[APP][25MAR10]Gen.Y DualBOOT v1.0.6.0[W|Q|VGA][CAB|EXT]
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My led keeps smiling at me. Is that correct? when i close the screen.
and my market is not downloading the files via wifi. How come?
Via connect-utb the android is very empty. is there a bigger android somewhere?
and my market is not downloading the files via wifi. How come?
Via connect-utb the android is very empty. is there a bigger android somewhere?
you dont think that there is anyone working on the OS for our HD2's ?
sorry i am totally new to all of this .
but i would very much like the option to have 2 OS's on my system ( HD2 ) and try out Android !?
i mean Android is open source correct , meaning a free OS ?
thanks for the clarification
Cheers
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According to devs haret and the current kernel don't support some new devices (namely HD2) and that they need to update to a newer kernel and modify haret, but their goal now is to get it to work like it should on the older devices first.
was getting the basic4ppc error on my compact IV, can you say which new version works, has the files been changed?
Update:Temporarily Fixed
Had to manually change the "storagebootmode" registry dword to 1, to get it to work on my compact IV / DIAM 200, which was strange considering HaRET is stored on my Internal Storage, however I just remembered the energyROM I am using does not allow to format the moviNAND eg if I try a clear storage, or button shortcuts, so that may also have an effect on things.
Great work nonetheless, as I had placed a shortcut to HaRET in my startup folder and had to connect to usb as storage device to avoid booting to android for the past 2weeks
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You say it needs to be able to find haret.exe, does that mean that it will boot some form of a CE core (or WinMo in total) and then run haret.exe automatically?
Or have you found a way to natively boot to android (thus saving a lot of bootup time))
Edit: Looks like it does boot a small part of WM first and then runs DualBoot.
Works smooth & looks awesome!
Great job
Or have you found a way to natively boot to android (thus saving a lot of bootup time))
Edit: Looks like it does boot a small part of WM first and then runs DualBoot.
Works smooth & looks awesome!
Great job
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Cant get it to work.
I have a WWE version (Miri)
I have Xdandroid in my storage card and works from haret.
Do I need to set some reg.setting before it will work?
I have blackstone and reional settings are Norwegian. (Rom is WWE)
I have installed Gen.Y DualBOOT WVGA - Storage Card.cab to internal storage.
Still boots directly to WM.
I have a WWE version (Miri)
I have Xdandroid in my storage card and works from haret.
Do I need to set some reg.setting before it will work?
I have blackstone and reional settings are Norwegian. (Rom is WWE)
I have installed Gen.Y DualBOOT WVGA - Storage Card.cab to internal storage.
Still boots directly to WM.
great program. Its interesting, cause its actually booted into windows mobile to run this program, it just cuts the boot short to load android. But Non-the less, i love it!!
Great Job!
Great Job!
dont think so, it boots winmo first (as in, only its kernel and necessary elements) and before proceeding to boot winmo, it asks you whether you want to choose a different os or not.
So it does boot winmo first, but only the essential stuff.
can you send me a registry export of what u have in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init?
currently, Gen.Y DualBOOT uses the Launch52 key, which is just after shell32.exe (which is launch50 in normal cases). If it executes before shell32.exe, it will not run. So maybe, your shell32.exe is not in the launch50 key but perhaps launch60 or something?
As for registry stuff, please make sure you have v1.01 (redownload and install just to be sure), before u report any problems. At least VGA devices are confirmed to have working boot. How bout QVGA and WVGA devices anyone? I'm awaiting your feedback..
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13Just to clear up the most asked question in this thread, this app will NOT work with the HTC HD2, because there is no android distro available yet for that platform (SnapDragon)
Gen.Y DualBOOT: Dual boot solution for Windows Mobile devices with XDANDROID
Before I start, I wanted to give my props to all android developers that made android possible on our devices: please support these guys: XDANDROID team (Diamond/Raphael/Blackstone..), Topaz Android Team & others that I might have missed
*Just to clear things up, this is only a bootlauncher app, u still need to install android for yourself on your device
Introduction
Android on WM devices is getting more and more popular, especially with the latest developments, and it's almost ready for daily use. I wanted to have an app so we could easily boot into both WM & Android, and Gen.Y DualBOOT was the solution. This release is made for VGA devices, and supports booting Android both from Internal Storage (moviNAND, e.g. Touch Diamond) & Storage Card (SDMemory, e.g. Touch Pro). WVGA version and QVGA version is also ready. This app has been tested on WM6.1, but will work perfectly on WM6.5.x as well.
Keep in mind that your android setup must be installed already at the root of your storage card in order for this app to work correctly (e.g. \Internal Storage\haret.exe or \Storage Card\haret.exe respectively)
User Guide
Here's a quick User Guide, showing the interface and what the buttons are for:
This app is launched by a registry key created in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init], so it launches directly at boot after shell gets initialized.
Chefs: If u are going to cook this app into your ROM, make sure that this key gets added DURING your customization procedure (and not before!)
There are 2 checkboxes, enabling automatic boot:
AutoBoot: enabling this mode will automatically boot the OS of your choice after a 10 second countdown
> disabling autoboot will remove the countdown completely
FastBoot: enabling this mode will automatically boot the OS of your choice after a 3 second countdown (requires AutoBoot to be enabled first)
Now apart from these 2 checkboxes, u have 2 radiobuttons, which allow u to choose which OS gets automatically booted.
