hi Gowtham: I don't understand your question. My understand is that grub can be independant with the root file system. -- Chen
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:47 AM, gowtham gowda <gowth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Chen, > > I have a question on creating live bootable usb. Can the gurb > bootloader for android be on a separate partition? So instead of grub > being in /boot/grub, can it be in sda1 and which in turn load android > present in /sda2 ? > > Thanks, > Gowtham > > On Apr 2, 12:13 am, Chen Yang <sunsety...@gmail.com> wrote: >> hi Brian: >> You may need to modify the framework/base/preloaded-classes to >> remove those non existing classes. >> And you can reference Androidphan's reply in this thread. >> You may encounter the NFE and NPE, reference >> this:http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting/msg/64eb5a0158e6b815 >> and Androdphan's >> thread:http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting/msg/97bd8c7c44a189ec >> -- >> Chen >> >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Brian <bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > The system is trying to run zygote, but I got the following error. >> > I'm attaching my logcat output. >> >> > E/Zygote ( 2126): Zygote died with exception >> > E/Zygote ( 2126): java.lang.IllegalStateException: Missing class(es) >> > for preloading, update preloaded-classes >> > [com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$1 >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$ContextMenuCallback >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$PanelFeatureState >> > com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$PanelFeatureState >> > $SavedState com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow >> > $PanelFeatureState$SavedState$1] >> > E/Zygote ( 2126): at >> > com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.preloadClasses(ZygoteInit.java:299) >> > E/Zygote ( 2126): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main >> > (ZygoteInit.java:512) >> > E/Zygote ( 2126): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native >> > Method) >> > D/AndroidRuntime( 2126): Shutting down VM >> > W/dalvikvm( 2126): threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception >> > (group=0xb00dfdf8) >> > D/dalvikvm( 2126): DestroyJavaVM waiting for non-daemon threads to >> > exit >> > D/dalvikvm( 2126): DestroyJavaVM shutting VM down >> > D/dalvikvm( 2126): VM cleaning up >> > D/dalvikvm( 2126): LinearAlloc 0x0 used 2087468 of 4194304 (49%) >> > D/skia ( 2126): purging 6K from font cache [1 entries] >> >> > Any suggestion? >> >> > Thanks, >> > Brian >> > On Apr 1, 5:13 pm, Chen Yang <sunsety...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Cool. It seems that you don't have the essential process: zygote. You >> >> can check the logcat messages to see what was happenning. Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> Chen >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Brian <bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> > Hi all, >> >> >> > I finally managed to boot android x86 with vga=788 option without >> >> > black screen in vmware. >> >> > Thanks for all the help! >> >> >> > I'm trying to go to the next step. >> >> > Even with vga=788 option, I don't see GUI. Why? Instead, I get a shell >> >> > prompt. >> >> > Here's the list of system processes stored under /system/bin/. >> >> > /system/bin/sh >> >> > /system/bin/servicemanager >> >> > /system/bin/mountd >> >> > /system/bin/mediaserver >> >> > /system/bin/installd >> >> >> > I tried to do "ADBHOST=<ip> adb