[Q] Want to build from source - Micromax A85 - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I recently bought Micromax A85(pasted the specs at the end). It has tegra 2 processor. I want to port ICS or atleast GB to it. tried some stock roms of tegra 2 with nvflash, doesnt boot. Want to build from source but i dont have the device's kernel source code, the manufacturer didnt made it open source. I read the guides on android source site and downloaded the source on ubuntu 10.04.
Need your help to get started with the development, need basic guide which will tell how to start on a new device of which we dont have the kernel source.
specs of the device:
GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2011, Q3
Status Available. Released 2011, October
BODY Dimensions 118.7 x 60.1 x 13.8 mm
Weight -
- Touch-sensitive controls
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
SOUND Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU ULP GeForce
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
- SNS applications
- MP3/WAV/AAC player
- MP4/H.263 player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input

http://igyaan.in/2012/03/21649/upgrade-micromax-a85-android-2-3-4-gingerbread-igyaan-version
2.3 is already available. Is it possible to get this kernel source and build the cm9/ics rom for A85?

hmm... this is a great phone ! great hardware but no SW support
quick question optimus 2X have the same board and gpu so will their rom's work on our phone too ? the only diffrence i see is the camera and couple of kernel related features like tv out and usbotg..
what do u think bro

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[Q] HTC Explorer ROM in Aria??

Hey Guys,
I just saw that HTC launched a new low-end phone - HTC Explorer..
With gingerbread and sense 3.5 running on a 600MHz processor with the same Qualcomm chipset, same ROM and internal memory as Aria *
* Courtesy phonearena
Can i expect that our wonderful mods will release a ROM for Aria based on Explorer, ofcourse once the ROM is avialable
I'm attempting a port but I ran into some problems. According to the build.prop, it says that the processor of the htc explorer armv7. If it is, then we have the same problem as to why we can't get miui on the aria. However, according to gsmarena, the explorer is armv6
Thats great Kevin.. Keep up the good work
But, from where did u get the Explorer ROM?
The HTC Explorer has a Scorpion chipset while the Aria has the older ARM11 chipset.
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WithAria said:
Thats great Kevin.. Keep up the good work
But, from where did u get the Explorer ROM?
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He probably got it from my post (#2) here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17970977#post17970977 .
I actually have a port, but am not releaseing it till i get my aria back (lost it) so i can test
HTC Explorer
Also known as HTC Pico
GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced 2011, September
Status Available. Released 2011, October
BODY Dimensions 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
Weight 108 g
- Touch-sensitive controls
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)
- HTC Sense UI 3.5
SOUND Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes, check quality
- SRS surround sound enhancement
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
DATA GPRS Up to 80 kbps
EDGE Up to 236.8 kbps
Speed HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 480p
Secondary No
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A
CPU 600 MHz Cortex A5
GPU Adreno 200
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy
- SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA player
- XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input

[Q] Regardin micromax A85, upgrade to 2.3

hi, i am a newbie here and this is my first post so please bear with me..
i have been thinking of buying a new phone and have got stuck on Micromax A85 which is available in India for like 13,000 Indian rupees = 250 US$ (approx) which is a steal.
It's specs have Nvidia tegra 2 processor which is quite impressive for this price.
Here are the full specs :
GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2011, Q3
Status Available. Released 2011, October
BODY Dimensions 118.7 x 60.1 x 13.8 mm
Weight -
- Touch-sensitive controls
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density)
SOUND Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU ULP GeForce
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
- SNS applications
- MP3/WAV/AAC player
- MP4/H.263 player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 250 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 20 min
source : GSMarena
But the only problem with this phone is that its stuck with android 2.2
And the manufacturer has stated that no official 2.3 or further update will be given out... That's the only con with this phone.
Many of you guys have been here so please can u help me with it and see if there is an unofficial build of android 2.3 available ?
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Not till now,but as this phone will get more popular,some developer might port ICS to it !!!
BTW,ur device is also known as cherry magnum 2x and k touch w700.
Gingerbread ROM K-Touch W700
This is Indonesia K-Touch W700 Official ROM 2.3
hotfile.com/dl/149466479/46be5b9/ROM2.3_780136_7676_V2027.zip.html

[Q] Cross Platform Compatibility?

