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Google's Android on Magician !

Hi all,
Just read an artice on the hack of Google's impressive Android mobile OS. Hackers have used files from the emulator and installed the OS on some Linux phones. I was just thinking that there was a post on this forum saying that Linux could be Installed on Magician. Also Android uses Linux's kernal. So why not give Android a try. Would be great to use the new Android on Magician.
Any clues on how to proceed with the Installation ?

Is it really? I listen about porting on only Linux-PDA but Magican isn't Linux-PDA.

Of course, Android can run on the Magician, BUT never forget that you need drivers for the device - even for Linux!
And that's the problem: if you don't have any information about the chipset etc you will need month or even years to develop them.
If you want to run Linux on the Magician, there is already a project which try to develop drivers for Linux. Last time I read from their progress Linux runs on the Magician with the possibility to use the phone (but no GPRS)...
Use the search if you are interested;-)

Melkor said:
If you want to run Linux on the Magician, there is already a project which try to develop drivers for Linux. Last time I read from their progress Linux runs on the Magician with the possibility to use the phone (but no GPRS)...
Use the search if you are interested;-)
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It is http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Magician , isn't it?

So If Linux can be installed, then Android can also be installed. Because it supports all Linux compatible devices according to the hack.
For the DRIVER part, pls check the official Android website-
http://code.google.com/android/
and let us know. Waiting for your reply...
Thanks!

Peoples - a hve WORKING linux on my HTC magician.
name is Angstorm with GUi OpenMoko.
Work - tochscreen,Sound,GSM,blootuth.
thet meens - drivers are exist and work

Can anybody say, where i can download Google's Androuid for ANY platform ?
I'm Find =) Android For Zaurus
it seems to me, For using rootfs on magician we mast change drivers in it
http://www.omegamoon.com/blog/static.php?page=ZaurusAndroid
As me say one man, it takes compiling magican's drivers using Google android SDK.
Some useful links
Буржуйский форум -> http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showforum=158
ЗАУРУС -> http://www.omegamoon.com/blog/static.php?page=ZaurusAndroid
Cкрины -> http://androidzaurus.seesaa.net/article/75516785.html
Angstrom на Qtek s110 -> http://grigio.org/howto_openmoko_htc_magic...dual_boot_wince
Немного о портировании для OMAP -> http://elinux.org/Android_on_OMAP
Sory for my English =)

does anyone know how to actually download the Android platform? regardless of phone model or drivers? or is it just included in the SDK and you gotta compile it yourself? If I can somehow get my hands on a copy of the image I'll probably end up spending the next 3 weeks trying to flash it natively into the ROM

The Android sources can found on this page: http://code.google.com/p/android/downloads/list

It is only kernel. Without drivers.

Found a new article for search on "Android on HTC", got this:
Android Kernel Found, Android on HTC Kaiser imminent
It says, that the kernal works only on MSM7200A chipset for now.
Take a look, link: http://fandroid.net/content/android-kernel-found-android-htc-kaiser-imminent

what i cannot understand is:
if there is an working linux kernel (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=MagicianXanadux) than android should be executable also!?
All necessary driviers shold be available.
So why should it be impossible to have a running android on a Magician?
cheers
aitsch
p.s.: the Magician is a very fast device. maybe android is running well on it.

UPDATE: Google has released a new version of Android, v0.9
Any updates on running Andriod on Magician ?
I could run Linux (Openmoko) successfully.

yea! Android 1.0 it very good
we need this

linux can run on a magician and u can use phone on it but no sms and it's full of bug's

Hi all,
I have tried to download the angstrom linux and follow the instruction from this site http://linuxtogo.org/~ph5/magician/....
but I always had kernel panic when start booting the linux, after then I found out the unzipping wasn't successful there is an error occurred during unzipping.
Does anyone ever encounter the error when unzipping? your help would be much appreciated. thank you
wayne

Hi everybody,
are there any news on running android on magican. Did anybody manage to get it running?

w00t!
I for one cannot wait to boot winCE on my Magician! Id love to put ANDROID on it! from what it looks like they are only 80% done!

