A physics graduate has built a reconnaissance robot using a Samsung Galaxy i5500. He has published his paper where he explains step by step how to build it. He also offered schematics and information about the working principle of the device. The overall configuration applies not only to the Galaxy i5500 phone thus any Android powered phone can be used. You can find the paper here: Android Robot
Also there are some pictures: Android Robot Pictures Don't mind the language. Just look at the images.
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First: I am a absolute n00b
I want to learn about porting Android for Nokia phones. I want to do something like porting Android for Nokia 5233/5228 phone, which my friend has. I saw its specifications and found that It has got NAND memory, external SD card support, It runs on ARM11 processor.
I tried to do some searching and found Android supports ARM Architecture, so I think the porting is possible (may be difficult). I then headed to the Android site and tried to learn about porting, but I couldn't make out much out of it.
Can someone on this forum help me out. Even if there is no direct solution, I would be happy with learning how to port the OS. May be there is no solution to the thing I am talking about, still you could help me learn porting.
P.S: Kindly don't post something like "What you talk is impossible, get out of this thing." I am serious in learning things.
tecoholic said:
First: I am a absolute n00b
I want to learn about porting Android for Nokia phones. I want to do something like porting Android for Nokia 5233/5228 phone, which my friend has. I saw its specifications and found that It has got NAND memory, external SD card support, It runs on ARM11 processor.
I tried to do some searching and found Android supports ARM Architecture, so I think the porting is possible (may be difficult). I then headed to the Android site and tried to learn about porting, but I couldn't make out much out of it.
Can someone on this forum help me out. Even if there is no direct solution, I would be happy with learning how to port the OS. May be there is no solution to the thing I am talking about, still you could help me learn porting.
P.S: Kindly don't post something like "What you talk is impossible, get out of this thing." I am serious in learning things.
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hey buddy lots of people want to port android to s60v5 phones.
the thing is that firstly symbian doesn't allows any other os so you need dediated separate external hardware to wipe symbian off the nokia phone then you have to be prepared to port android to it.
Keep this thing in mind that you need to convert all the necessary files to the resolution of the nokia phones.
if you wanna run an application then also yo need to convert it to your native resolution only..
its gonna be a quite tiresome job.
i wish you all the best...
well, then i guess porting a QVGA version of android on to a QVGA Nokia Device (like the C5) or a landscape QVGA (say, from Galaxy Pro) on to a Landscape QVGA symbian device could ease things off a bit?
not so easy..
Its nearly impossible to replace symbian from nokia...
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divyanshu308 said:
hey buddy lots of people want to port android to s60v5 phones.
the thing is that firstly symbian doesn't allows any other os so you need dediated separate external hardware to wipe symbian off the nokia phone then you have to be prepared to port android to it.
Keep this thing in mind that you need to convert all the necessary files to the resolution of the nokia phones.
if you wanna run an application then also yo need to convert it to your native resolution only..
its gonna be a quite tiresome job.
i wish you all the best...
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The resolution would be the least of his problems. The real problem is. Android needs source. Although you could just hope that, for example, an android version for Samsung Galaxy Ace would work. If it doesn't work. You have a completely wiped phone that is basically a bricked one.
Then there are the problems of incompatible components. While Nokia build their software with that phone in mind, the components work together nicely. Android on the other hand was built for Nexus Phones. And since there is no open source OS from Nokia that I know of, you can't copy over drivers.
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Hey everyone,
If I'v posted this in the wrong section or if there is an UPDATED thread please let me know
I would like to make my own device similar to the MOTOACTV (which runs 2.3) but with the additions of NFC+WiFi Direct, an LED, a vibrating motor
Extend NFC to a limit of distance of 9 inches (can this be done with bluetooth always on/discoverable auto-pairing?)
Display the current weather every 5 seconds (screen should be off between those intervals)
Turn the screen on when in range of another NFC device
Transfer a file through NFC+Wifi Direct one a device is detected
What hardware/software would I need to make a proof of concept?
Which route should I take?
Purchase an MOTOACTV device and mod it? Using what software/hardware exactly?
Use one of the below kits?
Liquidware Starter Kit
Liquidware Development Kit
KIT210 (Android 2.3)
KIT4412-I (Android 4.0)
ORIGEN 4 Quad Evaluation Board
ARM11 Android Single Board Computer Development Kit
If a dev kit is my best bet, what software hardware would I need to mod it to my needs?
Thanks for helping out a N00b
Hello everyone.
Berfore I write anything, I am aware that ARM processors are not nearly powerfull enought for this to pay off, but I have some spare time on my hands and an old android phone (samsung galaxy S) that has no other use whatsoever.
So, here is what I was thinking:
Is there a way to completely strip the phone of android, so it runs an os (preferrably a flavour of linux) that is as easy on resources as possible and is capable of running wireless drivers and mining software. My knowledge on this part is full of holes, so there are several questions I would like an answer to:
1. Can an android phone (running an ARM processor) run ONLY a distro of linux. I do not mind loosing the phone's capabilities (camera, GSM, touchscreen...). It needs to support a usb mouse and keyboard, a wireless connection and basically run as low on power as possible.
