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*Summary [#w3d1cf01]
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This  section provides the detail information of software. The first part explains the boot sequence of bc10.~
It describes each step of the sequence and software that handles each step. The other parts show the build and~
installation process of OSes. It discuss OpenEmbedded Linux, Android, and rowboat, a community developed~
Android, which is ported for OMAP35x and TI platforms.~

*boot [#d0107ea3]
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This section briefly explains the boot sequence and software that manages the boot process of bc10. As boot process~
is proceeded from BootROM , X-Loader, U-boot, to uImage (Linux kernel). [[bc10/booting]] provides the overview of the~
boot process of bc10. The overview includes the sequence of boot, the location of loaders, and the software required~
booting bc10. Then, [[bc10/x-loader]] and [[bc10/u-boot]] specifically explain the building instructions of X-Loader and~
U-Boot, respectively.~

*OpenEmbedded Linux [#b19405ed]
* Linux kernel [#waef810a]
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[[bc10/kernel-2.6.32]] presents the whole process of building the Linux kernel for bc10. This article explains where~
and how to obtain the kernel and shows how to update the kernel. This article also briefly touches a modifying process~
of the kernel. This article describes how to add the several modules for bc10). At the end, this article introduces the~
options for the kernel. These options are selected while the kernel is booting.~

* OpenEmbedded Linux [#b19405ed]
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[[bc10/OpenEmbedded Linux]] provides an instruction of how to build the development environment of the Angstrom for bc10.~
OpenEmbedded Linux discussed here is the combination of OpenEmbedded and Angstrom Distribution. Angstrom Distribution~
is an embedded Linux distribution, and this distribution is built upon OpenEmbedded, a build framework for embedded~
Linux. Angstrom Distribution is considered and treated as an OpenEmbedded Linux.~

*rowboat [#yfd4cd1a]
* rowboat [#yfd4cd1a]
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[[bc10/rowboat]] explains how to install rowboat on bc10. rowboat is a community, and its project provides a stable Android,~
which is specifically ported for Texas Instruments Devices (OMAP35x, AM37x, and AM35x platforms). Particularly, this~
project emphasizes graphics and multimedia performance optimizations (utilize the platform specific features such as DSP,~
SGX graphics accelerator, and  others). For more information, please visit the project's [[homepage:http://code.google.com/p/rowboat/]].~
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Caution: rowboat is based upon the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). AOSP does not support Google API and applications~
that rely on Google API. Also, it can not decode the Flash contents on websites.

* Android-2.2_1.1 (Froyo) [#m9d6fb29]
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[[bc10/froyo]] shows how to create userland of the most recent Android for bc10. This version of Android is based upon AOSP.~
2.6.32 kernel of rowboat project is modified for adjusting the hardware specifications of bc10. Since this is derived form AOSP,~
the applications which require Google API are neither initially installed nor supported. Also, this cannot handle the Flash contents.

* Management and Development of Android [#j6fa6200]
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This section introduces the know-how of the management and development tools for bc10. [[bc10/ADB on bc10]] explains~
how to install Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and how to establish the connection between an Android device and its host~
PC. ADB is used for system management and debugging applications.