i'm not a shell expert, but with this patch i can flash a linaro-omap kernel on a vanilla omap4's ubuntu kernel and the other way around.
** Patch added: "flash-kernel.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flash-kernel/+bug/758324/+attachment/2082793/+files/flash-kernel.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Linaro Release Team, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/758324 Title: kernel upgrade does not flash linaro kernel on panda Status in “flash-kernel” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: flash-kernel Dist-upgrading a Linaro install on a Panda, the kernel is not written to the boot partition: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-1001-linaro-omap Kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-1001-linaro-omap does not match your subarchitecture omap4, therefore not writing it to flash. $ uname -a Linux linaro 2.6.38-1001-linaro-omap #2-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 21 21:40:07 UTC 2011 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux $ flash-kernel's subarchitecture check is buggy wrt Linaro kernel naming. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~linaro-release Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~linaro-release More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

