[project]Port android to meizu M8

MegaBaSS · 11-06-2009

Originally Posted by Loonix

yes, but not M8 SE 16GB.

f**k!!!i have m8se-16!

what different 8 or 16gb? it simply other chip....

LVL · 11-06-2009

some settings about the total of memory i guess

r3wDy · 11-06-2009

okay i compiled libertrad and libertas_sdio driver, got marvel 8686 firmware. I can load the driver but it doenst come to load the firmware it stopd earlier. Im not sure if this wlan chip is cinnected through sdio, cause we dont get any sdio card found messaged in boot process

i will do furter research now

this maaybe very intersting
http://www.linuxforum.net/forum/show...&sb=5&o=0&vc=1

PS i used not android build maybe somone with android remote console could try. libertas driver are in kernel

demon__heart · 11-06-2009

I'm testing Android and DualBoot RC3 and...when I am in Android, speakers make some little noise. Someone has the same problem?

evow04 · 11-06-2009

Originally Posted by r3wDy

Im not sure if this wlan chip is cinnected through sdio, cause we dont get any sdio card found messaged in boot process

the marvell has sdio & gspi support , you might try that one?

btw r3wdy/banxian, tried the audiodriver i mentionned allready?

when I am in Android, speakers make some little noise

Mzz that is with your charger connected?

Engadget, thanks for all the attention this project gets by you guys!
headlines engadget

Dualboot selector : Tinyloader tx2 Banxian!

...page 1 edited again...
Are any of you interested in a dedicated android app/games topic?
i added a few apps on page 1

demon__heart · 11-06-2009

Nice to see that the project began to be popular in the net

Originally Posted by evow04

Mzz that is with your charger connected?

Yes

Surely is for that, no...?

crimson05 · 11-06-2009

i am just trying the dual bootloader...

could you explain this step a little more:

after upgrade, you can overwrite stock Meizu OS to disk right now.

LVL · 11-06-2009

if you don't like your dualboot or something that you just don't like. You enter the upgrade mode (play+volume-up button) and you can connect your M8 to use it as usb disk then you overwrite the dualboot firmware with a normal firmware from meizu, disconnect from computer and reinstall the normal firmware

banxian · 11-07-2009

Originally Posted by crimson05

i am just trying the dual bootloader...

could you explain this step a little more:

I suggest you overwrite your previous stock Meizu xip.bin in M8 disk after upgrade, before you click restart.
It make you can flash your M8 to origin MeizuOS at any place, without a computer n usb cable.

@evow04:

r in r1, r2 means rev1 rev2, like many svn nightly builds.
it's too small because I built loader from git, not svn, so I increse rev number on each public download.
It will looks "like" nightly build if more guys joined cooking like x264 builds.

filename scheme for my distro: mdroid_codename_revnumber_parts_state

@r3wDy:

platform repo have allthings except kernel.
I check platform n kernel into 2 folders.
I'll moving to newer linux / android original kernel later.
they have more drivers eg WM8993 in SE, but in 2.6.32 it seems old 6410 driver failed on compile, they use lots of old defination.

jorge_regula · 11-07-2009

Been trying to install a few apps into the android img, works, but apps are loaded into a small area of the screen. They do run very smooth though ( Tried monopoly ).

Some apps don't work because they need extra buttons the M8 doesn't have, so you have to reboot then ( you can't exit those apps )

If anyone needs any help or a clear tutorial ( i've searched some time ) to install apps, let me know.

EDIT : offcourse, all applications written for android are meant for the 320x240 screen of the htc devices...

When using certain apps it automatically switches to portrait mode, with the menubar still functional ( breaktheball, for example )

@Banxian : When using dualboot release, when in the meizu OS, the device stops responding to input ( the screen stays black ), although it is still on ( I've tried calling it ). Only a soft reset helps.

crimson05 · 11-07-2009

sry guys i don't get how to start dual boot loader...

i make a fw upgrade with dualboot-xip.bin

now i have to rename what to what??

banxian · 11-07-2009

@jorge_regula:
you may downloaded unstable version.
verify your xip.bin
md5: 4b5ca7a635c85537b70364886e547634
sha1: c1517aa3c22dfac5f04f891c87fa575417cc4d0e

evow04 · 11-07-2009

Originally Posted by banxian

@evow04:

r in r1, r2 means rev1 rev2, like many svn nightly builds.
it's too small because I built loader from git, not svn, so I increse rev number on each public download.
It will looks "like" nightly build if more guys joined cooking like x264 builds.

filename scheme for my distro: mdroid_codename_revnumber_parts_state

that sound obvious, but on what are you commenting cause i can not follow :s (just got up lol)

Banxian, i had some mindspins on tinyloader,
cause you wanted it to lookmore modern and wanted to pass by the landscape problem.
It could easily be solved just by having a background designed in portrait, flipped over to landscape and stored like that, then import in tinyloader and provide graphical boot information to avoid problem while ouputting text.
Then it looks like portrait.. simple example (sorry i have no graphical skills)

platform repo have allthings except kernel

since you used the aesop kernel, where could we find it then?

