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[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
Thanks i hadn't do lot of thing just some haretconsol log and kernel test :p.

Off for today go to sleep.

;)

Hope this thread will help n00b to install android and will improve the number of people interest on porting android to our device (maybe some devs are here..)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bedelaitre:
Will try.

Thanks
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Hi!

Thanks for trying to keep a clean thread with updates, etc. :)

Is it possible to have a 4shared link for the files? I can't access rapidshare...

Is it a hero build in your second post or just a cupcake?

If it isn't, do you know if is it possible to make one?

A question for the developers : it's a good thing to keep the system file in .img format I think. When I tried squash fs version, it seemed to be slower.

Do you know if it's only on the Polaris? Because they all use squash fs build on vogue and kaiser...
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Wifi not connecting with WPA2 in this build

Hi. I want to report that with this ION build u posted (very good and fast AFAICS) wifi goes ON but I can't connect with my AP protected with WPA2. With Cyanogen with zImage alpha5 and wifi.ko IRQ 18 no probs instead. Later (now I'can't) I'll try this build with that wifi.ko and I'll let u know. See u
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
I think Cyanogen has wifi driver built-in.. (if you talk about bally´s modded cyanogen has driver built in).

Can u please delete wlan.ko, boot again and see if wifi still works? In that case wlan.ko is inside system.img and we have better wlan.ko (18 or the new one wich is better)

If that cyanogen version load the driver from file i´ll update 1st page with your settings
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
I´ll send you a link and to whoever needs it.. i prefer rapidshare so at least i can get some points with this...

I think is 08/08/09 system.img but I´m not sure. This version is used by developers to test as it´s a stable and tested version.

This is the only build with full wifi support. (Bally3 made 2 bundles (cyanogen and another) with wlan.ko inside the build so updates in wlan.ko are missing

Devs are working on 2 more bundles

1 Newbie16 on a hero based (is going to be complex with sd partitioning)

2 DJ_Steve on a donut version (is going to be without partitioning)

I think the same and devs knows it, plans are staying at img
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Hi. Excuse my really bad english. Sometimes I can' express what I think!

So, here are my results (only wifi related):

I've wifi starting and connecting with my AP WPA2 protected with:

1) Cyanogen build from Bally

2) KaiserHero build with sense ui with kernel alpha 5 and wifi.ko IRQ 18

With the ION build u posted in the first post of this thread (without changin any file) my wifi starts correctly but doesn't connect to my AP even if I disable the wireless protection. My phone see the AP but dows not connect to it. I hope can help. Bye-
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
cyanogen modded by bally has an old wlan.ko ...older than (18), the one in my bundle is the newest

I don´t know about this version. as far as i know the ion build included in my package is the only one that loads an external wlan.ko file.

can you please try if deleting wlan.ko still works wifi? if still works it doesnt load the external one.Or give me link and i´ll check if i can

BTW if it loads external, you can try with wlan.ko and zimage from my bundle (new wlan.ko is improved and also allow to load any compatible kernel)

I´ll try to ask devs but it´s strange. I think has been tested with protection. they probably want a dmesg log. you know how to do it? If not please search over other advanced threads as this one is intended as an easy access to android.. i will try to help you there too ;)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] syto203:
after i;ve done all that and start booting into linux (black screen with penguin) it says sd card not found
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
@syto203 is your phone rom WWE or specific language?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] slider34:
idem for me
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Skywalker74:
Good speed for me as well with the newest tattoo!

I am not able to get data connection though. Will try to restart several times.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Hi all.

Tried this "pack".

Quiet good about its speed (some freeze here and over, but usable)

No data connection.

No wifi.

And it eat my battery (fully charged!) in about 3 hours!

End of my report!

Thank u for all. Bye-
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bbezja1:
after 3 mins of loading i only get black screen but i checked my default and is equal to last default.txt that i used and worked. what else is there to check?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Michel82:
When your tattoo build is slow, first make sure your using a fresh data.img. Secondly and strangly enough it seem to take about three to four reboots before everything is 'settled'. First time is very slow, second time i got some force closes, after three to four reboots everything (except for the obvious and already stated bugs) seems to work just fine. Make sure you let it completely boot (does take some time even after the home screen shows) every time, before your reboot again.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Did you try with my default.txt? Cause it's not the same as the older builds. This one is in 320x240 resolution and have no lcd_density set.

@imfloflo : yes it's always slow but it's much better than hero builds! This is one of the first tattoo release, only tested on vogue before and without optimization. So let's see what it could be done with it :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Ok, I've tried with a .img build from this date and it works very well. The camera is faster than under winmo but camcorder doesn't work for me. I don't know if it's already implemented.

