[project]Port android to meizu M8

Loonix · 11-04-2009

It is a relief to hear that your m8 isnt 'that' fu**ed!
Probably the battery got too much charge while the phone did not work properly =(

Bill, thank you for the hint, again! =)
I hope its possible to build them into a android build from the beginning on?

r3wDy · 11-04-2009

to all gods in heaven...
THANK YOU

Ethernet Boot Loader Configuration:

0) IP address: 0.0.0.0
1) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
2) DHCP: Disabled
3) Boot delay: 2 seconds
4) Reset to factory default configuration
5) Startup image: DOWNLOAD NEW
6) Program disk image into SmartMedia card: Enabled
7) Program CS8900 MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00)
8) KITL Configuration: DISABLED
9) Update Mode:Disabled
B) Low Level Format Image Part
C) Clean Boot Option: FALSE
D) Download image now
F) Format PocketStore's Storage Region
L) LAUNCH existing Boot Media image
N) Read NAND Flash (Block/Page)
R) Read Configuration
U) DOWNLOAD image now(USB)
W) Write Configuration Right Now

r3wDy · 11-04-2009

Worx again

just reached upgrade mode

now back to android development :D

thank you for alle the help and good advices :D

Loonix · 11-04-2009

Congratulations! :D
Wow, good that you did not give up

nice2know_u · 11-04-2009

Glad to hear that r3wDy! Good luck on Android

evow04 · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by Loonix

It is a relief to hear that your m8 isnt 'that' fu**ed!

to all gods in heaven...
THANK YOU

indeed!
that is great news!
What went wrong and what is the status on repairing your m8?
btw tested & repaired my ttl, seems also back working, except i have doubts about the grnd function

build usb/(serial cable now so i can use it without battery

adapter seems to be defect

ok, very stupid idea:
use a small adapter-powered-usb-hub,
tear it open & solder usb-mini m8 pins to usb-hub pins : no need for male plug for pc and if you got one day an usb ttl you can solder this directly to.
then you have a new charger/docking station ;-)

status on Android drivers

one should make list of all found hardware drivers in wince edition, so we could make a timeline for not wasting more time and then we have a list with status...?

2.6.28 kernel drivers/mmc/core to 2.6.27

its possible to build them into a android build from the beginning on?

with some luck the newest *nix kernel could be supporting wifi or other modules.. so rebuilding android with it could be usefull?

@ Bill i wrote a pm, if you have time, could you answer me?

r3wDy · 11-04-2009

What went wrong and what is the status on repairing your m8?

meizu never answred to my email...
wrong was: the ttl "featured" a low pass fiter for "better" singal quality which could not handle the speed. i sldred it out and bridged it then it worked

Skoddi · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

Worx again just reached upgrade mode
now back to android development :D

thank you for alle the help and good advices :D

great to hear :D

demon__heart · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

Worx again just reached upgrade mode
now back to android development :D

thank you for alle the help and good advices :D

Great :D!
I'm glad that your M8 finally revived :D

evow04 · 11-04-2009

*the whole forum makes a wave cause your m8 works again*

Now you can finally try the android build :D

Ps made any more test yet with jtag?

banxian · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

Worx again just reached upgrade mode
now back to android development :D

thank you for alle the help and good advices :D

Welcome back, J!

evow04 · 11-04-2009

Banxian , so how is the status on the loader?

Android 2.0 Release

New User Features

Quick Contact for Android

Multiple Accounts

Messaging Search

Email Combined Inbox

Camera Modes
Contacts and accounts

Multiple accounts can be added to a device for email and contact synchronization, including Exchange accounts. (Handset manufacturers can choose whether to include Exchange support in their devices.)

Developers can create sync adapters that provide synchronization with additional data sources.

Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact's information and communication modes. For example, a user can tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person. Other applications such as Email, Messaging, and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget when you touch a contact photo or status icon.

Email

Exchange support.

Combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page.

Messaging

Search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages.

Auto delete the oldest messages in a conversation when a defined limit is reached.

Camera

Built-in flash support

Digital zoom

Scene mode

White balance

Color effect

Macro focus

Android virtual keyboard

An improved keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed.

The framework's multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren't missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.

A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.

Browser

Refreshed UI with actionable browser URL bar enables users to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.

Bookmarks with web page thumbnails.

Support for double-tap zoom.

