HomeBrew Android?

[pielover375]

Hello, All.

I am, by nature, a curious fellow. I like to tear things apart and and build things. My basement always smells like solder.

At any rate, I want to build my own Android device. Would this be possible, and, if so, where could I go for information?

Many Google searches have landed me nowhere, so I came here for a bit of human interaction. Please help.

 

[rleal2010]

Well you would need to learn how to make drivers so your android platform can run correctly on your phones hardware (accessing the display/camera/keyboard/etc).

try android.com

Also, try buying a phone, and studying its driver source. Buy a phone that its manufacturer has released it source for the proprietary drivers.

Then open that phone up and study its structure. Try reassembling it back together and then try making a phone similar to where everything is placed.

I would first learn how to make a basic phone if this is your first time because you will waste alot of time (and good parts) trying to do the BIG things and skipping the SMALL things

 

[liqdfire]

you can run android on a beagleboard

 

[mindwave]

I also saw someone had an odroid 1

Odroid Vs Archos 5 Internet Tablet. - GP32X.com - GP32 GP2X Pandora The Wiz - open source entertainment

its fairly high $ for what you get, but it is a 'hw hackers' dream machine
ODROID

ive been told its a GREAT tablet

 

[fjdouse]

The handheld Odroid-S looks interesting too, comes with all the schematics and debug board. I think the price for that is quite good considering it's many possibilities.

http://www.hardkernel.com/store.php

 

[steve500]

Thank you so much for the information...

Glad there is a thread on this.

2.2 has been ported to beagleboard.

Planning on using beagleboard to build a nicer non-windows based media/navigation system in my trucks dash in the most OEM foolproof feel possible..