How about the result using the installer.img directly as mentioned in the post: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting/msg/fe85782f1bc3ad2f -- Chen
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 8:56 PM, MacknZ <ymm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I started installer.vdi in virtualbox, it just print "Grub Loading > stage2" and stopped ,no error. And I press F12 on start ,but the menu > is not like follow: > 0: sys_loader > 1: recovery > 2: std_boot (* default selection) > but like this: > detected hard disks: > IDE controller: > 1) primary master > Other boot devices: > f) floppy > c)cd rom > l) lan > b) continue booting > why? > > On 1月10日, 下午9时11分, "Lim,GeunSik" <lee...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, all >> >> How to use x86 android platform on virtualbox >> =============================================== >> Last modified by Lim,GeunSik on 8-Jan,2009 >> >> Current Work status is not finished. >> But, I opened and shared to combine with developers for this tasks >> all over the world. >> >> Why I like virtualbonx in Linux distribution like Fedora 9? >> >> This is Major characteristics per Virtualization Software. >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Software Linux WinXP Opensource >> Free Quick Install >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> M$ Virtual PC X O >> X O O >> VMwareServer O O >> X O O >> VMwareWorkstation O O >> X X O >> Parallels O O >> X X O >> QEMU O O >> O O O >> Virtualbox O O >> O O O >> XEN O X >> O O X >> KVM O X >> O O X >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ● 1. Development environments >> * OS: Feodra 9 ( Linux 2.6.27-9 ) >> * GCC: gcc(gcc 4.3.0) and gcc34 (gcc 3.4) <- I recommend gcc 3.4 >> compat-compiler to build x86 android fullsource. >> * Glibc: glibc 2.6 (NPTL Thread Model) >> * PC: Samsung MagicStation DB-P70 Model >> * CPU : Interl Core2 Quad CPU Q9300 (2.50Ghz) , bogomips is >> 4,987.50 , cache size 3,072kb >> * MEM: Samsung DDR2 2G >> * Reference: Midhun & Chen Yang's posting athttp://groups.google.com/ >> and http://source.android.com >> * Additional information: When i finished this task finally, I >> will upload final howto using WYSWYG and figures >> athttp://www.kandroid.org. >> >> ●2. Build kernel source for VirtualBox software. >> Fedora9$ cd ~/bin_x86/mydroid >> Fedora9$ cp ./vendor/asus/eee_701/kernel.config kernel/.config >> Fedora9$ cd kernel >> Fedora9$ make menuconfig >> >> * Network device for virtualbox s/w >> network device support -> >> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) ---> >> [*] EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers >> <*> AMD PCnet32 PCI support <- We need virtual lan infra >> in virtualization like vmware or virtualbox. >> >> * To support FB on virtualbox environment. >> Graphics support ---> >> <*> Support for frame buffer devices ---> >> [*] VESA VGA graphics support <- Unfortunately, Vesa VGA >> support 800X600 resolution. >> Console display driver support ---> >> <*> Framebuffer Console support >> [*] Select compiled-in fonts >> [*] VGA 8x8 font >> [*] VGA 8x16 font >> >> * Disable pmem allocator if your kernel is 2.6.27 base. >> [*] Misc devices ---> >> [ ] Android pmem allocator (NEW) >> >> If you are using 2.6.27 based x86 android full source, Disable "PMEM" >> feature in "make menuconfig menu. >> pmem is only needed for certain devices requiring large physically >> contiguous memory on the MSM7XXX (GPU,DSP, etc). It's not currently >> used by any other SoCs and its absence is not a fatal error. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> * MSM7XXX (GPU,DSP, etc): YUV --> pmem ---> VideoLayer >> * Another Chip: YUV --> mEmulation(ro.kernel.qemu=1) --> /dev/fb0(RGB) >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Fedora9$ make bzImage >> Fedora9$ ls ./arch/x86/boot/ >> >> Ref) If you want to build 2.6.27 based android kernel >> athttp://android.git.kernel.orgwebstie, >> you may apply alsa related the patch >> athttp://review.source.android.com/6751 >> >> ●3. convert installer.img to installer.vmdk with virtualbox >> >> Fedora9$ cd ~/bin_x86/mydroid/out/target/product/eee_701 >> Fedora9$ rpm >> -ivhhttp://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.1.0/VirtualBox-2.1.0_4114... >> Fedora9$ VBoxManage --help | grep Version >> VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.1.0 >> Fedora9$ VBoxManage convertfromraw -static -format VDI ./ >> installer.img ./installer.vdi (X) >> Fedora9$ VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI ./ >> installer.img ./installer.vdi (O) >> >> VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.1.0 >> (C) 2005-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> All rights reserved. >> Wrong owner (0) of '/tmp/.vbox-invain-ipc'. >> Converting from raw image file="installer.img" to file="./ >> installer.vdi"... >> Creating dynamic image with size 406871040 bytes (389MB)... >> Fedora9$ file ./installer.vdi >> ./installer.vdi: data >> >> OR >> Fedora9$ vditool DD installer.vdi *.img >> Fedora9$ vditool SHRINK installer.vdi >> >> ●4. Setting of virtualbox >> Open "Sun VirtualBox" software ->Click on New -> Next >> - Name = it as "AsusAndrioid" >> - OStype=Linux >> - Version=2.6 >> - RAM=256MB >> - Hard Disks= Slot Checked Boot Harddisk with IDE Primary Master >> >> ●5. booting android kernel in virtualbox s/w. >> 1) When I start the installer.vdi in virtualbox software, it hangs on >> grub Loading stage 2 step. >> Below is error screenshot to help understanding. >> >> So, you have to push F12 key fastly as soon as start installer.vdi >> with virtualbox. >> Remember "Press F12 to select boot device" message in virtual box >> window. >> >> 2) When you press F12 key and it shows the following: >> 0: sys_loader >> 1: recovery >> 2: std_boot (* default selection) >> >> 3) Option "0: sys_loader" is selected by default when kernel boot in >> virtualbox. >> * Option 0: sys_loader >> 0: cmdline (hd0,0)/cmdline >> 1: kernel --use-cmd-line (hd0,0)/kernel >> 2: initrd (hd0,0)/ramdisk >> >> * Option 1: recovery >> 0: cmdline (hd0,2)/cmdline >> 1: kernel --use-cmd-line (hd0,2)/kernel >> 2: initrd (hd0,2)/ramdisk >> >> * Option 2: std_boot >> 0: cmdline (hd0,2)/cmdline >> 1: kernel --use-cmd-line (hd0,2)/kernel >> 2: initrd (hd0,2)/ramdisk >> >> Now, I din't find "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file for bootloader like >> Feodra or Ubuntu. >> Belows is process informations using top command. >> >> #> cat /proc/version >> >> Linux version 2.6.25-00101-gb6922fa >> (dmitr...@weppard.mtv.corp.google.com) (gcc version 4.0.3 >> (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Nov 19 11:52:46 PST 2008 >> >> #> cat /proc/partitions >> major minor #blocks name >> ......... Above Omission .......... >> 8 0 397335 sda >> 8 1 4439 sda1 >> 8 2 391872 sda2 >> >> ● 5. Modify kernel cmd line like Linux: *** >> Select No 2 "2: std_boot (* default selection)" after F12 key. >> >> Remove "--use-cmd-line" option in Linux boot display. >> Append "androidboot.hardware=eee_701 vga=788" options in Linux boot >> display >> >> Highlighted entry is 2: >> GNU GRUB version 0.97 (639K lower / 261056K upper memory) >> >> 0: cmdline (hd0,2)/cmdline >> 1: kernel --use-cmd-line (hd0,2)/kernel >> 2: initrd (hd0,2)/ramdisk >> .......... Omission ......... >> Highlighted entry is 0: >> >> Todo: But, bootloader is not found (hd0,2) because (hd0,2) partition >> is not exist. >> Booting command-list >> >> cmdline (hd0,2)/cmdline >> Error 22: No such partition >> >> Press any key to continue ... >> >> ● 6. Mount "* img" to /dev/block/sda2 device node. >> Use installer command /data directory. >> #> system/bin/installer -p /dev/block/sda2 >> It gives an error that the total requested size is greater than >> the disk size as belows. >> " Total requested size of partitins (1,644,167,168) is greater >> than disk size (406,871,040)." >> (My image size is 387 MB and it is looking for around 1.5GB >> space). >> >> #> ls /data/ >> userdata.img >> boot.img >> system.img >> bootldr.bin >> lost+found >> >> OR >> Fedora9#> mkdir /data/boot >> Fedora9#> mount -t ext2 /dev/block/sda2 /data/boot >> Fedora9#> echo " vga=788" > /data/boot/cmdline >> Fedora9#> umount /data/boot >> >> End of Line. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
