[android-kernel] Re: GPS drivers

2009-07-09 Thread deepak singal
Hi, ---> Port GPS HAL layer for your target hardware ---> connect GPS device on UART port or USB port (enable usb option in kernel) ---> switch ON real GPS device > After android booting its showing below log messages (on my target board). D/libhardware( 642): GPS hardware on this device st

[android-kernel] GPS drivers

2009-07-09 Thread priya
Hi, I am using 2.6.27 Android Kernel version. I have an application (Java) which requires to communicate to real GPS device. I need to find whether the required GPS drivers are present in the built kernel. Where do I check them. Regards, Priya --~--~-~--~~~---~--~-

[android-kernel] Re: How much RAM does G1 have?

2009-07-09 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Well your estimate for the graphics is way low. That's just a framebuffer -- every window has its own buffer (and is actually double-buffered) as well. The modem is a lot more too. :) Anyway, regardless of exactly what takes what, this is the RAM we end up with on the device. On Thu, Jul 9, 200

[android-kernel] Re: How much RAM does G1 have?

2009-07-09 Thread tom
2MB framebuffer should be enough for a 480*320*16bpp device, (even considering the virtual 960 width, and double buffer) for camera, a 3M pixel camera, 6MB might be enough, or the worst 10MB Modem, RAM for its execution, plus the AP-BP communication, 15M is enough enough. other driver's DMA buffer

[android-kernel] MDP_PPP.C

2009-07-09 Thread admin.gnucash
Hello to all. I would like to ask how the framebuffer rotation can be maked to work. In the Kernel File mdp_ppp.c the framebuffer rotation exist but i dont know how to enbled it or better how to tell the kernel to do it. http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/msm.git;a=blob_plain;f=drivers/vid

[android-kernel] Re: How much RAM does G1 have?

2009-07-09 Thread Dianne Hackborn
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:33 PM, tom wrote: > yes, kernel need to reserve some for its text, data, mem_map, and > other like FB etc. > But, 192-101=91MB, does modem need 91MB?! It also includes DMA buffers, graphics memory, etc. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.co

[android-kernel] Re: How Android kernel differs from Linux kernel!

2009-07-09 Thread Roman
Saravanan, Please, find on the following link some information about Android kernel changes. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/Linux-For-Devices-Articles/Porting-Android-to-a-new-device/ -- Roman Baumgaertner Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements

[android-kernel] Re: projects and release

2009-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:54 AM, mike wrote: > > I recently get the souce code from http://source.android.com/download. > I have a question. What's the relationship between those projects and > the releases? For example, if I pull out all the projects by "$ repo > sync" and "make" it, then which r

[android-kernel] Re: RPC operation in Interrupt context

2009-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:45 PM, XingChao Wang wrote: > > We take android-msm-2.6.29 of git://codeaurora.org/kernel/msm as > work-base. RPC part added client-server mode one month ago. can anyone > give a description about rpc client-server operation in interrupt > context? I don't understand the

[android-kernel] Re: Netfilter module for Android - GPL?

2009-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Balaji wrote: > > Hi, > > I apologize for cross posting here and in android platforms group as I > didnt know which one is the right one for this query. The correct one is to contact your legal department and ask them this, why are you trusting some random programm

[android-kernel] Re: How Android kernel differs from Linux kernel!

2009-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Saravanan wrote: >            I want to know what are all the things optimized in > Android kernel when compared with Linux kernel. As Android uses Linux, this statement makes no sense at all, they are the same. good luck, greg k-h --~--~-~--~~-

[android-kernel] Re: Android build didn't create contents of /data directory

2009-07-09 Thread vishal bhoj
on android system and userdata are 2 different partitions which are mounted by the init script. If you have a single filesystem do the changes as shown in the init script used on omapzoom kit with filesystem on sdcard. on init loglevel 3 # setup the global environment export PATH /sbin:/sys

[android-kernel] Re: Android build didn't create contents of /data directory

2009-07-09 Thread Saravanan
Hi Vishal, I am preparing fs to be flashed on nand device. Regards, Saravanan V. On Jul 9, 1:11 pm, vishal bhoj wrote: > R u preparing the filesystem on sdcard or  creating the system image and > flashing  it ? > Start Posting ur querries on android-porting group. > > > > On Thu, Ju

[android-kernel] Re: Android build didn't create contents of /data directory

2009-07-09 Thread vishal bhoj
R u preparing the filesystem on sdcard or creating the system image and flashing it ? Start Posting ur querries on android-porting group. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Saravanan wrote: > > Hi Vishal, > Thanks for u'r reply. > I am porting Android to S3C6410 (ARM11 core, Samsung chi

[android-kernel] Re: Android build didn't create contents of /data directory

2009-07-09 Thread Saravanan
Hi Vishal, Thanks for u'r reply. I am porting Android to S3C6410 (ARM11 core, Samsung chip) based board. Could you please let me know what changes, i have to make in init.rc OR where can i refer? Thanks in Advance, Saravanan V. On Jul 9, 11:53 am, vishal bhoj wrote: > content are load