Android Kernel Versions
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Kernel versions known to run Android
2.6.25
The original (version 1.0) of Android for the G1/ADP1 used Linux version 2.6.25
2.6.27
The 1.5 release of Android (cupcake) for the G1/ADP1 used Linux version 2.6.27
2.6.29
As of September, 2009, the kernel/common.git tree for Android has a 2.6.29 kernel. Donut uses this kernel.
2.6.32
As of July 2010, the kernel/common.git tree for Android has a 2.6.32 kernel. This kernel is used by Froyo.
Selecting a kernel tree for a new port
This article has good information on porting Android to a new device. Note that it debates which kernel tree is appropriate to start with, for porting to a new device:
Android git kernel trees
As of July 2010, the android repository on kernel.org had the following kernel trees:
- kernel/common.git
- This is the kernel tree that matches what is put into official Android products by Google or its partners
- kernel/experimental.git
- some experimental stuff
- kernel/linux-2.6.git
- mirror of Linus' kernel tree. This is a reference for the kernel tree used in Android
- kernel/lk.git
- not a kernel tree, but a bootloader
- kernel/msm.git
- kernel for MSM (Qualcomm chip used in many HTC products)
- kernel/omap.git
- mirror of kernel tree maintained by texas instruments., supporting OMAP chips. usually based on kernel.org latest version, android products w OMAP chip can use this kernel port.
- kernel/tegra.git
- nvidia kernel tree