Looks like a fully operating ANDROID OS on the TP2 isn't gonna happen anymore...

[oisact]

I know that volunteer / hobby kind of software development happens in bits and spurts, so it's not unexpected for there not to be constant new releases. For those that follow who's doing what more closely, is the primary issue that the developers do not have lots of time to devote to this, or are there technical roadblocks that have been encountered (like proprietary hardware issues that HTC doesn't provide documentation or specs for)?

For me personally, I'm not so concerned about having every bell and whistle of the phone working (headphone jacks, bluetooth, etc), but just raw core stability. It sounds like the RIL is the primary culprit when it comes to that. Anything on the horizon as far as that goes? There was talk that strides had been made in that area.

[arrrghhh]

Originally Posted by oisact

I know that volunteer / hobby kind of software development happens in bits and spurts, so it's not unexpected for there not to be constant new releases. For those that follow who's doing what more closely, is the primary issue that the developers do not have lots of time to devote to this, or are there technical roadblocks that have been encountered (like proprietary hardware issues that HTC doesn't provide documentation or specs for)?

For me personally, I'm not so concerned about having every bell and whistle of the phone working (headphone jacks, bluetooth, etc), but just raw core stability. It sounds like the RIL is the primary culprit when it comes to that. Anything on the horizon as far as that goes? There was talk that strides had been made in that area.

Eh, depends on the issue. Mostly it's lack of time (it seems).

The RIL is functionally complete AFAIK. See hyc's XDA thread

[oisact]

Do you know when this will packaged up into a new distribution? I think FRX06 was released primarily to use a different dialer over FRX05. If this RIL is a major improvement should it warrant a FRX07?

[vinceweis]

Originally Posted by oisact

Do you know when this will packaged up into a new distribution? I think FRX06 was released primarily to use a different dialer over FRX05. If this RIL is a major improvement should it warrant a FRX07?

It is being worked on very hard as we speak. Please be patient. The devs have a lot going on that will be committed and prepared when it is stable. There will be a new release when it is ready.

[internetaffairs]

sad...

[oisact]

Since this thread was bumped anyway, I'll mention that my carrier finally got a decent QWERTY Android phone (HTC Merge), so I grabbed one (almost a week before it officially went on sale) and I've been very, very pleased with it. It's only 800 MHz, but scores better than many 1 GHz phones on benchmarks (1300 Quadrant score). I might still have use for a stable Android on my TP2, maybe for the kids to use, but I'm just ecstatic having a rock-solid phone that performs so well.

[Tinkerbell]

Sounds great! Glad you found something that is working well for you!

[psycho_maniac]

can you guys please link me to where your finding all these updaes? i havent seen anything really and ive tried looking. i ran what i thought was the latest and it just locks up when it boots up.

[Shorale]

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

can you guys please link me to where your finding all these updaes? i havent seen anything really and ive tried looking. i ran what i thought was the latest and it just locks up when it boots up.

If you're looking for something on the Thunderbolt, you're in the completely wrong thread.

[psycho_maniac]

no
i want what is the topic of the thread.