I have opie II running on magician (http://linuxtogo.org/~htcpxa/htcmagician/)
and it runs perfectly (except a little bug eith the menu).
And here is a list what works in linux (http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Magician)so android should work

header2k said:
I have opie II running on magician (http://linuxtogo.org/~htcpxa/htcmagician/)
and it runs perfectly (except a little bug eith the menu).
And here is a list what works in linux (http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Magician)so android should work
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Interesting, I'll take a look! What are the bugs you personally notice?

Android on ARM920T phones? (like Trinity.. ;-))

Dear all,
as I wrote on this other post (excuse me for crossposting - please mods to close the wrong-placed one):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=384850
there are two guys that recompiled Android for ARMv4 processor - like ARM920T, the trinity processor!!
Here you have the links:
http://benno.id.au/blog/
http://perpetual-notion.blogspot.com/2008/10/android-freerunnder-updates.html
They are working on the Freerunner and Neo1973 devices.. but the processor is the same..
Anyone out there wants Android on our beloved trinity?
At the moment I have no spare time (and skills) to take the challenge.. but I hope that someone will do.
I think that with the source code the CLZ and Thumb mode issues are completely addressed.
Anyone could confirm this to me?
Best regards,
s

Hi,
i'm also interested to see android on my htc hermes. i'm waiting benos new blog entries to see if he was able to run the code on "Neo1973".
What is the diference between htc hermes and htc dream (g1) regarding other chips beside the prcessor?
i don't think that drivers included in android can cover all chips in hermes. can someone maybe make an list of same and different devices(chips) in this 2 devices?
thanks

G phone?
So this is the same OS that the G phone is sporting yeah?
If The flashing process isn't harder than the current process then I'd be up for this. Also will it brick the phone?
Need some people to test.

Great Topic!
More information about this here:
http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-td1368755|a1368755

http://review.source.android.com/user/sean,,mcneil.com
Since the openmoko is very like the p3600 I will give these patches a try. Let you know!

That would be awesome !
Please tel us your progression.

I'm waiting for a Android ROM for my Trinity ^_^

This is what we can try. The openmoke images are out. Since the openmoke is very like the p3600 we could give these images a try. The images are located over here.
http://people.openmoko.org/sean_mcneil/androidfs.jffs2
http://people.openmoko.org/sean_mcneil/uImage-android
We need haret for the images as well.
http://www.handhelds.org/~koconnor/haret/haret-0.5.2.exe
The thing we also need is to have a proper default.txt for haret. Who can help?

Hi piethein,
This will replace the rom we have installed in the trinity or is like an emulator running under wm ?
We dont loss any wm rom that we have installed ?

Dear all,
here you have some (bad) news:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting/browse_thread/thread/906dcae21176d4e9#
at the link above you will find a thread I started in adroid-porting developers group.
http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting/browse_thread/thread/0b3743f8151783f6#
at this link there are other infos, but let me report two msgs:
shaice:
Dear all,
sorry to bother you with (probably) silly questions but..
I own a HTC trinity that use the same ARM920T processor of Freerunner.
I saw benno's and christopher's posts on their blogs...
Is there any chance that your binaries will run on other ARM920T
phones?
Thank you in advance for any answer.
Best regards,
s
Christopher Friedt:
Hi Shaice,
In short, no (for now...)
Chris
sigh sob!
Now I'm searching for some fresh news.
Stay tuned!
s

uhmm reading somewhere in the group I found this post:
Jean-Baptiste Queru
3 Nov, 01:14
The shipping G1s have 192MB. Earlier development devices had 128MB,
and that wasn't quite enough to smoothly run the applications that
ship with the G1. Even if all the device's RAM could be allocated to
Android (no baseband, no framebuffer) 64MB would probably be very
tight, to the point where even foreground applications would risk
getting killed because of low memory conditions (the browser
especially comes to mind). In 32MB the system is likely to be
thrashing for memory even before it's done starting the system server
(if it can even start it at all).
JBQ
Mmmmh no good news for us.. :-/
s

