Android: If Vogue can Do it. CDMA Diamond as well?

[silex]

This might be asking a bit much from the dev's, but is there any way to including compatibility for the DIAM500 (Sprint Touch Diamond) and RAPH800 (Sprint Touch Diamond Pro)? I would think the Vogue would provide a good base starting point for the Diamond since it's the same chipset, but in addition it would need Wi-Fi, g-sensor, and higher resolution. Still what has been done so far here would be a good base platform to build from.

I have been contributing to the Diamond thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402002) and would be working closely with the devs here to ensure there isn't anymore repeat work being done between the ports. I own a DIAM500 so I can test any ROM and kernel updates closely with you guys.

The CDMA Diamond has been lagging behind the GSM greatly. Help me bring it at least up to Vogue levels! Where we currently stand on CDMA builds is located at Connect-UTB (http://www.connect-utb.com/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=folder&Itemid=68&id=2:android-port).

[gleng]

I have a cdma diamond as well, and as much as I wish there was a magic fix, I don't think the vogue port is our answer to getting android working on the diam500. The hardware isn't the same, and much work has been done already in porting to the diam100 etc, so I think we just need some good developers to iron out the kinks and get the diam500 working with that port as well.

I don't know if this thread is going to get moved back into the diamond subforum, but regardless, a thread like this might serve as a good starting off point for diam500 users/developers, since we are such a small subset of the diamond user base.

Zenulator, who i believe is/was a dev for the vogue made an offer to help with the diam500 port if he could get his hands on a diam500, so that may be one lead we have.
MrPippy made progress before. He got the cdma radio initialized (voice + text messaging), and fixed the colour issues we have by using mtype 2040. Whether using this mtype is the correct method in the long run, I don't know. But he has gotten farther than most of us.

Using semi-recent builds with their included (not specially compiled for diam500) kernels, I have been able to get android to run on my diam500, albeit without any radio support and with incorrect colours. However, 3d acceleration was working, which never worked in previous builds. I don't think we are really that far off; we just need to fix a few somewhat major problems to get us a lot closer to where the gsm guys are.

I have a spare laptop I've set up with ubuntu and the tools necessary to compile the linux kernel, so I would be happy to help with testing or anything else that would help this project.

[mssmison]

1.) please don't post Diamond stuff in the Vogue forum, remember this is more than just a vogue android forum, there's regular vogue users here as well.
2.) Hit me up privately and I'll see if I can help.

[zenulator]

I have one thing to say about connect-utb and diamond and raphael. I was offered a cdma diamond but turned it down. Most of those packages up at connect-utb are my xrom/donut builds and the basefiles from vogue-android with exception of the diamond/raphael specific kernels and startup.txt. So I'm not going to do any work on thats side. Frankly it's irritating when you go to a site and see "New donut package by ......" and I look inside and it's one of my donut builds. Same build.prop and everything. Still set for qvga. With no credit to me or the hard work at vogue-android. I talked to one of the guys that put out a diamond/raphael package and he gave credit afterwards but the next thing I see is another package with a different name and a different donut build of mine. So if thats how they deal with the work of others then they are on their own. I try to give credit each and every chance I have. Even if it's an edit of one line in a file. I've repeatedly pm'd Edvard about this and I get no response. I don't think I'm being unreasonable I just want credit to go to the right people and not to some guy that zips together a bundle of other peoples work.

[mssmison]

So true and sooo frustrating when that happens,

I have one thing to say about connect-utb and diamond and raphael. I was offered a cdma diamond but turned it down. Most of those packages up at connect-utb are my xrom/donut builds and the basefiles from vogue-android with exception of the diamond/raphael specific kernels and startup.txt. So I'm not going to do any work on thats side. Frankly it's irritating when you go to a site and see "New donut package by ......" and I look inside and it's one of my donut builds. Same build.prop and everything. Still set for qvga. With no credit to me or the hard work at vogue-android. I talked to one of the guys that put out a diamond/raphael package and he gave credit afterwards but the next thing I see is another package with a different name and a different donut build of mine. So if thats how they deal with the work of others then they are on their own. I try to give credit each and every chance I have. Even if it's an edit of one line in a file.

[aven_soulgazer]

I've even seen Zen turn down donations and tells people to send them off to the ones that started before him and gives them credit time and time again. I think he downplays a lot of his own work.

[silex]

Yeah zen is definitely not your typical dev. I'm sorry he feels this way, but it is warranted. I was hoping to mainly strike up a conversation on if it was possible to use a Vogue build as a basis to build a Diamond. But it sounds more feasible to get a good dev on board to help us iron out the remaining issues.

Gleng did a very good job laying out where we currently stand. I sent both him and mssmison a PM. We'll see where it goes from here!