I read that palm released the complete sourcecode of WebOS and put this under gpl.
http://opensource.palm.com
maybe its possible to port WebOS to the Touch HD or is the hardware plattform to different?
As much as i would be interested in having webOS on the touch hd, the OS has no software keyboard and we havent got android (also based on linux) running yet so i wouldnt hold your breath...
of cause the hardware platform is different
same deal with blackstone and diamond and touch pro
they too can't share roms
but if drivers for all the hardware in blackstone were
rewritten to webos it would work
Rudegar said:
of cause the hardware platform is different
same deal with blackstone and diamond and touch pro
they too can't share roms
but if drivers for all the hardware in blackstone were
rewritten to webos it would work
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but considering the time and effort required to rewrite all these drivers, itd simply be better to just buy a pre
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I just saw some pics and some video reviews of the coming "palm pre webOS" an I wondered whether someone can bring it to the HTC Touch HD? the webOS of the "palm pre" isn't out yet, but Is it possible to have the OS on the Touch HD? the webOS code is based on HTML, css etc.. just thought it would be nice to use it on my device! thanks for your thoughts and answers!
No ideas or thoughts?
I just need a: "Yes, it is possible", or a "No, just get you a PALM PRE, then you have it!"
just get you a PALM PRE, then you have it
This would be the answer !!!!
People have not fully ported android to HD . So forget palm pre
if android working webos supportet too, both working under linux... run linux... run the others
but afaik no one continues the Android-dev on Blackstone
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but afaik no one continues the Android-dev on Blackstone
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thats not right.. some does it but not that public at the moment
so i'll have to wait until the PRE is out..thanks for your anwers..perhaps then there is someone to work on that stuff!
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I just saw some pics and some video reviews of the coming "palm pre webOS" an I wondered whether someone can bring it to the HTC Touch HD? the webOS of the "palm pre" isn't out yet, but Is it possible to have the OS on the Touch HD? the webOS code is based on HTML, css etc.. just thought it would be nice to use it on my device! thanks for your thoughts and answers!
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if i recall palm pre has multi-touch... so the answer is no. if you don't like winmo get a different phone!
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if i recall palm pre has multi-touch... so the answer is no. if you don't like winmo get a different phone!
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But as far as I know the Android version is also multi-touch.. no?.. I'm not pretty sure..
I think that we can run webOS also on the HTC... just like android..
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But as far as I know the Android version is also multi-touch.. no?.. I'm not pretty sure..
I think that we can run webOS also on the HTC... just like android..
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Android is not multi-touch "YET" Android 2.0 is planned to be.. with the HD2 out.. WinMo phones support multi touch.. just hte hardware.. not the os.. but might be a possibility to port web os..
any further development ???
ok as far as i know there is a massive diffrence between android and web os and that is that android is open source so all the code can be downloaded of the internet and ported to diffrent devices but as far as i know webos isn't so theres no hope!
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Android is not multi-touch "YET" Android 2.0 is planned to be.. with the HD2 out.. WinMo phones support multi touch.. just hte hardware.. not the os.. but might be a possibility to port web os..
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android is multi touch its just not on the nexus one due to patents apple hold in america but when it comes to the UK it will be fully multi touch
stop bickering about various touch and configurations
what s happening on ports ???
Hey Guys,
It is quite good that nowadays there are heaps of reviews/comments for everything specially Handheld devices. but it make decision so hard! Once you decide to buy something you will find some Cons for your selected device!
I was going to buy HTC Touch HD, I really like its big screen and so called iPhone killer features (hahah...) but then I get familiar with HTC Hero which comes with Open Source OS (I m crazy about Open source things! once you try it you really feel freedom!). so I changed my mind!
Although Android and HTC Hero have quite long way to go, but I think it is worthy to try, since Open source application develop very fast and once a bug happen (like lag problem in HTC) a big community programmers can get together to fix it. I dont wanna talk about open source capabilities cuz a lot to say. just have look at how ubuntu and other Open source OSs have been developed and today software vendors make a copy of them in their new applications (like MacBooks fancy effect copied from Compiz package in Linux)
So I just feel that I will go with HTC Hero and my main motivation is open source OS. and the simplicity of programming in this new platform (it integrate with Eclipse my favourite IDE. I tried to code for WinMo but honestly it was quite hard for me to deal with .NET things! )
I didnt choose Touch HD (or iphone) just because of their restrictions and less flexibility compare with Open sources softwares.
Hope some folks find my lines interesting and motivator
I have both and since getting my Hero the HD barely gets used (Both on seperate contracts).
I prefer it because of the screen, the way it is handled and displayed and generally the OS runs so much smoother than Windows Mobile.
If (or should I say when) Android gets ported to the HD I will try it on that and see how that goes!
But I am happy with my Hero .
mmm... I never think of that, so you mean it is possible to port Andriod for other devices? does it available for other HTC models as actual OS not simulated run on top of WinMo?
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mmm... I never think of that, so you mean it is possible to port Andriod for other devices? does it available for other HTC models as actual OS not simulated run on top of WinMo?
