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[Q] Android for the X-86 platform/ Archos 9 Tablet

Hey
I was wondering if there is anyone here tracking/developing for the android-X86 community.
www.android-x86.org
I have been able to boot Android-x86 on a few laptops but I would really like to run it on my Archos 9 Tablet full time, the only problem is that the touch screen and wifi don't work.
The hardware list on Android-X86 shows support for the Archos 9 but the above hardware still doesn't work even though they say it does.
There isn't a lot of support on the site and there discussion groups fail to provide any useful information.
If there is anyone here with more insight on this development please let me know.
Thanks again.

HI!!
Hi, I'm trying to run Androidx86 1.6 r2 on my Gateway netbook, but it was too slow and I wasn't enable to turn on the Wifi.
Haw can I load Android on a better performance??
And what OS are you using right now on your Archos 9? I'm looking for a better option than W7....

I'd like to do the same thing... But on my Acer 1420P tablet

Hello,
Is there any news concerning the touchscreen driver ?

hey guys I am interested in porting android on my archos too...please HELP!!!

I am making the port of the Motion M1400, I may be able to help. You have to create your own device tree (described on the page you linked, under "Add new target") Then you have to create the hw-specific stuff, defconfig for the kernel, add support drivers' flags, etc. Like, for my M1400, I had to add the BOARD_WACOMENABLED flag, as it has a WACOM input panel.

[DEV][AADK] Google's Arduino based "ADK" Working on Nexus One

I managed to snag an Android Accessory Development Kit from Google IO.
After wrangling all the necessary code bits together I got the demo code running on the Arduino board and my Nexus One.
The first picture you can see the phone reading the sensors of the demo shield, button states, the temperature, a light sensor and the joystick position.
In the second picture the phone is controlling the led colors and has one relay turned on.
In the last picture you can see that the phone detects the board being plugged in, Android knows there is no app installed for the board and it cannot be found in market.
The Nexus One is running a rooted 2.3.4 ROM from this thread
P.S. Mod's can we get a forum section for Android Accessory Development?
Now for Pics.

Now that is bad a**!!! I was waiting for something like this!!

Hey, I've been attempting to hack in the support into CM7 (nightly, 2.3.4) on my EVO without much success. I've rebuilt the kernel with the necessary flag enabled and ripped the JAR/XML files from the Nexus S update.
I've monitored logcat and seen that it does find the framework JAR (the application wouldn't install otherwise since it's a needed feature) and a dmesg scan shows that the kernel driver is being initialized.
What's happening now is I plug in the ADK and the output from the Arduino board spams that it couldn't get a protocol version from the phone. The phone slows down to a crawl as its probably being spammed with requests from the ADK for a protocol version and doesn't know what to do.
I'm at a loss here as to what I could possibly be missing. If you have any insight through your own endeavors it would be much appreciated.

Great stuff! I was also at Google I/O and picked up an ADK. Can you post the apk file of your app? I'd love to try it out.
And if you're feeling generous...the code?

badass. good ****

Well done mate...
Have tried it out with arduino UNO?...

uh uh, why i wasn't at the Google I/O
Google is doing really good s**t nowadays. I suppose that Arduino will guest in my house in some time as I am fascinated

I am Actually using the ADK with my Nexus One on an Arduino UNO and an USB-Host Shield from Sparkfun, it works equal but only take a fraction to buy it
My first project is an interface for my Audi, at the moment i only use it to start the Motor, but in future i want to try to build a CAN-BUS interface...

Sure here is the compiled ADK.
-Nik

bharathp666 said:
Well done mate...
Have tried it out with arduino UNO?...
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The Arduino UNO doesn't have native USB Host support onboard like the megas.
You will need a USB Host shield and will have to modify the Arduino code.

SoyoBro said:
Great stuff! I was also at Google I/O and picked up an ADK. Can you post the apk file of your app? I'd love to try it out.
And if you're feeling generous...the code?
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You can find all the ADK instructions and code here.
Note: When you select your build target you must choose
Target Name - Vendor - Platform - API Level
"Google APIs" - "Google Inc." - "2.3.3" - "10"
Otherwise you will get errors trying to build on the new libs. The instructions on the ADK page wern't very clear about this. Took me awhile to figure that one out.
You will need to update your Android SDK if you don't see those options.
-Nik

As for the point of using an arduino uno, Oleg is providing an newer version of his USB lib, it now works with his shield and the ADK.
My car is almost starting with the ADK, i am only missing a few relays and stuff to get it completed but i posted a proof of concept on youtube. Text an explanation is all german, sorry for that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlvpMwSxgMg
if there are any questions Ill be here for you

Great stuff. I am really looking forward to this.
But what I don't get is which hard- and software is required:
- is 2.3.4 sufficient?
Answer: YES
- do other devices (running 2.3.4) than the Nexus 1/S work?
Answer: Pending
- will an Arduino Duemilanove board work?
Answer: NO
Thanks for your help, guys
Besides those questions I have one more:
- assuming I have a board that is connected to a power supply. will i be able to charge an Android device when connecting the board to the handset via USB?
Answer: depends on the boards and its power consumption/outlet. Basically, it should

Nikropht said:
P.S. Mod's can we get a forum section for Android Accessory Development?
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+1 for a dedicated section.
I reckon it's gonna take off as soon as more USB host boards become available

My Arduino Duemilanove works perfectly

Clear.fi and Acer Support

Last week I send Acer Support a question about using Clear.fi. It would see my computer, but it would quickly display "There is no content available." message. I got a quick response back that was confusing to understand. I'll go into that more later.
So I sent another message saying I couldn't understand their message, to which again I got a prompt reply saying they had escalated the case to Level 2 support with the suggestion I call their voice technical support (@ 1-800571-2237 : write this number down for future US support 24/7!!!)
I called and explained the problem and was told they needed to research it and would call me back.
By now I think I have figured the original message out. They were saying I needed to plug in a USB thumb drive into an Acer PC and in the Clear.fi client on a PC (see ACER.COM and find a rotating display that shows Clear.fi, click on it and you see sample screens from a PC and you also will find that Clear.fi has only recently started to be installed on new (2011) Acer PCs) On the left of the Clear.fi screen on the PC click on "Shared Library", then click on "Add Computer", click "next step" to create the file "clear.fi_client_setup_.exe". Now install this on your non_Acer PC.
Great! What if you don't own a recently built Acer PC?
Now a short time later I got a call from Acer Support informing me that at the present time the Clear.fi client only works for Acer Tablet to Acer PC. They said they would look into my suggestion that they make it available to all users as a download in the same place you find your USB Acer Sync Driver.
I soon found our this Support Group was located in Temple, TX, just south of Waco, TX. I live just north of Waco, TX. Yes, we did talk about the weather!
I had a nice long talk with Josuha. I told him I was anxiously awaiting the 3.1 update. He didn't know exactly when it would be released, but indicated that Acer had sold a lot of tablets to businesses and saw a need to add apps that would make it more business freindly (e.g., support of Exchange). So perhaps the 3.1 update will include some additional apps and this might explain the delay. Just guessing here!
I asked him if they have people scanning these forums to get a handle on current problems users are having and suggestions for improvements. He said they have a "team" of people doing this. It would be nice it they would their presence known!
He then got my email address and sent me a survey form. They asked what three things I don't like about the A500 and three things I liked. They also asked for suggestions for improvements. This survey is more than the one you get when you ask and get email answers from the off shore Tech Support. I wish there was a way to get a lot of users to respond like this as he genuinely wanted to get my opinion.
Bottom line...didn't get my Clear.fi problem solved now, but felt encouraged that there were people at Acer listening to us.
Now if anyone out here can get a copy of the Clear.fi client and share it with us that would be nice. I know you can do most of the Photo, Movies, and Pictures transfers to the Tablet by other means, but Clear.fi is suppose to let you stream movies from your PC.
Hope this info helps some of you.

i am using clear.fi with western digital live tv hub (1tb) dlna and it works fine..my windows 7 PC shows instantly but WD live hub takes sometime to show up but once its there everything works flawless
if clear.fi isnt working for you then you can try upnplay or skifta (skifta is dlna certified..on honeycomb it only works in portrait mode for browsing files but once you play a movie, it will change to landscape) along with a player like rockplayer, vplayer, moboplayer etc
you need to authorize the clear.fi device if your streaming server is on windows 7..a guide is available here
http://androidforums.com/captivate-...ide-setting-up-dlna-allshare-windows-7-a.html

Thanks. I was able to get to work.

[Q] OTG USB webcam?

I don't have a Nexus 7 yet but I was wondering if it is possible to use a webcam over OTG?
I've seen threads for the Xoom and Nexus S about it requiring modules added to the kernal
Has anyone tried/gotten a camera to work with their N7 yet? (If so, how?)
(I'd just like to know if it's possible)

Thread resurrection 'cause I haven't found an answer to this question either.

ddlooping said:
Thread resurrection 'cause I haven't found an answer to this question either.
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Found answer
watch?v=9-OUqr-w8YM
(new users cant post links, its youtube link)
I would be also interested in video recording...
It would make it perfect for have cheap stationary cameras and not have to have laptop to record them temporarily...

