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Originally Posted by arrrghhh
Well if you want to know the process, learn how to write drivers for the Linux kernel 
Essentially the devs need to work out the drivers for Linux first, then Android can communicate with the devices. If drivers were already available for the devices, it wouldn't be a big deal... but we don't have the drivers for the camera & GPS, so they have to build them from scratch. Just like HW3D, just like the touchscreen, just like the radio... just like everything else pretty much. |
I wish I could code enough to build drivers...I'm not anything like that. Thank you, this is exactly the information I was looking for. These guys had to build everything from scratch for this stuff? That's insane! Much props for that effort and skill.
I guess I assumed that either
a) the HTC Android devices are similar enough to the WM devices hardware-wise that the drivers could basically be copied
or
b) Basic Linux drivers already existed for hardware similar to what's in the HTC WM devices.
Whatever, go devs go!