2. Where would I start when reading up on such a thing?
3. Is there already such a thing out there and I'm just incapable of finding it?
Again, I just want this to be a fun project, I bet a lot of you guys have useless old hardware laying around, let's put them to work
JasonXtreme said:
Hello everyone.
Berfore I write anything, I am aware that ARM processors are not nearly powerfull enought for this to pay off, but I have some spare time on my hands and an old android phone (samsung galaxy S) that has no other use whatsoever.
So, here is what I was thinking:
Is there a way to completely strip the phone of android, so it runs an os (preferrably a flavour of linux) that is as easy on resources as possible and is capable of running wireless drivers and mining software. My knowledge on this part is full of holes, so there are several questions I would like an answer to:
1. Can an android phone (running an ARM processor) run ONLY a distro of linux. I do not mind loosing the phone's capabilities (camera, GSM, touchscreen...). It needs to support a usb mouse and keyboard, a wireless connection and basically run as low on power as possible.
2. Where would I start when reading up on such a thing?
3. Is there already such a thing out there and I'm just incapable of finding it?
Again, I just want this to be a fun project, I bet a lot of you guys have useless old hardware laying around, let's put them to work
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Well, first of all using a Galaxy S as a mining rig would be very inefficient. It has a too small and old GPU, even on a Nexus 6 it would take forever to make even a LiteCoin or DogeCoin. So no, that's not really what you should do with it. The best way is to turn it into a mediacenter. You heard of XBMC?
Here is a really great guide on how to do that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...de-cracked-screen-beast-life-tv-xbmc-t2907921
I guess this is the best what you can do with your old phone. :good:
Besides, I sometimes use mine to experiment things in terms of Android. Like building an experimental ROM and flash on it, because a brick is not so terrible on such a old device.
Hope I could help you!
Thank you for your input
As I've stated, I am aware that I am barking completely up the wrong tree, but nontheless - I am interested in rewiring the SGS into a linux-only machine, meaning I want to eliminate android completely. The mining is just a bonus here, even if it does produce mHashes
you can mine with the app called miner gate . I mine on my s3 korean and get an hashrate of 8 mb s easily available on play store
I have here a phone I am planning on using as my pilot project into android development and need some help determining some things.
I know that as a beginner this is not going to be easy but I hope working my way through this will enable me to learn a lot in the process. I recently got hold of a Samsung clone powered by a Mediatek mt6572 processor. I chose this because 1) the phone is cheap 2) I view Mediatek processors as virtually "un-brickable" and 3) it will be challenging if not impossible. The problem I am facing now is that I got it used with a broken screen and digitizer. Having replaced both I am now faced with my first challenge getting the kernel to properly support the replacements.
The touchpad is not recognized at all (or at least it doesn't respond) and the image on the screen seems to be inverted along the y axis. I am in the process of gathering information and would like to know is there anyway to discern the relevant driver for the touchpad while only knowing the controller IC?
I have been searching online trying to find a product that it was used in but so far the only thing I have been able to find is the datasheet.
tl;dr; I need help finding the driver that would support the controller IC for the touch-pad on my phone. The IC is made by Chipone and is in the INC830x series. INC8305M to be exact.
Thanks for your help.
Recently I finally decided to change my car's headunit from a simple plain FM/CD player to something more new.
I was exploring the Android head units and the chinese headunits available in Amazon and Ebay and via my endless Google searches I stumbled upon a "Tablet variation" of a headunit system from the Android Authority guides. That was all I wanted and so I decided to go for the cheap route and choose the tablet method, as I want something that has the full Android experience but at the same time use my tablet at home.
I already have the most parts at hand, like the audio amplifier from my old radio unit (thank god I chose Alpine 8 years ago) and the cables needed to carry out such a project. I intend to use a Joycon EXR to control audio and app usage from my steering wheel.
Anyways, my question is, is there a ROM that uses Google's Android Automotive OS (not Android Auto App), the full Android Automotive OS variant? I know it may be difficult to actually produce such a ROM as only recently Google, released the APIs for developers. Or is there an Android ROM flavour that is minimal/light but at the same time offers the experience of the Automotive OS? I don't want to resort to the available Android launchers designed for such purposes, nor Android Auto, for the obvious reason of spending some time doing something that is fun and challenging. Apart from that, it is a project so any suggestions, ideas and help is greatly appreciated.
Note to moderators: If my thread post is not considered an Android Auto discussion please move it to the relevant category.
I also wonder this. Android Automotive is opensource. And rather then tablet I have crappy chinese noname unit, with standart android preinstalled. I also wonder about how can I transform this to "Android Automotive"
There is a port for Galaxy Tab S5e.
Android Automotive is made for cars but this developer ported it to a Samsung tablet
Android Automotive is designed to run on cars, but that hasn't stopped these developers from porting it to run on a Samsung tablet!
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emirefek said:
I also wonder this. Android Automotive is opensource. And rather then tablet I have crappy chinese noname unit, with standart android preinstalled. I also wonder about how can I transform this to "Android Automotive"
There is a port for Galaxy Tab S5e.
Android Automotive is made for cars but this developer ported it to a Samsung tablet
Android Automotive is designed to run on cars, but that hasn't stopped these developers from porting it to run on a Samsung tablet!
www.xda-developers.com
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You can compile Android Automotive from the AOSP source.