Root Nexus 7 and AOSP

[Atma]

Here are some quick notes about Nexus 7:

-Until the Jelly Bean source code becomes available in a few weeks,
it's not a suitable device for custom builds.

-To get into fastboot, hold the Power button for one second, release
it, and quickly press VolumeDown when the Google logo appears.

-When flashing via fastboot, run "fastboot erase" on each partition
before flashing that partition, as the bootloader doesn't do it
automatically.

-I'm hoping to make a factory image of the preview build available
after Google I/O.

-We already have the necessary licenses from NVIDIA and Broadcom for
AOSP Jelly Bean to run and access WiFi on Nexus 7, once it's released.

JBQ

--
Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru
Technical Lead, Android Open Source Project, Google.

Google Groups Post

 

[cammykool]

so that means they can get a soruce build from the n7s given out?

 

[Atma]

so that means they can get a soruce build from the n7s given out?

Hmm .. I'm not sure. The guy in the post above said source wouldn't be available for a few weeks. I'm not sure what they could do with the N7's they have.

 

[cammykool]

we need to start backworting some apps! now get your OV out and get quattrimus installed

 

[Atma]

we need to start backworting some apps! now get your OV out and get quattrimus installed

lol .. my OV has been it its box since I bought the GS2. I'm going to put it in a time capsule somewhere.

 

[Xyro]

so that means they can get a soruce build from the n7s given out?

No, until google releases the source separately, we'll be stuck with the SDK and ported versions of the n7 firmware. Neither of which are as good

 

[cammykool]

oh well