[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MWisBest:
Hey guys! Here's an update on how things are going...

[MENTION=2633638]Ziyan[/MENTION] has made some really good progress with getting newer GPU drivers working for the Galaxy Nexus, which includes updating the Galaxy Nexus kernel to the latest OMAP stuff. (Not that it's brand-spanking-new stuff, but certainly new to the Galaxy Nexus). Currently Ducati isn't working with it just yet, but other than that it boots up and runs pretty good. (For those unfamiliar with Ducati, it's a mostly-proprietary thing on OMAP4 SoCs that generally handles the camera and also does some video stuff like decoding and encoding h.264 video for example. OMAP4 SoC contains two ARM Cortex-M3 cores in addition to its two ARM Cortex-A9 cores, and Ducati is what makes use of those Cortex-M3 cores, so no Ducati means: inoperable h.264 and h.263 encoding/decoding, inoperable VC-1 decoding (maybe some other video formats too?), and inoperable camera). I've already gotten some test builds of FML running with the new GPU drivers. There's obviously a few bugs here and there, e.x. right now I think there's an issue with the radio on the LTE Galaxy Nexus models. I might be able to fix the radio issue however the Ducati stuff is a little out of my league. If I can fix the radio issues I may release some test builds for you guys to try, obviously Ducati will still be broken though until somebody else fixes it so I won't be putting this in official FML releases until that happens.

I've been feeling pretty sick the last few days so I haven't done anything else with FML really yet... I am going to investigate what's chewing up the battery so much lately sometime tonight.

The recent "donation drive" of sorts went good, thanks again for your support. I was able to stock up on soda enough to last me at least a month, got some snacky stuff, also went down to Dairy Queen and got an Oreo + Cookie Dough blizzard (which I LOVE and haven't had in ages!). Somebody requested I get some healthy stuff too, so I got some apples, bananas, and apple juice, all of which really came in handy with not feeling so well lately! I didn't even want to drink soda for the past few days, which really means something was wrong with me. :eek:

I also got a little gas for my car, but that has already managed to deplete itself pretty good because of this:

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I recently managed to get a good idea for an Android app that'll be unique enough for me to feel comfortable making and publishing etc., so I 'invested' $25 into getting a Google Play Developer license thingamajig and $5 into the Google Cast SDK since that's what my app will be for. Plus now is a good time to jump on the Google Cast stuff with it coming directly to TVs and stuff soon (if not already). My hope is that when I get the app developed and up on the Play Store I might be able to get like, $50/month to help cover expenses such as gas.

Not gonna lie, it might take some time away from FML work, but life kinda comes first.

Thanks, and good luck with your M8!

BTW, unless Verizon gets a phone with an unlocked bootloader that isn't a "Developer Edition", I'll be sticking with my Galaxy Nexus. Sorry! Blame Verizon :)