Android kernel source code

Question

I downloaded Android 2.2 source code a long time ago but it didn't have the kernel source code. I looked online and it seems like there is a separate Android kernel source I should download.

Someone gave me this address

git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common

but I think I should specify the version and branch. So what is the full command to download Android 2.2 froyo kernel source code?

• eldarerathis: possible duplicate of How to sync just android 2.2 froyo code?

Answer 1

For other kernels you could use any of these:

git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common.git
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/goldfish.git
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/msm.git
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/omap.git
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/samsung.git
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/tegra.git

Answer 2

git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common.git is not enough !

cd common

List all the branches:

git branch -a

Checkout one of them:

git checkout android-2.6.39

Answer 3

Get tools:

$ sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg sun-java5-jdk flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev

Get repo tool:

$ curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

Get source code:

$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest 

OR

$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b release-1.0 

OR

$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-sdk-1.5_r2 
$ repo sync`

Sync single project:

$ repo sync {project_name}

Get common kernel:

$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common

Answer 4

To add to @Aloongs answer ->

Get the source using Git:

git checkout -b android-2.6.35 origin/android-2.6.35

where -b = branch name and start point is android-2.6.35

To list the remote branches use the following command:

git branch -r