[DEV] Linux / Android Rom Distro - iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom ROM Development

Hi @all.
IS there any Linux or Android distro (ROM) for AtomLIFE ?
Greetings.

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many times this has been asked..
seems no one is interested.
I have an atom life too...
but sadly, it is now being replaced by a new G1.
1gb storage embedded, 624MHz processor..
i too hoped there'd be a port of android for the atom life..
but alas, I'd waited too long...
hope my reply gives u the answer u are looking for.

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as i wrote in this thread russians already made it...
and now they are working on functions...
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its on HP rw6815 but its almost the same as Atom
it´s cool isn´t it? :-D

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That's so cool......I hope it could be worked on the Atom exec..

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any video file can prove it ?

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go to pda2u.ru and you can try it on your own...
i had some troubles with formatting sd to ext2 (i dont have linux and vista is very stupid for this...) but i am gonna try it again when there be some time
btw i think it will work on atom - it has same hw like hp but its still beta and a bit complicated (and forums are in azbuka :-D )

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wow, this is going to be awsome. i hope it will be working better than tf3d on atom exec.

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cool..but not work properly!!
Hi guys,I've try to port android on my hprw6828...works,but not properly...maybe cause a not specific driver,but this project is very cool...I hope soon to have Androids on pda

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and plzzzzz......................i realy want my o2 xda atom runing android in it....cz im getting bored with touchflo 2d,now im using the omnia widget screen,quite bored cz i cant update any widget in it...now i think i am going to the google android..with its cool looks and funstions....
p/s: sory for the bas english...

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there is still lots of work to do, but if there were some developers, they could help them make it work good faster....

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i am looking foward to this......
and getting exited....cant wait for this...

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I want to use Linux on my 6815.
But I read a lot of thread about this. I couldnt understad.

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kosmodisk said:
there is still lots of work to do, but if there were some developers, they could help them make it work good faster....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hope it will realize soon, i dreaming using ubuntu mobile on my 6828

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i´ve tried to translate the post from pda2u.ru forum so you can try on your own risk!
its for hp6815/6828
so
1.download AndroidOnP535.rar form this link
2.Format your SD to ext2 format and extract rootfs.tar.gz (its in AndroidOnP535.rar)
3.Rest of files in AndroidOnP535.rar copy to the root of your device (except zimage)
4.Download zimage from here and copy it also in root
5.insert sdcard with extracted rootfs.tar.gz and run haret-0.5.2.exe
so if your are luckier than me, you have beta working i´ve had some problems with formatting, i don´t have linux but i think that using linux there shouldn´t be any problem
one more time - YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK

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@kosmodisk
thanks for translate and simplfy it for us. google kind of confusing. looking at the step, i just relize that you don't actually flash your rom, is that correct? so i assume it is safe for the rom?

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yes it boots from your miniSD after you run haret-0.5.2.exe from you file explorer... (after booting simply do softreset)
i´ve done it many times but as i said, it is better to extract *.gz archive using linux - my problem was that when booting - everything gone well, it also recognized my SD but it could not initialize anroid.sh file
maybe the reason is that i have kingston card for testing this - and as we know this brand has problem with booting (f.e. updating rom)
maybe you´ll be luckier (i´ll try it again later but final exam is quite soon )

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kosmodisk said:
i´ve tried to translate the post from pda2u.ru forum so you can try on your own risk!
its for hp6815/6828
so
1.download AndroidOnP535.rar form this link
2.Format your SD to ext2 format and extract rootfs.tar.gz (its in AndroidOnP535.rar)
3.Rest of files in AndroidOnP535.rar copy to the root of your device (except zimage)
4.Download zimage from here and copy it also in root
5.insert sdcard with extracted rootfs.tar.gz and run haret-0.5.2.exe
so if your are luckier than me, you have beta working i´ve had some problems with formatting, i don´t have linux but i think that using linux there shouldn´t be any problem
one more time - YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
will try it, maybe u can use gparted to do it

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if you use partitioned sdcard you might have to change startup.txt
like this:
set CMDLINE "debug rootdelay=3 root=/dev/mmcblk0 init=/android.sh mem=64M"
to:
set CMDLINE "debug rootdelay=3 root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 init=/android.sh mem=64M"
i did it first with partitioned sd using partition manager, but haret didn´t recognize it...

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wow.... its going on.... nice! Any new news yet...?

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Android on Atom Exec
Dham it works, well actually it boots!!. I tried it with 02 atom exec. i did have to change the startup.txt to "mmcblk0p1" thing.
there were no networks, almost every apps crash, the screen kind of off to the right. touch screen works, i can slide to change the today, the louncher works. real cool.
@ariey
maybe you need to use ubuntu and extracted as root. thats what I did. when your not as root, extracting the rootfs.tar.gz gives error.
heres how, got it from the www
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How to browse files/folders as root user in Nautilus
* To install File Browser (Root)
gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/Nautilus-root.desktop
*
o Insert the following lines into the new file
[Desktop Entry]
Name=File Browser (Root)
Comment=Browse the filesystem with the file manager
Exec=gksudo "nautilus --browser %U"
Icon=file-manager
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;System;
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Now do:
$ killall gnome-panel
wait until the gnome panel resets, then go to the Applications|Systems
Tools menu and you will find an icon & item marked
'File Browser (Root)'
click & it will issue the gksudo nautilus command for you.
Just remember to be careful what you do with it...
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