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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] twister_65:
i have setup a x86 Ubuntu 9.10 VMWare, have follow the google instructions (http://source.android.com/download ) and have load the "eclair" branch..

"make" runs now since 40mins and more....

so maybee i can help tomorrow...only problem is, my HD2 is not here yet...

o2 germany will deliver "middle	January"... whenever this will be -_-
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NetRipper:
Here's a teaser. ;)

http://www.netripper.com/leo/pics/hd2_console.jpg

Still hangs though as you can see, but it's a nice start. It's late now though, so good night!

[edit]

Oh yea, check out my blog for some more info on how I got this far. And for other devs, a git should be setup soon. I'll post it on my blog and here as well when it's there.

http://blog.netripper.nl/
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cruzzmz:
we need mttype & also the cpu speed right in the startup.txt
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mikesx4911:
Bump...can't wait to see hd2 running android. I will be in love!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] drewX2:
definitely sweet! We are rooting for you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] terminal 7:
fantastic

so good to see that progress, this project has me on the edge of my seat waiting for each update...great work..

=====peace=====
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] imperiallight:
Great stuff NetRipper, very excited too.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nex7er:
I already stated that 2524 was the mtype....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] BeIIerophon:
Huh, don't understand a thing on this link. Well maybe a bit here and there. You really should write in english if you want more people to help with this project.

As it goes for this topic, we really should organize some sort of contest with the help of member donations. I'd gladly put some money into it if i knew someone will port new Android to HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
Hey BeIIerophon,

I thought you'll understand that's not me who wrote those Chinese pages, on the link I posted yesterday ...

I make my better to write an understandable english language ... I'm French, so it can't be perfect ...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deyanp:
Great, NetRipper, you will get a donation from me as well if you make it running ... even without wifi & bluetooth, but at least with 3G ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kholk:
Using Google Translate I've browsed the entire forum thread and there is a guy (don't remember his nickname) that writed that the package is working on his Leo.

So strange.

It doesn't work on mine....it fills up the entire screen of a black background with dots (like the video driver isn't the right one) and then it hangs (well.. really it hangs instantly..)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shu8i:
i kinda can't get google translator to translate it correctry... there are random letters... so did they get 2.01 to work on the leo?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kholk:
From what they're saying... yes.

From what I'm testing... no.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
Can you find the nickname ?

It seems to be a bad joke, but you can contact him ;)

I have black screen and red dots too ...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cruzzmz:
i think it is a joke since the picture shows diamond 2 running android
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shu8i:
dualboot would be pretty cool.... i think especially after the release of htc dragon we would 100% have android on the hd2, BuT... is a 512mb ROM not a little too smal for two operating systems? and what's with apps then? we would have to transfer them to the microsd?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] xmoo:
A lot of the drivers is same to HD, and the HD dev is going very good.

I won a Android phone (can't tell the brand) 1 Ghz wvga... And in two days hopefully also the HD2. I did a lot of Android developements in the past.

If I don't like WM6.5, will try to get Android to work on the HD2.

There is no dual boot at the same time.

You can run Android or WM 6.5, not both at the same time.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shure2:
wow! don't do it!

I know the developers here have skills but andoid hasn't been successfully ported to a wm device yet, let alone sense.

the only chance this device might have of having some sort of android port is htc releasing another android device with the EXACT same hardware as the HD2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] roastlechon:
Well, its technically possible according to Chou

"Technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile," said Chou, after which we imagine popped in a stick of Juicy Fruit and didn't offer to share any with the rest of the class.

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/...uld-but-wont-make-hd2-an-android-phone-has-t/
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
Im looking to get my hands on a Snapdragon MSM8250 Dev board sometime soon so as to get a bit of a head start, anyone have any recommendations?

In my opinion Sense is a gimmick, frankly getting android running first is the most important part.

I did notice that there was only 512MB ram in this thing too, this is a slight disappointment has anyone heard of mem chips ever being taken out and

replaced?, I have access to a BGA re-flow station, just never heard of this being done......
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
xmoo what do you think, just wait for the phone or go dev board in the mean while?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tids2k:
can the mods please change the thread title to [DEV]ANDROID/MAEMO/LINUX on HTC TOUCH HD2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kindadevil:
Now that you mention Maemo: I would like to know about the possibility of porting it to HD2. I already decided buying HD2, but some time ago I was very tempted about buying the N900 instead, just because of Maemo. Is there any project already? or do you think it will be possible and when is expected this to happen? :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] l3v5y:
You can do it yourself! :)

Edit and then click on "Advanced"
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] 20mihalko:
this thread should be sticky... android with this hardware will be awesome...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shure2:
android would be good, but sense on top of that would be awesome!

are there any budding programmers that are looking into this already?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cr2:
Netripper has LEO, and made some tests and dumps with haret.

