thanks for the information. > However it is possible to be in the bootloader but > not in fastboot mode
Is there a way to get into this via code (maybe a kernel module or something). and when in bootloader mode -> I wish to boot the system with another zImage - similar to the command fastboot provides to temporarily boot another kernel image. Cheers, Earlence On Jan 9, 6:30 pm, Mike Lockwood <lockw...@android.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Earlence <earlencefe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 1. What is the Little Kernel bootloader? and where can I find more > > information about it. > > Sorry I'm not familiar with that. > > > 2. When the phone is in fastboot mode, what exactly does this mean? is > > it in the bootloader? > > fastboot is android's USB protocol for communicating between the PC > and the bootloader. Being in "fastboot mode" means you are in the > bootloader and the bootloader is ready to communicate with the > fastboot protocol. However it is possible to be in the bootloader but > not in fastboot mode (if the bootloader does not support fastboot, or > is expecting to communicate via some other protocol). > > Mike > > > -E > > > -- > > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > -- > Mike Lockwood > Google android team -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
