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Since I run Linux systems at home I'm really interested in running it on my phones too. I kinda ordered my new phone since my TYTN is falling apart (does not synch thru USB anymore) so I can wait till late november for HTC to release their phone on Android.
So, do you think HTC will make an Android ROM for the Raphael? (or is there a big probability someone will cook it from another ROM)
I don't think they will do such a Android-ROM for Touch Pro as they will try to sell their new Android-Device. But since the Touch Pro has this Qualcomm-CPU, I hope Android will run on it - Again, made by some community-member, not HTC.
would somebody like to try booting linux on the raphael? I wonder if things will behave in the same way as on the diamond ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402002 )
in that thread, marbalon posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=104265&d=1218018832 a package with latest haret and a build for the halibut machine from the google git.
also you can replace the zImage in the diamond.zip with the zImage builds for vogue from dzo: for example http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/zImage
or try the kaiser kernel http://linuxtogo.org/~lgorris/kaiser-bootkit/zImage.bin
and report what happens. does haret get further than go go go? Which machine does it detect?
thanks
can a moderator move this to raphael rom development please?
I tried the bootkit for Diamond, the latest builds for the kaiser from igorris and also the latest build for vogue - but all hang up.
i will investigate a bit....
do they hang at 100% / Go Go Go? Do you see console output?
dcordes said:
do they hang at 100% / Go Go Go? Do you see console output?
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Yep at 100%, Go Go Go i can´t see.
Please take a look in this topic..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402002&page=17
Its about running Android on the Diamond..
And they didnt got it working...
And the Pro got the same proccesor/chipset ast the Diamond..
we created a research page with links to the kernel relevant wiki pages:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=RaphaelResearch
dcordes said:
can a moderator move this to raphael rom development please?
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Done... and good luck!
As i wrote last time, i didn´t get running the kernel for Kaiser (Latest Build) and Vogue (Latest Build).
Now it seems that the problem is or at least could be related to the storage card. It´s a common problem that sdhc-cards over 4gb won´t work as a android drive. so maybe anyone can try it with a card that fit the needs - i have only a 8gb model?
Good Luck and post every result!
I have tried vogue version on my raphael but it hangs on booting linux... 100% and i it hangs every time.
files are on phone not on sd card.
/Andre'
apokryphus said:
As i wrote last time, i didn´t get running the kernel for Kaiser (Latest Build) and Vogue (Latest Build).
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It is not a big surprise, because Raphael has a different CPU.
Now it seems that the problem is or at least could be related to the storage card.
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The SD controller on MSM7200 CPU is located in a different memory area
compared to the MSM7200A CPU.
Edited, I thought you meant a different processor than the G1.
Kinda stupid why people funny toil to try execute a linux on a wm6 device?decide whitch one uu want then buy... 4 my is awful idea have linux on my diamond pro no thx...
seeing forward to try android for this phone.
waiting...
/andre'
norrback said:
seeing forward to try android for this phone.
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We need the G1 kernel source, and modules (if there would be some closed-source drivers). I have documented many (most?) MSM gpios,
the DRAM config is known too. I'm researching the Hitachi LCD setup
because G1 has a different panel, so it will be necessary to modify
the init/suspend routines.
donottouch said:
awful idea have linux on my diamond pro no thx...
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Well, we don't post here that virtually everything from micro$oft sux, don't we ?
I'm not a big google fan, but fighting the monoculture is always a good thing.
cr2 said:
Well, we don't post here that virtually everything from micro$oft sux, don't we ?
I'm not a big google fan, but fighting the monoculture is always a good thing.
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Totally agree.
wm is the best mobile os at the moment unfortunately (if android is not counted), nokia's symbian just plainly.. eh, stinks. and so on.
Android would be really nice, waiting for it to raphael, even as a flashable rom! That would be so awesome! (we dont need WM to flash, it works straight from the bootloader, so why not!)
Rottis said:
Totally agree.
wm is the best mobile os at the moment unfortunately (if android is not counted), nokia's symbian just plainly.. eh, stinks. and so on.
Android would be really nice, waiting for it to raphael, even as a flashable rom! That would be so awesome! (we dont need WM to flash, it works straight from the bootloader, so why not!)
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You hit my point of view!