Hi there,
basically these are great news!!!
piethein said:
This is what we can try. The openmoke images are out. Since the openmoke is very like the p3600 we could give these images a try. The images are located over here.
http://people.openmoko.org/sean_mcneil/androidfs.jffs2
http://people.openmoko.org/sean_mcneil/uImage-android
We need haret for the images as well.
http://www.handhelds.org/~koconnor/haret/haret-0.5.2.exe
The thing we also need is to have a proper default.txt for haret. Who can help?
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....but forget about running exactly these images on your trinity units.
It won't work
I don't want to digg your hope but there's a lot to do to make it real.
First:
You'll need a kernel that suits to trinity and offer some features the android OS needs.
Second:
You'll have to modify the image in jffs2 format to get loaded on trinity or build up a tricky environment to mount these image files after booting the kernel.
Have fun!
scholbert

Android on Trinity wanted!!
now that the full Android code is out it's possible!!
we can have Android on Trinity!!
please help... I cannot stand anymore WM!!

IMHO there is no enough memory to run smoothly android on trinity...
but stay tuned..
s

Dear all,
there is no hope for trinity users like us to see android running on our wonderful device.
As stated here:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-internals/browse_thread/thread/788c201e75ca7351
Android don't run on the ARM920T used in Neo1973.
In the following site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture#ARM_cores there is a table
where are described all the ARM cpu.
Android framework is compiled for the ARMv5 architecture version, so run on
the all the processors that belong to this architecture version and also in
some cpu of the new architecture (ARMv6/v7).
Other information can be found on this site
http://elinux.org/Android_on_OMAP#Real_hardware.
Best Regards,
Andrea Bernardi
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:-(
bye all
s

ehm...
on HTC vox wat i was using 2 weeks ago they builded a ADNROID rom !!! But they have only clock working but working !!! (no gsm,no edge,no menu,....)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368014&page=14

didoop said:
on HTC vox wat i was using 2 weeks ago they builded a ADNROID rom !!! But they have only clock working but working !!! (no gsm,no edge,no menu,....)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368014&page=14
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a new step per day, some time good new, other time bad news..... lets get hope that android will run on trinity...

[MOD][x86][ARM] Genymotion ARM Translation support

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Hello XDA!
I recently installed Genymotion on my PC with Windows because I needed to use CamScanner to present some work in college.
[I]Note that I have no physical device and I can not buy one. [/I]
Before, I had installed Android x86 in VirtualBox but when you open a JPEG in CamScanner it immediately crashes.
As a fairly common phrase where I live says: [B]Necessity is the mother of invention[/B].
I installed the Genymotion ARM Translation found in this thread: [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528952[/url]
but it did not work at all, CamScanner and other apps closed immediately.
So I decided to do something and did a recompilation of functional ARM libraries, now CamScanner works great along with the rest of gapps.
So I share my find on XDA:
This YouTube video proof how it works: [B]Video was reported and taken down from YouTube.[/B]
In the video's description you'll find the URL for downloading the file using Google Drive. [I]Because of the reported video (without reason), the links are lost, my Google Drive is empty and all versions of this are lost forever.[/I]
This flashable ZIP makes work the apps I need, these are the list of apps that closed I've tried and work:
CamScanner, Netflix, Derby Highway, Chrome Remote Desktop (partially works), Hangouts, Voice Search.
Please: Note that the file is compressed using the 7-zip format. There is no Android device that can flash a 7-zip file, that includes GenyMotion. In that 7-zip file you'll find 2 files, one a text file which contains the SHA sums for the file and other zip file. That zip file, "libhoudini.zip" is the flashable file. That means, you MUST have to uncompress the 7-zip file in order to access to the zip flashable file.
The specs of my virtual machine:
Android: Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Genymotion: 2.3.0
Virtualbox: 4.3.16
Host Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
The rest of this thread is to report what work and what doesn't work. For best results, use this example as a basis:
[CODE]1. CamScanner: Working. Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
2. Chrome Remote Desktop: partially works (crash on the fly). Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
3. Game Of War: partially works (crash in 1st screen). Android 4.4.4, 2.3.0 Genymotion, Virtualbox 4.3.16, Host: Windows 8.1 64bit Intel.
If it worked for you, press the thanks button (follow the rules). This thread is NOT dedicated to Genymotion problems (for example Drag and drop does not work, player.exe crashes, etc.).
Any suggestions are welcome.[/CODE]

