On Dec 24 2010, 9:10 am, vikas pachisia <vikas.pachi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Does the linux kernel on hardware support loadable modules ? If not > what is the way around it ? Yes, it has for over 10 years, since way before anyone dreamed up android. And I think many android kernels are built with this enabled, though they don't necessarily utilize it heavily. > 2. How do we get access to the root directories to install our files ? > > Probably the real question is how do we develop, install and deploy > new kernel level drivers on Android. In the case of consumer phones, the official answer is quite simple: YOU DON'T. In the case of a developer phone or a consumer phone where someone has exploited a security lapse to gain root access, much as with the emulator you can remount the root filesystem read/write (the syntax is a bit odd given the primitive nature of the 'toolbox' shell, though "adb remount" from a USB-connected PC sometimes works) and make changes there. Changing the other flash partitions such as the one storing the kernel is quite device specific - you may want to look on the cyanogen web site if they support that model or the appropriate device specific subforum of xda developers. -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