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It's actually not that simple. There is an Android project ongoing for the Diamond and Raphael (Touch Pro) but it more experimental than anything. I've tried it on my Diamond and some parts of it did work but as it is now you could not use it every day.
The HD running Android and the HTC Sense UI would be awesome though
Edit: Android loads on the Diamond by running a program called Haret which loads some initial bits and then the phone reboots into Android. Next time you soft reset it goes back to WinMo.
So, What are the possibilities of getting WebOs on our HD2s? just a question cuz i cant beleive how amazing our phone is...i mean WM7, WM6.5, Android, Ubuntu what else can it run??? hehehe
I would also love to see that happening but I think the chances are pretty slim, at least not anytime soon. The main obstacle is the different hardware (HD2 vs. Palm Pre) and then there is also the lack of interest. We live the Android fever now and WP7 is already at the door...
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the HD2 can run WebOS, but if i'm wrong i do not think that WOS is open source, so we can't try it.
It's not about open source or not, it's about hardware differences, lack of interest....like the poster said above.
WP7 is not open source.
i was thinking of this as well... But it very unlikely to happen since Drivers would need to be created for WOS, and like its been said Everybody is waiting on Android NAND and as well as WP7...
Maybe once this is all done then maybe if the right people see an interest in it then prob
I wonder why folks in palm and hp never thought of that,the main reason palm is dying is simply because of their ugly HW design.
Hd2 with palm os will be one of the killer hp
A Meego port will be more likely. Meego is an os being developed by nokia and intel. It will be designed to have multiple versions including netbook or handheld. It will be used on lots of different hardware. The devs who ported android have already mentioned meego as well.
I know that this question has been asked in the past… However… now with HTC chacha released in the market with an android OS.
I wonder how high is the possibilities to port android to Snap now? In terms of buttons i believe snap met the "4 buttons" requirement for android. Not sure about the processing and other hardware compatibilities.
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I know that this question has been asked in the past… However… now with HTC chacha released in the market with an android OS.
I wonder how high is the possibilities to port android to Snap now? In terms of buttons i believe snap met the "4 buttons" requirement for android. Not sure about the processing and other hardware compatibilities.
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Hardware capabilities are a constraint. There has been some attempts with non touchscreen phones as the excalibur, but projects have been stopped because new devices are out weekly.
I will move this to general forums btw.
Cheers,
Not possible, Google android needs a Touchscreen to operate it, The Maple/Snap/Dash Doesn't have one........sadly
What about using it on the SE Aspen?? It is touch screen!
It also is 240*320, which is also just like the HTC ChaCHa or the Samsung Galaxy Pro. Can someone PLEASE port it?? To use with Haret perhaps, as they can be used with other resolutions.
Yeah I guess the Aspen can Handle Android, but I guess it depends upon the type of CPU, and if anyone's willing to port it.
Damn, I wish I saw the Aspen before I saw the Maple.
Yes.. The SE Aspen is a good candidate for an Android. It has a good cpu too. the msm7227 600mhz
Hello everyone.
I saw here on XDA forum that have been ported many OS to HTC HD2: WP6, WP7, Linux, Android, etc.
According to what I could check, the hardware of the HTC HD2 is quite similar to the Xperia X10 - same processor, chipset and GPU.
I know that is not an easy job porting an OS, but it would be interesting to see running Mango on a X10... at least I find it interesting.
Maybe some cheff interested in this challenge.
Some info links:
XDA - HTC HD2 Forum
Comparison between X10 and HD2.
Linux porting to X10: BackTrack and Ubuntu
Until bootloader is unlocked, you can't do anything. About ubuntu can port to X10, it's because Android is a part of linux, base on it, and kernel is linux too.
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Until bootloader is unlocked, you can't do anything. About ubuntu can port to X10, it's because Android is a part of linux, base on it, and kernel is linux too.
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True. Even if we could unlock the bootloader, it would be incredibly hard work trying to port other operating systems to the x10.
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to add what the others have said; while the x10 and hd2 are similar, there are circumstances that make it more difficult to port wp7 to the x10.
I might be a little off, but i hope the general idea gets through my piss poor way of explaining things, lol. The HD2 came with WM6.5 and the drivers for WP7 are similar enough that porting WP7 was much easier. In regards to Android, HTC sold an Android version of the HD2 so that huge amount of work (drivers) had already been done.
While the X10 has a similar chipset, cpu, gpu; it has a different radio, digitizer, screen, screen resolution, bootloader process, proximity sensor, speaker interface, accelerometer, gps (maybe), camera and who knows what else? And considering that most of SE's differences haven't been used in windows mobile before, it would be hard to find compatible drivers - writing the drivers would be even harder.
Kinda OT... it may be possible to port WebOS to the X10. I bought an HP touchpad and while I haven't received it yet, i've read that the kernel in it is pretty much Android ready. Parts of WebOS would need to be rewritten in order to use the correct drivers. But then again, I've yet to look at it in depth yet.