anaphora68
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Don't forget the AllDroid has a developer X, that is running Froyo with a 2.2 kernel. I'm pretty sure that they are trying to see if they can use that kernel with Froyo. If so, then we're in business.
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Root Custom recovery on x!!!!!!!
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The phone is actually in birdman and crews hands and that is what they are trying to do.
Without the kernel I may wait until after 2.2. Seems like once we have the new kernel through ota then the current method would be far more desirable. That's if I understand it right but that's the way I see it from the info we have now. Bug fixes could be important (and usually are) and that may be a problem also, even after new kernel, if they are kernel fixes.
Oh well.
Lastest tweet from alldroid is they need a day off.....WTF LAZY!!!! @$@#%@
BTW where do you go to donate to these guys? When they wake up and get back to work (I'm just joking don't kill me ) I think I'm going to owe them a little appreciation.
If we send enough maybe we can convince them to give up this thing they call sleep.
anaphora68
Well-Known Member
Exactly, Birdman is senior staff at Alldroid, hence why I said Alldroid.
Either way, the 2.2 kernel on the dev phone will be good enough. Someone will be able to do a system dump on OTA 2.2 and pull that kernel out too.
Either way, the 2.2 kernel on the dev phone will be good enough. Someone will be able to do a system dump on OTA 2.2 and pull that kernel out too.
OHHh I did not realize that.
Isn't the trick getting it on and accepted by the phone? And is it encrypted?
VIO
Android Enthusiast
yeah the problem doesn't have anything to do with a kernel being available or compatible. The kernel source for the Dx is GPL licensed so Moto is required by law to release its code.
Its getting that kernel on the damn phone thats the problem!
w00t! So, as I understand it, we get this ability, slapping on 2.2., then we don't have to do the VZW update, right? We don't miss out on anything, I assume?
TIA.(gimme dat 1-click, baby.)
D13
Android Expert
w00t! So, as I understand it, we get this ability, slapping on 2.2., then we don't have to do the VZW update, right? We don't miss out on anything, I assume?
(gimme dat 1-click, baby.)
Yep, pretty sweet
Retrokid223
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its a friendly competition between kush and bird/rain right??
BringTheRain403
Android Enthusiast
Not really. Bird and Rain figured all this shit out and Koush is basically trying to capitalize on their hard work...
BringTheRain403
Android Enthusiast
Ask me if I care one little bit what your opinion of my posts are. Bird and Rain asked him if he wanted to work together and he declined and now that they figured out how to get recovery running on this thing he's trying to beat them to the punch by getting his recovery out first...
anaphora68
Well-Known Member
Koush isn't stealing anyone's work. He has been collaborating with Birdman on Birdman's recovery.
Koush makes money off ROM Manager. Of course he is going to make Clockwork Recovery work on the X, that's a few thousand new customers for him. Why wouldn't he? What Alldroid is working on is a different recovery tool, using the CW Mod interface. So, similar products, same end-state.
I wouldn't bash one over the other. Besides, it's open source. It's not like AllDroid patented the process by which they're hijacking the Bootloader.
All any of us should care about is that there are at least three developers working their butts off right now to bring us custom ROMs. I don't care who gets it out, as long as it doesn't brick my phone.
Koush makes money off ROM Manager. Of course he is going to make Clockwork Recovery work on the X, that's a few thousand new customers for him. Why wouldn't he? What Alldroid is working on is a different recovery tool, using the CW Mod interface. So, similar products, same end-state.
I wouldn't bash one over the other. Besides, it's open source. It's not like AllDroid patented the process by which they're hijacking the Bootloader.
All any of us should care about is that there are at least three developers working their butts off right now to bring us custom ROMs. I don't care who gets it out, as long as it doesn't brick my phone.
anaphora68
Well-Known Member
Exactly. It sounds like there's a personal beef there too, but that's none of my business. I'll use whatever works best on my phone.
Honestly, if I can get stock Froyo onto my X, I'll donate a pile of cash to whoever makes it happen. I don't care who it is.
Honestly, if I can get stock Froyo onto my X, I'll donate a pile of cash to whoever makes it happen. I don't care who it is.
VIO
Android Enthusiast
How exactly does one capitalize on something that hasn't been released?
Koush isn't my favorite person (how could he be I don't know him) but its not like he doesn't have the credentials for doing this, I mean he made, arguably the most popular recovery software out for Android, and accompanying app.
OMJ
Bazinga
He also uses a similar technique for getting clockworkmod recovery to work for several other phones. Its called fakeflash
[DEV] 09/June v1.8.1.6 - fake-flash by Koush, launching recovery without a PC - xda-developers
droider13,
Awesome! Thanks for continuing to post these updates...(and now, since I posted here, I won't have to keep hitting F5 so often
).