Hi Ron, my suggestion: pandaboard android4.0 have default support for panda.. see http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html
it meets all the requirements, with good community support. touch screen might be a issue here since its low cost board, but one can always use hdmi tv + usb mouse.. platform details - http://pandaboard.org/content/platform community support - http://pandaboard.org/irc http://pandaboard.org/content/community/home & more details - http://pandaboard.org On Nov 14, 8:38 pm, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > First of all, I would like to state that this post is BY NO MEANS > specific brand related, commercial or whatsoever - so I would > appreciate > keeping the discussion as objective as possible. > > I would like to get an Android development board - for the purpose of > compiling, building and modifying both Kernel code and Android code on > a real device. > I don't really care about the manufacturer, nor money is a serious > issue (although of course the chipper the better). > What I am really interested in are the following criteria: > > - Availability - I need to get such a board (or actually a couple of > those) ASAP - and ready to work. That is, I want to start with a > working Android version, with the latest kernel (>= Linux 3.0 > equivalent), without spending weeks on a board bring-up. In addition > to it, a kernel, or platform modification should be easy and > documented enough for met to be able to build and modify > kernel and Android Platform. Having said that, a cross-compiler, or > very good instructions on how to crosstool-ng or automagically create > it in any other way is needed as well. > > - Open-Source code - consistently as synced to the latest Android > development > - Active community - In case I run into problems or questions - I > would like to have people to ask. > - Rich in hardware: > --- TouchScreen - which is already integrated with the Board, and has > all the drivers for it ( /drivers/input /drivers/graphics/ FB stuff > etc.) - is essential. > --- Serial Console, which is ready to display kernel boot messages - > is essential. > --- JTAG Probes are recommended > --- WIFI is essential. Ethernet connection is also required > --- Having a multicore processor is required, and Camera is nice to > have. > --- Having a convenient way to debug Graphics/Video related issues - > is highly recommended > > I would be happy to get my hands on such a board, and hopefully > contribute my work as well back to the upstream/community. > > Now, can anyone please recommend me of such a board, given these > requirements? > I am not too involved which chipsets My final product will run on all > ARM architectures, and presumably on Intel Atom's as well. > To be honest - this is my first ARM experience. I come from the MIPS > and X86 worlds. > > I have heard of a couple of boards: > - TI's OMAP Blaze and Panda (OMAP4), BeagleBoard (I think it's only > OMAP3), > - QualComm's DragonBoard, SnapDragon > > I really don't care which board to use - as long as it satisfies my > requirements and get me starting working on Android Platform > Development in no-time. > > Please Advice. > > Thanks, > Ron > > The product I will be developing will essentially have to support -- unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-porting
