Creating a Cell Phone (Kangaroo PC + 4G LTE Module + LCD Touchscreen) - General Topics

Good afternoon, all!
As the title sums up, I am looking at the Kangaroo PC, which is a $99 battery-powered pocket PC, about the size of a cell-phone, with a tablet processor and a full Windows 10 OS, and I'm asking myself one question. Why is this not a cell phone yet?!
Basically, I want to install an LCD touchscreen, a 4G LTE module, and some software. This project is similar to Raspberry Pi cell phones, in the sense that it will be DIY, and the new Microsoft Lumia, in the sense that it hooks up to a monitor for desktop.
Does anybody have any advice, or know what direction to point me in? I am specifically asking for help with the 4G LTE module and maybe the LCD Touchscreen. I'm not sure what to get, where to get them, or how to install them. (I've searched and found miniPCIe and m.2 modules, so far.)
Thank you!!

are there any 4G LTE modules ?

Interesting. Any progress?
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TV out on pure.

Greetings,
Can anyone confirm if the AC T110/100 actually works for TV out or not. I've seen lots of conflicting theories in my thread searches, but nobody specified if they have actually tried this cable. (Sorry if I missed the post, I did look quite a bit)
Heres what I know:
I started by sending a helpdesk request to HTC support, but got no reply at all. According to AT&T's website:
(http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/HTC-PURE/index.jsp) under the Features Tab it states:
"HTC ExtUSB™—11 pin mini USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out in one (HTC TV Out cable sold separately)"
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I figured I'd try to slap something together on my own, so I tried a few things.
Before I did anything, I enabled the tv out in the registry.
HKLM/software/HTC/TVOut/Function=1
I then tried to run the Nue Tv out app:
( http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/page/nueTVOut.aspx )
The .exe installer did not work. I found a slightly older cab that did install. The nue app requires you to use the audio dongle that comes with the phone and a "Ipod or camcorder" 1/8 to rca out plugged into the dongle's audio out. The pinout for Ipod and camcorder video is different so I couldn't imagine they would both work. After installing, I can confirm that neither works (at least with the only installable version). I have seen posts of people getting this working with the generic topaz running wm6.1, so I'm at a bit of a loss. My next step was to buy one of the official cables, but I'm wondering if anyone's tried this yet.
Thanks in advance if anyone has any insight into this.
Kisamamike
I am not sure it is supported, it seems AT&T being the world class customer oriented institution they are just badly copied the HTC "Fuze" specs (http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/HTC-FUZE/index.jsp) and added/removed this and that.
From what I understand, the regkey *IS* there, but this is simply because Windows Mobile 6.x supports TV out, and is even on other phones.
The hardware on the "Pure" / Topaz does not support TV-Out as the Graphics card in the phone is a different release to the "Fuze" / HD / Pro phones.
pneuma said:
I am not sure it is supported, it seems AT&T being the world class customer oriented institution they are just badly copied the HTC "Fuze" specs (http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/HTC-FUZE/index.jsp) and added/removed this and that.
From what I understand, the regkey *IS* there, but this is simply because Windows Mobile 6.x supports TV out, and is even on other phones.
The hardware on the "Pure" / Topaz does not support TV-Out as the Graphics card in the phone is a different release to the "Fuze" / HD / Pro phones.
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Thanks Pneuma, makes sense, I didn't do much homework on the hardware itself, just assumed it'd be the same chipset.

Hp TouchPad MobileBroadband Modem

Hi
have anybody tested this modem in the hp touchpad?
ebay.de/itm/Ericsson-F5521GW-HP-TouchPad-MobileBroadband-HSPA-21Mbps-for-HP-TouchPad-/250903976024?pt=AU_Modems&hash=item3a6b0ad858
Are there any driver for Android oder WebOS?
foxhd said:
Hi
have anybody tested this modem in the hp touchpad?
ebay.de/itm/Ericsson-F5521GW-HP-TouchPad-MobileBroadband-HSPA-21Mbps-for-HP-TouchPad-/250903976024?pt=AU_Modems&hash=item3a6b0ad858
Are there any driver for Android oder WebOS?
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I don't know if there are going to bemany people who are willing to crack open their TPs to test this. I would also doubt that there are going to be any android drivers since that would require that the developers have a TP with this installed. Very unlikely.
Thanks for this fox!! I was always wanting to see about adding a radio card to the TP. I knew the difference between the cell version and regular version of the TP had to be a simple module connected either via ribbon, coaxial, or both. Some simple empty space ready for a radio card to be plugged into it. I guess I was partially right. :3
I really will consider doing this. Although I am loyal to T-Mobile USA and it doesn't seem to support this Going to check out some disassembly videos and see what I'm up against. But it would be nice to have a cell-capable TP.
Bookmark saved, thanks again!
What about this one?
Ericsson F3307
Seems to be the same one used in epad, so I'm guess there are drivers for it; so I'm guessing it can be used on android, but for webos it'd need porting - maybe from the android version or the linux version (don't know what the dependencies are).
Or maybe others too.
teardown with good pics:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it...-like-a-pc-and-straightforward-to-repair/2707
I just want to save someone from damaging their TouchPad doing this mod. The modem will not work on a WiFi model since their boards are different. The 4G model has the connection for the AT&T modem whereas the WiFi model doesn't have the connection present. I've learnt this through swapping parts out for servicing my TouchPad 4G on a mule TouchPad WiFi.