So one can already work on the linux kernel itself, there is quite a bit

of technical information.

When a zimage is available, haret can boot it, there are no unexpected problems on LEO.

wince is (as it always was) a completely insecure "operating system".

Our main task is to document the hardware environment (irqs, gpios, memory areas).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tids2k:
likes cr2 and his unexceptional great works ! :):D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] maxvim:
hello, i have a question.

i don't understand if Android can be installed on HD2, and if we must wait dev or we can install android base.

thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
document the hardware environment (irqs, gpios, memory areas),

thats not exactly running adroid maxvim, some work needs to be done

on how to communicate with different parts of the hardware in the phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] steeptech809:
so i'm guessing theres no way to just boot android.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ed...AEAD9185&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=12
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
You can't simply boot beause android would not know how to talk to the screen, the sdcard nor the phone parts to allow you to make calls. Something you need are irqs so you can write drivers so you can use the components in the phone,

This is much like the pc you have at home, linux or windows needs drivers in order to give you use of different parts, for example your ethernet NIC, if there is no driver it plain just won't work!

I'm not claiming here to be a know it all be some people who post here should know some basic things before they just jump in with can we boot base android and etc...:eek:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
This is slightly off topic, but has anyone looked into phones that are already running different flavors of linux, for example the Samsung Rouge or Instinct that in themselves are not to bad of phones?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] borillion_star:
Sound like to me at least one could use bitpim's ability to edit core filesystems on phones running I assume in this case its symbian would make life a bit simpler in some aspects on these phones assuming they have good enough specs for a decent experience with android.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shu8i:
stupid question.... the zune HD OS is pretty well done... why doesn't microsoft add some more features (calling etc.) and releases it under winmo 6.6 or something? like apple did it... itouch & iphone OS are pretty much the same
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] willbread:
maybe it's not a joke... but there, we speak about HD2, not diamond 2 ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
Here is another post of Android 2.01 on HD2.

http://www.xda-china.net/thread-26669-1-2.html

Same archive as link above on qdppc.

Only a few mens are saying it's not working.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zenkle:
You are a typical time waster, dude.

You should test it before you post it.

The only reason that so few ppl telling that it is oot working, is because the poster set his post to be "reply unhide". Most ppl just replied nonsense to see the post. as simple as that.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
Time waster, thank you ... I won't share anything else.

To the first who will make Android work on HD2 : Get Android working yourself, and keep your work to you ! And XDA will die ...

Welcome in China.

_____________________

Most replies are nonsense and they just want to see the hidden link ... I know ... But if after downloading it has not worked, I think the they've been complaining ...

It's not the case.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] robertolm:
please do not fight.

Worst of the forums is that people will peel. normally even fight because they understand that someone else wrote something to insult and is usually written as a joke or cheerfully.

if the link was not as expected and is already indicate this.

Do not throw stones. you might end up in a discussion forum between people stupid.

The forums are to advance.

good .....

I know you know ... I just remember.

jejejej.

A greeting.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] joker.mn:
lets focus on supporting netripper.

any needs from your side that the community can help you with?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
I don't know if we can help NetRipper. But here is what he said on his blog :
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chalid:
yep ... thats the time it took on the touch hd & co ...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zenkle:
i dont wanna argue, but only wanna ask you one question: have you actually tested it before you post it here? If you do not even verify the source, you will mislead people and waste their time, right....

the spirit of "sharing" is to share something useful. sharing rubbish is not a real sharing in my point of view. you agree?

I (and most ppl in this thread) respect netripper. and i appreciate your kindness to share info. but to be honest, i totally do not appreciate the rubbish you share and i also do not appreciate people who waste others' time by sharing rubbish.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
I agree, I'll try to post useful things.

For your question : yes, I tested it. Black screen full of red dots ... zImage seems not to be the proper one for HD2. Phone hangs immediately.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kholk:
There are even people that won'share, so shut up. I'm sure that he hasn't posted anything of no use knowing that and saying that it works.

