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 <o...@ubuntu.com> 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 > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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