Repurposing an old CDMA Evo 3D

Hello guys... Actually I just want to ask you about a clever / non-santc alternative uses for an old Evo 3D... actually a friend of mine get this phone at an airport, and he can't return it to the owner, because he were going to another country, so, he gave it to me and I'm thinking about clever uses... by now, I've some ideas...
3D camera - Useful, and nice, but, I don't like the idea because I'll have the phone on the table waiting for a 3D moment...
PDA/Organizer - It would be nice, but I do have 2 android phones as well... so, I don't want to carry on with another source of information
Media Server / HTPC (Home Teather Android Device) - Maybe this use is my prefered, but I don't have any idea on how to start here... any thoughts on this?
I am open for suggestions...
Thank you....
Gaming device
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GPS system for car possibly?
You can also use qualcom toolkit to modify/setup a port
To keep GPS lock without data signal so you save massive
Amount of battery. I'll provide a link to the thread <here shortly>
Also depending what phone you have now the evo3d has some
Badass hardware , meanrom ICS| anthrax 1.5 oc it out performs
My Verizon galaxy nexus LiQuid 4.1.1 | faux 1.8 MHz oc
I've been using a bad esn evo 3d for about a month now simply as a tablet. Gaming, organizer, essentially just a back up of everything I need.
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Nice suggestions... maybe the GPS suggestion with Qualcomm toolkit is a interesting option... do you have any info on this?.
Somebody knows about a no-phone rom??? CDMA doesn't work in my country, so, I'll never use the phone HW... so I can use the hardware on many other ways.
As a tablet, maybe it could work for me, but I'll add another phone to my pocket (Galaxy GT-5500 / Xperia Ray)... also as a remote control (with droidmote) for a MK802 is a clever use too, so, I would be a clever use as well.
About other uses, I've bought a MHL cable, and I'll try to figure it out on how to install XBMC and use it as HTPC (kind off) and I'll talk to you as well with updates...
Another interesting option is Ubuntu... but I'll try to go deep on this, and I'll talk to you later...
I will be always hearing ideas.... thank you!!!
I would use it as a 3D camera. Use it as a PDA/organizer that just happens to have a 3D camera. I think the Evo 3D takes nice 3D pictures and video.

[Q] Is anybody using OTG connected CDC-ACM driver to get internet?

Hello everybody!
There are some people talking about using external USB dongle on non-3G version of NEXUS-7 or -10 through PPP protocol. but until now, It seems that nobody is talking about using CDC-ACM to connect an old phone to the internet.
I am simply curious of Howto, because according to the experience I got from openwrt platform, old phone like Nokia E series, acting as ACM device under Linux, is even easier to use to get internet occasionally. it needs no PPP dialing part. I think a lot of people still keep a old Nokia phone(it is not so easy to break them right?), for those Pads without 3G module, I believe using CDC-ACM class driver is quite handy.
I would really appreciate any information you give!

[Completed] Is it possible to root a WM8880/GA-1311F-based laptop?

Hello, I'm really new to Android devices. In fact, this is my first Android-based device ever. But I do have a lot of experience with Linux and Windows, and it's weird how locked down ARM-based hardware actually is. Android isn't as bad as Apple, but it's still a lot less freedom than I'm used to having. I'm getting the impression that installing custom ROM would be almost as much of a pain as installing the Homebrew Channel on a Wii.
Anyway, one thing that I should point out about my device is that it has no touchscreen at all. It has a touchpad and a keyboard in a laptop form factor, but it runs Android. It has SD card slots, USB ports, and an Ethernet port. It's a netbook with smartphone hardware. I'm curious what I can do with it, and I wouldn't be losing much if I bricked it.
If it were possible, I'd be interested in figuring out how to compile a custom version of Linux for it and flash it to ROM. I really think X with a light Window manager would work well on that hardware. If I can't, though, I would be content with a newer version of Android. It's currently running Jelly Bean and I'm wondering what the new versions are like.
The only thing I've been able to find out about the device is that it's based on a WonderMedia Prizm WM8880, has 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and a 1.5GHz Cortex A9 processor. Mali-400 Graphics. In Google Play, the device is listed as No Carrier WonderMedia GA-1311F. I did a search for GA-1311F, and I found no results.
Note that I don't have an actual Manufacturer or model number, everything I can find digging around leads back to the chipset manufacturer, WonderMedia or some company called WMT. It seems like WonderMedia has ties to VIA technologies, and that they definitely don't make the device I'm using. So that means I have no idea who the manufacturer is.
Is any of this information helpful, or is my device unable to be hacked simply because the manufacturer is too obscure?
Sorry to bump my own thread, but I thought I would mention that I've managed to find out about a method called KingRoot that often works on Android 4.2. I managed to install the APK, but the program got to around 60% and then said my device couldn't be rooted.
I'm not crazy about most of the other methods because they require a USB cable that I don't have. Most Android phones or tablets would presumably have a mini-USB port with a small end for the phone and a large end for the computer, like my Windows Phone does. This machine only has regular-sized USB ports, however, and thus I would need to buy a USB male A to USB male A cord that's capable of performing the same function. I hate to waste the money on it not knowing if it will even work, though. I'm also wondering if I need to worry about crossover vs. patch cables like I would with Ethernet, etc. It's starting to seem like more trouble than it's worth.
There was another method I tried called OneClickRoot, but they told me that I needed to have that same dreaded cable hooked up to my PC, AND pay them $20 on top of it. I'm pretty sure that's ridiculous.
I'm probably going to figure this out eventually, but I'm really frustrated that this is tougher than hacking my Wii was. Embedded systems with non-standard hardware are an amazing pain to deal with.
EDIT: Even thoughc it said it failed, all of a sudden BusyBox installed successfully after I restarted the computer. I think I may have done it, although I'm not sure. Apparently I have a Linux kernel on here already somehow... is that the part of Android that's based on Linux?
imgur.com/HiRyqW2
Still, there's not much I'm finding that tells me how to set up anything much better than using a terminal and a VNC viewer within Android to view a Linux system running on top of it. I guess that could be useful if I had a beefier Android device, but with this it's only useful for a command line.
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