topic Does imx53 evk support android in i.MX Processors

Does imx53 evk support android

swaraj — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:01:58 GMT

Will imx53 evk support android.

When i was going through freescale android release 10.3 notes, i saw android supports imx53 tablet but not evk.

Can any one help me.....

Re: Does imx53 evk support android

TomMinnich_ng — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:26:52 GMT

Swaraj:

I am very new to this, but something that I heard is missing in the EVK are pushbuttons used by Android. I am not saying they cannot be added, but they are not there in the just out of the box condition. I am so new to this that this info is not much better than a rumor. Anyone else out there with more and better knowledge please tell us more.

regards Tom M.

Re: Does imx53 evk support android

daiane_angolini — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:52:04 GMT

Look, imx53 EVK can run Android as good as imx53 tablet.

The 10.3 release does not include support for EVK. Although I have heard there is a version of this, but I cannot remember the company which made it.

Some time ago, I ported R10 kernel to imx53 EVK. Please, take a look on patch annex.

You should take some uboot for imx53 EVK. Patch the kernel, and take some rootfs (I think you can start with some iMX53_SMD rootfs).

You also need to configure kernel with some android tags:

CONFIG_ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER=y
ANDROID_LOGGER=y
ANDROID_BINDER_IPC=y
ANDROID=y
CONFIG_STAGING=y
ANDROID_PMEM=y
CONFIG_ASHMEM=y

Please, return here to add your results.

Don´t forget. My patch was made to R10, you will need to take a look and patch kernel manually.