Multitouch possible in theory?

[Guest BigBearMDC]

http://www.4shared.com/file/239230627/43b3...m-eabi-440.html

Source the problem ... see if you can crack open a kernel that boots right down the the ramdisk folder and kernel, then bring it back up again and see if it boots. Then you know you're not making the boot.img wrong etc etc ...

Thanks really much!

I splitted the MCR 1.7 boot.img and repacked it, phone boots up fine without problems =/

[Guest xangma]

Thanks really much!

I splitted the MCR 1.7 boot.img and repacked it, phone boots up fine without problems =/

hmmm hope it all works then

[Guest BigBearMDC]

hmmm hope it all works then

Me too! Compiling the kernel right now.

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Hell NO!

Still rebooting <_<

What am I doing wrong?

That can't be!!

[Guest xangma]

Hell NO!

Still rebooting <_<

What am I doing wrong?

That can't be!!

What source are you using?

[Guest BigBearMDC]

What source are you using?

ATM I'm only using your toolchain.

I use the kernel source from Huawei - I extract it everytime new when I compile a new kernel and run "make clean" before I compile it.

I tried it with arm-eabi-4.3.1 (android 1.5) and

arm-eabi-4.4.0 (android 1.6 & 2.0)

[and arm-eabi-4.4.1, but I couldn't even compile the kernel as some files were missing]

Edited March 11, 2010 by BigBearMDC

[Guest xangma]

ATM I'm only using your toolchain.

I use the kernel source from Huawei - I extract it everytime new when I compile a new kernel and run "make clean" before I compile it.

I tried it with arm-eabi-4.3.1 (android 1.5) and

arm-eabi-4.4.0 (android 1.6 & 2.0)

[and arm-eabi-4.4.1, but I couldn't even compile the kernel as some files were missing]

Your phone is using a december updated rom?

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Your phone is using a december updated rom?

Yap. The kernel you compiled was working fine on my device.

The only difference I saw is that you're using java 5 while I'm using java 6.

Edited March 11, 2010 by BigBearMDC

[Guest xangma]

Yap. The kernel you compiled was working fine on my device.

The only difference I saw is that you're using java 5 while I'm using java 6.

Yeah think that is a problem too. I read it somewhere that 6 wont do the job. But i'm not so sure now ... Try it?

[Guest jmmL]

Yap. The kernel you compiled was working fine on my device.

The only difference I saw is that you're using java 5 while I'm using java 6.

! That's probably the problem. Android makes a big fuss about java 6 at the moment!

[Guest BigBearMDC]

! That's probably the problem. Android makes a big fuss about java 6 at the moment!

Okay, thanks.

Where do I get java 5 from?

apt doesn't find that package (I'm in Austria, so I'm using the Austrian sources).

I just changed the to the main server.

Edit: apt still doesn't find that package =/

Greetings,

BigBear

Edited March 11, 2010 by BigBearMDC

[Guest xangma]

Okay, thanks.

Where do I get java 5 from?

apt doesn't find that package (I'm in Austria, so I'm using the Austrian sources).

I just changed the to the main server.

Edit: apt still doesn't find that package =/

Greetings,

BigBear

Grab some other servers and put them in there =P

[Guest jmmL]

Okay, thanks.

Where do I get java 5 from?

apt doesn't find that package (I'm in Austria, so I'm using the Austrian sources).

I just changed the to the main server.

Edit: apt still doesn't find that package =/

Greetings,

BigBear

I think what I did was to add sources from jaunty temporarily, making sure to pull in the java stuff and nothing else!

[Guest david_dawkins]

Okay, thanks.

Where do I get java 5 from?

apt doesn't find that package (I'm in Austria, so I'm using the Austrian sources).

I just changed the to the main server.

Edit: apt still doesn't find that package =/

Greetings,

BigBear

I had to overcome this too, it's a pain in the arse:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1289730

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Ok, Java 6 thrown off my computer; installed Java 5.

So I can continue developing this evening <_<

Greetings,

BigBear

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Update:

Still not working :mellow:

I really have no clue what to do next...

Any suggestions?

BTW 10k topic views <_<

Greetings,

BigBear

Edited March 13, 2010 by BigBearMDC

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Okay, tried it with another toolchain -> still not working -.-

I think the toolchain is deffo not the problem.