install app.apk", but I got the >> >> > following error "Error: Could not access the Package Manager. Is the >> >> > system running?". >> >> >> > I'd like to install this application with GUI and to start it. How can >> >> > I do it? >> >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > Brian >> >> >> > On Mar 30, 10:54 pm, Brian <bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Chen, >> >> >> >> I managed to compile kernel 2.6.25. >> >> >> When I ran it without vga=788, I see a shell prompt. >> >> >> The screen does not go to black one. >> >> >> But I keep getting the following message. >> >> >> [timestamp] android_power: wakeup (0->0) at ... >> >> >> (Btw, how can I turn off this message?) >> >> >> >> I still have a problem with vga=788. >> >> >> This time I'm getting a kernel panic, which I'm attaching. >> >> >> Has anyone seen this problem? What's a proper approach to address this >> >> >> problem? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> Process netcfg (pid: 2031, ti=cf17c000 task=cf3001b0 task.ti=cf17c000) >> >> >> Stack: ... >> >> >> >> Call Trace: >> >> >> [<c01f12f2>] ? cursor_timer_handler+0x28/0x2b >> >> >> ? run_timer_softirq+0x11d/0x176 >> >> >> ? cursor_timer_handler+0x0/0x2b >> >> >> ? __do_softirq+0x70/0xd5 >> >> >> ? do_softirq+0x35/0x3a >> >> >> ? local_bh_enable_ip+0x38/0x4f >> >> >> ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x17/0x19 >> >> >> ? dev_set_rx_mode+0x38/0x3c >> >> >> ? dev_open+0x60/0x7e >> >> >> ? dev_change_flags+0x9f/0x154 >> >> >> ? devinet_ioctl+0x2da/0x5f8 >> >> >> ? inet_ioctl+0x93/0xaf >> >> >> ? sock_ioctl+0x1af/0x1d1 >> >> >> ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x1d1 >> >> >> ? vfs_ioctl+0x22/0x69 >> >> >> ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x222/0x235 >> >> >> ? sys_socketcall+0x51/0x168 >> >> >> ? sys_ioctl+0x40/0x5a >> >> >> ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb >> >> >> Code: .... >> >> >> EIP: [<c012b22a>] mod_timer+0x9/0x27 SS:ESP 0068:cf17de18 >> >> >> Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt >> >> >> >> On Mar 30, 8:49 am, Brian <bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Thanks, Jerry! >> >> >> >> > I'm using kernel 2.6.27, and the modules have version 2.6.25 as you >> >> >> > can see below. >> >> >> > There are inconsistencies in the cupcake branch. >> >> >> >> > I will either get kernel 2.6.25 or try to compile 2.6.27 modules. >> >> >> >> > Thanks,Brian >> >> >> >> > ./kernel/include/config/kernel.release:2.6.27-00120-g453dc2b-dirty >> >> >> >> > $ modinfo ./out/target/product/eee_701/rootimg/lib/modules/i915.ko >> >> >> > filename: ./out/target/product/eee_701/rootimg/lib/modules/ >> >> >> > i915.ko >> >> >> > license: GPL and additional rights >> >> >> > description: Intel Graphics >> >> >> > author: Tungsten Graphics, Inc. >> >> >> > license: GPL >> >> >> > srcversion: 73F81EDC4CAE593AA695C49 >> >> >> > depends: drm,cfbfillrect,cfbimgblt,cfbcopyarea >> >> >> > vermagic: 2.6.25-00101-gb6922fa SMP preempt mod_unload PENTIUMM >> >> >> > parm: modeset:int >> >> >> > parm: fbpercrtc:int >> >> >> > parm: i915_rightof:int >> >> >> >> > On Mar 30, 8:39 am, Jerry Fan <jerryfan1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > HiBrian, >> >> >> > > just type modinfo /path/to/anymodule.ko >> >> >> > > compare modinfo output on any kernel ko files in your Android >> >> >> > > kernel against >> >> >> > > i915 from eeepc. In modinfo output, u will read vermagic at last >> >> >> > > line. You >> >> >> > > need to make sure every protperty in i915 vermagic matches >> >> >> > > vermagic in your >> >> >> > > android