Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Hi guys Wouldn't it be possible to port the Flash Player/Plugin from the HTC Hero to other Android devices? Greetings, BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjm2k Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Hi guys Wouldn't it be possible to port the Flash Player/Plugin from the HTC Hero to other Android devices? Greetings, BigBearMDC I grabbed the flashplayer.apk file from a hero rom and installed it ok on my pulse, I couldn't work out howto associate .swf files with it though so it didn't know what to do with them when I downloaded one. In addition to the FlashPlayer.apk file there seem to be a bunch of libfl*.so library files which would I assume be needed. Edited December 29, 2009 by rjm2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Thanks rjm2k! If you could give me a short explanation on how i have to copy files to my pulse correctly i could try to get the flash player working. Also i don't know how i can get the Files from the Hero. I don't have one so i can't just copy them onto my computer :) Also i think that the FlashPlayer.apk alone can't play any flash content... On the Hero its integrated in the webbrowser, isn't it? So we would maybe have to write an app that provides the GUI for the flashplayer. Maybe the Player just decodes the content but can't show it without a Parent Window. Optional we could also try to copy the Hero's webbrowser onto the pulse. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 29, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rjm2k Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thanks rjm2k! If you could give me a short explanation on how i have to copy files to my pulse correctly i could try to get the flash player working. Also i don't know how i can get the Files from the Hero. I don't have one so i can't just copy them onto my computer :) Maybe we could write a short app or so that starts the FlashPlayer.apk and gives it the path to the swf file as a parameter... Greetings, BigBearMDC Unfortunatly I don't think it's that simple, it looks like the browser on the pulse maybe modified to support flash directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest le_lutin Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Unfortunatly I don't think it's that simple, it looks like the browser on the pulse maybe modified to support flash directly. I think the dolphin browser (which you can install on the Pulse) supports multitouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Thats correct Dolphin Browser supports multitouch. Unfortunatly the Pulse not (yet). Have a look at this topic. @rjm2k: could you please explain me how i can get a Hero ROM and how to extract files from it? Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 29, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Ok i tried to copy the Flashplayer.apk to my phone... and i screwed it up.. My phone doesn't boot anymore Anyway these are the files i copied to my device: Browser.apk Browser.obex FlashPlayer.apk Flashplayer.obex libfl.so libflashlite.so libflashsnddec.so I'll wipe my phone now and then try again Greetings, BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Ok i guess the libfl.so caused the boot loop - the lib seems not to be from the Flash Player. I now copied the Browser.apk, FlashPlayer.apk, libflashlite.so and libflashsnddec.so into the custom ROM. I'm installing it right now. Edit: It's by far not as simple as i thought. It's not possible to copy other files into the ROM as it will refuse to install... Ill install now the U8230 Rom again. I guess I'll need some help from a dev. @rjm2k: how did you install the Flash Player? On my phone the installation fails everytime... i have the MCR U8230 Vanilla installed. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 29, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi For everyone whos interested in: I got some news. I took a closer look at the two Browser.apk's. They both have a plugin directory. The Browser.apk from the Hero contains a Flash Library (flashplugin.so) and 3 image files - play, loading and error! Furthermore both Browsers contain the same 'gears.so' library. Both Browser seem to have basically the same function. Only the GUI seems to be different. I'll now try to copy the flashplugin into the Pulse's Browser.apk and install it. Stay tuned! Greetings, BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blaze23 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi For everyone whos interested in: I got some news. I took a closer look at the two Browser.apk's. They both have a plugin directory. The Browser.apk from the Hero contains a Flash Library (flashplugin.so) and 3 image files - play, loading and error! Furthermore both Browsers contain the same 'gears.so' library. Both Browser seem to have basically the same function. Only the GUI seems to be different. I'll now try to copy the flashplugin into the Pulse's Browser.apk and install it. Stay tuned! Greetings, BigBearMDC any updates on the situation?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) any updates on the situation?? Of course :) It's not working ;) The things i tried: I copied the plugins into the Pulse Browser - no change, no flash. I copied FlashPlayer.apk - no change. I tried to copy libflashlite.so - failure -> not enough memory?? same thing with the Hero Browser - not enough memory. I think if i could copy the Hero Brwoser and the lib, it might work. But i don't know how to solve the memory error. And i can't copy them into a custom ROM because i don't know how to do it. I tried to just copy the Browser.apk, FlashPlayer.apk and libflashlite.so into the ROM, but it refuses to install... If somebody could tell me how to integrate those programms and the lib correctly into the image i would do it. Could somebody please help me? Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mupra Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 it is not a simple task, i think: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) it is not a simple task, i think: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521221 Thanks! When i look at this... i think porting the Hero ROM to the Pulse might be easier xD I'll take a closer look at this Topic later on. Edit: Ok i think i could test the Flash Player now. The only problem i have is that i can't copy all necessary files (not enough memory error). I copy the files using adb. Is there any other solution to copy the files? I would be glad if somebody could explain how to correctly copy the files onto my pulse. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr Who Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 How big are the files you are trying to copy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 How big are the files you are trying to copy??? Stock Browser.apk with FlashPlugin: 1570kB libcurl.so: 131kB libfl.so: 55kB libflashlite.so: 1.325 libflashsnddec.so: 78kB libon2.so: 78kB libsiimpl.so: 456kB libsorenson.so: 46kB com.htc.framework.jar: 1kB com.htc.framework.xml: 2kB platform.xml: 7kB All in all: 3749kB Greetings, BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) Can somebody tell me how to copy the files? I have the MoDaCo U8230 custom ROM installed. I don't know if that makes an differnce. Also i have a 512MB ext3 partition on my SD-Card Edit: Ive seen now i can copy nearly exactly 2MB before i get the 'no space left on device' error. I tried rebooting the phone after this, made a normal boot, and then went back into recovery mode. But no change. I still get the error. How do others copy large files to the phone?? I can't continue unless somebody explains me how to fix this problem. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr Who Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Can somebody tell me how to copy the files? I have the MoDaCo U8230 custom ROM installed. I don't know if that makes an differnce. Also i have a 512MB ext3 partition on my SD-Card Greetings, BigBearMDC I assume you are trying: ./adb push local_file remote_file ??? Don't know what operating system you are using but if you have busybox available from an adb shell you may be able to query the drive space available on your device using busybox df -h ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I assume you are trying: ./adb push local_file remote_file that's what im doing. I can copy 2MB and then i get the 'no space left' error. Don't know what operating system you are using but if you have busybox available from an adb shell you may be able to query the drive space available on your device using busybox df -h Im using Windows 7 RC. How do i use busybox? And it should be installed on my phone as i have the MoDaCo U8230 ROM, shouldn't it? Edit: It also seems not to be a problem with a lack of memory. I uninstalled a few programms but that didn't change anything. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr Who Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 that's what im doing. I can copy 2MB and then i get the 'no space left' error. Im using Windows 7 RC. How do i use busybox? And it should be installed on my phone as i have the MoDaCo U8230 ROM, shouldn't it? Edit: It also seems not to be a problem with a lack of memory. I uninstalled a few programms but that didn't change anything. Greetings, BigBearMDC Hhhhhmm, I am pretty much at the limits of my 'nix knowledge unfortunately. Have you tried sending up to 2Mb across, then terminating that shell/disconnecting the phone and then reconnecting and trying to push the rest of the files across? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) Have you tried sending up to 2Mb across, then terminating that shell/disconnecting the phone and then reconnecting and trying to push the rest of the files across? Yap. I even rebooted it. And as that not worked i deleted some programmes on my phone. Not even that changed anything. Its kinda weird. I think now i will not be able to load anything on my Pulse at all until i install the custom ROM again :) Thats really annoying. I just want to copy a few files... Is there maybe a program for the Pulse that allows to copy files into the system/app/lib folder? Edit: Maybe i could copy the files into the AmonRA Recovery img. I'll try that. Stay tuned. Greetings, BigBearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HunteronX Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yap. I even rebooted it. And as that not worked i deleted some programmes on my phone. Not even that changed anything. Its kinda weird. I think now i will not be able to load anything on my Pulse at all until i install the custom ROM again :) Thats really annoying. I just want to copy a few files... Is there maybe a program for the Pulse that allows to copy files into the system/app/lib folder? Edit: Maybe i could copy the files into the AmonRA Recovery img. I'll try that. Stay tuned. Greetings, BigBearMDC You can use ES file explorer on the market, enable root on it, and mount the system folder as writable through it. But of course - you need a rooted phone for this, which I assume you have from your earlier posts. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks alot! Maybe this is exactly what i needed :) Stay Tuned! Greetings, BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmmL Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks alot! Maybe this is exactly what i needed :) Stay Tuned! Greetings, BigBearMDC I'm pretty sure adb remount will mount / as rw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I'm pretty sure adb remount will mount / as rw. Thanks, but i think thats not the problem as i can copy files up to 2MB. Also im not getting an access denied error but a no space left error. Anyway ES File Explorer is a very good app, but i still can't copy files into lib/framework/app folder :) Does anybody know how i can make my own recovery image? Greetings, BigBeearMDC Edited December 30, 2009 by BigBearMDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _Sebastian_ Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Maybe this helps you how to install apk files: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html But to be honestly i don't think it will work. But who knows .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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