Is Kexec a possibility to load alternate kernel? - Motorola Droid X2

So I'm curious if it would be possible to build a kexec module to load another kernel of our choosing? What is everyones thoughts on this? I'm sure that someone has thought about this before...bit I find myself thinking about this and just wanted to know others thoughts...
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As far as I know rolleyes it's just VERY hard to accomplish.

trafalger888 said:
So I'm curious if it would be possible to build a kexec module to load another kernel of our choosing? What is everyones thoughts on this? I'm sure that someone has thought about this before...bit I find myself thinking about this and just wanted to know others thoughts...
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What is a kexec module?
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skwoodwiva said:
As far as I know rolleyes it's just VERY hard to accomplish.
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Ok...is that why we have not tried to go this route?
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thelowend said:
What is a kexec module?
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Basically its a module you can build in linux that will let you load an alternate kernel
http://www.solemnwarning.net/kexec-loader/faq
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trafalger888 said:
Basically its a module you can build in linux that will let you load an alternate kernel
http://www.solemnwarning.net/kexec-loader/faq
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So it is similar dual booting? That would be really cool.
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thelowend said:
So it is similar dual booting? That would be really cool.
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i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1091-2232012-dev-phone-giveaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this

ztotherad said:
i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...veaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this
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I would be interested to see what he has and if there ia anything that we could do to incorporate it into what we would like to accomplish
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ztotherad said:
i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...veaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this
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While waiting for DZK to have a decent break from school, I have been talking with a great developer hashcode0f (Hashcode) about this exact thing. kexec _IS_ possible, however, very improbable at the moment. I've been looking into trying to build the 3.0 version of the kernel for the DX2, but things haven't been looking too good... Namely nVidia is VERY SLOW on releasing their sourcecode for both the kernel and the processor... :-/
Anyhow, back to kexec... Yes, it's possible, there is a developer for the RAZR that has kexec working, however it only fires up on one processor. That would not do to well on the DX2. I have been trying several things that "might" work for kernel space drivers, namely modprobe and insmod, but I'm not having much success with that either. (Damn locked boot loader!)
If there is anyone else here that has extensive Linux/Unix/*nix experience and has a DX2 and is willing to work with me on this, please PM me! Thanks!
Ciao!

Moon Shadow - NM said:
While waiting for DZK to have a decent break from school, I have been talking with a great developer hashcode0f (Hashcode) about this exact thing. kexec _IS_ possible, however, very improbable at the moment. I've been looking into trying to build the 3.0 version of the kernel for the DX2, but things haven't been looking too good... Namely nVidia is VERY SLOW on releasing their sourcecode for both the kernel and the processor... :-/
Anyhow, back to kexec... Yes, it's possible, there is a developer for the RAZR that has kexec working, however it only fires up on one processor. That would not do to well on the DX2. I have been trying several things that "might" work for kernel space drivers, namely modprobe and insmod, but I'm not having much success with that either. (Damn locked boot loader!)
If there is anyone else here that has extensive Linux/Unix/*nix experience and has a DX2 and is willing to work with me on this, please PM me! Thanks!
Ciao!
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how is putting kexec to use improbable at this moment? is it because of the kernel/hw release from nvidia?

ztotherad said:
how is putting kexec to use improbable at this moment? is it because of the kernel/hw release from nvidia?
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There are several issues that stand in the way. First and foremost is the fact that nVidia hasn't/won't release the kernel sourcecode. nVidia HAS released the 2.3 kernel source, but I was looking to compile 3.0 or better. Another issue is the nVidia CPU and GPU devices. In order to compile a "working" kernel, one would need the sourcecode for those devices. A third, is "injecting" the new kernel into the operating space with a locked boot loader. hpark21 on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562133 has given me some great insight on the kexec issues. I've pm'd him and am waiting to hear back. Hopefully we can/might get somewhere with this.
Ciao!

Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.

litetaker said:
Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.
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I wondered the same thing lol. Dev is where all the action is!! This is where all the cool toys are put on display so people flock to this section. The large majority of Q&A is made up of fairly general questions and this particular one doesnt fit that description. However, it is a question nonetheless.
I too can't wait to see what shadow does with this. I've become a fan

thelowend said:
I wondered the same thing lol. Dev is where all the action is!! This is where all the cool toys are put on display so people flock to this section. The large majority of Q&A is made up of fairly general questions and this particular one doesnt fit that description. However, it is a question nonetheless.
I too can't wait to see what shadow does with this. I've become a fan
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Ok...well figured it belonged here because it pertains to development
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litetaker said:
Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.
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This would have to be developed...i.s the development thread only about roms?
This would actually have to be developed and will be worked on...hence again that funny "d"
My rant is over now

trafalger888 said:
This would have to be developed...i.s the development thread only about roms?
This would actually have to be developed and will be worked on...hence again that funny "d"
My rant is over now
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I believe you can put almost anything you've created in development.
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Its a speculative thread! To the general! Rant off.

INFORMATION ONLY: Regarding kexec for the DX2
Okay, I have contacted kholk, the guy who has kexec mostly working on the GSM RAZR. He has pointed me in the right direction, BUT, this is going to take a boatload of work...
From kholk to me:
....as for KEXEC, you should wire an UART to your device and debug everything using a PL2303 chip while developing and testing.
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The electronics piece, I can definitely do... Which will lead me to debugging kexec. Once I have a "viable" test platform, I will be PM'ing those of you who have volunteered to assist me... This WILL be a team effort. Let's get cracking! I'll update as I have information. Most likely in a new thread.
(Cross posted from the DX2 Bootloader Unlocking Effort.)
Ciao!

Moon Shadow - NM said:
Okay, I have contacted kholk, the guy who has kexec mostly working on the GSM RAZR. He has pointed me in the right direction, BUT, this is going to take a boatload of work...
The electronics piece, I can definitely do... Which will lead me to debugging kexec. Once I have a "viable" test platform, I will be PM'ing those of you who have volunteered to assist me... This WILL be a team effort. Let's get cracking! I'll update as I have information. Most likely in a new thread.
(Cross posted from the DX2 Bootloader Unlocking Effort.)
Ciao!
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hey moon, ill help as much as i can if you need it, but im ready and excited, lets get going, this is going to be awesome!
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ztotherad said:
hey moon, ill help as much as i can if you need it, but im ready and excited, lets get going, this is going to be awesome!
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Sounds good. Once I have something viable to work with, I'll start asking for a boatload of Linux people to help.
Ciao!

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ICS custom ROMs timeline?

