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Hi!
Since last week, I've been working on an usable kernel for the HTC Vox. I guess you've already looked at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368014&page=5
More or less, I have a working kernel. I've tested some images against the modified kernel, and both Gpe and Opie get to the welcome screen (without getting stucked). Nothing is really usable, as they're not even compiled for this specific platform (cannot get to compile opie for arm by myself... yet), but as a base, it's not bad at all.
As I've seen on my previous post, there's people interested on this (3300 views make me believe that), what I would want to know is, are there more developers interested on building a linux port for the Vox? Testers will be needed also, but later, when we get to something useful for testing
If you're interested, reply!
Cannot help u develop anything here, but would be a willing tester for it... thoroughly
I'd love to help, but I'm in the middle of moving to a new place and won't have internet most of the time next 2 weeks.
Do you have a Wiki or other place for collaberating? SourceForge perhaps?
I do have a wiki, but upload is no faster than around 80kB/s
In case you haven't seen it, you have a new build of the kernel on the other post, along with links and a little manual to start a graphic environment on the vox.
@barth666, @StefanHamminga
I've been thinking about it, and... I don't know what to do I mean, I think Sourceforge is the best place to dump it all, and it gives us a wiki too. On the other side, here is the xanadux wiki, and maybe it would be a good idea to let sourceforge host the files, and leave the wiki in here with other HTC phones... what do you think?
Oh! For GPIO dumping, the only thing I've seen working is the linwizard project's Haret_Omap.exe (in case you want to try to guess where the damned keys are )
PS: Anyone has an HTC Tornado? I'd love to know if the tornado kernel makes the leds and vibrator flash, I can't find where they are!
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PS: Anyone has an HTC Tornado? I'd love to know if the tornado kernel makes the leds and vibrator flash, I can't find where they are!
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I have a tornado (and vox and wings), so tell me what to test
I know from the ml_iPod wiki (I am the admin) that SourceForge is really slow and the Php and Sql versions are old, in case you want to set up something like MediaWiki! You might want to try http://code.google.com/ , it has a built in Wiki and you can host files!
Just a suggestion
Keep up the good work
EDIT: I could even set one up, if you want, but I am not into coding at all!
Hi! Sorry for the delay, but I'm having lots of work this week and I've been unable to keep on with this...
@Walram: On the following days I'll try to build a kernel for you, wich should put all the lights on and makes the phone vibrate until you take the battery out Obviously just for testing, it shouldn't break anything, but I need to know if the originally-made-for-the-tornado vibrator and led drivers actually work on the tornado... Thanks!
@Frauhottelmann
Didn't know that google gave that service too! will look at it this weekend and post back when I have something done with this.. thanks for the feedback!
walram said:
I have a tornado (and vox and wings), so tell me what to test
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Hi!
Ok, here's what I want you to try. If you haven't downloaded it yet, download the Linux Test Image:
http://rapidshare.com/files/93938763/test.zip.html
Then, download the kernel for the tornado:
http://rapidshare.com/files/96145010/kernel_tornado_driver.tar.gz.html
Dump the contents of the first file to the memory card, and then overwrite the file "zImage", with the one from the second link. Run haret, and hit "Run".
It should, at least, boot. If it doesn't, tell me where it gets frozen (could be that you only se some dots on the screen, whatever appears, just tell me )
If it boots, don't stop looking at the leds (charge/bluetooth leds mainly), they should, at least, flash -theorically they should stay on all the time-. It also should vibrate, at least for a quarter of second
I just need to know what it actually does!
Thanks!
So what about a dev-page? Then you don't need to upload it to Rapidshare and you can see the progress better!
Hi frauhottelmann,
I'm going to tell you the truth. I think it would be better if it's you who admins a site for this project than if I do, for various reasons:
1. I started all this thing, but I'm no owner of anything, by now I just hacked four things to make this phone boot a kernel, but no more.
