01-07-2021, 03:35 PM
(11-15-2020, 03:35 PM)Vinay Wrote: I'd like to add I'm one of those trying to boot Android 7.1 (as downloaded through the Wiki link) from the SD card. I flashed it using Balena Etcher and when I try to boot my PBP with the SD popped in, it just boots into Manjaro. I haven't gone into such depth as others seem to have gone (and I honestly don't have the knowledge too, yet). I don't think I'd care for version 9 as I only need Android for one little thing so 7.1 would probably be sufficient (if it allows me to install the required app).
One thing I noticed is that Balena does mention that when I choose the Android image (with the proper MD5 sum and decompressed with 7zip), that it is missing the partition table and that it won't be bootable. So it seems to be an issue with the image as at that point I haven't chosen the SD card and also, it doesn't happen for instance with the Ubuntu image (which does boot). I have to mention that I used Balena Etcher in MS Windows 10, not on linux.
So yeah, to all those whose Android SD card doesn't boot, haven't you noticed a mention that partition table is missing and that it might not boot? To me this seems to be the problem. I hope now that there is someone who can find the solution to this.
It was mentioned somewhere in this forum that you can boot Android when you disable eMMC using a switch. I've done it and was able to boot android 7.1. Without disabling eMMC, PBP boots to Manjaro. I've used 'dd' to flash SD card with android image. I cannot mount SD card with Android image flashed in Manjaro.
Other thing is that for me Android image is not useful at all. But this is for another thread.