They do run very smooth though ( Tried monopoly ).

great !

If anyone needs any help or a clear tutorial

why not opening a topic on that on? i covered a little bit on page 1 here, but a more in detail would be usefull!

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Mzz that is with your charger connected?

Yes Surely is for that, no...?

the i do think it is interferance from the charger :-)

evow04 · 11-07-2009

Originally Posted by crimson05

sry guys i don't get how to start dual boot loader...

i make a fw upgrade with dualboot-xip.bin

now i have to rename what to what??

if you flashed with the dualboot fw, hang m8 on pc and delete the xip.bin from /disk and make sure you copied over the img file to /disk.

restart m8 and see..
keep in mind that 16 gb are still not supported (right?)

crimson05 · 11-07-2009

ok something was wrong with the xip.bin

now it works...

evow04 · 11-07-2009

great! i hope you will enjoy it ;-)

r3wDy · 11-07-2009

aesop kernel can be downloaded from aesop.kr

To the wlan thing: I treid to load libertas driver but eveb in bootlog no mmc card (which in fact is an sdio device) can be found. I would expect something like this in bootlog
mmc1: new SDIO card at address 0001

But nothing. so no wonder that the driver doesnt load...

SPI driver is no implemented in bills kernel but in aesop kernel. i will try to inject the sources in bills kernel and see

To the gsm thing: we have three uarts in linux, but i can create only one ttyS device succesfully. In bootlog they mentioned with s3c6400-uart.1-3 at MMIO. One of them is our serial port the other two remain. I think there were 4 serial ports in wince (accoring to registry / control panel) com 1+2 normal and com 7 9 for modem i will experiment with it

scholbert · 11-07-2009

Hi!

Wow that's a nice hacking page. So i just decided to register here

Really appreciate your work.
I refered to this thread in the XDA-developers forum. See here:
[PRJ] Boot linux natively on a WM device - xda-developers
I hope it's O.K. for you.

Don't know if you already knew this page:
Samsung Semiconductors

There's a lot of useful information at this page.
E.g. Linux kernel source with a graphic addon!
Also a simple JTAG tool (SJF6400) to reflash some code in NAND

Keep up your great work!!!

Cheers,

scholbert

r3wDy · 11-07-2009

No problem, spread the word

(btw i think with Kernel injection in XIP you could run linux on any WM device :P)

@all i just did a serial log of wifi enable. got this

=== GSPISWLD24SP_8015 Driver ===<<Error msg is on>>
<<Tx-Fragment msg is on>>
<<Rx
-Fragment msg is on>>
<<Performance tuning msg is on>.
GSPI - Using DMA mode
GSPI -

So i think we have indeed a SPI connected wlan card. i compiled the spi driver from aesop kernel already an loaded it, but dunno what to do with it ^^ I will do more research

i did the same with bluetooth too but without intereseting information for now

Further i used minicom to send AT to alle serial ports, but no modem wnnted to answer OK

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evow04 · 11-07-2009

Originally Posted by scholbert

I refered to this thread in the XDA-developers forum. See here:
[PRJ] Boot linux natively on a WM device - xda-developers
I hope it's O.K. for you.

Don't know if you already knew this page:
Samsung Semiconductors

Hi Scholbert, welcome!

Just read the xda link, do think if some users jump on it, it could be very usefull. However that 1 guy is right, loading without haret could mean some things would need to be rebuild. But i wonder how easily something can be injected after the htc bootloader.
Goodluck with your research!

And thanks for that 1 page, it does contains some interesting information and kernels for our 6410 chip.

just did a serial log of wifi enable.

that is a good sign, no error on loading!

btw, did you by any chance tried to load the sd with bill his instructions?

Originally Posted by r3wDy

aesop kernel can be downloaded from aesop.kr

you mean http://www.aesop.or.kr ?
i must register before i would find the kernel i think?