Hi,
I am a user of the joggler.info community. We are trying to create a working build of Android 2.2 using the android-x86 source and the vilivs5 modifications.
Until now what has been achieved is the following:
basic graphic support (the image is 8bit color) most of the time the interface is fluid during the transitions not. Many games doesn't work, I tyhink because of the lack of opengl es.
wireless support
ethernet works
touchscreen works
audio works
We would like help overall for the graphic/display driver. The user who is working on this has also tried to apply the 32bpp patch but the result is a yellowish image.
If anyone knows how to make any changes or improvements post it here.
Thanks!!!
+1 for this please
I'd love to see this developed too.
in the meantime we have an almost full working image of Android 2.2. You can download it here: http://www.multiupload.com/FSK4RWEYTR
You can follow the development here: http://joggler.info/forum/index.php (software -> mobile os section, android 2.2 thread)
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i wish i knew anything useful about android to help with this
cmon anyone want to take the challenge up, we nearly have a £50 android 2.2 tablet, that runs very well, we just need expert help
mur76 said:
cmon anyone want to take the challenge up, we nearly have a £50 android 2.2 tablet, that runs very well, we just need expert help
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Damn what happen, you just forgot about this section or was it a completely fail project??? if i am lucky i might try a jellybean when i get mine, just need some foundation help
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Hi Guys,
I'm looking for some guidance from experienced Android devs - I have an O2 Joggler device which the original OS (am i'm being kind) is appauling.
Work has been underway to get Android x86 working on this device and currently we have a working image of 1.6 on the joggler - the only problem is the graphics are very slow, this is because there is the worlds most hated GPU in the Joggler (GMA500).
However - recently the official Android x86 guys have been working with a GMA500 device (Intel's S5 Viliv) which closely shares it's inners with the O2 Joggler and they have posted up a Froyo image with GMA500 support.
I've tried myself (not really knowing what I'm doing) and a few other guys have also, and the image doesn't boot off the bat on the joggler (just sits at the jogglers EFI screen not displaying anything but the O2 logo)
So, I'm looking for help from you guys as to what / if there is anything we can tweak to get this running like 1.6 (but hopefully with smooth graphics thanks to the new GMA500 support)
I don't have much experience in Android dev'ing but I have a strong IT background and some linux experience - I'm willing to do whatever you guys can suggest to see if we can get this working.
So, first question I guess is, what do you need to know to get the ball rolling?
Here is some info on the joggler's hardware; http://jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=Hardware
The 1.6 Android Image (that works fine apart from slow graphics) ; http://jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=An..._Prebuild_Image
How that image was made; http://jogglerwiki.info/index.php?title=Build_Android_Image
Android x86 Image for Viliv S5 (Has the GMA500 support we want!); http://android-x86.googlecode.com/files/s5_froyo_101008.img
Viliv S5 Specs; http://www.umpcportal.com/products/Viliv/S5/
Any help you guys can offer would be madly appreciated by the joggler community, as Android is the perfect OS for the little device!
Thanks
I should probably add, I have tried to replace the system.img from the working 1.6 release with the one from the Viliv 2.2 release, but the 2.2 file is system.sfs not .img so I guess the kernel won't find it..
Presume the kernel would also need to be changed too anyway??
With great respect to all developers that contribute to this forum:
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HACK CAMERA DRIVERS IN G TABLET HONEYCOMB ROM SO THAT WE CAN USE SKYPE AND OTHER APPS THAT NEED CAMERA FUNCTION WITHOUT DOWNGRADING ROM??
We want it...
THANK YOU.
Also i would like to say that GtabComb ROM 1.6 (now at 3.3 version) is report by many to have fully functional camera. The latest versions though do not have a working one. So what is it that made it function at that version? I personally use the Flashback 10.0 ROM.
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Since no developer has replied i would like to ask some more things in regards to the honeycomb port camera drivers and if still noone answers then let them be....
Why don't use drivers from earlier versions with some kind of fix?
Why don't try to fetch drivers inside already installed systems that have working cameras and then make some kind of fix for g tablet?
Why does the HONEYCOMB PORT GtabComb v1.6 has a WORKING camera?
Why nobody doesn't have the slightest idea on how to make camera work on a honeycomb system?
I am not a developer myself but with all the respect i cannot understand why is it so hard to make a micro camera work at least...
Thank you.
Camera Drivers
I must personally say after trying the "Bottle of Smoke" and "Flashback" ROMs... the developers have done an amazing work. Thanks and congrats to the developers and ROM cooks.
Honeycomb has improved significantly over previous versions of Android and it is heavily comparable to other tablet (i)OSs.
In this particular case I can only miss the Camera and some flash functionality. But I can live without it considering the other improvements.
