Hi I am working on a project based on linwizards kernel, basicly converting it completely to run on an excalibur. Right now all we have done is rebuilt the kernel with proper screen timings and demensions, as well as a semi working keymap.
So basicly we have a terminal, and x but we cant use x yet since linwizard was created with touchscreen in mind, and the excalibur has no touch screen.
So anyone with this kind of development experience (linux, some c, compiling, custom toolchains, etc.. might help to have an excalibur) Please respond here if interested, and thanks.
More info on project located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2770031
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After more than a year (of slacking :roll, I'm finally catching up with the Linux port again.
Seeing some good progress has been made with the Himalaya, I've moved onto 2.6 as well. I just got the usual linexec + kernel 2.6.10-hh0 (from handhelds.org) booting on the Wallaby XDA1. I shall feed the tree onto xanadux cvs, and/or handhelds.org's sometime.
In the meantime I'll look and play around a bit. Might put together some simplier stuff like the buttons support and touchscreen, and/or followed by more and more bootloader code reading/disassembling/ida-ing.
To be honest I myself is really just a beginner in disassembling and ida, I'm sure I'll need a lot of help here
I am willing to help ....javascript:emoticon('')
Hello,
I am very happy to hear, that it is again going on!
I am a windows programmer with a little bit embedded experience.
But I am a newbie with Linux .
I am willing to help or document. But with the spare information in the xanadux-wiki page it is not possible for me to set up an developement envirenment.
Perhaps it is the best to push back your changes in CVS, - commit your wish for help in the mailing-list of the project and explain how to setup the developement environment on the wiki page.
I will try to follow your steps and will update xanadux wiki page with more details if wished/needed!
I want to have linux on my device!
not a programmer but willing to learn, and provide any resources I could on my end.
I am now working on porting linux to HTC Pharos. Gotten HaREt to boot it, working on the keymap. Will post the image here when it's "usable"
For questions go to the launchpad project's "Answers" page. For discussion, use this thread.
Links:
Progress (Handhelds.org Wiki)
Launchpad project
Git repository
very very cool ... but try to do one better... try to get the android working on our phone !! (the image has been released so it should be possible to compile it for the Pharos)
I'm going to make android work, but I won't make a ROM before next year because android doesn't have a soft keyboard (onscreen keyboard). They plan to develop it in the first quarter of next year though.
Android Roadmap
Still, a working android (but without keyboard) would be cool, so when the linux kernel is good to use, I will start on android.
please DO NOT make it a rom, if possible make it work with HARET because then we have a choice!! (far more flexable)
i see you're dependant on the drivers released by source.android. q1 09 will be great (hell its allmost 2009 anyway)
I'm developing on HaRET, will release that after some time. I will maybe release an android ROM when it's stable and usable. Btw, all releases (ie. files) will be in the first post. So no need to go through pages (if this discussion will be that popular) to look for files...
Also, I can make it work pretty well without the soft keyboard drivers, but not with android. So here's my plan:
1 Make the linux kernel work (keypad and touchscreen most important now...)
2 Release kernel + a distro like familiar
3 Make it work (loosely) on Android
just a supporting note
I will be happy to see your linux rom
Awesome! It will be very interesting to see the progress of this.
i tested linwizard , the touchscreen dont work .
do you found any driver?
what about android?
touchscreen work now.
files will be available soon.
Hey, why don't use kaiser,nike,vogue,polaris zImage and just change the mtype to have android on your Pharos?
Launch haret console and find the gpios button commande and maybe somebody can make a new zimage compatible with your device?
hi,
thank you for the idea.
i already started the project.
touchscreen work very well, and i'm now working on buttons and jog wheel.
pharos is omap850 and many difference/and similarity with list of model you listed.
lets hope it work now.
can you please give me any documentation.I'm very thankful.
Oh yeah i didn't mention it wasn't the same chipset so it isn't possible to merge source with our thread.
I don't know much things but i can try to help you.
Try to contact @ : dzo, dcordes or another member in the kaiser thread
Can you please post a POC zip. I want to test how android is reactive on Pharos.
Thanks.
please join this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=494991
source will be uploaded on server as soon as possible.
for now you can play with proposed file.
you can join our project.
http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about&l=en
After reading this i thought it is possible to bring this to our omap 850 devices so i just want see ur views
you can use e17 booting angstrom + illume thanks to wing linux project
but there aren't angstrom image ready to load you must compile...
As gp.triple pointed out, it should be possible to do. As Wing Linux uses Angstrom+Android so Angstrom+E17 shouldn't be a problem.
And pitillo on #wing-linux mentioned a couple of days ago that he was trying to build it for elf (aka Touch, another Omap850 device). If he succeded in making one, it should run as is on our devices.
Personally, I prefer having a Kernel that supports all Opal features before worrying about builds and packages. And sadely, I'm not having lots of success there
Anyway, check the link in my sig if you want to know more about Wing Linux.
MusikMonk said:
Personally, I prefer having a Kernel that supports all Opal features before worrying about builds and packages.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
're right I also think that before we have a working kernel and then you can choose what you prefer
Linux is freedom
i tried android wing linux already , its cool thnx musik monk
I just got Zubuntu running on my universal!!! I'm so excited!!!!
It's kernel 2.6.32 with the android drivers enabled but i've only gotten zubuntu to start. None of the keys seem to work...or anything else for that matter. will do some more test and debugging.
Here's the link to the Zubuntu page
Here's a link to the rootfs
I got the kernel, default text, and haret attached below.
Congratulations!
Keep us informed if make any advance in getting it work!
awesome
Bravo very cool, good luck with solving the problems will watch this topic
Great news mate, I will test it by myself today
How can I install it?
The download link is crash don't work. Please upload again.
The link is working, I have no problems
I think. Thank you.
great!
touchscreen work?
is there any progress on this project?i think drivers from other linux kernel's could be imported.what works and what does not?
Any chance you could point me in the direction of the Git and defconfig that you used to build the 2.6.32 kernel?
keep it up !!
Any news so far??
Any news on this topic?
Making this work perfectly would be awsome, hence the large amount of RAM and CPU power!
Unfortunately im a linux user, not a developer.
I hope someone could get the touchscreen and keyboard drivers from other distro.-s, e.g Titchy linux, or Opie.
It has been already done for other HTC phones, and for Samsung Omnia, and there is a big bunch of programs already compiled for ARM versions of Ubuntu.
Getting and making the drivers work with this wont take more than days for developers, but without the suitable knowledge, it would take weeks for us to research everything about embedded linux's from zero.
I'm going to release a new 2.6.33 kernel, defconfig, and the source changes for everybody to play with later this evening (now posted below). It's faster and the power functions seem to work and you can see the touch screen enabled not functional in ubuntu tho.... .
KEYMAP
Posted corrected keymap above. All of the fn keys are as they are labeled on the universal except for & and the first and last rows of special keys.
Not kwl: Kernal Panic
how to fix? =]
Hi, first of all, sorry if this is an stupid question, or if I'm underestimating the difficulty of porting this kinds of software, or if I'm saying something wrong.
I really like GNU/Linux mobile distros like Sailfish OS, Lune OS, Ubuntu Touch and Plasma Mobile, they use Halium for base for using our hardware, Is someone already trying to port Halium for our device or is there already an existing port? That would open a new world of OSs for our device.
If anyone hasn't ported Halium yet I could give it a try; However, I have 0 experience porting stuff, so I can promise nothing, I'm good using Linux and reading documentation and guides though, but I don't know if that will be enough.
Again, sorry if I'm underestimating the difficult of porting, if I'm saying something wrong and if I can't make myself understood.
Edit: I'm not actually working on the project because I haven't the phone. I did a progress when I had it, anyone interested in the project can PM if get stuck or need help or guide. Thanks for everything, great community.