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Does imx53 evk support android

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swaraj
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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.....
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daiane_angolini
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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.

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TomMinnich_ng
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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.

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