2. I've seen your work at the ml_ipod sourceforge page, and think it's usable, clean, and nice, and I think that's exactly what we would need (even if it's a little slow just as you stated in your previous post). I could make the graphics for the web (I'm quite decent at photoshop), but I have never built a wiki, or a project anywhere else, and I don't know a sh** about it, so that would be another big thing to learn, and for now, I gotta learn more about the linux kernel, and that itself it's huge.
3. I don't think I can handle work, classes, building patches, kernels and bootstrap images and administrate a site, it feels like too much for me
Conclussion? I think it's better to let people do what does better, and I'm quite sure you'll do it better than I, so if you want, it's all yours
PS: In any case, we will need a name for the project, any suggestions?
What I have heard from the ml_iPod developers is that upload to SF is not a nice process either. I still think Google code is better, although it's not as customizable as SF.net. But we could also set up a page on Googlepages (pages.google.com) and then point to the Google code site with the Wiki and downloads!
I can offer my technical know-how (SPL, GPIOs, etc.)
Since I have little time you should ask me precise questions for which I can try to find the answers.
Sorry for the delay...
frauhottelmann said:
What I have heard from the ml_iPod developers is that upload to SF is not a nice process either. I still think Google code is better, although it's not as customizable as SF.net. But we could also set up a page on Googlepages (pages.google.com) and then point to the Google code site with the Wiki and downloads!
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So we can start using google code, and stick with it if it goes well. We can always change the hosting if something goes wrong! About the wiki, the easiest thing is start with google code too, and simply link the xda wiki to it...
i can't code, but i can keep you company maybe
i am here if help is nedeed
But what name do we want to use?
Linux for Vox?
LinVox !
how does that sound ?
just kidding
waiting to get linux running on my vox....
But what name do we want to use?
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Hooked on Vonix!
vonix sounds ok
can also try "Mobile TUX"
wow
this is an incredible news ! linux on the Vox !
I'd love to flash mine with a movibuntu distro =)
How do you guys feel about splitting the project up in several subprojects?
Like:
Kernel and driver work: TI OMAP HTC Vox board patch and perhaps drivers
Base system: minimal rootfs and toolkit to utilize all Vox functionality
Usability: GUI and (for instance) Android support
This would also enable us to share the base system & usability work with other 'linux on smartphone' and embedded projects.
I do have a suggestion for the base system:
www.emdebian.org
Very up to date build toolchain for arm (GCC 4.x toolchains) and you can have apt support on the base rom. This would allow access to a huge amount of packages that can be used with relatively little effort. Others I've checked out are the new mobile ubuntu (system requirements way to high), MontaVista (severe lack of proper documentation to get up to speed quickly), uClinux (uses ulibc instead of the faster full fledged one, in my opinion we'd better trade some storage for more speed) and some others I can't remember now...
PS. I've got internet at my new place and I've recovered my bricked wizard from the 'spare electronics bin', so finally I can spend some more time on this
Hello
this bad sunday i tried to open my brandnew Cat Nova Android Tablet.
It´s sold actually by Hugendubel and Weltbild.
It´s actual an cheap Android Tablet with Android 2.3
CPU is a TCC8033
it should have 1,2 Ghz but actual it seems to be only a 1 Ghz CPU.
Good site for Infos is http://androtab.info/
You could root it using the [APP]SuperOneClick v2.1.1for example. There is a little trick, found by a member of the http://www.android-hilfe.de Forum
DU musst aber wenn er bei Step 6 stehen bleibt einfach usb abziehen, USB Debug ausmachen..kurz connecten...dann wieder abziehen und wieder USB Debug an und reinstecken.
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after step 6 you need to unplug usb / turn off usb debugging / reconnect hte usb for a short time / unplug usb again / turn ON usb debugging again / plug in usb again an let the SuperOneClick tool do the Rest.
This method worked fine for me.