Support for HTML5:
Database API support, for client-side databases using SQL.

Application cache support, for offline applications.

Geolocation API support, to provide location information about the device.

<video> tag support in fullscreen mode.

Calendar

Agenda view provides infinite scrolling.

Events indicate the attending status for each invitee.

Invite new guests to events.

New Platform Technologies

Media Framework

Revamped graphics architecture for improved performance that enables better hardware acceleration.
Bluetooth

Bluetooth 2.1

New BT profiles: Object Push Profile (OPP) and Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)

New Framework APIs

Android 2.0 includes several new developer APIs. For an overview of new APIs, see the Android 2.0 version notes.
For a complete report of all API changes, see the API Differences Report.

banxian · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by evow04

Banxian , so how is the status on the loader?

as the same status yesterday. have a very simple white-black "UI" with a progress bar, can select Android/MeizuOS though type A/C in serial cable. when progress reach 100%, each selected target OS can boot succesful.

I just weekup to buy some foods and continue sleep.
I'll try to rip key gpio function from smdk6410 ce6 bsp, and write how to some hours later.

Loonix · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by evow04

Android 2.0 Release

Yea, Android 2.0 is supposed to be out there but i am unable to find a repo of it

(also i cant get ubuntu 9.10 to compile android at all because it wont let me install Java sdk 5.0, only 6.0 -.- )
Also Banxian, for you it must be like 5 in the morning o.O why arn't you sleeping?

owenray · 11-04-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

Worx again just reached upgrade mode
now back to android development :D

thank you for alle the help and good advices :D

congrats!

I'm happy 4u

banxian · 11-05-2009

I add some code in M8TinyLoader to use default 7F008000 to print GPIO DAT from A to Z (infact GPQDAT is last), and found N is changed when button pushed.
normal value is 00002AB0,

Code:

Power 28B0 -> 10 (reverse)
Music 2A90 -> 6 (reverse)
Cancel 2AA0 -> 5 (reverse)

Volume + - take no response. maybe I have to set control or plug up bits for N.

Code:

    GPIOReg->GPNPUD |= 0x28UL;          // 00 10 10 00
    GPIOReg->GPNPUD &= 0xFFFFFFEBUL;    // 11 10 10 11

when I change bit group 2 & 3 from 01 to 10, I get same results like power button.

Code:

normal: 2AB6
Volume -: 2AB4 3 (reverse)
Volume +: 2AB2 2 (reverse)

I'd like to release a dualboot firmware based on 0937 n Loader/zImage for people who like to inject to other version firmware tonight.

Progress: OS selector use volume key worked on M8 (SE can't see menu). finding SE eboot framebuffer base now.

r3wDy · 11-05-2009

Yea, Android 2.0 is supposed to be out there but i am unable to find a repo of it
(also i cant get ubuntu 9.10 to compile android at all because it wont let me install Java sdk 5.0, only 6.0 -.- )

u need to install jdk (search for install jdk debian)
here Java on Debian - Development - Confluence

and then set the java version to use to with

PHP Code:


			
update-alternatives --config java
update-alternatives --config javac

To the modem thing: on pics from inside m8 i found a chip from infneopn, labled 8876. Searching for this i found

X-GOLD™ 201 - PMB 8876

EDGE Baseband IC with embedded multimedia functions; Launched in the market since 2005

* ARM926™ based single modem and application processor with cache support and fast tightly-coupled memories
* Supporting camera applications of up to 2 MPixel
* USB 2.0 on-the-go, full speed, fast IRDA

...
PMB 8876. S-GOLD2™-Multimedia Engine with. Advanced EDGE Modem Functionality ...

But i cant imagine that meizu uses a complete processor, which could make a mobile on his own just as modem

banxian · 11-05-2009

I think the processor used for execute baseband firmware itself.
and I found SE version M8 have different framebuffer address in eboot. I am going to dump eboot of SE later, to make my dualboot menu can both used in M8 and M8 SE. I'd like to use one pixel of default meizu logo display by eboot to check an SE hardware.

r3wDy · 11-05-2009

searching google for PMB8876 shows that the system is used in iphone too. But on pix from inside iphone the processor looks different so im unsure if it really is the same.

I think this cpu is used for mulitmedia and gsm stuff and this chip is commonly used. So i think we should be able to find some linux support fopr this.

targh · 11-05-2009

when shall be able to me download a stable android version on my meizu?
good luck