Chipset vendors consider that information a trade secret and only release it to high-volume customers that have signed non-disclosure agreements.
On Apr 16, 2:49 pm, thiago_alencar <thiago...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Dave, > > [Dave]: "Android is an application processor stack. There is no > provision for access to baseband API's except through the Java level > telephony API's." > > [Thiago]: This baseband API you refer to is only available accessible > upon license agreement or so? Is that the way to access this > information then? > > [Dave]: " It's not practical to standardize a baseband stack - there's > a strong dependency on the underlying hardware architecture." > > [Thiago]: I understand your statement - however, if we could access > the baseband stack at all, it would be a great advance already to a > more "open" phone. All would be necessary is a documentation on how to > obtain that information - with that in hands we could make it work (no > problem if only in specific hardware). Is this not available on > purpose, or is it not possible? > > I appreciate your answer. > > BR/Thiago > > On Apr 16, 5:23 pm, Dave Sparks <davidspa...@android.com> wrote: > > > Android is an application processor stack. There is no provision for > > access to baseband API's except through the Java level telephony > > API's. > > > It's not practical to standardize a baseband stack - there's a strong > > dependency on the underlying hardware architecture. > > > On Apr 15, 7:48 pm, thiago_alencar <thiago...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > This is my last try to finding the answer to the question - really > > > didn't find any documenation on the MSM72001A chipset anywhere. > > > > The question is regarding how far we can access the resources provided > > > by the MSM7201A chipset of the current Android phone, specifically the > > > RF stack (I think its based on ARM9, correct?). > > > > Android is linux based and open source - however, with a quick look at > > > android's "low-level hardware" libraries, I found only a few classes > > > regarding the camera - how is android accessing the this chipset's RF > > > functions? Or is it simply treated as a modem (i.e., AT commands)? Or > > > is this not available for us to access at all due license issues with > > > Qualcomm? > > > > Aditionally, if I want to modify Android's kernel, how would the > > > procedure to burn this new image to the phone basically work? > > > > I would appreciate any help. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
