Ready for testing. http://filefactory.com/file/ca3ccc9/n/anOS-2.6kernel-rootfs.v2.tar.bz2 The download is about 77mb and extracts to about 260mb.
I've included gcc w/obj-c support, dev headers etc. I didn't do a whole lot of testing with the dev tools but it did build bitlbee fine (which is included in the rootfs now). I rebuilt SDL, madplay, mpg123, mplayer etc without alsa support and they all work well. Same info as last post. Log in as root no passwd, typing helpme opens a dialog box with other info about the rootfs. There is a sample video you can test with mplayer in /root/video. Use cplay for a nice audio player. By default /etc/wpa.conf is set to connect to open wifi. Cheers. On 3/17/11, Matt Oudenhoven <matt.oudenho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well not sure what happened this time around but my compiler ended up > building executables that wouldnt run. Will scrap my set up and start > over. However i do have my initial build with the rebuilt mplayer, > madplay, and mpg123. They work fine with the 2.6.24.3 kernel, but you > get some error messages from alsa that spams the console. If anyone > wants to play around with it grab it here: > > http://www.hostwork.com/users/matt/alpha400/packages/anOS-2.6kernel-rootfs.v1.tar.bz2 > > The kernel is in /boot if you havent already grabbed it from Rubens link. > > Log in as root, no password. Type: helpme for a dialog box with > keybindings and other info. I hope to have a rebuilt version without > alsa and extra software up within the next few weeks. > > Cheers > > > > On 3/16/11, Matt Oudenhoven <matt.oudenho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Wonderful, thank you. Backlight works perfectly now. Almost done >> building the new rootfs. It will be quite a bit larger due to all the >> dev tools and headers, but should still be under 300mb. >> >> Cheers. >> >> On 3/16/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Nice, >>> >>> Quick & dirty fix of the backlight. >>> >>> https://projects.kwaak.net/twiki/pub/Epc700/KernelPort26Compiling/uImage_2.6.24.3RV101 >>> >>> You can change it in the terminal# echo "n" > /proc/jz/backlight, where >>> n >>> is >>> number between 0(off) - 10(max on) >>> >>> When switching between /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty7 default setting will be set >>> back to 5 (middle) >>> >>> Grt Ruben. >>> >>>> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:15:11 -0500 >>>> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs >>>> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com >>>> To: r_vi...@hotmail.com >>>> >>>> Well i decided to skip trying with lenny and jumped right to anOS. Low >>>> and behold i got a few noises. So for kicks i rebuilt madplay without >>>> alsa and with esd and bam! Beautiful music! So now i will rebuild the >>>> entire rootfs and remove alsa and alsa-lib from all audio/video >>>> software at compile time. This should leave me with a clean alsa free >>>> rootfs with sweet sweet sound. Once i have everything rebuilt i will >>>> post a link to a rootfs you all can boot from SD to play with. From >>>> there i plan to keep building and building. >>>> >>>> Thanks soooo much for this kernel. Any chance you could fix the >>>> backlight control though? It doesnt seem to work. Other than that it >>>> works great and the framebuffer doesn't shift to the right slowly over >>>> time like the xxxxxx-dirty kernel did. >>>> >>>> Cheers. >>>> >>>> On 3/15/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Hi Matt, >>>> > >>>> > You're welcome. >>>> > >>>> > 0) Make sure you have an original backup of you're mtdblock / nand >>>> > partitions (especially /dev/mtdblock3). The kernel can damage you're >>>> > jffs2 >>>> > recovery partition. >>>> > >>>> > 1) Kernel uImage_RV10 includes all kernel drivers (also zd1211b), >>>> > don't >>>> > need >>>> > to insmod modules. >>>> > For lenny you need to add udev and zd1211 firmware drivers. These are >>>> > included in my old lenny tar. /lib/firmware/zd1211 /lib/udev >>>> > Or if you have the cable ethernet ifup eth0 working in lenny, use >>>> > apt-get to >>>> > get them. >>>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org/msg00257.html >>>> > >>>> > 