In case you did not know, Android 2.1, Éclair, runs on the 2.6.29 Linux kernel. However, the user space it is built atop Dalvik, a Google-designed custom JVM (Java virtual machine).
This is pretty interesting, when you think about it. The core of Android is the linux kernel, and the standard... (5 Replies)
one of the thing that I think is great in android is that it bring linux to the end user.
Until now linux was used mainly on servers, super computer and embedded device.
However now with the smartphone and tablets, many people that never heard about linux use it without nowing it.
The... (1 Reply)
I just upgraded to Android 2.2 from 2.1. The GPS issue that was troublesome in 2.1 seems to have been fixed. Some of web browsing seems faster, but it could just be my connection is better today ;) Flash works in some browsers but not very good and it is too slow for Flash apps designed for... (0 Replies)
Hi guys :)
I've just switched from 32 bit to a 64 bit Arch Linux and I've installed the android SDK but, I can't run the emulator because some lib is missing ( ia32-libs ), if anyone have resolved this problem in a non Debian based GNU/Linux Distro let me know. I've search the web for that lib but... (2 Replies)
Hi I'm pretty new to scripting and I've been googling around looking for an answer but have yet to come up with a proper solution. I work with multiple android devices at a time and I'm looking to simplify my life with a script. Basically I'm looking for a script that takes the device ID's and then... (2 Replies)
Hi,
May i know the tools which will give the below details in a consolidated fashion for some 'X' duration in single and multicore processors,
1) How many times and how long scheduler code and kernel threads are executing ?
2) Details about each process, time spent in each state (run, wait... (0 Replies)
Hi,
I have a n android phone and just rooted it. I access it using 'terminal Emulator'. I performed many basic linux-like commands in the terminal like rm,ls,df,reboot etc and they are working fine. But many of them are not like man <something>, clear,du etc.
Can any of you please help to... (20 Replies)
I am looking for a way to run on top of the Linux kernel of an Android device. I want to use the existing configured Linux beneath Android rather than put a new Linux distribution onto a device.
The article "The Android boot process from power on" (sorry, forum won't let me paste the link)... (0 Replies)
i have been trying to compile an android Marshmello system with no success. every time i try to compile i get this error
javac: invalid source release: 1.7s
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
make: *** Error 41
#### make failed to build some targets (03:04 (mm:ss)) ####... (2 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
abootimg
ABOOTIMG(1) General Commands Manual ABOOTIMG(1)NAME
abootimg - manipulate Android Boot Images.
DESCRIPTION
Tool to read/write/update android boot images
SYNOPSIS
abootimg
-i <bootimg>
abootimg
-x <bootimg> [<bootimg.cfg> [<kernel> [<ramdisk> [<secondstage>]]]]
abootimg
-u <bootimg> [-c "param=value"] [-f <bootimg.cfg>] [-k <kernel>] [-r <ramdisk>] [-s <secondstage>]
abootimg
--create <bootimg> [-c "param=value"] [-f <bootimg.cfg>] -k <kernel> -r <ramdisk> [-s <secondstage>]
OPTIONS -i print boot imgage informations
-x Extract a boot image
-u Update a boot image
--create
Create a boot image
Options for extracting boot images
bootimg
Existing bootimage to use
bootimg.cfg
Name for the bootimg.cfg file, defaults to bootimg.cfg
kernel Name for the kernel image, defaults to zImage
ramdisk
Name for the ramdisk image, defaults to initrd.img
secondstage
Name for the second-stage image, defaults to stage2.img
Options for updating and creating boot images
bootimg
Existing bootimage to use
-c param=value
Existing bootimage to use
-f <bootimg.cfg>
Update bootimg.cfg with the named file
-k <kernel>
Update kernel with the named file
-r <ramdisk>
Update ramdisk with the named file
-s <secondstage>
Update secondstage image with the named file
ABOOTIMG(1)