There is a bug that prevents it from booting on newer kernels. On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 7:02 AM, Lyberta <lybe...@lyberta.net> wrote:
> OK, guys, so I have a smartphone that I deeply regret buying. I've > installed Debian on it in chroot using Lil' Debi. A week ago I decided > to try to make it useful and trying to update to Debian Testing. And > when run "apt-get dist-upgrade", it said that glibc requires Linux > kernel at least 3.2. My phone has 3.0.8 kernel. > > And now I have totally useless piece of metal that can't even run modern > glibc. I know I can install QEMU or something on it but how long QEMU > will support old versions of packages installed on my phone? > > And now I hear that A20 card will be shipped with kernel 3.4. Sure, it's > not lower than 3.2 but how long will glibc support 3.4? What about other > packages? > > You say that EOMA68 is about reducing waste but the lack of support for > mainline kernel means you are selling waste in some people's opinion. > > I'm sorry, this is a perspective of a dumb customer. I have no idea how > much work is needed for mainlining. I just want to say that a lot of > people who don't follow this mailing list will be upset to see old kernel. > > > _______________________________________________ > arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk > http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook > Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk >
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