Thank you.
On Feb 23, 12:50 pm, Geoff Stromberg <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Since no one more expert than I has answered, I'll take a crack.
>
> It's pretty much just like writing drivers for any other Linux distro. As
> far as I know, there isn't anything uniquely Android about Linux drivers for
> Android. Searching Google or Amazon will give you many Linux device driver
> development resources.
>
> So, the answers to your specific questions should be the same as for Linux
> in general:
>
> > 1. Is it done c/c++?
>
> C, definitely. C++, I don't know (I'm not a Linux device driver expert, I
> only play on on the web), but I suppose if you avoided C++ name mangling,
> exceptions, and possibly other run-time C++ features, it might work.
>
> > 2. If so, how is it basically done?. Write a linux
> > based driver and the phone would readily accept it?
>
> Yes, as long as your device has the hardware expected by the driver.
>
> > 3. Is driver dev open for 3rd party individuals,
> > or permisson/devkit needed from google?
>
> It's all open source. No permission needed (other than adhering to the GPL2
> for kernel stuff). You can download the particular Linux kernel fork used by
> Android along with the rest of the Android source.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Ganesan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi all
>
> > Thank you in advance.
>
> > I am new to Android env. I do driver development for Windows CE/
> > Windows Mobile devices. I have read about Android being a Java
> > oriented dev.
>
> > Could you please let me know some info on Andoid driver/kernel
> > development. Sorry for some dunb questions.
> > Some link or doc or book is fine too.
>
> > 1. Is it done c/c++?
> > 2. If so, how is it basically done?. Write a linux based driver and
> > the phone would readily accept it?
> > 3. Is driver dev open for 3rd party individuals, or permisson/devkit
> > needed from google?
>
> > Please point me with/to some useful info
>
> > Thank you very much!
> > Ganesan- Hide quoted text -
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