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Flashing Galaxy S kernel from update.zip : template update.zip

NEWS :
Koush's bmlunlock (a simple IOCTL send to the bml device) is just out and can replace redbend_ua !
http://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_bmlunlock
Hey
Is Flashing from update.zip the new trend ?
'Don't know but here is how you can do it quite easily using this template.
If you target a GT-I9000 on Eclair, you'll need to customize one thing :
In build-update-zip.sh, set DROID_HOME to the source code path for your local Android repository.
If you target another Galaxy S phone or another version of Android, you'll need to adjust ro.hardware and ro.build.id properties accordingly.
This template is done for Linux/Unixes/OSX.
If Linux cost too much for you or your employer, please contribute by sending a .bat equivalent to the .sh
Of course, you also need to put a valid zImage to replace the template's empty zImage
Feel free to adjust to your needs. License is WTFPL
Note : requirement are Java and Android source repo, already build.

Looks awesome!
I have a question though... why do you need to flash the kernel in an update.zip at boot?
As far as I know, the system will read the kernel at boot up time and load it into ram. It won't access the on-disk file again until the next boot. If that is true, then flashing while running should be 100% safe, right?

RyanZA it's an update.zip, not a ramdisk.
The point is getting an easy flashing method, requiring no computer.
And you don't even need to root your phone !

curio, as i see this script is quite simple, so dont u think this all could actually be done on the phone directly? i mean if people cant afford a linux machine...
edit:
sorry for major dumbness, but do you think this could also somehow be used to reflash a nandroid backup?

FadeFx said:
curio, as i see this script is quite simple, so dont u think this all could actually be done on the phone directly? i mean if people cant afford a linux machine...
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I don't think the signing tool works on android -- maybe it does? Anyway editing scripts on a phone seems a bit silly!

FadeFx said:
curio, as i see this script is quite simple, so dont u think this all could actually be done on the phone directly? i mean if people cant afford a linux machine...
edit:
sorry for major dumbness, but do you think this could also somehow be used to reflash a nandroid backup?
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Nope actually this is not dumb at all
Yes the flashing part run in updater-script can be started manually.
In the script :
Code:
"redbend_ua", "restore", "zImage", "/dev/block/bml7"
The update.zip presented here mainly targets custom kernel creators in order to give them another way to distribute their work.
This is a working example of how to use redbend_ua programmatically, hopefully it may help new ideas coming. redbend_ua usage is not limited at all to kernel flashing.
PS : you can use this template with windows as well, you'll just need to translate the ulta-basic .sh to a .bat script, or do the signing part manually.

supercurio said:
Hey
If you target a GT-I9000 on Eclair, you'll need to customize one thing :
In build-update-zip.sh, set DROID_HOME to the source code path for your local Android repository.
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quick question, the build-update-zip.sh is not a must if i only want to flash zImage, rite?
looks like that, I need to modify updater-script (if needed), as well as putting a zImage into ur zip file, and finally remove the build-update-zip.sh from ur zip attached
then, ur zip file can be used for flashing
is it correct?
thx

So this will let people flash any rom from an update.zip (once the ROM makers take this into account) via RomManager without ever having to use Odin to get off stock?
Awesome!

Thanks for the update script curio! this looks great.
One quick question - ive noticed several update.zip scripts for the galaxy S
have update-binary included.
Does anyone know what that does?? where did you get yours?
ive had success in using update.zips without that file at all.
Could anyone post information on what that binary is/does?
supercurio said:
Hey
Is Flashing from update.zip the new trend ?
'Don't know but here is how you can do it quite easily using this template.
If you target a GT-I9000 on Eclair, you'll need to customize one thing :
In build-update-zip.sh, set DROID_HOME to the source code path for your local Android repository.
If you target another Galaxy S phone or another version of Android, you'll need to adjust ro.hardware and ro.build.id properties accordingly.
This template is done for Linux/Unixes/OSX.
If Linux cost too much for you or your employer, please contribute by sending a .bat equivalent to the .sh
Of course, you also need to put a valid zImage to replace the template's empty zImage
Feel free to adjust to your needs. License is BSD anyway.
Note : requirement are Java and Android source repo, already build.
I'll add some documentation later.
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dseo80 said:
Thanks for the update script curio! this looks great.
One quick question - ive noticed several update.zip scripts for the galaxy S
have update-binary included.
Does anyone know what that does?? where did you get yours?
ive had success in using update.zips without that file at all.
Could anyone post information on what that binary is/does?
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Thats for the updater-script i believe. In most cases, theres a update-script in the zip's as well and the recovery picks that up in which case it doesn't need the binary and hence works.

Okay !
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ykk_five said:
quick question, the build-update-zip.sh is not a must if i only want to flash zImage, rite?
looks like that, I need to modify updater-script (if needed), as well as putting a zImage into ur zip file, and finally remove the build-update-zip.sh from ur zip attached
then, ur zip file can be used for flashing
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When you run ./build-update-zip.sh,
- it produce a temp zip file containing appropriate files in it.
- then there'is the signature part, building another .zip, ready to be used.
- this "final" update.zip is put in the same current directory and you can use it as it is.
No further complication
Brantyr said:
So this will let people flash any rom from an update.zip (once the ROM makers take this into account) via RomManager without ever having to use Odin to get off stock?
Awesome!
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Yes, to flash a complete ROM (several partitions) one more thing is needed.
On command line, redbend_ua accept only one command.
In order to run several commands successively (ie flash multiple partition like Odin does), you'll need to write them in a file.
The file /cache/ota/command should do the trick, but it's untested right now.
There may be other method to prevent rebooting after flashing (hacking the redbend_ua binary, finding the appropriate command line option or removing the reboot command temporary)
dseo80 said:
Thanks for the update script curio! this looks great.
One quick question - ive noticed several update.zip scripts for the galaxy S
have update-binary included.
Does anyone know what that does?? where did you get yours?
ive had success in using update.zips without that file at all.
Could anyone post information on what that binary is/does?
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Right, many update.zip done today are made without knowing anything about how it really works
I studied a bit before creating mine, here is a walk-through this fairly undocumented process :
- recovery mounts /sdcard/
- recovery search for a default file named : META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip and runs it : see the source in bootable/recovery/install.c
- update-binary is actually updater in sources
- updater looks into the zip file to the script file named updater-script, update-script is obsolete
- updater then runs the commands listed in updater-script : here is the list of commands.
- then reboot
The only documentation I know for this command is the recovery/updater/install.c file itself

supercurio said:
When you run ./build-update-zip.sh,
- it produce a temp zip file containing appropriate files in it.
- then there'is the signature part, building another .zip, ready to be used.
- this "final" update.zip is put in the same current directory and you can use it as it is.
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ok,thx
but one more thing i want to know is, u said the path must be changed to the android repo, so do u mean the source code for the kernel like linux-xxx-2.xxx dir?
Thx

@ykk_five
Content of build-update-zip.sh v1 :
Code:
#!/bin/sh
DROID_HOME="/home/curio/dev/mydroid"
zip -r /tmp/update.zip META-INF/ redbend_ua zImage
java -jar \
$DROID_HOME/out/host/linux-x86/framework/signapk.jar \
$DROID_HOME/build/target/product/security/testkey.x509.pem \
$DROID_HOME/build/target/product/security/testkey.pk8 \
/tmp/update.zip update.zip
rm /tmp/update.zip
adb push update.zip /sdcard/
DROID_HOME="/home/curio/dev/mydroid" : you set here the directory of your Android AOSP directory.
See : http://source.android.com/source/download.html
Create an empty directory to hold your working files:
$ mkdir mydroid
$ cd mydroid
Run "repo init" to bring down the latest version of Repo with all its most recent bug fixes. You must specify a URL for the manifest:
$ repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git
* If you would like to check out a branch other than "master", specify it with -b, like:
$ repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b cupcake
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This is this mydroid directory
The one that contains Android git source home directory, and compiled files in the out/ subdir

many thx for ur detailed explanation, supercurio!

Thanks curio,
very helpful explanation!

Thanks supercurio for the template!
However, there is no need to spend many hours (depending on hardware and bandwidth) pulling down 100s of megabytes of source and compiling it all if all you want is to sign an update.zip with test keys (if you already have the zImage)!
Just google around for "signapk.jar test keys" and you will get there.
BTW: I know that koush, leshak and wesgamer have Samsung Galaxy S trees up at Github but are they fully merged with AOSP yet?
I'm planning to go build my own kernel for this beast to try to solve the mono FM radio mystery, but last time I checked around it was said that the SGS tree required the use of a custom toolchain to get it to work at all.
Any comments on this?