An other thing, sometime the camera freezes on the same image, I need to restart it to get it work again.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Hi. I've re-tryed even starting with a fresh data.img but no camera for me...
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Did you tried to download the latest basefile package? Maybe there something in it that help camera working :confused:
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
As I said in the development thread I use the latest basefiles V2, changing only the zImage file.

I'll retry later with another system file!

Thank u for ur replies
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
@Kiiv can you make a new package please :$ :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
lol :)

Here it is, but it's just the basefiles-20090919-v2 with latest zImage from dzo and system-dont-be-evil.sqsh.

Don't know why this system file doesn't work the first time, but I've re-downloaded it and it works...

I've not include haret.exe, it's always the same.

Don't forget to change panel type in default.txt corresponding to yours

EDIT : correct link
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
Thanks i had download the same files as yours but mine didn't work i'll try your package thanks

Can you give me the md5 or sha1 of your .rar please
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Thank you Kiiv!

I got it!

There are still some problem but I had a picture!!!

After the first shot camera goes black. Entering and exiting the preferences image come back then I can have a second shot.

Videorecording doesn't work.

But this is a great day for Android users on Polaris!

PS.

I've tried other system files but this is the only in which camera starts.

Unfortunately this Ion system is english-only and without G-apps the usability is heavy compromised... we'll stay tuned!
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
MD5 for Bundle_Ion-dont-be-evil_with_cam_and_mic.rar : 16d0a2e98ed21fe37a6d96a4e80a1e5b

I've got it to work with an old ion build but I unable to have it under hero or motoblur build.

About G-apps, i'm scared that all new builds will be like that... You have to find alternative apps or find .apk files of google apps separately.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
Very strange, whan i launch android with a fresh install with the lastest package from Kiiv, android boots fine, the home appears i can see icons but only for 2 secondes then they disappear and i can't type meny key to open menu,or add a shortcut by typing long time on home screen. I can put on/off screen type green key to open dialer but can't open the launcher and launch any program as i can't have shortcut.??

Very stranfe don't understand where it comes from.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] festermania:
tks for this guide.

Im really newbie but i whant to test android on my polaris.

but i have some question:

when i lounch Haret.exe in a ppc, i flash the devoice or not???

whit a software reset i came back to wimo or for have wimo back i must reflash the wimo rom in the device?

tks
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
OK all is working i download again and the "Google-polaris-Ion-2009-09-12.rar" and all is working finewith lastest dzo zImage.

Camera is great, just need bluetooth and we can have a full working device.

If can have the wheel working too. <3
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bbezja1:
this is "just" a program in winmo. when youre done using android you have to shut it down or softreset the device to boot back into winmo.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Berto88:
Hi, I was wandering...will it be possible to have an android ROM? if so...when? thank you all

Bye
[Touch Cruise Android Development] DmK75:
I trying to launch Android (Google-polaris-Ion-2009-09-12), but booting stops at line: "Failed to mount the sd card".

I use 1Gb card in FAT32 filesystem.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bbezja1:
when android will fully work on haret. though i dont understand why is using haret any better. power management and any other tweak might very much be worthless when they dump haret.

kiiv, i dont understand all the .conf files in bundle? am i supposed to use one and rename it to "user.conf" or boot decides which conf to use on which system image?

i cant seem to get android working on my phone anymore no matter what i try.. i always get stuck at logo loops. i saw something called ADB mentioned somewhere and from what i understand i can see console from there? i'd like to have a look at what makes it stuck
[Touch Cruise Android Development] w04g005:
Hey guys, last night i was trying the last files from dzo. with my old system.img and the system.sqhs from 12.09. Then i wanted to test the barcodescanner or shop savvy and i couldn't find them on the market! The reason for this is that in Applications/Shopping there are NO apps to download! Does anybode have the same experiences? I aslo cannot find tvguide, shazaam......only a few apps (paid AND free) are available.

I'm sure google is to blame for this!
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
did you tried "search" on market?

i downloaded shopsavy yesterday
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
After many improvements this week.. mainly DZOs .. thanks!

i´ve been asked to update the "easy package" on 1st posts..

