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Development thread for Linux on the HTC HD2
PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS
Introduction:
To run any Linux based user space on a device -this includes android, debian, ubuntu, openembedded, etc- you need a working Linux kernel.
This thread discusses the development on Linux kernel and user space on the HTC HD2.
All android ports to windows phones are based on the efforts of porting the Linux kernel to these devices. This is what all the porting is about. Nobody is porting Google Android to these phones. It works already.
Contributing:
This is not a secret club. All source code and development information is publicly available. Everybody who is willing to contribute is free to join the development process.
People working on porting Linux to HD2:
You can donate to the developers putting a lot of time into this Linux kernel port.
(putting together android files (=>making "roms") is not the porting)
cr2
NetRipper
dcordes
Markinus
LeTama
Cotulla
dan1j3l
Parad0XUA
manusfreedom
Technical information for interested people:
General Developer Information:
http://htc-linux.org/
Leo/HD2 Wikipage
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo
Leo/HD2 Linux Kernel:
git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git htc-msm-2.6.32
gitweb: http://git.linuxtogo.org/?p=groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/htc-msm-2.6.32
Patches welcome!!
How to compile the Kernel:
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=QuickDeveloperStartGuide#Kernel
=> use htc-msm-2.6.32 branch and htcleo machine type
How to contribute: (Please be aware that this is primarily for developers!)
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Contact
Newsflash:
Check http://twitter.com/htc_linux for extra quick news
03/24/2010 compass working, battery monitor added
03/26/2010 moved to new htc-msm-2.6.32 branch
03/29/2010 don't use ondemand governor
04/01/2010 add ext3
04/05/2010 dex, rtc, battery monitor, merged with google updates
04/08/2010 naming and pm changes, timer problem is fixed (other low level problems still exist)
04/09/2010 memory remapped
04/14/2010 clock updates
05/01/2010 the cause for the segmentation faults is still unknown. a new kernel was added based on codeaurora (see Leo kernel link 1st post)
05/13/2010 update Image build with latest (minor) changes.
05/19/2010 vfp/neon enabled in the 2.6.32.9 kernel. built with gcc-4.4.4 cross toolchain
05/20/2010 new video player demo added
06/02/2010 nothing new. but we are still working...
06/10/2010 more attention to segfault/illegal instruction problem on lkml
06/12/2010 usb host mode works perfectly. patches and build following
06/12/2010 usb host mode changes committed, kernel build uploaded
06/20/2010 linux is booting on qsd8250 based acer s200 - let's see if same cpu crash problem can be observed
06/21/2010 same cpu crash on s200 - the problem is not specific to leo
06/23/2010 Cotulla discovered desire/bravo bootloader has some workaround for a qsd8250 CPU hardware bug..
06/24/2010 LeTama tried out running patched bravo kernel on leo and got the segfaults
06/25/2010 Mailing list post from K. 'Cotulla' Ivan on how he found the solution to the infamous segmentation / illegal instruction problem on htc leo / hd2. Code in attachment see mailing list
06/25/2010 NetRipper included Cotulla's qsd8250 initialization code in haret. Build available on NetRipper's website also see Mailing List
06/25/2010 http://twitpic.com/20cruy http://twitpic.com/20cohg Messing around with ubuntu and other distributions using usb keyboard and mouse. Full potential of hd2's great speed and big display show. This runs real smooth. Soon as I got something easy to install I will upload it along with instructions on how to power the usb peripherals - without which you can't interact yet.
06/28/2010 Android is working. It was very simple problem with a missing configuration setting in the kernel which is fixed now.
06/29/2010 EXTRA EXTRA Major hurdle taken towards using touchscreen GPIO are xnow fixed. Again it's a problem about initialization so we need to add this in HaRET as well.
06/29/2010 NetRipper - aka Fastest HaRET Developer In The West - made a HaRET with GPIO IRQ fix
06/30/2010 Touchscreen source code now in linuxtogo git
06/30/2010 New wiki page on using usb host mode to connect peripheral devices.
06/30/2010 zImage build with touchscreen, keypad, usb-host mode posted in build section.
06/30/2010 First version of Ubuntu for HD2 released in the Build section
07/01/2010 android with sense for HD2 in Build section
07/04/2010 sensors working - (compass, G, light, proximity) - code available in git. See Build section for set of files to test. zImage in Advanced section updated. Thanks for the patch go to Parad0XUA
07/05/2010 Vibro working too. Code pushed, zImage updated.
07/05/2010 LeTama added WiFi support. Patch and Build following
07/08/2010 Timers updated in htc-msm-2.6.32 kernel
link to frequently updated kernel (zImage) autobuilds in advanced builds section added
new wiki page with detailed status info http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status
07/10/2010 initial testing with 3g data connection, WiFi patches in git soon.
07/10/2010 Source code for 3g data connection and WiFi are available from git now
07/11/2010 New extra smooth android kit with the most recent Linux Kernel available in Android section! This has all kinds of stuff like hardware 3d acceleration, bluetooth, WiFi and 3g data connection included.
07/13/2010 support for camera added. taking videos does not work yet
07/14/2010 ongoing merge of Cotullas entire linux kernel sources (which added all the new features in recent builds) with the git kernel source code repository for hd2 Preliminary patch at http://oe.netripper.com/files/cotulla-merge.diff Sorry for the delayed release of the sources!
07/16/2010 Many of the recent changes now in official git repository
07/17/2010 Initial support for battery monitor and audio recording available. Linux kernel zImages on cotulla's site. No code available yet.
07/18/2010 FM receiver working in android
07/19/2010 Proximity sensor working in official git repository
07/20/2010 we created a facebook page for the htc-linux project
07/22/2010 due to legal concerns I will not directly link to ripped android images with proprietary parts which I am not allowed to distribute (e.g. HTC Sense). I don't want to cope with some lawyer mail.
07/24/2010 please read this before releasing HD2 android roms http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7336826
07/25/2010 some new updates in the local cotulla source tree farm: seems like he added support for switching the panel (display) on/off. Find latest zImage (Linux kernel builds) on cotula's site Unfortunately there is still no source code for the recent changes but it will be released soon.
07/25/2010 turbo mode problem fix source code in official git kernel repository. autobuilds as usual on netripper site (look for zImage builds below)
07/26/2010 Ready to go Ubuntu v0.2 with very big changelog in the making
07/26/2010 a stable solution to the 3g DATA problem is found. I will add the kernel code and builds for the chefs later.
07/27/2010 New ubuntu with working touchscreen, 3g, WiFi, texting, etc. available soon for hd2
07/28/2010 Patchfor stable 3G Data connection in git. Google Android will need some adjustments to make use of it.
07/28/2010 GPS library was successfully patched to make use of the HD2 GPS in android: http://cotulla.pp.ru/leo/Android/libgps.so
07/30/2010 Ubuntu for HD2 v0.2 final version released. Go grab it! It's feature rich and touchscreen friendly.
08/03/2010 New progress with the Linux kernel with audio during calls. A binary image can be downloaded from here. Sorry but no sources are available for this. (Patch author cotulla doesn't show the code yet)
08/03/2010 Speak of the devil. Thank Cotulla for making his entire Linux kernel source code available. Now it's the turn of the fellow developers to merge it for ease of access and modification in the HD2 git kernel source repository.
08/08/2010 All of the recent source code is now available in the Linux kernel git repository. See first post for further information.
08/09/2010 Linux kernel image (zImage) and module autobuilds from the git source code are available at http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/ (-latest files always link to the latest build and get automatically update once there are changes in the source code available in git)
08/10/2010 We are working to get a stable solution to use more memory in git. This is a useful initrd to test memory for errors automatically: http://linuxtogo.org/~lgorris/initrd-memtester-armv7a.cpio.gz
08/11/2010 Full memory source code in git - uptodate zImage and modules at http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/ use THESE memory settings in startup.txt
08/14/2010 Kernel update: 1) LED driver added 2) Support for WiFi-Hotspot (iptables) enabled. Update kernel and modules via instructions in FAQ page.
08/20/2010 Flashlight support added. Grab the latest development kernel to get it! http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/UpdateKernel
08/31/2010 Many changes in the Linux kernel since the last update:
working flashlight
ppp stability
usb stability (works with windows7 now)
fixed usb host mode kernel
working backlight control in normal Linux distros
working WiFi master (access point) mode: enables tethering (you might need to update firmware files. )
09/05/2010 We have been working on a new kernel base for the HD2 for few days now. Markinus started the initiative by introducing our present HD2 specific changes in the EVO4G release kernel source code. Right now the htc-msm-2.6.32 branch is still more advanced. We might create an autobuild for the EVO4G base kernel in case it will be superior at some point.
Builds
Global notes:
*None of the current releases will touch your internal flash. After restart you are back in the usual winmo.
*When Linux is booted, windoes mobile is shutdown abruptly. Although this is very rare it can cause some data loss. Please save your work and make frequent backups!
*You need at least a 2.08 radio rom version installed on your HD2. If yu have an older version you might not be able to boot Linux.
Separate files
For updating purposes and 'rom' creation
Automatically compiled Linux kernel builds for the HTC HD2 from GIT source code.
SEE FAQ SECTION BELOW FOR HOW TO INSTALL FRESH KERNEL
View GIT changelog
Click here to view autobuild history (archived dated zImages and modules)
Most recent zImage (Linux kernel image)
zImage-htcleo-latest
The Linux kernel is the core element of your operating system. It contains most of the drivers. It is supplied in form of a compressed (gzipped) executable binary Image. Along with an initial rootfilesystem aka initrd it is loaded into memory and executed by the bootlaoder HaRET.
Most recent Linux kernel modules to match zImage-htcleo-latest (has bcm4329.ko)
modules-htcleo-latest.tgz
Kernel modules are drivers that are not included in the zImage. They go seperately in .ko files. bcm4329.ko holds the wifi driver and tun.ko is needed for tunneling. For android use you must extract the modules.tgz file, search for the .ko files you need and copy them into /system/lib/modules/ directory. See FAQ for how to copy files into your android install.
HaRET (bootloader)
HaRET.exe
The haret bootloader is used to start Linux according to the instructions it reads from the file default.txt . If HaRET sees a file called startup.txt it will use this instead and boot Linux directly without any prompt.
startup.txt (bootloader/HaRET configuration - auto updated to match latest GIT kernel)
startup.txt
NOTE: This example configuration only holds the parameters critical to booting with latest GIT. Ask the person supplying you with 'roms' for additional parameters needed. See FAQ section for more detail on parameters.
Android
Please browse the main HD2 Android forum for various recent builds.
It is always important to install a recent kernel. See post #3 for how to.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu for HD2 v0.2
This second version has many new features like connectivity and is fully functional with the HD2 touchscreen. (No more USB stuff needed!)
If you would like to use USB devices like keyboard, mouse, usb stick etc, see here
release date: July 30, 2010
filename: hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip
size: 773MB
md5sum: 2d67bbe658cc7a9e8599e8adf7724768
torrent: (use encouraged)
http://linuxtogo.org/~lgorris/hd2/hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip.torrent
http://oe.netripper.com/files/hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip.torrent
direct mirrors:
http://linuxtogo.org/~lgorris/hd2/hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip
http://oe.netripper.com/files/hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip
http://htc-linux.org/stuff/leo/hd2-ubuntu_0.2.zip
Quickinstall
It is important to check included readme.txt for safety notes, usage instructions and other confusion!