Hey miki4242 !
Good to know that signapk.jar doesn't require hundred of megs of dependencies
About toolchain, you can use the one indicated by Samsung (CodeSourcery) but you'll face the big and ugly WakeLag.
I recommend you crosstool-ng or buildroot to build toolchains, with gcc 4.3.x march=arm mcpu=cortex-a8 mtune=cortex-a8 (no 4.4.x with march=armv7-v)
The building tutorial will be a part of the documentation I'll publish with my lagfix opensource release
Right now these info are too hard to find.
PS : I send you a mail with attached .config for ct-ng !

supercurio said:
Hey miki4242 !
Good to know that signapk.jar doesn't require hundred of megs of dependencies
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supercurio said:
PS : I send you a mail with attached .config for ct-ng !
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Thanks for the info !

Sorry for my ignorance, but does this mean someone can package Froyo in an update.zip and we could update it directly on our phone without needing Samsung Kies or Odin?

@supercurio:
Thanks for this well working template.
In updater-script:
Code:
line 17: package_extract_dir("zImage", "zImage");
should be
Code:
package_extract_file("zImage", "zImage");
But it did work with package_extract_dir, for some reason, too.
Btw, could you send me the config for ct-ng ?
I'm also struggling with this wakelag.

[Q][Help] B5510 - Building Kernel/boot.img Problem

Hi there.
First: Im a noob, so unless i have fewer than 10 posts i can only post in general forum - otherwise i would post on an existing thread (i will mention later).
Last week i got a new phone: Samsung Galaxy Y Pro (GT-B5510).
Its a nice phone, but im missing a thing: a firewall.
I tried droidwall and other, but they arnt working. So there is something wrong with the netfilter/iptables modul and ive to rebuild the kernel.
After a quick search i found this thread and this post.
I already set up a Ubuntu (10.04.4), downloaded the source from samsung and the toolchain from Sourcery (like they mention inthe infofile from samsung).
I build the kernel, like irfanbagus in his post, but for my device.
I got lots of compilerwarnings, but in the end i have had my zImage without errors.
I split my boot.img, which i got from my device with Terminal Emulator, with split_bootimg.pl.
Now ive got a kernelimage and a initrd and ive to put them together.
Presumably with mkbootimg, but ive to know the baseadress.
I tried the offset from the thread mentiond above.
I made a tar and flashed it with Odin1.85 and half bricked it.
[I only can see a grey battery on the diplay and if i reboot it it stuck on bott/splashscreen]
Maybe somebody can help. (please)
Is the problem the compiled kernel, due to the warnings?
Or is it the wrong baseaddress? Well i could not find the address inside the sourcecode (like kconfig), like i read somewhere, thats why i tried the one from s5360.
There is no problem with odin or the cable, cause i can flash my backup with it to 'unbrick' it.
And why is the bootimg around 700kb smaller than the original?
Thanks a lot in advance.

havocinside said:
Hi there.
First: Im a noob, so unless i have fewer than 10 posts i can only post in general forum - otherwise i would post on an existing thread (i will mention later).
Last week i got a new phone: Samsung Galaxy Y Pro (GT-B5510).
Its a nice phone, but im missing a thing: a firewall.
I tried droidwall and other, but they arnt working. So there is something wrong with the netfilter/iptables modul and ive to rebuild the kernel.
After a quick search i found this thread and this post.
I already set up a Ubuntu (10.04.4), downloaded the source from samsung and the toolchain from Sourcery (like they mention inthe infofile from samsung).
I build the kernel, like irfanbagus in his post, but for my device.
I got lots of compilerwarnings, but in the end i have had my zImage without errors.
I split my boot.img, which i got from my device with Terminal Emulator, with split_bootimg.pl.
Now ive got a kernelimage and a initrd and ive to put them together.
Presumably with mkbootimg, but ive to know the baseadress.
I tried the offset from the thread mentiond above.
I made a tar and flashed it with Odin1.85 and half bricked it.
[I only can see a grey battery on the diplay and if i reboot it it stuck on bott/splashscreen]
Maybe somebody can help. (please)
Is the problem the compiled kernel, due to the warnings?
Or is it the wrong baseaddress? Well i could not find the address inside the sourcecode (like kconfig), like i read somewhere, thats why i tried the one from s5360.
There is no problem with odin or the cable, cause i can flash my backup with it to 'unbrick' it.
And why is the bootimg around 700kb smaller than the original?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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upload your boot.img

boot.img
Here it is.
boot.tar = compiled
boot-stock.tar = original from my device

