u-boot and android

[stepha...@gmail.com]

Hi there,

I have just begun to hack with a GK802 dongle.
For now I have built my own distro while using the u-boot which provided on github (https://github.com/imx6-dongle/uboot-imx6dongle)
So far, everything works fine...

Now, I would like to adopt the following way of working with my device :
- Have an android installation on the internal sdcard
- Have my own linux distro on the external sdcard (but other users may find useful to have an ubuntu image provided by Jasbir here)

My first sought was : "Not a big deal : Let's replace u-boot on the internal sdcard. This new u-boot will handle HDMI display, usb keyboard and let the user choose the boot device  and/or it will try to load a script or kernel image from the external  sdcard prior to the internal one (So I only have to insert/remove the external sdcard to choose which system is booted...)"
The provided u-boot I mentioned is already very capable but, as far I understand, it is not "android friendly" : I mean, it does not implement fastboot nor is it able to handle android image (booti command)

Can anyone confirm that only an "old" release of u-boot which is marked as deprecated (https://github.com/imx6-dongle/uboot-imx) is able to deal with android ?
Is there already a merge of android features (mainly fastboot driver + booti I guess) in the uptodate u-boot ?
If not, does it make sense to try to merge them in the newest u-boot ?

I thank you very much for any tips or answers
Best regards

Stephan

[Dmitriy B.]

The deprecated u-boot is one that is targeted for official HDMI-dongle from freescale. James Laird started a new repo for our dongle exclusively.

Also, afaik, our kernel doesnt have the android drivers because I imported the native linux bsp kernel from freescale, not the android bsp (it didnt work, was hanging all the time).

You can try making a patch from our commits and apply it to the android bsp, but I cant help if it will just hang randomly at kernel boot stage.

For dual-boot you can grab our u-boot and use the button provided on the device as the bootcmd changer.

четверг, 11 апреля 2013 г., 2:19:36 UTC+4 пользователь stepha...@gmail.com написал:

[stepha...@gmail.com]

Hi Dimitry,

Thank you very much for your answer and these pieces of information.

I am unsure I understand perfectly the last part of your message :
Of course I agree that I can use the button to run the uboot "recovery" scripts instead of the nominal ones, no problem about it...

But I would like to be able to boot an android image so I need the "booti" command I think, Don't I ?
Also I would like to be able to use fastboot mode : So I need additional drivers in uboot (not linux) to do it I fear ...

At the end I would like a single recent uboot which is able to boot a standard kernel image (OK, we already have it thanks to your great work)  and which is able to boot an android image and to enter fastboot mode...

Best regards
Stéphan

[aquakg...@gmail.com]

Hi there,
 
do you run an android on the gk802？

    if you have done this，is the android build by yourself？

    I want to build the android ，and run it on the gk802.does anyone know how to do？

    I get a link at github：

    https://github.com/imx6-dongle/linux-imx/tree/imx-android-r13.4-ga-hdmidongle

    how to use this？