If you like, I can help you with code or some other stuff if you wish ...
2008/11/26 Sean McNeil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Davide, > > There are a few fundamental things I'd like to pass along: > > First, in order to build Android for the Freerunner it takes very little > effort and the goal is to be able to do so without any modification to > the sources. > > Second, there are two components that I use which are not owned by me > but are being open sourced. The ALSA library was just recently released > and I use a multiplexed GSM modem which we are trying to complete GPRS > support with. This will be open sourced when completed as well. > > Third, work that I have done needs cleanup to get past Googles > high-grade review process. I have other things to do, so I honestly have > no idea when I'll get around to that. > > Fourth, we are working to have everything necessary in the OM kernel to > support Android. This is almost done. > > Beyond that, I have a few small scripts that I could provide that will > copy over the tree to an NFS mountable directory and create a jffs2 image. > > So, as you can see our ultimate goal is to do just as you suggest. > > Sean > > Davide wrote: >> Very thanks for your very complete and clear explanation. >> >> To install android on freerunner it was very nice to >> have a setup script like for installing debian >> on freerunner. >> >> A script that check all and do all the necessary steps >> (patch, compile, deploy, ecc) >> >> Why not create an open source project for building such >> script? >> >> It is possible to avoid the legal issues of previous >> portings? Or the legal issues will block any other >> way? >> >> 2008/11/25 Jim Ancona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> On Nov 24, 5:00 pm, Davide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone can help me? >>>> >>> Three people that I know of are working (apparently independently) on >>> Freerunner/Neo ports. (I'm not one of them!) I believe all three have >>> them have posted on this list at one time or another. >>> >>> One of the three, Sean McNeil, has released a couple of sample images >>> here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/User:Seanmcneil3 >>> He removed his latest image because of licensing concerns with MP3 and >>> video codecs. Some of his patches have been submitted to Google. The >>> kernel that he has posted does not resume from suspend, and most of >>> the peripherals (Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth) either don't work or are very >>> flaky. I have a copy of his image, and it the phone can make calls >>> using Android, but can't receive them because there's no "answer" >>> button. >>> >>> A second port is being worked on by Brian Code, who has a email >>> address at Koolu, a Freerunner distributor which has announced a >>> forthcoming Android port (see http://tinyurl.com/5pnkku). I haven't >>> seen anything from him since an initial flurry of activity right after >>> Google released the Android source. Koolu has set up an Android on >>> Freerunner forum at http://forum.koolu.org/viewforum.php?f=10, but >>> it's been pretty quiet. >>> >>> The third developer working on Android for Openmoko phones is Ben >>> Leslie (http://benno.id.au/blog/). He says he has an image running on >>> his Neo (the predecessor to the Freerunner), but I haven't seen >>> anything from him since he left on vacation three weeks ago. >>> >>> Supposedly, Android support has been integrated into the next release >>> of the Freerunner kernel, and the Openmoko developers are putting most >>> of their effort into making the low-level functionality (suspend/ >>> resume, GSM modem issues, etc.) more reliable, which should benefit >>> all distributions in the future. >>> >>> Right now, it's a bit frustrating because there is no visibility into >>> the state of the various ports. There's no source repository or other >>> way for anyone to build their own image or contribute to the effort. >>> Of course it's still just a month since the source was released, so >>> I'm still cautiously optimistic that a usable port for the Freerunner >>> will come out, probably from Koolu. They're claiming a beta will be >>> available in December, so we should know more soon. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >> >> > >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