kernel. Any signle property mismatches will result in the >> >> >> > > problem >> >> >> > > you have. >> >> >> >> > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:15 PM,Brian<bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > > Thanks, Jerry! >> >> >> >> > > > (I'm very sorry. I somehow got a wrong name.) >> >> >> >> > > > Please see the previous email. >> >> >> >> > > > Thanks, >> >> >> > > >Brian >> >> >> >> > > > On Mar 30, 8:14 am,Brian<bgc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> > > > > Thanks, Jeff. >> >> >> >> > > > > It seems like that the modules are copied from >> >> >> > > > > vendor/asus/eee_701/ >> >> >> > > > > modules >> >> >> > > > > How can I check magic numbers? >> >> >> >> > > > > I'm attaching files in the directory. There is the >> >> >> > > > > module.versions >> >> >> > > > > file and drm-patches. Maybe you can pinpoint what's going on >> >> >> > > > > with >> >> >> > > > > these files better. >> >> >> >> > > > > Thanks, >> >> >> > > > >Brian >> >> >> >> > > > > vendor/asus/eee_701/modules$ ls >> >> >> > > > > atl2.ko cfbcopyarea.ko cfbimgblt.ko drm-patches font.ko >> >> >> > > > > module.versions >> >> >> > > > > bitblit.ko cfbfillrect.ko drm.ko fbcon.ko i915.ko >> >> >> > > > > softcursor.ko >> >> >> >> > > > > vendor/asus/eee_701/modules$ cat module.versions >> >> >> > > > > Modules: >> >> >> > > > > atl2.ko >> >> >> >> > > > > Source: >> >> >> > > > > http://people.redhat.com/csnook/atl2/atl2-2.0.5.tar.bz2 >> >> >> >> > > > > ---------------------------- >> >> >> >> > > > > Modules: >> >> >> > > > > bitblit.ko >> >> >> > > > > cfbcopyarea.ko >> >> >> > > > > cfbfillrect.ko >> >> >> > > > > cfbimgblt.ko >> >> >> > > > > fbcon.ko >> >> >> > > > > font.ko >> >> >> > > > > softcursor.ko >> >> >> >> > > > > Source: >> >> >> > > > > git://android.git.kernel.org/kernel/common.git android-2.6.25 >> >> >> >> > > > > commit b6922faa7d617f11440ab8096b8797ccdcebd10d >> >> >> > > > > Author: Nick Pelly <npe...@google.com> >> >> >> > > > > Date: Mon Nov 10 21:59:54 2008 -0800 >> >> >> >> > > > > android_paranoid_network: Use in_egroup_p to check gid's. >> >> >> >> > > > > groups_search is not exported from sys.c which causes >> >> >> > > > > problems >> >> >> > > > > for module >> >> >> > > > > builds. in_egroup_p is exported and is just what we need. >> >> >> >> > > > > ----------------------------- >> >> >> >> > > > > Modules: >> >> >> > > > > drm.ko >> >> >> > > > > i915.ko >> >> >> >> > > > > Source: >> >> >> > > > > git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/drm modesetting-101 >> >> >> > > > > with drm-patches/* applied. >> >> >> >> > > > > commit e664967bde876b1a1cd205885dafa88a744a6c3d >> >> >> > > > > Author: Dima Zavin <dmitr...@google.com> >> >> >> > > > > Date: Thu Jun 26 14:38:42 2008 -0700 >> >> >> >> > > > > intel_fb: Add a hack to allocate the virtual screen 2x the >> >> >> > > > > height >> >> >> > > > > of the actual mode height, to allow a simplisti >> >> >> >> > > > > commit 41bebc2b10235f631f057e4325ea87027a1f2d2b >> >> >> > > > > Author: Dima Zavin <dmitr...@google.com> >> >> >> > > > > Date: Thu Jun 26 14:48:58 2008 -0700 >> >> >> >> > > > > intel_fb: pan_display should call mode_set_base, and not >> >> >> > > > > set_config. >> >> >> >> > > > > Signed-off-by: Dima Zavin <dmitr...@google.com> >> >> >> >> > > > > commit fe69162447b585918a8a26ab47b44c56a0209a83 >> >> >> > > > > Author: Dima Zavin <dmitr...@google.com> >> >> >> > > > > Date: Thu Jun 26 14:48:41 2008 -0700 >> >> >> >> > > > > intelfb: Also fail >> >> ... >> >> read more » > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
