I think I heard they stopped including the kernel in the default download, since it's huge and doesn't necessarily need to be rebuilt if you are just working on the userspace parts of the platform. Just follow the directions for git'ing a single project to get the appropriate kernel for your device (or get it from the device vendor if it's not on google's server)
On Nov 4, 8:33 pm, Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, this reply is very helpful. But I saw > ***************** > To clone the entire platform, install repo, and run: > > mkdir mydroid > > cd mydroid > > repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git > > repo sync > ***************** > > So I followed these steps, but I didn't see any kernel downloaded from > this. Does this mean the entire platform doesn't include the different > kernel repos? > > The following is what I have after repo sync: > ****************** > r...@mymachine:/android-repo# ls > bionic build dalvik device frameworks libcore ndk > packages sdk > bootable cts development external hardware Makefile out > prebuilt system > ****************** > > Wilson > > On Nov 4, 5:16 pm, Abraham Arce <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wilson, > > > Where are you getting the packages from? if you look at the following site > > > http://android.git.kernel.org/ > > > You will see several Android kernel repos > > > kernel/common.git > > Common Android Kernel Tree > > > kernel/experimental.git > > Experimental Kernel Projects > > > Linus's tree aka Mainline tree > > > kernel/linux-2.6.git > > Mirror of git://git.kernel... > > > And other specific for a familiy of microcontrollers... > > > kernel/msm.git > > Kernel tree for MSM7XXX family... > > > kernel/omap.git > > OMAP Texas Instruments > > > kernel/tegra.git > > Kernel tree for NVIDIA Tegra... > > > It will depend on what hardware you are using, in some cases, community > > around some specific hardware may host their changes for android in other > > public repositories... > > > Best Regards > > Abraham > > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I use "repo sync" to get the source from the server, however, i > > > didn't see the any linux kernel directory listed there. Why? But I can > > > see kernel/common.git listed. So when I do "repo sync", it is not > > > downloading all the sources, right? > > > > Thanks > > > > Wilson > > > > -- > > > unsubscribe: > > > [email protected]<android-kernel%[email protected]> > > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