can someone confirm how to make "Game of War" work on genymotion ??
I tried installing Arm 1.1 and Gapps, tweaking the Vbox and what not... nothing helps the app just starts and closes a few seconds later.

Well, this one works better with gapps than the one I found on github. Still couldn't get Age of Ishtaria to work though, logcat reports "Unsupported feature (ID:0x1140001a)." for houdini now, rather than the segfault it was getting with the other version. Using linux geny 2.3.0 with 4.4.4.

hey dude,
so your a super intelligent guy and you managed to fix genymotion to run some apps, but can you make Game of War to work too ?
that would be amazing !
Keep us posted on your great job

Good attempt at fixing the issue - I have tried every OS available with Genymotion and the issue has not been resolved. What all of these OSes have in common is the same Google Play appstore version, eventually, after the updates, so I wonder if that is the culprit. Perhaps we could find a way to run an older version of the appstore without it updating....I am just not sure.

were is the download i would like to try it!

You didn't trust me even with the checksums, great. But reporting the YouTube video was not needed (happen long time ago, I personally taken down the video on the report and didn't mind it till today, when I found a new answer to this thread).
Actually, I don't understand, I didn't wanted anything but share something that may help you (and actually, this helped some people), that was not fair. If some mod read this, please close this thread immediately. If you keep a copy of the 7-zip, you can do whatever you want but please don't even mention me.
However, I have to say that I found how and where Genymotion found it's libraries, and I though it would be nice to keep them update. But you didn't wanted it and I understand. Please, don't ask me about this, I will never make a mistake like this again in XDA. I have a real life and a reputation to keep clean, this didn't help me with it.

NoTengoBattery said:
You didn't trust me even with the checksums, great. But reporting the YouTube video was not needed (happen long time ago, I personally taken down the video on the report and didn't mind it till today, when I found a new answer to this thread).
Actually, I don't understand, I didn't wanted anything but share something that may help you (and actually, this helped some people), that was not fair. If some mod read this, please close this thread immediately. If you keep a copy of the 7-zip, you can do whatever you want but please don't even mention me.
However, I have to say that I found how and where Genymotion found it's libraries, and I though it would be nice to keep them update. But you didn't wanted it and I understand. Please, don't ask me about this, I will never make a mistake like this again in XDA. I have a real life and a reputation to keep clean, this didn't help me with it.
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libhoudini?

@phillibl I'm sorry for disturbing your peace, but I will be glad if you can close this thread form me. Thank you.

timofonic said:
libhoudini?
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Nope. If you are wondering I get the libs using a custom method over some x86 system image.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...81bb175e380f&usg=AOvVaw3N4NfVwwB6WUjkgKTUryKi
visit this link for ARM TRANSLATOR TOOL X86 FOR GENYMOTION ANDROID VERSION 8 OREO

Sezi01 said:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...81bb175e380f&usg=AOvVaw3N4NfVwwB6WUjkgKTUryKi
visit this link for ARM TRANSLATOR TOOL X86 FOR GENYMOTION ANDROID VERSION 8 OREO
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Thanks man

Windows xp... software to develop app

I have windows xp.
What software I need to install? More specially, which versions?
I do not want to buy newer OS.
I want to make app in IDE or something like that for android 4.1.2 on gt-i9100.
I want the app to do job in preload partition.

http://bbqlinux.org/
You've reached the website for BBQLinux, a user-friendly Linux distribution made for Android developers.
It has everything on board to build AOSP or AOSP-based Distributions like CyanogenMod or OmniROM.
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XP is too old. I was still in school when XP is the latest version, it's that old. Many programs may not work.
Better use BBQ Linux. It may also be conducive to Android App development.

