Riccardo Mottola schrieb: > Hi, Hi ricardo! Sorry for the delay...
> I understand that to test all the new stuff I need to change the > kernel on my Letux, I cannot "dual boot" with different kernels. So I > have some questions: > > 1. where to get this new kernel We do not have ready-built binary images for public consumption yet (see 2.). > 2. how to install it and have the letux boot from it? I haven't found > access to a bio s or bootloader on the machine This is the difficult problem. The Letux conatins the UBoot as bootloader (firmware). This expects to either: - load and boot the kernel from the first NAND flash partition - load a file called "uImage" from a VFAT formatted sdcard, write it to first NAND partition and boot it So you cannot, pitily, boot another kernel without loosing your original kernel. The next problem is that we have to use a kernel compile-time commandline to correctly boot since the UBoot environment contains parameters only valid for the 2.4 kernel (other names for NAND partitions etc.). After rootfs and toolchain I will have to work on an install system which will provide a two stage install to first install a filesystem and then a kernel that actually boots it. > 3. if I install the 2.6 kernel, will the existing skytone and debian > installation work? The Skytone system probably not, Debian I think so. I still have to work more on the kernel too. I managed to get the WiFi working about a little more than a week ago, but it still sucks lots of CPU so everything is really sluggish when using Wifi. This is a problem in the WiFi driver and I have to compare the Skytone version of it with my version for 2.6. > Maybe there is a Wiki or a FAQ for this? If not a wiki could be useful. Um, well, I think I can arrange that ;) > Thank you, > Riccardo Cheers nils faerber -- kernel concepts GbR Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Sieghuetter Hauptweg 48 Fax: +49-271-771091-19 D-57072 Siegen Mob: +49-176-21024535 http://www.kernelconcepts.de _______________________________________________ Mipsbook-devel mailing list Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel
