+++ Michael Hudson-Doyle [2013-11-27 10:51 +1300]: > Hi all, > > Do we have, or do we have plans for, an image that's based on Ubuntu > that's usable with the foundation model? The only part I don't know how > to do for myself is build the .axf file, which I guess I can teach > myself but it would be even easier to just download something :-)
Which sort of image did you have in mind? presumably arm64 as you are using the model? I've used ubuntu rootfs with the .axf files from the OE image. The only thing you have to change is the kernel command line (which of course the axf wrapper makes awkward - see below). Here is an ubuntu arm64 rootfs + suitable kernel images http://people.debian.org/~wookey/bootstrap/rootfs/ (and a debian one as of last week) https://wiki.debian.org/Arm64Port#Pre-built_Rootfs They also work (a whole lot faster) with qemu. There is a wiki page somewhere for wrapping your own kernel with bootwrapper foo, but I found it much easier to use a handy internal tool which rewrites the kernel command line inside a .axf file, which makes it a one-liner to turn a working OE kernel .axf from linaro snapshots into one that works for an ubuntu image. This is nothing more than some unpacking + objdump runes, but of course being arm-written software (by Jim) would probably take months of tiresome effort arguing with lawyers to get it released, so you can't use it. :-( It could get turned into a wiki page of runes if there is demand... Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM http://wookware.org/ _______________________________________________ linaro-dev mailing list linaro-dev@lists.linaro.org http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-dev
