Fastboot is protocol used to update the flash filesystem in Android devices from a host over USB....
More info : http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot & http://elinux.org/Android_Fastboot I hope above link have given the ample info about fastboot. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM, mike digioia <mpd...@gmail.com> wrote: > fastboot is android. If you work on the kernel then you use fastboot. if > not no need for it > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 6:53 PM, mpd <mpd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Fastboot not working! Don't these come with fastboot installed? >> >> I am using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8x55 mobile development platform >> 7630. And I am able to reboot to debug mode using the USB interface >> but Fastboot is not working as other platforms. This device does not >> have a hard keyboard so I attempt to swipe the touch sensitive screen >> to gain access to the fastboot firmware but it does not give me any >> debug messages on the screen that indicate fastboot is installed. But >> when I do "fastboot devices" from my development system, it return >> without anything (i.e., does not hang as expected when fastboot is not >> installed). But if I then attempt to issue other fastboot commands it >> hangs. >> >> Any how to page for this device on installing fastboot? How can I tell >> if my current version of FW can support fastboot on this device? Then >> how to burn it? >> >> /mpd > > > -- > unsubscribe: > android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-kernel%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
