I'm trying to debug the Android phone while it is stuck in a "boot-loop". Are there (especially Android-approved) any tools that can help with printing any kernel messages to the console of my Linux terminal so I can at least see how far the phone gets in the boot stage process? Is BootChart what I need?
The primary issue is that since the phone can't make it to a stable state where ADB works, I don't think I can use those commands since the daemon can't detect the device. My phone only makes it to the "Google" splash-screen, of which I'm not sure how far along in the boot process that is, with my customized Galaxy Nexus Maguro image. I've modified "socket.h" to override INET with a different kind of protocol that will pull the protocols out of the kernel space. I've only modified how it registers in the following way: -#define AF_INET 2 /* Internet IP Protocol */ +#define AF_FINS 2 /* FINS: Override for INET */ ... -#define AF_MAX 39 /* For now.. */ +#define AF_INET 39 /* FINS: added this to hold old Internet IP Protocol entry */ +#define AF_MAX 40 /* For now.. */ ... #define PF_INET AF_INET +#define PF_FINS AF_FINS A kernel module I have built against the Android kernel code will need to be inserted which will connect the kernel to Userspace FINS which will handle the internet protocols, but without ADB I can't use "insmod" or even "logcat" or any useful commands. Only "fastboot" works. Is there a verbose version of fastboot I can enable? Also, at what stage of the Android boot process does the kernel actually care about the internet protocols for netwokring, such as INET? Where in the process would not actually being to set up the INET socket affect the phone and the phone crashes? Any help or guidance in the right direction would be greatly appreciated, I am trying to learn as much as I can about the Android boot process and the underlying role the kernel plays in this process and how it works with networking (documentation I have currently found does not mention the kernel's role in networking). -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
