topic Re: i.MX8M android BSP in i.MX Processors

i.MX8M android BSP

pankaj_joshi — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:04:52 GMT

Hi,

i am newbie to i.MX and i want to boot with android on it.Can someone help me How i should get started ??

Also i have query like is linux BSP's and android BSP's are same ? if no then exactly where they will differs from each other ?

Thanks

Re: i.MX8M android BSP

Zhiming_Liu — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:21:12 GMT

Download the document in bsp website.

https://www.nxp.com.cn/design/software/embedded-software/i-mx-software:IMX-SW

Follow the yocto user guide to make linux,follow the android user guide to make android images.

Re: i.MX8M android BSP

pankaj_joshi — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:57:01 GMT

Hi,

What is exact difference between android BSP and linux BSP, why cant i simply use yocto BSPs for Android when Android is built on top of linux-mainline ??

I am much interested in getting the diff between BSP can you help ??

Re: i.MX8M android BSP

Zhiming_Liu — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 01:22:19 GMT

Well, the android is based on linux bsp, using the android bsp,you can build android like android phone.

Re: i.MX8M android BSP

pankaj_joshi — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 05:38:17 GMT

then where the exact changes are required to boot with android kernel why we cant simply use yocto BSP for android ??