Hi Roy, I am a developer on Sigma Designs SMP8634 platform. Technically speaking, it doesn't run uCLinux as it has MMU. It runs a main line kernel with Sigma Designs' patch.
To compile a new kernel, you need MIPS cross compilation tool and Sigma Designs' patch. It is included in Sigma Designs SDK. You may also build your own cross tool from buildroot or OpenEmbedded. To upload your compiled to a set-top box varies from board to board. You need to consult your board provider. If it is a commercial product, it would be a kinda of Tivo-ization... I had a talk with Sigma Designs support engineers and sales representative in Hong Kong. When I ask them about GPLv3, they seems don't know anything about it. I told them they have to allow end user run their code on the product if Linux adopt GPLv3. They response that I shouldn't grand user the right of running their own code. They even claim that if Linux adopt GPLv3, it may not be a good license and they may consider drops Linux support... Well... David Wong On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 03:50 +0300, Roy Moshkovitz wrote: > Hello, > My Name is Roy Moshkovitz a Computer Science Student from Technion, > Israel. > > I am new to uClinux and embedded systems. > I have a sigmadesigns 8630 set-top box that runs on uClinux. > and i have an rs-232 interface. > > can someone please tell me how to compile the new kernel and to > transfer it to the box? > > I would apreciate any help. > > Roy > _______________________________________________ > uClinux-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev > This message was resent by [email protected] > To unsubscribe see: > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev _______________________________________________ uClinux-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by [email protected] To unsubscribe see: http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev
