Customizing the boot image
So far, you learned how to obtain the kernel source code, how to set up the system, how to configure the kernel, and how to create your first custom kernel image. The next step is about equipping your device with your new kernel. To achieve this, we are going to analyze the internal structure of the boot.img file used by every Android device.
Creating the boot image
A custom ROM comes with four .img files, necessary to create a working Android system. Two of them (system.img and data.img) are compressed images of a Linux compatible filesystem.
The remaining two files (boot.img and recovery.img) don't contain a standard filesystem. Instead, they are custom image files, specific to Android. These images contain a 2KB header ...
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