Linux/Android working on Titan - Page 38

aaronpoweruser · #1 (**permalink**) 02-24-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by trimleyman

have downloaded from massey and get same result as WtfBurdo . tried site from next posting. downloadded , unzipped and installed on 4gig card slotted in ran haret and yeh after a few moments had android up and running. following worked well, touch screen , wifi , phone , clock and alarm clock, picture search (which displays far better than in winders 6.1).could not connect to 3g service (with verizon), although letter keys worked well on slide-out keyboard , numbers didnot, makes logging in to mail a no-go. browser on wifi worked well, better that internet explorer. camera did not work, bluetooth did not work. applications requiring network connection ,except the browser, did not work. so all in all have to say heading in the right dirrection and close , very close. nice job ,folks!

r you using the vouge version send me a linik to the version u are using because i need wifi

trimleyman · #2 (**permalink**) 02-25-2009, 12:47 AM

http://magister.ipsys.net/projects/android-for-titan was the page from which I downloaded. Have since put some more time into this whilst on the road. Have had some success with downloading apps although only some will actually function and have had to download to pc/laptop then move file to sd card as saving via phone does not seem to work. all in all have much more use out of this now. although I did believe I had the wifi functioning earlier this does not now seem to be the case. It does however now work very well on 3g (faster than wm 6.1). Now regarding the Vogue android from massey nz , messed with that the other day and did manage to get it to boot, result however was not much use. when keyboard was slid out screen fliped upside down (never was good at typing standing on my head) and when screen shutdown the whole deal locked up requiring soft reboot. Might when I get some time play with it some more and see if I can iron out some more bugs. good luck to all and both projects are I must say quite promissing.
ps . HTC informs me that they have no intention of supporting in any way any OS not originally installed on the products other than 'official upgrades'. so those of us on non gsm systems such as verizon will not be likely to be able to buy a G1or such like android phone in the near future. so we have to rely on the clever folks here and elsewere to hackit out for us . I for one have nothing but admiration for the abilities and persistance!

tomy51 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2009, 10:43 AM

I too loaded the files from http://magister.ipsys.net/projects/android-for-titan/ but I hang up at the startup process with Tux showing with a bunch of lines of info underneath.

Any suggestions?

liveorgandonor · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 01:14 PM

Trimleyman, did you try texting with Android? Aside from the drawbacks you listed, is it feasible to run Android as your primary OS?

trimleyman · #5 (**permalink**) 02-11-2009, 07:26 PM

ok now have texting up and running , but will to decrypt picture messages (which sucks) but otherwise seems stable. Have wifi working and am able to connect to net and not able to confirn at moment but looks like 3g connection is working also (I use Verizons "service") now have google maps working (but unfortunatly no gps) . If bluetooth , camera and gps worked I would use it as primary OS on this phone , but without those it makes it impractical for my line of work (I am atruck driver) If you don't need those features much of the time it's worth using much of the day (battery life is reduced however to about par for the old XV6700). Byself I duel boot, but then I do with all my computers.

trimleyman · #6 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 04:12 PM

additionally to my last post , sms sometimes gives bad encoding responce on recieved messages. don't know if this is andriod or just verizon as get the same occasionally on wm6.1

MassStash · #7 (**permalink**) 02-22-2009, 11:07 PM

everything neccesity works, can run it prty much; however shiiiiiiiiiiiiit for battery life

Baryn · #8 (**permalink**) 03-02-2009, 08:05 AM

Seriously, just get a Pre. Sprint phones typically work on Verizon's network.

taspankya · #9 (**permalink**) 03-02-2009, 08:19 PM

so is there a group dedicated to titan dev right now? i know that dzo and crew are exploring the vogue, and nike and kaiser it seem... but what about titan. i am looking to help in dev, just am confused on who is running the titan android scene...

rothgar · #10 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by taspankya

so is there a group dedicated to titan dev right now? i know that dzo and crew are exploring the vogue, and nike and kaiser it seem... but what about titan. i am looking to help in dev, just am confused on who is running the titan android scene...

I too would be interested in helping out. I will let you know if I find anything.