Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

Help the n00b please!

I'm new here from the Touch Pro threads. On WinMo devices we only had to flash ROM's, maybe a radio. I don't understand this talk about kernels. Can anybody explain the difference between a ROM and a kernel? :scratch: Are they interchangeable? For example, I've flashed Modaco's recent cdma ROM....but did that install his kernel as well? How do I know what kernel I'm running? Can I use the modaco ROM w/ the Gumbo kernel? etc.

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

What is a rom?

What is a kernel? and general Android info

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

Awesome! Thanks!

Now, I get the difference, but when I flash a ROM does it also flash a kernel? Can I mix and match ROM's and kernels?

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

Hey bro not tryin to be a d**k but all this info is here to read spend sum time reading. Go to the page about the kernel it tells u which roms it'll work with.read then read more.

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

hey bro i understand ya! sometimes with so many threads being opened its like damn i cant read all of this... so im the type ill just ask a questions if i cant find it easily.

btw... if you go to settings-> about phone scroll down you will see what kind of kernel you are running ;)

and welcome to the droid team :)

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

The rom is packaged with a kernel. You can flash a kernel without a rom, but the rom will always flash a kernel.

Kind of like my friend and his gf. Sometimes you see her out doing things without him, but it seems every time I see my weak sauce buddy he's with her.

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

Haha. Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks! Weren't you on the Tocuh Pro / NRG ROM board before here?

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Yea, I left the Touch Pro for the Treo Pro. Now I'm a Droid.

Hoping Sprint gets the HTC Scorpion haha.

Re: Kernel vs. ROM ?
 

dont get your hopes up lol... jk im hoping sprint gets an android with something like the snap dragon in it. you can only mod a phone so much till it just cant be any faster.

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Exactly. I also want something w a good graphics card in it!