> On May 19, 2016, at 12:39 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
> No one can make this determination for you. As there is no "one size fits
> all" image.
@William
I understand. I’m not asking for that. I’m already doing a fair bit of add
and subtract, even starting from a console image, to come up with the best
image for my own application. I’m just looking for the gut-check of folks who
understand the various images and kernels better than I, to know which ones
might be the best starting point. (ie those that have issues that might affect
me, PRU/uio_pruss and others that I don’t know about).
The process of trying all of the available console images, customizing them and
subjecting all of them to long-term stability tests, is a painstaking, and long
process that I am in the middle of. I have already gleaned what I can from
forums, etc. I know I’m not the only one going through this process, so I’m
just hoping that someone share a few tips to help me reduce the search space.
With no description of what each image contains, reference of what issues
popped up for users of them, and no historical record of why new versions were
rolled (presumably because some problems were fixed, and the newer one is
better), I don’t have a lot to work with. Maybe this stuff exists somewhere,
and I just don’t know where? If so, point me to it and I’ll keep reading.
Here’s what I’m working with:
“Use an official image” - adds a bunch of stuff that is inappropriate for an
embedded device (graphical targets, node, cloud9, etc), I don’t know enough
about what I can safe remove to start from here.
“Use the barefs” - really quite appealing, and I may get there someday, but for
now, I don’t have a non-virtualized-os linux dev machine.
The best I’ve found so far:
“Use a console image”
Ok, so I’m using a console image:
“Use the latest image” - exposes me to the potentially lurking issues of the
cutting edge. I am uncomfortable with that solution because the level of risk
is too high for me.
My own reasoning is “Choose a long-term-support variant" (so it will have the
chance to settle into greater stability).
BUT, I’ve been having a hard time solving stability problems with:
Jessie 8.4 console image of 4/7/2016
Kernel: 4.4.9 -bone-rt-r10 kernel
and know there was a period of uio_pruss issues somewhere in 3.8 - 4.1. So, my
thought was to back up to Wheezy. But, which console image should I start
with??? Was the latest one the best?
I’m thankful for any input, even if it is to tell me I’m going about this the
wrong way. That said, one person telling me I’m doing it wrong is probably not
going to help, unless they can point me to a better way. If not, then I’ll
keep learning as best as I can, and asking for help when I’m stuck.
Best,
ST
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