Is there a difference between the 860ADS and the 860FADS?
Thanks, Mark > > > "Todd_Tomaino"@vnci.net wrote: > > > > Hello, > > Hi! > > > I am brand new to Linux as well as the list. I am > interested in using > > Linux with the 860ADS demo board as a target. > > That is a pretty good board. But watch out for the ZIF socket! > I've got two boards: One PILOT and one REV-B. Only the REV-B works. > > > Could anyone suggest a > > version of Linux that is well suited for this purpose. > > ftp://linuxppc.cs.nmt.edu/pub/linuxppc/embedded/mpc8xx-2.2.13.tgz > > That version has not much ADS860 support, but I've made a patch > that is floating around. Check previous messages! > > You also need to apply a low-memory patch if you > want to be able to do something. > Check the archives there too. > > This site has info about booting and stuff. > > http://www.s4l.de/powerpc.html > > You will probably need 8xxrom to boot your board. > > > Also, drivers for > > the PCMCIA interface would be a real plus. > > Well, that's me! > > I am actually running Linux on a ADS860 right now, trying out > my PCMCIA socket driver for the mpc8xx series. > > Most things work, but I have not released the driver yet. > I plan doing so next week or so. > > The driver will be as a patch against David Hinds pcmcia-cs package. > > > In looking around under the > > search criteria for "Linux PPC" I am seeing versions such > as Black Lab, > > Yellow Dog, Debian, etc. These appear to be geared more > towards desktop > > power pc units. Is it possible to use one of these for an embedded > > application?? > > If you patch and replace glibc it should be possible. > You probably need heaps of memory, though. > > We crosscompile the programs we need. > > Good luck / > > Magnus > > > best regards, > > > > Todd ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
