thank you raja On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:14 AM, raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Try with these steps * > > (1) Take the kernel running on your phone. > (2) Download the vanila kernel with the same version as above. > (3) Do a winmerge/meld (or any other diff-merge tool). > These differences (go deep into the source tree mainly in the arch/arm > folder if your phone is based on ARM or into the specific processor specific > arch code) are *chip driver* of your phone (hardware specific code), the > differences will be distributed in 10-15 places. > (4) Take *diff *of the 1&2 , this will be the chip driver. > (5) Logically attach this* diff* to the kernel of your choice. > (6) Build the kernel. > (7) Logically fix *each and every build error* encountered while building > the kernel. > > Do not hesitate to move/replace some header files from phone kernel > (mainly from arch/arm folder) to new kernel, as it is, in this process. > > This is the correct and proven approach > > Wishes > Raja Pavan > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:06 AM, Aldrin Montana <drinmont...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Just to expand on this thread, I managed to successfully boot 2.6.29 >> goldfish on an emulator, but I'm curious how to compile a kernel for an >> actual device? particularly an HTC G1. Is it suggested that I continue to >> use the 2.6.29 kernel, or should I use a newer version? >> >> I tried compiling 2.6.35 previously and none of my config files seemed to >> be correct as I kept getting compile errors or the emulator would not boot >> the compiled kernel (this is using the msm_config or a goldfish_defconfig >> pulled from the running emulator running platform 2.3 and api level 9 via >> adb get). >> >> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:26 AM, raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Most Welcome >>> >>> Is it possible to share the reason why you have built a new kernel for >>> emulator? >>> >>> If possible share the .config >>> >>> Thanks >>> Raja >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Peter Fortuin >>> <peter.fort...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I have a running kernel now. >>>> Thanks for the help! >>>> >>>> >>>> 2011/1/31 raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>>> You can even pull the .config of the kernel running in the emulator >>>>> >>>>> adb pull /proc/config.gz >>>>> >>>>> Then make whatever changes you would like to the kernel configuration >>>>> and use this kernel on emulator. >>>>> >>>>> This makes sense ? >>>>> >>>>> Raja >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:16 PM, raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> that may not be the exact link but keywords are >>>>>> http://android.git.kernel.org/ >>>>>> projects <http://android.git.kernel.org/> / >>>>>> kernel/common.git<http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git;a=summary> >>>>>> (2.6.29, goldfish) >>>>>> snapshot >>>>>> >>>>>> I was able to download and start the build. need to test the same on >>>>>> emulator. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Peerke <peter.fort...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Somehow the link that you provided doesn't work. I get a '404 - No >>>>>>> such project ' message. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2:29 pm, raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> > (1) >>>>>>> http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git;a=tree;h=b0d93fb04. >>>>>>> .. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Open this link and click on snapshot, this will download the >>>>>>> *latest version >>>>>>> > of 2.6.29 goldfish kernel*. >>>>>>> > (2) make menuconfig and select gold fish as your target [I did not >>>>>>> check >>>>>>> > these step, but I am almost sure these are the steps] >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > You can chose the desired config for your kernel-qemu at this step. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > If you need to build for ARM , make ARCH=arm >>>>>>> > CROSS_COMPILE=/usr/local/arm/arm-gcc/bin/gnu-arm- Image(please use >>>>>>> > sppropriate name to your gcc cross compiler) >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > (3) Rename Image (arch/arm/boot) to kernel-qemu >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > (4) Use it with emulator [steps from Previous Mail] >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > (5) You can create a sophisticated qemu using goldfish, I rely on >>>>>>> this even >>>>>>> > for learning arm assembly. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Peerke <peter.fort...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> > > Thanks for your fast response! >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > I have 2 questions: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > * How do I download the goldfish kernel from the android git? I >>>>>>> > > downloaded a kernel with 'git clone git:// >>>>>>> > > android.git.kernel.org/kernel/common.git', >>>>>>> > > but this doesn't give me a goldfish_defconfig. So I guess I need >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> > > download something else. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > * How to build a goldfish kernel? That works in the same way as >>>>>>> any >>>>>>> > > other linux kernel? (Starting from the goldfish_defconfig?) >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > On Jan 31, 1:24 pm, raja pavan <rajain...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> > > > - Download the goldfish kernel from android git. >>>>>>> > > > - Install android sdk on your machine >>>>>>> > > > - /home/raja/Downloads/android-sdk-linux_86/platforms will have >>>>>>> a folder >>>>>>> > > > each for avd api versions >>>>>>> > > > - Create avd for api of your choice >>>>>>> > > > - Build goldfish kernel for you ur choice of kernel >>>>>>> configuration and >>>>>>> > > place >>>>>>> > > > in folder corresponding to avd's api >>>>>>> > > > - >>>>>>> /home/raja/Downloads/android-sdk-linux_86/platforms/android-9/images >>>>>>> > > will >>>>>>> > > > have kernel-qemu, replace with your kernel. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Peerke < >>>>>>> peter.fort...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> > > > > Hi, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > > > I like to build my own custom kernel to use with the Android >>>>>>> Emulator. >>>>>>> > > > > I know how to build my own Android Emulator image and how to >>>>>>> set the >>>>>>> > > > > kernel that you want use when booting the emulator. But I >>>>>>> have no idea >>>>>>> > > > > how to build a custom kernel for the emulator and what should >>>>>>> be in >>>>>>> > > > > there to keep the emulator working. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > > > Does anyone has some starting point for me or some >>>>>>> documentation? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > > > -- >>>>>>> > > > > unsubscribe: >>>>>>> > > > > android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <android-kernel%2Bunsubscribe@go oglegroups.com> >>>>>>> > > <android-kernel%2Bunsubscribe@go oglegroups.com> >>>>>>> > > > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > -- >>>>>>> > > unsubscribe: >>>>>>> > > android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> <android-kernel%2Bunsubscribe@go oglegroups.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<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@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<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@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<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
