Mohan: Definetely you must see all the console output with the debugging kernel, even without a working partition it will end with kernel panic but you can read it on the screen.
The sequence with the debugging kernel is: -Tux shows up. -Lots of kernel console messages. -root filesystem mounted. -Nokia proprietary sw launched. -A N D R O I D on screen -Animated Android. -Andriod GUI. Always check the site and use the latest versions of both kernel and filesystem at the same time. On 9 dic, 17:02, "Mohan Parthasarathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I created mmcblk0p3, created ext3, flashed the kernel and the kernel still > does not come up. I did use the Debug Kernel but i can't see any message on > the screen. It is hard to see what is going wrong.. Am i missing any steps ? > > -mohan > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Meizirkki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > when you use solcas kernel, you need to use his rootfs untarred to > > internal mmc, partition 3. > > > BTW, the video: > >http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7232749278972911905 > > > On 9 joulu, 19:55, "Mohan Parthasarathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Peter McDermott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Mohan, > > > > One question: Did you reformat your internal mmc card as an ext3 > > filesystem > > > > as per the instructions? > > > > Yes. > > > > > Solca has made a port of Android to the N810 all on his own -- > > independent > > > > of what we did at NthCode. Additionally, unlike us, he's ported it to > > a > > > > newer kernel (2.6.28) and enabled WiFi. He has a debug kernel at > > > >http://guug.org/nit/nitdroid/that you can download and flash to your > > > > N810. We're looking at his patches now to see how they can improve our > > > > kernel. > > > > I tried the debug kernel, but no success. But Solca's kernel requires > > that > > > the root filesystem is on /dev/mmcblk0p3. I just copied to the internal > > SD > > > card which is /dev/mmcblk0p1. Perhaps that could be a problem.. > > > > > I would be very interested to hear if flashing either his standard or > > debug > > > > kernel works for you. The reason is that some folks have written to > > tell me > > > > that our kernel works OK on their N810s, so the fact that it isn't > > working > > > > for you is a bit of a mystery. > > > > The problem is that i am not able to get to the debug messages. If there > > is > > > a way, let me know. I don't remember how i did this last time. > > > > Initially i was using the "-l" option that does not really flash, but > > just > > > loads the kernel with the new Image. Now, i tried the "-f" option but not > > > with much luck. > > > > -mohan > > > > > Good luck, and please report your results back to all of us! > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Peter > > > > > On Dec 9, 2008, at 5:51 AM, Mohan Parthasarathy wrote: > > > > > Sure, I am using the kernel from nthcode. Is that a debug kernel ? I > > don't > > > > see /var/log/messages. How do i get the debug messages ? > > > > > thanks > > > > mohan > > > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:35 AM, solca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> You are a candidate to run the debugging kernel and see what > > > >> is going on, please report back. > > > > >> On 8 dic, 12:20, "Mohan Parthasarathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > I tried your suggestions. But did not help. It got stuck at the > > "Nokia" > > > >> > Screen. Did you see any error messages logged ? > > > > >> > -thanks > > > >> > mohan > > > > >> > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:21 AM, Meizirkki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > Mohan, i had same issue with Nth:s android. > > > > >> > > - Remove external card, if inserted. > > > >> > > - Make sure you used "tar -zxvf" to untar the userspace, not "tar > > > >> > > zxvf" i used when i failed. > > > > >> > > On 3 joulu, 21:37, "Mohan Parthasarathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > I did give it a shot but did not work. > > > > >> > > > I extracted the user space on my internal sd card and that's > > what > > > >> > > > corresponds to /dev/mmcbkl0p1. > > > > >> > > > I flashed the new kernel but it did not boot. After a minute or > > so, > > > >> it > > > >> > > reset > > > >> > > > itself. > > > >> > > > Let me know if i am missing something.. > > > > >> > > > -mohan > > > > >> > > > On 12/3/08, Mohan Parthasarathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > Cool. I still have the older version of Android running on my > > > >> N810. > > > >> > > That > > > >> > > > > was using the 2.6.21 kernel. I am wondering whether using the > > > >> 2.6.21 > > > >> > > kernel > > > >> > > > > and using Android changes would have made it a little simpler. > > > >> Last > > > >> > > time, > > > >> > > > > not all the Android Kernel changes were taken in. Anyway, your > > way > > > >> > > sounds > > > >> > > > > better as you are using the latest version of Android Kernel. > > > > >> > > > > Does the audio subsystem work. Can you play videos > > > > >> > > > > Thanks for the great write up. You have not mentioned any user > > > >> space > > > >> > > > > changes in your note. I was trying to download it from > > sourceforge > > > >> but > > > >> > > it > > > >> > > > > gave me some error. I was able to download the kernel image > > but > > > >> not the > > > >> > > txt > > > >> > > > > files. > > > > >> > > > > Thanks > > > >> > > > > mohan > > > > >> > > > > P.S I am having problems typing question mark and i need to > > reboot > > > >> > > firefox > > > >> > > > > i guess.. > > > > >> > > > > On 12/2/08, Peter McDermott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > >> Hi, all, > > > > >> > > > >> We ported the Android open-source release to the Nokia N810. > > > >> This > > > >> > > > >> involved patching the 2.6.25 Linux kernel with the N810 > > drivers > > > >> and > > > >> > > > >> hacking the userspace just a bit. The system can boot, WiFi > > > >> doesn't > > > >> > > > >> work (so no Internet access), and you have to pull the > > battery to > > > >> > > > >> power it off. But, hey, it's a start! > > > > >> > > > >> You can downoad the kernel patch, a kernel image, a userspace > > > >> image, > > > >> > > > >> and a list of userspace changes at the following link: > > > > >> > > > >>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=246840 > > > > >> > > > >> For people making other ports, I wrote up a technical > > > >> backgrounder > > > >> > > > >> with details at: > > > > >> > > > >>http://nthcode.com/pubs/porting-android-to-a-new-device.html > > > > >> > > > >> If a someone would like to try out our patches and images and > > let > > > >> me > > > >> > > > >> know what works, and what might not be clear or correct in > > the > > > >> > > > >> instructions, I'd be thrilled. > > > > >> > > > >> Regards, > > > > >> > > > >> Peter > > > > >> > > > >> P.S. Much thanks to the folks who made the pre-release > > Android > > > >> work on > > > >> > > > >> the N810 (Penguinbait, B-man, and QWERTY12). 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