Working Android on BA! (tested myself)

[GVG]

Hi, yesterday i was trying to launch android on my BA and i DID IT! :D
It works like shit:

Touchscreen doesn't work (you can activate list scrolling by pushing it on the side)
Some buttons don't work
No sound

Navigation:

D-pad (left, right, up, down)
Enter (on the keyboard, since D-Pad center doesn't work)
!WARNING! there is no end call and back buttons, you can't exit applications

How to? Here is the tutorial:

Create a folder on your memory card
Get the latest HaRET from here http://handhelds.org/~koconnor/haret/
Get the latest zImage from here http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/unstable/autobuild/htcblueangel/
(i use zImage-2.6.21-hh20-r16-htcblueangel.bin)
Rename it to zImage
Put that default.txt
set kernel zImage
set initrd "initrd-android.gz"
set CMDLINE "rootdelay=3 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=23504 init=/linuxrc"
boot
Now you need the system - Android
Get that: http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/initrd-android
Don't forget to rename it to initrd-android.gz
I've got it from here http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/

[pongothemagnificent]

it stays in jumping to kernel... i followd the steps above, did you copy pasted the command correctly??

[GVG]

it stays in jumping to kernel... i followd the steps above, did you copy pasted the command correctly??
Try different kernel. It works for me:)

[blackout_pt]

Try different kernel. It works for me:)

Could you please tell us how did you install android on Blue Angel? Procedures and everything else. And also your opinion about it's performance. thank you very much

[GVG]

Could you please tell us how did you install android on Blue Angel? Procedures and everything else. And also your opinion about it's performance. thank you very much
Just launch Haret.exe
Speed... hm... Almost like WM6

[xplode]

a lot slower than wm6 the android image should be tweaked in order to have proper drivers for touchscreen keys and sound

[tim273]

wow...very cool, I'll be looking for updates (if there are any)

[supreme kyo]

hi friends,

i tested android and seems a good toy

i did make a rar with all files needed, you need only to extract to SD and run haret :D

http://rapidshare.com/files/147524450/android.rar.html

i'm really interested to go further on android.

about my tests, i can conclude two things:

- D-pad works, but not very well
- Touch screen is not working, but i know it detect moves on it
(try to dpad a icon, then touch the touch-screen, you ll see)

I'm not a expert on pocket pc, but i have my skills.

I found an other thing, hardware specification.
http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/BlueAngelHardware

if the information is right, the touchscreen is from the same family that the vogue one.

To continue this adventure, i need some lights. I know we have a developer from the kernel/Opie/GPE in this forum. If you are him, i need some lights about your work.

The other thing, i'll try to do is asking help to vogue/kaiser android project, to give me some lights how they touchscreen work.

The last thing. All the help is appreciated, everybody is invited in this project and all the help is welcome. And i really need it lol:D

udapte (23/9/2008)

Well i talk do vogue android project man, and the answer from him is simple. His work was only to port kernel to vogue platform. I will have to find who made the one we are using.

[Edu115]

The touchscreen is detected, but somehow it doesn't work.

[bricklin]

i have failed .
my BA get a FlashDIsk and ramdisk in WM6 enrironment..

when i run haret ....

after jumping to kernal


an error occur

can't mount SDcard .it's halt..

why...

[tiger2wander]

How about your work? I'm working on this task also. Need more information to make it working. Could you give me some patches for BA's kernel.

[salazch1]

Also the SC Card Message, any adivice o workaround?

[jilaxzone]

w0w...
it runs on my BA. Great!
However I cant do anything inside. But thanks to all of you that make this possible.
I'm waiting for the next release, hope it will run faster, and all get better.

Thanks.

[howie1108]

Is anything happening with this?

[tiger2wander]

Any news?
Is vogue version working? I have try to build a kernel for BA but false to boot :(
Will try and report later....

[Magnus_Opii]

I have A LOT of, like everything I could find, files to load linux on the Blue Angel. Angstrom, Familiar, QT...somethingsomething... Anyway, it works well except the wireless which I think should work until the thing goes into standby. Would the zImage/initrid files or any of the others help? I'd like to help ya get this working, I think most of the works been done. I must say, however, I am just learning about how this stuff works. I can't code, but I have a BA, lots of experience repairing hardware like ppcs and I really would love the chance to finally give back to this wonderful community after they've given me so much.

[howie1108]

It would be great to get this working. It would give my pda2k a whole new lease on life.

[jilaxzone]

any updates on this?
Thanks

[ares93]

so, any news? android would be quite nice.

[cheapusenet]

i concur. i'd liketo see a android on the blueangel, why isnt there one? linux runs fine on it, theres an older android that supposidly boots on it.

cmon somebody make the damn thing work.

[ares93]

i concur. i'd liketo see a android on the blueangel, why isnt there one? linux runs fine on it, theres an older android that supposidly boots on it.

cmon somebody make the damn thing work.

we wont be ably to run wm7 anyways so why not concentrate on android?

[egzthunder1]

we wont be ably to run wm7 anyways so why not concentrate on android?

You can use ThrottleLauncher skinned as WP7 and have the same feel and look. I installed it in my BA and it isn't bad.

As far as Android, yes, there is a working port, but it lacks drivers and modifications to the Kernels to make it work properly. The problem is that we have less and less devs working on the BA nowadays... which is a real shame :(

[ares93]

You can use ThrottleLauncher skinned as WP7 and have the same feel and look. I installed it in my BA and it isn't bad.

As far as Android, yes, there is a working port, but it lacks drivers and modifications to the Kernels to make it work properly. The problem is that we have less and less devs working on the BA nowadays... which is a real shame :(

look like it, yes. but it wont be the real thing since wm7 is x86 based. but android can run on our devices without major modification. and even if a wm7 port would be possible it wouldn't run very well...

[cheapusenet]

x86 based? i think you've been misinformed.

[ares93]

yeah, i read it somewhere, i'll try to dig up the link. and since the arm achitecture is nearly 30 years old i dont think its so far fetched.

[cheapusenet]

i believe the emulator was x86.

the os itself will not be, just becuase if it was we'd be running XP on our phones.

i am not opposed to that, but it aint gonna happen.

[ares93]

i believe the emulator was x86.

the os itself will not be, just becuase if it was we'd be running XP on our phones.

i am not opposed to that, but it aint gonna happen.

very well then. i stand corrected. but i still think its a huge mistake making arm based pda's. even x86 is starting to die out.

[jeksparo]

i'll try booting latest kernel but always stuck at

jumping to kernel....

anyone can solve this problem ?

[ZANIUM]

i'll try booting latest kernel but always stuck at

jumping to kernel....

anyone can solve this problem ?

From where did you get the latest kernel ? Can you provide us with the links please. ?