Size is not problem as long running well.
In my sgy always fail when size >
5.5mb
For boot-stock.tar u get from dd or pda stock-rom ??
Mmm i thing irfan has answer so ur save dude.

its dd.

i don't find any problem with boot.img. offset is equal (0x81600000). the problem maybe in your zImage. make sure you build with correct defconfig. mine is bcm21553_totoro_05_defconfig, i don't know yours, see in text info inside zip file from samsung. and make sure using the same compiler version with text info said. using different version make prebuild kernel module inside initramfs not working. start with default config from xxx_defconfig just to make sure your step is correct. and if still not working your best hope is build your module as loadable module (.ko), add init.d support in init.rc (inside initramfs), and load your module using init.d script.
about the size, it's nomal boot.img from dd command bigger than normal boot.img because it's copy whole partition and include unused bytes behind the original boot.img.

hm, ok.
thank you irfan.
i followed the instructions from the txt inside the archive:
"bcm21553_luisa_03_defconfig" with "g++ 2009q3-68 arm eabi"
ill try again.

my bad. i download wrong files, and end up with comparing the same original boot.img
your compiled boot.img don't have md5 checksum. i am not sure it have effect, i make that tutorial based post from harish2704 here. mkbootimg from harish2704 have --kernelMD5 param. try use that one.

savie said:
Size is not problem as long running well.
In my sgy always fail when size >
5.5mb
For boot-stock.tar u get from dd or pda stock-rom ??
Mmm i thing irfan has answer so ur save dude.
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our kernel partition only 5 mb my friend...

Boot.img from dd not work with me so i pick from pda stock-rom
(i use from doky thread).
Mmm that why i fail when boot.img more than 5mb.
Trying other method to compile, irfan say merruk use lzma or someting like that.

I can only suggest the method irfanbagus described (loadable kernel modules) because the source code Samsung released probably isn't up to date. The benefits of compiling the needed modules into the kernel are too little compared with possible bugs which are in the released code but not in the stock kernel.

mikstev said:
I can only suggest the method irfanbagus described (loadable kernel modules) because the source code Samsung released probably isn't up to date. The benefits of compiling the needed modules into the kernel are too little compared with possible bugs which are in the released code but not in the stock kernel.
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i find relative new kernel for sgy, but still cannot make running. it's from galaxy pocket source. there is small change related to power management, but still don't have time to studying.

After a weekend full of trouble, today i found time to continue the bootimg-thing.
I now compiled only the modules and load them now with initd, because i was unable to build a runnable kernel from source.
(Thank you irfan and mikstev)

irfanbagus said:
i find relative new kernel for sgy, but still cannot make running. it's from galaxy pocket source. there is small change related to power management, but still don't have time to studying.
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are you sure that we can use that kernel for our sgy?

