AxDroid - Android on Dell Axim x51v!

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I have managed to run Android 1.5 "cupcake" on my Dell Axim x51v!

You can see the video on my blog:
http://axdroid.blogspot.com

And HOW exactly did you get it to work???

DON'T post JUST the video without telling others how to get it, ESPECIALLY if its someone else's work!!!
Unless of course you are the developer of this whole project, and informing us of your progress.

Anyhow we need the installation instructions with download links. Hopefully you didn't have to use that tedious linux installation from Handhelds.org (with all of that SD card modifications) and then run Android on top of it. I definitely see that you are using HARET BOOT 0.5.2 to switch between OS's, which what all devices use.

Any idea why Wifi doesn't work, and not everything is being displayed in VGA correctly??? Android supports VGA natively.
By the way, would this work on X50v? this is what i have.

All in all, by the looks of it, very interesting and very promising!
It's a perfect way to avoid filesys.exe

I will post the details when I am ready. This is just to tease you

Currently it's only me working on this project. Of course I used some knowledge gained by other porting efforts like handhelds.org etc...

I am using a vanilla linux kernel 2.6.27, on which I have applied Android patches and wrote the necessary driver codes for Dell Axim.
Right now it won't work on x50, but it's not hard to make it work too, just a few lines of driver initialization codes I guess.
I don't have it, so I cannot test for it.

Currently it only works through Haret and boots from the SD card. I think installing this as the primary ROM is the last thing to do, when there's more progress like WiFi, power management, bluetooth etc.

Originally Posted by Xdenwarrior

And HOW exactly did you get it to work???
Any idea why Wifi doesn't work, and not everything is being displayed in VGA correctly??? Android supports VGA natively.

I have not yet worked on WiFi. It may be the hardest part of this effort actually. We'll see...

Actually everything is displayed in VGA and the GUI looks very good, it's very clear. It's just that the background image is not scaled to the whole screen.

AxDroid - Android on Dell Axim x51v!

my question will be short:
FOR WHAT?? Oo

oh, ok, so you are using Linux as its base. Then why would it also not work on x50v considering that they both run Linux at about same stage, as far as touchscreen, booting, buttons etc...
Also like i said i really don't understand how to format SD card and to set it up properly for linux to run. I would prefer some easy instructions before i screw it up.

What worries me neoMJ is that so many people have tried it working on the device on these forums, and at the end gave up or abandoned the project because of so incompatible drivers. The linux project over at handhelds.org has been dead for along time, and they never got Wifi working. As for Kaiser, it took them like only a few weeks to make it fully functional.

nothin, actually it could be very useful if it was as fully functional as it is on some HTC devices. I honestly hate windows mobile right now because of filesys slowdown, and haven't used x50v for long time. I use ipod touch mostly. You can't get rid of filesys, but you can avoid it by running an alternate OS. Anyways if he can get WiFi to work, the possibilities are endless. (i have Ubuntu Linux installed on PS3, and you can do alot with it with a bit of tweaking) I just don't know how far would this project really go.

i wish you good luck, really, it is great in general, if you are succeded.
i did not want to discourage anyone..
sorry for writing.

x51v drivers

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I am using a vanilla linux kernel 2.6.27, on which I have applied Android patches and wrote the necessary driver codes for Dell Axim.
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Say -can you help Lenny out with video and cf card drivers for axim x51v running windows mobile 6.5?I believe Lenny is a mod here but has his own site too htcgeeks

Originally Posted by nothin

my question will be short:
FOR WHAT?? Oo

For fun

Originally Posted by pezo1

Say -can you help Lenny out with video and cf card drivers for axim x51v running windows mobile 6.5?I believe Lenny is a mod here but has his own site too htcgeeks

I am not sure about that. Linux and Windows Mobile are pretty different actually.

Originally Posted by Xdenwarrior

What worries me neoMJ is that so many people have tried it working on the device on these forums, and at the end gave up or abandoned the project because of so incompatible drivers.

Yeah, that's the problem of reverse engineering. We don't have the specs of the hardware. I have some spare time these days, but I can't promise how far this project will go. It's just fun for me and I like sharing.