Specifically a question for developers:
So I'm just curious when do you guys think an ICS custom ROM might be available for our vibrants?
More specifically, has google released enough of the SDK and/or ICS code for someone to actually make a working ICS ROM?
Can't wait to see it in action!
Thanks
Edit: my question really is:
what requirements do developers need to start working on a custom ROM when a new OS is released?
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source hasnt dropped, the sdk is out and someone has it on the nexus s 4g, probably wont see a stable one until cm. also this is the wrong section.
bearsfan85 said:
source hasnt dropped, the sdk is out and someone has it on the nexus s 4g, probably wont see a stable one until cm. also this is the wrong section.
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Cool.... thought this question was related to development...thats why i posted here...
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I have ICS on my vibrant now. Real easy to jsut compile your own from the sdk and flash.
Can't get gps working though.
3-4 Months until you have something usable. That is provided the Vibrant still has developers left to work on it. A lot of ppl switched.
beren28 said:
I have ICS on my vibrant now. Real easy to jsut compile your own from the sdk and flash.
Can't get gps working though.
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Sure you do.
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beren28 said:
I have ICS on my vibrant now. Real easy to jsut compile your own from the sdk and flash.
Can't get gps working though.
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[email protected] easy! Anyone anywhere who had working ics on a phone would be on every forum bragging till their head pops off..
There are hundreds of articles that say that google is releasing the source code once "it is officially on devices".
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395048,00.asp
How long will it take them to have a working rom is another question. The gps issue we have with gingerbread has never been actually fixed, I think it is a driver issue..?
Either way, it all depends, but it IS a valid question once the source is released, until then people are just going to flame your thread.
Silentbtdeadly said:
[email protected] easy! Anyone anywhere who had working ics on a phone would be on every forum bragging till their head pops off..
There are hundreds of articles that say that google is releasing the source code once "it is officially on devices".
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395048,00.asp
How long will it take them to have a working rom is another question. The gps issue we have with gingerbread has never been actually fixed, I think it is a driver issue..?
Either way, it all depends, but it IS a valid question once the source is released, until then people are just going to flame your thread.
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Lol....they can flame away... just trying to learn as much as I can about this process ;}
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djordan79 said:
just trying to learn as much as I can about this process ;}
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Google is your friend.
And regardless if this is a question about development for developers, it's still the wrong section. That is why we have a "Q&A" section for future development or whatever.
djquick said:
Google is your friend.
And regardless if this is a question about development for developers, it's still the wrong section. That is why we have a "Q&A" section for future development or whatever.
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Yeah... I got that already.... Thanks for repeating what someone else has already said.
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I'm here to help
djordan79 said:
Cool.... thought this question was related to development...thats why i posted here...
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First of all, it's still a question, regardless of the content, unless there is a specific development thread about ics, this question belongs in the q&a section, you're not someone special where the rules don't apply.
Secondly, since source for ics hasn't even been released yet (this is the vibrant, so some sdk port won't ever work, regardless of your secret hopes and dreams), and even then, it's gonna take people a bit to get situated with the new code, and get used to the new features, apis, and bugs.
To ask for a timeline for something that's not even out into phones that it's actually built for is kinda insulting to people IMHO.
But, I give it 2-3 months after source drop to get into a basic useable form on the vibrant.
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Guys, I have started working on ICS, should get it booting tonight. Will do some work tomorrow and on weekend.
geoffcorey said:
First of all, it's still a question, regardless of the content, unless there is a specific development thread about ics, this question belongs in the q&a section, you're not someone special where the rules don't apply.
Secondly, since source for ics hasn't even been released yet (this is the vibrant, so some sdk port won't ever work, regardless of your secret hopes and dreams), and even then, it's gonna take people a bit to get situated with the new code, and get used to the new features, apis, and bugs.
To ask for a timeline for something that's not even out into phones that it's actually built for is kinda insulting to people IMHO.
But, I give it 2-3 months after source drop to get into a basic useable form on the vibrant.
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Dude... Really?.... Lol.... Hopes and dreams?.... What?.... Just asking a legit question.... I wasnt demanding a time frame.... Tard
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djordan79 said:
Dude... Really?.... Lol.... Hopes and dreams?.... What?.... Just asking a legit question.... I wasnt demanding a time frame.... Tard
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First, I never said you demanded a a timeline, I said you asked. And the hopes and dreams thing wasn't directly at you, it was directed at all the people who don't finish reading a sentence, and only tale from a sentence what they want and twist everything around (and also takes cares of the stupid "one can hope" comments).
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geoffcorey said:
First, I never said you demanded a a timeline, I said you asked. And the hopes and dreams thing wasn't directly at you, it was directed at all the people who don't finish reading a sentence, and only tale from a sentence what they want and twist everything around (and also takes cares of the stupid "one can hope" comments).
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Ok.... Glad you could impart some useful information... Oh wait... Nevermind
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ali1276 said:
Guys, I have started working on ICS, should get it booting tonight. Will do some work tomorrow and on weekend.
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Glad to hear an good to see your still around
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If they actually do get an actual ICS rom going on the Vibrant \ i'll install it, regardless of GPS or no, i never use it anywho
Can I cut him? Please?
http://galnetmiui.co.uk/landing/ics-builds/
here's a Vibrant ICS custom ROM i saw on internet

