaxy i9000 camera NOT FOR A WAVE S8500 camera!!!
the bootsound and various settings are stored in "/system/etc"
"/system/bin" has various executable files used by the system, though they all are symlinked from "toolbox", this includes things like mv (move file), rm (remove file), and also executables for tasks during boot and handling wifi like "bootanimation" or "playlogo" and "dhcpcd"
if you really have to look at it from within windows, I believe Winimage can extract the contents of ext2system.img.
EDIT: wrong on ".so" files
".qmg" files are basically some sort of animation graphic, you can see them in /system/media/ for battery animation, and boot animation, there is nothing new here it has all previously been modified to death on the 100's of other android devices and most mods done for a Galaxy i9000 Froyo 2.2 firmware should be workable for this one.
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I need only way convert from qmg into JPG or PNG...
QMG-->JPG
Reason is very simple in my eyes.
the ".so" files are kernel module drivers,
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Hmm. Maybe now more clear... if folder is named lib like library.
Then these are only parts... like DLL in Windows world...
Btw...
"Surprise". QMG and *.so also exists in bada world...
About *.so...
Are these proprietary Samsung stuff?
Or open source...
Maybe then we could more understand, what is for what...
But why do you want to remove stuffs from it? It's just storage space...
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Why not... nobody will die or explode.
1.
Train my little brain
2.
Removing unnessary crap can help to free more RAM or other memory...
This is no secret.
3.
XDA is for sharing knowledge and to learn something usefull.
Not only download, without asking why...
Best Regards
adfree said:
I need only way convert from qmg into JPG or PNG...
QMG-->JPG
Reason is very simple in my eyes.
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well i'm afraid I don't know how to open the QMG's themselves, but all they contain are some sort of animation, the "playlogo" and "playlogos1" executables appear to be something non-standard Samsung created for their boot animations, to use custom animations I believe the workaround used is to rename the playlogos file to something else, and in it's place put a file that points to the android standard "bootanimation" executable, the bootanimation executable plays a boot animation from the "bootanimation.zip" file which is just a zip file with a set of images and a txt file that describes how it should play
here is some info regarding the bootanimation.zip: http://android.modaco.com/topic/338...nimationzip-futurama-bender-bootanimationzip/
adfree said:
Btw...
"Surprise". QMG and *.so also exists in bada world...
About *.so...
Are these proprietary Samsung stuff?
Or open source...
Maybe then we could more understand, what is for what...
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well the QMG format I believe is some proprietary Qualcomm format (the modem in Wave phones which happens to be Qualcomm can be used for processing of various formats) but the (INCORRECT INFO).so file extension is used across a variety of systems for kernel driver extensions, and .so's are used in this case and for many android devices to allow manufacturers to install drivers without putting them into the Android kernel source (which apparently voids them the responsibility of publishing source codes) however .so's are NOT inter-compatible with different systems, IE bada .so files will likely fail if you attempt to use them on Linux kernel and vice versa, even Linux .so's for a slightly different Linux kernel version fail to load.(".ko" files are Linux kernel modules, ".so" files have been described as some form of software/native code libraries)
as for storage space on the "ext2system.img" file, it is generally mounted as read-only by the system and not modified unless your modding, the space in ext2system.img is normally not used for install of applications or for file/document/save storage of any kind.
sorry if this post doesn't make much sense, I in fact know very little about the inner workings of android, I mainly contributed slightly to modifications on init.rc:
http://code.google.com/p/badadroid/source/browse/trunk/nbates_files/xxjpxinitramloop030711/init.rc
EDIT: regarding the QMG format I just had a rethink and remembered that the Galaxy i9000 (from which this firmware came from) has a completely different modem configuration other than manufacturer (Qualcomm) yet the animation plays fine on Wave S8500, so possibly not the modem that is processing it in this case.
EDIT2: wrong about ".so" files
Hello guys, please make me clear this. I own a samsung wave y s5380 with bada 2,0 os the phone has a 832 mhz cpu, can this phone support Android?Can I upgrade os to android instead of bada?Please answer me I searched whole internet and didn't find any tread or post to say something about if this can be done or not.Thank you and have a good day.
Hello guys, please make me clear this. I own a samsung wave y s5380 with bada 2,0 os the phone has a 832 mhz cpu, can this phone support Android?
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S5620...
http://darkforestgroup.com/forum/index.php/topic,9231.0.html
This is Broadcom based...
...I searched whole internet...
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Sure...
This is the reason why you think its easy to port to every device...
Your handset S5380 is also Broadcom based...
BUT this all on similarity with S5620 Monte....
S5380 NO known or confirmed Android solution yet...
Sorry.
If wrong answer.
Sorry.
Best Regards
I still hope that will appear something that can I upgrade from bada to android (
I still hope that will appear something that can I upgrade from bada to android...
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Hope ever dies at last...
BUT why the hell you buy an bada handset, if you love Android?
Fastest working solution for your problem is.
Buy Android handset.
If you have time... much time.
Range between 0 and open end... (in years)
Then wait or maybe port self Android to your handset.