[PATCH] Kexec-hardboot patch

In this post, I would like to explain what kexec-hardboot patch is.
@kernel developers: I would like to ask you to merge this patch to your kernels, because it is essential part of MultiROM - it allows me to boot any kernel without changing the boot partition. I realize that it is no small request, but the patch is not big, touches relatively stable parts of kernel and should not cause any problems. Thank you.
What is kexec?
It is syscall of Linux kernel, which allows you to boot another Linux kernel without restarting the device - "Linux boots itself". The functionality is equivalent to fastboot -c *cmdline* boot zImage initrd.img, but without PC and fastboot. It is fairly known thing, so more info at wikipedia and man kexec.
Standard kexec call unfortunatelly does not work on Nexus 4. It freezes somewhere, and it is very difficult to find out where - probably some of the drivers are not shut down/re-initialized properly, it is a commong thing among Android devices, which is why kexec-hardboot was made.
What is the difference between normal and hardboot exec?
Kexec-hardboot patch adds a real device restart to that process, so that all the drivers can be properly reinitialized. It stores new kernel to RAM, reboots the device as usual, and kernel from boot partition immediately jumps to the one which was stored to RAM before reboot.
Unlike grouper's kexec-hardboot patch, this one only requires the host kernel to be patched. This is one of the improvements I made, and I think it is pretty significant.
To sumarize the process:
kexec --load-hardboot.... is called and kernel it loaded into RAM.
kexec -e is called. Special info is written to memory (to area which is not overwritten on reboot) and the device is rebooted.
After reboot, very early in the boot process, kernel checks if that special info is present in RAM and if so, it loads new kernel from RAM and jumps to it.
Kexecd' kernel starts and boots.
For more info, read the original thread.
Patches:
Kernel patch: https://gist.github.com/Tasssadar/7833796, 4.4 AOSP kernel repo
This is the kernel patch. Only the host kernel needs to be patched.
Related CONFIG options:
CONFIG_KEXEC=y
CONFIG_KEXEC_HARDBOOT=y
CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC=n # This one is turned on automatically, but it is not needed, so you can disable it.
All these options must be enabled.​
Userspace kexec binary: https://github.com/Tasssadar/kexec-tools
I had to change some things in kexec userspace binary because of some kernel bugs, complete description is in that repository. You can get statically built binary at https://github.com/Tasssadar/multirom/blob/master/install_zip/prebuilt-installer/multirom/kexec​
Usage:
Once you have the kernel patches and kexec userspace binary in place, just run following command to boot into new kernel:
Code:
kexec --load-hardboot zImage --initrd=initrd.img --mem-min=0x20000000 --command-line="$(cat /proc/cmdline)" --dtb
kexec -e
Note the command line parameter - cmdline from bootloader is not added automatically, you have to put it there by yourself.
Authors:
This patch was made by Mike Kasick for Samsung Epic 4G. Since that, it was ported to several devices, one of them is Asus Transformer TF201 - I used patch from TF201 and modified it a bit (basically just changed few SoC specific constants). People at #ubuntu-arm helped me out with that, thanks.
For hammerhead, I've improved the patch a bit - only the host needs to be patched now and I've added support for DTB.

Merged, thanks again for the awesome work @Tasssadar!

Good deal.My day is getting better.

@show-p1984 would love to see this in bricked kernel too! ?

@neobuddy89 did you see this?
Sent from Nexus 5 on Slimkat

thanks for the hard work.. thats awesome.

AndroidSlave said:
@neobuddy89 did you see this?
Sent from Nexus 5 on Slimkat
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Yeah, I saw this.

neobuddy89 said:
Yeah, I saw this.
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I asked that 6 months ago
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

awesome work bro...
much needed..

AndroidSlave said:
I asked that 6 months ago
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Yeah, I know and I saw that days back..
Enough of OT. :fingers-crossed:

Help with applying the patch
Okay so I have my aosp kernel made. I have my working directory too. Can you just guide me on how do I apply this partch to it?

Is it possible to add that patch from a on the fly flashable zip ?

@Anoopnk since the patch is for the kernel(zImage) its not possible to patch it like that. Or you have to compile the kernel or you need to ask your kernel dev friendly or he can include it in his kernel.

Hello, first I'd like to apologize for dredging up an old thread. Second, I am attempting to build a CM13+kali+kexec compatible kernel, with extra wifi drivers as the base kernel doesnt support my wifi card. Based on that goal, I have a multi-part question for the OP, or anyone else with the know-how to assist me in my quest.
1)Is there a source available for your kernel_kexec_hammerhead_cm13-01-2c39db662.zip listed on the multirom page for nexus 5? I'm attempting to build a new kernel, for kali+CM13+multirom, and your android_kernel_google_msm git only has branches going up to CM12. It would be far easier for me to start with a 'clean' CM13+kexec source then trying to patch myself as per question #2
2) I've attempted to patch a plain old hammerhead_defconfig from CM13 git, however I believe I am doing so wrong. I have managed to compile kexec-tools and aquired the hammerhead 3.4.x patch. Now am I supposed to patch my produced zImage-dtb AFTER build, running the patch from the kexec-tools folder and against the zImage-dtb? Is it something like 'KEXEC.patch -p1 < zimage-dtb'
Any clarification on the use of the kexec-tools patch, or simply a link to github source of a 'clean' CM13 kernel with the kexec patch already applied, would be incredibly helpfull on my journey down the rabbit hole
~EDIT~
Ok so I've managed to figure out the patch and feel like a dumbass. For anyone else looking to get into kernel dev, and wanting to use the kexec patch, heres the basics:
1- run patch within your kernel source directory
2-ensure that the config settings in OP are set (I had to add them to my source by hand as they werent there)
3-when zipping up your kernel, add the sbin and lib/kexec-tools folders from the kexec-tools source build, and be sure your updater-script / updater-binary is set to move these folders into /sbin and /lib respectively.
4-Flash and enjoy Kexec! (check with multirom manager)

