Ok! Understand! I agree with you. It would be nice to have a script that patch and use the official make and source code of android to resolve freerunner issues.
2008/11/25 Jean-Baptiste Queru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Sorry, I wasn't very clear. It's not currently possible to run Android > "as is" on a FreeRunner. > > I meant that it would be nice to be able to download the official > Android source code on a PC (and nothing else beyond the tools that > are normally needed to compile Android), and to be able to compile a > full configuration that would run on the FreeRunner and handle the > concerns that were expressed. > > I believe that this would be a nicer experience for people who want to > experiment with Android on FreeRunner than having to work with > multiple separate open-source projects. In order to get there, though, > someone has to make all the relevant changes in the official Android > source code. > > JBQ > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Davide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I am very new to android, do you mean that is possible to >> download and run make android on a freerunner? >> >> I have downloaded the source code, there are any gb >> of code. >> >> It is possible to make on pc with target a freerunner >> system? >> >> I think isn't easy to make on freerunner direct, there >> is less space and tools. >> >> >> >> 2008/11/25 Jean-Baptiste Queru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> I don't see any fundamental reason why building FreeRunner images >>> couldn't be done from within the existing Android build system, and I >>> believe that the existing configuration system should be able to >>> exclude parts that might be undesirable (or could be reasonably easily >>> extended to add that ability). There might not be a need to create a >>> separate project for this. >>> >>> JBQ >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Davide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
