How To Compile Your Own Kernels, Modules, Tinboot (NAND boot), and More for Beginners - Page 9

jerryyyyy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-14-2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MassStash

wow vovka, too much vodka for you..... NAND means Not Actually Needing Damn haret.... lol google nand, then google haret bro....

Thanks, but I think we have probably both done that and NAND seems a touch scary to me with potential bricking of the phone more likely than with Haret. Is this a misperception?

**natemcnutty** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-15-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryyyyy

Thanks, but I think we have probably both done that and NAND seems a touch scary to me with potential bricking of the phone more likely than with Haret. Is this a misperception?

Pretty difficult to brick the phone, and trust me, I have tried...

We are writing a bootloader (tinboot in this case) to the NAND which is executed, unpacks the kernel, and then runs the init/install scripts. I ended up having to write a document of this post because every time I start to update it, I either get pulled away, or we change something crucial :P

I'm still going to gear this toward NAND because we have a lot more control over cmdline and such with Haret, so you don't need some of the detail for that. I'll have a better explanation of the boot sequence in the Tinboot section too.

jerryyyyy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natemcnutty

Pretty difficult to brick the phone, and trust me, I have tried...

We are writing a bootloader (tinboot in this case) to the NAND which is executed, unpacks the kernel, and then runs the init/install scripts. I ended up having to write a document of this post because every time I start to update it, I either get pulled away, or we change something crucial :P

I'm still going to gear this toward NAND because we have a lot more control over cmdline and such with Haret, so you don't need some of the detail for that. I'll have a better explanation of the boot sequence in the Tinboot section too.

Thanks for the help. I seem to have compiled all the modules required for Haret, but they seem located in this directory:

jerryyyyy@jerryyyyy-VirtualBox:~/android/modules/lib/modules/2.6.27.46-01276-g6a6a1c1$

According to the instructions: "Unfortunately, the modules still need to be packaged, so you will need to search for all .ko files, copy them into an empty directory and compress them into a tar.gz. The name will be modules-2.6.27.46-01192-version.tar.gz. "

I guess I need to compress this directiory (hope it is this simple).

I understand you all are busy, as am I, but, interesting to hack away at this....

MassStash · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-2011, 06:29 PM

Anyone try compiling a nand kernel lately?? nbh doesn't package up right for me or something. I can't get past first boot splash...

Off the slightly tweaked FRX05 Nandroid ROM, fuk winmo...

tiger2wander · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2011, 03:34 AM

Hi there,

I've just built success and got ruu_signed.NBH & modules-2.6.27.46-01254-g2a78bb6.tar.gz files.

Since new NAND version came and put everything inside device memory (only use sdcard for update) I want to known how to update zImage & modules.
Is there any guide to made androidupdate.tgz?
Can I use 'recovery' to update that file?

I was made a androidupdate.tgz by tar-zipped a directory with:

Code:

data
`-- modules
    |-- bcm4329.ko
    |-- cfg80211.ko
    |-- ip_queue.ko
    |-- iptable_filter.ko
....

then put it into /sdcard/andboot/androidupdate.tgz, update RHOIMG.NBH, reboot, stuck at boot. Error message: "not found rootfs" and fork a sh shell.

--
Best regard!
Uoc Nguyen

**natemcnutty** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2011, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger2wander

Hi there,

I've just built success and got ruu_signed.NBH & modules-2.6.27.46-01254-g2a78bb6.tar.gz files.

Since new NAND version came and put everything inside device memory (only use sdcard for update) I want to known how to update zImage & modules.
Is there any guide to made androidupdate.tgz?
Can I use 'recovery' to update that file?

I was made a androidupdate.tgz by tar-zipped a directory with:

Code:

data
`-- modules
    |-- bcm4329.ko
    |-- cfg80211.ko
    |-- ip_queue.ko
    |-- iptable_filter.ko
....

then put it into /sdcard/andboot/androidupdate.tgz, update RHOIMG.NBH, reboot, stuck at boot. Error message: "not found rootfs" and fork a sh shell.

--
Best regard!
Uoc Nguyen

You have the right idea with the modules. All modules just go in a tgz with the structure /data/modules inside it. All you really need to do is grab the correct initrd.gz from here: bootenv in Tinboot for linux-msm - Gitorious and put it in your /tinboot-linux-msm/kernel directory with the zImage.

Again, I apologize for the delay on updating the first post. I'm heading out to the zoo with the wife, but we'll be back in a couple of hours and I'll get it updated then. She has a baby shower after we get back, so that should give me plenty of time

tiger2wander · #7 (**permalink**) 03-19-2011, 04:09 PM

yeah, thanks, that's what I need, man. I'll re-compile them tomorrow

(here is 3:05AM, btw need asleep).

Also, if you are going to edit the first post, don't forget to modify some line to make newcomer do correct things!

Code:

cat ~/android/linux-msm-rhod-nand/arch/arm/include/config/kernel.release

to

Code:

cat ~/android/linux-msm-rhod-nand/include/config/kernel.release

and add '-p' option to mkdir command to make it automatically create missing parent path if any to collapse code, for example:

Code:

if [ ! -d "$ANDROID/output/sdcard" ] ; then
   mkdir -p $ANDROID/output/sdcard
fi

--
Best regard!
Uoc Nguyen

**natemcnutty** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger2wander

yeah, thanks, that's what I need, man. I'll re-compile them tomorrow

(here is 3:05AM, btw need asleep).

Also, if you are going to edit the first post, don't forget to modify some line to make newcomer do correct things!

Code:

cat ~/android/linux-msm-rhod-nand/arch/arm/include/config/kernel.release

to

Code:

cat ~/android/linux-msm-rhod-nand/include/config/kernel.release

and add '-p' option to mkdir command to make it automatically create missing parent path if any to collapse code, for example:

Code:

if [ ! -d "$ANDROID/output/sdcard" ] ; then
   mkdir -p $ANDROID/output/sdcard
fi

--
Best regard!
Uoc Nguyen

I very much appreciate the help. As I've stated before, I wouldn't consider myself an expert at all with Linux, and any feedback is always welcome. I'm sure there are a lot of things in my scripts that could be improved, so keep them coming

Also, I just updated the first post with some of what I had. I'm still refining a few things, and the 2nd post will be updated shortly.

tiger2wander · #9 (**permalink**) 03-20-2011, 03:12 AM

Great update, natemcnutty!

MassStash · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2011, 10:40 PM

I can't get past first boot splash stiiiiiiiiill....

Off the slightly tweaked FRX05 Nandroid ROM, fu(k winmo...