[android-kernel] Re: Access to linux root directories

2011-01-03 Thread Chris Stratton
On Dec 24 2010, 9:10 am, vikas pachisia wrote: > 1. Does the linux kernel on hardware support loadable modules ? If not > what is the way around it ? Yes, it has for over 10 years, since way before anyone dreamed up android. And I think many android kernels are built with this enabled, though t

[android-kernel] Re: Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread Chris Stratton
On Jan 3, 1:17 pm, Aditya wrote: > I was just trying to run multiple operating systems on android which would > be on my laptop so it  would have the necessary room in main memory. > Currently i have an cheapo dell laptop running ubuntu... and i have a > Virtual machine running Windows xp for some

[android-kernel] Re: booting another linux kernel from a running android system

2011-01-03 Thread Chris Stratton
> Instead of this, you can enable Kernel Low Level Debugging options in > Kernel Configuration for the new Kernel, so that you can get initial > kernel messages until UART driver is initialized. If you survive far enough into the boot that any generic parts of the kernel are running. I was thinkin

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Gingerbread kernel version based on

2011-01-03 Thread Xianghua Xiao
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Srikant wrote: > download the android kernel version 2.6.35 for Gingerbread. > > On Nov 17 2010, 11:53 pm, TitCowboy wrote: >> Gingerbread is based on which kernel version, please ? (2.6.35 ?) > > -- > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > webs

[android-kernel] Re: How to find and read the configuration device driver of android?

2011-01-03 Thread Srikant
Enable adb logcat messages, so that you will get error if there is driver version mismatch. On Dec 25 2010, 9:06 pm, Ultra wrote: > HI, > > I am a new android user. I m using Atom netbook. I install android x86 > in my HDD. But, I face a serious problem of my wifi card failed to > connect to in

[android-kernel] Re: Gingerbread kernel version based on

2011-01-03 Thread Srikant
download the android kernel version 2.6.35 for Gingerbread. On Nov 17 2010, 11:53 pm, TitCowboy wrote: > Gingerbread is based on which kernel version, please ? (2.6.35 ?) -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel

[android-kernel] Re: booting another linux kernel from a running android system

2011-01-03 Thread Srikant
> If you don't see anything, hardcode a character or two of output from > the very start of the kernel startup routine, that sets all necessary > registers explicitly. You could for example set it up to count '0' > '1' '2' '3' etc with each digit added after another block of the > startup code, up

[android-kernel] Re: booting another linux kernel from a running android system

2011-01-03 Thread Chris Stratton
On Jan 3, 5:53 am, Earlence wrote: > a starting point? As I said, I would first work on getting hardware and low level drivers so you have a serial (not USB) messages output from very early in the kernel boot process. Then install a kernel with kexec enabled. Then try booting another kernel fro

Re: [android-kernel] Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread Aditya
I was just trying to run multiple operating systems on android which would be on my laptop so it would have the necessary room in main memory. Currently i have an cheapo dell laptop running ubuntu... and i have a Virtual machine running Windows xp for some Windows only applications. I was wonderin

Re: [android-kernel] Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread Aditya
I was just trying to run multiple operating systems on android which would be on my laptop so it would have the necessary room in main memory. Currently i have an cheapo dell laptop running ubuntu... and i have a Virtual machine running Windows xp for some Windows only applications. I was wonderin

Re: [android-kernel] Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread John Vidler
I can only see any form of visualization running like a dog on any mobile platform, but assuming that the libraries required are there (or can be compiled), you could run any given virtual machine in the x86 port of android. One of the main sticking points there, as far as I can see is the applica

Re: [android-kernel] Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread Aditya
I meant VM players or workstations running on Android. Are there be any optimization supporting such a process hungry feat? On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:55 AM, John Vidler wrote: > Do you mean "running on" or just "running" ? > > [On the move, responses may be delayed] > On 3 Jan 2011 07:12, "Adi"

Re: [android-kernel] Virtulizations on Android

2011-01-03 Thread John Vidler
Do you mean "running on" or just "running" ? [On the move, responses may be delayed] On 3 Jan 2011 07:12, "Adi" wrote: > What are the prospects of virtual machines running on Android? Has any > one tried VMware yet? Would it be faster or slower than Ubuntu 9.10 > on a similar machine? > > -- > un

[android-kernel] Re: booting another linux kernel from a running android system

2011-01-03 Thread Earlence
a starting point? On Dec 31 2010, 9:03 am, Earlence wrote: > thanks. if you can share more of your work done, it will be helpful > (and save time also) > > On Dec 31, 8:04 am, Chris Stratton wrote: > > > I should be possible to set up, but I didn't get it to work in the > > brief time I spent tr