To open the Cat Nova:
1. remove any connections ( power, usb headphone, etc. )
2. remove sd-card ( if there is one inside )
3. carefully remove the rubber band that goes around the tablet. It is fixed from the inside on the underside left and right from the connectors. Don´t pull it out here !!!
4. start removing it by carefully pull it out for example on the upper edge.
Remove it around the whole table and let it hang on the bottom.
5. now you will see the screws which are around the tablet.
6. Pick up a little screwdriver an carefully remove the screws.
In my case there are 11 Screws.
7. Now begin to carefully open the backside of the tablet beginning at the top.
8. Be careful not to lose the Volume control wipe ( a little damn plastic part sitting inside only been hold by a little nothing )
Be also careful not to break anything on the bottom of the tablet
9. Voila Now the tablet should be open.
Be careful if you remove any of the shielded Tape as you may rip of any flat cable !
On the inside: EM86_V3 printed on the PCB
some unused connectors an pads
seems like there is a place for a mini pci connector and a
sim connector
unused 10 pin connector
See more on the pictures please
Looking for CWM Recovery to flash an alternative ROM like CyanogenMod 7
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
fgoeber
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[INFO] CAt Nova / Rooting / USB Driver Problem ? Here is the solution
If you are having trouble to find the right USB driver here is a solution that worked for me:
Pick the official android_winusb.inf which is included in the official
Google Android SDK: developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
Open the android_winusb.inf an add the following lines:
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_DEED
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_18D1&PID_DEED&MI_01
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in the
;Google NexusOne
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Section.
Save the file an pick it when windows ask´s for it.
Now the Driver should be installed without any Problems so you could use SuperOneClick.
Only tested under WinXP / 32-Bit Version.
So long and thanks for all the fish
fgoeber
Here are some more Information about the tablet:
Manufacturing by Emdoor
digi.emdoor.com/EN/BFangan/Detials.aspx?id=137&menuid=0203020201
digi.emdoor.com/upfile/Flash/2011/10/20111020201423.pdf // Page 8
So long and thanks for all the fish
fgoeber
Is there any Option to install a custom ROM?
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Hi fgoeber,
nice pics. So do you have a list of all components. I'm very intressted in the camera-sensors. So do you know the name of the manufacturer ?
thx, uli
Hi
I have bought what I think is much the same tablet as the Cat Nova but with the difference that mine has internal 3g phone included as well:
aliexpress.com/store/701252/211239486-507494256/8-Android-2-3-Telechips-8803-Cortex-A8-1GHz-EM770-3G-Phone-Call-6-Point-Capacitive.html
So it is an Emdoor EM86 as listed in this thread.
I have noted that on the the cat nova homepage there is information about some FW updates:
tablet.cat-sound.com/index.php/support/nova-update
I am a bit curios to try and installing their latest update to see if it would work on my tablet but I am a bit unsure if the hardware difference would cause my 3G phone stop working. Also I am not sure if the Cat Nova updates only support german language... It seems like the Cat Nova team are planning future updates to ICS which is good news.
Or is there someone out there whos managed to install a custom ROM - I am having some problems with a nervous g-sensor and it would be nice to get rid of that problem.
I feel guilty here, and I am posting off topic, if this annoys someone I will delete this post (given this forum allows me to). I am a developer and one of my customers said that my game doesn't work on the Nova - as this is the only thread I have found posted by someone with intelligence, can you indulge me a minute or 2 and see if you can run: -
Edit: I cannot post outside links so please do an Android Market search for Solitaire 3D by Jonathan Barton.
Again sorry for the hijack, and if it is inappropriate I will delete it.
Thanks for your consideration
Jonathan
jawfin said:
I feel guilty here, and I am posting off topic, if this annoys someone I will delete this post (given this forum allows me to). I am a developer and one of my customers said that my game doesn't work on the Nova - as this is the only thread I have found posted by someone with intelligence, can you indulge me a minute or 2 and see if you can run: -
Edit: I cannot post outside links so please do an Android Market search for Solitaire 3D by Jonathan Barton.