[KERNEL][WIP][DEV] Quintus Kernel = Kcal

Hi all !
After many years of "xda looting", i'm trying to contribute a little.
I'm a begginer, just learned 3 days ago how to use github ! So be cool guys, not a dev here.
Now i successfully compiled a Kernel, with addition of KCAL for now, but...
I got the Image.gz-dtb and i don't succeed in repacking it in a boot.img, if someone want to try, be my guest. (It's untested obviously, but compilation was without errors/warnings (we are close to stock for now.).
I tried mkboot, anykernel2, lazyflasher.... Always flash error, and i don't have time for the next few days, so if we could put a team together...
Here is the link to my compiled files (arch/arm64/boot) except dto folder. //Update to my Dev folder
Theorically you just have to rename, put it in a stock boot.img, "fastboot boot newboot.img" and test if Kcal is working with ex kernel manager, then more to come (governors, maybe OC, etc.)
Poke @d1ngh, you could help here after your work on twrp ?
Cheers guys, we could have our first custom kernel soon !
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Source : [url]https://github.com/WiwiWillou/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource.git[/URL]
Defconfig used = defconfig daisy-perf_defconfig (with the kcal=Y addition not commited for now) // branch daisy-o-oss

Thank you very much! That´s what I waited for. Unfortunately 7zip says error: unknown compression method... Perhaps you can repack? Thx.

That is all we need ! A custom kernel thant can handle GSI !

Voodoojonny said:
Thank you very much! That´s what I waited for. Unfortunately 7zip says error: unknown compression method... Perhaps you can repack? Thx.
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I've updated the link, you should see the uncompressed file in folder !
Or direct link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TvihsIa_XbtC66yaWRZ1EPY5UR6LLD5g/view?usp=drivesdk

Thanks

WiwiPouPou said:
Hi all !
After many years of "xda looting", i'm trying to contribute a little.
I'm a begginer, just learned 3 days ago how to use github ! So be cool guys, not a dev here.
Now i successfully compiled a Kernel, with addition of KCAL for now, but...
I got the Image.gz-dtb and i don't succeed in repacking it in a boot.img, if someone want to try, be my guest. (It's untested obviously, but compilation was without errors/warnings (we are close to stock for now.).
I tried mkboot, anykernel2, lazyflasher.... Always flash error, and i don't have time for the next few days, so if we could put a team together...
Here is the link to my compiled files (arch/arm64/boot) except dto folder. //Update to my Dev folder
Theorically you just have to rename, put it in a stock boot.img, "fastboot boot newboot.img" and test if Kcal is working with ex kernel manager, then more to come (governors, maybe OC, etc.)
Poke @d1ngh, you could help here after your work on twrp ?
Cheers guys, we could have our first custom kernel soon !
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Source : [url]https://github.com/WiwiWillou/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource.git[/URL]
Defconfig used = defconfig daisy-perf_defconfig (with the kcal=Y addition not commited for now) // branch daisy-o-oss
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Try it with android image kitchen (you first have to get the original bootimage from vendor/factory image, unpack it, exchange your kernel and repack it). recompiled official sources (with UBERTC) and it worked fine like that.

wertus33333 said:
Try it with android image kitchen (you first have to get the original bootimage from vendor/factory image, unpack it, exchange your kernel and repack it). recompiled official sources (with UBERTC) and it worked fine like that.
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I've tried, maybe my image is bad, strange (I originally tried my stock source too, Google 4.9 toolchain, no luck). Can you test with the one in the link please ?
I will have access to my PC only next week...
Thanks a lot for your feedback !

wertus33333 said:
Try it with android image kitchen (you first have to get the original bootimage from vendor/factory image, unpack it, exchange your kernel and repack it). recompiled official sources (with UBERTC) and it worked fine like that.
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Could you please share your build script ? Did you use an alternate defconfig ?
Learning here
EDIT : Which UberTC did you use ?

WiwiPouPou said:
Could you please share your build script ? Did you use an alternate defconfig ?
Learning here
EDIT : Which UberTC did you use ?
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I used the original source code with some small changes (which are now included in official source) to make it compile.
Don't mind about the toolchain for the moment, gcc4.9 is most stable.
I don't have time trying this out atm, busy compiling los 15.1 but if you share exactly how you did it, (terminal log in pastebin and most importantly the exact errors, "doesn't work" doesn't help ) me or someone else might be able to help you (and you don't have to ask next time you get the error.
If you want you can start adjusting the lineage kernel, so i could build with los kernel which could save time towards working custom roms.