Speeding up the test build of Liberty

Would the scripts used to boost speed work on Liberty's test build? Mine has started to lag a bit and I was wondering if anyone has tried this yet.
I am willing to try it but I am at work and cannot plug in to flash it right now.
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I assume you mean the SuperCharger script?
They work on pretty much any phone/build/ROM/etc. I haven't run into one yet that it flat-out doesn't work on. It is just changing the internals of how Android works, not adding anything additional.
The only hiccup would be how the tweaks are stuck so they persist across reboots. Should "just work" but there's some tips if it doesn't.
Yeah those would be the ones, I looked in the thread for speedy and I copied and pasted the init.d file from V6 into the system/ect file and rebooted twice.
It then says to look for the "itworks" file. But is see nothing. I will try to flash it when I get home but thank you for the answer!
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gaad0701 said:
Would the scripts used to boost speed work on Liberty's test build? Mine has started to lag a bit and I was wondering if anyone has tried this yet.
I am willing to try it but I am at work and cannot plug in to flash it right now.
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I started running the supercharger scripts a couple days after I loaded up Liberty to see what was happening, things felt a little more snappy. But my knowledge of scripts isn't too good, so that's about all I can offer ; )
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gaad0701 said:
Yeah those would be the ones, I looked in the thread for speedy and I copied and pasted the init.d file from V6 into the system/ect file and rebooted twice.
It then says to look for the "itworks" file. But is see nothing. I will try to flash it when I get home but thank you for the answer!
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Not sure if it'll make things more or less confusing, but the original thread might help...?
arrrghhh said:
Not sure if it'll make things more or less confusing, but the original thread might help...?
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+1 That thread should should be sticky'd to every phone possible simply b/c of the vast amount of excellent info. I learned a ton reading through a lot of that thread.
Are you now the Sheriff in town? Been seeing you post recently in various threads.
X0dus said:
+1 That thread should should be sticky'd to every phone possible simply b/c of the vast amount of excellent info. I learned a ton reading through a lot of that thread.
Are you now the Sheriff in town? Been seeing you post recently in various threads.
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Indeed. I found that thread a while back and spammed it all over my phone forums. Very good info. If you really want to get nerdy - How to configure Android's *internal* taskkiller - that got me into researching how Android works with memory internally. Someone suggested I was crazy for doing it manually, and I should just use zepp's script. They were right .
And yes, I am the new Sheriff in town. I don't have a (an?) X2, but hey I'll still try to be fair even tho I own an evil HTC device ... I won't even go into how evil the device truly is, we'll just leave it at that.
X0dus said:
+1 That thread should should be sticky'd to every phone possible simply b/c of the vast amount of excellent info. I learned a ton reading through a lot of that thread.
Are you now the Sheriff in town? Been seeing you post recently in various threads.
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The link to the V6 supercharger script is already in the sticky in the dev section.
booked said:
The link to the V6 supercharger script is already in the sticky in the dev section.
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I know, but it really should be it's own sticky.
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arrrghhh said:
Not sure if it'll make things more or less confusing, but the original thread might help...?
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That was quite helpful, thanks a bunch!
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arrrghhh said:
Indeed. I found that thread a while back and spammed it all over my phone forums. Very good info. If you really want to get nerdy - How to configure Android's *internal* taskkiller - that got me into researching how Android works with memory internally. Someone suggested I was crazy for doing it manually, and I should just use zepp's script. They were right .
And yes, I am the new Sheriff in town. I don't have a (an?) X2, but hey I'll still try to be fair even tho I own an evil HTC device ... I won't even go into how evil the device truly is, we'll just leave it at that.
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Wish u wouldn't just leave it at that lol...I thought an htc could have some advantages over moto due to bootloader unlock...unless its because it isn't android but an HD7 windows phone

