data is deirectory which will have run time configuration stored in. for exa wifi wpa_supplicant conf file etc..I realised doing sudo with cp command especiallly copying contents of /dev helps.. -vinay H
On Nov 20, 8:50 pm, "pavan savoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I too have observed that there is some difference between doing an > actual copy and unzipping ramdisk.img, Shouldn't it be the same, softlinks > or no softlinks ? > > Thanks & Regards, > Pavan Savoy. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Misael Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
