As far as I know, Broadcom promised to get android on our small little computer Raspberry Pi but their is no news of it till now
So I started this thread to discuss all the possible ways to Port Android to RasPi
Project Name: IncrediPi
This thread on MADTeam Forums: http://madteam.co/forum/development-106/(discussion)-incredipi-porting-android-for-raspberry-pi/
This thread here on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321557
Rules of this thread:
No spamming and No Flaming
No Fights to be continued here
Abuse/Disrespect towards newbies or any member!
Use only english
Help each other with problems
One of my uncles also has RasPi and he knows hell lot of knowledge in Programming!
Biggest problem we will see in this project is hardware drivers... Broadcom is kinda closed source I remember how my devices Galaxy Y got a semi-stable CM... Galaxy Y uses Broacom so I know the pain when we started developing xD
I hope we can see Android Running on Pi Someday :fingers-crossed:
Similar articles:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/tag/android
http://androidpi.wikia.com/wiki/Android_Pi_Wiki
http://www.linuxtoday.com/upload/bu...-based-raspberry-pi-station-130528005512.html
Will update this thread with more such links everyday
ALSO SEE: I am not a developer, Just trying to gather information from people
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I just saw this: https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/70
He says he got the system booting fine but due to the lack of egl drivers the h/w isn't accelerating... I'll catch hold of that guy! I hope we are able to make it work
I was after this also, in what i can help let me know.
Also, at this moment the main issue is the broadcom driver,!!
Br
M3mn0t
m3mn0t said:
I was after this also, in what i can help let me know.
Also, at this moment the main issue is the broadcom driver,!!
Br
M3mn0t
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Yes, I also own a Galaxy Y which uses similar GPU and CPU! It took 2000+ Signs in a petition for them to provide us test egl binaries! I hope with the same method broadcom will release drivers for Pi
I will never loose hope
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Last update from raspberry pi was at july 2012....almost a year ago.I think its time to broadcom provide that drivers. I will get more inside this subject, broadcom drivers, them i will try something, also it would be perfect that some developers get into this thread.
Br
Arnav.G said:
Yes, I also own a Galaxy Y which uses similar GPU and CPU! It took 2000+ Signs in a petition for them to provide us test egl binaries! I hope with the same method broadcom will release drivers for Pi
I will never loose hope
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m3mn0t said:
Last update from raspberry pi was at july 2012....almost a year ago.I think its time to broadcom provide that drivers. I will get more inside this subject, broadcom drivers, them i will try something, also it would be perfect that some developers get into this thread.
Br
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Yeah....
I am studying C right now...
Also, Please some developers needed here
Ok!
I was working on a Website for this project and its nearly complete....
I will share it here!
Also, I have started looking into other porting processes! Just like HTC HD2 has so many OS's RasPi will also have
What version of android does your Uncle have running?
There have been cyanogenmod 7 running on the Raspberry Pi for a while without any hardware acceleration, the main problem developers are having are getting anything above android 4.0 running without hardware acceleration.
dombeef said:
What version of android does your Uncle have running?
There have been cyanogenmod 7 running on the Raspberry Pi for a while without any hardware acceleration, the main problem developers are having are getting anything above android 4.0 running without hardware acceleration.
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Can you link me to CynogenMod 7 for Pi?
For EGL Libs we have to start a petition against broadcom asking for the drivers But unfortunately we have to!
This is something that i have to dig deep before start anything, because i want to understand very well every aspect of this project.
What confuses me is, if there is already an arm 6 cellphone android with the same broadcom chip for graphics, why we cannot start from there?!! keep in mind the raspberry pi uses the same arm 6 cpu \ broadcom gpu
Br
Arnav.G said:
Can you link me to CynogenMod 7 for Pi?
For EGL Libs we have to start a petition against broadcom asking for the drivers But unfortunately we have to!
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m3mn0t said:
This is something that i have to dig deep before start anything, because i want to understand very well every aspect of this project.
What confuses me is, if there is already an arm 6 cellphone android with the same broadcom chip for graphics, why we cannot start from there?!!
Br
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Main problem is that no manufacturer except samsung provides Broacom chip on their phones!
also, In my country Pi is out of stock :/
The closest Armv6 Phone which uses Broadcom chip is Galaxy Y and it has a quite similar GPU and CPU as compared to that of in Pi! *I HAVE THIS DEVICE*
But I am not sure if we can engineer its drivers to make it work with Pi!
Also we struggled alot to get a semi stable CyanogenMod 7!
UPDATE :victory:
I was going through MADTeam Forums and then saw a post on Raspberry Pi Opensource GPU Drivers!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2221
That means we still have hopes on getting it Stable!
Before we start we need to make a proper device tree! I'll be sending PM's to some BCM Devs
Arnav.G said:
Main problem is that no manufacturer except samsung provides Broacom chip on their phones!
also, In my country Pi is out of stock :/
The closest Armv6 Phone which uses Broadcom chip is Galaxy Y and it has a quite similar GPU and CPU as compared to that of in Pi! *I HAVE THIS DEVICE*
But I am not sure if we can engineer its drivers to make it work with Pi!
Also we struggled alot to get a semi stable CyanogenMod 7!
