[ale] AT&T Aria and Htc Tilt 2

[Chad Huneycutt]

The problems I mention were problems with the android port.  Windows
Mobile has its own slate of problems, but I can't say too much because
I use 3rd party roms.

xdandroid doesn't actually support the flash memory of the tilt2, so
you have to keep winmo installed and then use a loader (haret.exe) to
boot android off of a microsd card.  So it is pretty simple to go back
and forth, and if/when android becomes stable enough, I might switch
to some kind of automated loader (so I never have to see winmo).
Hopefully by then they will be able to access the flash, though, and
android will essentially run natively.

- Chad

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Lightner, Jeff <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> Did you revert to Windows mode?  Do the problems you mention only exist when using the android port?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Chad Huneycutt
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:00 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] AT&T Aria and Htc Tilt 2
>
> Jeff, unless the hardware of the aria is really inferior to the tilt2,
> or you really prefer the tilt2 for some other reason, I would
> recommend the native android phone.  I have the tilt2, and I am
> experimenting with the xdandroid port for it, but it is not ready for
> primetime.  In addition to the bits they haven't gotten working yet
> like camera, bluetooth, power management (battery life under android
> is just a few hours, and I have had it crash due to overheating a
> couple times), the drivers they have ported aren't dependable either.
> I frequently will place or receive calls and the microphone or
> speaker, or both will not work.
>
> Having said all that, I am stuck with the tilt2, so I am watching the
> development closely, and I am hopeful they will get all the bugs
> worked out, but don't expect to get the tilt2 and run android on it
> reliably today.
>
> - Chad
>
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Lightner, Jeff <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
>> Thanks.   This is going to be a company provided AT&T upgrade and these are
>> the choices they gave me so I won't be buying it myself.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd found a review of Tilt2 from October last year (when AT&T introduced it)
>> that said it had been around longer as Touch Pro 2 in Europe and some US
>> carriers like T-Mobile as you indicated.   The Aria is apparently based on
>> Android from the get go.
>>
>>
>>
>> How long did you have the Touch Pro 2?   Did you run the Android port or
>> stay with Windows while you had it?
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Ryan
>> Neily
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:29 AM
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [ale] AT&T Aria and Htc Tilt 2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have (no longer using) and Tmobile Touch Pro 2, which is the same as the
>> ATT tilt.    It was fine for me, with the exception of running windows.   At
>> my new job, we all had the option between blackberry and iPhone, and I went
>> the iPhone route.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a pretty cool port of Andriod that will run on the Touch Pro
>> 2/Tilt.   You might check that out as well.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do have the phone for sale if you are interested.   E-mail me off list...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone have either of these phones?  If so would you recommend for it
>> or against it and why?
>>
>>
>>
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