Greetings,

BigBear

[Guest xangma]

I have no idea of what is the problem to be honest. Check again that you're using the right version of Java?

[Guest BigBearMDC]

I have no idea of what is the problem to be honest. Check again that you're using the right version of Java?

Yap, I'm using Java 5 <_<

Greetings,

BigBear

[Guest jmmL]

Yap, I'm using Java 5 <_<

Greetings,

BigBear

One heavy-handed approach I can think of is getting a willing volunteer (xangma?) to build a working environment within a virtualbox install, then upload it somewhere so bigbear can use that.. Would take ages though.

Things off the top of my head:

Ubuntu 9.10

Java 5, not java 6 (and all associated packages)

gcc-4.3 (and all associated packages)

android 1.5 SDK

Is there anything else that needs to be specified for a build environment?

Perhaps also check you are using the same mkbootimg type tools (compare md5 sums of them?)

I'll be able to help in a week or so, once my exams are over!

[Guest BigBearMDC]

One heavy-handed approach I can think of is getting a willing volunteer (xangma?) to build a working environment within a virtualbox install, then upload it somewhere so bigbear can use that.. Would take ages though.

Things off the top of my head:

Ubuntu 9.10

Java 5, not java 6 (and all associated packages)

gcc-4.3 (and all associated packages)

android 1.5 SDK

Is there anything else that needs to be specified for a build environment?

Perhaps also check you are using the same mkbootimg type tools (compare md5 sums of them?)

I'll be able to help in a week or so, once my exams are over!

I thought of that too, but that would be too much to ask somebody to do it.

I use gcc 4.4 atm, how do i tell Ubuntu to use gcc 4.3 instead?

I think mkbootimg should be fine, as I repacked the MCR boot.img and it worked fine =/

Greetings,

BigBear

[Guest jmmL]

I thought of that too, but that would be too much to ask somebody to do it.

I use gcc 4.4 atm, how do i tell Ubuntu to use gcc 4.3 instead?

I think mkbootimg should be fine, as I repacked the MCR boot.img and it worked fine =/

Greetings,

BigBear

I believe it's a case of installing gcc-4.3 then running something like

sudo update-alternatives --config gcc

Then you'll get a prompt about choosing a version. You'll want to do this with cpp and g++ as well, I think. However, I only changed to 4.3 because anything with 4.4 wouldn't even compile for me, because of increased strictness introduced in 4.4. If your stuff is compiling without errors, then perhaps 4.4 would be okay. Worth a try though.

[Guest xangma]

I'll do it if someone tells me how =P

I think i'm using 4.3 cause I have it installed. Not sure really. Will check that laters =] Give 4.3 a try.

[Guest jmmL]

I'll do it if someone tells me how =P

I think i'm using 4.3 cause I have it installed. Not sure really. Will check that laters =] Give 4.3 a try.

Last post for the weekend because I really should do some work!

Essentially:

Download and install virtualbox

Install ubuntu onto a virtual hard disk using virtualbox (you can use a liveCD image on your hard drive)

Boot the virtual ubuntu disk and install your environment - toolchain, sdk, correct versions of gcc and java etc

Find the virtualbox disk image on your hard drive (I think they're .vdi), split it into multiple archives and upload it somewhere like rapidshare, megaupload or perhaps as a torrent, then get bigbear to download it

For splitting the disk image into multiple archives I recommend p7zip. 7z files have some of the best compression ratios available - you might be able to reduce a 3GB image to 1GB or thereabouts. 7z containers can also be multi part archives. Sorry that I don't have time to explain it further.

Edited March 13, 2010 by jmmL

[Guest xangma]

Last post for the weekend because I really should do some work!

Essentially:

Download and install virtualbox

Install ubuntu onto a virtual hard disk using virtualbox (you can use a liveCD image on your hard drive)

Boot the virtual ubuntu disk and install your environment - toolchain, sdk, correct versions of gcc and java etc

Find the virtualbox disk image on your hard drive (I think they're .vdi), split it into multiple archives and upload it somewhere like rapidshare, megaupload or perhaps as a torrent, then get bigbear to download it

For splitting the disk image into multiple archives I recommend p7zip. 7z files have some of the best compression ratios available - you might be able to reduce a 3GB image to 1GB or thereabouts. 7z containers can also be multi part archives. Sorry that I don't have time to explain it further.

No that's excellent. I will do that as a last resort if I have time tonight =]