Again sorry for the hijack, and if it is inappropriate I will delete it.
Thanks for your consideration
Jonathan
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Hi Jonathan
I made a quick test of your app on my tablet Emdoor EM86, which from a hardware point of view I would say is identical to the cat nova, and it seems to work. The animations all seem to work. The only problem I could see is that part of the left most part of the screen is missing - a small part of the left most pile of cards is not shown on the screen.
I really appreciate you taking the time to check it for me. The chap said: -
leider kann ich das spiel weder auf meinem htc noch auf meinem cat nova spielen wegen der bildgrösse die gerade mal 1/3 des bildschirm füllt
bitte um abhilfe
danke
Which Google tells me means: -
Unfortunately I can not play on my htc still on my cat nova play because of the image size just 1 / 3 of the screen fills
ask for remedial
thank you
I thought he may have a custom resolution, but he says its 800x600 - which works fine in the emulator. I guess I don't have a solution for him then, which is sad because I do like to solve the issues. I guess with the bits of the deck cut off it's still playable for you though, so his issue is something else again.
Again, thanks for taking the time, and apologies to everyone else
Edit: re-reading that German is he saying it's not working on a HTC but it does work on the tablet? Nevermind though, its possible he isn't running my latest version which I believe sorted those issues!
Info....
Edit: re-reading that German is he saying it's not working on a HTC but it does work on the tablet? Nevermind though, its possible he isn't running my latest version which I believe sorted those issues!
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No, he said it's not working on both of his devices, one is a HTC the other one is the tablet. It seems to me that the screen resolution is too high for the game as he said that only 1/3 of screen is used be the application?
Are you using a fixed resolution?
I will also try it this evening, I'm using a HTC Desire HD.
Please don't ask me which screen resolution I am current using.... LOL
Best regards,
Harry
Ok thanks.
I am really beginning to feel bad about this obvious hijack - can an admin/moderator please split this thread from my first post?
The app does run for all resolutions which I can test in the emulator, from 320x480 to 720x1280. It handles wide-screen well, but, it needs minor tweaking for 600x800 as that is so square like - I took widescreen into account but not squares! I have done a fix to handle that, but its not released yet. This work is rather complex in that I am rendering the game using the OpenGL engine and 3D perspective co-ordinates with the origin at the center of the screen, but the on touch events are 2D Cartesian co-ordinates from the top left corner. There is significant math in there for calculating both how far down the Z axis I render my objects to fit the screen neatly, and reading and converting the touches as to resolve what card was selected.
Hopefully my next version 2.3, should deal with all resolutions cleanly.
Again thanks for taking your time to look at this for me. Professionally I write accounting software, and have done for 15 years, it is unthinkable on my part to have a bug which I cannot fix / work-around (bugs in accounting software don't go down so well for some reason!)
Cheers Jonathan
Hi friends,
any have problems with orientation of the g sensor of it tablet? have problems with car games. and other games using g sensor. i check this trhied http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803242&page=7
but no see the file Ak8973Prms.txt in /data/misc only see a file name calibration _set.txt and values x:0 y:0 z:0 now i test the g sensor with Jhonson Bubble level and really the g sensor its inverted. any idea?
Model:number; EM86_TD_BT_PHONE 20111208
Android Version: 2.3.3
Kernel version; 2.6.35.7
someone has managed to replace the way the partitions are mounted
check this post pls http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389454
Custom Rom
darthvader85 said:
Is there any Option to install a custom ROM?
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Yes, it is possible.
at android-hilfe.de there exist a "custom rom", which is at least based on the latest official (but not released) ROM and has some minor bugfixes
not a big thing like CM, but it is a good start at all.
at least, with this ROM the latest Version of all Angry-Birds are playable, which seems to be a problem with the Original ROM.
