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diff --git a/docs/KERNEL.TXT b/docs/KERNEL.TXT index 7387e55..e174fe5 100644 --- a/docs/KERNEL.TXT +++ b/docs/KERNEL.TXT @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ then: git clone git://android.git.kernel.org/kernel/common.git kernel-common cd kernel-common -git checkout origin/android-goldfish-2.6.27 +git checkout origin/android-goldfish-2.6.29 export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-eabi- export ARCH=arm @@ -18,8 +18,24 @@ make -j2 # build it => this generates a file named arch/arm/boot/zImage +NOTE: Branch android-goldfish-2.6.27 is obsolete now. Do not use it. + Now, you can use it with: emulator -kernel path/to/your/new/zImage <other-options> + +You can build an ARMv7-compatible kernel image by using goldfish_armv7_defconfg +in the above instructions (instead of goldfish_defconfig). Note that you will +need to enable ARMv7 emulation by using the -cpu cortex-a8 option, as in: + + emulator -kernel path/to/your/new/zImage <other-options> -qemu -cpu cortex-a8 + +As a special convenience, if the name of your kernel image ends in -armv7, then +the emulator binary will automatically enable ARMv7 emulation for you, so doing +the following should be equivalent + + emulator -kernel path/to/your/kernel-armv7 <other-options> + + Voila ! |