[Q] Is it possible to use virtualization on the Atrix

[marcovrv]

I've been working these days on virtual servers and in that state of "virtualization user" mindset an idea hit me: Could it be possible to use virtualization techniques to account for lack of proper ICS drivers in Atrix.? For example: Emulating 3.x kernel supported hardware (Nexus?) on top of a 2.6.x kernel with the released drivers?

I found this video of EmbeddedXen running on an HTC phone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErLZQE5ZI7U&feature=player_embedded but I think we wouldn't need simultaneous running of two OSs (well, on second thought, this could be a terrific WebTop).

Saludos, Marco.

 

[ravilov]

Sounds like you're after a concept similar to ndiswrapper on Linux.
I think that would likely introduce more complexity and instability than it's worth.

 

[rancur3p1c]

Hm, that's an interesting idea. I've been having similar thoughts about virtualizing the virtual machine on android and being able to save ram by not replicating the virtual machine state for each app you open up. For example open g l e s 2 libraries get loaded at around 5 or 8 megabytes each for each app that uses 3d rendering on android.