----- Forwarded message from Frederic Muller <[email protected]> ----- Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:58:01 +0800 From: Frederic Muller <[email protected]> Reply-To: Frederic Muller <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Lemote YeeLoong 8089 mips based notebook repository switch To: [email protected]
Hi! I have started the Pmon manual translatation but it might only be finished after Chinese New Year. Hopefully I might make the translation available on a wiki soon so I can get more volunteers to help translate the 28 pages. I'll let the list know once this is done. Fred [email protected] wrote: > To rescue a yeeloong,we have several methods: > download a rescue kernel from > http://www.lemote.com/software/8.9inch/loonux/V1.1.0/rescue > > load it via usb, then you can have a shell in ramdisk to do things. > > to reinstall the whole machine, just put the whole V1.1.0 directory into a > usb stick or disk(first ext2/3 partition, root directory), then use the > 'recover' function of the pmon(press tab key during boot up). > > For more about pmon, we have a pmon manual but unfortunately it is now in > Chinese, but you should be able to guess most of the content because the > commands are always in English:) Here: > http://www.lemote.com/Files/DownLoad/8089PMON%CA%B9%D3%C3%CA%D6%B2%E1.pdf > I will try to arrange the translation. > > Packages modified by Lemote that might lead to breakage: > 1. the x server. To make the server know how to mmap the io port. It > seems the latest X server/linux kernel has standard way to do this now. > 2. linux kernel. We have to provide custom kernel before it is accepted > by debian official, the source is provided via > http://dev.lemote.com/git?p=linux_loongson.git;a=summary > > And to compile the kernel natively, we need to patch the binutils a bit to > workaround a bug between CPU/southbridge. > > Any difficulties, please ask us as we probably can give answers. > > Best Regards > > >> That's why the gNewSenseToMips team is figuring out smart ways to rescue a >> yeeloong laptop or a fuloong mini box, after a successful breakage ;-) >> resulting >> from aventurous hacking experiments. >> >> Best regards >> >> Samy >> >> >> >>> The Debian standard Kernel does not work very well with the Loonsong CPU >>> I have the Evaluation Board for the CPU from there Laptop since I am >>> building my own Computer. >>> >>> >>>> Yes I had this one in my bookmarks but it doesn't mention >>>> (yet) the slowness of the www.lemote.com repository from >>>> Europe. When I have enough information I'll update the wiki :). >>>> >>> I live in Strasbourg and get the GSM Network from O2/Telephonica and >>> with HSDPA I can access thr Lemote server with arround 480 kByte/Sek. >>> >>> A friend, which live in the same hause as me, with Wanadoo/Orange can >>> access the site with 300 kByte/Sek. >>> >>> Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening >>> Michelle Konzack >>> Systemadministrator >>> 24V Electronic Engineer >>> Tamay Dogan Network >>> Debian GNU/Linux Consultant >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ >>> ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### >>> <http://www.tamay-dogan.net/> <http://www.can4linux.org/> >>> Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 >>> +49/177/9351947 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi >>> +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) >>> >>> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ gNewSense-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev
