[Dev] boot2gecko for the verizon galaxy nexus

jellybellys · Sep 3, 2012

First off, let me tell you that this is super sketchy right now. If you were looking for something stable, then leave. This is the exact opposite.

I am working to port mozilla's boot2gecko to the galaxy nexus, so before you ask, here's what works & what dosent:
Works:
Touchscreen
ADB
Wi-Fi
Firefox
Lockscreen
homescreen
...well yeah you get the point, but more importantly, what dosen't/partially works:
Cell service (1x, 3g, and 4g)
screenshot
camera only sometimes works
no softkeys
All resources are designed for hdpi, so everything's a bit small

Downloads:
Build 1 (9/3/12) http://goo.im/devs/jellybellys/toro/boot2gecko/b2g-toro-b1-dont-flash-in-recovery.zip
Build 1 MD5: d8e70323e56b4568f6c2d504d0cceab0
Build 2 (9/3/12) http://goo.im/devs/jellybellys/toro/boot2gecko/b2g-toro-b2-dont-flash-in-recovery.zip
Build 2 MD5: 9a2db2d4d0673b25b8dd01aab8d39e04

To do list:
Implement some sorta softkey thing
Fix cell service
Resize resources to about a 300 dpi
Fix screenshot

Low priority to do list:
Implement android apps and google play store

If you know something about developing android, or html5, pm/reply so you can help contribute.

Oh yeah, don't flash in recovery. Open up the zip and flash the img files in there. Back up your internal memory first because it'll be wiped.

letrain02 · Sep 3, 2012

I was just going to start this as I have lots free time at the moment. And was just going to start setting up my "environment" here in the next week. I'll be more then happy to help. I was thinking something in the way of html5 soft keys. At least a back button. I'm more then happy to hop on this band wagon. I need something to do with my time. And I have always wanted to build something custom for my phone.
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x.v_ · Sep 3, 2012

Awesome project, excited to try it out!

jorgonv · Sep 3, 2012

It's this even usable without softkeys?

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jellybellys · Sep 3, 2012

jorgonv said:
It's this even usable without softkeys?

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It's pretty unusable. I noticed the easiest way to get to the homescreen for now is to turn the screen off, then swipe to the left for the camera and it usually hotboots.

letrain02 · Sep 3, 2012

Rebooting is about the only way to back out of an app.

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jorgonv · Sep 3, 2012

jellybellys said:
It's pretty unusable. I noticed the easiest way to get to the homescreen for now is to turn the screen off, then swipe to the left for the camera and it usually hotboots.

I think I'll hold off for a little while then, but it's looking good

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dmeadows013 · Sep 3, 2012

Not sure since I've never used this but if you aren't on data or wifi doesn't that basically make the phone useless since everything is a webapp? Or is that wrong?

jellybellys · Sep 3, 2012

Made a new build. All that's different is I attempted to implement a home button in the notification drawer, but failed. It doesn't do anything.

letrain02 · Sep 3, 2012

dmeadows013 said:
Not sure since I've never used this but if you aren't on data or wifi doesn't that basically make the phone useless since everything is a webapp? Or is that wrong?

no it still works without wifi or data, it stores them on your phone.

dmeadows013 · Sep 3, 2012

letrain02 said:
no it still works without wifi or data, it stores them on your phone.

Even things like phone calls?

letrain02 · Sep 4, 2012

dmeadows013 said:
Even things like phone calls?

from what I have read yes. the phone "page"(like the buttons,etc) would be natively stored on your device like am offline webpage. I think there main objective is to make phone entirely run like a Web browser. and just like Web browsers they could read offline Web pages and perform actions.

jellybellys · Sep 4, 2012

dmeadows013 said:
Even things like phone calls?

As far as I know, you can't make phone calls without a cellular connection.

letrain02 · Sep 4, 2012

jellybellys said:
As far as I know, you can't make phone calls without a cellular connection.

Well of course. But you don't have to have a data connection for it to work. But I guess technically its all data? But if your on 1x data its not going use you internet to bring up your dialer it will be stored on your device

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x.v_ · Sep 5, 2012

letrain02 said:
Well of course. But you don't have to have a data connection for it to work. But I guess technically its all data? But if your on 1x data its not going use you internet to bring up your dialer it will be stored on your device

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This. Not particularly complicated here.

dmeadows013- apps are written in HTML, but they are not loaded off the network everytime... we're looking at a concept just like webOS here. You have apps that are on the phone. They are just in web language based and rely heavily on the browser platform.

jellybellys · Sep 5, 2012

x.v_ said:
This. Not particularly complicated here. dmeadows013- apps are written in HTML, but they are not loaded off the network everytime... we're looking at a concept just like webOS here. You have apps that are on the phone. They are just in web language based and rely heavily on the browser platform.

One main difference between webos and b2g is that the entire ui in b2g is written in HTML.

letrain02 · Sep 5, 2012

jellybellys said:
One main difference between webos and b2g is that the entire ui in b2g is written in HTML.

Which in theory means 100% customization. Easily, and from the videos apparently on the fly. And cross platform easily. That is why the hope in nav keys is there.

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_base2 · Sep 5, 2012

Oh man! Cool! I have been wanting to try this so bad... I hope we're able to get this working! Since a dB is working, do you need help testing stuff? Glad to help if I can... I'd really love to see a B2G / Firefox OS working on the gnex

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EvilDobe · Sep 5, 2012

Why not use LMT Launcher or Button Savior in the interim instead of the softkeys? Just setup some gestures to close apps and to go back.

jellybellys · Sep 5, 2012

EvilDobe said:
Why not use LMT Launcher or Button Savior in the interim instead of the softkeys? Just setup some gestures to close apps and to go back.

As far as I know, those won't run on b2g.

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