Google Android Installable Image Available!, Full distro for SL-C3x00+SL-C1000. Need testers for SL-C7x0/860 Options

[cortez]

Hi,

For the time being posted here in "General Discussion" since there is no dedicated Android subforum (yet). Tested on my SL-C3100, this is a small bootable Poky 2.6.23 kernel with a copy of the Android OS from the SDK (qemu) emulator.

Installation is done in the usual way:

1. Download zImage.bin, updater.sh, gnu-tar and android-root.tar.gz and copy the files to a SD card
2. Remove battery and power adapter cable
3. Wait for 5 seconds
4. Replace battery, close and lock battery cover
5. Attach power adapter cable
6. Keep OK button pressed while pressing on/off switch
7. From the Japanese menu, choose option 4 (Update), then 2 (SD) and finally Y

Flashing starts, and you are asked if you want to flash the kernel, if you want the microdrive to be formatted and if you want the root filesystem to be installed.
Accept all questions answering them with y

After flashing is complete, the machine is rebooted. Login with root and type /start to start Android.
This is the basic version, without any of the patches found across the Net.

Have fun, and share your results and findings here please!

Updated: There is a special version for the SL-C1000. Downloads and instructions can be found at www.omegamoon.com
Updated: A test version for the SL-C7x0 and SL-C860 can be downloaded from www.omegamoon.com. Please test and give feedback

Greetz,
cortez

[jpmatrix]

I m trying to chroot your rootfs under my debian. It fails to launch with this error :
fatal error opening "/sys/android_power/acquire_partial_wake_lock"
any help ?

[cortez]

I m trying to chroot your rootfs under my debian. It fails to launch with this error :
fatal error opening "/sys/android_power/acquire_partial_wake_lock"
any help ?

jpmatrix,

To get things working on any 2.6.23 distro, including Debian, Poky, Angstrom etc just extract the /home/root/android and the /start script from andoid-root.tar.gz. Make sure to extract android in /home/root/android, otherwise it doesn't work. If /lib/modules/2.6.23/kernel/drivers/binder doesn't exist on your distro extract this also from andoid-root.tar.gz. Finally extract /doit to force the /start script to setup the binder module correctly.

Last but not least, use the tar -xzpf options (the p is important) to make sure you keep all permissions correct.

I hope I didn't miss anything, but I think this should do the trick.

Greetz,
cortez

[jpmatrix]

I m trying to chroot your rootfs under my debian. It fails to launch with this error :
fatal error opening "/sys/android_power/acquire_partial_wake_lock"
any help ?

jpmatrix,

To get things working on any 2.6.23 distro, including Debian, Poky, Angstrom etc just extract the /home/root/android and the /start script from andoid-root.tar.gz. Make sure to extract android in /home/root/android, otherwise it doesn't work. If /lib/modules/2.6.23/kernel/drivers/binder doesn't exist on your distro extract this also from andoid-root.tar.gz. Finally extract /doit to force the /start script to setup the binder module correctly.

Last but not least, use the tar -xzpf options (the p is important) to make sure you keep all permissions correct.

I hope I didn't miss anything, but I think this should do the trick.

Greetz,
cortez

gotcha! i at last managed to launch it ! thank you !