CM9DX2 anticipation

Since nobody has said anything about this milestone yet, dragonzkiller has announced on twitter about 6 hours ago that CM9DX2 alpha might be released either tonight or tomorrow! Big props to him for working so hard on getting ICS onto our phones.
Yeah I'm stoked, thanks @dragonzkiller for all your hard work!
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NO WAY!? that is amazing. he has yet to let me down!
That guy works fast...
Greatest news since melvin quit trollin on here
via best rom ever for x2 (cm7)
bow down guys dragonzkiller is the rom god
kennyb6 said:
Greatest news since melvin quit trollin on here
via best rom ever for x2 (cm7)
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He moved to YouTube, search for dx2 ics, you'll see his asking us to apologize, and you'll see Ubuntubrandon's mocking him with the exact same thing! Haha
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Can't wait to see what cm9dx2 can do.
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His twitter feed has always been the best place to keep track of his progess, did we really need a thread?
Stuckinabox said:
His twitter feed has always been the best place to keep track of his progess, did we really need a thread?
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Not everybody uses twitter.....I can't stand it. This thread is very helpful for those who don't use twitter
Stuckinabox said:
His twitter feed has always been the best place to keep track of his progess, did we really need a thread?
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Sure. Why not spread it around? Not everyone uses twitter. Also, not everyone uses XDA for their development needs. I bet someone here will post this topic on some other forum.
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Not everyday ne uses twitter.....I can't stand it. This thread is very helpful for those who don't use twitter
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Plus, take away our ranting, spamming, and trolling, and all that xda would be is a bunch of download links.
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atomikhippo said:
Sure. Why not spread it around? Not everyone uses twitter. Also, not everyone uses XDA for their development needs. I bet someone here will post this topic on some other forum.
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exactly what I was saying. We should be helping.....not ripping someone for sharing good news!
rbellis said:
Not everybody uses twitter.....I can't stand it. This thread is very helpful for those who don't use twitter
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I only have a twitter account set up to follow devs. I just creep looking for new posts every day. Or every second if they're about to drop a link haha
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Plus, take away our ranting, spamming, and trolling, and all that xda would be is a bunch of download links.
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That's crazy, its almost like it would be a forum solely dedicated to development
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So, I'm curious, what benefits do we get from cm9 as opposed to cm7? Ics is nice, but will there be new features? Or is it just a cleaned up GUI. I know that ics should be able to multi-thread when gingerbread can't, so is that going to happen with our phones? (my guess is not until kexec starts working)
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Ihatepullups said:
So, I'm curious, what benefits do we get from cm9 as opposed to cm7? Ics is nice, but will there be new features? Or is it just a cleaned up GUI. I know that ics should be able to multi-thread when gingerbread can't, so is that going to happen with our phones? (my guess is not until kexec starts working)
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Well as of right now, only dragonzkiller knows how much ICS it will bring us. If its a full CM9 port, Im sure we will have all of the ICS features unless some things dont work. But this is a first Alpha so I'm sure not everything will work. It's just a wait and see right now.
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Well as of right now, only dragonzkiller knows how much ICS it will bring us. If its a full CM9 port, Im sure we will have all of the ICS features unless some things dont work. But this is a first Alpha so I'm sure not everything will work. It's just a wait and see right now.
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Im hoping for zero shutter lag, if he has the camera working.
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antEris said:
That's crazy, its almost like it would be a forum solely dedicated to development
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At least it's in the general forum lol
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Im hoping for zero shutter lag, if he has the camera working.
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Im sure there will be quite a few things not working at first. He's probably only releasing it because he has the main stuff working like data, wifi, cellular network, hopefully sms. I've been watching some videos on cm9 and saw that some other ports didnt have the camera working.

DEVELOPMENT - kexec for the DX2.

