Who wants a cupcake?
 

Well, I just downloaded the latest Vogue Android archive from Massey.

Then I:

1) Unzipped and copied everything but the default.txt file into my SD root directory
2) Copied my Titan-flavored default.txt into the SD root directory
3) Rebooted my Titan
4) Started up something that got a data connection running
5) Plugged in my Titan for power, just in case
6) Started up haret

I came back about 15 minutes later, and - Voila! - my "cupcake" was done!

Boy, are those icons tiny! Response time is painfully slow. Also, the screen is inverted by 180 degrees when you slide out the keyboard.

Cheers!

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

The latest version of Massey's 'cupcake' does, in fact, display the screen upside-down in the latest (190509) version.

I have been playing with the latest few builds of this for the Titan, and I can say this:

1) The startup has GREATLY improved with the 190509 build! (from 3-5 minutes to literally 30 seconds)

2) This is an EXCELLENT preview of what the functionality will be like

3) READ THE README FROM MASSEY! :) The correct keys to press for things like <<back>> are not initially intuitive, but are easy to get used to!

4) If you *manage* to get Togga to connect to the 'net, do NOT use the 'Maps' 'My Location' feature! (It's someone in California!!!!)

5) Most things work, and work slick *(Phone and TXT's work OOB), but remember, this is a 'lets see if we can do it', NOT a 'replacement'!

6) In order to get this running from Massey's:

-Download his latest 'cupcake'

-Extract ALL files to the ROOT of the SD card

-Use an unzip utility to extract 'data.gz', and make sure the extracted file is named 'data.img', then DELETE 'data.gz'

-You *MUST* change the 'default.txt' file, mine looks like this:

----------------------
set MTYPE 1463
set KERNEL zImage
set initrd initrd.gz
set cmdline "ppp.username= ppp.password= msm_sdcc.msmsdcc_fmax=32000000 pm.sleep_mode=0 board-htctitan.panel_type=0 fbcon=rotate:3 mddi.width=300 mddi.height=400"
boot
----------------------

-The important changes apart from the 'vouge' default.txt (I believe) are these:

board-htctitan.panel_type=0 <-- htcTITAN

mddi.width=300 mddi.height=400 <-- Don't do 240x320... TRUST ME! :)


After these changes the Titan *should* boot just fine! :)

I hope this helps, and I will answer any (*see: MOST) questions asked, if any!



****Would anyone be able to assist getting the Wireless Networking portion working??? PPP internet is SOOOOO SLOWWWW on Alltel!


-FSM

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Hmm.. I couldn't get Cupcake loaded on xv6800. I have the previous build working, and so I downloaded the newest Cupcake from Massey, and followed your instructions. It starts to boot, but gets stuck on the "Flashing Android Screen" and just stays there and doesn't come out. This is using your default.txt you pasted in above.

Then I tried using my default.txt from Android 1.1 and it just keeps scrolling messages over and over on the console.. never makes it to the Android boot screen (to even flash).

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Where do you download the latest cupcake from Magi? Thanks.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

You can download it here:
http://magister.ipsys.net/projects/android-for-titan/

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Okay...my turn to ask for a little help.

I've had my Titan on for at least the last hour - probably closer to 90 minutes and I'm still at the linux bootscreen (no penguin on top but the text is still scrolling). All I'm seeing is "start rpc_read_command" then a string of characters...it just does this over and over with different numbers. Am I doing something wrong?

Radio: 3.45.50
ROM: RyanMogul's 6.5 heavy release running in high-mem mode.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Does Magi have a new version up? Because the link on his website is to the last build from March which is 1.1. TIA!

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

As far as I know that's the newest. I checked the thread at xda and didn't see anything else over there.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Can I get a little help? I extracted all the files to my SD card, used 7Zip to extract the other file, verified its name, ran haret and it gets stuck.

The last few lines are:

Failed
Failed to Mount SD Card
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off

I then get a blinking cursor

Any thoughts?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

make sure that DATA is DATA.img and SYSTEM is SYSTEM.img.. When you extract the file it's just a file, if you add the extension ".img" it will retract itself to the .img file, and then load it up. If it's an SDHC, move everything but the two files mentioned above to your mydocs or somewhere else, it's usually faster. Also, check that your default.txt is in tact.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Tried what you mentioned, even put the other files on in My Documents.

Are there steps that I am missing? Does it take a while to boot?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Do you have an active data connection? Mine freezes there if my data connection isn't active.

Wildcat...any suggestions as to my issue?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Mine starts booting fine, but then says:
[1.8457331] Kernal panic - not syncing: UFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(179.2)
[1.850041] Rebooting in 3 seconds....

Then it just hangs up forever.

Any thoughts?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

By data connection, do you mean via my carrier? I can try with a WiFi connection, but I think the main problem is that the card can't mount. No clue as to why. Format=Fat

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I have the same problem. I tried with different MicroSD cards and it still refuses to mount the SD card, and it won't even load off the internal phone memory.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

my fix was making sure the data.img files were right.