No joke...
There are several projects to port Android to unsupported handsets...
Why not start new project for S5380...
You need only NEW Devs... so you can recruit NEW Team members.
It makes sense ... user with S5380 or Broadcom knowledge like Monte team...
Again. For Broadcom I know only this:
http://darkforestgroup.com/forum/index.php/topic,9231.0.html
Good luck.
Best Regards
Hello guys!
I'm starting this thread as I managed to install win10 on my X90L (Android) YogaBook
It was not easy to find a way to fix the ACPI error but it is possible!
Will update this post in a few hours with a guide on how to do it yourself.
UPDATE: link to the guide -> poz1.com/windows-on-android-lenovo-yogabook/
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU CONTINUE YOU WILL END UP WITH A YOGABOOK WITHOUT INPUT DEVICES!!!
(EXTERNAL KEYBOARD WILL BE NEEDED) AND NO ANDROID INSTALL!!!
So far i got almost everything working except:
- Touchscreen
- Keyboard
- Webcam in the keyboard panel (the other one works fine)
- NFC
- Backlight Control (added 25/5/2018)
I'm getting very near to have the touch and the keyboard working though
P.s. In attach you find the outputs from 3DMark - IceStorm Extreme (default settings), would be much appreciated if someone with the real Win version shared its score
Any chance of posting you work to date. Got an X90F just crying out for Windows.
Broomfundel said:
Any chance of posting you work to date. Got an X90F just crying out for Windows.
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I have added the link to the guide! If yo have any issues let me know but keep in mind that currently no input devices (touchscreen or keyboard) work!
Thanks for posting this. I am really so impressed. Will be trashing my X90F tomorrow. Just got to dig out a powered USB hub. Ill report back, and lets see what happens.
(Hopefully not a brick)
OK,
So far so good. I get to the amending of the of aml. But keep getting.
Intel ACPI Component Architecture
ASL+ Optimizing Compiler/Disassembler version 20180508
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2018 Intel Corporation
iASL: Segmentation Fault
iASL: Terminating
To clarify the process. Decompile the DSTDroid.aml, then insert the OperationRegion (GNVS, SystemMemory, 0x7B3CF000, 0x0369)
Field (GNVS, AnyAcc, Lock, Preserve)
{ etc.. } section from the DSTDroid.dsl and use it to replace the equivalent section in the DSTWin.dsl in your files.
Then compile the DSTWin.dsl with the
iasli -ta DSDTWin.dsl
command.
This is how I am reading it, but have not managed to get it to work yet.
It decompiles with the two errors you mention, but wont recompile no matter how I try it.
I am using Notepadd++ so its not hidden characters.
Any thoughts, and thanks again for your efforts on this.
Broomfundel said:
OK,
So far so good. I get to the amending of the of aml. But keep getting.
Intel ACPI Component Architecture
ASL+ Optimizing Compiler/Disassembler version 20180508
Copyright (c) 2000 - 2018 Intel Corporation
iASL: Segmentation Fault
iASL: Terminating
To clarify the process. Decompile the DSTDroid.aml, then insert the OperationRegion (GNVS, SystemMemory, 0x7B3CF000, 0x0369)
Field (GNVS, AnyAcc, Lock, Preserve)
{ etc.. } section from the DSTDroid.dsl and use it to replace the equivalent section in the DSTWin.dsl in your files.
Then compile the DSTWin.dsl with the
iasli -ta DSDTWin.dsl
command.
This is how I am reading it, but have not managed to get it to work yet.
It decompiles with the two errors you mention, but wont recompile no matter how I try it.
I am using Notepadd++ so its not hidden characters.
Any thoughts, and thanks again for your efforts on this.
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Hello Broomfundel,
I never got that error, but it seems to be a problem of the ASL Compiler build not of your file.
I am using Mac so I have another build, if you want to post the file I can compile it for you .
Otherwise you can try an older release or to build the tool from source maybe?
Poz1 said:
Hello guys!
I'm starting this thread as I managed to install win10 on my X90L (Android) YogaBook
It was not easy to find a way to fix the ACPI error but it is possible!
Will update this post in a few hours with a guide on how to do it yourself.
UPDATE: link to the guide -> poz1.com/windows-on-android-lenovo-yogabook/
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU CONTINUE YOU WILL END UP WITH A YOGABOOK WITHOUT INPUT DEVICES!!!
(EXTERNAL KEYBOARD WILL BE NEEDED) AND NO ANDROID INSTALL!!!
So far i got almost everything working except:
- Touchscreen
- Keyboard
- Webcam in the keyboard panel (the other one works fine)
- NFC
I'm getting very near to have the touch and the keyboard working though
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Hi, i have the Lenovo Yoga Book Windows version, im crying to install Stock Android on it, can you PLZ write a guide about doing it, or at least if there is a way to install the kernelflinger.efi or the fastboot mode on YB windows it will be great.
to fix the whole bugs you faced, try to reinstall windows 10 using this methode https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823
Thanks
THE MAXIMUM POWER said:
Hi, i have the Lenovo Yoga Book Windows version, im crying to install Stock Android on it, can you PLZ write a guide about doing it, or at least if there is a way to install the kernelflinger.efi or the fastboot mode on YB windows it will be great.
to fix the whole bugs you faced, try to reinstall windows 10 using this methode https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823
Thanks
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Hi,
KernelFlinger is opensource and come with an installer, it should be pretty simple to install it.