2) The kernel can boot from SD card, by keep F2 pressed during boot >>>> > uImage >>>> > = /dev/mmcblk0p1 179 1 type vfat roofs= /dev/mmcblk0p2 179 2 type >>>> > ext3 >>>> > Standard it will boot from nand /dev/mtdblock4 type yaffs >>>> > The kernel will also work with older debian etch / 3MX/ or other >>>> > 2.4.20 >>>> > if >>>> > the /dev/ is slightly modified. >>>> > >>>> > 3) Better not press F3 during boot of this kernel, this will damage >>>> > you're >>>> > /dev/mtdblock3 (as it tries to automount to yaffs2..., which corrupt >>>> > the >>>> > jffs2) recovery partition. >>>> > Also not copy it to /dev/mtdblock1 when you want to use the older >>>> > kernel >>>> > 2.4 >>>> > recovery partition (F3). >>>> > >>>> > 4) My old lenny tar. (In the rootfs you need to add mknod >>>> > /dev/mmcblk0p1 >>>> > brw >>>> > 179 1 and /dev/mmcblk0p2 brw 179 2 for SD card access) >>>> > http://www.divshare.com/download/12366817-b49 >>>> > Yes lenny apps are ancient, nice and retro enough ;-) >>>> > You could also consider get make & gcc compiling working on lenny. >>>> > Compile apps on minibook + lenny (on SD card 8GB), relax and take >>>> > some >>>> > time >>>> > as compiling is slow on the minibook ;-) >>>> > Afterwards use a limited lenny extraction removing the possible >>>> > overhead >>>> > and >>>> > use the compiled binary apps. >>>> > >>>> > 6) I have tried sid upgrade, works too. But udev needs indeed upgrade >>>> > of >>>> > kernel to > 2.6.24.3. >>>> > My kernel 2.6.31.3_RV11 have to many issues, to try and reverse >>>> > engineering >>>> > (issues to resolve from 2.6.24.3) . >>>> > If this becomes stable, this would make sid upgrade possible. (Any >>>> > volunteer >>>> > to do the fixes ?) >>>> > >>>> > Grt Ruben. >>>> > PS. (Kernel 2.6.31.3 maybe opens the door to mips-android?, ingenic >>>> > has >>>> > compiled some jz_demo for jz4750, not sure mips-android would run on >>>> > jz4730) >>>> > >>>> >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:06:32 -0500 >>>> >> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs >>>> >> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com >>>> >> To: r_vi...@hotmail.com >>>> >> CC: mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org >>>> >> >>>> >> Awesome thanks. Will that uImage work with my existing >>>> >> 2.6.24.3-xxxxxxxx-dirty kernel modules? Or did you build the zydas >>>> >> wifi driver into the kernel? If not can you email me or upload the >>>> >> modules for the kernel you linked? I'll fire up my lenny SD card and >>>> >> see if i can get sound working with the older esd. I know nothing >>>> >> about kernel hacking, so it might be easier for me to rebuild anOS >>>> >> to >>>> >> use esd instead of alsa/oss, and rebuild all the audio/video >>>> >> software >>>> >> to use esd also, and remove alsa all together if thats what i need >>>> >> to >>>> >> do to have sound with the current 2.6 kernel. >>>> >> >>>> >> Otherwise the 2.4 kernel works well. I do miss not having udev to >>>> >> automount devices, but doing it manually isn't that cumbersome. The >>>> >> lack of WPA in 2.4 kernel (cant use skytones proprietary wifiup, >>>> >> wireless-lan etc as it wont work with uclib) isnt a problem for me, >>>> >> but it might be for other people. >>>> >> >>>> >> My problem with lenny is that its old. The software is ancient. Heck >>>> >> my 3MX-Ultra3 rootfs (http://www.hostwork.com/users/matt/alpha400/ ) >>>> >> i built last year has "some" newer software in it. I also >>>> >> dist-upgraded from Lenny to Sid and it worked for the most part >>>> >> (after >>>> >> reverting back to older udev because sids udev needed a newer 2.6 >>>> >> kernel) but it had some oddities after the upgrade. Thats why i'm >>>> >> going the "build my own rootfs" route again currently. Everything in >>>> >> anOS is current, optimized, and unbloated. The problem is cross >>>> >> compiling vs apt-get, but thats part of the fun. :) >>>> >> >>>> >> Cheers. >>>> >> >>>> >> On 3/14/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Hi Matt, >>>> >> > >>>> >> > My latest uImage from about 1 year ago includes working sound in >>>> >> > kernel >>>> >> > 2.6.24.3 (with older etch drivers for esound on trendtac epc700 >>>> >> > it's >>>> >> > working). >>>> >> > http://projects.kwaak.net/twiki/pub/Epc700/KernelPort26Compiling/uImage_RV10 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > You may try it out (at own risk), it's not build with softfloat. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Sound issues: >>>> >> > W.r.t. kernel 2.4, it is possible the esound server / sdl driver >>>> >> > are >>>> >> > not >>>> >> > working because: >>>> >> > 0) There is some dma issue when using sd card which makes the >>>> >> > kernel >>>> >> > stuck >>>> >> > when playing sound. I have changed the order of dma between sound >>>> >> > & >>>> >> > mmc >>>> >> > which seems to help. >>>> >> > 1) May need to 'fix' the esound issue by using the original esound >>>> >> > binary >>>> >> > from etch in lenny. >>>> >> > 2) Some of the sdl part I could not fix (my fmsx compiled version, >>>> >> > still >>>> >> > have no sound on kernel 2.6) . >>>> >> > This is where the annoying thing about kernel 2.6 is about, I >>>> >> > guess. >>>> >> > Item 0) is workaroundable, but maybe not ok for other minibooks. >>>> >> > Item 1) is workaroundable, but maybe not ok for other sound >>>> >> > drivers >>>> >> > like >>>> >> > asound / alsa and others. >>>> >> > Item 2) need more/other fixes in the kernel sound drivers. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > The latest kernel fixes / patches / details so far are maintained >>>> >> > and >>>> >> > reported by Nikolaus: http://projects.goldelico.com/p/letux-400/ >>>> >> > You may modify the kernel to build with softfloat and try to fix >>>> >> > the >>>> >> > sound >>>> >> > issue to get you're new distro stable in kernel 2.6. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Grt Ruben. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > PS. >>>> >> > At the moment Lenny, fluxbox & rox is good enough for me. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:18:23 -0500 >>>> >> >> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com >>>> >> >> To: daniel...@gmx.net >>>> >> >> CC: mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org >>>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> I built everything with softfloat and used libmad and tremor for >>>> >> >> mplayer. Mp3's play great with madplay and/or mplayer. Video's >>>> >> >> encoded >>>> >> >> with settings similar to what is needed for pocket pc's also play >>>> >> >> extremely well full screened. >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> While i too like debian it was just too heavy on these machines. >>>> >> >> My >>>> >> >> rootfs at 125mb would take about 500mb if i installed the same >>>> >> >> software in debian. The only 2 drawbacks right now are lack of >>>> >> >> udev >>>> >> >> support and wpa (without skytones weird proprietary wifiup and >>>> >> >> wireless-lan software). >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Cheers. >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> On 3/14/11, Daniel Glöckner <daniel...@gmx.net> wrote: >>>> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 09:16:08AM +0100, Riccardo Mottola >>>> >> >> > wrote: >>>> >> >> >> I'm not so concerned about >>>> >> >> >> sound, which I never used on 2.4 too since with FPU emulation >>>> >> >> >> it >>>> >> >> >> is >>>> >> >> >> not >>>> >> >> >> possible to play MP3s >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> > You don't need an FPU to play MP3s: >>>> >> >> > http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> > And if you prefer Vorbis, there is the Tremor decoder, which is >>>> >> >> > used >>>> >> >> > f.ex. by mplayer. >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> > Daniel >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >> > Mipsbook-devel mailing list >>>> >> >> > Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org >>>> >> >> > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >> Mipsbook-devel mailing list >>>> >> >> Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org >>>> >> >> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel >>>> >> > >>>> > >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Mipsbook-devel mailing list Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel
