Android hacked to run on real hardware

Google told us that we wouldn't see any Android devices until the end of the year, but a funny thing happens when you put up the entire SDK and an emulator for a platform -- all them crazy hackers start hacking. Apparently Android was natively booted on a Freescale-based dev board called the Armadillo 500 back in November, but the floodgates were really opened when a Hungarian group called Eu.Edge discovered that basically any device with an ARMv5TE chip could run Google's baby. Armed (heh!) with that information, tinkerers around the world have gotten a variety of Sharp devices running Android: the SL-C760, C3000M, SL-C3000 series, and the SL-6000 have all been confirmed running the OS. Hopefully that means we'll be seeing a lot more unofficial Android devices soon -- check a couple videos after the break.

Read - Overview of Android hacks
Read - Instructions on booting the Sharp Zaurus SL-C760
Read - Instructions on booting the Sharp SL-C3000 series

[Evan @ Jan 9th 2008 8:29PM]

No processing jokes paalease!

[Mile @ Jan 9th 2008 8:35PM]

I heart Veronica Belmont!

Color me jealous.

[Kris @ Jan 9th 2008 8:52PM]

but does it blend?

seriously though - this is good - maybe someone will get it working on an actual phone soon.

[Chris @ Jan 9th 2008 8:56PM]

I just hope a real phone comes out by May.(For my Birthday) Enjoy your iphone while it lasts.

[lyingit @ Jan 9th 2008 9:53PM]

I'd think this is exactly what google wants right?

fantastic news - let's hope it goes further.

let's also hope that google is successful in this venture, hopefully we'll start getting cheap ass data plans...

[Erick @ Jan 9th 2008 10:13PM]

Not sure what you can do with it. I dont think you can even dial out yet.

[icurafu @ Jan 9th 2008 10:23PM]

Nintendo DS uses a 67 MHz ARMv5TE CPU.

Probably will not work on 4MB of RAM. ^^

[CubeGuy @ Jan 10th 2008 1:08AM]

Don't forget that there are plenty of RAM expansion packs for homebrew software.

[GumbyX84 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:30PM]

Those are Flash RAM cards, CubeGuy. They won't help with system memory. Sadly :( Having an mini-OS on my DS would be nice (cheaper then buying a new PocketPC or Palm to replace my old Dell Axiam PDA). A cheaper alternative that is fully functional is very hard to find.

[Robert Barbieri @ Jan 9th 2008 11:19PM]

I wonder if it can be hacked to run on my Sharp Zaurus SL-5500...

[wrabbit @ Jan 10th 2008 9:53AM]

Should this still be called "hacking" if the OS is open and intended to be used on any device you can make it work on?

[danny @ Jan 10th 2008 10:50AM]

Nice... It's about time we saw this hack roll around. I've been waiting to see something come up for actual mobiles, although I'm not entirely familiar with the feasibility of this idea. It'd be cool though!

-D
http://www.androidboards.com

[rv @ Jan 10th 2008 12:24PM]

omg hax!

[GumbyX84 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:32PM]

Those are Flash RAM cards, CubeGuy. They won't help with system memory. Sadly :( Having an mini-OS on my DS would be nice (cheaper then buying a new PocketPC or Palm to replace my old Dell Axiam PDA). A cheaper alternative that is fully functional is very hard to find.

[GumbyX84 @ Jan 10th 2008 12:33PM]

GA that was supposed to be a reply to CubeBoy. : sighs:

[Rod @ Jan 10th 2008 2:01PM]

Boooooring videos.
I think Adroid won't go so far.
Even in the advanced actual stage, software interfaces are tooo slow, nothing comparable with iPhone's.