This is something I've been looking at, however, after asking around with some folks in the know, I don't think it's gonna be possible, at least for now. For one, drivers will be a total pain to deal with, as we'll have to write the drivers for evey part of the device (I'm sure danger isn't gonna do that for us) It's also gonna take some creative hacking to bypass danger's security encryption on the sidekick to upload anything (people haven't hacked the developer key creation yet, so I think this is gonna take a LONG time) The sidekick would be a very nice device for android, imo, but it'd take some reworking (lack of touch screen may cause some issues, may require a pointer device interface to be developed and mapped to either the trackball or dpad.) As for the jtag interface, I don't know if anyone has found, or even attempted, the hack on any device beyond the original hiptop. Also, the linux module that was loaded on it did not have wireless drivers, so no phone usage at all there. SaltyDawg wrote: > 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 -
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