On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Shivappa <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi, > > I am working on TI’s OMAP Zoom2 platform (OMAP3430). My intention is > to boot Zoom2 with Android using 2.6.31 kernel. Note that I am also > planning to post this in omapzoom discussion group. I think the issue > is not related to platform (zoom2) but to do with Android images with > Linux kernel 2.6.31 and hence posting it here as well. > > Here is how I have extracted android patches > > 1. Took vanilla 2.6.29 from kernel.org > 2. Took Android 2.6.29 kernel from > > http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/common.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/android-2.6.29 > 3. Took the diff between 1 and 2 > 4. Extracted only the android patches (ashmem, android timer, > everything in staging, yaffs2 etc..) > 5. Applied the android patches to OMAP tree OMAP zoom2,3430 with Linux > 2.6.31 kernel What is the current state?: > > I am able to boot the kernel with Android patches with a file system > just busybox in it. During bootup I could see some console messages > related to Android (like: ashmem initialized , yaffs2 etc.. ). Also, > in /proc, I can see entries related to binder. > > What is the issue I am facing? : > > When I try to boot the kernel with Android images, the kernel panics > with the following error message > > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init > > Questions I have: > > 1. Do I need to rebuild Android images (especially bionic) with the > kernel header files of 2.6.31 ? > 2. What all additional changes I have to make to boot with Android > images > > I appreciate your help.. > > I did a similar work days ago. I have roughly compared android kernel and latest git pulled upstream kernel (2.6.31-rc). Seems google did hundred patch for kernel on Bluetooth, GPIO, and others but not in upstream kernel. Not only staging patch. Do you aware that? > Regards > Shivappa > > -- > unsubscribe: > [email protected]<android-porting%[email protected]> > website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