Right now I don't have my YogaBook as I am travelling but I can try in the next few days
OK, Older release worked, but I get a .hex file, your instructions talk about a new aml file. Do I use the .hex file or is there another option other than the -ta one that would create the aml.
BTW. I am enjoying this. So thanks again.
Broomfundel said:
OK, Older release worked, but I get a .hex file, your instructions talk about a new aml file. Do I use the .hex file or is there another option other than the -ta one that would create the aml.
BTW. I am enjoying this. So thanks again.
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With the -ta option I get both the .hex and the .aml file but you can try -tc if it doesn't work. Maybe due to the different build
P.s. (for other people that may incur in this) If you don't get the output files check that you have as last line of the terminal
"Compilation complete. 0 Errors"
OK, I am getting 7 errors. My current theory is that the DSTDWin.dsl will only compile with the same version number of the compiler it was decompiled with. I have attached my DSDTDroid.dsl so you can have a go. At least it will prove I got things right up to that point. Might be worth posting the original DSTDWin.aml for me to try this end.
If we are lucky it might turn out that the patched DSTDWin.aml files are consistent across the same model devices.
So... It seems both pen mode and keyboard mode of holo keyboard won't work... Am I right?
It's sad that if they won't work even we install the drivers from the lenovo website
Poz1 said:
Hi,
KernelFlinger is opensource and come with an installer, it should be pretty simple to install it.
Right now I don't have my YogaBook as I am travelling but I can try in the next few days
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can after installing Windows booting to kernelflinger? if you can make a thread about how can you install/reinstall kernelflinger will be amazing?
Thank you
Poz1 said:
Hello guys!
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Have you tried with the ISO from this forum with the Windows injected drivers? Here https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823
As Poz1 is obviously busy at the moment. Can anyone else get the DSTDWin.aml file for me to try and decode?
Thanks
Sorry guys I've been busy with university
Broomfundel said:
OK, I am getting 7 errors. My current theory is that the DSTDWin.dsl will only compile with the same version number of the compiler it was decompiled with. I have attached my DSDTDroid.dsl so you can have a go. At least it will prove I got things right up to that point. Might be worth posting the original DSTDWin.aml for me to try this end.
If we are lucky it might turn out that the patched DSTDWin.aml files are consistent across the same model devices.
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There you go I'm also updating the files DSTDWin of my blog with one with some fixes Well they depend on the settings you use in your Bios (that's why Windows may not boot after install, it changes some parameters (the wait time of the bios and the default boot partition)). When you use the builtin one is the bios that "updates" it for you but for now we need to do it by hand If we are going to end with everything working we can release a patched "Win" bios and everything will be simpler
Riskypedia said:
So... It seems both pen mode and keyboard mode of holo keyboard won't work... Am I right?
It's sad that if they won't work even we install the drivers from the lenovo website
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I know There something in the DSDT (the file that tells the os which and where your pc components are) that has to be fixed to make Windows see these parts correctly
THE MAXIMUM POWER said:
can after installing Windows booting to kernelflinger? if you can make a thread about how can you install/reinstall kernelflinger will be amazing?
Thank you
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Didn't try Will do as soon as I have some free time :fingers-crossed:
Kinyapiplele said:
Have you tried with the ISO from this forum with the Windows injected drivers? Here https://forum.xda-developers.com/yoga-book/how-to/windows-guide-creating-windows-10-t3718823
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Yep, but the problem is in the DSDT Thanks fot the input anyway
Poz1 said:
Sorry guys I've been busy with university
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Don't worry, we all have real lives as well. I'm in the UK and we have a bank holiday on Monday. So this weekend, Ill get stuck in again.
Thanks for all your doing on this. You have already got further than anyone else who tried.
let me know if you have more problems
I have added a 3DMark test in the first post for those that are interested in how it performs
Poz1 said:
let me know if you have more problems
I have added a 3DMark test in the first post for those that are interested in how it performs
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Just another Question, you as a Advance user, do you believe that we (yoga book Windows owners) can boot Android yb STOCK ROM ( i mean not the Android x86 based distros)?
Yes, but I think you would have to do the "reverse" DSDT injection (from win to android) as the official ROM has drivers for that components.
This means that, if you're lucky you would end up with our same problems (keyboard, pen and touch). If we don't fix that before
The problem with Android is that it is meant to be flashed on rom instead of being installed and this makes things more difficult.
It should be possible to flash the rom on an USB key, add grub and use it for DSDT injection like we do and see what happens.
Another problem is that the provided kernelflinger seems to have most of the security options enabled so 99% it will refuse to boot anyway.
Since it is opensource it should be possible to fix this anyway.
So yes, but it a loooong journey