web top for galaxy s2

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Hi guys

I really love my galaxy s 2 but i think also that all this power can be used to use this Smartphone as a little pc or better to use this Smartphone as a little tablet but more little and more comfortable to move..

Well i have see some details about web top application for Motorola on atrix model and i think that this is a good idea.. When i stay in office or at home i can manage my files and other with my Smartphone but with the keyboard and mouse and monitor of my pc..
I know that Motorola works in 2 different way.. One with the keyboard dedicate and one with the normal wired cable.. May be that i can use this software also for my galaxy? Is possible or not? What gs your opinion?

Thank a lot!

sam

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I think this idea has a lot of mileage, and it's something I'd very much like as well (plus many others I'm sure).

With the MHL output, something like this should be possible.

I've got an MHL cable, bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, and it's ok, but the software is not designed for such a setup, and the screen resolution is far too low.

Sadly I'm not a dev, but in order to create something that can achieve an Atrix 'webtop' like experience for the S2, devs would need to work out how to get something other than video to be output at a higher resolution than the native 800 x 480.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to achieve this?

Could a separate Linux based system be run in parallel to Android, but output via the MHL output?

The S2 is powerful enough, it's whether devs have the tools available to achieve something like this, which could lead to some very cool peripherals (tablet docks, net-book docks, desktop docks etc).

I've noticed this idea mentioned in a few places - are there any devs willing to take this as a project and give it a go? I'd be happy to help organise, but sadly have no programming skills.

Originally Posted by DavidMc0

I think this idea has a lot of mileage, and it's something I'd very much like as well (plus many others I'm sure).

With the MHL output, something like this should be possible.

I've got an MHL cable, bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse, and it's ok, but the software is not designed for such a setup, and the screen resolution is far too low.

Sadly I'm not a dev, but in order to create something that can achieve an Atrix 'webtop' like experience for the S2, devs would need to work out how to get something other than video to be output at a higher resolution than the native 800 x 480.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to achieve this?

Could a separate Linux based system be run in parallel to Android, but output via the MHL output?

The S2 is powerful enough, it's whether devs have the tools available to achieve something like this, which could lead to some very cool peripherals (tablet docks, net-book docks, desktop docks etc).

I've noticed this idea mentioned in a few places - are there any devs willing to take this as a project and give it a go? I'd be happy to help organise, but sadly have no programming skills.

I think they simply enabled two or more resolution scaling in the android itself, or at least in the launcher, just a guess though.
But starting another application upon connecting the MHL cable should be easy (e.g. Dock station, etc.) and theoretically someone, or group of people (as I think this would be quite an endeavor) could write whatever you like application.
One tricky thing is if the resolution is at all changeable on SGS2.
But the idea is really good

cheers

How about this?

Originally Posted by veyka

How about this?

wow! thanks for sharing this! it seems awesome

Thanks for the link. It works ok, and it's great that it is running alongside Android.

However, it seems that it's not possible to get it to work at more than 800x480 resolution, which is a shame. Increasing the desktop size just means you need to scroll around rather than increasing the resolution sent through the HDMI, which is what you'd expect as it's mirroring the GS2 display.

If we could find a way to run this so that it's not mirroring the GS2 display, but running at a higher resolution through the HDMI, that would be great.

I had more or less the same problem, (not using the hdmi cable yet) I changed the /root/bin/ui script to 1024x768 but you can put any value

enricoeb

Did you get this working on the GS2. How does it function with the lapdock? Can you use the lapdock's touchpad and keyboard? Thank you in advance for your reply