*1) get storage card with at least 3GB free space
*2) extract archive into root directory of storage card so that ubuntu folder is in \Sotrage Card\ubuntu
*3) runt haret exe
Features and Changelog
Kernel
*Updated Linux kernel based on htc-msm-2.6.32 revision '3af9a39113d40887f42688108ff0dbdeefd8e4cc' (see first post)
*Improved touch screen and keypad driver allow for decent navigation with the bare device
*WiFi driver
*3g driver
*Vibration driver
*Many [[Msm_Usb_Host|USB host]] drivers added (usb mass storage, audio, networking)
*Battery, panel and bluetooth drivers not installed yet due to lack of available source code. (only zImages available)
*Exact kernel source code with patches used included in archive.
Rootfilesystem based on the Karmic Koala from 0.1 release with
*Enlarged rootfilesystem size (2,6GB)
*Many tweaks for touchscreen use: on screen keyboard, enlarged GUI components, ..
*One touch super easy operation of 3G and WiFi connections, screen rotation and other things
*New packages installed, e.g. firefox and fennec browser with kinetic scrolling, pidgin instant messaging, ..
*Easy installation of extra languages etc
*GUI for the media player (gnome-mplayer) to allow basic control of the video playback
Note for testers of the old 0.2-beta release
Thanks a lot for checking the beta and providing feedback! This allowed for fixing the following in final 0.2 release:
*The off-screen content (e.g. wicd passphrase) problem was resolved adding ALT key (Home button on HD2) to drag windows around
*Add gnome-mplayer gui for the accerlated mplayer
*3G DNS hack removed (opendns caused problems accessing many websites)
*Enlarge on screen keybaord
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Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & INSTRUCTIONS
Not so small Smallprint
TRY AND WORK THINGS OUT FOR YOURSELF BEFORE POSTING QUESTIONS. IF THAT DOESNT GIVE RESULTS THEN READ THE THREAD (THE LAST 20 PAGES SHOULD SUFFICE). THEN TRY THE SEARCH BUTTON.
IF YOU ASK A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN COVERED IN THIS POST THEN YOU WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING AND YOUR MESSAGES WILL BE MONITORED. DO IT AGAIN AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN A 1 WEEK BAN.
IF YOU SEE A QUESTION BEING ASKED IN THE THREAD WHICH IS COVERED IN THE FAQ THEN PLEASE REPLY WITH A SIMPLE LINK TO THE FAQ AND THEN REPORT THE USER TO mskip (moderator).
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO INSTALL A HARDSPL ON YOUR DEVICE FIRST
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INSTALLING HARDSPL AND CHANGING YOUR RADIO *HERE*
USEFUL SITES
Changelog of official HD2 GIT Linux kernel (shows driver changes etc)
Latest zImage (Linux kernel) and module files (automatically updated from GIT): http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/zImage-htcleo-latest
Port progress overview: http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status
Android builds and download links: http://gamesquare.co.uk/ or http://robsbay.co.uk/
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIFFERENT BUILDS
DarkStone1337 - HTC Sense (Desire build)
1. Download from one of the above sites and extract the contents to your pc
2. Copy all files to the ROOT of your Storage Card
3. Soft Reset your device then using a File Manager goto your Storage Card and run clrad.exe (it wont do anything but it has run) followed by haret.exe (do this within 30 seconds of your phone booting into Windows Mobile)
4. Wait for Android to boot (may take upto 5 minutes)
5. Update your Linux kernel and Linux kernel modules (drivers). See below
DarkStone1337 - Froyo build
1. Download from one of the above sites and extract the contents to your pc
2. Copy the Android folder (including all files within the folder) to the ROOT of your Storage Card
3. Soft Reset your device then using a File Manager goto your Storage Card, Android folder and run clrad.exe (it wont do anything but it has run) followed by haret.exe (do this within 30 seconds of your phone booting into Windows Mobile)
4. Wait for Android to boot (may take upto 5 minutes)
5. Update your Linux kernel and Linux kernel modules (drivers). See below
Patched RootFS files (thanks to michyprima) to gain Root access to your Android Build:
DarkStones DesireV5 build - *HERE*
Useage: Copy the required file across to the right place on your Storage Card, overwrite the existing file. Load Android and thats it.
INSTALLING NEW LINUX KERNEL (zImage) AND MODULES (.ko files)
Three Things to know about the Linux kernel
1) The Linux kernel is the center of your of your operating system. Its core is seated in the kernel image (zImage file - the z means it is compressed). It contains most of the drivers.
2) Some drivers go external via Linux kernel modules (.ko files). E.g. in the HTC HD2 Linux kernel, the WiFi module is supplied as bcm4329.ko
3) The kernel image and kernel modules are made to match. They need to have the exact same version. This means if you pick a random .ko file things might go wrong => Find always up to date kernel image and matching modules here
Editing startup.txt
1) The following lines are needed in startup.txt to make GIT kernels work in any build !
set mtype 2524
set ramaddr 0x11800000
set ramsize 0x1E400000
set initrd_offset 0x00a00000
set kernel zImage
<ADDITIONAL PARAMTERS GO HERE!!!!!!!!1 Remove this line.>
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2)Additionally you need to specify the following. Those parameters are dependent on the build you use. Look them up in your present startup.txt
*Initial ram disk filename (set initrd initrd.gz)
*Command line paramters (set cmdline "foo=bar google=android" )
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Installing the latest Linux kernel image (zImage)
1) Download the latest Linux kernel image (right click, save file as)
1a)for Google Android
1b) for classical GNU/Linux based distros (Ubuntu, openemebdded, meego, maemo etc)
Be aware these build links are dynamic and will be updated once the Linux kernel source code is updated. See here for static links
2) Rename the file to zImage
3) Overwrite your old zImage file with the newly obtained zImage file
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Installing the matching Linux kernel modules (.ko files)
1) Download the latest Linux kernel modules to match your kernel image
1a) for classical GNU/Linux based distros (Ubuntu...)
1b) for Google Android
2) Install the modules...
2a) in GNU/Linux
As root run
cd /
tar xvf /path/to/modules-htcleo-usbhost-latest.tgz
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2b) For Google Android...
extract the modules-htcleo-latest.tgz file
you will notice it contains a directory structure.
example for module locations within modules-htcleo-latest.tgz :
WiFI module:
lib/modules/2.6.32.9-38151-g827fa85/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm4329_204/bcm4329.ko
Network tunneling module:
lib/modules/2.6.32.9-38151-g827fa85/kernel/drivers/net/tun.ko
Yet Another Flash Filesystem module:
lib/modules/2.6.32.9-38151-g827fa85/kernel/fs/yaffs2/yaffs.ko
Basically you want to copy all .ko files you need into /system/lib/modules directory
Learn 3 Methods to do so detailed in the following:
memin1857 said:
Three different methods for replacing bcm4329.ko (which makes wifi work) Method B seems to be the best.
Easiest: (uses winmo, does not use third party app or commands)
A) (MAY ONLY WORK FOR SHUBCRAFT BUILD) Under winmo, create a folder named root inside your Android folder in your sdcard. This folder named root will be the actual root when Android boots up.
For example:
Create this folder structure under winmo:
STORAGE CARD\Android\root\system\lib\modules
and copy the bcm4329.ko file in it. It will look like this:
STORAGE CARD\Android\root\system\lib\modules\bcm4329.ko
Boot Android and the file gets copied to the protected Android file system. (/system/lib/modules)
If you do this from within Android, reboot to take effect.
B) Start a Terminal Emulator within Android. (Install a terminal emulator from market if not already installed) Copy bcm4329.ko to sdcard root beforehand. Filename has to be all lowercase. Enter these commands:
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
cp /sdcard/bcm4329.ko /system/lib/modules
you should get no response and wifi should work immediately.
you may want to make system readonly again with command
mount -o remount r /system
Delete old bcm4329.ko file if it exists at /sdcard/Android/root/system/lib/modules or it will come back on next reboot.
C) Use a third party app like Root Explorer, Droid Explorer, Root Manager, ES File Explorer and copy the bcm4239.ko file to /system/lib/modules which is mounted in read-write (RW) mode.
(DROID EXPLORER RUNS FROM WINDOWS XP/VISTA/7 and uses adb. No reboot required. Others run from within Android)
You can do A, B OR C. You don't need to do them all. Method A had only been tested in shubcraft v1.2b build.
As a fourth way you can use adb command that comes with android sdk. install usb drivers from within android sdk and connect your hd2 with usb debugging enabled. commands are same with terminal just put adb in front of it and run from folder adb is in.
If you copy an incorrect version of bcm4329.ko that is not matched to your zImage kernel wifi will say error and not work.
You can also WAIT for a new build that properly includes these files already to come out.
You can get bcm4329.ko file from http://oe.netripper.com/files/htcleo_autobuild/modules-htcleo-latest.tgz
Open the tgz file with winrar or similar program. The bcm4329.ko file is under lib\modules\2.32.xxxx\kernel\drivers\net\wireless\bcmxxx
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GENERAL FAQ
*Some Roms are reported to work better with Android than other Roms. Duttys Roms seem to have the robot voice problem on calls. Miri's WM6.5 v17 Roms and NRGz Energy Roms seem to work best and have fewer problems.
* With some old radio rom versions it is impossible to boot Linux. Make sure you install a 2.08 + Radio. known working Radios are 2.10.50.08_2 and 2.12.50.02_2
* With the working Linux kernel any kind of Linux based userspace can be used on hd2. This includes google android and any other Linux distribution.
* This is a work in progress! Lots of stuff is still missing. Check http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status for current state of affairs
* We know about most available sources of Linux kernel code for the snapdragon devices. It is not necessary to point to evo, bravo, nexus etc.
ANDROID TIPS AND HELP
No Sound in Android: Make sure you run clrad.exe BEFORE running the haret.exe file to boot Android. When you run it, it will not do anything but it does run.
Mobile Internet isnt working on TMOUS HD2: T-Mous users have to manually enter the APN for the mobile internet to work. Go into Network, Mobile Networks, APN. If the APN screen is blank press the Windows button and choose "Add APN" from the menu that pops up. Enter the following, Name: epc.tmobile.com, APN: epc.tmobile.com. Leave the rest blank. Then press with Windows button again and save. Your mobile internet will now work.
Setting up APN (Access Point Name) for Wireless Internet (other than TMOUS): Get your settings from *HERE* then on Android goto Settings, Wireless & Networks, Mobile Networks, Access Point Names. If bank press the Windows Button, New APN and enter your details.
For those having issues with WiFi turning on and off: Go to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Wi-Fi settings>Advanced(Windows key)>WiFi sleep policy> Select Never
Green Screen when booting into Android: Pull out and reinsert the battery, restart the phone and try again.
Phone gets stuck when loading Android (progresses very slow or stuck in the same postion for several minutes): Pull out and reinsert the battery. Delete all references to Android from your storage card including the cache folders and any folders Android created. Then copy the downloaded files back to the ROOT of your storage card or where you are supposed to place them (including the AndroidApps and media folders if you have them). Soft reset your device and run the clrad and haret files within 30 seconds of WinMo loading or use a program such as JMZ's Bootloader.
Sleep of Death (not coming out of sleep): Update your Linux kernel image and modules as instructed above, then restart your phone and restart Android. If you keep getting Sleep of Death with the newest Linux kernel image and Linux kernel modules files then reformat your storage card with FAT32 and start over again. Always make sure you run the latest Linux kernel image and modules.
How to install .apk files on Android: Copy the .apk file to your storage card that you want to install. (see kernel guide for android file copying howto) Load Android and run 'Linda File Manager' from the programs list, then browse to 'SD Card' (complete action using Linda File Manager if asked) and then to the folder where you put the .apk file. Note: To see more information on the screen minimise the keyboard, then click 'view' and select 'details'. Once you have found your .apk file click on it then tick 'Use by default for this action' and select 'package installer'. Now just follow the onscreen instructions to install your program. OR you can copy the .apk files to the AndroidApps folder in the ROOT of your Storage Card and they should auto install when Android loads (most of the time).
Battery isn’t charging in Android: Install the latest Linux kernel image and Linux kernel modules as detailed above.
Excessive Power Consumption: Remember that all these builds are still in beta version and not complete. Alot of things are still being ironed out.
Programs and system functions not working (such as Video camera, Bluetooth, Keyboard backlight on sleep, etc): Install the latest Linux kernel image and Linux kernel modules as detailed above.
No Ringtones or Notifications in setup (in DarkStone's Builds): Download the following file http://gamesquare.co.uk/media.zip (copy the link into your browsers address bar or it wont download). Extract the 'media' folder (make sure the folder has sub folders with the sounds inside those) to the root of your SD card. Now go to Settings, Sound and Display, Phone Ringtone or Notification Sound and they should be there.
What is a zImage? zImage is a Linux kernel binary image. It is the core of your operating system containing most of the drivers. The prepended z means that it is compressed with the gzip algorithm, making it smaller than the non compressed Image file.
Can I use more multiple zImage files at the same time? No. Your phone can only execute one Linux kernel at a time. HaRET.exe (the bootloader) reads the kernel filename from startup.txt - You can maintain multiple zImage files on your phone but chose only one via startup.txt
How do I change the background wallpaper? Hold your finger on the screen and select Wallapers from the popup list.
How do I change the settings? Press the Start Menu button on your phone (middle hardware button) to bring up the menu, then select the bottom middle button (settings or preferences depending on your Android build).
I cant update an app thats pre-installed (i.e. facebook or twitter): Download Root Explorer from the Market, then open it and browse to the 'system, app' folder. Delete the apk file of the app you want to update then try downloading and installing it again.
If you are trying out a TEST build of Android then you SHOULD have a basic level of intelligence (laughs quietly to self) so PLEASE use your brain and try to work things out for yourself before posting a question.
USEFUL ANDROID APPS
* Android System Info (by ElectricSheep, Excellent system information app): Download FREE from Market
* Battery Indicator (gives battery and temperature % readout in the taskbar): Download FREE from Market
* BatteryMinder (excellent battery information program with time left and temperature): Download FREE from Market
* CalWidget (excellent alternative to the standard calendar with lots of sizes): Download FREE from Market
* Dropbox (from Dropbox inc. excellent way to transfer files to your phone): Download FREE from Market
* FaceBook for Android (v1.2): Download FREE from Market
* Footmob (football from everywhere): Download FREE from Market
* Gmote (allows you to control your pc from your phone): Download from http://www.gmote.org/
* Google Earth (great app for viewing anywhere on the earth): Download FREE from Market
* Google Goggles (visual recognition app, well worth trying): Download FREE from Market
* Handcent SMS (enhances your sms functions and has a nice message widget): Download FREE from Market
* lastfm (really good free music streaming player similar to Pandora): Download FREE from Market
* MoreLocale 2 (nice little program that adds more locales and even add custom ones): Download FREE from Market
* Myplayer (watch on-demand tv programs for free): Download FREE from Market
* Nexus One Torch (by Ben Buxton, LED works when High Brightness is turned on): Download FREE from Market
* Opera Mini Browser (very nice and feature packed internet browser): Download FREE from Market
* Phonebook 2 (excellent contact manager app): Download FREE from the Market
* Photoshop.com Mobile (nice image editing program): Download FREE from the Market
* Qik Video Camera (record and share video, works as video camera on beta roms): Download FREE from the Market
* Ringdroid (create your own RingTones): Download FREE from Market
* SetCPU (great app allows you to tune the cpu for different situations): Download *HERE*, HowToUse it *HERE*
* Sky Remote record (says it all - tested and working fine for UK): Download FREE from Market
* TempMonitor Lite (puts temperature in taskbar): Download FREE from Market
* Zedge Ringtones & Wallpapers (free ringtones, message tones and wallpapers): Download FREE from Market
USEFUL ANDROID INFORMATION
1. The difference between Desire Builds and Froyo Builds (thanks to memin1857)
Desire build is ripped from an HTC Desire. It is Android version 2.1 (Eclair)
Froyo build is ripped from a Nexus One. It is Android version 2.2 (Froyo)
Froyo is a newer and much faster Android version. It is currently only available on Nexus one officially. Other newer phones will get it eventually.
HTC Sense is the user interface on top of Android. Desire builds have it already. It can be disabled for standard Android interface.
2. Importing WM Contacts into Android (thanks to brownman)
You need PIM Backup, a computer with internet access and a Gmail account.
1. Open PIM Backup on your Windows Mobile device. Select the Backup action and unselect everything but contacts, then hit Next.
2. At the "Select backup filename and folder" screen, unselect the "compress backup" and "binary backup" options, then hit Next.
3. Transfer the BACKUP.PIB file that you just made from your phone to your computer. Change the extension from .PIB to .RAR, then extract the file.
4. The extracted file should be BACKUP.CSC. Simply change the extension to .CSV and import the file to your gmail account. All your contacts can now be imported to your phone through gmail - just follow the instructions given in the phone's contact menu.
or activesync with google http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138636
3. Putting a Shortcut button on HTC Sense, etc to start Linux (in order to boot Android, Ubuntu, etc)
1. Make sure you have your Android build copied to your Storage Card as instructed earlier in this FAQ
2. Install mskip's Android Loader from *HERE* and install to DEVICE Memory
3. Add a Shortcut Button to your Sense, Mobile Shell or other Today Screen Plugin
4. Click on the button to start Android loading
4. Adding languages to Android Operating SystemBU
Read *THIS* thread.
Mark & dcordes
Nice with an update thread like this, but may I ask, is this a "developers only" thread or? - Just to be sure.
mooooooa said:
Nice with an update thread like this, but may I ask, is this a "developers only" thread or? - Just to be sure.
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you can rant as much as you like.. I will focuse on the first two posts ;P
Is it not possible to take the sw from the new HTC Evo4g is out sprint??
LG (GertS) said:
Is it not possible to take the sw from the new HTC Evo4g is out sprint??
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Den nye HTC Evo kan jo nærmest ikke sammenlignes med HTC HD2. Andet batteri, HDMI udgang, større kamera, front kamera osv osv. Så nej.
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Short version @English:
No. - The Evo has different hardware.
Alright, i booted the image... and the flashlight turned on for a sec, then everything turned black... thats it right?
i had to swap the default.txt to get haret to boot :/
This is only somewhat related, but nonetheless should make people less hesitant about trying android if and when we have a working ROM.
I talked to TMobile (US), and, while you cannot use an Android device on a Smartphone plan (which is what the HD2 uses), you can switch back and forth, more or less at will, between Android and Smartphone data plans. Knowing this will certainly come in handy when actually trying to connect to the internet.
Personally, I just purchased the HD2, and after using a G1 with Android for a year and a half, I feel like I am going to puke. Why is Winmo such a confusing mess? For some reason I thought it was a mature operating system, but it feels much less polished and stable than Android. Back to the store with it until linux is cracked!
should i sell my nexus one or the htc hd2? hopfully we see android on this thing and i might consider keeping the htc hd2....what u guys think? keep or sell? the hd2 screen makes my nexus one look silly...ha
ok a bit further on .. I managed to find a working (ahem) config for usbnet .. i have managed to ping my leo from my linux box and managed to get a telnet prompt .. The telnet does not fully let me in due to lack of job control i think but for now this is cool ..
Markinus is working on refining this work and making the config default so we can all benefit without the pain ..
for now if you want to see (well my brain dumps and some other output ...
http://pastebin.com/D2VZYFiv
and try the Image, root filesystem and default.txt (and dot-config if your kernel compile inclined)
The shell is crashy and not useful yet ...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQ55N0Q3
Enjoy !
Cass67 said:
ok a bit further on .. I managed to find a working (ahem) config for usbnet .. i have managed to ping my leo from my linux box and managed to get a telnet prompt .. The telnet does not fully let me in due to lack of job control i think but for now this is cool ..
Markinus is working on refining this work and making the config default so we can all benefit without the pain ..
for now if you want to see (well my brain dumps and some other output ...
http://pastebin.com/D2VZYFiv
and try the Image, root filesystem and default.txt (and dot-config if your kernel compile inclined)
The shell is crashy and not useful yet ...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQ55N0Q3
Enjoy !
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What about the datasheet for the touchscreen driver? Any news?
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What about the datasheet for the touchscreen driver? Any news?
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Not as far as i have heard ..
i've a questino though @ devs. you said that the kernel is the difficult part... and after that we can easily get linux etc on it? even maemo ?.. since it's based on linux
just wanted to drop in and say hi. unfortunately there's no news yet regarding the freeze problem.
that video is just a joke. some VNC client as they say on the site. as you can see he has winmo screenlock ^^
once we have the kernel problem fixed of course you can run maemo on the hd2.
edit: btw, any datasheet news ?
It's kinda quiet in here since the recent news about WP7S.
Thanx for the update DCordes, can you put into perspective on where about you guys are then?
Is Linux booting?
If so, how is it running?
What hardware are you having problems with?
What hardware is working?
Do you have a projected ET for having Android on the HD2? Even if not finalised, but maybe first Boot?
Thanx
Keep up the good work guys (DCordes, Netripper, Markinus, CR2, Tidsk and the rest of the guys)
Seg
it's actually all in the first post. we have that problem with the kernel freezing and we don't know why yet. that's the big show stopper right now.
except for that the overall situation looks very good! sd card and even usb host is working already ^^
Hi from France,
No idea about the kernel freeze problem ... What should happen after SD card driver being loaded ?
About the multitouch datasheet, I've been searching for it for 2 days, I didn't find anything. I just asked Elan about the release date of this. Waiting for reply ...
Thanks for your work
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What should happen after SD card driver being loaded ?
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for me it crashes after init is executed (initrd or extracted to mmc, no difference) or when rootdelay is added in cmdline.