Okay, everyone who has Linux and has the experience with it let's get working on this.
Motorola has apparently released the sourcecode for the DX2. It's called the Motorola OSMC on sourceforge.
Here is the link: Motorola OSMC for the Droid X2
Get your environments set up and start poking around. If you need help setting up your development environment, ask. I don't have access to my personal laptop from work, so I can't help you during the day, but over this coming weekend (31MAR2012-01APR2012) I will edit this post with an update on setting up your development environment. It will be a generic setup as I run Fedora 16 and your Linux flavor will probably be different. You should be familiar with git, yum/apt-get, eclipse (possibly), bash & shell scripting, and compiling from source.
This is a WORK IN PROGRESS and will take time!
Please keep this thread clean for development use. Once we have something concrete, I will start a new thread for testing. Thank you all for your cooperation and assistance!
Ciao!
Setting up your Android repo for use and build environment. (LINUX ONLY!)
1. Go to the Motorola OSMC and click the Downloads link.
2. Click the Droidx2_VZW link.
3. Click the DTN_150.30 link.
4. Read the README.txt file and go to http://source.android.com/source/download.html to set up your repo (don't forget to download the files as well as outlined here: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html.
5. Follow the directions exactly. For various Linux distributions, your commands will be different than what is listed in the HowTo on SourceForge.
Please note that this is in no way designed to be a tutorial. This is for developers only. Please do not ask questions if you don't know what you are doing. (Sorry to be a PITA, but I don't have time to answer questions that you should already know the answers to.) Also, please note that I am using Fedora 16 as my Linux distro, the SourceForge HowTo uses Ubuntu and Mac OSX.
(I will update this as I find information that is relevant to this process and kexec.)
Ciao! For now.
Reserverd number II for future use!
All the dates on there are pointing to July or November of last year. Has this been around that long and we haven't noticed it 'til now?
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All the dates on there are pointing to July or November of last year. Has this been around that long and we haven't noticed it 'til now?
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Yes all of the info that I could ever find was too...and I don't know why it never got fleshes out...but this was something that I has brought up recently and Moon has really done some work to get it rolling
Quite excited to see what comes of it
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Is that a new Gun?
I feel an unlocked bootloader coming our way.. possibly.. knock on wood
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I have posted about this site quite a few times
I have the latest available bookmarked even
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mb870.motorola/files/Droidx2_VZW/DTN_150.30/
but every single time I posted about this every one told me that nothing could be done with it
good luck moon, and everyone helping, hope you all can get something going from that
i love how i posted a link in the bootloader unlock forum about the razr version of this like two weeks ago and now all this pops up... lol jk i mean i did but its good someones finally trying this. good luck Moon Shadow, your probably gunna need it with all the work your gunna have to put in. its good to see all the amazing devs on this great device
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i love how i posted a link in the bootloader unlock forum about the razr version of this like two weeks ago and now all this pops up... lol jk i mean i did but its good someones finally trying this. good luck Moon Shadow, your probably gunna need it with all the work your gunna have to put in. its good to see all the amazing devs on this great device
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Im sorry I didn't realize you had posted a link regarding this in an earlier post on another thread...if I had i would have made sure to give credit for the insight...being as I was the one that started the thread asking if it was possible I apologize..
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trafalger888 said:
Im sorry I didn't realize you had posted a link regarding this in an earlier post on another thread...if I had i would have made sure to give credit for the insight...being as I was the one that started the thread asking if it was possible I apologize..
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nah i was just kidding lol kudos to you for taking it the extra mile. all i did was lurk in the razr forums btw Moon, ill be happy to help with anything, debugging, testing anything. although i may not be the most knowledgeable about this stuff, im willing to learn.
Moon good luck buddy you guys will be rock gods to us if you get this going
Godspeed...May the force be with you Moon
I threw up my hands and smiled in extreme over-excitement. Now that I've calmed down, I'll get to work setting up a proper environment for testing.
LET'S DO THIS THING
I know very little about Linux but I would like to help in anyway I can.
I would gladly be your test dummy for anything.
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Like the above poster, I am willing to do anything. I am very inexperienced, used windows all my life, not really any modifying or anything, but I can be a test dummy. I know CWM and RSD and if I permanently brick my phone I have ways of getting a new one. Let me test anything you are uncomfortable with. I would love to help
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weldawadyathink said:
Like the above poster, I am willing to do anything. I am very inexperienced, used windows all my life, not really any modifying or anything, but I can be a test dummy. I know CWM and RSD and if I permanently brick my phone I have ways of getting a new one. Let me test anything you are uncomfortable with. I would love to help
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+1 guys, you guys are awesome for being guinea pigs
thelowend said:
I know very little about Linux but I would like to help in anyway I can.
I would gladly be your test dummy for anything.
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There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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sir, I know you can do it though, it'll just make our device more kickass and awesome. so thank you for taking this on, and I'm fairly new to linux, so i probably can't help at all, but I can't wait to see where this takes us.
Moon Shadow - NM said:
There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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You just told me to not expect spectacular things when my phone is able to run ICS.
Not sure if srs
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Jelly Bean source code is out!

