That sounds great! When I had my own attempts with compiling a kernel, I wondered if it even was necessary to optimize it for geode, since the standard Ubuntu Intreprid kernel runs well on my Geode board (I know, it still lacks the android adaptations...). Would you mind to document your progress on the wiki (http:// wiki.androidx86.org? It seems the community website addresses a lot of people (150 visitors yesterday), but so far there's not much content. What is not really clear to me for instance which android modules are necessary for x86...
--Dani On Jan 19, 12:19 pm, "jeroen....@gmail.com" <jeroen....@gmail.com> wrote: > I managed to compile android for 586 Geode GX/LX optimized target, > diabling pmem, using the alarm fix. > I activated the Geode chipset's IDE drivers sucessfully, created a > live booting compact flash card using Chris' make-live script. > After some tricks with grub and increasing the root delay a bit, > android seems to boot, but I am currently stuck with framebuffer > issues. I have a blank screen with Geode framebuffer and a kernel > panic with vesafb, but I'm investigating that as I have more time. > > Jeroen > > On Jan 18, 8:53 pm, squix <dani.eichh...@squix.ch> wrote: > > > Did you have any success in doing that? I configured the kernel for > > Geode GX1 and compiled it, but then I struggled with old problems to > > run the live image from an external USB harddisk, since my > > touchscreen PC doesn't know booting from USB memory stick yet. The > > kernel contained in the default build is configured for i686 which is > > about two generations to high for the Geode GX1.. > > > By the way: thanks to Brock Tice for allowing me to copy/post his > > article on androidx86.org > > > On Jan 18, 2:07 pm, "jeroen....@gmail.com" <jeroen....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Great Initiative. > > > I happen to have very similar plans. (Also a Geode GX with touchscreen > > > for home automation.) > > > > Regards > > > Jeroen > > > On Jan 18, 1:04 pm, squix <dani.eichh...@squix.ch> wrote: > > > > > Hi everybody > > > > > I got tired of pull together all the little bits and pieces from the > > > > many x86 related threads in this forum and I setup a website for this > > > > purpose:http://www.androidx86.org > > > > Don't get me wrong, I think this list is great, but the information I > > > > need is scattered all over the place and if someone only wants to > > > > download an live image for a memory stick or a CD to start android on > > > > his x86 machine then the threads are quite cumbersome. So, if you have > > > > content or just ideas for this website, feel free to contact me. All > > > > material published will have references to the related threads and > > > > authors, so don't worry, I don't want to steal your tutorials... > > > > Currently, the site is has not much content, it is waiting for you and > > > > me to fill it! > > > > > About me: I'm a professional Java programmer from Switzerland and > > > > being an expert in Java is the main reason I love the android > > > > platform: I don't have to learn another language to develop cool > > > > applications. My current private project is to have android running on > > > > an old Geode GX1 machine with touchscreen, which I want to install in > > > > the kitchen. Then I can write small but fancy applications (if they > > > > don't exist yet!) to put together a shopping list, display recipes and > > > > manage the content of the freezer... > > > > It would be nice, to hear from other people and publish their stories > > > > on that new website... > > > > > Regards, > > > > Dani --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
