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What do you guys think? Do you wanna have a Android ROM, and please tell why.
wesjeex3 said:
What do you guys think? Do you wanna have a Android ROM, and please tell why.
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Because in can make this phone useable...
Yes, because I would like to have a smooth operating system.
+1 to the idea but i think the problems with backlight should be top priority
Not yet, because many things are not working and for example now you can restart device and use WM for gps. This would not be possible with rom.
But when most things are sorted out, ROM would be a great option.
I agree with you matejdro, android is working okay now but not good enough. A couple of things aren't working which are important to use.
i think before a ROM can even be considered, android needs to be able to recognise all hardware and then it needs to be able to work with all hardware. once android is at this stage, it could then be made into a ROM.
Nice system to use and two xperia one with wm one with Android, but too manny issue yet
Yes, I would very much like to see an Android ROM for the Xperia, for the following reasons:
1. I don't like WinMo that much, and I would be happy to replace it on my Xperia altogether in favor of my favorite OS.
2. It's over a year since I last used the Xperia as my main device, and I mainly use it for experimentation now, so I wouldn't mind an Android ROM even if the port still is a bit buggy.
3. You wouldn't have to launch Haret in order to run it.
4. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when you launch Android through Haret, it isn't run concurrently with Windows Mobile, right? But still, having a dedicated ROM ought to speed up Android a bit, when it's not launched through WinMo.
5. The internal storage is faster than memory cards, so that would speed up things a bit as well.
I'm really looking forward to an Android ROM, just wish I could do more to help making it
Thanks
Yes, but, it is needed a working screen light/bluetooth/gps/headphones
it is still not working in android.
But, i wouldn't rewrite ROM to android. For me is better to use heater.exe. 2 minutes(just like windows) and android is ready!
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Yes, but, it is needed a working screen light/bluetooth/gps/headphones
it is still not working in android.
But, i wouldn't rewrite ROM to android. For me is better to use heater.exe. 2 minutes(just like windows) and android is ready!
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u mean HaRET not heater right? xD
indy.89 said:
i think before a ROM can even be considered, android needs to be able to recognise all hardware and then it needs to be able to work with all hardware. once android is at this stage, it could then be made into a ROM.
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but before making a ROM every thing wud e fixed then only a ROM can be made out of it not before fixing every thing
broknheart_008 said:
but before making a ROM every thing wud e fixed then only a ROM can be made out of it not before fixing every thing
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thats not true, you could probably make a ROM out of android as it is now, you just wouldnt have windows mobile to fall back on, and your battery would drain instantly!
Yes, but ill wait till all things will be fixed.
Xperia is the perfect phone for android rom.
The disign and construction is thinner and most elegant than any other android phone, even nexus....
I can donate for working rom, and also be an betta tester.
+1
Yeah I would really like to have an Android rom for my Xperia. There are no good phones with qwerty keyboards on Android. Couple of HTC phones have keyboard and Android on them, but their hardware is not impressive at all.
I might be getting a Xperia X10 soon, but it doesn't have a keyboard. I find keyboard is important for me, but there is no point in buying phones like HTC hero as I have X1.
As long as Samsung S pro doesn't comes out I would love have an Android ROM on my X1.
rom instead of windows
it would be nice to see it in reverse, android rom working as main boot and run windows on sd card
so if you need to have gps, or send mms (TP2 you cant) so if you can here I did not say a thing.
anyways whatever is not working and you really really need to use it then boot winmobile.
+1 on beta test. I do not have a gsm carrier, but if selected I will go and buy a prepaid sim or just pay month to month on the new tmobile plan
pm me thanks
but to answer your question why a rom, the battery is a drain huge. and just love to show it to the others "Droid" users, what their device CAN'T
I WANA HAVE IT I WANNA HAVE IT!!!!
But i WAnt to have the HERO interface on my X1..i really really like Hero...
circleofomega said:
I WANA HAVE IT I WANNA HAVE IT!!!!
But i WAnt to have the HERO interface on my X1..i really really like Hero...
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HERO INTERFACE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641021
dexteral said:
HERO INTERFACE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641021
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This didnt work for me :S
It booted but was stuck on the HTC Hero boot-up screen... Then it looped repeatedly...
Any help?
O2X ICS when?
slyzzz said:
O2X ICS when?
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You're asking in the wrong place mate, go and talk with some LG representatives or in their forums (if they have).
O2X have ICS already, look for CM9 (CyanogenMod9) and try it, is in beta though not everything works and problems are to be expected.
Finally; dude this is NO freaking yahoo answers, twitter or facebook so stop spamming with threads.
2nd quarter 2012 is the only date given so far.
Aloosh1982 said:
2nd quarter 2012 is the only date given so far.
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Witch we are right now and ends in June... and I srly doubt we will have ICS from LG this fast... I think something should have been leaked by now...
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O2X ICS when?
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I ve naively installed cyanogen 9 with ics after going in loops and not being able to find simple information on front camera functions and why it is not working with skype.
welllll, let me put it this way
I would not recommend the above mentioned rom to my worst enemy
the half baked thing may be ok for people who are developing these things but for normal users it is just plainly and simply a big heartache , and apart from few different coloured user interfaces there is nothing that a normal user could call useful or good for everyday operation of the phone.
I lost my contacts at least 10 times in the span of 3 weeks that it is installed,
it restarts randomly, just sitting there on the table and next minute you notice silly blue starting animation twirling around,
video camera does not work,
normal camera works but freezes as soon as you try to install some other camera apps,
gallery freezes from time to time,
default music player does not work, I could only play music from es file explorer,
gps apps do not work or work randomly, you can not rely on them if you go somewhere.
hooking to free wi fi hot spots is a nightmare,
and this is just the start of my problems.
I really cried once after the phone just decided not to work out of the blue showing logo screen and not much else.
So, if you want your phone doing most of the normal things, DO NOT install untested half baked software lingering around.
Install them only if you understand inner workings of android system and can fix things that go wrong daily on the fly, because, I guarantee, things go wrong with this ROM when least expected and when you really need your phone.
Im currently trying to understand or for someone to explain to me how to return to gingerbread version because Im at my wits ends with this cg 9
You have to use NVflash to flash the original ROM from LG.
I'm not really familiar with this forum, so I don't know yet where to find the specific instructions, but just searching for "NVFlash" should give you the right results
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You have to use NVflash to flash the original ROM from LG.
I'm not really familiar with this forum, so I don't know yet where to find the specific instructions, but just searching for "NVFlash" should give you the right results
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thanks for info, I had a look into nvflash and one of senior members on these forums have recommended to be very careful when using it so Ill stay clear from that
and as I learn more about android system Im staring to realise that most of this so called development and upgrading is trial and error and should not be performed or used by everyday smart phone users.
Mu mum has lg p500 which has stock gingerbread upgrade on it and the phone is rock solid , not missing a beat for over a year, everything working perfectly .
I bought my phone because of my mums experience but made a huge mistake by thinking that upgrading android system is as easy and simple as you would upgrade a windows system.
Well its not that complicated - but a little bit more work than upgrading windows.
but in the end you can always restore the original system - like windows
Nvflash is not that complicated if you just read all the steps a couple of times. I have done a nvflash a couple of times and has worked fine for me every time.
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk 2
Or use Smartflash wich is simple
Sent 2X faster with my LG
OMG why?, theres already a full functional ics from lg?? lmao (LG said 2012 so its goin to be released in 2013)
I recomend you NOVA HD, nice stable, but no hdmi, no radio(am/fm) and u must use alternative camera aplication)
i would recomend you this version [NovaHD_RC22-41.zip], i had that one with no issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508492
It's soooooooooooooo smooth, and ics its nice, u should try it.
