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'''<code>system.ext2</code>''' is a file containing an [[Wikipedia:ext2|ext2]] filesystem that XDAndroid mounts at <code>/system</code>.  In Android, the <code>/system</code> directory generally contains files specific to a particular Android release (Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread), including:
* the [[Wikipedia:Dalvik (software)|Dalvik]] virtual machine
* [[Wikipedia:APK (file format)|APK]] package files for standard apps (<code>Phone.apk</code>, <code>Contacts.apk</code>, <code>Calendar.apk</code>, <code>Gmail.apk</code>, etc.)

<code>system.ext2</code> is generated by the process described in [[Building and Packaging]].

<code>system.ext2</code> is generally stored in the <code>/andboot/</code> directory of the SD card.

<code>system.ext2</code> does ''not'' contain:
* the [[Wikipedia:Linux kernel|Linux kernel]] (<code>zImage</code>) and associated [[Wikipedia:Loadable kernel module|kernel modules]] (<code>modules-*.tar.gz</code>) &mdash; those are maintained and released separately as <code>htc-msm-linux-''date_time''-package.tar.bz2</code>
* essential UNIX utilities such as <code>[[Wikipedia:ls|ls]]</code> and <code>[[Wikipedia:mount (Unix)|mount]]</code> — those are provided by [[rootfs.img]]