Anyway, the FS of this Android build can be reused (I think) for Leo using the right zImage. That would save time.

Good job.

Waitin' for a working kernel from NetRipper.

We're all counting on you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
I really think NetRipper can make a good job.

Maybe we could start donate himself ? ;)

His last comment on his blog
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheDynamo:
The link is a load of crap - you can download any android package from the following website

http://connect-utb.com/index.php?op...temid=68&id=51:htc-raphael-diamond-blackstone

and get exactly the same black screen with red dots - i am as eager as anyone else for Android to be ported to the HD2 - but some posters are right, its going to take months for the developers to get something together. We shouldn't put pointless threads on here that raise hopes when they have not even been tested.

Good luck devs :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zenkle:
Sorry for my critic.... I noticed that some of my wording is too much.

My emotion arised from the fact that you used positive comment on the source without verifying it, which may somehow mislead ppl....

Apology again for my wording.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] rahimtz:
can anyone post htc nexus rom and port to htc hd2

i have htc hd 2, and have been comparing the specs between hd2 and htc nexus adroid google phone, just wanna know if possible to port it on hd2 as specs are almost identical and if anyone wanna guide me how to kick off by porting it cause android has alot of img files and its different from winmo 6.5 os nbh files,

i am it tech but not tht good at rom, stuff but if we can gather all the information might have android for htc hd2

cause htc will not release android for it.

raveuk@live.co.uk
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
Go go NetRipper!

Tell the world how to port Android on HD2, because if the rumor below is is true, WM6.5 will be dead...

http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2010/01...html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=laconi
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] joker.mn:
are there any news from netripper?

are you at a stage where u need a mass of HD2 users to help you with bugfixing and betatesting?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
NetRipper has succeeded to boot a mini-Linux Kernel.

Everything has to be done concerning hardware drivers, in order to make Android run (call handling, bluetooth, wlan, buttons, lights, vibrator motor, screen, video ...).

Some drivers can be reused from the Nexus One. Some can be reused from the Rafael. And some drivers do not exist and have to be created from scratch.

Hard work for NetRipper :-S and I think he has a private life, and other things to do ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] flyte:
Dear Netripper,

Maybe i can be helpfull with the port, If you need a hand or some research please feel free to ask. I am also from the Netherlands so that may come in handy.

groeten marc
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] teqnl:
Intresting article, new HTC Supersonic runs on same proc as HD2

Can't post the article as I have not enough posts to post external links, but look on engagdet.com for HTC Supersonic :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] twister_65:
Intresting article, yes, but solong we can not buy this phone, we have to make our "own" Android for HD2 ;)

My HD2 is arrived and i am ready to test new kernels. I have also a Ubuntu (9.10) running, but have until now no idea

how i can make a kernel for haret.exe
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kholk:
HTC Nexus One, too.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] snipey:
Non the less as a modified version of Leo it might incorporate more similarities in hardware then the nexus one does. No way to know for sure until the first rom leak though.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ragdoll20:
I have no idea what a kernel is, but glad to hear you have a HD2 now so you can cooperate to get this thing working maybe! :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] twister_65:
http://kernel.org/

>> the heart of every Linux/Unix ;)

(yes i know, Windows as also a Kernel (kernel32.dll e.g. ;) ) but in the windows world it is not so popular, because it is not open source...)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] killerjohn:
:) the kernel is one of the operating systems' building blocks. All of them has a kernel :) The only difference from a users point of view is that *nix allows you to play with it. It's like the brain of your operating system.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kholk:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] twister_65:
i think ragdoll20 and all other know what a kernel is now ;)

so i tried to start Android 2.1 on my HD2...

HaRET (haret.exe) ==> i load the exe from today (haret-pre-0.5.3-20100119_102056.exe ) http://www.netripper.com/leo/

The latest Android kernel (zImage) ==> i follow the howto from androidonhtc.com (i think i need another from the nexusone, but it is the first try)

The latest initrd (initrd.gz) ==> i used a copy from the 2.1Android Blackstone projekt. I found nothing, how i can build them

A boot script (default.txt) ==> i used the entrys that netripper has postet in his blog

Root filesystem (rootfs.img) ==> see initrd.gz

The Android OS files (system.img) ==> i load the NexusOne Source and build the hole system where the system.img is to find

copied all the stuff on my SD Card, renamed the Haret_xy12345.exe to Haret.exe and startet it on my HD2, pressed on run, and nothing happens....

rename the default.txt do startup.txt, changed text in Haret, pressed run..

nothing happens... :confused::confused:

i have expected anything, a black screen, a black sreen with a blinky cursor, and so on, but NOTHING? :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
zImage (or image) must be built from the Nexus One sources. You have to edit sources to adapt them to HD2 hardware, witch is not the same as the Nexus One.

