Android for HTC Touch / Elf

[Martin2]

Hello,

I'm french, so please excuse-me for my eventually English mistakes.

I've seen that topic : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=385129&page=10
But I don't see if there is a application for HTC Touch or HTC Elf in order to have the famous Android from Google. I've seen on the Internet that there was the application for HTC Vogue, but it doesn't work on our phones Touch / Elf. (white screen)

Is this application exist ? Or is it in developpement maybe ?

Thanks for your answers.

[gronostaj]

There aren't any applications. Android is an OS, like Windows Mobile. You can choose between WM and Android, but can't have both on your Elf.

[Martin2]

Ok. Thanks. So how can I have Android on my HTC Touch ? I need to change my rom if I've understand. But where is it ?

Thanks.

[freaksey]

there is no android rom for the elf. only for the elfin.

[alx5962]

there is no android rom for the elf. only for the elfin.

never heard about this one... just linwizard on elfin for now

[freaksey]

ehh i'm sorry, it's not a rom yet, but you can boot it from wm

-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382265

[gronostaj]

ehh i'm sorry, it's not a rom yet, but you can boot it from wm

-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382265
It's for Vogue, not Elf or Elfin.

[repherb]

Can anyone confirm if the Android OS will be avalable for Elfin units please????

[gronostaj]

I don't think there will be any official version. Maybe some Elfin user will create it.

[schaeaef]

was anybody successful with running that on an elfin?!

[leachc]

this is the phone i am talking about
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=952

OK so i am trying to get all the info together first before i brick this phone so i am doing alot of tech research below is everything i could find for this device
if you have more info please add. and eventually it will all come together.....I hope


This is info i researched for the phone i will use it to make a default.txt

# TMOBILE mda TOUCH 256, ELF0300, HTC elfin 0300
# this is an over view of my devices settings and tech info.
#
# Storage on device is........ 173.79 mb
# storage card is.............. 964.50 mb
#
#DEVICE INFORMATION
# rom version.................. shadow_2.1 WWE
# rom date .................... 10/02/08
# Radio version................ 03.08.90
# Protocol version............ 4.1.13.52
# ExtROM version............ Touch-edition
#
# HARDWARE
# CPU........................... 32 bit texas instument OMAP_850
# CPU core................... ARM926EJ-S
# Instruction set............ ARMv5TEJ
# level1 cache .............. 16KiB D-Cache / 8KiB l-Cache
#
# phone controller............ TI TMS320C54x
# CPU CLOCK/Speed .......... 201 Mhz/ 201 000 000hz
# rom type .................. FLASH EEPROM
# RAM size..................... 128 mib
# FLASH ROM size ......... 256 mib
# DATA bus ................. 16 bits
# display resolution....... 240 X 320
# Display type ............. color transflective TFT, 65536 scales
# display diagonal......... 2.8 inches
# colors 65536
# microphone............ mono
# loudspeaker........... mono
# audio output ......... proprietary
# cellular networks..... GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
# cellular data links...... CSD,GPRS,EDGE
# call alert ................. 64 -chord melody
# vibrating alert......... supported
# speakerphone............ supported
# audio controller.......... AGC
# Bluetooth................ 2.0
#
#CONTROL PERIPHERALS
# positioning device......... touchscreen
# primary key board......... not supported
# directional pad............ 5-way
# scroll wheel................ not supported
#
#INTERFACES
# Expantion slot.............. microSD,microSDHC,Transflash,SDIO
# USB.......................... USB 1.1 client-12Mbit/s mini-USB
# wireless lan................... 802.11b, 802.11g 54Mbit/s
# infared ....................... not supported
#
# main camera................. 1.9 mp
# optical zoom............... 1x
# battery capacity............ 1100 mah
#
# IDENTITY
# model number.............. ELF0300
# Platform..................... Pocket pc
# IMEI ......................... 35678901099446301

ok that is all for now here is to hoping

[gpmoo7]

there is no android rom for the elf. only for the elfin.
I've got the elfin but I can't find the rom.
Thanks.

[caballero600]

really interested in this.... The Htc Vogue (another processor) has achivied this, The Htc Niki too.. but they are not OMAP like elf or elfin...

[shybug]

I'm also very interested in this android "rom"
I read that some people was successful with the linuxboot on elfin.
Is there anyone who knows how to achieve it?
:rolleyes:

[coolineho]

Hello,

I'm french, so please excuse-me for my eventually English mistakes.

I've seen that topic : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=385129&page=10
But I don't see if there is a application for HTC Touch or HTC Elf in order to have the famous Android from Google. I've seen on the Internet that there was the application for HTC Vogue, but it doesn't work on our phones Touch / Elf. (white screen)

Is this application exist ? Or is it in developpement maybe ?

Thanks for your answers.

it won't run on the htc touch's CPU

[skrat64]

THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE, buy that sucker somebody

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxxxii-hkc-touch-clone-sports-andro/

[Yetanothermoose]

Ok, here's what I have found after a day of very disappointing reading:
There is a WM booting version of android for the vouge (which is a qualcomm processor)
That processor is also the same (similar) architecture as the one in the dream/g1. Which is why it works I assume. As a result the rom should also work on the titan, diamond, HD, etc.
As for the Elf and Elfin. They use the TI OMAP 850 board. Google did write a version of android that worked on that board for a tech show, but it has not appeared anywhere around in a usable form for a phone. (No USB or keyboard or anything)
IMO someone should just have to take the kernal from that example and the development for the vouge and run with it
But that is probably way harder than it sounds (and hasn't happened yet as far as I can tell)
Also, the severe limitations of the Elf's ram will mean it probably not work booting from WM (since it needs 32mb at a BARE not even usable minimum)

[ivanmmj]

The Herald forums has been porting android to the Omap850. They're still early on in the development stages, but I would imagine that helping them out (for those of you who can actually program and make drivers) would set a layout to port it easily to the elf (since they have the same CPU and chipset.)

[hovie]

Please DO NOT GIVE UP. I want android on my Elf :(

[Zagaulo]

Android ROM can resolve the problem of the Bricker HTC with CID locked ?
How ?
it's possible to install Adroid ROM from bootloader !! with SD card (FAT32) Now ?

[jeremy89632]

Yup, its Wing Linux.
Check it out.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/wing-linux/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7&start=130

We also have a thread here.

Read from this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=385129&page=48

[cyanide911]

Any further developments on this? I've seen a lot of work going on for Vogue, but Elf(in) is being neglected :P.

[ivanmmj]

There is a lot of work going on, too, but the guys at #Wing-Linux are currently syncing with mainstream so it's going to be a while before they can keep going ahead.

The guys with the Vogue have a MSM based CPU/Chipset which already has built-in support for most of it due to all current android phones also being MSM based.

[jeremy89632]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554479
For now.

[alpem79]

Hi Everybody;
I am using HTC Touch. Is there any advantage of Android compared to Windows Mobile?
Thanks a lot

[pieromobile]

Android ELF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtPKr-MI-Q) YouTube

[Aldighieri]

Android ELF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtPKr-MI-Q) YouTube

The Elfin from this guy boot WM realy fast! Mine is slow... HEhehE!

Nice video.

[jeevan805]

Hi All

I am using android on my Elf and it looks good


but it is just a start so there are many functions lacking in it


there is no sound in Android for Elf now

cant play music and no ringtone nothing

you can install just to see how it looks and can wait untill its released with all bugs fixed :D

[mikutzu]

I tried aswel to install the ROM, but with no luck. I get the 270 Error. and my device it has been CID unlocked because I installed WM6.5 on it. I gave up trying to install it

tried to test on HTC 3450 (elfin)

if by any chance anybody has a solution please reply. Thanks in advance.

[pasha.pamungkas]

Here You Go ... http://sourceforge.net/projects/wing-linux/files/Wing%20Linux/0.4.2/wing-linux-0.4.2.zip/download still NO SOUND

[dangal]

any tuto for install that?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wing...2.zip/download still NO SOUND

[babai93]

I don't think there will be any official version. Maybe some Elfin user will create it.

Sir, I have HTC ELF100, and I have fleshed the OS without taking the backup of Original OS (ROM) So plz help me, to restore the WM6 Original ver.

I am waiting for your kind reply

[premsoni4u]

Sir, I have HTC ELF100, and I have fleshed the OS without taking the backup of Original OS (ROM) So plz help me, to restore the WM6 Original ver.

