Tutorial

It is tested on XPERIA X10 . it should be work on other android devices.

1. Download the latest Android SDK.

2. Open the archive, and copy the folder android-sdk-linux-x86 to a safe place. You can also rename it to an easier name. Example : I placed it in ~/Home and renamed it androidsdk.

3. Go to the SDK folder, then in the folder Tools/. Double-click on Android and choose Run.

4. Go to Available packages, and choose to install (choose at your will !)

Once its done, close the window.

5. Download Xperia X10 add-on for SDK. (?) Read the PDF add-on guide, it is helpful !

Copy the folder (from the archive) XPERIA-X10_r1 inside the folder add-ons of your Android SDK folder ({androidsdk}/add-ons/).

6. Run terminal, go to your Android SDK folder, then in tools folder, and run

./android list target

.

Note the id number of the Android you want to develop (ie for me, Android 2.3 is

id: 3 or "android-9"

). (?) You might also want to note the name ("android-X") as it might be useful later.

7. Now, create AVD (a profile for emulator). Usual command (assuming you are INSIDE the /tools/ folder !) is

android create avd -n NAMEYOUWANT -t {ID}

So, for us, it will be

./android create avd -n myx10 -t 3

8. To generate the AVD, you will be prompted several info. Type these for Xperia X10 :

9. Done ! Take your custom ROM (downloaded, compiled... In this case, files are in {YourAndroidRepoFolder}/out/target/product/generic/. It comes with about 3 files, including a file called system.img. Copy this file into the folder (hidden) .android/myx10{In fact, the name youve chosen earlier "NAMEYOUWANT"}.avd/

10. Run terminal, go to Android SDK folder/tools/ (if you didnt close your current terminal, youre already in  and run this command to run emulator WITH your custom ROM :

./emulator -avd myx10{again the "NAMEYOUWANT" youve chosen before}

Wait and enjoy !