[Arm-netbook] ICS build? Kernel 3.x ?

[Tom Cubie]

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Akash <akash87 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Apr 10, 2012 6:29 AM, "Tom Cubie" <mr.hipboi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Akash <akash87 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,I downloaded allwinner-linux 3.0 branch from amery in github. i
> changed the cross compile path to the appropriate location in
> sun4i_crane.sh file. Running
> >>
> >> buil.sh -p sun4i_crane gives me an error in the build_standby function,
> saying there is no make target for 'all'
> (lichee/arch/arm/mach-sun4i/pm/standby inside this folder)
> >>
> >> I tried "making" it manually and it still gave me an error, from the
> root of the kernel.
> >>
> >> Jus wanted to find out, did anyone ever try compiling it? And if so,
> did it compile successfully? With/without the shell script
> >>
> >> I'm stuck with a small problem and im wondering if anyone might be able
> to solve it.
> >>
> >> I've built ics aosp source code with the allwinner device files and
> system core provided by sztupy. I managed to build it successfully and now
> i have the system.img and the other output files that usual building spits
> out. But in order to make it successfully compatible with allwinner a10
> board, they say i have to run mkfs.sh script, but this REQUIRES a
> kernel/compiled kernel files as you might know.
> >> 1. Which of your kernels can i use to compile successfully? ( i would
> be greatful if anyone can provide the bImage(compiled kernel) :) )
> >
> > You can use this kernel if you want to run android.
> > https://github.com/allwinner/linux-2.6.36.git
> Does ICS run on this kernel?

ICS is not running on this kernel in products, but ICS can run on this
kernel.

>
> >>
> >> 2. The tools provided by sztupy which will help disintegrate the
> firmware image, Is it possible to use those files that have been extracted
> back into the input for reconstructing it? If so how?
> >
> > Where is the tool?
> The a10 kitchen tools...i can post the link if you want me to
>
> If you can get a kernel from an android ics image, you can use it in your
> ics build. In ics, the
> > nandb is the boot.img partition, which contains kernel and rootfs.
> ooh thanks, and how do i get the recovery.img and root.img?

recovey.img is not important, but you can get root.img from boot.img, it's
an android
defined image, you can see the header here:
https://github.com/sztupy/allwinner_android_system_core/blob/android-2.3.7_r1/mkbootimg/bootimg.h
You can check this page for more info:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack%2C_Edit%2C_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images

>
> >>
> >> 3. Ultimately i want to replace only the system.img in the final image,
> is there a straight forward way to do that?
> >
> > Try fastboot.
> Fastboot does not even recognize the damn device :p

Fastboot needs u-boot running fastboot command and in fastboot state.

>
> >>
> >> Thanks In advance!
> >>
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