For your general questions have you tried reading any of the ample android documentation? In particular you will want to read about "dalvik" and "zygote"
No one said the kernel is not available, just that it is not included in the default platform download and needs to be specifically downloaded. On Nov 5, 12:57 am, "wilsonny...@gmail.com" <wilsonny...@gmail.com> wrote: > What if I got a device with nothing on its flash and I want to build the > whole android framework for it. So I need the kernel to be built, right? And > how is the android framework? It is a java virtual machine, right? How the > java virtual machine is lunched by the android modified linux kernel? > > Thanks you guys > > Wilson > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Chris Stratton <cs07...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think I heard they stopped including the kernel in the default > > download, since it's huge and doesn't necessarily need to be rebuilt > > if you are just working on the userspace parts of the platform. Just > > follow the directions for git'ing a single project to get the > > appropriate kernel for your device (or get it from the device vendor > > if it's not on google's server) > > > On Nov 4, 8:33 pm, Wilson <wilsonny...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, this reply is very helpful. But I saw > > > ***************** > > > To clone the entire platform, install repo, and run: > > > > mkdir mydroid > > > > cd mydroid > > > > repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git > > > > repo sync > > > ***************** > > > > So I followed these steps, but I didn't see any kernel downloaded from > > > this. Does this mean the entire platform doesn't include the different > > > kernel repos? > > > > The following is what I have after repo sync: > > > ****************** > > > r...@mymachine:/android-repo# ls > > > bionic build dalvik device frameworks libcore ndk > > > packages sdk > > > bootable cts development external hardware Makefile out > > > prebuilt system > > > ****************** > > > > Wilson > > > > On Nov 4, 5:16 pm, Abraham Arce <abraham.arce.mor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Wilson, > > > > > Where are you getting the packages from? if you look at the following > > site > > > > > http://android.git.kernel.org/ > > > > > You will see several Android kernel repos > > > > > kernel/common.git > > > > Common Android Kernel Tree > > > > > kernel/experimental.git > > > > Experimental Kernel Projects > > > > > Linus's tree aka Mainline tree > > > > > kernel/linux-2.6.git > > > > Mirror of git://git.kernel... > > > > > And other specific for a familiy of microcontrollers... > > > > > kernel/msm.git > > > > Kernel tree for MSM7XXX family... > > > > > kernel/omap.git > > > > OMAP Texas Instruments > > > > > kernel/tegra.git > > > > Kernel tree for NVIDIA Tegra... > > > > > It will depend on what hardware you are using, in some cases, community > > > > around some specific hardware may host their changes for android in > > other > > > > public repositories... > > > > > Best Regards > > > > Abraham > > > > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Wilson <wilsonny...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I use "repo sync" to get the source from the server, however, i > > > > > didn't see the any linux kernel directory listed there. Why? But I > > can > > > > > see kernel/common.git listed. So when I do "repo sync", it is not > > > > > downloading all the sources, right? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Wilson > > > > > > -- > > > > > unsubscribe: > > > > > android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > <android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > > -- > > unsubscribe: > > android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