That's good news, lamui, thanks.
Here's the video you linked to...
And if the following is possible, recording video from an external webcam must surely be too...
---------- Post added at 12:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:06 PM ----------
Ok, it is undoubtedly possible.
Source code available on the following page:
http://brain.cc.kogakuin.ac.jp/research/usb-e.html

great.... how its working for nexus 7 ?

agung_gitaris86 said:
great.... how its working for nexus 7 ?
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You know as much as I do. :laugh:

Nice Thread! Stay Tuned! :victory:

agung_gitaris86 said:
great.... how its working for nexus 7 ?
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The author of the Nexus 7 USB Webcam blog entry mentioned above has compiled his SimpleWebCam code and you can download the app from his blog.
If you want to try it out, you will need to use a Linux UVC compatible webcamera.
Here is a webpage with a list of them - http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/#devices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_USB_video_class_devicesPlease post any comments on it here or at the author's BLOG.
We need to know the model of the camera you used, if it worked following the instructions at the blogsite.
Thanks

OTG USB Webcam
I have tested the simplewebcam apk on the following
rooted Nexus 7 running 4.2 = works
unrooted Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 = works
unrooted Galaxy SIII running 4.1 = works
All tests used the SSK Driver-Free 1.3 Mega Pixel USB Webcam with Microphone & Clip - Black + Orange and the Creative Webcam nx Pro Vista / 7 ( I think both are knock-offs, I can not find model numbers). The SSK stated it was UVC compliant and the Creative box says “NO CD Driver”
I am interested in being able to record from the webcam or send the feed to other apps. I do not have the expertise to work the code to make this happen.

droidoso said:
I have tested the simplewebcam apk on the following
rooted Nexus 7 running 4.2 = works
unrooted Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 = works
unrooted Galaxy SIII running 4.1 = works
All tests used the SSK Driver-Free 1.3 Mega Pixel USB Webcam with Microphone & Clip - Black + Orange and the Creative Webcam nx Pro Vista / 7 ( I think both are knock-offs, I can not find model numbers). The SSK stated it was UVC compliant and the Creative box says “NO CD Driver”
I am interested in being able to record from the webcam or send the feed to other apps. I do not have the expertise to work the code to make this happen.
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It's easy to get the USB device info from the Windows Device Manager as follows:
- right click on "my computer" on the desktop
- select Device Manager
- Doubleclick Imaging Devices
- doubleclick on your camera device - it might just say "USB Video Device" or something like that
- select Details
- copy the VID and PID numbers: eg: USB\VID_1e4e&PID_0100$MI_\6&20BD946A&0&0000
- reference the VID and PID numbers on the http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/#devices website
NOTE - if it works but it's not on the list, it just might be newer than the info on the list - please submit it to the list's maintainer.
- DONE

I meant that I would like to be able to record a USB UVC webcam on my Android device. I can do it on windows and Linux and can even do it on my Nexus 7 running Ubuntu. It seems that with the simplewebcam app that it would be possible to send the video to other apps or include a recorder function with this app.

droidoso said:
I meant that I would like to be able to record a USB UVC webcam on my Android device. I can do it on windows and Linux and can even do it on my Nexus 7 running Ubuntu. It seems that with the simplewebcam app that it would be possible to send the video to other apps or include a recorder function with this app.
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Please let the developer of the simplewebcam app know your thoughts on his blog site (link in a previous post)
He also has the source code available so that anyone can make their own enhancements.
There was also a dual camera app mentioned which would be great for a mobile DVR if it included a recorder function.
Again - please provide the author with some feedback.
Thanks
btw - I wrote the previous post as you had mentioned you couldn't find the model numbers of your cameras. If you get the VID & PID numbers, you can see what models they correspond to on the list I mentioned.
Cheers and have a great holiday!

Sorry I misread your pervious message. Here is the info I got on the cameras
SSK = Gsou USB2.0 Camera
0ac8:3420=Venus USB 2.0 Camera (Tevion MD 85872 and Minoru3D) BY Vimicro
CREATIVE = Vimicro USB Camera (Altair)
0ac8:3450=A4Tech PK-333E BY A4Tech
Logitech = Logitech Webcam C260
046D: 081A Not Listed (submitted to the list for addition)
All three work on my devices with simplewebcam.
I agree that the app would be really good is it included a recorder function.
Thanks for the help - Merry Christmas.

