Drivers included in kernel..?

[whitetigerdk]

I was just wondering.. I have ported the wildfire froyo rom to legend and touchpad is not working.. would it be possible to include the correct driver files directly into kernel for easier porting?

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[ali ba]

It's a Synaptics T1021. Look for the drivers in the sources for the Legend.

 

[MichaelAlexanderBull]

What about the difference in resolution? good effort though man, wish you good luck

 

[whitetigerdk]

It's a Synaptics T1021. Look for the drivers in the sources for the Legend.

Thank you..

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[ali ba]

By the way: Which kernel version does the 2.2 ROM use on Wildfire?

 

[BlaY0]

2.6.32 something.

Android powah!

 

[whitetigerdk]

It's 2.10 something....

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[BlaY0]

It's 2.10 something....

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He's asking about the kernel version not ROM version. It's 2.6.32.21-g4b3e397 to be exact.

 

[ali ba]

2.6.32 something.

I could easily port the Synaptics drivers to 2.6.32 if I only had the sources for 2.6.32. HTC didn't release them so far.

Too bad the GPL doesn't state "release sources within two weeks" or something like that.

 

[BlaY0]

For testing purpose he can use kernel from stock 2.1-update1...

 

[spiritson]

Its great that the new froyo kernel is 2.6.32 instead of 2.6.29

Here no ROM for Legend has 2.6.32 kernel which is official for froyo.. Dont know why?? Even Azure do not have 2.6.32...

Just Ali ba and other devs please update the kernel instead of stock htc 2.6.29 please

 

[pfak]

I could easily port the Synaptics drivers to 2.6.32 if I only had the sources for 2.6.32. HTC didn't release them so far.

Too bad the GPL doesn't state "release sources within two weeks" or something like that.

The GPL requires that you CAN MAKE AVAILABLE the source to any person you provide a binary to within a reasonable time frame.

 

[BlaY0]

@spiritson: You totally misunderstood. We can not use 2.6.32 kernel as we are tied to 2.6.29 because of WiFi driver our device is using.

 

[pfak]

Maybe it's time to put some pressure on HTC:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/dkl7r/getting_handset_manufacturers_to_release_source/

 

[pfak]

Me:

The HTC Developers website located at developer.htc.com is missing the HTC Wildfire Froyo Kernel source 2.6.32.21-g4b3e397, which under the

GPL is required to be released.

This is a notice requesting access to the kernel sources for the HTC Wildfire, which at the time of this writing is 2.6.32.21-g4b3e397.

If this is not the correct address to contact, please direct me to someone who can fulfill my request for access to the source which is required under the GPL.

HTC:

I understand how important it is to have this kernel available to you. HTC will typically publish on http://developer.htc.com the Kernel open source code for recently released devices as soon as possible. HTC will normally publish this within 90 to 120 days. This time frame is within the requirements of the open source community. Thank you for contacting HTC. I invite you to participate in our customer satisfaction survey located at http://survey.htc.com/worldwide.

Me:

The General Public License 2 (GPLv2) does not specify "90 to 120 days," nor is this within the requirements of the open source community.

I am respectfully requesting the source code to HTC Wildfire Froyo update which is within the scope of the GPLv2 requirements via physical media or alternative methods of distribution.

HTC:

Thank you for your reply. As the 2.2 update for the Wildfire has yet to be released, we have 90-120 to release the kernel after the update has been released. Once we have this available we will post it on http://developer.htc.com in accordance with the requirements of the open source community. I do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any further questions, you can call our Technical Support department at 866.449.8358. Of course if you’d rather continue via email I am more than happy to provide whatever assistance I can. I also invite you to participate in our customer satisfaction survey located at http://survey.htc.com/worldwide.

Why is HTC trying to tell me that the update isn't released?

 

[Kwen]

Why is HTC trying to tell me that the update isn't released?

That RUU was leaked I believe

 

[ali ba]

That RUU was leaked I believe

Most likely. Too bad they didn't leak a Legend RUU.