Custom android for Sciphone N19?

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Hello, I've a Sciphone N19 which uses android 1.5. I think it's a out of the box rooted device because i can see with adb shell:

# id
id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

I read about get recovery and boot image from HTC devices, but N19 reports different MTD info:

# cat /proc/mtd
cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00004000 "Bootloader"
mtd1: 00200000 00004000 "Kernel"
mtd2: 00100000 00004000 "initramfs"
mtd3: 03c00000 00004000 "system"
mtd4: 04000000 00004000 "userdata"

How easy or difficult is get Android 2.0 to this device?

I can provide all info that you request.

Thanks for answers and sorry for my english :P

Originally Posted by sinman

Hello, I've a Sciphone N19 which uses android 1.5. I think it's a out of the box rooted device because i can see with adb shell:

# id
id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

I read about get recovery and boot image from HTC devices, but N19 reports different MTD info:

# cat /proc/mtd
cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00100000 00004000 "Bootloader"
mtd1: 00200000 00004000 "Kernel"
mtd2: 00100000 00004000 "initramfs"
mtd3: 03c00000 00004000 "system"
mtd4: 04000000 00004000 "userdata"

How easy or difficult is get Android 2.0 to this device?

I can provide all info that you request.

Thanks for answers and sorry for my english :P

errr, im not familiar with that device but it doesnt sound like a htc soo...it might be hard for devs to help you out pal

Wow..
Usualy Sci phones are Iphone clone based.
Now weve got Google phone clones lol.


It runs Android 1.5...
So if its updateable, start with the usual. Plus its a quad band so Im not sure about updating the radio.
But if its already running 1.6, then going to a new rom SHOULD be just like doing it on a Ny touch or G1.

I'm not sure if you can install any updates on this device.
First - it has two sim cards, so if you try to apply a normal android build it probably won't work.
Second - it probably hasn't got a hard spl or a recovery mode of any kind, so chances are that you could brick it.
It's best if you could contact the manufactirer and ask if they are planning for any updates. I think it's the DSTL1 phone you are talking about, or is it the smaller one with 2 mp camera. I was very tempted by the n21 when I saw the price, but after I watched the reviews - not so much...
How much did you pay for this one, if it's not a secret?

yes, it's the smaller one, the N19. I tried to power on holding down different buttons, but nothing happens, so perhaps don't have bootloader or recovery mode

If you have access to adb shell try typing "adb shell reboot recovery" and see what happens.
It should manually load up recovery mode regardless of shortcut key bindings.

I almost forgot. There's also "adb shell reboot bootloader" For access to SPL mode.

Oh

It reboots normally .

wow, for some reason, I want one.
It's only got 128 mb ram/rom, so I wonder about partitioning (I can't read what was posted), so could you run adb shell df?
I was reading about the phone, and apparently it's single sim, so it wouldn't be a problem.
I'm thinking that, if you have adb root access, you could probably do an on-handset port (though, again, I don't know that there'd be enough space for it on the device) by just deleting the framework, etc, and app folders, plus the libs that aren't specific to your device, and pushing the 1.6 equivalents back, but then again, the lack of 1.6 proprietary files for your device could be a problem. Maybe building 1.6 (or even waiting for 2.0) and making your own build around the 1.5 drivers could work, maybe

sorry i cannot provide you this info because i've not installed adb drivers in this PC at the moment.

With "on-handset port", do you mean i can overwrite system libs and files without flashing?

Actual N19 kernel is: 2.6.25
Build: N19-eng 1.5 CUPCAKE eng robinlaw.20090926.121057 test-keys

Build info i suppose is from sciphone engineer. Any way this afternoon i can provide build.prop, i think there are the hardware module names.