This isn't my area, so I can't give much detail, but the source for the recovery system (which is what installs OTA updates) is here:
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/bootable/recovery.git;a=tree The basic idea I believe is that there is a separate recovery partition with a minimal Linux kernel that is able to apply OTA updates (usually downloaded to /cache) on to the main kernel and system partitions. On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:43 PM, David Lynch Jr. <dh...@dlasys.net> wrote: > I am bringing up android on a new device. There is a requirement to > be > able to update, the bootloader, Linux, the rootfs, ... as needed over > the net. > Before I start re-inventing the wheel, I am trying to check if > there is > a standard way of managing systems updates. > I have tried googling, but can not come up with keywords that do > not > bring up all unrelated topics. > -- > Dave Lynch DLA Systems > Software Development: Embedded Linux > 717.587.7774 dh...@dlasys.net http://www.dlasys.net > Over 25 years' experience in platforms, languages, and technologies too > numerous to list. > > "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It > takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite > direction." > Albert Einstein > > > > -- > unsubscribe: > android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-porting%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
