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Old 12-07-2013
Running only the Linux kernel of an Android device
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) describes the boot process as:

1) execute Boot ROM code
2) execute first stage of the boot loader
3) load the Linux kernel and execute the init process
4) load Zygote, Dalvik etc.
5) loads the System server
6) Boot completed

I would like to find a way to interrupt it at the end of step 3, leaving a linux system without extra layers on top.

Has anyone tried this?

What needs to be done to deactivate the android layers and produce a linux device that I can put linux applications onto?

thanks in advance
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if_urndis

URNDIS(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						 URNDIS(4)

NAME

     urndis -- USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device

SYNOPSIS

     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

	   device ehci
	   device uhci
	   device ohci
	   device xhci
	   device usb
	   device urndis

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

	   if_urndis_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

     The urndis driver provides Ethernet access over Remote NDIS (RNDIS), allowing mobile devices such as phones and tablets to provide network
     access.  It is often referred to as USB tethering, and in most cases must be explicitly enabled on the device.

     urndis should work with any USB RNDIS devices, such as those commonly found on Android devices.  It does not support different media types or
     options.  For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

HARDWARE

     The urndis driver supports the "tethering" functionality of many Android devices.

SEE ALSO

     arp(4), cdce(4), ipheth(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The urndis device driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.7.  The first FreeBSD release to include it was FreeBSD 9.3.

AUTHORS

     The urndis driver was written by Jonathan Armani <armani@openbsd.org>, Michael Knudsen <mk@openbsd.org>, and Fabien Romano
     <fabien@openbsd.org>.  It was ported to FreeBSD by Hans Petter Selasky <hps@FreeBSD.org>.

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