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So you may have heard the buzz about Google’s new mobile open-source operating system, Android.  So what’s the big deal?  Well it’s quite easy, a Linux based operating system like Android would allow unification of the currently broadly diverse mobile operating system under a solid platform that would be easy to develop for, no matter the manufacturer, model, hardware platform, specifications, generation, or network.  A world where developers are plentiful as is the software, and the end result is a plethora of software, support, and knowledge of the platform, after all it is an open source Linux distribution specifically for the mobile environment.

More after the break.

Right now there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of different devices littering up the mobile device scene both new and old and are accompanied by at least that many different OS’s.  Sun Java ME does a little to unify the experience but in the end there’s still a lot of division between all of the systems.

Android is specifically targeted at "smart phones" (I use the term delicately because the trade name "smartphone" describes a non-touchscreen device) to provide a bit of healthy Linux competition against the currently dominant Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS, and new competitor iPhone.

And speaking of "smart phones" isn’t this a site dedicated to the AT&T Tilt?  Hey wait you’re right, lets install Android on our Tilts.

**WARNING!!** Linux is an advanced OS that is significantly more difficult to use than Windows Mobile, furthermore, Android is still in the early development cycle with little functionality and quite a few bugs!  Only install for testing purposes and possibly development, do not substitute your primary mobile OS with Android at this time!

Now that we understand each other we can begin.  First you’ll need the Kaiser Linux Bootkit from here (yes you need every single stinking one of those files, and no you don’t have to save it to the root directory on your Tilt, it can be on a MicroSD card) then upload it to your Tilt, all in the same directory.  Then navigate to the directory where you placed all of your files and launch HaReT.exe and hit "run" and Android should then boot.  Keep in mind that there are numerous reports of freezeups.  This is normal behavior I mean seriously, the software is still probably in an alpha stage, so check out XDA-Developers for the latest information and tips on how to get it running without it freezing up.  If it does freeze, don’t worry, a soft reset should fix the problem.

Want a little more information about it?  Well just ask Sergey

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