Hi, Thanks for all u r kind suggestion, I will go through u r procedure along with deepak's suggestion. I will come back to u with queries if at all, I appreciate u r kind help
Best Regards, Rajesh N On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:11 PM, mvniekerk <mvniek...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Rajesh > > I'm on the same boat as you. What worked for me is the following: > > 1) Get the 2.6.25 Android kernel and extract to a directory of choice. > Note that the latest Android source uses kernel 2.6.27 > 2) Make sure you download the latest BSP for the **PDK** on > Freescale's site, r14. I think there was one released in October 2008. > Install it, but If you're using Ubuntu, "sudo aptitude install alien > rpm" and make sure /etc/sudoers have your username in it. > 3.i) In the LTIB directory created by your PDK installation, run "./ > ltib" and be sure to choose the IMX31_3STACK as platform (PDK's > alternative name). > 3.ii) In kernel selection, select kernel 2.6.24, and make sure that > "Leave sources after building" is checked. To save time, make sure all > other packages in "Package Selection" is deselected". Also check the > "Configure kernel" option. > 3.iiI) Exit, it will start to compile the BSP. After it has finished > extracting the kernel source it will run "make menuconfig" by itself. > Exit, and it will start to compile the kernel. It is safe to Control-C > yourself out of it > 4) In the BSP installation directory (where you ran "./ltib") there is > a folder rpm/BUILD/linux-2.6.24. That is where your BSP kernel folder > is. > > You can then procede in downloading a vanilla 2.6.24 from kernel.org > and do a diff on it. A good tool to visually do this is meld. If you > have Ubuntu, "sudo aptitude install meld" is your helper. > > Here is a list of directories that you must focus on in porting to > your Android kernel > arch/arm/mach-mx3 > arch/arm/plat-mx3 > include/asm-arm/arch-mxc > sound/arm > sound/soc > drivers/mxc > drivers/watchdog/ > drivers/video/mxc > drivers/spi > drivers/serial > drivers/regulator > drivers/rtc > > Be sure all the Kconfig and Makefiles reflect your changes. > > Hope this will prod you in the right direction. There is one issue on > Android and that is x-panning on video - the screen looks as though it > is only updated once every 2nd keypress, and I still have to get the > sound working. I've also forced the LCD backlighting on on init, but > that is about how deep my hacking went to get this "usable". If you > have flicker on the screen, mail me. > > > > > On Jan 12, 8:39 am, "Rajesh N" <rajesh.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Deepak, > > > > Thanks for u r kind reply, > > > > I am unable to get few statements which u have mentioned in 7 step > > procedure to port Android on IMX31 board/ > > > > In step *3* u have mentioned "*my board specific changes*" and in > > step *4*u have mentioned a patch which should have got from step 3. I > > unable to > > follow step 3 and step 4 out of ur 7 point procedure to make android up > > with imx31 board, can u please be more specific on step 3 & 4. > > > > I am working on IMX31 *PDK* board, I hope it doesn't make any difference > > with both versions of IMX31 board which r available in market. > > > > Regards, > > Rajesh N > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM, deepak singal <deesin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Rajesh, > > > > > Porting of Google Android-1.0 Version to IMX31 board Steps-----> > > > > > Port Android on IMX31(ARM-11 core) using following steps: > > > > > --->linux-2.6.25-android-1.0_r1.tar.gz Android kernel Source Code > > > (Download Site--->http://code.google.com/p/android/downloads/list) > > > > > --->Freescale IMX31 specific patchs (Available for Linux-2.6.24 kernel) > > > (Download Site---> > http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=i.MX31...) > > > > > --->linux-2.6.25.tar.gz Clean kernel Source Code > > > (Download Site--->http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/) > > > > > I am starting with the 2.6.25 kernel Source code. I am in the process > of trying to make a 2.6.25 Android kernel for the I.MX31 board. > > > > > Current approach is this: > > > > > (1) Download All the above kernel source code and patches from above > mention sites. > > > > > (2) Apply Freescale imx31 specific Patch into Linux-2.6.25 kernel > source code (some thing applied by the automated mechanism and other are > left for manual patching) > > > > > (3) Apply my board specific change into (linux-2.6.25 + freescale > patch) kernel source code > > > > > (4) Get the proper tested imx31 kernel (linux-2.6.25 + freescale Patchs > + my board patch) > > > > > (5) Use the tool diff to create a patch from a clean linux-2.6.25 > kernel source and the android specific linux-2.6.25-android-1.0_r1 kernel > source. > > > diff -Naur linux-2.6.25/ linux-2.6.25-android-0.9_r1/ --> android.patch > > > > > (6) Remove all stuff from the android.patch file that will not need > (goldfish related things, yaffs2 things because freescale kernel provides > already yaffs2) > > > > > (7) Apply android.patch into (linux-2.6.25 + freescale Patchs + my > board patch) kernel Source Code (some thing applied by the automated > mechanism and other are left for manual patching) > > > > > Please feel free to discuss anything. > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > *Deepak Singal* > > > > > * > > > * > > > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Rajesh N <rajesh.andr...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> Hi s.avtar, > > > > >> Thanks for kind reply, > > > > >> I am bit confused with u r statements, I went through the linux > > >> resources given by freescale for IMX31 board, the CD contained Linux > kernel > > >> with some toolchains. > > > > >> As u said, in u r last statement as I need to DIFF IMX BSP with > vanilla > > >> kernel ! , I have learnt from the forum that I need to make > > >> a DIFF my IMX31 BSP with Android kernel to take a patch which I > should > > >> apply to IMX31 BSP where by I can add all these nessesary Android > > >> functionality to my IMX31 BSP (Removing unwanted goldfish and > relatated > > >> stuffs before I port to real hardware). > > > > >> I would like to know u r veiw on my statements, correct me if I am > wrong > > >> anyway! > > > > >> Best Regards, > > >> Rajesh N > > > > >> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 6:37 PM, <s.av...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>> > if Android kernel which is downloaded from source.android.comcomes > > >>> > with Freescale IMX31 BSP > > >>> The kernel is Vanilla plus Android related patches. So, IMX31 support > > >>> in the kernel would be as much as what is available in the Vanilla > > >>> version. Note that you will first need to setup/compile the kernel > for > > >>> MX31 configuration. > > > > >>> > we have to merge source code given Freescale and android > > >>> > using "DIFF" and adding android patch as stated in android fourms, > > >>> > which I am not very clear till now!. > > >>> If you already have a BSP, you might want to "diff" that against > Vanilla > > >>> first. > > > > >>> Avtar > > > > >>> On 1/11/09, Rajesh N <rajesh.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > Hi All, > > > > >>> > I am very much new to Android, I have been asked to port android on > > >>> > Freescale IMX31 board which is shipped with Linux BSP. > > >>> > I went through few questions on forum which states some incomplete > > >>> > statements on porting on IMX31 board. > > > > >>> > I would like to know if Android kernel which is downloaded from > > >>> > source.android.com comes with Freescale IMX31 BSP, or we have to > merge > > >>> > source code given Freescale and android > > >>> > using "DIFF" and adding android patch as stated in android fourms, > > >>> which I > > >>> > am not very clear till now!. > > > > >>> > If any one in the group help me our in giving clear picture on how > to > > >>> go > > >>> > about in porting Android on IMX31 platform, I appreciate your > > >>> suggestions > > >>> > and road map to go about with porting issues. > > > > >>> > Best Regards, > > >>> > Rajesh N > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