CleM71 said:
About the multitouch datasheet, I've been searching for it for 2 days, I didn't find anything. I just asked Elan about the release date of this. Waiting for reply ...
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thanks I'm very curiious if somebody will get a reply when I tried the same thing for an aptina camera module they never answered.
with usb host working it's actually not so critical. we could use usb mouse or keyboard until we have a working leo ts driver.
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i know, i know, you will take donations once there is some work done *beta* or something.
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I can't speak for the other devs but I personally never said such things.
Well, the guys that are really actively working on this are written in the first post.
Anyway, Tigerzen, Cass_VM and me, we're working on this with more relax, but we're only active testers and rarely we've helped in the kernel development (if we have).
There are many things working now, but what we really need is a datasheet for our Elan digitizer(/controller) for developing a driver for our touchscreen.
Hoping the best....
The Eugenia Project Developer
-kholk
Final update: (diff from 20120408):
cleaned up some resource files (saving quite some space)
added icons to those which had none
made provxml tracing the same for all
added some small games (these eat the saved space from above)
added an option panel to setup the volume of VoiceTag (from my other kitchen)
made D3Demo an extra package
added the very latest NetCF 3.5 as modules in an own package
added a few more color schemes and backgrounds
patched the keyboard driver to not require a dedicated subdirectory "Keys" in \windows
patched the nk.exe to identify itself as "TYPH100" to allow better skin selection for remote access tools
renamed mtty to the correct name (was mmty.exe)
fixed the welcome.exe for the German Mui to correctly delete the welcome.lnk from autostart at first boot.
removed the _cabs folder form the kitchen. Get it from an older kitchen
Updated 2012 04 08: A new update to the kitchen folder. The older OS Builder stuff is moved to a dedicated subfolder. Now SDHC cards are supported and a later version of USBFN is bundled only with WM5torage (not recommended on Typhoon).
Updated: 2012 01 15: The old batch kitchen is moved to a dedicated folder in the Mediafire share. You find now a much improved OS Builder (see post 3) Kitchen as well as a set of ready-to-use builds to download. I have also updated the list of included programs below.
Here it is finally - another port of the batch kitchen I had once taken from Nitrogen for the Tornado and ported to Hurricane already - the simple kitchen for the Typhoon/Feeler/Amadeus.
The default settings were cooked to a ROM already, so you may want to try that first before you cook yourself (which is very easy, even for noobs).
It is completely localized for German keeping the English from Aleut's original WM65 ROM. He already had published a kitchen for that device here at XDA, however only as a side-note in an existing thread asking for WM65.
I have updated some applications to the last available version, added some OEM packages from the Tornado kitchen and merged some from the Ginza MS100 kitchen - also a device with QQVGA and a WM65 kitchen.
As this device has a limited ROM size of 27MB (x'1b00000), the tweaking of size and available applications was a major activity. All changes done to the original files are left in a separate folder in the kitchen.
The default settings for cooking are containing the following applications:
20MB base package (all options off in OSBuilder), leaving 7MB of additional ingredients to push in, my choice for you:
.NET CF 3.5 already on-board
T9 English and German
WM6.5 Menus (skinned) (selectable in the kitchen, not in builds anymore)
full Media Support:
Arcsoft MMS 3.5.2.15C
HTC Camera (as it always was)
Media Codecs (common filetypes, also midi works as ringtones)
Cyberon Voice Dial
WM-player supports the additional keys for the Amadeus (SDA Music)
More Entertainment:
Kevtris 2.0, a great Tetris clone with nice additional options (sliders, weird blocks etc.) - keeps your joystick busy. (*)
several Bluetooth profiles (updated from S740 aka Rose):
Bluetooth SAP (Sim Access Profile)
Bluetooth FTP Client (HTC BT Explorer)
Bluetooth A2DP included (with settings) but it only works on lowest quality due to HW limitations (removed now)
GPS Intermediate drivers (from WM5&6) including setup program. This allows to share one BT GPS receiver for several applications at the same time.
HTC Comm Manager. This allows to set the Radio really OFF if you have no or no valid SIM Card. After 3 minutes the radio gets back on otherwise even if shut off with MS-wrlsmgr. Once after 3 minutes off-time it stays off even after reboot. [Edit 20120324:] It is not necessary to have HTC CommManager do this - the normal MSWrlsmgr can do the same, provided that you do not leave it with "done" but keep it running for these 3 minutes in background.
Many other tools:
Total Commander 2.5ß3 (*)
WM5torage 1.9 [Edit 20120324:] The usbfn.dll which can handle the WM5torage driver is creating problems with parallel Music Playback and any USB connection (also AS via RNDIS or Serial) It seems that some I/O ports are used the same. You better avoid using that when cooking.
maniac's Autokeylock
MortScript 4.2 (*)
Easter Uninstaller (*)
Oxios Memory
Vito Copy/Paste
FEADIE (managing file extension for Internet Explorer) (*)
Modaco NoData
Clear Type Power Toy (adjust the Gamma for CT)
Mobile Config: an XML based registry tweaker (only in the kitchen)
Caller Location core (vibrate on connect)
Multi Flashlight
Safe Inbox Extender
* (in the non sliding panels build only)
The pagepool used is now 4MB to give a suitable performance (was only 2MB in previous setup - very slow). However you can adjust this with tools included in the kitchen if you want to change it. ROM size and Storage is fixed on the device, so you have 27.97 MB total storage and free are 24.64. Mind that packages you save from the ROM are not giving you gain in storage space, so keep the ROM filled to the 27MB with what you consider useful.
RAM is tight here anyway, best gain is if you don't use the sliding homescreen and disable the Camera Driver.
I have also added some options regarding key definition to the Tweaks settings. This allows to select the keyboard driver for Typhoon/Feeler/Amadeus and also to activate the additional WMP plugin for the Amadeus.
So finally here is the share to get all: http://www.mediafire.com/?3tt15dyp4mbuu
Please hover the mouse over the download links to see their description.
Finally you may want to look at the Beginners Guide for Cooking which you find linked in my signature - this give some insight of what is happening.
Some more info on available memory (RAM) which is really tight on this device. You can roughly save RAM in the following order:
> 2MB: Don't use the sliding panels homescreen. Unfortunately this is the nicest visible sign of WM6.1/6.5 - but if you just use the "Windows Standard" Homescreen there is more than 2MB gain in RAM!
> 1MB: De-activate the Camera driver, all SDA Business users (without camera anyway) should do that!
~ 500kB: De-activate the Date/Time save driver. If you don't mind setting the date/time by hand after battery removal or have the device connected to the PC anyway with AS.
I have not noticed a gain when de-activating the Carkit driver.
For clean conditions when testing, please always reboot the device after changing settings. I noticed that even unchanged settings will not produce identical values after reboot. Tests were done with clean reboot, full initialisation of the Homescreen and then starting Oxios Hibernate.
Nobody seems to care about this old stuff anymore :-(
Mediafire has logged 19 downloads of the built ROM and 15 of the kitchen, but not a single "thanks" in the thread - if you use it, just say thanks for my motivation, please.
Anyway I have migrated the kitchen to OSBuilder which has more tweaking options regarding Kernel parameters and also gives more other control over the build.
Is anyone interested in getting the relevant OS Builder package?
You need to install OSBuilder first and can then start cooking right away after you have the package that I could publish.
In the process of dealing with the very limited amount of RAM especially for the Typhoon I had to reverse on 2 things I did in the past for the sake of squeezing ROM and RAM space. Both have adverse effects to what is initially intended. I had published and discussed this in detail in this thread. So you must avoid the following:
Cutting down the Paging Pool to the bear minimum (so the device still boots). This gets you free RAM, true - but it will cut you off the space in RAM where the code of the programs goes! So a small paging pool will actually prevent that you can run many programs, despite of the free RAM. So it is advisable NOT to cut the paging pool below 4 MB in my experience.
Using UPX to squeeze ROM space. While it works to get more data stuffed to the ROM, the resulting executable will no more be able to utilize the paging pool for its execution. The whole code goes to the free RAM and not just the currently used part in the paging pool. So by saving ROM space (or filesystem space in general) with UPX you are wasting actually RAM a lot!
Because of 2.) above I have reverted to all original packages - so no UPX anywhere in the ROM build or any related package. I had to remove a few things from the default package selection, but nothing that cannot be installed later anyway. Due to non working A2DP I have also removed that again completely.
Another find related to fixing the problem that System Volume gets reset when changing the profiles, see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407883
Kitchen Updated to OS Builder, new example builds included
To those who want to get the fastest and most advanced kitchen and builds available for Typhoon. You can pick from Mediafire:
a 7Z with 4 builds to flash the device with, 2 sorts with either English or German as default language (you can change in the regional settings anyway).
a 7Z with the OS Builder Kitchen setup. Install OS Builder first (See post 3 pointing to the OSB thread), unpack the kitchen to any folder convenient, then double-click on the .osb file to fire up the kitchen.
Cooking is pretty much self-explanatory - in the end you get a OS.BIN file that can be uploaded to the device via MTTY.exe. All tools are included in the kitchen 7Z and can either be used directly from the folder or via the Tools Menu in OSB.
I have added two folders to the kitchen. One for most of the packages in their original distribution files; so if these are not in your build, just in stall them manually. The other to trace the provxml execution - which is something you may never need to do.
For the packages to select, the OSB allows to group packages to switch-groups. One of the important switch groups is the one for .NetCF. This package is the most storage hungry and so there are several ways how to deal with this in the context of the 27MB limit of the ROM:
Include the whole package to ROM: this puts all to the imgfs which is compressed with LZX - and so the total cost is ~2.9MB
Exclude the whole package and gain ROM space for any other stuff to include. You should then also exclude all .NetCF dependant tools or install .NetCF later from a CAB to get them working again. As there is one basic program (the calculator) which depends on .NetCF I have replaced this with the old WM2k3 calc.exe in case you select this package - saving another 120k. So in total you gain 3 MB in the ROM. Mind however that a later installation will eat ~1.2 MB on the FATFS in the device (Program Storage) and another 5 MB on either SD card or again on FATFS - depending on what you choose to install it to.
Include only the files that go to the device mandatory anyway, but not on FATFS when installed later but on the IMGFS, hence compressed and eating only 750k in ROM. The rest of files (the 5MB *.GAC) go then to either FATFS on the device or to the SD card. You can select this in the kitchen when building the ROM. Later you must copy these *.gac files manually to the right place. The package with these files is in the _packages folder of the kitchen.
I have done the final works on that kitchen and will not further do anything to it. You find the updated kitchen in the mediafire share of the first post. Download the file "Typhoon-OSB-kitchen-20120306.7z" there. Recent fixes are:
MMS dialogs use a smaller resource file for 176x220
Kernelflags are set to ...02 now to keep the MMS dialogs readable when you change the folders
CallerLoc is replaced by a dedicated tool (with understandable dialogs) CallVibrate
Sliding Panel background is fixed (was offset on the top-bar)
Some more tools added and instructions how to get back to WM2003 if needed
Mind that the created builds fit for any Typhoon/Feeler/Amadeus as you can switch/reboot the keyboard drivers.
