Compiling X10 kernel sources

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As I was told Sony released Xperias X100 kernel sources I decided to play a little with them. This tutorial is for advanced users by the way as you need some linux knowledge (wrote it from memory as I did it one day ago).
As I'm new to cross compiling it took me a while to configure the platform correctly (I did it on Ubuntu 10.04).

- Get the sources here : http://developer.sonyericsson.com/wp...01?cc=gb&lc=en

- Tutorial to set up the environment correctly : : http://source.android.com/source/download.html

- the make config file is available in the phone under '/proc/config.gz'
and 'adb pull /proc/config.gz'

* So after you set up everything as described in the android.com page in ubuntu :
- mkdir x10
- copy the kernel sources and config.gz to the x10 folder
- gunzip X10_Donut_100325_01.tar.gz
- tar -xvf X10_Donut_100325_01.tar
- go to the kernel directory in the X10_Donut_100325_01 folder
- gunzip config.gz
- rename it to .config and move it to the kernel folder (mv config X10_Donut_100325_01/esheep_linux/LINUX/android/kernel/.config)

- make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=path-to-git-repo/prebuilt/linux-x86/arm-eabi-4.4.0/bin/arm-eabi- menuconfig to choose what to compile as module
- make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=path-to-git-repo/prebuilt/linux-x86/arm-eabi-4.4.0/bin/arm-eabi- modules
'path-to-git-rep' is the folder where your placed your git repository files

a long time after this modules are compiled from source !

* I know usb host mode was already made for nexus one :
http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/
So I looked in the Xperia kernel config and noticed usb-host was compiled with the current kernel.
I compiled the sources and added kernel modules as an attached file.

Unluckily I don't have a Powered USB 2.0 hub providing its power to the upstream port and a female usb connector to mini-usb so I cannot test if my kernel module is correctly compiled.
So if someone has this hardware please :
- copy those attached files to sdcard then
- adb shell
- su to get root
- 'busybox insmod /sdcard/usb-storage.ko'
- 'busybox lsmod' to check if module is loaded
- plug the usb hub to your X10
- plug an usb stick
- ' busybox dmesg | busybox tail' to get more infos and check if the stick is detected, if yes tell me

I also compiled the usb-serial modules so if someone has an Arduino board you may plug it to your X10 now

Of course I have no guarantee this will work (this is my first cross compiling!) so feedback is welcome !

Also my tutorial is not very great, but I hope it may help few people here.

niiiiiceee what about smb module so we can mount stuff from network video streaming over wifi here we come

Originally Posted by thor2002ro

niiiiiceee what about smb module so we can mount stuff from network video streaming over wifi here we come

if someone tells me my compiled modules work, I will compile what's possible (as some modules depend on how kernel was compiled).

it's working !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just compiled the samba cifs kernel module, installed and mounted it !
Now I'm seeing all my files shared on the computer

The attached file is the kernel module managing samba :

So you need to follow these steps :

- adb shell
- su
- busybox insmod /sdcard/modules/cifs.ko
- mkdir /data/local/share
- mount -t cifs -o username="myuser",password="mypass" //192.168.0.1/files /data/local/share

It will be nice if you make it work the other way around.
To share the phone sdcard

THANK YOUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess i have to start making mounting scripts

Originally Posted by tuxStyle

It will be nice if you make it work the other way around.
To share the phone sdcard

that is not module related....
making modules for this kernel is actually a big deal we can add more functionality to the kernel

Originally Posted by thor2002ro

that is not module related....
making modules for this kernel is actually a big deal we can add more functionality to the kernel

I know don't worry.
The idea was to use cross-compiling to compile samba for android

By the way: tot asa scumpi sunt aia de la Orange?

Nice work!

Is USB Host also on the cards, as well as overclocking?

Originally Posted by instigator008

Nice work!

Is USB Host also on the cards, as well as overclocking?

usb host is on first post but as i don't have a female usb to mini usb cable i cannot test it myself...

about overclocking i have no idea what's linked to it in kernel.