Google Android M5-rc14 Installable Image Available!, Full distro for SL-C3x00 Options

[cortez]

Sorry for the delay, but I had some trouble uploading the files to my site.
The image files and installation instructions can be obtained from my website
Have fun!

[speculatrix]

the first time it ran, my c3100 took a very long time to start up and I thought I'd be looking at the "nightrider eye" (or is a cylon) forever!

eventually it did start, so I was pretty wowed.

I've managed to get WEP wifi up at home, didn't seem to want to connect to work's WPA access point. I had to hack /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/network/interfaces though, set a manual IP + mask + route as it reports bad protocol when udhcpc runs, it's still very finicky. Locked up Z, hard reset (nice there's a button in the battery compartment)

Not actually managed to use the android web browser yet, but hopefully very very soon!

--edit-- rebooted, this time the manual settings in /etc/network/interfaces worked and I could ping www.google.com straight off.

fired up android and the browser, it reports "Page Load Suspended
No network coverage. Load will resume when network connection recovers"

--edit2-- my wireless access point is a linux box with intel 2915abg minipci card, so I can sniff the lan and do interesting stuff; when android browser fires up, I see no traffic, so it's not even trying to talk to the network. bummer. Went back to console, Z got upset, reboot time.

--edit3-- do I need to do the net.eth0.dns trick? hmm, I can use FN-left to switch back to the console, but weirdly android is still getting every key press too! Tried killing android process off, Z locks up, reset

--edit4-- aha, when the Z brings up wlan0 (ifup wlan0=home), I have to ping it from the gateway and then wlan0 works, otherwise Z can't ping the linux server. ok, I left a ping running, so know the Z is definitely online, but android cannot see the network. still no traffic on gateway. maps work, but when I scroll off the edge, I get a blank space and it pops up the no network alert.

no sound, no touchscreen either.

[Android Zaurus]

fired up android and the browser, it reports "Page Load Suspended
No network coverage. Lod will resume when network connection recovers"

I think that 3G is stuff. We can ignore it for now.

Did you set net.eth0.dns1 in etc/default.prop?

[speculatrix]

fired up android and the browser, it reports "Page Load Suspended
No network coverage. Lod will resume when network connection recovers"

I think that 3G is stuff. We can ignore it for now.

Did you set net.eth0.dns1 in etc/default.prop?

d'oh, Z locked up. don't know why I bother to put battery cover back on. BTW, you do know you can get to the flash menu by pressing the reset button in the battery compartment, ensuring cover lock is slid towards battery, hold OK and turn on? no need to remove battery and disconnect power at all. You also need to ensure you don't leave a card in the slot - my 4GB non-sdhc card breaks it.

anyway, where was I.. oh yes!

er, I used net.eth0.dns, so I will addnet.eth0.dns1 too.

woohoo! yes, it works. I still got the page load suspended but it still did the google search! Woohoo! (my wife, at this point, is reaching for the phone to call a psychiatrist and telling me not to wake our child (it's nearly 23:00)!)

browser seems to stall for no reason. trcpdump indicates lack of activity, can still ping.

wahay, I googled for "android zaurus" and got androidzaurus.seesaa blog site.


the home screen is now getting pretty full of icons... not sure how I close down all those apps. the FN button always seems to bring up the dialler, alphanumeric keys kick off a contact search.

damn, this is impressive stuff!!!