[Q] Could the Remix OS be ported to Droid 4 for use with a Lapdock?

[Shani Ace]

Hi,

I just discovered Remix OS on Kickstarter, which sounds like an improved version of Webtop. Based on Android 4.4.2, with a Taskbar and improved multi tasking where you can switch through apps like with Alt-Tab and show tiles of running apps on the desktop. That actually sounds great for the use of a Lapdock, which I just recently got.
Now the developers offer it for a pledge of only 1 dollar and I'm thinking about pledging, but only the Nexus 9 and 10 are officially supported.

So that got me thinking, if I buy the ROM for 1 dollar, there should be a way to customize it to run with our Droid 4, right? Does anyone know how to do that or could help/teach me how to do it?
Just asking, if anyone else too thinks that this could be an interesting addition to an existing Lapdock. Now that I got CM12 running on the safe slot, the rom slot 1 would be free to test it there.

For those interested in the OS, here is a video, because the kickstarter site seems to focus more on their tablet.

Best regards and thanks in advance!

 

[ferviverus]

Probably not, probably android have bug and thats why lapdock doesnt work very well

Fervi

 

[Shani Ace]

Probably not, probably android have bug and thats why lapdock doesnt work very well
Fervi

Which bug are you referring to?
The Lapdock 500 works fine for me, I just boot to stock slot and then Webtop activates itself automatically.

 

[ferviverus]

On stock it works perfect (but Remix OS is not stock)

But if you want use any other system or phone with Android - it doesn't work propertly (it works, but you have only part of your screen)
http://www.android-hilfe.de/attachm...pdock-fuer-rdh-2013-01-23_16-19-31_296_cr.jpg
Like that

And if you connect for example - Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - you still have it

But if you connect for example - computer, console or Miracast - you have full working screen
https://robpol86.com/lapdock/Atrix-Lapdock-with-a-Laptop/

I think it is a Android bug

Fervi

 

[Shani Ace]

Why should it be a bug in Android? It works with the stock ROM, which is Android 4.1 or so. Clearly it's not a bug but something special Motorola put into that ROM, which prevents it from running if it's missing. Or maybe it just doesn't work for more recent Android version because something changed or was removed in those versions.

For non-Android-devices like a Rasberry Pi: Of course those work, because if you break it down, it's just an hdmi screen, usb keyboard and usb mouse. Those things have standard drivers in windows and linux, that's why they work.
Now this standard drivers also exist for Android, so my guess is, that Motorola somehow blocked it, but apparently people got it to work with a Samsung Galaxy S3, so it can't be an Android bug.

 

[ferviverus]

So maybe it is protected for Android devices, but all other (Miracast, Windows, Linux etc) works

But remember - Android have forked Linux kernel and on Linux it is working, so it is very "interesting"

Fervi

 

[BFG9000D]

I think the problem is, only motorola and the HDMI driver on webtop is able to output a resolution different from the phone screen. CM12 for example is able to mirror the screen just fine, but only in native resolution to the phone (960x540). It would require specific software for this phone to get a different output resolution, kinda like re-writing Webtop.

Its not impossible, but I dont think its easy either, and I have no idea on how to do it.

 

[ferviverus]

It is possible to change resolution in phone from 960x540 to 1366x768

But you cannot resize Android on fullscreen
http://www.android-hilfe.de/attachm...pdock-fuer-rdh-2013-01-23_16-19-31_296_cr.jpg

Only stock rom do that

Fervi