(anyways im going to flash back to gb, i miss the hdmi)
N1ght21 said:
OMG why?, theres already a full functional ics from lg?? lmao (LG said 2012 so its goin to be released in 2013)
I recomend you NOVA HD, nice stable, but no hdmi, no radio(am/fm) and u must use alternative camera aplication)
i would recomend you this version [NovaHD_RC22-41.zip], i had that one with no issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508492
It's soooooooooooooo smooth, and ics its nice, u should try it.
(anyways im going to flash back to gb, i miss the hdmi)
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Even hdmi is working. Atleast for me with owains.
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk 2
Hi Giveen,
first of all I must say I'm highly impressed with the progresses you made over the last months! I daily read your dev news on XDA and tabletroms. I'm no dev and honestly have no idea about all this stuff, but I could see how hard your way was so far. I know there were times you wanted to give up. But you didn't!! THANK YOU so much for all your efforts. You are definitly the DS7 hero!
Also I certainly want to say thanks to all the other guys that help(ed) to get our DS7 to jellybean. This old little tablet is far from being old and dead.:highfive:
But I want to ask two little questions:
1. My streak is actually running the HC 514 mod (rooted). To flash the CM10.1 beta, do I have to go back to 2.2 first? Would be no problem, wouldn't be the first time to flash back to go forward
2. I thougt I read somtime ago that there might never be a working camera on jellybean for our tablets because of missing drivers. Now I read in your thread, that you are working on camera, which sounds very promising in my ears. As I use my DS7 to skype with my family from time to time, I would kindly ask how you estimate the chances to get cams running?
Would be nice if you could take the time to answer my questions.
Thank you!
1. Flash the NVFlash pack and you will be fine.
2. No guarentees.
I would like to see the camera working as well. It's one of the things I use on any mobile device.
Anyone knows if someone take the initiative to develop something for our unlucky device?
Is that possible at least?
Im no real dev but I was bored last night and started messing around with it, got the android part to compile, havent flashed it or anything though
But in its current state, ubuntu phone doesnt seem like anything more then, 'hey this is cool, now back to a rom that has some actual support'
Its a dev preview with little to nothing working heh
To answer your question though, on paper, yes, it looks like it would work, just with all the same problems as current cm10.1 that are caused by kexec
That was exaustive man thanks!
Damn kexec is both a great good and a great bad for this device!
Hashcode, you're our only hope!
Looks like Hashcode is planning to port it eventually:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices#Work_in_progress
I wasn't really expecting anyone to port this for our Droid 3 considering the low amount of RAM we have when compared to newer devices.
Yeah, Hash is currently working on it (check his Twitter, there are links to the XDA thread. I'd link, but stupid 10 post limit here...), but it's as good as it's gonna get for a little bit.
As he says:
WHAT WORKS:
Display
Touch screen
Wifi
Audio
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I'm running a D3 on Verizon with SafeStrap 3.05 and the 03-01 Phablet patch, and it CAN make phone calls (so CDMA and GSM both apparently work).
He isn't kidding about needing more swap space, or it being a power drain; a lot of issues with Ubuntu Touch boil down to how much of a WIP it is by the Ubuntu devs.
As soon as I have this 10 post criteria met, I'll post a bit more of an updated "how to install" on his dev thread.
I'm a noob but I finally got something flashed to my D3. I loaded the Nightly CM10.1 Solana from 03-10 and the 03-01 Gapps using TWRP Safestrap 3.05. The phone largely works, the biggest issue I have is that my Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work with it. It pairs but it doesn't send any keystrokes. I know the camera doesn't work, but my D3 pictures never turned out anyway. Operation seems smooth but a little bit on the slow side (which doesn't surprise me).
I haven't done any customizing or optimizing, so perhaps it could be made to run faster by tweaking on it.