Have fun and give some feedback if you created your own builds.
Candy-bar forever
SDHC on Typhoon (and Hurricane)
Hard to believe - but it is there: SDHC support on the Typhoon
No magic actually but just good luck that the Tornado driver (which is actually one form the StartTrk) for SDHC works as well on the Typhoon and Hurricane (which share the same drivers in their original builds).
You need to re-cook to get this. Related modules are attached, including the advice what to do (just 3 modules and related .rgu entries).
To get SDHC support in a cooked new build for Typhoon and Hurricane, do the following:
1.) remove the 3 modules in the ..-original folder from your OEMDRIVERS folder
2.) remove the entries from the contained original.rgu from the one in your OEMDRIVERS folder
3.) copy the 3 modules from the ..-sdhc folder to your OEMDRIVERS folder
4.) copy the entries from the contained sdhc.rgu to the one in your OEMDRIVERS folder
re-cook and enjoy
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I have not done much testing yet, but some obvious checks have worked well.
So if there is anyone out there still owning these oldtimers: time to get them off the drawer and put some fresh fuel in - Typhoon and Hurricane make perfect music players.
Latest updated (the real final one).
Uploaded a new complete Kitchen including SDHC support and new USBFN bundled with WM5torage only (see first post). I do not recommend to use WM5torge with Typhoon - it is too slow anyway, you better get the card out and fill it external from the device with an USB reader.
now the real final one
20121003 Update (since no new posts allowed anymore):
Just to let you know: The SDHC lets the device also read FAT32 formatted SDXC cards (e.g.64 GB). It even reads more than one partition (I have 2 on my Android) and mounts both of them (32k Cluster size used).
Not sure how well the performance will be when managing data there - but reading a large music collection should be ok
So after I sold all my Typhoon devices (except a few you just cannot sell due to their physical state) - the latest small update to the kitchen.
What I have changed (diff from 20120408):
cleaned up some resource files (saving quite some space)
added icons to those which had none
made provxml tracing the same for all
added some small games (these eat the saved space from above)
added an option panel to setup the volume of VoiceTag (from my other kitchen)
made D3Demo an extra package
added the very latest NetCF 3.5 as modules in an own package
added a few more color schemes and backgrounds
patched the keyboard driver to not require a dedicated subdirectory "Keys" in \windows
patched the nk.exe to identify itself as "TYPH100" to allow better skin selection for remote access tools
renamed mtty to the correct name (was mmty.exe)
fixed the welcome.exe for the German Mui to correctly delete the welcome.lnk from autostart at first boot.
removed the _cabs folder form the kitchen. Get it from an older kitchen
Hi all, just got my O2ZPhone II (Feeler) out of the pile of goodies, would like to use it for my second phone.
The OS on it is still wm2003, trying to go for this WM65 ROM, I found that the SPL is on 1.01.0139 on this phone, which I try to go for the 109 with no luck, and mtty report error in bootloader too...
Anyone any idea on how should I get this WM65 ROM flashed to this great phone?
Thanks.
If the phone is still original, then you have to go all steps which you find in either the kitchen-tools menu or the tools folder directly:
application unlock old OS (SDA Application unlock)
apply Super CID to the phone (lokiwiz.bat, "C")
load new SPL to the phone
create new ROM (get OS Builder from the referenced thread)
upload with mtty.exe
Steps 1-3 need to be done only once per device.
I would not use the old os.bin I had uploaded as the latest kitchen can produce better ones and you have the choice what to put in or out. The default settings deliver a running build (you may want to remove the "German default" though).
thanks tobbbie, for some reason I downloaded the wm61 one, and yes with your great instructions I was able to flash that to the device and now happy using it!
(Will try the kitchen during the weekend)
Great thanks!
I was going through another site & came across a Terminology Guide. I couldn’t find something similar here so just wanted to take it upon myself to create a well organized post providing abbreviations & terminology so that any one, Master or Newbie, can have a quick reference guide to all things droid. I myself do not know everything but I do know some things & I believe with some help from the moderators & contributing members of xda-developers, we can throw together a one-stop-shop for all the droid info.
[FONT="]A special thanks to [/FONT][FONT="]Sam Fisher [/FONT][FONT="]at[/FONT][FONT="] droidforums [/FONT][FONT="]for the inspiration[/FONT][FONT="]!![/FONT]
Thanks to My_Immortal, OmegaRED^ & Spaarc for their suggestions & information shared!
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ADK: Android Development Kit, What people use to develop anything for the Android such as ROM's
The ADK (Android development kit) is divided into 3 parts
1. Android SDK (Software development Kit): used to make easy programs which only require touch & some sensors , e.g. Games
2. Android NDK ( Native Development Kit): this is used to Create apps which require Hardware or Use the native binaries & libraries of Android , eg. Camera , CyanogenMod Settings, Oxygen Settings , etc.
3. Android PDK ( Platform Development Kit): As the name suggests this is the main kit which allows to make all ".mk" files (eg. Android.mk, etc) & most of the files found on github
Basically Dev's like FXP , Z , Achotjan , kxhawkins , etc. Use the PDK to make AOSP/CM7 ROMs from source
& Also use NDK to edit the system apk's etc. to make it stable
adb: Android Debug Bridge, a command-line debugging application included with the SDK. It provides tools to browse the device, copy tools on the device, & forward ports for debugging. If you are developing in Eclipse using the ADT Plugin, adb is integrated into your development environment.
AOSP: Android Open System Project, usually you will see this term when referring to a program or ROM. This will mean that the program or ROM was taken from Google & does not contain any modifications done by the phone Manufacturer or the phone service provider. This is Android the way Google intended.
Application Programming Interface (API): An interface used by applications to communicate with each other. An API is a library that may include specification for routines, data structures, object classes, and variables. APIs are particularly useful in extending a platform.
Apps2SD: A method of storing items and Cache on the device’s microSD card, allowing you to run apps on external memory.
Boot Animation: A term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the OS. Boot animation can be a simple visualization of the scrolling boot messages in the console, or it can present graphics or some combination of both. Boot animation is not necessarily designed for marketing purposes, but can enhance the experience of the user as eye candy, or provide the user with messages to diagnose the state of the system.
Baseband or Radio: In communications & signal processing, the baseband describes signals & systems whose range of the frequencies measured from close to 0 hertz to a cut-off frequency, a maximum bandwidth or highest signal frequency; it is sometimes used to describe frequencies starting close to zero
Boot Loader/SPL: In literal terms, boot loader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. The concept of boot loaders is universal to virtually all Operating systems that include operating systems on your PC, laptop, Smartphone, & other such devices. Boot loaders basically package the instructions to boot operating system kernel & most of them also have their own debugging or modification environment. As the boot loader kicks off before any piece of software on your device, it makes it extremely processor specific & every motherboard has its own boot loader.
Boot Loader/SPL (Unlocked): A locked or unlocked boot loader is what gives you access to “root.” “Root” is another big word in the Android community. If you “root” a device, it means you have “super user” access or “administrator” access to the operating system that runs on your phone. Root access of your Android device gives you the ability to flash ROMs.
One of the most popular ROMs was created by a team called the CyanogenMod(CM), & their current rom is CM7, which is built on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. What this means is that if you have a phone that has an unlocked boot loader & root access, you can flash the CM7 ROM to your phone with a couple more steps. This also means that you can get access to most of the features in the latest version of Android that is commercially available, without having to wait for your manufacturer or carrier to give you an official update.
Boot Loop: Simply means something is preventing the phone from completing it's boot cycle & is stuck between the boot animation & the unlock screen, creating a looped animation. This is often fixed by either reloading a NAndroid, or Reflashing a ROM from the xRecovery/ClockworkMod Recovery/Flashtool.
Brick or Bricked: Jargon for a completely unrecoverable device, (no more than a brick or paperweight)
Note: It is my understanding that radio will boot first, followed by other systems. So it is IMPORTANT that your radio image/version will work with your SPL image/version. This is the one & only reason for phones being bricked. You cannot brick your phone by flashing a ROM or Boot image or recovery image. Once you flash the wrong radio for the SPL, the only known method of recovery is to send the phone back into SE for repair.
How do I know the phone is hard-bricked? A hard-bricked phone cannot boot into boot loader, recovery, or into normal operation modes. You cannot connect to a hard-bricked phone via adb or fastboot. You can only see one screen on the phone & it will be the first splash screen.
Bug or Software Bug: An Error or flaw in software that produces a failure or unexpected/unwanted result. Typically created from incorrect code, this is why some ROMs are better & smoother running than others because developers have taken the time to input "perfect" code (read put in a lot of hours & hard work)
Busybox: A single multicall binary that packages the functionality of most widely used standard Unix tools, BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.
Canvas: A drawing surface that handles compositing of the actual bits against a Bitmap or Surface object. It has methods for standard computer drawing of bitmaps, lines, circles, rectangles, text, and so on, and is bound to a Bitmap or Surface. Canvas is the simplest, easiest way to draw 2D objects on the screen. However, it does not support hardware acceleration, as OpenGL ES does. The base class is Canvas.
COMPCACHE: (compressed caching) is, in short, virtual swap, setting aside a certain percentage (usually 25%) of your RAM as 'compressed' swap. Compcache compresses the data that would normally go to swap, then moves it back into RAM, and reverses the process when moving it out of the 'compressed' swap. However, this is a classic space-time trade-off. You effectively get more RAM from the compression, but it is slower than 'normal' RAM due to the CPU time required to compress and decompress the swapped pages.
ClockworkMod: A recovery program that is often used to apply updates, ROMs, or create a back up or restore a backup file
Custom ROM: A custom ROM can range in definition from some custom code modifications to make Android run better on a device, all the way to changing the homescreen, background services, and default software.
Many software experts collaborate together in communities to build the fastest or most feature filled ROM’s. The most popular today are CyanogenMod (which supports over 70 devices!), AOKP (a lightweight ROM with plenty of customization options), and Android Revolution, a heavyweight ROM which often focusses on looking great. Just because these Android builds are made by ‘ordinary people’ and not highly paid developers at HTC or Samsung doesn’t mean they are full of bugs or risky to use. In most cases the software built by communities is ten times better. Release cycles are much shorter, fun features can be put in, and anyone can contribute an idea to the development.
DALVIK: An open source, register-based virtual machine (VM) that’s part of the Android OS. The Dalvik VM executes files in the Dalvik Executable (.dex) format, a format that is optimized for efficient storage and memory-mappable execution & relies on the Linux kernel for additional functionality like threading & low-level memory management. The virtual machine is register-based, and it can run classes compiled by a Java language compiler that have been transformed into its native format using the included "dx" tool. The Dalvik core class library is intended to provide a familiar development base for those used to programming with Java Standard Edition, but it is geared specifically to the needs of a small mobile device.
Dalvik Cache: A program cache area for the program Dalvik. Dalvik is a java based virtual machine that is the basis for running your programs (the ones that have the .apk extension). In order to make access times faster (because there's not JIT (just in time) compiler installed by default), the dalvik-cache is the result of dalvik doing a optimization of the running program. It's similar to the prefetch files in Windows.
