Thanks for the reply, one more info, how do we add modules to compile the kernel when we select the <M> option in make menuconfig.
Thanks, gowthsm On Jan 9, 11:44 pm, "Chen Yang" <sunsety...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, I forgot to put the required information to that step: > > After that, you should save the .config > $make bzImage > Then copy the kernel to vendor/asus/eee_701 > $cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage ../vendor/asus/eee_701/kernel > > Then you can start build the installer_img again. After that use your > installer.img to install in vmware/virtualbox again. > > Hope it helps! > -- > Chen > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:21 PM, gowtham gowda <gowth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > After "make menuconfig" > > should we just save .config file or should we run "make" to compile a > > new kernel. > > > Thanks, > > > Gowtham > > > On Jan 9, 3:28 am, "Chen Yang" <sunsety...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Some additions to build the kernel for VMWare/VirtualBox: > > >> Hope it helps: > >> $cd mydroid > >> $cp vendor/asus/eee_701/kernel.config kernel/.config > >> $cd kernel > >> $make menuconfig > > >> Select the device drivers: > > >> For network card: > >> network device support -> > >> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) ---> > >> [*] EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers > >> <*> AMD PCnet32 PCI support > > >> For VESAFB: > >> Graphics support ---> > >> <*> Support for frame buffer devices ---> > >> [*] VESA VGA graphics support > >> Console display driver support ---> > >> <*> Framebuffer Console support > >> [*] Select compiled-in fonts > >> [*] VGA 8x8 font > >> [*] VGA 8x16 font > > >> In order to build correctly with 2.6.27, you may apply the patch from > >> here:http://review.source.android.com/6751 > > >> For command line option of vga=788, several approaches: > >> 1. append the option when the system boots, when it shows the menu, > >> you can press 'e' to edit the default entry(2). then 'd' to delete the > >> first option line: "cmdline ... ", then 'e' the 0 entry, which is the > >> line of " kernel --use-cmd ...", > >> remove the "--use-cmd-line" and append the option > >> "androidboot.hardware=eee_701 vga=788" at end of that line > >> then choose boot. It will enter the vesafb mode correctly. But you > >> may need to edit it every time when boot. > > >> 2. modify the cmdline in /dev/block/sda3, you can mount it after you > >> have successfully boot. to append "vga=788" to cmdline file: > >> #mkdir /data/boot > >> #mount -t ext2 /dev/block/sda3 /data/boot > >> #echo " vga=788" >/data/boot/cmdline > >> #umount /data/boot > >> then reboot the vm > > >> 3. modify the cmdline creation step in the build, i think you can get > >> the in bootable/diskinstaller/config.mk, then you may need to rebuild > >> the instaler.img and reinstall it to your vm. > > >> Hope it helps! > >> -- > >> Chen > > >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:23 AM, rukiman <ruksh...@optushome.com.au> wrote: > > >> > I have got as far as booting Android in VMware thanks to Chen Yang's > >> > post above. I replaced mydroid/vendor/asus/ > >> > eee_701/ kernel with that of Stargatto's posted above. However booting > >> > up Android with VMware keeps giving me the below error over and over. > > >> > SurfaceFlinger[XXXX]: segfault at 38 ip XXXXXXXX sp XXXXXXXX error 4 > >> > in libc.so[80100000+49000] > > >> > Perphaps my kernel is not ok? How do I build a kernel with VESAFB and > >> > network drivers and where do I specify vga=788? I do not know much > >> > about building kernels so if someone could provide a guide that would > >> > be great. > > >> >> 1. Be sure to compile the kernel with VESAFB and add the vga=788 with in > >> >> cmdline. 800x600 seems to be a quite usable resolution, for 1024x768 and > >> >> above resolutions, you may meet some performance or execution issues. > >> >> 2. If you want to use network, you may need to compile the AMD PCNET32 > >> >> driver. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: android-porting+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
