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

Akash akash87 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 10 08:41:56 BST 2012 

Talking on those lines, i was wondering if anyone has used the latest
kernel available from here?
http://developer.mips.com/linux/
I was wondering if that can be used :)
This is my output in the tablet i have
$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.0.8+ (shen at compiler) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Sourcery G++ Lite
2009q3-67) ) #1 PREEMPT Sat Mar 3 10:02:16 CST 2012

2012/4/10 Akash <akash87 at gmail.com>

> Yep i figured it was for GB.
>
> I'm guessing you are waiting for a stable kernel to come out and then
> update your post.
>
> Nevertheless, for someone like me, who is noob, i did not even know that
> it was more like the standard build until you just mentioned.
>
> My main aim is to just replace the system.img that i've built from the
> aosp code.
>
> Btw, can you tell me if this post<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490886&page=9#edit24523131> will
> actually work?
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Sztupák Sz. Zsolt <mail at sztupy.hu>wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> The tutorial you see is for Gingerbread builds as they are quite
>> proprietary. I haven't updated them yet for ICS, mainly because an ICS
>> build is more like the standard on these devices (kernel+initramfs in one
>> file + system.img is a sparse ext4 in a separate one).
>>
>>  SztupY
>>
>> Akash <akash87 at gmail.com> a következőt írta:
>>
>> >On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom Cubie <mr.hipboi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >Thank you for this information, i will try it out and let you know!
>> >
>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >You see i was going along this tutorial
>> >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490886
>> >It was over there that i found the a10 flash kitchen tool, which says
>> >according to
>> >
>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490886#post_message_22397975
>> > that
>> >
>> >*B: Create image*
>> >
>> >If you have initialized the kitchen, you have to copy the four files from
>> >linux (system.img, root.img, recovery.img and bImage) inside the _input
>> >directory. You will also need to rename the .img files to .fex (so they
>> >should be system.fex, root.fex, recovery.fex).
>> >
>> >If you are done with this, then run create_image.bat. It will create an
>> >output.img file, that can be flashed to the device using LiveSuite.
>> >
>> >Naturally, from this i was thinking that those 4 files would be needed to
>> >be able to create the final image.
>> >
>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >(Ok, i think i've to elaborate in this case, i'm using ubuntu 10.04 as
>> per
>> >the recommended build environment. Plugging in my device and taking it
>> into
>> >the fastboot state is when "fastboot devices" should list down the
>> device.
>> >But it is not doing so. I'm guessing i'm going to have to try it in
>> windows
>> >now)
>> >Directly related to this, i was wondering, again because of looking at
>> the
>> >tutorial, it says i'm supposed to run the images through the shell script
>> >mkfs.sh, which will give out system.img. Am i supposed to flash the img
>> >given out by the shell script or am i supposed to flash the img that has
>> >been derived from compiling the aosp code?
>> >
>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Thanks In advance!
>> >>> >>
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