BTW all im working on the cupcake update soon, although my phone is broken :( i have to use a razr temporarily.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Those of you who have got this working?

1. What type of SD card are you using? How is it formatted?

2. Which files did you extract? Where did you put them?

Much thanks.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

SDHC 8GB Class 2, FAT
DATA, renamed to data.img, and everything else.

Everything but data and system.img in SDHC and everything else in mydocs.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Success! For those of you having difficulty with Linux mounting your SD card, try doing a fresh format from Diskpart. Here's how:

1. Open Command prompt and run "diskpart"
2. select disk 1 (or whatever disk your microSD is labelled as in My Computer>Properties>Hardware>Properties>Volumes>Po pulate)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat
8. assign
9. exit

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I've tried formatting my MicroSD cards many times but still nothing. I tried diskpart like you suggested but it only lists my hard drives and not either of my card readers. I've got a SDHC card coming in the mail today so I'll try again with that.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Well you earned a thanks from me...that fixed it for me too. On a totally unrelated note, where is everyone getting their apps from? I know Android Market won't work, and the only alternative I've found is SlideMe - and that doesn't have a whole lot of anything useful.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

After playing with Android on the Titan for a day, all I have to say is WOW. This is truly ground-breaking stuff. What's the chance of getting a stable release that installs on the phone?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Looking forward for hardware OpenGL ES support on Android on HTC Titan. It's supported on HTC Vogue.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I gotta say, this is the sad part about losing my mogul and getting the touch pro. at least the mogul had android going for it. Seems no progress has really been made/attempted on the touch pro.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

How did you get wifi working?! I'm using http://magister.ipsys.net/projects/android-for-titan/ and I can't seem to get my wifi to work. I'd love to have this feature since I can't afford a data plan atm, but have wifi router at the house. The only few things I can't use that aren't hardware related (i think) is the clander and airplane mode. In settings/mobile networks/operator selection/search networks and select automatically doesnt work (although I do have txts and phone calls. haven't tested mms though)
Oh and I cannot add any contacts by hand? I've heard of a program that will do this though.

All in all everything seems to work just fine. Touchscreen, sound, keyboard (FN and CAPS work too!) Call/Send and End... Just would really like this to be full blown ROM"age" lol So I'd like to help!

Any help I can do in testing I'd be more than happy to help!

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

it doesn't support wifi yet.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I'm sorry if i missed it, but I read the whole thread and couldnt figure out how to modify the deafult.txt.. I have the mogul with sprint. I'm guessing thats my problem because I have a fat32 card and everything. the startup just always stops during the sommand prompt screen.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Im having the same issue with my Sprint Titan. I cannot get a version of the "default" text file to work. I've changed it quite a few times but keeps getting stuck on the command prompt when loading. Anyone have a file that works or what exactly i have to have in it to work??

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I was getting the error that it was not reading my memory card, once I edited the default.txt file it started to load but now it gets stuck in the command lines.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Here is my default.txt. It's been the only one that works for me, but I have Verizon and an XV6800 version.

-----START-----

set MTYPE 1463
set KERNEL zImage
set initrd initrd.gz
set cmdline "ppp.username=IT ppp.password=IT msm_sdcc.msmsdcc_fmax=32000000 pm.sleep_mode=0 board-htctitan.panel_type=0 fbcon=rotate:3 mddi.width=300 mddi.height=400"
boot

-----END-----

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Well after putting all the files on an SDHC card as opposed to regular MicroSD, it finally booted. Except now it's stuck looping the glowing Android logo. Is there any way to enable verbose mode?

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

From what I've read, if you have an SDHC card, you must put only two files on the card (data.img, system.img), and the rest of the files in a directory ON the device itself (I put mine in a My Docs > Android folder). Then boot haret.exe from that folder on the device.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Man, I've been waiting for someone to get cupcake working on the Titan! Do you need any help? Sorry you're forced back to a razr!! I HATED mine ](*,)

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Been trying to get Android to work all morning

Had problems with my regular 2gb MSD but it seems it can boot my 8gb mSD card
Got past the SD mounting problem and now this

Mount: mounting/dev/block/loop0 on /data failed: Invalid argument
Failed
Failed to mount /data
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Did you extract data.gz? Extract that, rename the extracted file to data.img, and put that in the root of your SD card. Also, where did you get the version of Android that you are trying to use?

The only version that has worked for me is the version thevoicewithin posted a few pages back.. post 422 http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...&postcount=422

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Well I got it working :D

Dunno how but i did.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

Soooo

Everything seems to work fine. Can't wait for some more development on this!

I'm using:
http://magister.ipsys.net/projects/android-for-titan/

Now, how do I get the onscreen keyboard to come up?
That would make it easier punching in numbers on contacts, since the keyboard seems to have the numbers randomly placed across it.

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I was so close! used your default.txt file and got it to boot, Thanks!

Re: Linux/Android working on Titan
 

I'd like to ask once more - has anyone found a good place to get apps for the android?