There is another method to start the zygote from command line.
You could add the lines after the service zygote.
like:
on property:zygote.enable=1
start zygote
on property:zygote.enable=0
stop zygote
and add a line "setprop zygote.enable 0" in front of file /init.rc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zia" <[email protected]>
To: "android-porting" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:40 AM
Subject: [android-porting] starting zygote from command line (x86)
>
> I got myself in a console now after compiling installer img with
> zygote service commented out in the init.rc file. Instead I placed /
> system/bin/sh service in the init.rc .
>
> After reboot, I got the prompt. On the command line when I attempt to
> start zygote (to enter Android UI),
> app_process -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote
>
> first I got ANDROID_SOCKET_zygote environment variable error. I fixed
> that, and now I am getting error when binding to socket 666. Seems
> like i'm missing /dev/socket/zygote. The problem is, I dont know how
> to create socket on this command shell now. Another thing could be the
> missing socket binder service.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions to recover from this?
>
> Ultimately, I'm planning to enter a console, start zygote to enter
> Android UI. On the console I plan to run dropbear or telnetd to
> remotely connect to the box.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Zia
> >
>
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