The re-entrant coder

We have seen Android running on the T-Mobile G1 and very soon we will see Android on the HTC Magic (by Vodafone). But… did you know that you do not necessarily need a new mobile to run the Android OS? Due to its open source nature, the Android stack is available for everyone to tinker with, and tinkering they did. At the moment ports exist for the following phones (note: these are the ports that I’m aware of)

• HTC Vogue
• HTC Touch HD
• Toshiba G900 (sorry, could find the link again)

But also for our beloved mobile, the HTC Touch Diamond a port exists. It is not yet fully functional, as a few important areas are still missing, including power-management, sound and WIFI/Cellular data. But call management, SMS and the rest of the functionality of the Diamond works just as it should.

Detailed instructions for installation can be found on Connect-UTB, an enthusiast-run site, but it is as simple as downloading a zip-file and extracting it to a directory /tmp on the Internal Storage. Before running it, you should disable your PIN-code of your SIM, as the current port is not able to handle entry of the PIN-code after starting. Then it is just a matter of running haret.exe and having some patience. The first boot can take up to 2 hours.

Progress on this port can be followed here, or at the following pages:

• http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=RaphaelLinux
• http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402002
• www.connect-utb.com

let me know if it works for you!

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