I just read in the XDA Portal that someone found a way to dual boot between two different Android Roms on one phone and ,well...i was wondering if this is possible with Windows. i have Miri N Dinik's Rom right now but say i wanted to try out Energy's Rom too...but keep my previous Rom. Is that doable or is there something special in Android phones that makes it possible?
fusion06 said:
I just read in the XDA Portal that someone found a way to dual boot between two different Android Roms on one phone and ,well...i was wondering if this is possible with Windows. i have Miri N Dinik's Rom right now but say i wanted to try out Energy's Rom too...but keep my previous Rom. Is that doable or is there something special in Android phones that makes it possible?
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To answer your question no its not possible to dual boot between 2 WinMo Roms. Android runs of partitions so you can install an Android Rom on different partitions and then select which partition to boot from. WinMo doesnt work like that.
Mark.
oooohhh o.k. thanks ! i need to hurry up and take these IT classes to further my computer and systems knowledge. January can't come soon enough. iv'e learned so much from just this site alone though..i think i'll have a bit of a head start when i do start class.
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oooohhh o.k. thanks ! i need to hurry up and take these IT classes to further my computer and systems knowledge. January can't come soon enough. iv'e learned so much from just this site alone though..i think i'll have a bit of a head start when i do start class.
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Just use xda as your reference guide and you will do fine lol.
Mark.
Hi,
About 2 weeks ago I downloaded the Android ROM for my HTC HD2, it works great, I really like Android more then Windows Mobile. Although everything works and seems fast enough, i have the feeling my phone can do more. If i look at videos of a HTC Desire HD it runs much faster, though the hardware is almost identical.
As I understood my phone is still running Windows Mobile but it is running in a state that emulates the hardware for a Android phone, so i can run Android. Now for my question, is there a way to run Android directly on my phone, without using Windows Mobile in the background?
Greetz Willem
williamsean said:
Hi,
As I understood my phone is still running Windows Mobile but it is running in a state that emulates the hardware for a Android phone, so i can run Android. Now for my question, is there a way to run Android directly on my phone, without using Windows Mobile in the background?
Greetz Willem
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this question is in the wrong section
ATM its not possible for none DEVS to run Andriod directly from you phone NAND memory.
DEVS are working on it but there are still some issues to solve before it will be launched you can follow the progression at the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817261
When you switch over to Andriod as a native OS you wont be able to run WM anymore, you can multi boot Android OS and Unbuntu of your SD, so if you want to use WM also then running Andriod of your SDcard is the only option
wilwilwel said:
this question is in the wrong section
ATM its not possible for none DEVS to run Andriod directly from you phone NAND memory.
DEVS are working on it but there are still some issues to solve before it will be launched you can follow the progression at the link below:
When you switch over to Andriod as a native OS you wont be able to run WM anymore, you can multi boot Android OS and Unbuntu of your SD, so if you want to use WM also then running Andriod of your SDcard is the only option
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Thanks for replying, what do you mean with ATM? and DEVS?
For what I understand from you post, they are working on a native android rom for the HD2, but it's not finished jet... And when I would install it i can't boot windows mobile anymore... Is that correct?
Will there be a posibility to revert my phone back to windows mobile when i would like to sell my phone...
-First winmo is shutdown when booting android.
-At the moment booting right from the hd2 memory is only possible with nand (from internal memory) . Wich is currently not for public release because it contains bugs.
-The reason why it is not at same speed as desire hd is that the kernel for the hd2 is not perfect and maybe nand can do a little speed increase. But it is getting better current kernels are much faster than a month ago.
ATM= At the moment
DEVS= Developers
PS: This is the wrong section.
jan-willem3 said:
-First winmo is shutdown when booting android.
-At the moment booting right from the hd2 memory is only possible with nand (from internal memory) . Wich is currently not for public release because it contains bugs.
-The reason why it is not at same speed as desire hd is that the kernel for the hd2 is not perfect and maybe nand can do a little speed increase. But it is getting better current kernels are much faster than a month ago.
ATM= At the moment
DEVS= Developers
PS: This is the wrong section.
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Witch section should it be in? Q&A or something? Can I change that right now?
What I understand is that it actually doesn't make a difference when I would boot android without windows mobile, only a minor speed increase because of faster memory? The real speed increase would come from a better kernel, witch the developers here are working on... Is that right?
Do you happen to know a ROM with this newer kernel? (so i can see if i already have it)
williamsean said:
Witch section should it be in? Q&A or something? Can I change that right now?
What I understand is that it actually doesn't make a difference when I would boot android without windows mobile, only a minor speed increase because of faster memory? The real speed increase would come from a better kernel, witch the developers here are working on... Is that right?