[sorry, can't post a direct link to the thread due to restrictions here. Take a look at the Cat Nova Section, you will find it]
Battery
What kind of battery is in it? If i wanted to replace it with a better one? And the cameras as well?
Chris
Can I install CWM on Cat Nova?
So I have the unfortiounet task of fixing a tablet for a co-worker. The co-worker origionally gave the tablet to another co-worker who, unknowingly at the time, flashed firmware for the previous generation device. To make a long story short, it boots ok, Screen sensors sound wireless etc works EXCEPT the touchscreen.
I do not think that the drivers that were with the rom he installed were correct (go figure, newer device ... larger screen etc.)
So my first question How would I go about determining the touchscreen hardware without cracking open the case?
I know in a *nix environment you can use lspci or lsusb to get some basic information about the hardware on the usb or pci busses but I dont think that archetecture exists here, I may be wrong.
Ultimatly If an existing driver cannot be found I am facing writing a driver for the hardware at hand.
Thanks in advance for advice/help.
Anyone?
Identifying touch screen controllers
I'm having trouble finding drivers too. Starting with touch screen manufacturer.
This looks promising.
w w w. touch-base. com
/documentation/ identifying%20touch%20screen%20controllers. htm
(sorry for the screwed up link. the site doesn't allow new posters to post outside links.)
If you find a good source for drivers let me know.
Thanks,
The frustrating part is NEC has a dedicated product page but they have no drivers and only the manual for the non-touch version of the monitor.
NEC AccuSync LCD51-BK-TR (i.e. ASLCD51-BK-TR) 15" LCD touch screen monitor.
Hello, I have found a tech-guide by HTC how to identify your LCD Panel if your JB AOSP or AOKP ROM won't boot.
See Step 3 in the PDF attached
I hope it helped you
Look here for information about the right Display part (narrow or wide flex cable):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50296864&postcount=4
Jann F said:
Hello, I have found a tech-guide by HTC how to identify your LCD Panel if your JB AOSP or AOKP ROM won't boot.
See Step 3 in the PDF attached
I hope it helped you
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Thanks a lot, this would be very useful for a friend's DS. He was hesitating to try a JB rom because he didn't know which panel he has. But this makes the check really simple, so...
no problem, the other way to check this would be
dmesg|grep -i panel
but it needs to be in recovery or android
hehe i know i have a Sony panel since everything works for me, but its always fun to check out the internals
how'd you get that btw? just curious because it says: "Confidentiality: This document is only authorized for the assigned service partner in repair service and is confidential and/or
legally privileged. The document must not be copied or shown to anyone without HTC’s permission."
Sorry but I have to report this for distributing without permission if you can't show you have HTC's permission.
Edit: ignore my whining
This is fine for now. no need to take it down less HTC complains themselves, as these documents are easily found elsewhere too...
Thanks for sharing OP!!
A lot of research about HTC Phones and other manufacturers led me to some very intresting polish and slowakian sites
Also got the diag images e.g. leodiag.nbh (the one to reset the calltimer, change IMEI or S/N)
Hello!
I am posting here, because I am new on forum, and I can not post on developers Microsoft Surface forum.
Here is the thing I want to do. I am user of Microsoft Surface and I want to change the boot (splash) screen (where it writes "Surface" and where the loading circle is) of my tablet to a custom image. So far I haven't found anything useful that would lead me to the my goal.
I know that this setting have to me changed in firmware (BIOS/UEFI). But is there any way to access to them? Maybe the right .ROM file, opened with MMtool would work?
That you very much for any information.
Regrads, Jerry
I've previously modified many BIOS/UEFI Firmwares, but as always, this requires research and reverse engineering. A good starting point would be either dumping the BIOS or use the UEFI.cap files which are packaged firmware (updates). I will try to do this, but there is a risk of bricking the board and unlike desktop boards I don't see a way to recover from a bad flash on the Surface. (UART might work, but you´d have to disassemble the device first, which isn't easy.)