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Android Linux Kernel Found!

Submitted by hobbs on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 13:41.

We've spotted a git repository of the Linux kernel used for Android. The repository has the kernel for Qualcomm MSM7K, which is apparently what they are using in the devices that are shown in the demo videos.

The specs on the Qualcomm MSM7K:

  • Supports WCDMA/HSUPA and EGPRS networks
  • Multimedia Broadcasting Multicast Service (MBMS)
  • Integrated ARM11™ applications processor and ARM9™ modem
  • QDSP4000™ and QDSP5000™ high-performance digital signal processors (DSP)
  • 528 MHz ARM11 Jazelle™ Java® hardware acceleration
  • Support for BREW® and Java applications
  • Qcamera™: Up to 6.0 megapixel digital images
  • Qtv™: Playback at 30 fps VGA
  • Qcamcorder™: Record at 30 fps VGA
  • Q3Dimension™: Up to 4 million triangles per second, and 133 million depth-tested, textured 3D pixels per second fill rate
  • gpsOne® position-location assisted-GPS (A-GPS) solution
  • Support for Linux® and other third-party operating systems
  • Digital audio support for MP3, aacPlus™ and Enhanced aacPlus
  • Integrated Mobile Digital Display Interface (MDDI), Bluetooth® 1.2 baseband processor and WiFi support

This chip can do it all! WiFi, GPS, 3d Acceleration. Anyways, anyone know of any phones based off this chip? If so, let the porting begin!!!!

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I hope it gets ported to the HTC phones
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 00:04.

I do really hope that this is ported to the HTC phones. It looks like this operating system will actually be able to access the features of the phones hardware like 3D acceleration and GPS unlike the stock HTC install. It would be nice to have the phone perform even remotely as well as it should do.

We had better hope that if HTC does release a phone with this they bother to include the drivers and don't disable half the features for fun and their own profit.

http://htcclassaction.org/

And I'm sure HTC phones will
Submitted by SabbeRubbish (not verified) on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 17:47.

And I'm sure HTC phones will rock on it :)

Oddly HTC uses the same
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 12:08.

Oddly HTC uses the same series of chips in their latest PDA Phones (Kaiser, Polaris,...).
Does this mean that Android will be able to take full advantage of the chipset?

I bet the first Android
Submitted by hobbs on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 13:53.

I bet the first Android phone will be from HTC :)

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