Do you happen to know a ROM with this newer kernel? (so i can see if i already have it)
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You can't change that right know but that is not a real problem. And what you are saying is right. We have to wait for a better kernel.
In terms of rom with kernel newer roms have most of the time newer kernels.
You can select [Everyday Builds][latest linux_on_wince_htc][PPP] CM6.1+ from michyprima this ones has no sense but are really speedy compared to sense builds. They use latest kernel. Anyway if you pickup a build from the last 7 days you can put any kernel that you want of it my favorite kernel at the moment is this. And contains a patch wich resolves screen freeezes wich happen sometimes. The most recent kernels are mdeejay S4 & hastrin r8.2. Or the CM6.1 build I said above because it have the latest kernel. The hastarin where I link you to contains the touchscreen freeze fix. Wich is not included in all hastarin 8.2 kernels.
jan-willem3 said:
You can't change that right know but that is not a real problem. And what you are saying is right. We have to wait for a better kernel.
In terms of rom with kernel newer roms have most of the time newer kernels.
You can select [Everyday Builds][latest linux_on_wince_htc][PPP] CM6.1+ from michyprima this ones has no sense but are really speedy compared to sense builds. They use latest kernel. Anyway if you pickup a build from the last 7 days you can put any kernel that you want of it my favorite kernel at the moment is this. And contains a patch wich resolves screen freeezes wich happen sometimes. The most recent kernels are mdeejay S4 & hastrin r8.2. Or the CM6.1 build I said above because it have the latest kernel. The hastarin where I link you to contains the touchscreen freeze fix. Wich is not included in all hastarin 8.2 kernels.
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Thnx for the reply, all is much more clear now...
I only have 1 more question, can update only the kernel of a ROM, so i don't have to install a hole new ROM and keep my preferences?
Yes that is also possible.
Is there something like a guide for it? url?
Installation:
1. Copy zImage to the "Android" folder on SD card
2. Copy "root" folder to "Android" folder on your SD card (overwrite files or combine when needed never delete the current one and replace it with the new one always overwrite files if folder structure already exists)
Sometimes the folder root is not included by the kernel then create
root/system/lib/modules
inside put :
tun.ko
bcm4329.ko
cifs.ko
and create:
root/system/lib/hw
lights.htcleo.so
If the file is not inside the package then don't create a folder for it. You should always have this file bcm4329.ko The rest is different for different kernels.
Edit:
You can download a kernel in different threads.
For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831585
For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787588
VBN files should also have latest kernel without tweaks but cant find it now.
Since SDE was released, who wants to build some fresh and shiny android which might be running someday side by side with AVOS (Archos Android)?
What do we need (openembedded?)?
Installation of Other OS:
root: /mnt/storage/rootfs.img
kernel:
Reboot into Recovery Mode (howto)
Recovery System -> Developer Edition Menu -> Flash Kernel and Initramfs
Connect USB and copy "zImage" and "initramfs.cpio.gz" to the Archos
Unmount Archos on PC (safe remove)
Press ok on Archos
Don't you think dev's are already working on this right now?
OpenAS is a site to look at, there are a few in fact and some even on XDA.
your instructions are sort of nothing anyone who has booted the angstrom distribution can see that?
this thread is a bit pointless. your asking for devs to create something they are already working on and you can't help as you don't know how?
no, you just missed the point. I AM (or want to be) a dev, see my other thread about dvb-t support
and now I'm looking for some help and informations.
this thread should be dedicated to building gen8 android (2.2 / 2.3 / ...) roms, I don't care much about angstrom.
I'm not one of those annoying guys who just complaining about others work, I want to get my hands dirty and do some work! I already checked openaos out, there a lot of informations about gen6 and gen7 but not gen8, this is why I started this thread here.
summarizing informations, that's the point.
ok fair enough
it's more likely though someone will do a port and use it over the current android system as apposed to using the SDE. Most dev's will be concentrating on other O/S's such as Ubuntu etc.
I can see why you want to do it but im not sure it will be done this way. We havent even managed to get perm root yet, sadly the archos wont get a lot of love I fear.
we have perm root, just use SDE and put an android in it we can decide everything
edit: either you hack the gen8 and get rid of SDE and archos' android and put whatever you want on it or you stay with SDE and dual boot (sounds a less "brickable" choice to me)
chulri said:
no, you just missed the point. I AM (or want to be) a dev, see my other thread about dvb-t support
and now I'm looking for some help and informations.
this thread should be dedicated to building gen8 android (2.2 / 2.3 / ...) roms, I don't care much about angstrom.
