> 2. I want to make a complete filesystem in a single directory which i > can directly mount via nfs > so assume "root" is the directory so shall i copy the contents of > system to root/system & data to root/data > & what about "symbols" ? data directory is created by init.rc and populated the first time android boots. So the filesystem to boot from nfs could be created by doing something like:
cp -r out/target/product/generic/root/* <nfs_directory>/ cp -r out/target/product/generic/system <nfs_directory>/ Maybe someone else could explain what data & symbols dirs are intented for. Misa 2008/11/19 nimit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi Shivanand, > > Thanx for this info.... > > One more doubt as you mentioned that in out/target/product/generic I > do have both these folders > viz "root" & "system" plus I have folders like "data" & "symbols" > also, but you are telling i can directlty copy them, so i have a doubt > like :- > > 1. What is the use of other folders like "data" & "symbols" (I have > seen the contents ), "symbols" is containing the bin & lib. > > 2. I want to make a complete filesystem in a single directory which i > can directly mount via nfs > so assume "root" is the directory so shall i copy the contents of > system to root/system & data to root/data > & what about "symbols" ? > > Please help me out as I am in total confusion :( > > Thanks & Regards > Nimit > > On Nov 19, 4:43 pm, "Shivananda Hebbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nimit, >> If you have built the complete android source (as you mentioned in >> your previous mail) then you can copy the contents of root and system >> folders directly using normal cp commands. >> >> for more info you can check with this site: >> >> https://omapzoom.org/gf/project/omapandroid/wiki/?pagename=Installing... >> >> -Shiv >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Nimit Manglick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi Shivanand, >> >> > I have created the soft link. :) >> >> > Now please correct me if i am wrong anywhere else. >> >> > Thanks >> > Nimit >> >> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Shivananda Hebbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> etc folder is in system/bin/etc. >> >> >> create a softlink at root to etc >> >> >> Are you trying to build android filesystem from git or trying to >> >> extract from the running emulator. >> >> >> --Shiv >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:42 AM, nimit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> > Hi, >> >> >> > I am trying to port android on TI Omap. I am following teh >> >> > instructions from the following link :- >> >> >> >http://elinux.org/Android_on_OMAP >> >> >> > But i am facing some issues with ramdisk.img. According to it when we >> >> > unzip this CPIO archive ( cpio -iv < ../ramdisk) it should give us teh >> >> > following root file system tree :- >> >> >> > data >> >> > dev >> >> > etc >> >> > init >> >> > proc >> >> > sbin >> >> > sys >> >> > system >> >> > tmp >> >> > var >> >> >> > But to my surprise it iss giving me ONLY the following :- >> >> >> > dev >> >> > default.prop >> >> > sbin >> >> > sbin/adbd >> >> > proc >> >> > sys >> >> > system >> >> > data >> >> > init.rc >> >> > init.goldfish.rc >> >> > init >> >> > 437 blocks >> >> >> > So there is etc , tmp & var folders are missing. >> >> >> > I have done the repo sync yesterday only. Please help me is this a >> >> > problem & whats the solution for it.?? >> >> >> > Thanks in advance >> >> > Nimit > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