I am waiting for your kind reply

One can't restore original shipped ROM after flashing any cooked ROM.. :p
Now you should go here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379034) and flash appropriate ROM according to your device.:)

PM me if any help needed.

Good Luck;)

[nitu_vats]

Hi,
i could not find a thread which gives download link and clear instructions on how to load android OS into htc touch P3450

Regards
sandy

[captainstu72]

Hi,
i could not find a thread which gives download link and clear instructions on how to load android OS into htc touch P3450

Regards
sandy
Sandy - IN which case you have not searched Hard enough.

[PRJ] Google Android Centre v2.6 [6Mar10] | Wing Linux - Elf / Elfin (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554479)

I will say this, there is no rom for the ELF for android. Android was never intended to run on our devices, Android does not natively support our devices, or the processor.

There are very few of people developing Android for the ELF, and these people are doing it in their spare time.

From the same thread, please see this:

Guys --

You act as if porting Android to the Elf is an easy task. Let me tell you why there isn't a ROM for Elf yet.

First, absolutely EVERY working Android phone (released or otherwise) uses a different processor and board architecture than the elf. Most of the ported devices are CLOSE ENOUGH to the released devices that a port is easy.

The elf does not fit this. The elf has VASTLY different hardware, and is only now starting to have Linux support. Nevermind Android, which isn't even designed to run on devices like the elf.

Those ports you see out there? They were made primarily by ripping the ROM from another similar Android device and copying it on. THAT WILL NOT WORK for us. Believe me, I've tried.

Second, for those complaining about lack of sound, bluetooth, or other hardware...that stuff is all controlled by the Linux kernel, NOT Android. As I mentioned before, we're just starting to have decent Linux kernel support, but there's two or three people tops working on it with any regularity. Expecting things like sound drivers to materialize out of nowhere, when we don't have specs or any help from the hardware manufacturers is totally unrealistic. Of course there's nothing stopping you from contributing to make it happen.

THIS STUFF IS HARD TO DO! We're trying to load an operating system onto a device that was never intended to run it. Further, we're trying to cram an OS that wasn't designed to run on hardware like ours. It won't happen over night, and complaining certainly doesn't help. If you want to get involved, great! We'd be glad to have you. But if all you want to do is run Android on your device and not contribute a thing to it, please consider buying one of the many available Android phones instead of contributing negative comments. All the comments do is demoralize what few developers we do have.

Let me reiterate -- No currently available Android ROMs will work with the elf. Wing Linux has the only Android image right now that will, and we're SERIOUSLY low on active developers. So be patient or contribute. It'll happen, but not over night.

Now. If you'd like to help us, great! We're always in need of testers for all the devices. And, if you're feeling brave, you can help us with code. Even if these aren't your things, we need help in a lot of other areas too. Our documentation is basically non-existent. Management of the website is done completely by me, so it's not always up to date. And that's just a couple things we need help with. So please, give us a hand! It'll make doing this easier, and we'll have a nice system that everyone can use.

For those who want to try coding, take a look at our development site (http://wing-linux.sourceforge.net/trac/wiki/Development) -- it should hopefully give you what you need to get started (and if it doesn't, we need to update it!)

- d

This thread, along with the links, provide more then enough information to be able to get a version of android running on your elf.

Do not go into the CMDA Touch (Vogue) section either and try to flash an android rom from there. It will brick your device, and you will only be able to get it back (possibly) by JTAG.

Sorry to rant, but use the search feature before you post, if you can't find it to start with, continue looking, chances are someone else has already had the same questions as you. I've given you what you need to be able to read up on this and get on your way to running android on your elf.

Stu

EDIT: You clearly did not even read through this thread, as on the previous pages there are links to the same thread I linked to, by the OP of the thread I linked to. Please use Search.....

[rockondudu]

sir i have elfin..
please told me where is d elfin android rom or its link

[captainstu72]

Read my previous post from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7650452&postcount=35)

Read my last post, I'm going to see if I can get this thread closed/locked so we can avoid this :(

[pulser_g2]

Read my previous post from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7650452&postcount=35)

Read my last post, I'm going to see if I can get this thread closed/locked so we can avoid this :(

Thread closed. Please read the post referenced by captainstu, and use search before posting.