Steve deRosier schrieb:
Hi Joshua,
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 4:52 AM, Joshua Stokes <joshua.sto...@me.com> wrote:
I am basically trying to compile a uclinux distribution that is installed on
STBs, specifically the Fetch TV uclinux. The firmware version is 2.01278 and
the required files are located at http://www.fetchtv.com.au/opensource
Can someone please shed some light on this situation
Yes, I'll try. You'll have to go ask Fetch TV for instructions. It's
unlikely that anyone here would even know what processor that device
runs.
You see, a cross-compiler is to build code for a different instruction
set architecture than what you're running it on. Most likely, you're
doing the compilation on an x86-64 machine. And the Fetch TV hardware
could be anything - m68k, ARM, MIPS to name but a few. Google is a
good start for basic research. So is this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_compiler
Just because a company uses an open source software package doesn't
mean that the community is responsible for supporting that product. In
most cases we don't even know the software was used, how or whatever.
Especially worth noting is that any device driver or menu application from the
manufacturer might not be in the package as these are special to this machine,
written by the manufacturer and he can (and probably did) exclude this custom
software from the opensource package. What you get when building the software is
only half of the system running on the box - the other half is closed software.
Publishing the opensource package is only done because of the GPL which most of
(uC)Linux is published under, demanding that anyone using it has to do the same.
It's clear from the manufacturer's web-page that they're making a
minimal attempt at complying with the letter of the licenses, but they
don't actually have any interest in people working with the software.
More than likely, once you have the software working, you're going to
be stymied by the lack of a host of closed-source software you don't
have access to.
Good luck,
- Steve
same from here!
matzetronics
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