Hi every1, Thanx for quick replies. Was a good introduction. But I have some more doubts. > Yes!... Linux has to be changed based on Architecure, > and the board (chipset). And for additional devices, > we can put in device drivers as necessary. For > example, port for PPC is different from > port for ARM or x86. Yeah,I can understand that linux for PPC is diff from linux for x86. But how come linux for PPC is diff from Linux on a sandpoint. For exp, in an IBM board, PIC always sits at IO addresses 0x20 and 0xA0. In any IBM board, whether it is for a PC or for a minimal board, the basic chipsets and their IO address space assignments (Which are hardwired, as in case of PIC, 8254) remain the same. So, if we need to run a desktop OS on a minimal board, the changes involved would be less. This is my understanding. Correct me if I am wrong. Coming to point, has sandpoint board got some additional chipsets ? or has it got the same chipsets arranged in a diff way, i mean the address assignments. Can u list some of the idiosyncracies of the board ? + and -. Meanwhile I am also browsing archives and hunting info about PPC peripherals. Any pointers on this topics are most welcome.
Thank you. Mark, Thanx for the suggestions. I m sure it would help me. Sarnath ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