I'm not one of those annoying guys who just complaining about others work, I want to get my hands dirty and do some work! I already checked openaos out, there a lot of informations about gen6 and gen7 but not gen8, this is why I started this thread here.
summarizing informations, that's the point.
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I have no idea what you're talking about, but I say go with your dreams and keep up the good work (whatever work that may be).
Don't let anyone tell you you can't do it (whatever "it" may be). Any contribution to making my A70 better is a + in my book.
chulri said:
we have perm root, just use SDE and put an android in it we can decide everything
edit: either you hack the gen8 and get rid of SDE and archos' android and put whatever you want on it or you stay with SDE and dual boot (sounds a less "brickable" choice to me)
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But it's pointless having android 2.2 / 2.3 running alongside android 2.2 / 2.3
it would be a complete waste of time especially as archos are currently working on it anyway.
It would achieve nothing, the SDE would be much better used running ubuntu/winxp or other, running android as a secondary boot option is a waste of development time and I cant see anyone wanting to do it?
by all means join in getting a good distro to run but not another version of android when all we are missing is root anyway. I think your getting confused as to what SDE is used for.
why would someone want to run ubuntu on this hardware? winxp is out of scope as it doesn't support arm processors.
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by all means join in getting a good distro to run but not another version of android when all we are missing is root anyway. I think your getting confused as to what SDE is used for.
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why shouldn't we have root in SDE?? The SDE is the only way (so far, gen8 hasn't been hacked yet) to get perm root and custom roms.
why won't you just use SDE to run custom android roms? why it has to be ubuntu or any other bloated linux distribution?
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But it's pointless having android 2.2 / 2.3 running alongside android 2.2 / 2.3
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no it's not, because archos won't let us do customizations. it would be easy for archos to let us perm root everything but they won't. so what are you going to do to make android comfortablier and less buggy on gen8? a) hack it and flash custom roms and may brick it or b) use sde and flash custom roms without the possibility to brick it
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no it's not, because archos won't let us do customizations. it would be easy for archos to let us perm root everything but they won't. so what are you going to do to make android comfortablier and less buggy on gen8? a) hack it and flash custom roms and may brick it or b) use sde and flash custom roms without the possibility to brick it
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Agreed, who cares if you have more then one build of Android on a device? On other devices people have developed their own method of doing this exact thing. SDE is a great idea to let people load custom ROMs onto their device without fear of bricking. Now if someone would just get one developed....
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no it's not, because archos won't let us do customizations. it would be easy for archos to let us perm root everything but they won't. so what are you going to do to make android comfortablier and less buggy on gen8? a) hack it and flash custom roms and may brick it or b) use sde and flash custom roms without the possibility to brick it
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Archos have released the source code, the only thing that's missing is Root.
The distro is already pretty close to stock even the BT stack is android native allowing us to use wiimote etc.
Archos have done a pretty "pure" android release Cynogen's goal is get a pure android rom working. Stock it's not that far away now?
and what about ISO, windows 7 (mobile), tiny linux, yellow dog, many other great distro's. All im saying is wait until root is achieved (it's being worked on) nd see what happens to the default android then.
Your may be jumping the gun a bit developing something that's not needed
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But it's pointless having android 2.2 / 2.3 running alongside android 2.2 / 2.3
it would be a complete waste of time especially as archos are currently working on it anyway.
It would achieve nothing, the SDE would be much better used running ubuntu/winxp or other, running android as a secondary boot option is a waste of development time and I cant see anyone wanting to do it?
by all means join in getting a good distro to run but not another version of android when all we are missing is root anyway. I think your getting confused as to what SDE is used for.
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was agreeing with you until this post.
the point is that Archos have up until now done a bit of a shoddy job of their Android builds. We all want the archos tablet running smoothly and as best we can and also would like to have 2.3+ on our devices which is probably unlikely by any official means.
and saying archos are "currently working on it" is a little silly given what forum you are on! (whats the point in people making custom roms for HTC devices... HTC are working on it anyway?!)
@wazalotofzeros
oh come on, are you kidding me? why is it so hard to understand that a rooted android or even custom roms are wanted by a lot of archos users (see archosfans.com)
whats the point of installing any linux distribution instead of android?
why are you telling me its pointless to do custom roms for the Archos Gen8 while there are custom roms for a lot of other android devices?
