OEM Image Setup

This article shows how OEMs can create images including custom applications and settings
Linux
Prerequisites：
Android-tools：https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Step
Download and unzip following files:
simg2img](https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/simg2img_linux.zip)
img2simg](https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/img2simg_linux.zip)
Remote Unit: oem_ru_base.img​
Air Unit: oem_au_base.img​
Ensure that you select the base image depending upon which unit you are modifying.
Download and extract zips into same directory.
Now to generate ext4fs image from the sparse image (.img) downloaded above do ./simg2img_mac oem_au_base.img raw_oem_au_base.img
Create a mount point directory using mkdir oem
Mount the image using mount raw_oem_au_base.img oem
Now you should be able to modify files inside the mount directory.
You need to use sudo to be able to do any writes the files inside the mount point.
Once you have made your changes, you need to unmount your drive using command sudo umount oem
Afterwards convert the ext4fs image back to android sparse image using command ./img2simg raw_oem_au_base.img oem_au.img
Now you may flash this image into Herelink Air Unit, by putting it under bootloader using command adb reboot bootloader
And finally to flash to image run command fastboot flash oem oem_au.img
Check example below for a sample modification.
MacOS
Prerequisites：
Homebrew：https://brew.sh/
Android：https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Step
Setup osxfuse in your system using brew cask install osxfuse, this will require rebooting your system proceed and do that。
Follow the steps here to install fuse-ext2. This will allow you to mount ext4fs we will be generating.
https://github.com/alperakcan/fuse-ext2#macos
Download and unzip following files:
simg2img：https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/simg2img_mac.zip
img2simg：https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/img2simg_mac.zip
Remote Unit：https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/oem_ru_base.img
Air Unit：https://herelinkfw.cubepilot.org/tools/oem_au_base.img
Ensure that you select the base image depending upon which unit you are modifying.
Download and extract zips into same directory.
Now to generate ext4fs image from the sparse image (.img) downloaded above do
./simg2img_mac oem_au_base.img raw_oem_au_base.img
Create a mount point directory using
mkdir oem
Mount the image using
fuse-ext2 raw_oem_au_base.img oem -o rw+
Now you should be able to modify files inside the mount directory.
You need to use sudo to be able to do any writes the files inside the mount point.
Once you have made your changes, you need to unmount your drive using command
sudo umount oem
Afterwards convert the ext4fs image back to android sparse image using command
./img2simg raw_oem_au_base.img oem_au.img
Now you may flash this image into Herelink Air Unit, by putting it under bootloader using command
adb reboot bootloader
And finally to flash to image run command：
fastboot flash oem oem_au.img
Example：
In the following example we change the system_id used by herelink air unit for board specific messages.
Most config files are located in you unit at /system/etcin the following example we will pull config using command adb pull /system/etc/system-control.telepathy-air.conf
Once pulled the file will contain information like bellow:
# module on/off
board_control_enabled = true
d2d_tracker_enabled = true
camera_control_enabled = true
# board control
board_system_id = 42
# camera control
video_stream_ip_address = 192.168.0.10
camera_system_id = 42
support_multiple_camera = true
support_camera_capture = false
You can change the value of board_system_id and camera_system_id fields as per your requirement in your favourite editor.
Once done save this file and exit editor.
Create a folder inside oem image called etc using command sudo mkdir oem/etc
Copy file using command sudo cp system-control.telepathy-air.conf oem/etc/
Continue to unmount the image and flashing into the unit as described in above steps.
Example App Change
In the following example we override the installed QGroundcontrol App.
A new OEM app can be installed under /oem/app//.apk
For installing your custom version of QGroundcontrol, ensure that you started with https://github.com/cubepilot/qgroundcontrol-herelink as your base.
After building the project, create a folder QgroundControl
Copy .apk file cp -r build-qgroundcontrol-Android_for_armeabi_v7a_Clang_Qt_5_11_0_for_Android_armv72_fd6ff4-Debug/android-build/build/outputs/apk/android-build-debug.apk QGroundControl/QGroundControl.apk
Also create a lib directory QGroundControl/lib
Copy libraries cp -r build-qgroundcontrol-Android_for_armeabi_v7a_Clang_Qt_5_11_0_for_Android_armv72_fd6ff4-Debug/android-build/libs/armeabi-v7a/ QGroundControl/lib/arm/
Finally move QgroundControl directory to oem image sudo cp -r QGroundControl oem/app/QGroundControl
Do ensure you have already created app directory inside oem image if not already done sudo mkdir oem/app
Continue to unmount the image and flashing into the unit as described in above steps.
Extra OEM Files：
On boot several files are setup for use, and you can override these files
These files can exist in (searched in this order)
/data/oem/etc - user default - wiped on factory reset
/oem/etc - oem default
/system/etc - system default
files that can be overridden (optimus is the internal GCS name, telepathy-air is the air unit (ro.product.device))
lampsignal-telepathy-air.json
rc_service_config_optimus.ini
mavlink-router.optimus.conf
system-control.optimus.conf
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