DDMS: Dalvik Debug Monitor Service, a GUI debugging application included with the SDK. It provides screen capture, log dump, and process examination capabilities. If you are developing in Eclipse using the ADT Plugin, DDMS is integrated into your development environment.
Deep Sleep: A state when the CPU is off, display dark, device is waiting for external input.
Density-Independent pixels (dp): A virtual pixel unit equivalent to one physical pixel on an average, “medium” density 160 dpi screen. On higher ppi screens, dp’s are scaled to retain a constant size (px = dp * (dpi/160)). For example, on a 200 dpi screen, the dp would take up 1.25 physical pixels.
Dots per inch (DPI, or dpi) is a measure of spatial video dot density, in particular the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of 1 inch (2.54 cm).
De-odex: Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file & put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace files (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) & to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything.
Dev. or Developer: An individual that creates, or alters a file in such a manner as to advance the program
Drawable: A compiled visual resource that can be used as a background, title, or other part of the screen. A drawable is typically loaded into another UI element, for example as a background image. A drawable is not able to receive events, but does assign various other properties such as "state" and scheduling, to enable subclasses such as animation objects or image libraries. Many drawable objects are loaded from drawable resource files — xml or bitmap files that describe the image. Drawable resources are compiled into subclasses of android.graphics.drawable.
Fastboot: Protocol used to update the flash file system in Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images.
FC/FC’s: Short for “force close,” meaning an app that has crashed.
Flash: Rewrite the software/firmware on your phone using a computer to "flash" or completely rewrite the memory (ROM) of your phone. This is done using ODIN.
Flash Memory: a program technology that can be electrically erased & reprogrammed
Flashtool: It is a S1 flashing software that works for all Sony phones from X10 to Xperia Z Ultra. They all use the S1 protocol for flashing firmwares.
This program was originally made to flash sin files downloaded by SEUS or PCC. From time to time, sin files have been bundled into what is now well known FTF (Flash Tool Firmwares). That is the core of Flashtool and the reason of its name.
Flashtool can also easily unlock the bootloader of the phone using the BLU icon as far as the bootloader of your phone is unlockable.
Flashing: The ROM memory used in smartphones and tablets etc. is often same as flash memory found in SD Cards and USB flash drives, simply optimized for better speed and performance while running the operating system.
Hard Reset: The act of resetting your phone to its “factory” state. A hard reset erases all user data, logins, and passwords. This process may or may not erase the contents of the internal storage and/or microSD card as well.
JIT: The Just-in-Time Compiler, released with Android 2.2, it’s a method of greatly speeding up apps in Android. The JIT compiler analyzes an app’s code and converts it, allowing the app to run faster. It does all this while the application is running, hence “just in time.” The JIT compiler for Android functions with a very short “warm up” time; it doesn’t take very long to analyze the code before it starts working.
Kernel: The main component of Android operating system.
It is a bridge between applications & the actual data processing done at the hardware level.
The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware & software components).
[Usually as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level abstraction layer for the resources
(especially processors & I/O devices) that application software must control to perform its function.
It typically makes these facilities available to application processes through inter-process communication mechanisms & system calls.
Operating system tasks are done differently by different kernels, depending on their design & implementation.]
Launcher: Collectively, the part of the Android UI on the home screen that allows you to launch apps, make phone calls, etc. It is built into Android, or can be purchased in the Android Market.
Manifest File: An XML file that each application must define, to describe the application's package name, version, components (activities, intent filters, services), imported libraries, and describes the various activities, and so on. See The AndroidManifest.xml File for complete information.
Nine-patch / 9-patch / Ninepatch image: A re-sizeable bitmap resource that can be used for backgrounds or other images on the device.
Nandroid or Nandroid Backup: A file typically created in the custom recovery program, such as xRecovery, that is a carbon copy of whatever state your phone is in before a drastic change is made. The file then can be moved onto or off of the SD card for later use in case something should go wrong in the ROM or Update, or a Boot Loop occurs
ODIN: It is the program you can use to flash phones.
e.g. : 'Odin Multi-Downloader v3.95' is used to flash the Samsung Galaxy. It's usually included in firmware packs.
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer, the people who actually put together electronic hardware. Also refers to any equipment original to the phone, or produced by the company for the phone
OpenGL ES: A cross-platform API for full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems. Android provides OpenGL ES libraries that you can use for fast, complex 3D images. It is harder to use than a Canvas object, but better for 3D objects. The android.opengl and javax.microedition.khronos.opengles packages expose OpenGL ES functionality.
OS: Operating system, I.E. Windows Vista, LINUX or MAC or Android
OTA: Over-the-Air; method T-Mobile, & some other phone companies, uses to update Android phones. The new versions of Android are developed by Google & then released to OEM's, Sony Ericsson in our case. The OEM then writes drivers that enable the new software to work on the phone's hardware. They also develop any specialized UI (user interface), like Timescape & Mediascape, or other software they want to include. Once this is complete, they turn it over to the cell phone company, (e.g.)Tmobile, who then have to do the final checks to make sure the update works, & then distributes it over there data network using their cell transmitters.
Overclocking (OC): Speeding up the CPU past the factory presets to achieve a faster & more responsive device (prolonged run can be injurious to your device, so be careful.
Partition: The phone’s internal memory (not the SD Card) is solid-state (flash) memory. It can be partitioned much like a normal hard drive can be partitioned. On an Android device, the Bootloader exists in its own partition. Recovery is another partition; radio, system, Cache, etc. are all partitions.
Here are the standard partitions on an Android phone:
/misc – miscellaneous…
/boot – bootloader, kernel
/recovery – holds the recovery program (either clockworkmod or RA recovery for a rooted Evo)
/system – operating system goes here: Android, etc.
/cache – cached data from OS usage
/data – user applications, data, settings, etc.
The below partitions are not Android-specific. They are tied to the hardware of the phone, but the kernel may have code allowing Android to interact with said hardware.
/radio – the phone’s radio firmware, controls cellular, data, GPS, bluetooth.
/wimax – firmware for Sprint’s flavor of 4G, WiMax.
Recovery Mode: A small separate operating mode you can boost your device into, used for device administration. Two popular custom recovery modes for our device are xRecovery and ClockworkMod.
ROM: Read Only Memory, a program used to make changes to anything from the look of the home screen to icons to custom boot animation.
Root: Common word associated with giving a user "super user" access to their phones programming & other various aspects that would normally not be possible, also known as "Jailbroken" for iPhone's, "Administrator Rights" in Windows OS.
Shell or SSH: The shell is the layer of programming that understands & executes the commands a user enters. In some systems, the shell is called a command interpreter. A shell usually implies an interface with a command syntax (think of the DOS operating system & its "C:>" prompts & user commands such as "dir" & "edit"). secure shell or ssh is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices
Soft Reset: The act of rebooting your phone, whether intentionally or otherwise, same effect as when you remove and replace the battery.
SQLite: An embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small (~275 kB) C programming library. It is multitasking concerning reads. Writes can be done only one-at-a-time. It is a popular choice for local/client storage on web browsers. It has many bindings to programming languages. It is arguably the most widely used database engine, as it is used today by several widespread browsers, operating systems, embedded systems among others
Stock: Simply means an unaltered state, such as when you first purchase your phone from Verizon/Your Service Provider or when you repair your phone using PC Companion or SE Update Service(SEUS)
SU: "Super user", or root permissions
SWAP: is, in short, virtual RAM. With swap, a small portion of the hard drive is set aside and used like RAM. The computer will attempt to keep as much information as possible in RAM until the RAM is full. At that point, the computer will begin moving inactive blocks of memory (called pages) to the hard disk, freeing up RAM for active processes. If one of the pages on the hard disk needs to be accessed again, it will be moved back into RAM, and a different inactive page in RAM will be moved onto the hard disk ('swapped'). The trade off is disks and SD cards are considerably slower than physical RAM, so when something needs to be swapped, there is a noticeable performance hit.
Unlike traditional swap, Android's Memory Manager kills inactive processes to free up memory. Android signals to the process, then the process will usually write out a small bit of specific information about its state (for example, Google Maps may write out the map view coordinates; Browser might write the URL of the page being viewed) and then the process exits. When you next access that application, it is restarted: the application is loaded from storage, and retrieves the state information that it saved when it last closed. In some applications, this makes it seem as if the application never closed at all. This is not much different from traditional swap, except that Android apps are specially programmed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
Theme: A set of icons, backgrounds & app trays that change the aesthetics of the overall look of the Android & its applications. It has a set of properties (text size, background color, and so on) bundled together to define various default display settings. Android provides a few standard themes, listed in R.style (starting with "Theme_").
TWRP: TeamWin Recovery Project – or TWRP for short – is a fully touch-based custom recovery that was initially developed for Nexus devices, but has since been made available for countless other smartphones and tablets as well, in form of both official and third-party builds.
TUN/TAP: Refers to a network TUNnel, operates within layer 3 packets, or ip packets. Packets sent by a system via a TUN/TAP device are delivered to a user-space program that attaches itself to the device. A user space program may also pass packets into a TUN/TAP device. In this case TUN/TAP device delivers (or "injects") these packets to the operating system's network stack thus emulating their reception from an external source.
Underclocking(UC): Slowing down the CPU mainly to limit battery usage
Undervolting(UV): Basically keeping the clock speed same (or overclocking it) & reduce the voltage at each cpu cycle.
Updater Script: A scripting language called Edify for all Android OS since “Donut.” Updater Script is used with recovery mode, to perform a wide range of functions on files and permissions.
xRecovery: A recovery program based on the ClockworkMod Recovery sources used to apply updates, ROMs, or create a back up or restore a backup file
Zipalign: An archive alignment tool that optimizes the way a .apk is packaged. Doing so enables the Android operating system to interact with the application more efficiently, and hence has the potential to make the application and system much faster. Execution time is minimized for zipaligned applications, resulting is less RAM consumption when running the .apk.
File Types:
.dex: Compiled Android application code file. Android programs are compiled into .dex (Dalvik Executable) files, which are in turn zipped into a single .apk file on the device. .dex files can be created by automatically translating compiled applications written in the Java programming language.
.sbf: Summation Briefcase File
.apk or APK's: An .apk file extension denotes an Android Package (APK) file, an .apk file can be opened & inspected using common archive tools. Each Android application is compiled and packaged in a single file that includes all of the application's code (.dex files), resources, assets, and manifest file. The application package file can have any name but must use the .apk extension. For example: myExampleAppname.apk. For convenience, an application package file is often referred to as an ".apk".
.tar: Similar to a zip file(derived from tape archive), a tar file archives multiple files into one file
.tgz: TGZ files (gnu-zipped .tar file) are commonly used as install packages for Slackware Linux.
pheeeeww!!This took sometime!!
Well this is all I can think of off the top of my head but as I think of more I will edit them in here & I encourage the mods to put things that I either forgot or just simply am not aware of. Also I request fellow user to suggest any terms frequently used & not added or any discrepancies found, kindly PM me!!
Thank you & happy hacking/flashing!!