I give up, please contribute something useful to this topic or stop posting offtopic.
@waz000000,
don't want to participate in this then don't. There is no reason to put down others work though just because you think it is pointless.
Grand Idea
Personally I think this is a grand idea. At first when I saw the SDE I thought that was its whole purpose and that archos would start us off with a basic android version. But when it was released and it came with a barely working linux distro, it turned me off to installing SDE until something better can happen. I wouldn't mind seeing a micro version of ubuntu running on this, but the main problem is going to be the ram. If we are having issues with the ram on android what makes you think we will have better luck on a OS that wasn't intended to run on the archos. But hey more power to you. But on the other hand if we can build our own android firmwares, then we won't be dependent on Archos to decide whether or not to update to the next firmware. And saying Archos is working on it is like saying well the end of the world is coming. When IDK, but its coming!
Seriously. The delayed the launch by 2 months and then didn't deliver on their promise of launching with 2.2. They did come through, but with the crappiest 2.2 firmware I have ever used. Constant crashing, no wifi N, 200 mhz decrease in speed, and only a promise to fix it... eventually.
So the the OP. Go for it. I will help with what I can, but I haven't build a firmware yet except for the easy cook it yourself ones.
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They did come through, but with the crappiest 2.2 firmware I have ever used. Constant crashing, no wifi N, 200 mhz decrease in speed, and only a promise to fix it... eventually.
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new firmware came out today! works great on my A101, no crashes or freezes so far: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875393
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So the the OP. Go for it. I will help with what I can, but I haven't build a firmware yet except for the easy cook it yourself ones.
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Me neither but I'm willing to do if nobody else does, simply because of my DVB-T project in the other thread
€dit I'll give cyanogenmod a try
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was agreeing with you until this post.
the point is that Archos have up until now done a bit of a shoddy job of their Android builds. We all want the archos tablet running smoothly and as best we can and also would like to have 2.3+ on our devices which is probably unlikely by any official means.
and saying archos are "currently working on it" is a little silly given what forum you are on! (whats the point in people making custom roms for HTC devices... HTC are working on it anyway?!)
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ok fair enough so what would you rather?
a cynogen mod with archos firmware or linux distro (Whatever) and cynogenmod?
im not saying dont work on a custom rom, im saying work on a "proper" custom rom and use the dual boot option for something other than android.
1st step develop root
2nd step develop custom rom
3rd step install another distro
What im trying to say is, develop a "proper" custom rom and leave the dual boot option for something mind blowing!
as to blazingwolf im not trying to put anyone's work down (apart from the fact there isn't any yet this is pure concept)
I could very easily help you develop a working second rom for this but all im saying is wait a little while and see what happens I cant hint anymore than that!!!!!!!!
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I could very easily help you develop a working second rom for this but all im saying is wait a little while and see what happens I cant hint anymore than that!!!!!!!!
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who does what and when it gets released?
in the mean time have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=610303
i know its different hardware but use a cynogen beta like the I9000 as a base, and work from there, even try the original firmware and look to cook that one.
you will be surprised how almost stock the archos one is
laptopfreek0 said:
Personally I think this is a grand idea. At first when I saw the SDE I thought that was its whole purpose and that archos would start us off with a basic android version. But when it was released and it came with a barely working linux distro, it turned me off to installing SDE until something better can happen. I wouldn't mind seeing a micro version of ubuntu running on this, but the main problem is going to be the ram. If we are having issues with the ram on android what makes you think we will have better luck on a OS that wasn't intended to run on the archos. But hey more power to you. But on the other hand if we can build our own android firmwares, then we won't be dependent on Archos to decide whether or not to update to the next firmware. And saying Archos is working on it is like saying well the end of the world is coming. When IDK, but its coming!
Seriously. The delayed the launch by 2 months and then didn't deliver on their promise of launching with 2.2. They did come through, but with the crappiest 2.2 firmware I have ever used. Constant crashing, no wifi N, 200 mhz decrease in speed, and only a promise to fix it... eventually.
So the the OP. Go for it. I will help with what I can, but I haven't build a firmware yet except for the easy cook it yourself ones.
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the purpose of SDE is to give users a way to dual boot and be able to load "another" operating system. The Angstrom image we provide is just a demo and nothing else. You are free to put anything else, like Android 4.0, Meego, Maemo or whatever else you want...
