We're creating some software that is going to require a few tweaks to the Linux kernel and thus to run it on hardware we'll have to create a custom system image.
In order for this to be useful as a commercial product it'll therefore almost certainly have to be necessary to work in conjunction with a network-operator or/and phone/netbook manufacturer. However that's not important for the moment, the first step is to create a demo/proof of concept of the software running on actual hardware. The hardware for demo purposes should be an actual phone ideally, not a piece of obscure reference hardware for example, however is it actually possible to create a custom system image for a phone? My opinion is that its not - going to be possible because the image will need to contain drivers specific to the hardware (screen drivers, modem drivers, etc.) and these aren't going to be available for inclusion in the image. Is there any way we can create a custom system image for a currently (or shortly to be released) phone and successfully re-flash the hardware and it'll run? TIA -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
