2010-11-03, 08:53
wigout Wrote:It is possible to run other applications than the stock player.
It is also possible, I believe though it is untested, to trick the player into loading roms other than the encrypted ones in the firmware. That's not a very transparent procedure, so I'm really just guessing. I'd go into more details, but it would likely bore someone to tears.
Here's a page with some of my findings (a bit out of date as the process for telnetd access has changed with the move from android 1.6 to android 2.1):
http://minimodding.com/tiki-index.php?page=HDX+Bone
The *easier* route is to hijack the existing kernel/rootfilesystem, which is very possible.
-wigout
HDX bone is flashable through USBotG input but it need some modifications with soldering and special software. Telechip platforms can be flashed through mmc card but need special boot loader for this purpose. One hint for enthusiasts. All CPU-s are the same and clock speed is set through boot loader so on same board you can have 540 and 720 and 300 smth, you can set memory speed and timing.
About XBMC, stock theme works ok with little hiccups on crowded scenes (whether - 20 fps, movie list 17-19 fps). I have reduced pictures resolution to decrease load time. CPU is always on 100 % and I can't find the bottleneck. I think it is not GPU Bound. Even started some movies on Software decoder it was fun to watch slide show . Next step is to incorporate Telechip hardware decoders (OMX based though not entirely on standard) and profile code.