I just wanted to try out the phone with larger font size so I don't have to hold the phone so far away. That's why I loaded Jelly Bean on it. The ICS version I installed couldn't make and receive calls, and same thing on the CM10.1 nightly from 03-09. I'm not saying I installed those right or anything. My point is, in my opinion, the March 10 Solana Nightly has left me with a phone that I'm having fun with, and I'm happy to leave it this way for awhile maybe. Perhaps it is not a good idea to load the nightly builds on your machine when you're a noob like me, but hey it looks to me like I picked a good day.
And that is all folks! I hearby declare the Dell Streak 7 dead. Unable to boot KitKat for Dell Streak 7.
Due to our older kernel, GCC-4.7 results in a no boot after compile. I've switched to 4.6 but then KitKat fails to compile.
giveen said:
And that is all folks! I hearby declare the Dell Streak 7 dead. Unable to boot KitKat for Dell Streak 7.
Due to our older kernel, GCC-4.7 results in a no boot after compile. I've switched to 4.6 but then KitKat fails to compile.
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Hi Giveen,
very sorry to hear that, but to be honest I expected this somehow. It doesn't look like DerArtem will ever compile a newer kernel for us. That's what I read from your posts over the last months, and that's the part that made me expecting this. It's a real pity, because the Streak 7 itself isn't a bad piece of hardware, even today, I think. But it never was really suppported by Dell as it would have deserved it. And with Kitkat it might have been revived once again, as KK is optimized for low ram devices. (I also own a Galaxy S1 phone, where the wizards/devs of XDA refuse to let it die since years and this old phone becomes better and better with every new Android version. KK is in alpha status and is already doing quite well on this phone...). As you see, I love to see getting the best out of my old devices
Saying all that, the higher I appreciate all the time and work (blood, sweat and tears) you and the other few devs and helpers here invested over the last years for our DS 7.
I personally moved on to a Nexus 7 (2012) 32GB. It's a good tablet and rigth now a quite good bang for the buck, as it's successor is on the market. My N7 now has more RAM, faster CPU, faster GPU, better screen, better battery lifetime, higher resolution etc. as the old DS 7. But it has also it's drawbacks, even compared with my old DS 7 (don't laugh!). e.g.I miss the SD-Slot, the 5 MP camera on the back, the stereo speakers. The DS 7 is heavier, ok, but on the other side it feels also a little more valuable than the N7 when I hold it in my hands. I know I could have bought some another device with all my missed whistles and bells. But money is an argument for me and the chance to get future developments and custom roms is another. So the N7 was quite a good compromise all in all. But as long as my DS 7 still works ok, I will continue using it too. It's still too good to throw it away, and nobody will buy it on ebay anyway. Maybe I'll give it someday to my little nephew as a gaming console.
Giveen, thank you so much for the past efforts you made! Without you the DS 7 would have been died already long ago.
One last question: Will you still continue your work on the CM 10.1 ROM or will you give up the DS 7 development completely?
Regards,
Michael
Personally I am looking at a Dell Venue 7 or 8.
I may look at CM10.1 again and see if I can work out the kinks but I am really focused on my school and my security training.
Just out of curiosity Why another Dell... any other tablets have your interest
Price and it is using an Atom chip which is common with quite a few tablets so I would have something to work with.
giveen said:
Price and it is using an Atom chip which is common with quite a few tablets so I would have something to work with.
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Thanks for the reply was just wondering if it would be easy to develop on since you know so much about the streak
Poor Streak will never feel the joy of a fully working os, as stock hc is as buggy as an anthill. Thx for the patience anyway, giveen and all other devs working on our poor man's tablet
In the end it seems that to buy this tablet was a very bad decision. The original HC ROM is terrible and the CM versions never worked completely (Many thanks to giveen and others for making the tablet work at least partially).
I'm thinking about trying the old official 2.x firmware. Does it work reliably? Does anybody have any experience with it?
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In the end it seems that to buy this tablet was a very bad decision. The original HC ROM is terrible and the CM versions never worked completely (Many thanks to giveen and others for making the tablet work at least partially).