NetRipper has posted some modifications to do (timer.c, irq.c, etc...).

Without a proper kernel, built for the HD2, matching perfectly with HD2, Linux can't run.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] twister_65:
i think the same, but why is haret do nothing?

/EDIT/

okay 2nd try... try to use the kernel from nexus and find a way to build/find the rootfs.img and initrd.gz.. when someone knows something about this 2 files, let me know ^^
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NetRipper:
HaRET is working properly. It's the kernel that's doing nothing. What you configured your default.txt correctly, and press run in HaRET you should see a progress bar. When it's full, the kernel (and maybe initrd) is loaded into memory, and HaRET jumps to it. The screen does not go black, because the device immediately hangs because the kernel does not fit the device. And by hang, this really means "hang" at the screen it was at. Like a freeze. There's no blue screen or sort of :)

And yes, HaRET does try to make the screen black before booting the kernel. That however fails, because the more recent qualcomm devices (msm7k and qsd8k) need a DMA transfer before the screen updates. Hence you see it frozen on the progress bar.

Anyway, for those that asked for an update. There's not really much progress, but I've wrapped up what I'm busy on here:

http://blog.netripper.nl/2010/01/haret-and-linux-on-hd2-update.html
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Shawn_230:
Keep up the good work Netripper. ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] trooperbill:
yeah fingers crossed that the magicians can cook us up a nice android install for the hd2 :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pack21:
Yeaph, and because MS don´t want that we (HD2 users) have WM7, they just eat hardware specs...dual core:(.......check this out:

http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=12295
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] beerupop:
simply terrific NetRipper !

glad to be able to count on your geniuses^^
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Shawn_230:
WM7 will come out a full year after the HD2, and that's the earliest real estimates. HTC nor Microsoft have any reason to upgrade us HD2 owners to WM7 even if it was technically possible.

If they didn't bother to give the HD WM6.5 then why would they give the HD2 WM7 which is arguably going to be such a big upgrade that many will buy a new phone just to have WM7?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ShalaHD2:
Had my HD2 2 days now & loving it. Do like the Android but couldn't wait for Sony X10.

How about the Sony X10? thats got similar spec to the HD2, so cant the operating system from that get modified & ported over when thats released?

Thanks

Shala
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] proutisse:
And what about Maemo 5/6 ? :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nikc0069:
Guess everyone is waiting for netripper then... Goooooo Netripper!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] don_sefer:
I think hd2 will get wm7 ... just wait until there are new and better news about this ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Shawn_230:
It won't. If one eliminates wishful thinking there is no evidence to suggest this.

WM7 will come out, best case scenario, after the summer which would make it basically 12 months younger than the HD2. What company, in any segment of the tech industry, provides software upgrades 1+ years after selling you the device? Aside from drivers and bug fixes, that's just not done, they spend their time and effort on making new products and not upgrading the old ones.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jul644:
.

source : hxxp://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-HD2-Will-See-Official-Windows-Mobile-7-Upgrade-127718.shtml

:) spanked (nicely)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Shawn_230:
That article is dated November 23, 2009... i.e. two months ago.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] don_sefer:
redmondpie.com/windows-mobile-7-on-htc-hd2-confirmed-again-by-htc-9140341/

redmondpie.com/windows-mobile-7-confirmed-for-htc-hd2-9140293/

wmexperts.com/htc-reportedly-confirms-wm7-hd2-again

and so on.... i think good about this!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aceo07:
Have to admit it's a great way to sell more HD2s.. :) I hope WM7 is really an option as official confirmed by HTC on their website.

I'm waiting for the HD2 to show up for T-Mobile US.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aceo07:
Hope NetRippers posts his source soon so others can also get a chance to help out.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] CleM71:
He will :)

But as he said, he has many other things to do ... So, we've to wait :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shu8i:
what company?

- htc for the diamond2 (windows 6.5 update) - was released March 2009 - got an update dec 2009