Whitestone Android It Booted!!! - Page 2

htc imagio · #1 (**permalink**) 08-16-2011, 06:55 AM

androis apps a to working in that ????/
means that it has anroid market working

cptaj · #2 (**permalink**) 08-18-2011, 12:40 PM

Some News

There's been some progress. The kernel is kinda booting now. We're still a long way's off but at least its doing something. We can now see text scrolling and a lovely picture of tux. Since LUC@X seems to have disappeared, we kinda had to start over but the xdandroid devs have been totally awesome in helping our collective asses

We kinda need to get our own team together though. I'm gonna try my best but I'm no kernel hacker, so if anyone wants to join me please don't hesitate. We DO need help!

I'm told that the reason why none of the kernels worked is because the whitestone/imagio has only one die of ram instead of two and the kernel is not programmed to recognize it. This happens on other devices too and its the reason why the topaz kernel seemed to be the only one working. Using an experimental, monodie only kernel (a later version of the one LUC@X was using), we managed to get ahead a bit.

I'll keep you guys posted but PLEASE, if you can help, please do so. We need coders mostly but also testers who can write clearly in english/spanish/german. (It's no good to test if you can't communicate the results and those are the languages we understand

)

Here's a summary of the progress so far:

Code:

+ Booting on emwe's monodie kernels: Tests were performed using FRX07 and swapping kernels/modules only. The old kernel has no modules file. The Android Debugging Bridge (adb) doesn't work on either kernel.

- Using the old, experimental kernel mentioned in this [1] thread:

Produces two vibrations after haret and a white screen. The system seems to be booting meanwhile and eventually goes into power saving mode, blacking out the screen but leaving the backlight on. Using HARET scripting as indicated here [2], it produces the following log [3]. The log is all jibberish after that final error. IMPORTANT NOTE: The kernel produces no data.img when executed through HARET scripting, however it DOES spit out a data.img when executed normally through HARET. However, the screen is blank and its impossible to tell whats going on differently. 

[1]http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/2083817-post234.html
[2]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9357431#post9357431
[3]http://paste2.org/p/1593592

- Using linux-msm-topa100-2010-08-23-A-monodie-only-pkg provided by EMWE:

Produces two vibrations after haret and text appears on screen along with your friendly neighborhood Tux. It eventually reaches an error that loops every 120 seconds. HARETscripting logs, obtained with the same method as before, are here [1] . NOTE: This kernel does NOT produce a data.img file. With or without HARETscripting.

[1] http://paste2.org/p/1593601

fordnfishin · #3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 02:17 PM

It really runs great, except for nothing working, but I mean its quick and responsive and the volume up button doubles as a back button if you get into messaging or dialing. Just tap it about six times and it should bring you back. This has definite potential. I hit thanks good find. It in super beta works better than the wm 6.5 put on the phone itself.

Nicaragüense · #4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 02:25 PM

I am very happy this week indeed, Having something new to play with will be fun.. Heck if it eventually gets to be fully functional that'd be great but it will serve as a nice distraction.. Finally the imagio is gettin some loving.