I'm thinking about trying the old official 2.x firmware. Does it work reliably? Does anybody have any experience with it?
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I tried some 2.x recently and I thought it was also unusable since a lot of apps are not supported.
Too bad that everybody stopped caring for that little bugger. Thanks to giveeen and all the others that were working on a good rom, right now 4.2.2 from giveeen seems to work best on my Streak..
4.2.2 by giveen
biert87 said:
I tried some 2.x recently and I thought it was also unusable since a lot of apps are not supported.
Too bad that everybody stopped caring for that little bugger. Thanks to giveeen and all the others that were working on a good rom, right now 4.2.2 from giveeen seems to work best on my Streak..
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Hi biert87. I use the streak 7 (European / 3G) as navigation device on 3.5. Device is rooted with cwm. I guess I have already downloaded everything necessary. I am though not really sure how to install 4.2.2. There are just too many posts on this topic. The more I read the more I get confused. Can you give me a clear and short hint? Thank you in advance !
wolfgangt said:
Hi biert87. I use the streak 7 (European / 3G) as navigation device on 3.5. Device is rooted with cwm. I guess I have already downloaded everything necessary. I am though not really sure how to install 4.2.2. There are just too many posts on this topic. The more I read the more I get confused. Can you give me a clear and short hint? Thank you in advance !
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Hi Wolfgangt,
inside giveeens latest 4.2.2 package there is a file called "Install Android 4.2.2.bat" - just open a command terminal in there and run it (if you are on windows).
Before running it you need to put your Streak into nvflash mode - when its turned off you need to press both vol plus and vol down and connect your usb cable. Streak will stay dark but your hardware keys will light up. This is when you can run that batch.
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Hi Wolfgangt,
inside giveeens latest 4.2.2 package there is a file called "Install Android 4.2.2.bat" - just open a command terminal in there and run it (if you are on windows).
Before running it you need to put your Streak into nvflash mode - when its turned off you need to press both vol plus and vol down and connect your usb cable. Streak will stay dark but your hardware keys will light up. This is when you can run that batch.
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Thank you biert for your kind response. Seems I do not have the 4.2.2 package and I can´t find it on xda. Do you have a link ?? And is my cmw 6.... ok. for installing giveen´s package ? Thanks - Danke.
wolfgangt said:
Thank you biert for your kind response. Seems I do not have the 4.2.2 package and I can´t find it on xda. Do you have a link ?? And is my cmw 6.... ok. for installing giveen´s package ? Thanks - Danke.
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np,
look over here - goo.im link looks up
biert87 said:
np,
look over here - goo.im link looks up
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Thanks, I managed to install. Some problems with the drivers. Needed several tries. A hint for other peeps who try to install: If the driver does not install on win, reset the dell and reboot the win before every new try.
Biert, have you tried this other development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413390
Does it make sense ?
Danke.
wolfgangt said:
Thanks, I managed to install. Some problems with the drivers. Needed several tries. A hint for other peeps who try to install: If the driver does not install on win, reset the dell and reboot the win before every new try.
Biert, have you tried this other development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413390
Does it make sense ?
Danke.
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give it a try mate.
wolfgangt said:
Thanks, I managed to install. Some problems with the drivers. Needed several tries. A hint for other peeps who try to install: If the driver does not install on win, reset the dell and reboot the win before every new try.
Biert, have you tried this other development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413390
Does it make sense ?
Danke.
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There is no difference. He was merely copying my work and made no significant changes, got rotation to work though the work was the same.
giveen said:
There is no difference. He was merely copying my work and made no significant changes, got rotation to work though the work was the same.
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Actually I really did only compile it and made some very minor changes to the makefiles for aokp, and that's what I said a few times in these threads too.
You sound like you might enjoy this reddit thread. http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u85p3/anthrax_linux_kernels_remain_closed_source/cefppyq
I'm just being a grouch