[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] milanche:
Due to a lot of newbie questions arising in the Kaiser forum lately, I've decided to open this topic. Maybe we can all contribute to it and also make it sticky. Hopefully it will prevent pollution of Kaiser Android forum with common newbie questions that were answered like 100 times already.

Here are some common questions I've seen lately, with answers. Suggestions and corrections are welcome. I invite all experienced Android users to contribute to this topic with their Q/A posts or maybe suggestions and corrections for my Q/A post.

Q: I'm trying to install Android, but don't know where to start and how to do it?

A: You have to options, SD install (keeps Windows Mobile on the device in case you change your mind about Android) or NAND install (it wipes your Windows Mobile of the device). Follow the guide for SD install here or the guide for NAND install here.

Q: Everybody is talking about DZO's repository for kernel (NBH/zImage) files. Where can I find it?

A: Here!

Q: Found the kernels but I'm confused now. Which kernel / panel should I choose for my Kaiser?

A: You will have to find out which panel type is your Kaiser using: 1, 2 or 3. If you pick wrong you will have errors on your screen. The best way to test is to start with an SD install, use zImage kernel and edit andboot/default.txt with the "board-htckaiser.panel_type" set to 1, 2 or 3, until you get the righ one for your Kaiser. User zenity wrote also about this here.

Q: I'm trying to do an SD install to ext2 partitions but don't know how to format SD card?

A: You will need an Ubuntu Live CD. Get it here. Then boot it and just follow this great video guide by user loserskater.

Q: I installed Android 2.1 (eclair), but camera and BT audio is not working. What am I doing wrong?

A: Camera and BT audio are currently not supported under Android 2.1 (eclair) on Kaiser devices. You could however use one of the older Android builds (Donut), like Myn's Warm Donut. Camera and BT audio are supported on most of the Donut builds, but keep in mind that quality is still not comparable to quality on Windows Mobile.

Q: How can I mount SD card through USB?

A: Here is the same problem with a solution.

Q: Which is the best Android build for Kaiser?

A: Hard question to answer. Actually there aren't many Kaiser dedicated builds. Luckily Vogue builds works on Kaiser, if you apply Wifi and BT updates (if they are available). You should probably try and decide by yourself. Keep in mind that older Donut 1.6 builds have camera and BT audio supported, while newer Eclair 2.1 builds have more functions and also better UI. Two very popular builds are Myn's Warm Donut and Incubus26Jc's Super Eclair 2.1.

Q: I installed Android but now everything is blurry.

A: It's due to wrong resolution. Kaiser phones have panel for 230x320 but you're probably using 320x480 build. Here is a post by user tatnai where he explains this situation for Vogue devices (it goes same for Kaiser).

Q: I have Android up and running. Now I need navigation software. Which one to use?

A: Well, iGo & iGo Amigo works on Android, so does Ndrive and Sygic. But you may bump into the resolution problem if you are using 230x320 and want to use iGo. Read this topic.

Q: My battery status is wrong. How can I fix this.

A: You need to "calibrate" the battery with your Android. Here is a guide made by user Millence.

I'd also invite all Android newbies to go through Android Vogue FAQ topic as mostly it's all valid for Kaiser devices as well.