I´m currently testing as I think there are some issues yet and the version posted is vey stable

let me test a bit more and I´ll do it tonight

BTW wifi turning off have just crashed my android with :

basefiles-20091009 , zImage-11-10-09 (1st one) and Ion-v1.5-2009-09-12-sdcard (system)

As I want to post the most stable configuration I would like to ask ppl playing with latest kernels if theirs are full functional and wich version they have
[Touch Cruise Android Development] w04g005:
Sure i searched for it and i looked into the folders.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
have just searched again and appears
[Touch Cruise Android Development] w04g005:
Maybe it is location based? I'm in germany and i have a english system.img....trying to find a hero system img with market...
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
NEW VERSION POSTED

BASED ON basefiles-20091009 , zImage-11-10-09 (2nd one) and Ion-v1.5-2009-09-12-sdcard (system)

-camera working, manual zoom, need to start camera in windows 1st

-improved battery duration

thanks DZO!!
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bedelaitre:
Hi,don't understand. For me, GPS is not working. I can't get a stable signal at all with all GPS softwares I can use. Seems I got only the wireless network's positionning ....
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
When i go in Maps, gps icons show on the top bar and my location appears exactly were i am.

Is your gps working correctly under WM, have you change default port COM4 under windows?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Boot decides which conf file to use depending on the system file :) You don't need to rename them.

On the other hand, I didn't notice before but with the latest kernels you have to put all the conf files in a 'conf' folder at the root of the SD card.

About the logo loop, have you got the right resolution in default.txt?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bbezja1:
i noticed the conf folder but ignored it somewhy(<-lol). will try it. i tested diferent resolutions mentioned here and in devel thread but nothing works. i will format my card and start from fresh. we'll see then.

thanks for help
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Michel82:
It looks like google is having it's way with their cease and desist letters as there hasn't been much progress in the system development department since....

Anyways ... which would be the best (evil) system to use now, i'm kinda lost?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
One thing

is there ant way of using htc sync with any bundle?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
Hi Guys, i have read all the messages in this post to try to undestand something.

I did not undestand the different between the various release: i have polaris pola100, can i use the system image hero?I read that there are more language inside.

I successfully installed last version of android in the second post(11-10-09) and works very well except this:

-wifi: something works, something no, i cant undestand why(with the previous version wifi works perfectly).

-camera: start good but the image is not really, is all violet.I see the normal image in the camera, but with only the violet scale colors.

I read also how to connect polaris android with windows xp with usb connection: i really cant undestand how is the right procedure, can someone help me?

Other issues:

-keyboard: how can i add italian language to "Phone keyboard"

-sound: there is a widget for vibration on/off?Or some other way to switch vibro on/off?I found the one for silent on/off but i need the vibration.

Thanks a lot

Bye
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
@jokz, Read all 22 page good work :)

Widget are on market you can use it to find new widget. or you can switch to vibro mode with volum down keys.

For me camera isn't violet, maybe there is multiple camera chipset version.

You can change keyboard mapping in the Text&Local menu but all the rom haven't all languages.

You can use a Hero rom which has more than 60 language in it.

The difference release are different rom version (OS) or different zImage (kernel - for new hardware functionnality).

F.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
To correct the camera color issue you just have to run once the camera in winmo before booting android.

You can try a hero rom but you have to know that they are much slower than standard builds and some things will not work, as the camera for example. But the UI is a lot better IMHO :p
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
@ imfloflo and Kiiv

Thanks guys a lot for your help!

If I undestand correctly I can install all release(sistem.sqsh) i want(tattoo,hero,donut ecc...)

Where android save all my configuration?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
You're right. U can install all release u want but here is a warning (together with an answer to ur second question: ur configuration are stored in "data.img" file but this file is not always usable with every build. When u change the system file it's better if u start ur configuration from scratch, deleting the "data.img" file. Hoping can help. Bye
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
Ahhhhh...that's could explain all my strange features I got after update...

Thank a lot, I will follow your suggestion.

With donut release I'm able to connect via usb the mobile with windows xp and install the driver.Where I can see the sdcard on my windows?I check all the disc but nothing new.There is a windows software to manage the mobile?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
unfortunately I can't help u for this.

I've never connected my device with PC.

I'm using Android only for testing (and for geeking with my friends!!! XD) purposes only so I simply get my contact and appointment list updated with my google account.

Cheers ;)

What Donut release are u using now? Which resolution? Thank u
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
Donut 1.6 from the google ion with craig0rs fixes

system-donut-market-fix.sqsh

downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/vogue-hero/downloads/list

If the resolution is lcd.density i use 160.

I see also that there is much different between the nitidity and clearence of char in winmo and android.It depends from driver video?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
I can't help you about synchronization with windows xp, I didn't tried...

About clearance of char it's because we must force the resolution of the device to 480x320 which is not the native resolution of the polaris.

With tattoo builds (and Donut I think :confused:) you can set resolution to 320x240 in default.txt and the text is as clear as in winmo. You have to remove lcd.density in this case.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
Well, I tryed several release and I find my good, Donut.

With vogue hero and hero jacxheroski my polaris does not load android, it loop to htc and hero logo: there is some particolar fix to do for hero release?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Bigbest:
hi,

sorry for the question but what is the "bundle" ? and

how should it be used?

thx b
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Using this file with ur indications I can't get my device started.

