step by step to install rowboat, an android port for TI device

Rowboat is installed in Ubuntu 10.04.

 

1. Install a clean Ubuntu 10.04 in VMware Player.

2. Start a terminal, and executing the following commands.

Getting curl

$ sudo apt-get install curl

Getting git-core

$ sudo apt-get install git-core

Getting repo

$ mkdir ~/bin

$ curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo

$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

Getting JDK5

For JDK5 is obsolete in Ubuntu 10.04, the installation process is some different from other package.

Change the source list

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following two line in the file. And 

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted universe multiverse

Save the file and exit.

Update the package list

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk

JDK5 is installed correctly. Change the source list to original version.

Update the package list again

$ sudo apt-get update

Install other needed packages

$ sudo apt-get install gnupg flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev minicom tftpd uboot-mkimage

OK, until now, we can get the code from rowboat server and compile it.