Has there been any advancement on the Sidekick 3 running Android? I'd love to get Android running on it. As for Linux on the Sidekick 3- does it enable the camera/email/data/ etc? Or does it render the device unusable as a phone but still boots in Linux?
On Aug 3, 7:24 pm, Sirus20x6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been following that guys site for a while and it looks like he > must still be with the company. I've tried about 4 times to get a dev > key and danger wont so much as give me the courtesy of an email. I > have 1 working sidekick 3 and one with a broken screen that I picked > up for experimentation so I don't break my working one. Anyone know if > the jtag pins have been found on the sidekick 3. I've googled > everywhere and can't find it. I'd love to have android on it, and > maybe even get android or linux on the one with the broken screen and > use it as a server or who knows what! > > On Jun 29, 11:10 pm, rdesfo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I found these instructions on how to download linux on a sidekick and > > was hoping they could be adjusted to download android instead. here > > are the instruction > > > THIS IS A LIVE DOCUMENT IN PROGRESS! USE IT AS A GUIDE! SOME PORTIONS > > OF THIS DOCUMENT WERE > > TYPED BY MEMORY SO MISTAKES ARE POSSIBLE! AS USUAL, I WILL NOT BE > > RESPONCIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE > > TO YOUR DEVICE. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A > > PROBLEM DROP ME A LINE, > > I'll TRY TO HELP YOU. > > > How to install linux on Danger Hiptop: > > 1.If you do not have linux desktop, download live linux on cd > > knoppix from www.knoppix.org, burn it to cd and boot off of this cd. > > You'll have linux without having to mess with installation and > > configuration. > > 2.Get jtag source from the downloads section on my website. > > 3.Read README file in the jtag directory. It tells what additional > > libraries > > are required and where to get them. It also tells how to compile > > jtag. > > 4.Run jtag as root. > > 5.Type "cable parallel 0x378 DLC5" > > 6.Type "detect" this should show S3C44B0x id. > > 7.Type "detectflash" this should show info on your flash chip. > > 8.Type "readmem 0 0x3fffff dangeros.image" this should create > > dangeros.image > > file in the directory where you've started jtag. Note that complete > > download of the image may take few hours. Jtag is very slow. SAVE THIS > > FILE!!! > > SAVE IT IN MULTIPLE PLACES! YOU'LL NEED IT IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO GO > > BACK > > TO DANGER! > > 9.Download blob.bin from downloads section into directory where > > you've started jtag. > > 10.Type "flash blob.bin 0" this will flash blob. > > 11.You can do the same with kernel and ramdisk by downloading binaries > > and typing "flash ramdisk.bin 0xb0000", "flash kernel.bin 0x10000" or > > alternatively you can set up debugging/development environment as > > explained > > in the next section. > > 12.Type "cable parallel 0x378 WIGGLER" or just disconnect jtag. > > 13.Do hardware reset - press power button and button under LCD at the > > same time. > > 12.To restore danger OS, follow steps 1 through 7 and then type > > "flash 0 dangeros.image". This reflashing will take even longer then > > downloading image - 10hours or so. > > > How to set debugging/development environment. > > > You've got to flash blob over jtag first! > > > 1.Get a laptop with irda port. Make sure IRDA is enabled in the > > system boot menu. > > 2.Download a copy of Knoppix - linux on CD, burn it to CD. Boot from > > this > > CD. You'll have a linux running on the laptop without having to deal > > with > > installation, configuration etc. > > 3.Start shell, type "minicom". Press simultaneously "CTRL" "A" > > and then press "letter O". You should see config menu. Select serial > > port > > config, select 38400 baud rate and turn off hardware flow control. In > > the > > "filename and paths" menu type in path to your upload directory - > > directory keeping ramdisk and kernel images. > > 4.Align laptop's IRDA port with port on the sidekick. Reset sidekick > > you > > should see blob messages showing up on the laptop screen. After > > loading > > kernel and ramdisk from flash, blob waits for 10 secs before booting > > the > > linux. If you want to stop boot process press any key on the laptop > > keyboard. > > 5.To upload kernel, type "xdownload kernel", for ramdisk - "xdownload > > ramdisk", for blob - "xdownload blob". Press "CTRL" "A" > > simultaneously and then "S", select xmodem and then a file to send. > > Note that, since knoppix loads software from CD, blob may timeout > > while > > "rxsxz" utility is being loaded from CD. Try it again, and see if you > > can > > start xmodem transfer quickly after typing "xdownload kernel". > > 6.After kernel upload is finished. You may boot into this new kernel > > image by typing "boot" or if you want to pass some extra parameters to > > kernel type "boot <params>", e.g. "boot console=ttyS0" to select > > console > > over an IRDA port. > > 7.You may also flash the new kernel or ramdisk image. Type "erase > > kernel" > > or "erase ramdisk" to clean flash memory areas. Type "flash kernel > > kernel" > > to store newly uploaded kernel image into kernel partition, or "flash > > ramdisk ramdisk" to store ramdisk. Flashing images with blob is way > > faster then with jtag. > > 8.Type "boot" you should see penguin on the screen.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
