Android-Donut porting guide to EVM

From labs.embinux.org

Download Android build for Donut

$ mkdir ~/Android_build
$ cd ~/Android_build
$ repo init -u git://labs.embinux.org/embinux-android-build/android-omap3/repo/android/platform/manifest.git -b evm-donut
$ repo sync

Note: For complete info on repo check following links

Build Compilation

$cd ~/Android_build
$source build/envsetup.sh
$choosecombo 1 1 omap3evm eng
$make

Kernel Image

Current Embinux kernel for this Android port is derived from linux-omap-2.6.29.

Kernel image is generated at following path.

~/Android_build/out/target/product/omap3evm/kernel

Copying Android RFS

$cd ~/Android_build/out/target/product/omap3evm

$mkdir ~/Android_RFS
$cp -a root/* ~/Android_RFS
$cp -a data/* ~/Android_RFS/data/
$cp -a system/* ~/ Android_RFS/system/
$cd ~/Android_RFS
$sudo chown -R root.root *
$sudo chmod -R 777 *

Boot Arguments

console=ttyS0,115200n8 noinitrd root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 init=/init rootfstype=ext3 rw rootdelay=1 nohz=off androidboot.console=ttyS0

Debugging Android

Execute below command from shell

$logcat

Check if you can find *.dex files of android apps in /data/dalvik-cache

Enabling Network

Connect eth0 interface to usb hub via ethernet to usb converter

Edit init.rc

<Android_RFS>/init.rc
# basic network init
setprop net.dns1 <primary-dns-server-ip>

Boot Beagle board Execute following commands from minicom

$netcfg eth0 up
$netcfg eth0 dhcp

NOTE:- Enable appropriate driver for your "ethernet to usb converter" in kernel. Driver can be found at :-

│ -> DeviceDrivers ││ -> Network device support (NETDEVICES[=y]) ││ -> USB Network Adapters