Android on HD2 (HTC Leo) INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE
You can boot an Android image, from the SDCard of an Windows Mobile HTC HD2 Pocket PC, using Haret. Be careful to use a 2GB max SDCard!
Android NDK Cygwin make error 127
Android NDK Cygwin make error 127, but only on some computers. I suspect there's a conflict with other development tools (based on PATH, etc).
Android Native Play Sound using /dev/msm_pcm_out
Directly interface the PCM device, using low level native C programming. Play sounds by sending data to /dev/msm_pcm_out
Android Native Screen capture application using the Framebuffer
Learn how to do a programmatic screen capture on Android, using the framebuffer and some native C code. See how to correctly save a BMP file.
Android C native development using the NDK under Windows
Learn how to compile your C code to native Android executables, using Windows, Cygwin and the Android NDK in just 3 easy steps.
Lenovo ReadyCom5 and WLAN AP Issues
Lenovo ReadyCom 5 can cause a wireless router to self-reboot, remotely.
Reinstalling Vending.apk (Market) on Android
Learn how to reinstall the Market application on your Android, using the Vending.apk installer.
Android Bluetooth controlled robot – Part 1
Learn to connect a bluetooth module to an ATMega micro controller via the UART serial interface and even further, discover it using a bluetooth enabled Android phone. The 9600bps serial link established, can than be used to exchange data: read sensors or control the robot.
Android Dynamic (no xml) Custom Adapter Listview
A tutorial on how to build a custom adapter for an Android Listview control, and how to catch the onClick event correctly.
Includes source code.
Android NDK for Windows setup guide
See how to configure Android NDK with Windows and build your JNI project in a few easy steps.
Posted inElectronics Hardware Security Software
Webcam Surveillance with motion detection algorithm
A homemade/DIY security system using a webcam, a low power server and a surveillance software.
Posted inResearch Software Windows Mobile
WinCE Broadcom stack FindAttribute SDP_DISC_ATTTR_VAL 256Bytes limit
See the real limit for receiving a SDP bluetooth device attribute in the SDP_DISC_ATTTR_VAL structure for the Broadcom Bluetooth Stack.
Posted inSoftware
Apache won’t start – Skype to blame!
Skype opens the TCP port 80 for unknown purposes. It doesn't ask for user's permission. This "feature" however creates problems when running legitimate software like an apache server. Think twice when installing "bells and whistles" software like Skype, Messengers, and others.
Posted inSoftware Windows Mobile
WinCE Bluetooth Broadcom stack ‘Not a valid Pocket PC application’ Error
Some details on the 'Not a valid Pocket PC application' error resulting from calling the IsStackServerUp API in Windows Mobile Bluetooth Broadcom stack applications.
Resizing Linux partition results in GRUB Error 17 fix
See how to fix Grub Error 17 on Ubuntu.
Android dynamic TAB Control
Learn to create a tab control on Android, without the XML layout. Add an image to the tab control in a few easy steps.
Linear Pseudorandom number generator (PRNG)
Understand what a random number is , how important the chaos is, and how to understand a sequence of numbers that seems to have no meaning.
CreateProcess, GetExitCodeProcess and application crash
When using CreateProcess win32 API make sure the lpCommandLine is not a constant or your application can crash.
Posted inElectronics Hardware Research Robotics Software
First Atmega8 bot – (Arduino board)
An article about a differential Arduino robot by Rodrigo Nascimento Hernandez
Posted inAndroid Electronics Hardware Research
ATmega8 and Hall Sensor A1302
Atmega8 and an A1302 Hall Sensor for sensing the magnetic fields in close proximity.
Apple iPhone 3G – introduction
This article shows a few basic things:
- How to connect your iPhone to your desktop PC and how to update the iPhone firmware
- How to downgrade the iPhone 3G from 3.1 to 3.0
- How to activate the iPhone 3G 3.0 (jailbreak)
- View iPhone filesystem in total commander
- Do screen captures of your iPhone 3G
Posted inHardware Research Robotics Software Windows Mobile
Perseus 3 Advanced Robot (using Windows Mobile)
Perseus 3, a 4x4 advanced robot featuring an Atmega8 for sensor interfacing and motor control, and a I-mate SP5 smartphone (200MHz) running Windows Mobile 6.0 as robot's brain. Small weight, powerful trust, and lots of features including WLAN, Bluetooth, Camera, Speaker, Phone-interface (GPRS, 3G), Microphone (for voice commands) and more.
Android tricks: Disable “No SIM card” screen
Disable the "No SIM card." annoying Android message.
Posted inElectronics Hardware Research Robotics Software
ARA – differential robot platform
A new differential robot platform, with strong gear motors and low power consumption.
Aspell word lists / dictionaries for several languages
How to extract huge word lists for most languages, using the Aspell dictionaries.
More on Android’s Bluetooth
See how to get more Bluetooth functionality on your Android device then the interface offers you. Discover nearby bluetooth devices, and see what interaction options you've got.
Android adb error: “device not found” on Ubuntu
Hunting down some connectivity issues with the ADB command from the Android SDK.
Write on the Android Read-only file system
Hot news: You can change the android partitions to Read-Write so you can upload new file versions (eg. permissions.xml) .
Handle drawing in Symbian
Learn how to handle drawing on the Symbian platform. A step by step guide on how to draw images and polygonal shapes.