Ok Maybe this is just a random theory of mine, or just random stupidity, but please follow along here. Is it possable to use a Rom from a different device, especially if that device has the same Specs as the device you tend to use it on. Like im currently using a Sidekick 4g and it has the same exact specs as the Galaxy S 4g and the Vibrant, also the 3 of those phones are made by the same company Samsung. The only thing different between these devices is the screen and the Sidekick has a keyboard. So theoretically say a Rom from the Galaxy S 4g work on a Sidekick 4g? And a second question is, what would happen if i try, would it brick to the point i can Odin it back? Just for help reason ill post the device specs below for the Sidekick and Galaxy S 4g
Code:
Galaxy S 4g
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100
Announced 2011, January
Status Available. Released 2011, February
Body Dimensions 122.4 x 64.5 x 9.9 mm
Weight 118 g
- Touch-sensitive controls
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
- TouchWiz 3.0 UI
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included, buy memory
Internal 1GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection
Video Yes, [email protected]
Secondary Yes
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black and Grey
- Social networking integration
- Qik services for video calls
- MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min
Code:
Sidekick 4g
General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
Announced 2011, March
Status Available. Released 2011, April 20th
Body Dimensions 127 x 61 x 15 mm
Weight 162 g
Keyboard QWERTY
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- Optical trackpad
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Internal 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes v3.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, D1 (720x480 pixels) @ 30 fps
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Nо
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Matte black, Pearl magenta
- SNS integration
- T-Mobile TV
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- ThinkFree Office document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PDF viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 456 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min
I won't say that it isn't possible, but I suspect that there are subtle differences between those devices that aren't revealed in the spec sheets. Using different revisions of hardware components would require different drivers, which in my understanding is why Rom developers have to use specific driver bases for device specific Roms. There may be exclusions on this, because there are some devices that are extremely similar (like the Sensation, Sensation XL, etc), and they may be able to handle they same Rom. Your example of the Galaxy s and the Sidekick 4g, though? I would strongly doubt it.
As for the second question, it would depend on the Rom. In my experience, the majority (maybe even close to all) of the roms out there only overwrite the system. You should be able to Odin back from even the most sideways system screw up. The only problem would be if the Rom messed with other stuff like the radio. Pretty sure there is no easy method to recover from something like that.
Does that make any sense?
bkensey said:
I won't say that it isn't possible, but I suspect that there are subtle differences between those devices that aren't revealed in the spec sheets. Using different revisions of hardware components would require different drivers, which in my understanding is why Rom developers have to use specific driver bases for device specific Roms. There may be exclusions on this, because there are some devices that are extremely similar (like the Sensation, Sensation XL, etc), and they may be able to handle they same Rom. Your example of the Galaxy s and the Sidekick 4g, though? I would strongly doubt it.
As for the second question, it would depend on the Rom. In my experience, the majority (maybe even close to all) of the roms out there only overwrite the system. You should be able to Odin back from even the most sideways system screw up. The only problem would be if the Rom messed with other stuff like the radio. Pretty sure there is no easy method to recover from something like that.
Does that make any sense?
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It does, and i understand completely but the way im viewing it is like with the HTC G1 and Sapphire. Like how some roms worked on both of those devices.

Need flash rom tool for Android devices is not defined ???