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Here in portugal, You can find it anywhere eheheh, the 512 mb ram version. Now what i will search and understand is, if we have a gingerbread version already working in a raspberry pi, but without any hw accelaration, maybe with the original firmware from galaxy Y we can start work with the broadcom driver, do you see the light at the end of the tunel?!
Br
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Here in portugal, You can find it anywhere eheheh, the 512 mb ram version. Now what i will search and understand is, if we have a gingerbread version already working in a raspberry pi, but without any hw accelaration, maybe with the original firmware from galaxy Y we can start work with the broadcom driver, do you see the light at the end of the tunel?!
Br
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I didn't get you :/
Anyways I shared the Opensource GPU Drivers! I still have hope that we can get HW Acceleration done in Gingerbread but I don't know about ICS or JB4.1/4.2
Arnav.G said:
Can you link me to CynogenMod 7 for Pi?
For EGL Libs we have to start a petition against broadcom asking for the drivers But unfortunately we have to!
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Just a little googling will get you them: Android on the Raspberry Pi.
But you still didnt answer my question of what your uncle's Pi was running. He might just be running android 2.3 which has been released by developers for a while now.
dombeef said:
Just a little googling will get you them: Android on the Raspberry Pi.
But you still didnt answer my question of what your uncle's Pi was running. He might just be running android 2.3 which has been released by developers for a while now.
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Nopes....
My Uncle bought a RasPi for Google Lunar XPrize! If you don't know what is that then: "Its a mission for teams all over the world to send a robot to the moon and make it run for 500 meters on the surface of the moon! They are making parts of the sensors of the robot with RasPi I am a small part of it "
Arnav.G said:
I am studying C right now...
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I'm sure you will be able to provide us nice stuff then!
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I'm sure you will be able to provide us nice stuff then!
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I'll give my best
Any progress with the build and anywhere to snatch a copy?
Im building my own set of smart glasses and was hoping to run the UI on my Raspberry Pi. If I cant I will have to just run it over a series of adaptors from my S3 to the glasses.
I need Android running well enough to voice search, Bluetooth to a Mini Rii and receive messages via ZipWhip.
Am I too early to this party?
Are there any dates for the first stable release that we can test it ?
Anything new?
Hello everybody, i'm very excited with Cyanogen's new way and i must to say that it be a huge community for the device that i solicite support.
It's a device with an awesome Device, but, sure you know, it is Chipset From broadcom n does not have much development, i hope you regard my request.
Thanks to all of you (and sorry for my quite bad english).
DEVICE: Samsung Galaxy Y (S5360)
Gaurav8651000 said:
Hello everybody, i'm very excited with Cyanogen's new way and i must to say that it be a huge community for the device that i solicite support.
It's a device with an awesome Device, but, sure you know, it is Chipset From broadcom n does not have much development, i hope you regard my request.
Thanks to all of you (and sorry for my quite bad english).
DEVICE: Samsung Galaxy Y (S5360)
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I've had experience with the chipset
I'm going to say, no this will not get official omni. I doubt you'd even get a stable 4.3. I'd like to say it can get this, but based on the past. I don't think it will
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Gaurav8651000 said:
Hello everybody, i'm very excited with Cyanogen's new way and i must to say that it be a huge community for the device that i solicite support.
It's a device with an awesome Device, but, sure you know, it is Chipset From broadcom n does not have much development, i hope you regard my request.
Thanks to all of you (and sorry for my quite bad english).
DEVICE: Samsung Galaxy Y (S5360)
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ummm,... Dude, m nt sayin that its impossible... Bt nt possible fur us... I mean we guys duno much abt anythng... And m in 12th... So, no frm me... I cant, studies r most imp, and dey suck... -_-
If you've been to their IRC chat (at #omnirom in freenode) they plan to support legacy devices. However, it will take some time to get ARMv6 working.
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If you've been to their IRC chat (at #omnirom in freenode) they plan to support legacy devices. However, it will take some time to get ARMv6 working.
You wouldn't care where I sent this message from.
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So if they support Legacy device is there a chance from them to Support BRoadcom?
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So if they support Legacy device is there a chance from them to Support BRoadcom?
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If the sources are there, it is likely, but don't take my word for it
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So if they support Legacy device is there a chance from them to Support BRoadcom?
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There's a massive difference between "documented legacy device" and "undocumented nightmare". Broadcom falls quite firmly in the second category.
Same reason Rockchip is almost surely never to see support unless Rockchip changes their tune with regards to GPL violations, etc.
So I can find the android version but i don't have an android device!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv.remote&hl=en
Does anybody know if they are planning on releasing one?
natedogg118 said:
So I can find the android version but i don't have an android device!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv.remote&hl=en
Does anybody know if they are planning on releasing one?
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I think Google would not have a hurry at least in the immediate future if the Nexus Player get's moving.
Perhaps, that might leverage sales for the Google Chromecast though.
Hi guys. I have Note 3 with Gear 1 (Android not Tizen) i like Android becouse i have root and this give me a lot of options. I want upgrame my phone to Note 4 but i don't know what about Note 4 + Galaxy Gear (Android).
I Think it will be no problems if i update Android to Tizen but what about Android ? My english is not good but i think you guys will know what i mean Android Wear is cool but for now i prefer strange way of connecting ^^