And last but not least, u have the 2 manual launch buttons. Pressing these buttons will directly launch (overriding autoboot) Windows Mobile or Android.
Registry
Gen.Y DualBOOT checks for 5 registry keys, which allow some form of customiation. Apart from the last key (StorageBootMode), all keys can be modified utilizing the radio & check buttons in the GUI. All of these keys can be found in:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Gen.Y\DualBOOT]
Here's quick list describing what the keys are for
- "AutoBootEnabled"=dword:1 (1: enable autoboot | 0: disable autoboot)
- "FastBootEnabled"=dword:0 (1: enable fastboot | 0: disable fastboot)
- "AutoBootAndroid"=dword:1 (1: boot Android | 0: boot Windows)
- "StorageBootMode"=dword:0 (1: boot from Storage Card (SDMemory) | 0: boot from Internal Storage (moviNAND))
- v1.0.6.0 and newer: "AndroidBootFolder"="string" ("": boot from root of storage (e.g. \Storage Card\haret.exe)| "andboot": boot from \Storage Card\Andboot\haret.exe, string can be edited in registry)
- v1.0.5.0 and older: "AndroidBootFolder"=dword:0 (1: boot from \Android\ folder on storage (e.g. \Storage Card\Android\haret.exe)| 0: boot from root of storage)
The example values are the ones that are in the CAB for Internal Storage devices.
Planned features
- Complete boot processes control
- Slight GUI redesign
- Config app in WM & Android
Changelog
Code:v1.0.6.0 - Added flexible android boot folder option > Set boot folder by entering the desired folder string to the "AndroidBootFolder" key in the registry v1.0.5.0 - Minor code adjustments > No longer requires seperate .MUI file - Added program icon (+ WM6.5 png icon) - Added shortcut to Start Menu > Programs v1.0.4.1 - Re-checked code, now working perfectly v1.04 - Fixed bug with autoboot being disabled on boot if android was missing - Fixed bug with manual Android launch only working if AutoBoot set to Android v1.03 - Added new registry key to allow booting from \Android\ folder on memory card - Added checking for haret.exe before enabling the android boot option > if the android button is disabled, u can re-enable it (after disabling usb mass storage mode, or inserting the sd card that contains the android setup) simply by pressing the disabled android icon - QVGA layout fixed v1.02 - Signed .exe file with SDKCerts - Fixed boot problems by moving genyboot to Launch62 in HKLM\init > Now boots even on stock ROMs! v1.01 - Fixed registry issues v1.00 - Initial Release
Download
The source of Gen.Y DualBOOT (and also DualSWITCH, a tool to switch between AT&T and normal Touch Pro keyboards in android) has been released.
This is for developers only. The source has been compiled in Basic4ppc.
Gen.Y DualBOOT Source
Download the attached cabs or simply click the link below to download all resolutions in one zip package
There are 5 versions available:
- QVGA, boot from Storage Card (e.g. Vogue, Kaiser,..)
- WQVGA, boot from Storage Card
- VGA, boot from Internal Storage (e.g. Diamond)
- VGA, boot from Storage Card (e.g. Raphael)
- WVGA, boot from Storage Card (e.g. Blackstone, Topaz, Xperia,..)
Gen.Y DualBOOT v1.0.6.0 CABs (QVGA|WQVGA|VGA|WVGA)
Gen.Y DualBOOT v1.0.6.0 VisualKitchen EXT packages for Chefs (QVGA|WQVGA|VGA|WVGA)
This app MUST be installed on your internal memory in order for autoboot to work. (installing on internal storage/storage card will cause the app not to launch on boot)
Also make sure that all registry entries are correct, since an incorrect/missing registry key can cause errors (v1.0.6.0: make sure the AndroidBootFolder key is a STRING (not dword!)
For chefs: if u are also cooking in RunCC, cooking this app to the \Windows folder is recommended to save storage space (since the progress image are the same)
For chefs: u can make Gen.Y DualBOOT start faster by moving editing the following (be aware, this will not work in all roms!). Open mxipupdate_xdandroid-genyboot_100.provxml, and change "Launch62" to "Launch52" in the following line:
Code:<parm name="Launch62" value="genyboot.exe" datatype="string"/>
The CAB works for all languages (v1.0.6.0)
Skins
GT inspired Skins by sk8inmonk
ElCondor has made a nice Android Theme for Gen.Y DualBOOT, you can find it in this thread
I would like to express my thanks to all of you who have provided me with feedback, bug reports and donations.
This app wouldn't have been the same without you.
If u like my work and would like to thank me for the time spent, you can always donate
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When you are running from the Andboot folder on the Storage card, do the following at the Registry location shown on the first page of this thread:
AndroidBootFolder=andboot
When you are running from the root of Storage card (without any folders), leave the string blank.
Hit that Thanks button if this worked for you...1
could you try this new attached WVGA cab then? This new cab directly installs it into the windows folder, which should work better for the HKLM\init procedure. Also, i signed the .exe this time with msigner. Let me know if it works.
* check the new version at the first post1
I had this problem too.
Make the registry entry and restart windows to apply it. It seems a side-effect of running haret is that the recent keys are not saved. It's odd, but that was the problem.