Now I ask:
Ins't it a matter of maybe getting the camera driver for say Linux and recompiling it for android?... Most manufacturers already make drivers for other OS's like android.
Cant we load the previous driver/module that worked?, the original Tap 'n Tap ROM had a working driver. Which is the filename?
Has anybody opened up the gTab and looked at the camera chip on the board, the brand, and model so we can do some research?...
Im sure we can find a solution for this issue, after all the beauty of this whole ROM thing is the amounts of flexibilty there is
If anybody has any answers to this maybe we can tray and find some solutions.
I recently bought a ZiiO and at first look it seems like an excelent tablet for is price. But it get's me frustrated to be stuck on Android 2.2.1 version as well as stuck on Creatives' propritary updates.
At first glinpse on the device everything here looks like it has been developed according to the hardware. Not having market, not beeing able to mess around
Searching and researching on the web allowed me to root my device and install common software like the Market.
Then I realized that ZiiO's hardware is capable of supporting USB Host which sadly hasn't been enabled on the kernel that's compiled on the device. Looking at config.gz made me wonder why on the world would Creative do such a thing.
Has anyone been able to dump ZiiO's boot or kernel? I need to recompile the kernel to enable some flags. Has anyone gone through this expirence that can lead me on the right track?
Having such a variety of devices on the world makes me confuse on what should and could be done on this device.
Hi. I would love to see Native linux on my Sensation, but nobody did it yet, and I'm maybe high level user, but hardly developer. First I was thinking about porting HD2 Ubuntu, but then I realized... There is one very expensive device on the internet. Device with Android phone specs. but Native linux on it. Pandora Handheld Device. If someone could help me with porting pandora system (Or just do it yourway) it would be great, not only for me, but for the whole community. The big advantage is that, Pandora system is the most (I think) developed ARM Linux in the world. It means we just need to get it work, and the rest is already done.
Here you go with some links:
Porting
Booting
Files
Sorry for my English and I please you to help me. Will be waiting.
(Sorry if it should be in General)
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Hi. I would love to see Native linux on my Sensation, but nobody did it yet, and I'm maybe high level user, but hardly developer. First I was thinking about porting HD2 Ubuntu, but then I realized... There is one very expensive device on the internet. Device with Android phone specs. but Native linux on it. Pandora Handheld Device. If someone could help me with porting pandora system (Or just do it yourway) it would be great, not only for me, but for the whole community. The big advantage is that, Pandora system is the most (I think) developed ARM Linux in the world. It means we just need to get it work, and the rest is already done.
Here you go with some links:
Porting
Booting
Files
Sorry for my English and I please you to help me. Will be waiting.
(Sorry if it should be in General)
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Hi All,
I have been a long time XDA user, and follow and utilize a number of threads for my android devices!
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For the first time ever i have not been able to find what I'm looking for and so I send out a plea for help (or lay out a challenge if people prefer them) !!
I have a lenovo yoga 13 and can run a live version of android 4.2 however i do not want to complete a hard drive install due to the lack of support for the wifi and BT.
I was wandering if anyone would be able to create a yoga 13 ROM including the driver for the realtek RTL8723a wifi/bt chip.
This has been working on Ubuntu elsewhere.
My knowledge does not extend passed installing ROMs so the process to learn this is beyond my grasp. I am happy to donate to developers should this help!!
I would love to do this myself but would not even know where to begin.
I have managed to install the relevant version of android and touchscreen etc works brilliantly, i just need the ability to connect to the internet.
I guess there are two options and some advise would be great:
1 - could i use a usb wifi adaptor that would be supported by Android rather than the built in realtex card.
2 - where should i begin to look or research if i wanted to learn how to modify the install in order to include the correct kernal or support for this version (I am assuming using the working ubuntu drivers in some way). Any recommended reference materials to get me started. I appreciate this option may require quite some time to fully understand android development.
Thanks
ussasx said:
I would love to do this myself but would not even know where to begin.
I have managed to install the relevant version of android and touchscreen etc works brilliantly, i just need the ability to connect to the internet.
I guess there are two options and some advise would be great:
1 - could i use a usb wifi adaptor that would be supported by Android rather than the built in realtex card.
2 - where should i begin to look or research if i wanted to learn how to modify the install in order to include the correct kernal or support for this version (I am assuming using the working ubuntu drivers in some way). Any recommended reference materials to get me started. I appreciate this option may require quite some time to fully understand android development.
Thanks
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I am still really struggling with this and some help would be massively appreciated :/
For those interested
ussasx said:
I am still really struggling with this and some help would be massively appreciated :/
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For anyone that is interested in android on the Lenovo yoga 13 check out console os
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmv/console-os-dual-boot-android-remastered-for-the-pc
I am a backer and it looks like it will be funded.