Just for the fun
http://translate.google.com/transla...ation-de-le-tama-the-king-of-the-rom/&act=url
Nice
Anybody knows why google translates "firmware" to "shower"?
Nice, now we know a bit more of the guru
God, Google translation is awful
Here is my approximate translation of cajl interview:
1) Le Tama, master of archos roms, present yourself
I fall into computers when I was very young (11 year old, no personal computer at this time, I start programming on paper with a book ) and since then virus never left me. I'm 42, I'm technical director of a small software development company. As my current job don't give me much occasion to dig into code, I'm pursuing my passion as a leisure, and especially on Archos tablet these days.
2) Why Android ?
I came to Android with my HTC HD2. At that time, Android just started to show some great potential and Windows Mobile was getting old. I started to follow HD2 development efforts on Android. It was stuck on a kernel problem, it pushed me to start looking into linux kernel source code. I then took part of the desire kernel port to HD2 with Cotulla and the others and I also participated to the first Android release working on HD2.
3) Why Archos
I started looking at Archos when Google annonced ICS and annonced that they will be using Omap as reference platform. I always wanted to have a look at omap (too much qualcomm with hd2 ), so I started to look for a platform that would let me play with it without being too costly. That's why I naturally came to Archos. I started toying with my co-worker A70 and then purchased my A101G9.
The more I work on Archos, the more I like the "openness" of the platform. Gen8 bootloader is easy to crack, gen9 bootloaders are not even locked. Better, Archos thinks about us, hackers, by letting entry points like SDE, a reserved partition on gen9,...
4) By the way, what's the purpose of rooting ?
Ah! What's the purpose of root:
From a developer point of view, to give complete access to resources. With root, we can do a complete dump of disk and partitions to study firmware, install things we couldn't do without, like SDE for Gen9. It's the first necessary step to modify stock firmware. It's also mandatory if you want to do some specific operations like partitioning.
From an user point of view, it let you use application that demands root. My favorites are:
- Busybox
- Root Explorer
- Titanium backup
- Chainfire 3D
And I certainly forgot some. Just looking at market, we see thousands of applications that requires root to work.
5) Easy or not easy to find exploits ?
No, not easy with a well-made firmware. Except big mistake from manufacturer, exploits (weakness abused to obtain a temporary root) are fixed after discovery, and it's getting more and more difficult to find new weaknesses. Thankfully, our current exploit is not fixed, crossing finger.
6) What are you currently working on ?
I'm working a bit on too many fronts and not enough free time, but here is what I'm working on:
- Internal disk partitioning for g9 to let us install sde firmware on a separated native ext4 partition, without interfering with stock firmware and internal storage. It works on mine, I'm working on way to do it simply and safely to let everyone benefit from it.
- Clockworkmod Recovery. It also works on mine, but is only useful if tablet has been partitioned. It let us do complete backups, rom+apps+internal storage (nandroid backup), it let us use zips to install firmware and firmware updates, and it make our tablet feels more "android native".
- CM9: I built one for gen9 that worked not too badly, but there is a lot of work to get something completely functional.
- I also launched a first overclocked kernel for 1.0Ghz Gen9, stable on mine up to 1.2, almost at 1.3. I will have to work on this again when Archos will release a new firmware that fix current ICS problems.
- I'm working on the IT2, I activated SDE and I have a rooted firmware. I will try to port 3.0 kernel and ICS on it.
- I'd like to work on bootloader too, but this is another story...
7 How can we help ?
Explain my boss that I have to stop working on his projects! More seriously, I'll certainly need beta-testers that are willing to take risks for their tablets with partitioning, but I'm not there yet.
8 Why this nickname ?
Le Tama ? This is a wink to my wife! Sshhh!
9 Anything more ?
Nah, enough talk, back to work!
letama said:
God, Google translation is awful
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Naaaah, it's pretty funny (I had no idea that Gen9 has a shower onboard)
letama said:
7 How can we help ?
Explain my boss that I have to stop working on his projects! More seriously, I'll certainly need beta-testers that are willing to take risks for their tablets with partitioning, but I'm not there yet.
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Count me in
letama said:
- Clockworkmod Recovery. It also works on mine, but is only useful if tablet has been partitioned. It let us do complete backups, rom+apps+internal storage (nandroid backup), it let us use zips to install firmware and firmware updates, and it make our tablet feels more "android native".
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Oh my god! This is by far that feature that I am missing most on my G9. I hope this dream comes true one day.
letama is great!!!