Connect:
GPRS
900/1800MHz
EDGE
900/1800MHz
WLAN
802.11b/g/n
3G
UMTS 2100 MHz
Bluetooth
there
USB
there
design
dimensions
124x63.5x11.8mm
Weight
131 grams with battery
colors
Black, White
screen
4.0 inches, WVGA 480 * 800, Capacitive multi-touch
keyboard
virtual Qwerty
designs
Sensor bar
Processor
Qualcomm MSM 8225 1GHz dual-core, ARMv7 Cortex A5
sound
alarm
there
headphones
there
speakerphone
there
Type ringtones
MP3
vibrate
there
memory
Contacts
Unlimited, depending on the amount of memory space
Information call
there
memory
512MB RAM 4GB ROM
Support memory card
32GB
camera
Photograph
5.0 Face Recognition MP. flash
film
there
video call
Has a secondary VGA camera
application
Operating System
Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
message
MMS / SMS
listen to music
All formats to download applications from the Play Store
watch movie
All formats to download applications from the Play Store
browser
Android Webkit
FM Radio
Yes, headset antenna
GPS / Compass
A-GPS/GPS integrated
Games
Download from Google Play Store
Java applications
no
Call Recording
there
Voice dialing
no
EBook
Download from Google Play Store
Media editor
Download from Google Play Store
power Source
type of battery
1500 mAh Lithanium battery
Standby time
225 hours (2 Sim, standard terms and conditions)
Call time
2G: 240 min (standard conditions)
In Vietnam there is Q-Smart S20 but still no flash tool to backup rom
You do have the tools to flash rom for your child is not in urgent need to reverse the bit
Q-Smart S20 uses Qualcomm S4 chip MSM8225 Adreno 203
Please help me find the PC software to backup rom for it to

Who else makes this, what rom could I use, could I make a CM build from their link

UPDATE - CPUz app said it was a dual core ARM CORTEX-A9 1.5 GHz, revision r3p0
Galaxy tab 3 has the same processor
Someone said asus made them, one guy said he found a rom for a i-mobile phone that was also rebranded in germany.
Hello all,
I was in thailand and my phone died so I got a cheap $45 tablet to use whatsapp to talk to family and friends. I read asus makes the devices - I'm assuming that someone made this tablet for the company that sold it and that it's a little better than a cheap Chinese tablet quality bc it has had no issues and seems pretty good and was offered by a respected phone company over there. I wanted to upgrade to a newer Rom >4.2, now that I am back in the states.
1.) I had an adnroid stick PC and it seemed like the sticks where all the same chipset and then had roms you could load on them regardless of their brand. Are there universal roms I could look into.
2.) I'm not sure how hard it would be to make a CM rom for this device , but I did see that they have a link to create a build.
I'm going to try one-click, Kingo root, king root, etc to see if I can unlock it so I can turn off the telephony.apk and phone.apk since this one did not have a sim card and was wifi only. The manuf didn't delete those apps so they keep draining the battery looking for service.
Your help is appreciated and thanks in advance!
Device http://product.i-mobilephone.com/1573_
Brand - I-mobile = http://www.i-mobilephone.com/
Brand Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Mobile
Model I-tab DTV (I wish they had DTV-T2 here, it was great quality in Bangkok on this thing
Android 4.2.2
Chipset - 1.5 GHz dual core - I can't find the chip type/brand anywhere, but was going to start looking through Asus's website to find a similar device.
Click translate on this site to see specs or see info below: http://www.siamphone.com/spec/i-mobile/i-tab_dtv.htm
device on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...tab+dtv+review
Computer information
tablet
Display Ultra AMOLED 24-bit (16 million colors)
- Touch Multi-Touch
- a 7-inch (diagonal directions)
- Resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels
- Capacitive.
Sensors (Sensor)
- Automatic image rotation system. (Accelerometer)
- on / off the screen automatically when a call (Proximity).
Operating System (OS, CPU).
Operating system: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
Processor: Dual Core - Speed: 1.5 GHz.
Memory
- 8GB ROM
- 1GB RAM.
Memory cards microSD - up to 32 GB.
Interconnected System
Positioning: Assisted GPS
WiFi
Bluetooth 3.0
Micro USB 2.0
HDMI (for TV input signal).
3.5 mm headset jack.
Multimedia Functions
The built-in TV tuner (TV Tuner).
TV tuner in the DVB-H DVB T2.
5 megapixel digital camera (Digital Camera)
- AF (Auto Focus).
Camera (Front Camera)
- 2-megapixel resolution.
Save video animations (Video Recording).
Video (Video Player)
- File Format: MPEG-4
- Supports video from YouTube ™.
Music (Music Player)
- file formats: MP3.
Radio FM Radio
Battery
Standard Battery 4,000 mAh (Standard Battery)

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