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[Gran PC <gran.pc@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've seen Android ROMs that booted when connected to power, not by design
but because they omitted the charger code stuff. (This was on a relatively
old Sony phone.)

I'm not 100% sure but I think you might be able to rebuild the kernel
changing this to "no":
https://github.com/bq/aquaris-E5/blob/aquaris-E5-ubuntu-master/mediatek/config/vegetahd/ProjectConfig.mk#L886

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:20 PM Oliver Grawert <ogra@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hi,
> Am Mittwoch, den 19.08.2015, 09:13 -0400 schrieb Pascal Gosselin:
> > Unlike the Openmoko GTA02 "Freerunner", the BQ E5 Ubuntu Edition doesn't
> > boot up based on the presence of external power, it charges instead
> > This is a killer feature required for our usage (imagine a dedicated
> > Dashcam on steroids).
> >
> > Could the bootloader be customized to do this, and if so, how ?
> >
> i haven't seen a single android based device that was capable to do
> this, usually the bootloader intercepts the boot (and usually the
> bootloader source isn't available). i could imagine that it has to do
> with law regulations for approved phone devices (like you are forced to
> make emergency calling possible even if you dont have a SIM in the
> phone, to match country regulations)
>
> ciao
>         oli
>
>
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