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You're reading from Android System Programming Porting, customizing, and debugging Android HAL

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787125360

Length 470 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Authors (2):

Roger Ye

Shen Liu

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Android System Programming FREE CHAPTER

2. Setting Up the Development Environment

3. Discovering Kernel, HAL, and Virtual Hardware

4. Customizing the Android Emulator

5. Enabling the ARM Translator and Introducing Native Bridge

6. Debugging the Boot Up Process Using a Customized ramdisk

7. Enabling Wi-Fi on the Android Emulator

8. Creating Your Own Device on VirtualBox

9. Booting Up x86vbox Using PXE/NFS

10. Enabling Graphics

11. Enabling VirtualBox-Specific Hardware Interfaces

12. Introducing Recovery

13. Creating OTA Packages

14. Customizing and Debugging Recovery

Configuring the PXE boot menu

When we have a real bootloader such as PXE Boot ROM, we have a way to support the boot path like a real Android device. As we know, Android devices can boot to three different modes--bootloader mode, recovery mode, and the normal start-up.

With PXE Boot ROM, we can easily support the same and more. By configuring the pxelinux.cfg/default file, we can allow x86vbox to boot in different paths. We will configure multiple boot paths here.

Booting to NFS installation

Since we cannot use AOSP image files to boot x86vbox directly, we need to install AOSP images to the VirtualBox hard disk. This is very similar to Android-x86. In Android-x86, we need to use a CDROM or USB stick to install the system so that we can boot Android after the installation...

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Authors (2)

Roger Ye

Roger Ye is an embedded system programmer who has great interest in virtualization, Android, and cross-platform technologies. His professional experience includes working with major companies like Motorola, Emerson, Intel, and EPAM, where he held the position of Engineering Manager. At Motorola and Emerson, he worked on embedded system projects for mobile devices and telecommunication infrastructures. He is now an engineering manager at EPAM, working with a team to deliver digital solutions for diverse clients.

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