It shouldn't be lost in the discussion, that Microsoft now owns Danger. So, they certainly don't have an incentive to make porting Android to their device easy (in fact, I would imagine they would prefer it is hard).
Doesn't mean it can't be done, just that I wouldn't depend on company(MS - Danger) support to provide much assistance. On Sep 6, 10:11 am, SaltyDawg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. 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