I would like to know if Ubuntu Touch or Android 4.0/4.1/4.2 is theoretically possible on this phone? I don't mind the speed, just the possibility. I'm planning to try to build it on my phone and hopefully speed up the rom from there. Any info on this?
It's not possible. Ubuntu Touch needs a capacitive screen and Android 4.0+ needs higher specs. Just forget about it.
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Hi,
Is there any way where I can get DosBox running on my rooted HTC Dream? Based on http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1 - there seems to be support for running it on Linux based systems. Can someone please point me in the right direction or maybe a project group that is porting it over to Android? Thanks
Nobody with any answers?
I'd imagine it would be possible, but it would probably take some "porting" to get it to work well.
Why would you want to run DosBox on your phone anyway?
To play old DOS games on my HTC Dream. I find the Gameboy, SNES, NES, CPS2 emulators to be very enjoyable. But the type of games are limited on those platforms. DOS games would really hit the spot
Can I install debian on my phone and then install the DosBOX package through it? I have no experience in Linux at all, except following instructions (step by step) from those who know. Anyone can help on this?
Hi there,
i guess this topic fell asleep because there was no other interested users. So here I am! I Just want to give a possible reason for a dosbox implementation for android: Bitmap Brothers Z! Or do you see another way to port this game?
Regards
Micha
http://androiddosbox.appspot.com/
There are presently two ways to use DosBox on your android. First being the new alpha stage DosBox built for android which can be found at the androiddosbox.appspot.com and the second way is to download the knock-off called DosBot, which is a port from the original DosBox code and repackaged for $0.99 on the Android Market.
I've not personally tested either of these, because I'm waiting for further releases and bug fixes however if you decide to test them out, i'd be interested to know how it functioned on your specific device.
aDosBox works fine, but with some graphics glitches (like flashing for full screen refreshes).
I use an external bluetooth keyboard with it because aDosBox doesn't manage virtual keyboard (on-screen). I have the Freedom Pro keyboard with has full keys (including ESC which is useful in DOS).
I'm running Myn's build on my HTC touch and it's awesome. I previously had windows mobile, but couldn't get past how easy android is to use and have stuck with it. Now that we're coming closer and closer to full-featured builds, I was wondering: is there a way to cover up the linux boot when our phones start up? I think it would give the android builds that much more polish and elegance. What do you guys think?
garrett08 said:
I'm running Myn's build on my HTC touch and it's awesome. I previously had windows mobile, but couldn't get past how easy android is to use and have stuck with it. Now that we're coming closer and closer to full-featured builds, I was wondering: is there a way to cover up the linux boot when our phones start up? I think it would give the android builds that much more polish and elegance. What do you guys think?
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It's something I've worked on.
We have to have the initial linux loading information, so we can use the installer menu from viload and to help figure out any issues.. Once you see the android text we can launch a boot image at that time, (which I've done in the past)
Sorry if this has already been addressed, I searched but couldn't find a post on it. The only way I currently know of running XDAndroid on my Diamond is to run it with Haret. Unfortunately, I pretty much have to keep my phone plugged into a wall somewhere, because I get about 1 or 2 hours of battery life, and that's it! Is there a way to flash XDAndroid to the phone itself, so that's the only OS on the phone? I'd be happy to completely ditch WinMo at this point.
Thanks!
Thinking about doing this myself, but my diamond shares the same battery life as well. Would installing it as the main OS even help with this issue? Has a fix been found for the battery in XDAndroid?
I am a n00b to XDAndroid, so sorry for my n00bieness, lol.
WM is Useless
I also would like to know if it is possible to do a full flash to android. Android is stable enough that i am prepared to take it on full time.
Would also like to know this, just using android would be great!
NAND support is not high on the to-do list. They finally came up with ext2 support as of 6/12, but it is not yet ready for widespread use. Also, hw3d acceleration requires you to first boot into WM and run Sense or another 3D app for initialization.
The main problem from what I've read is that since the hardware was not tailored to Android, a lot of the low-level stuff relies on WM initializing the hardware before haret takes over. If someone wants to cook up a bare-bones ROM that gets WM up to a point so that Haret can autostart, like someone did this for the Touch GSM, that's as close to "Android-only" as it can get at this point in time.
-- Starfox
Android on Diamond...
Hi guy,
Don't think Android will work perfectly at this time. It still building ! It's why there are no ROMs yet: it's easier to update the system from SD card (not in read only mode)
But we are lucky because of XDA
The best way for Diamond is to install the CAB from this post :
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5420781#post5420781
With this, you only have to run the XDAndroid shortcut in your start menu
This release allows you to run Android in overclocked mode ! 650mhz instead of 500mhz
Just replace /internal storage/Startup.txt file by /internal storage/devices/diamond-overclocked/startup.txt
You can also add a dual boot manager :
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=623792&highlight=xdandroid+diamond
Verry usefull to auto boot your favorite system
Hey there,
I don't know if this will do a bit of good, but I thought it may help some of the devs out there.
Vodaphone is launching a low-cost Android handset that has a native resolution of 240x320 and is running 2.1.
Once this launches, would it be possible to import the theming / build components for use on a vogue? Would this make creating an eclair build any easier?
Thanks, and if this is a useless post, apologies
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...one-release-its-own-Android-mobile-phone.html
I've been trying to find the hardware specs of this phone, but haven't come up with anything.
You're right in that it would have natively-skinned/themed applications, and what could also be interesting is if it uses the MSM7x chipset.
If it does, it could mean some truly native support for things like GL.
I found this if it helps...
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2270&c=vodafone_845
Hard to find info on the chipset, theres also the HTC tide which is QVGA and comming soon. It uses a Qualcomm cpu tho Cant find info about the OS, seems to be running some form of Sense UI
Since my old touch pro phone only can be controlled with the keyboard i was wondering if i could make a small webserver with it.
If possible i would also use the camera on the phone as a security cam. wich can be viewed from the webserver.
I know it works on linux but i don`t know if linux wil run in that way on the phone
By Linux on the phone I assume you're referring to Android. Last I checked there were no camera drivers for Android on the Touch Pro.
However, a quick Google and I've found http://www.ateksoft.com/ for WinMo. I have no idea how good it is as I've never used it myself and it's not a free product, but it might be something to check out.
If you do try it out post back and let us know what it's like.
you mean it works with linux?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640785
ubuntu (rhobuntu) for your touch pro
now have fun with it and tell us, if it works
BikerBoy030 said:
you mean it works with linux?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640785
ubuntu (rhobuntu) for your touch pro
now have fun with it and tell us, if it works
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i've used rhobuntu before
its great and definitely works
webserver should work too, but donno if it will work well given the speed of the device...
I use FtpCE. It's a very cool and very simple ftp client. Just search for it, there's a thread at xda. You can try VIO for the security camera.
server
This is good idea
there is a small webserver with a subset of php too for windows mobile.
http://mobileleap.net/hph/
it is just a little bit old.