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X10 LED States:-
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W-LOD: White LED of DEATH.
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Sometimes a R-LOD is similar to a W-LOD but the LED is red instead.
Usually results in a Reboot, or a Freeze or a Crash
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Flashing R-L: Red LED.
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Led flashes RED 3 times.
Indicates Requirement for Charge
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G-LS: Green LED Steady.
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LED goes Steady GREEN while USB is plugged in.
Flash Mode Entered/Fully Charged.
CPU : -
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Central Processing Unit: -
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It's pretty much the heart of your device pumping data through & from all the attached devices the Kernel & Modules is its soul & it's OS is it's skin & flesh.
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Core Clock Speed: -
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It is the actual clock speed that the CPU is running at. "Not the multiplied speed."
It's good to remember a CPU's performance is also effected by its memory's speed.
Similar rules exist for the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
Nice effort! Thanks!
Although, you got the Kernel thing wrong:
kloud_ said:
Kernel: The govenor of the CPU usage and Battery output, one can upload certain Kernals to achieve greater performance speed of their device at the cost of some battery life
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Kernel: It's the main component of Android operating system.
It is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level.
The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components).
[Usually as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level abstraction layer for the resources
(especially processors and I/O devices) that application software must control to perform its function.
It typically makes these facilities available to application processes through inter-process communication mechanisms and system calls.
Operating system tasks are done differently by different kernels, depending on their design and implementation.]
My_Immortal said:
Nice effort! Thanks!
Although, you got the Kernel thing really wrong:
Kernel: It's the main component of Android operating system.
It is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level.
The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components).
[Usually as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level abstraction layer for the resources
(especially processors and I/O devices) that application software must control to perform its function.
It typically makes these facilities available to application processes through inter-process communication mechanisms and system calls.
Operating system tasks are done differently by different kernels, depending on their design and implementation.]
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Thanks for correcting me... got a bit distracted and thus the blunder. My bad.
Have edited the term
Good work thaks
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Brilliant. Prefect for newbies. I wish there was something like this when i started lol.
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kylec said:
Brilliant. Prefect for newbies. I wish there was something like this when i started lol.
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better late than never!!
Nice work Bro, great idea, wants a sticky
colossus said:
Nice work Bro, great idea, wants a sticky
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thanks Smarts or Colossus!
vERY nice guide
The ADK (android development kit) is divided into 3 parts
1.Android SDK (Software development Kit) : used to make easy programs which only require touch and some sensors , eg. Games
2.Android NDK ( Native Development Kit) : this is used to Create apps which require Hardware or Use the native binaries and libraries of Android , eg. Camera , CyanogenMod Settings , Oxygen Settings , etc.
3.Android PDK ( Platform Development Kit) : As the name suggests this is the main kit which allows to make all ".mk" files (eg. Android.mk , etc) and most of the files found on github
Basically Dev's like FXP , Z , Achotjan , kxhawkins , etc. Use the PDK to make AOSP/CM7 ROMs from source
And Also use NDK to edit the system apk's etc.. to make it stable
That's some knowledge from my side
spaarc said:
vERY nice guide
The ADK (android development kit) is divided into 3 parts
1.Android SDK (Software development Kit) : used to make easy programs which only require touch and some sensors , eg. Games
2.Android NDK ( Native Development Kit) : this is used to Create apps which require Hardware or Use the native binaries and libraries of Android , eg. Camera , CyanogenMod Settings , Oxygen Settings , etc.
3.Android PDK ( Platform Development Kit) : As the name suggests this is the main kit which allows to make all ".mk" files (eg. Android.mk , etc) and most of the files found on github
Basically Dev's like FXP , Z , Achotjan , kxhawkins , etc. Use the PDK to make AOSP/CM7 ROMs from source
And Also use NDK to edit the system apk's etc.. to make it stable
That's some knowledge from my side
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Thanks Spaarc.
Will add it right away! Thanks once again
This could be called "AndroidDictionary for noobs"
Infinity Ytinifni S. Sent from Xperia X10i-modded.
X10 Led States:-
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W-Lod: White LED of DOOM.
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Sometimes a R-lod is similar to a W-lod but the LED is red instead.
Usually results in a Reboot, or a Freeze or a Crash
R-R-L: Red Rolling LED.
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Led flashes RED 3 times.
Indicates Requirement for Charge
G-LS: Green LED Steady.
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LED goes Steady GREEN while usb is plugged in.
Flash Mode Entered and or Fully Charged.
Cpu's. Central Processing Unit:-
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It's pretty much the heart of your device pumping data through and from all the attached devices the Kernel and Modules is it's soul and it's OS is it's skin and flesh.
Core Clock Speed:Is the actual clock speed that the CPU is running at. "not the multiplied speed."
It's good to remember a CPU's performance is also effected by it's memory's speed.
Similar rules exist for the GPU.
This place was so color less i figured i would bring some.
haha
thanks for the post OmegaRED^
thanx pretty usefull info out there.!!
Definetly a Sticky. Thanks very much!
Now I know what a "WLOD" is. I had no idea before.
Karl
i though WLOD is stand for White LED of death....just like blue screen of death for windows (but who cares...it still got same meaning anyway )
anyway...nice thread....should request for sticky
Arnold.Alexius said:
i though WLOD is stand for White LED of death....just like blue screen of death for windows (but who cares...it still got same meaning anyway )
anyway...nice thread....should request for sticky
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Thanks... it stands for death but I liked the way it sounds so didn't change what OmegaRED^ had suggested!
A few corrections.
OTA: Over The Air.
tar: Tape ARchive - archive consisting of multiple files that has not been compressed.
tgz: compressed tarbol (tape archive) usually with gzip.
shell: the standard command language interpreter.
ssh: secure shell - provides secure encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network.
This was an easy explanation for all noobs, like me. Thanks
ynkamat said:
This was an easy explanation for all noobs, like me. Thanks
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You're welcome!
Warm Regards
kLouD
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i found this in xperia x10 general section maybe we should have the same thread in our general section
[source] xperia x10 general section from kloud_
I was going through another site & came across a Terminology Guide. I couldn’t find something similar here so just wanted to take it upon myself to create a well organized post providing abbreviations & terminology so that any one, Master or Newbie, can have a quick reference guide to all things droid. I myself do not know everything but I do know some things & I believe with some help from the moderators & contributing members of xda-developers, we can throw together a one-stop-shop for all the droid info.
A special thanks to Sam Fisher at droidforums for the inspiration!!
Thanks to My_Immortal, OmegaRED^ & Spaarc for their suggestions & information shared!
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ADK: Android Development Kit, What people use to develop anything for the Android such as ROM's
The ADK (Android development kit) is divided into 3 parts
1. Android SDK (Software development Kit): used to make easy programs which only require touch & some sensors , e.g. Games
2. Android NDK ( Native Development Kit): this is used to Create apps which require Hardware or Use the native binaries & libraries of Android , eg. Camera , CyanogenMod Settings, Oxygen Settings , etc.
3. Android PDK ( Platform Development Kit): As the name suggests this is the main kit which allows to make all ".mk" files (eg. Android.mk , etc) & most of the files found on github
Basically Dev's like FXP , Z , Achotjan , kxhawkins , etc. Use the PDK to make AOSP/CM7 ROMs from source
& Also use NDK to edit the system apk's etc.. to make it stable
adb: Android Debug Bridge, a command-line debugging application included with the SDK. It provides tools to browse the device, copy tools on the device, & forward ports for debugging. If you are developing in Eclipse using the ADT Plugin, adb is integrated into your development environment.
AOSP: Android Open System Project, usually you will see this term when referring to a program or ROM. This will mean that the program or ROM was taken from Google & does not contain any modifications done by the phone Manufacturer or the phone service provider. This is Android the way Google intended.
Baseband or Radio: In communications & signal processing, the baseband describes signals & systems whose range of the frequencies measured from close to 0 hertz to a cut-off frequency, a maximum bandwidth or highest signal frequency; it is sometimes used to describe frequencies starting close to zero
Boot Loader/SPL: In literal terms, boot loader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. The concept of boot loaders is universal to virtually all Operating systems that includes operating systems on your PC, laptop, Smartphone, & other such devices. Boot loaders basically package the instructions to boot operating system kernel & most of them also have their own debugging or modification environment. As the boot loader kicks off before any piece of software on your device, it makes it extremely processor specific & every motherboard has its own boot loader.
Boot Loader/SPL (Unlocked): A locked or unlocked boot loader is what gives you access to “root.” “Root” is another big word in the Android community. If you “root” a device, it means you have “super user” access or “administrator” access to the operating system that runs on your phone. Root access of your Android device gives you the ability to flash ROMs.
One of the most popular ROMs was created by a team called the CyanogenMod(CM), & their current rom is CM7, which is built on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. What this means is that if you have a phone that has an unlocked boot loader & root access, you can flash the CM7 ROM to your phone with a couple more steps. This also means that you can get access to most of the features in the latest version of Android that is commercially available, without having to wait for your manufacturer or carrier to give you an official update.
Boot Loop: Simply means something is preventing the phone from completing it's boot cycle & is stuck between the boot animation & the unlock screen, creating a looped animation. This is often fixed by either reloading a NAndroid, or Reflashing a ROM from the xRecovery/ClockworkMod Recovery/Flashtool.
Brick or Bricked: Jargon for a completely unrecoverable device, (no more than a brick or paperweight)
Note: It is my understanding that radio will boot first, followed by other systems. So it is IMPORTANT that your radio image/version will work with your SPL image/version. This is the one & only reason for phones being bricked. You cannot brick your phone by flashing a ROM or Boot image or recovery image. Once you flash the wrong radio for the SPL, the only known method of recovery is to send the phone back into SE for repair.
How do I know the phone is hard-bricked? A hard-bricked phone cannot boot into boot loader, recovery, or into normal operation modes. You cannot connect to a hard-bricked phone via adb or fastboot. You can only see one screen on the phone & it will be the first splash screen.
Bug or Software Bug: An Error or flaw in software that produces a failure or unexpected/unwanted result. Typically created from incorrect code, this is why some ROMs are better & smoother running than others because developers have taken the time to input "perfect" code (read put in a lot of hours & hard work)
Busybox: A single multicall binary that packages the functionality of most widely used standard Unix tools, BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.
COMPCACHE: (compressed caching) is, in short, virtual swap, setting aside a certain percentage (usually 25%) of your RAM as 'compressed' swap. Compcache compresses the data that would normally go to swap, then moves it back into RAM, and reverses the process when moving it out of the 'compressed' swap. However, this is a classic space-time tradeoff. You effectively get more RAM from the compression, but it is slower than 'normal' RAM due to the CPU time required to compress and decompress the swapped pages.
ClockworkMod: A recovery program that is often used to apply updates, ROMs, or create a back up or restore a backup file
Dalvik: An open source, register-based virtual machine (VM) that’s part of the Android OS. The Dalvik VM executes files in the Dalvik Executable (.dex) format & relies on the Linux kernel for additional functionality like threading & low-level memory management. The virtual machine is register-based, and it can run classes compiled by a Java language compiler that have been transformed into its native format using the included "dx" tool.
