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<p>add fastboot protocol proposal</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>; Summary: Add 'fastboot' protocol support to Linux<br /> <br /> ; Proposer: Tim Bird<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> The 'fastboot' protocol is a set of commands that work over USB which<br /> are used by Android to allow a command line tool<br /> (confusingly also called 'fastboot') to talk to target-resident software<br /> to update the flash partitions or boot the kernel. Usually, the target-side<br /> software that handles the fastboot protocol is the vendor-supplied<br /> (target-specific) firmware. For example, on the ADP1, the bootloader<br /> can detect a special keypress and enter &quot;fastboot&quot; mode, which then<br /> allows a developer to update the software on the device or perform other<br /> 'fastboot' operations.<br /> <br /> In cases where the kernel is already running, or in cases where the<br /> kernel is used as its own bootloader (ie the kexec case), it would<br /> be useful to have the kernel directly support the fastboot protocol.<br /> This would allow developers to use the fastboot host-side program in these<br /> configurations in the same manner that it is used with Android-certified<br /> devices. This would simplify the process of getting Android software<br /> onto a device, and make it more uniform to update the flash partitions (or wherever<br /> persistent storage is for the kernel and root filesystems).<br /> <br /> Support for the fastboot protocol is required by Google for certified<br /> Android devices.<br /> <br /> == Related work ==<br /> * See http://elinux.org/Android_Fastboot<br /> <br /> == Scope ==<br /> A rough guess is that this would take about 4 weeks to develop and test.<br /> <br /> == Contractor Candidates ==<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> [[Category:Project proposals 2011]]</div>

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