It stops with blank display partially illuminated.

I can't get why. TY. Bye-
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
@ Jokz : Can you tell me which value have you got for mddi.width and mddi.height in your default.txt file?

@ Bugbest : try to read the first two posts of this thread maybe ?

@ mylostnick : with this kind of problem try to first verify the value of panel type in default.txt. It must match your device version.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
What do you mean run in wimo?I run the camera in winmo and without close it(press green button) I run android.But the camera still not working.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
I've just launch the camera by pressing camera button and close it with the cross in upper right corner. That's all.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
mddi.width=320 mddi.height=480

I tryed with 260 and 320 and it works fine.

But with Donut i found some other problems: wifi does not works,sometimes the button on/off does not works to switch on the display, camera does not works even if I run it on wimo.

I did not try gps and BT.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Yes, it's the problem with donut/tattoo/hero builds.

At the moment only cupcake builds are supported.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
Hi and TY for ur reply.

I've tried three resolution and for every resolution I've tried all the 4 values for the panel. Nothing to do...

Usually I use 1 for the panel type.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
Sorry for the trivial solution ^^ I didn't remember if you already had a working android before :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] mylostnick:
:D in the last period (and with the latest kernel) the ION build is the only I can get started.

But it's only in english e without G-Apps.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] drmattp:
Video not quite working

Has anyone else had trouble playing videos from YouTube etc?

I'm using the latest Oct 11th kernel/image and everything is working pretty great. I started the camera in WM before booting haret and the camera works.

However, YouTube videos only show the first frame, and then continue with sound only.

Local media files in my gallery do the same thing.

However, 3gp videos that I shot in WM play just fine.

Anyone tried YouTube?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] SuperJMN:
I don't know why, but YouTube videos only load when you select Low Quality under the context menu.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] li370:
this is a cool ANDROID!!!

I tried it 4 days, great.

Is this same as this one here? http://www.androidonhtc.com/polaris/install
[Touch Cruise Android Development] aitsch:
hi,

i can not get any usb data connection.

i know dzo has a programm adb connection but i have no clue how to use it.

is there a more detailed howto, wiki,... which explains which programms, drivers and customizing is necessary to connect the phone to XP?

aitsch
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bedelaitre:
Sorry for late answer but I'm in Germany ... I'm using Copilot Live and NDrive, and GPS Status for example. And I'll never get a good signal.

No problem on WM ...

You are using Radio: 1.65.30.09. Perhaps should I try it. Can I downgraded if WM doesn't work anymore with this radio ?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Yes!:
It's real fun playing with Android on Polaris, thank you all for the os, kernel and the invaluable info in this thread of course. :)

Now on topic:

I also tried above settings and the letters are much clearer indeed, however icon descriptions are messing up now.

Also in the task manager (shortly press power button), some icons at the right edge are (almost) invisible.

Is there a way to optimize the screen resolution any further?
[Touch Cruise Android Development] niru1978:
android problems

Hello all,

first of all I love android there is lot to do....but I have problems...

1. wifi sometimes connects

2. bluetooth doesn't work

3. camera doesn't work (purple strains)

4. cannot connect to my computer via USB (installed the drivers but my computer says drivers not compatible. I have windows 7!!!!!)

which bundle should I try that these issues will be solved. I downloaded all 1209 / 1409 etc...all the dates

also for the usb drivers I tried all the possible downloads....

please please please guide me I want android on my polaris!~!!!!
[Touch Cruise Android Development] imfloflo:
Try the news files release by dzo new rootfs+new zimage fix camera problems
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
trying 15-10-09 files... and purple cam.. does it need a fresh install?

alreade preparing a new package with it... but want to know about this
[Touch Cruise Android Development] jokz:
After few days of several testing I found the most stable release for my polaris(in italian language), the rogiers(radio 1.59.46.12).

Some questions:

-how to switch on the screen with any key when phone is blocked?Right now only by pressing switch on/off button the screen switch on(and not every time the first time I press it)

-how to change the function for each fisical button (green,red,gps,ie,camera,voice recoder,round and wheel)

-BT doenst start(without error).

-camera still doesnt working even if I start it on winmo

Bye
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
press "explorer key" (low right)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
NEW PACKAGE 15-10-9

-With latest 15-10 files

-Improved camera quality

-No need to start cam in winmo first (i have to do it, not a fresh install though)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Yes!:
Sounds cool :cool:

One question though:

Is it possible to upgrade my current installation (rogers bundle from post #4), by just replacing particular files with new versions from your zip package, or will i have to do a clean install (delete data.img and etc.)?

regards