Dalvik Cache: A program cache area for the program Dalvik. Dalvik is a java based virtual machine that is the basis for running your programs (the ones that have the .apk extension). In order to make access times faster (because there's not JIT (just in time) compiler installed by default), the dalvik-cache is the result of dalvik doing a optimization of the running program. It's similar to the prefetch files in Windows.
DDMS: Dalvik Debug Monitor Service, a GUI debugging application included with the SDK. It provides screen capture, log dump, and process examination capabilities. If you are developing in Eclipse using the ADT Plugin, DDMS is integrated into your development environment.
Deep Sleep: A state when the CPU is off, display dark, device is waiting for external input.
De-odex: Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file & put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace files (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) & to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything.
Dev. or Developer: An individual that creates, or alters a file in such a manner as to advance the program
Drawable: A compiled visual resource that can be used as a background, title, or other part of the screen. A drawable is typically loaded into another UI element, for example as a background image. A drawable is not able to receive events, but does assign various other properties such as "state" and scheduling, to enable subclasses such as animation objects or image libraries. Many drawable objects are loaded from drawable resource files — xml or bitmap files that describe the image. Drawable resources are compiled into subclasses of android.graphics.drawable. For more information about drawables and other resources.
Fastboot: Protocol used to update the flash file system in Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images.
Flash: Rewrite the software/firmware on your phone using a computer to "flash" or completely rewrite the memory (ROM) of your phone. This is done using ODIN.
Flash Memory: a program technology that can be electrically erased & reprogrammed
Kernel: The main component of Android operating system.
It is a bridge between applications & the actual data processing done at the hardware level.
The kernel's responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware & software components).
[Usually as a basic component of an operating system, a kernel can provide the lowest-level abstraction layer for the resources
(especially processors & I/O devices) that application software must control to perform its function.
It typically makes these facilities available to application processes through inter-process communication mechanisms & system calls.
Operating system tasks are done differently by different kernels, depending on their design & implementation.]
Manifest File: An XML file that each application must define, to describe the application's package name, version, components (activities, intent filters, services), imported libraries, and describes the various activities, and so on. See The AndroidManifest.xml File for complete information.
Nine-patch / 9-patch / Ninepatch image
A re-sizeable bitmap resource that can be used for backgrounds or other images on the device.
Nandroid or Nandroid Backup: A file typically created in the custom recovery program, such as xRecovery, that is a carbon copy of whatever state your phone is in before a drastic change is made. The file then can be moved onto or off of the SD card for later use in case something should go wrong in the ROM or Update, or a Boot Loop occurs
ODIN: It is the program you can use to flash phones.
e.g. : 'Odin Multi-Downloader v3.95' is used to flash the Samsung Galaxy. It's usually included in firmware packs.
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer, the people who actually put together electronic hardware. Also refers to any equipment original to the phone, or produced by the company for the phone
OpenGL ES: Android provides OpenGL ES libraries that you can use for fast, complex 3D images. It is harder to use than a Canvas object, but better for 3D objects. The android.opengl and javax.microedition.khronos.opengles packages expose OpenGL ES functionality.
OS: Operating system, I.E. Windows Vista, LINUX or MAC or Android
OTA: Over-the-Air; method T-Mobile, & some other phone companies, uses to update Android phones. The new versions of Android are developed by Google & then released to OEM's, Sony Ericsson in our case. The OEM then writes drivers that enable the new software to work on the phone's hardware. They also develop any specialized UI (user interface), like Timescape & Mediascape, or other software they want to include. Once this is complete, they turn it over to the cell phone company, (e.g.)Tmobile, who then have to do the final checks to make sure the update works, & then distributes it over there data network using their cell transmitters.
Overclocking (OC): Speeding up the CPU past the factory presets to achieve a faster & more responsive device (prolonged run can be injurious to your device, so be careful.)
ROM: Read Only Memory, a program used to make changes to anything from the look of the home screen to icons to custom boot animation
Root: Common word associated with giving a user "super user" access to their phones programming & other various aspects that would normally not be possible, also known as "Jailbroken" for iPhone's, "Administrator Rights" in Windows OS.
Shell or SSH: The shell is the layer of programming that understands & executes the commands a user enters. In some systems, the shell is called a command interpreter. A shell usually implies an interface with a command syntax (think of the DOS operating system & its "C:>" prompts & user commands such as "dir" & "edit"). secure shell or ssh is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices
SQLite: An embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small (~275 kB) C programming library. It is multitasking concerning reads. Writes can be done only one-at-a-time. It is a popular choice for local/client storage on web browsers. It has many bindings to programming languages. It is arguably the most widely used database engine, as it is used today by several widespread browsers, operating systems, embedded systems among others
Stock: Simply means an unaltered state, such as when you first purchase your phone fromVerizon/Your Service Provider or when you repair your phone using PC Companion or SE Update Service(SEUS)
SU: "Super user", or root permissions
SWAP: is, in short, virtual RAM. With swap, a small portion of the hard drive is set aside and used like RAM. The computer will attempt to keep as much information as possible in RAM until the RAM is full. At that point, the computer will begin moving inactive blocks of memory (called pages) to the hard disk, freeing up RAM for active processes. If one of the pages on the hard disk needs to be accessed again, it will be moved back into RAM, and a different inactive page in RAM will be moved onto the hard disk ('swapped'). The trade off is disks and SD cards are considerably slower than physical RAM, so when something needs to be swapped, there is a noticeable performance hit.
Unlike traditional swap, Android's Memory Manager kills inactive processes to free up memory. Android signals to the process, then the process will usually write out a small bit of specific information about its state (for example, Google Maps may write out the map view coordinates; Browser might write the URL of the page being viewed) and then the process exits. When you next access that application, it is restarted: the application is loaded from storage, and retrieves the state information that it saved when it last closed. In some applications, this makes it seem as if the application never closed at all. This is not much different from traditional swap, except that Android apps are specially programed to write out very specific information, making Android's Memory Manager more efficient that swap.
Theme: A set of icons, backgrounds & app trays that change the aesthetics of the overall look of the Android & its applications. It has a set of properties (text size, background color, and so on) bundled together to define various default display settings. Android provides a few standard themes, listed in R.style (starting with "Theme_").
TUN/TAP: Refers to a network TUNnel, operates within layer 3 packets, or ip packets. Packets sent by a system via a TUN/TAP device are delivered to a user-space program that attaches itself to the device. A user space program may also pass packets into a TUN/TAP device. In this case TUN/TAP device delivers (or "injects") these packets to the operating system's network stack thus emulating their reception from an external source.
Underclocking(UC): Slowing down the CPU mainly to limit battery usage
Undervolting(UV): Basically keeping the clock speed same (or overclocking it) & reduce the voltage at each cpu cycle.
xRecovery: A recovery program based on the ClockworkMod Recovery sources used to apply updates, ROMs, or create a back up or restore a backup file
File Types:
.dex: Compiled Android application code file. Android programs are compiled into .dex (Dalvik Executable) files, which are in turn zipped into a single .apk file on the device. .dex files can be created by automatically translating compiled applications written in the Java programming language.
.sbf: Summation Briefcase File
.apk or APK's: An .apk file extension denotes an Android Package (APK) file, an .apk file can be opened & inspected using common archive tools. Each Android application is compiled and packaged in a single file that includes all of the application's code (.dex files), resources, assets, and manifest file. The application package file can have any name but must use the .apk extension. For example: myExampleAppname.apk. For convenience, an application package file is often referred to as an ".apk".
.tar: Similar to a zip file(derived from tape archive), a tar file archives multiple files into one file
.tgz: TGZ files (gnu-zipped .tar file) are commonly used as install packages for Slackware Linux.
pheeeeww!!This took sometime!!
Well this is all I can think of off the top of my head but as I think of more I will edit them in here & I encourage the mods to put things that I either forgot or just simply am not aware of. Also I request fellow user to suggest any terms frequently used & not added or any discrepancies found, kindly PM me!!
Thank you & happy hacking/flashing!!
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X10 LED States:-
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W-LOD: White LED of DEATH.
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Sometimes a R-LOD is similar to a W-LOD but the LED is red instead.
Usually results in a Reboot, or a Freeze or a Crash
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Flashing R-L: Red LED.
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Led flashes RED 3 times.
Indicates Requirement for Charge
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G-LS: Green LED Steady.
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LED goes Steady GREEN while USB is plugged in.
Flash Mode Entered/Fully Charged.
CPU : -
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Central Processing Unit: -
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It's pretty much the heart of your device pumping data through & from all the attached devices the Kernel & Modules is its soul & it's OS is it's skin & flesh.
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Core Clock Speed: -
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It is the actual clock speed that the CPU is running at. "Not the multiplied speed."
It's good to remember a CPU's performance is also effected by its memory's speed.
Similar rules exist for the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
Tnx for the info. This very useful specially to us noobs....
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Everyone browse this forum must read this at least one time!!!!!!!!!!
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AOSP: Android Open System Project, usually you will see this term when referring to a program or ROM.
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AOSP is Android Open Source Project
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Thanks for sharing.
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This is my first Windows App written in Visual C#
Pre-req's: You will need .NET 4.5 installed to work
ADB not needed, comes packaged with AndroidLib.dll <- Embedded in application (thanks to regaw_leinad)
Does not work with Windows XP or lower
This app is for Windows that will quickly grab a:
-Logcat log : Verbose(default), Debug, Info, Warning, Error, Fatal, Silent
-dmesg log
-last_kmsg log
To use this App effectively, you will need to grab the log AFTER the problem has occured!
Also will copy to your clipboard so you can just paste it to your favorite site or file!
Nothing fancy or elegant about this but it gets the job done! Help out our devs by getting them the Logs they need!
Credit also goes to @regaw_leinad for the AndroidLib.dll
Feedback is needed as this is my first Windows application!
Also, if anybody can come up with a better name for this app, I will gladly change it!
Credit goes to [insert xda-member handle here] for renaming this app to "[insert new name of application]"
Downloads can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=1544#downloads
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Code:
v1306
+Kills all threads if any are running upon exit, small other optimizations.
v1305:
+Fixed two small bugs that caused crashes.
v1300:
+Another overhaul in code, thanks again to regaw_leinad for the help (he did 100% of this update)
+AndroidLib.dll is no longer needed ^
+ADB is now properly killed when closing the application ^
v1200:
+Cleaned up code, ui, added a logcat filtering option { Verbose, Debug, Info, Warning, Error, Fatal, Silent }
v1100:
+Added save log feature, changed up the UI a tiny bit
v1004:
+Major overhaul to code, now speedier! (thanks to regaw_leinad for the help)
v1003:
+Updated App again: Now should support ANY device :)
v1002:
+Cleaned up code, more aesthetics !
v1001:
+New Release, Cleaned up some things and added some device info !
v1000:
+Initial Release
XDA:DevDB Information
[Windows] AndroidFileUtils | Grab the Logs you need!, a Tool/Utility for the Android General
Contributors
.torrented, http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=3766545, regaw_leinad
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: AFU - v1305
Created 2013-11-12
Last Updated 2013-11-12