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Root Froyo Development

theblueletters said:
Does anyone feel like uploading aosp11 with wireless and keys working now that it sounds like those bugs have been fixed?
Also does anyone have source for *.30 kernel "the real froyo one" I've got quite a bit of experience compiling linux kernels I'd like to give a new one a shot.
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This is what lg would have used for their kernel .32 base before folding their changes additions in it ... had they made one.

https://www.codeaurora.org/gitweb/q...ree;h=refs/heads/froyo_almond;hb=froyo_almond

this was my failed attempt at it and good luck it didnt boot for me https://github.com/getitnowmarketing/GNM_2.6.32/tree/lg_added

Honestly we could use your efforts on userspace right now as kernel.29 will run it nearly perfectly minus several features after the updates I have added to .29 kernel.
 
theblueletters said:
This is the kernel you've added to and want running?

Can i use ./adb to patch in the updated kernel?
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that kernel was an attempt to patch up a .32 kernel for the ally. It doesn't boot. Boot.img's can be flashed via recovery in an update.zip format or via fastboot

fastboot flash boot boot.img will flash it and for testing I do fastboot boot boot.img which will load boot.img to ram and exec it and when rebooted you are back to old kernel.
 
Dres, I am sorry for not posting a log cat. I just didnt think any information would be in it from that. I thought it would be something that you just haven't gotten to in working in. I am sorry for that and any other problems, I will definately post a logcat.
My Appologies
 
Sooo my thought is if we(minus me since I'm terrible with programming) can make Froyo work on the Ally, why can't LG/Verizon whip it up lickity split?
 
Darktremor App2sd seems like a perfect fit for lg ally froyo development. This is because app space shares ram space supposedly. Hopefully the ext2 issues can be fixed and darktremors script can be tested. 512mb of app space is a great thing.
 
mattrb said:
Darktremor App2sd seems like a perfect fit for lg ally froyo development. This is because app space shares ram space supposedly. Hopefully the ext2 issues can be fixed and darktremors script can be tested. 512mb of app space is a great thing.
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2.2 includes a method of selectively storing apps on your SD.
 
getitnowmarketing have a wireless-tether app version on his mediafire but turns out it uses ad-hoc just like barnacle. no AP tether yet.
 
warttack said:
getitnowmarketing have a wireless-tether app version on his mediafire but turns out it uses ad-hoc just like barnacle. no AP tether yet.
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I doubt we would ever seen an tethering app that would have AP or "Infastructure mode" as because i have read somewhere a while back that is a limitation within android and hardware.
 
dots said:
I doubt we would ever seen an tethering app that would have AP or "Infastructure mode" as because i have read somewhere a while back that is a limitation within android and hardware.
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my incredible uses AP for tethering not ad-hoc so its not a limitation and the incredible has the same wifi chip as ally. its like they did with the stock incredible wifi drivers, they limited it to b/g only and the only thing needed to do is change a bite in the driver code to allow it to use the n format. so the limitation is been put there by the companies its not hardware related.
 
when froyo is 100% working we will have more choices of roms since theres a lot of custom froyo roms out there. we just gonna have to port it to ally :p
 
Just out of curiosity, what all is now working with dres's froyo build? I saw the wifi isn't, and the haptic feedback isn't. I'm just curious as to how far along he's got it. Very impressive work...wish I understood linux and android better and could help. Too old to learn now though I suppose!
 
I have used the gingerbread launcher on the ally for the day today and its decent. Alot better than the standard one. But Not as snappy I think as Launcher Pro. But it is nice.

Anyone having trouble keeping the battery charged with this? Its like 7 hours for me and im down to 15 percent.
 
drellisdee/getitnowmarketing: For the camera problems. Have you tried using the ArcCamera that came with the Ally? Im sure you can get something from it for the camera to work in froyo
 
socobandit said:
Just out of curiosity, what all is now working with dres's froyo build? I saw the wifi isn't, and the haptic feedback isn't. I'm just curious as to how far along he's got it. Very impressive work...wish I understood linux and android better and could help. Too old to learn now though I suppose!
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he got a fix for wifi already.
 
myfishbear said:
the vortex is a vzw phone that looks so much like the ally. i know that one is cdma but it hasnt been released yet

LG Vortex for Verizon spied again: Bing, no FM radio - Android Messages

again i don't think we can do anything with the module until this phone comes out so bypass it for now
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LG vortex, LG optimus S, LG optimus U they're are on the same family.
I just got the source for the optimus U since the vortex sources arent available yet and going to play with it and see where does it take. :rolleyes:

Edit: Question: I know the fm radio uses bluetooth to scan for available frequencies. Is there a posibility of making that work for ally?
 
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