I just wished that my G.E. web cam worked with it but all I get is a black screen and totally stock NEXUS 7 B.T.W.16gb. Thanks and GOD BLESS YOU GUYS
Sent from my Nexus 7

I finally found a cheap usb camera that works with the simplecamera app.
It's marketed by Kross and has a upc of 6-973180-130628.
It says it's an 8MP camera but it is described as a 1.2mp to 8mp (with interpolation) camera.
So it's really a 1.2mp unit - don't care, it works.
Update: It appears the UPC number on the box might be fake as I can't find ANY references to the UPC anywhere on the web.
However, I did find the "Kross" webcam in a number of locations including Here & Here in Canada.
Here's a photo of the box:

I found this small webcam on Ebay - It could even be small enough to fit into the case ? Oh maybe integrated into a smartcase.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120960427267
Anyone know this model and if it works.
Regards
Hagie

The issue with this webcam is that it does not mention that it needs no driver.
Its a good price so if you get one and it doesn't work, you don't lose much.
Now that the app has been modified so you no longer need to change permissions on the device in /dev, you can take your tablet to a computer store and try various cameras until you find one that works.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

This is great stuff. Going to buy a Nexus 7 soon and camera soon. Trying to make a backup cam for my Focus ST. Getting video to the tablet was the first problem. Now all I have to figure out is everything else, like making it automatically trigger in reverse for one. Most tasker related car searches use the usb charging to wake the tablet when the car comes on.

Fry's (an electronics reseller here in the US since I know XDA has members from all over the planet) is currently selling an HP HD 720p USB webcam for $5.99, I saw the ad listed yesterday (it's part of their normal weekly sale that starts on Friday morning):
http://www.frys.com/product/6831166
Don't have much info about the camera or the quality, or whether or not it would be functional with the Nexus 7 and OTG either but I'd sure love to know if anyone happens to have one of these. I may go out and get one before the sale ends this Thursday at the close of business, can't hurt to have a webcam around for other purposes I suppose. My current laptop supports one as an option but my particular configuration didn't have one from the factory (Dell Latitude E6400 that I got pretty cheap off craigslist last year).
If I do get one I'll make sure to report my findings here with respect to the Nexus 7.

Yes. Bringing this back to life.
C270. It's on the list of UVC compatible webcams. When I go to ls -l /dev/video0, I get an error. Apparently my supported webcam isn't supported?
Would a different ROM/Kernel help? I'm thinking stickmount might be interfering with this as well. I'm on PA with the stock kernel...

[Q] Ubuntu Touch on Ouya

I had maybe a naive expectation of the ouya. My dream was to install all my server stack on it (mailserver, owncloud, xbmc) and plug it to a tv. Sometimes i would play on it, but most of the time it would be just a private, secure, home server. Ok the whole playing stuff is kind of working, (after adding fake credit card) but installing any server related software on android just sucks. But that i ran into ubuntu touch and i looked a bit closer to it.
- lxc (linux containers) better seperation between android and ubuntu
- android is not the mayor system anymore (container flip)
- almost complete debian/ ubuntu stack (apt-get install nginx zsh # and all that useful server stuff)
- X through vnc # if someone need that
- all drivers are running because of android
So is someone trying, willing to port it on ouya? Actually i never did something like that but with the porting guide it seams feasible
wiki(dot)ubuntu(dot)com/Touch/Install

Ubuntu or Debian in general would be nice to use the ouya as a kind of multimedia pc with native support of ntfs and other formats of external harddrives. Also you don't have to argue with browserplugins like flash or problems with not landscaped apps like spotify and the mouse and keyboard support within applications would be much nicer.
The OS doesn't have to have touchenviroment because it's useless on ouya but ubuntu touch should provide a good base system because of many tegra 3 devices supported right now. Maybe it's possible with slight modifications of those bootloaders they're using right now.
https:// wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Devices (not allowed to post outside links so just remove the spaces)

It will be extreamly cool to have Linux on OUYA.
My choose is Linux Ultimate Edition for OUYA

Hopefully someone answers here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382395

Anyone tried this Linux installer yet? I've never really tried it out before.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

It's just an virtual machine and the performance is not somwhere near what the ouya should be capable off

Not Ubuntu Touch but Debian seems to to be near to run natively on the OUYA
http://tuomas.kulve.fi/blog/2013/08/11/debian-on-ouya/
i'm waiting until the mayor issues are fixed but im looking forward to use all the software compatible with arm on linux.
finally ouya could become the free platform i was waiting for :fingers-crossed:

One step closer to a "hackable" ouya
Klindworth said:
Not Ubuntu Touch but Debian seems to to be near to run natively on the OUYA
http : // tuomas.kulve.fi/blog/2013/08/11/debian-on-ouya/
i'm waiting until the mayor issues are fixed but im looking forward to use all the software compatible with arm on linux.
finally ouya could become the free platform i was waiting for :fingers-crossed:
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One step closer to a "hackable" ouya. https : // github.com/ouya/ouya_1_1-kernel/commit/4a4389d10e15e7b04221987381f696441ef26701