MAGLDR being ported to Rhodium ***UPDATED with VIDEO*** - Page 2

**arrrghhh** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by manekineko

What's the difference between what MAGLDR does and tinboot, which is what I thought they've been using in the NAND thread?

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Originally Posted by gtmethod3

I second this. What is so great about MAGLDR? I've seen it pop up here and there and heard great things, but don't exactly understand what it can really do.

The difference is one is closed-source, written by DFT. The other is open source, originally written for the Vogue by the legendary dzo. Fortunately he made it open source, so we're able to pick it apart and try to shoehorn it onto the RHOD.

MAGLDR is closed source as I said above, and basically written from the ground up per device. Talking to some of the devs, it seems if you know how to write a bootloader it's much easier to just write your own then trying to port another to work on your hardware. However, if you don't know how to write bootloaders... yea don't have much choice but port

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Hope that answers the questions. There are some "advanced features" in MAGLDR, and I say the more the merrier. They both achieve the same end goal, NAND flash 'droid...

**[ACL]** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 01:18 PM

ive been chatting with cotulla almost every day. Guy absorbs information like a sponge so he has started to port it already.

Our nand kernel is ready for maglrd already so im just waiting for the pre-release he has promised :-p

**tiad8** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-10-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by [ACL]

ive been chatting with cotulla almost every day. Guy absorbs information like a sponge so he has started to port it already.

Our nand kernel is ready for maglrd already so im just waiting for the pre-release he has promised :-p

YES SIR. THAT'S GREAT NEWS

MassStash · #14 (**permalink**) 02-11-2011, 02:08 PM

is this a today type project, the pre-release that is, you think? he already has it working.... kinda... or somthin haha

update: guess cotulla got alot working today and is working on image still, which is amazing. Also full nands creepin up here

hongbao · #15 (**permalink**) 02-11-2011, 09:37 PM

I hope my TP2 can be used for another 2 years by porting android into it...

mikezpc · #16 (**permalink**) 02-11-2011, 10:12 PM

this is great news
i wonder how will the cdma version, mainly sprint will be supported
would be cool

muziling · #17 (**permalink**) 02-12-2011, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mikezpc

this is great news
i wonder how will the cdma version, mainly sprint will be supported
would be cool

ACL user info indicate that he use cdma version, so, may be no problem

**Lmiller1708** · #18 (**permalink**) 02-12-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by muziling

ACL user info indicate that he use cdma version, so, may be no problem

ACL has a CDMA phone, but cotulla has a GSM.
So MAGLDR will only be availbe for the GSM phones...Unless he somehow gets ahold of a CDMA one.

But we currently have NAND working on the CDMA phones.
Hopefully ACL will have something to test in the next day or two.

wcs533 · #19 (**permalink**) 02-12-2011, 02:37 PM

I have been running the XDAndroid for my Verizon TP2, its cool to play with but not to run all day it lags alot and not all functions work properly. This news is pretty cool, but I haven't followed the HD2 version much. When available is this going to be a full port that can be flashed? I like the idea of dual boot because I still like alot of the functions of my WM.

MassStash · #20 (**permalink**) 02-12-2011, 04:11 PM

cotulla has flashed MAGLDR directly now, fixed usb, and cloned the kernel git to commence building.... so the man's puttin' in work today fer sure sounds like