I successfully repack. But phone don't boot. (9.11 ROM)

Hello , can you help me with conpiling kernel source code? I tryed a lot of time but same issues , that could find same files.
I successfully repack image of kernel that you publish, but phone don't boot , they reboot in stock kernel(if i write fastboot boot boot.img) and I trying flashing image. They dont boot.
I vary want to create collection of custom kernel's on my device. And of course becouse i vary interested in this sphere, but new this.
Can you describe how you fix issues, or your compiling go without issues.
With best regards. Please help.

artyom5613 said:
Hello , can you help me with conpiling kernel source code? I tryed a lot of time but same issues , that could find same files.
I successfully repack image of kernel that you publish, but phone don't boot , they reboot in stock kernel(if i write fastboot boot boot.img) and I trying flashing image. They dont boot.
I vary want to create collection of custom kernel's on my device. And of course becouse i vary interested in this sphere, but new this.
Can you describe how you fix issues, or your compiling go without issues.
With best regards. Please help.
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On which roms did you test your kernel?

Voodoojonny said:
On which roms did you test your kernel?
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8.1 stock. 9.11

I compile stock kernel , repack him , ans this work fine. Now i need help to add kcal support. Author, can you help?

artyom5613 said:
I compile stock kernel , repack him , ans this work fine. Now i need help to add kcal support. Author, can you help?
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I will, I'm very far from my PC for a few weeks again, I've used some commits :
https://github.com/rama982/android_kernel_xiaomi_msm8953/search?q=kcal&type=Commits
Source for pie is not pushed ?

WiwiPouPou said:
I will, I'm very far from my PC for a few weeks again, I've used some commits :
https://github.com/rama982/android_kernel_xiaomi_msm8953/search?q=kcal&type=Commits
Source for pie is not pushed ?
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Thanks! O try to add kcal with this commits.
Yea, source for pie is not pushed. Xiaomi cant fix 8.1 kernel... Stock compiled kernel issue: wifi don't work...

WiwiPouPou said:
I will, I'm very far from my PC for a few weeks again, I've used some commits :
https://github.com/rama982/android_kernel_xiaomi_msm8953/search?q=kcal&type=Commits
Source for pie is not pushed ?
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Can you tell me what version of kernel you use whyle compile kernel? I tryed on new 9.11, but phone dont boot.
Maybe when you compile version be 9.10 or ealier.
becouse ramdisk and kernel image can conflict

I hope this can support settings for "display temperature" so that we dont need app for calibrating warmth or coolness of display

Current state:
Kernel builded.
Kcal included.
Wifi don't work , searching fix

artyom5613 said:
Current state:
Kernel builded.
Kcal included.
Wifi don't work , searching fix
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Kcal is working ?
Strange for WiFi, module not compiled ?

Question Nethunter Build help [Kernel / System]

Hey xdas,
i just received my new Samsung Galaxy z Fold 4
SAOMC_SM-F936B_OXM_EUX_12_0045 EUX /-/EUX/EUX
Kernel : 5.10.81-afaneh92-gd8d6af751972 (flashed for twrp)
I would like to install nethunter on the device with a working kernel
I tired my best to understand the docu on kali but its not the best
i am also new to compiling kernels at that level so maybe someone can help here
I attached as much as i could
So the steps i took so far is
Unlocked Bootloader
installed the twrp ( like descriped here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-unofficial-twrp-for-galaxy-z-fold4-snapdragon.4498743/ )
installed magisk
Then for nethunter
(https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/)
i downloaded the kernel source :
https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=SM-F936 (my device is EUX see infos for device above)
downloaded the proper=? toolchain , there is an readme_kernel inside the kernel_source with a link to the toolchain , i am unsure about this
https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=toolchain
there are two options i took the S22(Exynos) file ( hope thats right ?)
now we come to the difficult part :-(
first i tried to compile via the instructions on kali docs
unpack the kernel file i did and there a subfolders so i decided to use the subfolder common as the root mentioned in the docs:
you can begin by cloning our kernel builder to the root of your kernel’s folder, and prepare the environment:
from common folder i did git clone https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/nethunter/build-scripts/kali-nethunter-kernel
cd kali-nethunter-kernel
I did not change the configs as i am new to that so i know there are some exports inside the build config inside the kernel file but i dont know how get them together
./build.sh
S. Setup Environment and download toolchains.
2. Configure & compile kernel from scratch
It found the devconfig so i took it as mentioned in the docs (Select your device’s defconfig, then save and exit to start the building process.)
did not edit the kernel config till jet
and ran into the error attached in the error txt
I would like to understand how i can build the kernel the normal way , without the nethunter tool
and maybe someone could help to make this working with nethunter that would be great !
i want to understand the process and i am willing to help , so i am not asking for a final kernel , more for the way to go in general to also give the community a benefit for the next new kernel we want to port
as mentioned the docs are not the best !
thanks for your time

