Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Josenivaldo Benito Junior wrote: > Hello Greg, > Thanks for answering and I will comment below, please continue reading. > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 16:10, Greg KH wrote: >> >> Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? > > There is a miss unde

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hello Greg, Thanks for answering and I will comment below, please continue reading. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 16:10, Greg KH wrote: > > Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? > There is a miss understand here. I do not want legal advice at all. > Please contact a lawye

Re: [android-kernel] Still the same problems...

2011-01-21 Thread MS
I ended up getting the build to work. I deleted the entire kernel dir and pulled it down again before I read your post. I then executed: make ARCH=arm herring_defconfig make -j4 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi- It built! I suppose what you pointed out was probably the problem. I hope this helps

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Compile of Android Kernel and Android OS

2011-01-21 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Virgil wrote: > Is there any place where one can find an up-to-date how-to kernel > compilation? Lacking documentation is an understatement. What? Have you read the documentation provided? What is wrong with it? The kernel comes with TONS of free documentation,

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Josenivaldo Benito Junior wrote: > Hello, > This is Benito from Brazil and I am work on a Android product. > I am facing a patent issue with one driver that is not GPL. Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? It's like asking medical quest

Re: [android-kernel] Still the same problems...

2011-01-21 Thread Tim Bird
On 01/21/2011 09:40 AM, MS wrote: > I have asked here a couple times and nobody seems to either have any > idea what I am talking about or maybe the right people aren't reading my > post. At any rate, I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out > and I have gotten nowhere. > > > ms@strab

[android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hello, This is Benito from Brazil and I am work on a Android product. I am facing a patent issue with one driver that is not GPL. It is out of my control to release it GPL-like (I do not own the patent) but I am authorized to modify it to meet a feature requirement. I need to export a information

[android-kernel] Re: Compile of Android Kernel and Android OS

2011-01-21 Thread Virgil
Is there any place where one can find an up-to-date how-to kernel compilation? Lacking documentation is an understatement. I would be particularly interested in compiling the kernel on MAC OS snow leopard... which is not supported according the the wiki, but actually supported... Regards, Virgil

[android-kernel] Still the same problems...

2011-01-21 Thread MS
I have asked here a couple times and nobody seems to either have any idea what I am talking about or maybe the right people aren't reading my post. At any rate, I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out and I have gotten nowhere. ms@strabo:~/bin/kernel/samsung$ make ARCH=arm clean m

Re: [android-kernel] Re: [android-porting] Qestion about Kernel Version Runing at Android2.2

2011-01-21 Thread hedwin
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Arun K. Singh wrote: > Hi Hedwin, > > > The thing is that bionic has a dependency with the kernel version used. > It > > doesn't mean it has to be that version but > > it should be close to that version. Using a different kernel version than > > intented might res