No, you don't. Simply building zImage from your kernel, and then repack it along with ramdisk.img. Make sure using right physical offset of RAM, it is varied device by device.
-Ken On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM, giangiammy <giangia...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > It is not necessary to build the all tree, but, from my experience, I did > not found a standard > procedure to update a kernel in an Android system: I think this is a real > pity! > > Each device has some "features" which require to google for them and > understand. > > As example, if it can be useful, I flashed a new kernel on Acer Iconia A500: > http://www.giammy.com/files/bci.html > http://www.giammy.com/files/bci.pdf > > See the section "Acer Iconia A500 kernel recompile" > > bye > giammy > > > On Friday, August 24, 2012 9:10:17 PM UTC+2, akk wrote: >> >> Hi guys, >> >> I have a toroplus (sprint galaxy nexus). I want to add a couple lines to >> my kernel config file --> compile my kernel, and load that on my device. >> >> I've gotten to the stage where I can make a zImage. The AOSP guide tells >> me to copy that to /device/samsung/tuna/kernel and then to make the entire >> project. >> >> Do I have to make the entire project if I just want the updated kernel? I >> also don't have the proprietary binaries -- since its sprint. >> >> Help would be much appreciated. > > -- > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel -- -- Ken Chen -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