@yesimxev / @V3rB0se / @afaneh92 need some help here

Which toolchain to you use in nethunter kernel builder? I'd recommend clang-12.
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86/+archive/refs/tags/android-12.0.0_r12/clang-r416183b1.tar.gz
Download, extract somewhere and add it's path to kali-nethunter-kernel/config (clang-10 is the default). no need for setup environment again.

Any luck with this? i am in the same situation trying to build a nethunter kernel for my zfold4

Wanttoknowthings said:
Hey xdas,
i just received my new Samsung Galaxy z Fold 4
SAOMC_SM-F936B_OXM_EUX_12_0045 EUX /-/EUX/EUX
Kernel : 5.10.81-afaneh92-gd8d6af751972 (flashed for twrp)
I would like to install nethunter on the device with a working kernel
I tired my best to understand the docu on kali but its not the best
i am also new to compiling kernels at that level so maybe someone can help here
I attached as much as i could
So the steps i took so far is
Unlocked Bootloader
installed the twrp ( like descriped here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-unofficial-twrp-for-galaxy-z-fold4-snapdragon.4498743/ )
installed magisk
Then for nethunter
(https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/)
i downloaded the kernel source :
https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=SM-F936 (my device is EUX see infos for device above)
downloaded the proper=? toolchain , there is an readme_kernel inside the kernel_source with a link to the toolchain , i am unsure about this
https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=toolchain
there are two options i took the S22(Exynos) file ( hope thats right ?)
now we come to the difficult part :-(
first i tried to compile via the instructions on kali docs
unpack the kernel file i did and there a subfolders so i decided to use the subfolder common as the root mentioned in the docs:
you can begin by cloning our kernel builder to the root of your kernel’s folder, and prepare the environment:
from common folder i did git clone https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/nethunter/build-scripts/kali-nethunter-kernel
cd kali-nethunter-kernel
I did not change the configs as i am new to that so i know there are some exports inside the build config inside the kernel file but i dont know how get them together
./build.sh
S. Setup Environment and download toolchains.
2. Configure & compile kernel from scratch
It found the devconfig so i took it as mentioned in the docs (Select your device’s defconfig, then save and exit to start the building process.)
did not edit the kernel config till jet
and ran into the error attached in the error txt
I would like to understand how i can build the kernel the normal way , without the nethunter tool
and maybe someone could help to make this working with nethunter that would be great !
i want to understand the process and i am willing to help , so i am not asking for a final kernel , more for the way to go in general to also give the community a benefit for the next new kernel we want to port
as mentioned the docs are not the best !
thanks for your time
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Great research bro , same as here.
Difference is I am doing it for M21 .
And to flash the kernel I need to do port twrp for vA12 M21 too.
Great respect bro.

Anyone can help with kernel? u need AR9271 and rtl8188EUS drivers on ysl Android 9
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/arm64-rom-unofficial-9-0-0-ysl-lineageos-16-0-18-08-2019.3958696/ <----- this rom
Phone: codename-[ysl]
Redmi s2
i have been trying to make it myself but always gets fails

im having the same issue at this step... anyone willing to show the part on how to setup the toolchain properly>?

heres a screenshot of my issue

this is local.config file

kluongo said:
heres a screenshot of my issue
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It shows the error, do apt install flex

yesimxev said:
It shows the error, do apt install flex
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Will do, thanks... You know I was looking through the process and missed that line... I suppose next time I should take more time and look more carefully

kluongo said:
Will do, thanks... You know I was looking through the process and missed that line... I suppose next time I should take more time and look more carefully
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Great, I'll add to the setup env script so it won't be missed. It shouldn't happen in the first place though