I love the idea for live dvd.
Are there other alternatives in same group??: 'I put the dvd and no need to lose time to install anything at all.' ?

can someone say to me whether the size of this file:
bbqlinux-2016.06.19-x86_64-mate.iso
is 2 387 427 328 bytes?
I don't know whether i need to re download it.

http://bbs.bbqlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130
file checksum match done
File: Download/bbqlinux-2016.06.19-x86_64-mate.iso
MD5: 4a:24:95:ac:56:09:6a:3f:2f:1c:22:3e:0b:4d:05:39
SHA1: f0:d5:98:a6:5b:07:cb:07:57:47:ec:5a:fa:9e:01:46:29:16:09:8f

Nokia Lumia 1520 help

I need help or some one can point me to the right direction.
One of my employee give me Nokia lumia 1520 window 8.1 he ask me If I can put Androids app to this phone. I never root this type of phone before ( only Samsung phone). Can some one tell me what I need to download or send me a link what steps I need to do in order to root and install android apps on this phone if is possible.
thanks in advance.

No dude. You cant install Android on Windows Phone. You need to buy Android Phones for that. In earlier versions of Wp10 it was possible but not now

Ajshal said:
No dude. You can't install Android on Windows Phone. You need to buy Android Phones for that. In earlier versions of Wp10 it was possible but not now
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Something close is possible, You can install Appx File.... It's the Universal Apps : there might be some that have be converted from android to Windows phone.. Just google Appx Downloads and see if you can find something he wanted. If so, that is what is possible. The previous : A Older version of Windows on the phone had a special file/command, whatever you wish to call it. """Bash""". It allowed Linux to run on windows. Sadly they removed this, it would give programmers to do things Microsoft did not want to happen.

ryanromerosr said:
Something close is possible, You can install Appx File.... It's the Universal Apps : there might be some that have be converted from android to Windows phone.. Just google Appx Downloads and see if you can find something he wanted. If so, that is what is possible. The previous : A Older version of Windows on the phone had a special file/command, whatever you wish to call it. """Bash""". It allowed Linux to run on windows. Sadly they removed this, it would give programmers to do things Microsoft did not want to happen.
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I think what you meant was sideloading apk using adb in W10 build 10149 . The Exploit which allowed more or less sandboxing of Android app. It Ran the basic Android Apps which didnt have much dependency on Google Play services and more in use by Project Astoria.That means if an android app that required the GMaps plug-in would crash in W10M. Well that's basically not possible now as they removed the Linux Subsytem. You cant install Android Apps now on Windows 10 (btw Nowadays which dev is spending time on Lumia devices? ) I dont think there would be more development of Windows 10 mobile in future as they have shown that Full blown Windows 10 would soon run on ARM devices which has SD835 or more( Just think SD835+6GB RAM+LQS)That would be amazing. But Microsoft Doesnt have the Required no. of Apps in store (Admitting, UWP was not a great success) and enough market share. But dev's like @feherneoh and @banmeifyouwant have done great thing in porting Android to SG Lumias. :cyclops:

feherneoh said:
SD835 might be a great SoC, but we'll have to wait and see. But that will give us x86 Windows apps, not Android
Yeah, there is the 52X port, but note that we have no connectivity at all....
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Atleast if the perfomence if fine on SD835 soc , I Mean more than 2.5Ghz and enough page memory, I Think running or emulating Android apps would be smooth.Moreover if its full fledged Win10 the bootloader stuff Etc. would be easier to unlock and build Android for that. Yeah as you said we have to wait and see.
Yeah, Connectivity is major barrier on L52X Android Ports. If you guys could solve that, L52X Android port would the topic of debate and hopefully open the doors for future development. Good luck with connectivity though. Anyway you guys have done a great work on dead Lumias