Seems this news hasn't made it to the Rezound forum yet, so I'm taking the initiative.
http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
What I'm wondering is, when RIL is finally released for the Rezound, will it be forwards and backwards compatible? Will GB, ICS, and JB all match up and work? Or is it specific to each?
Edit: I see someone started a discussion in the General forum while I was typing this. My apologies.
This belongs in general, not development
I'd bet that the ICS RIL would work with few or no modifications in JB, but then again I don't know a thing about Android development.
Sooooo yeah. JB is pretty sweet. Before I lost my Nexus, I had JB on it, and it was AWESOMELY smooth. Even pure stock was awesomely smooth
*HINT HINT DEVS* *I DONATE*
hardfallen87 said:
This belongs in general, not development
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This. This post doesn't belong in development man. This section is for development only. As in Roms, kernels etc...not links to websites.
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jayochs said:
This. This post doesn't belong in development man. This section is for development only. As in Roms, kernels etc...not links to websites.
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And you guys wonder why people leave XDA cause half the time people post **** in the wrong forum you guys jump there **** about it. Ridiculous, People don't need to be told 9 times that they posted it in the wrong category once is fine. Jesus Christ.
jayochs said:
This. This post doesn't belong in development man. This section is for development only. As in Roms, kernels etc...not links to websites.
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Basically this, report it up, must be locked.
socal87 said:
Seems this news hasn't made it to the Rezound forum yet, so I'm taking the initiative.
http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
What I'm wondering is, when RIL is finally released for the Rezound, will it be forwards and backwards compatible? Will GB, ICS, and JB all match up and work? Or is it specific to each?
Edit: I see someone started a discussion in the General forum while I was typing this. My apologies.
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before u talk about ril lets talk about getting it booting one tiny step at a time
thisiswar951 said:
And you guys wonder why people leave XDA cause half the time people post **** in the wrong forum you guys jump there **** about it. Ridiculous, People don't need to be told 9 times that they posted it in the wrong category once is fine. Jesus Christ.
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No, they do, because its all over every development section on xda that threads like this DO NOT BELONG IN HERE. Period. Complain all you want, its a rule of the forums. People will learn from their mistakes...as simple as that.
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thisiswar951 said:
And you guys wonder why people leave XDA cause half the time people post **** in the wrong forum you guys jump there **** about it. Ridiculous, People don't need to be told 9 times that they posted it in the wrong category once is fine. Jesus Christ.
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Getting sick of these posts saying this is why people leave XDA. If you all want to leave then leave. We don't need to see this post over and over and over again!
How is your post any better then people posting what should be in the development section.
You obviously are not in a hurry to leave because you are still posting here so stop with that BS already!
And if you do decide to leave, XDA will still run just fine without you. I would much rather see jayochs stick around.
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Getting sick of these posts saying this is why people leave XDA. If you all want to leave then leave. We don't need to see this post over and over and over again!
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*shug* its exaCTLY why i dont post here that much.
at any rate,excuse my lack of excitement for jellybean since we dont even have working AOSP ICS yet. id be way happy to donate to whomever gets RIL working on for ICS. is there anyone even working on it anymore?
with source code out at least ill prolly be able to enjoy it on my sensation
Rils are working. We are waiting for kernel source so we can have a stable.Rom. they tried several other Kernels but none worked and crashed.
Dmeadows is working with what he has. And blame verizion for not letting HTC release the ota....
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XRaptor29 said:
Rils are working. We are waiting for kernel source so we can have a stable.Rom. they tried several other Kernels but none worked and crashed.
Dmeadows is working with what he has. And blame verizion for not letting HTC release the ota....
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Please link me an aosp ics rom with working data,text,etc.
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Meadows released a stock JB ROM for the Nexus, I had to double take on the name, I was like whaaaaat
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I Am Marino said:
Meadows released a stock JB ROM for the Nexus, I had to double take on the name, I was like whaaaaat
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And that has wat to do with the rezound?
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I Am Marino said:
Meadows released a stock JB ROM for the Nexus, I had to double take on the name, I was like whaaaaat
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Lol nice. You run Joel's yet? Its a daily driver. Rocks.
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scotty1223 said:
Please link me an aosp ics rom with working data,text,etc.
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Go check out Chad's Incredikernel thread, he is making progress. Might be at a stand still until source is released though, but he is working on it.
Screw this place. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE NEXUS AT ALL!!! damn.
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scotty1223 said:
*shug* its exaCTLY why i dont post here that much.
at any rate,excuse my lack of excitement for jellybean since we dont even have working AOSP ICS yet. id be way happy to donate to whomever gets RIL working on for ICS. is there anyone even working on it anymore?
with source code out at least ill prolly be able to enjoy it on my sensation
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soon my son, soon. with chad, eris etc working on it, we're bound to get something very soon.
jayochs said:
Lol nice. You run Joel's yet? Its a daily driver. Rocks.
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I bet.
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