Hi Dave,
Thanks for the info. I've looked at your docs previously in setting
up crosstool. So far, I've managed to download and compile the
kernel. Your docs suggest compiling modutils, but my
ts_7200-manual(rev 2.2) doesn't ... so I'm a bit confused on that.
I've always compiled my own kernels on all my machines to keep things
trim and fit. So I'm no stranger to building, loading into lilo,
etc... But on the TS-7xxx boards, I'm a bit at a loss.
I have a USB compact flash reader, and even the luxury of a spare 1
gig flash card! But where I'm really lost is on what exactly to copy
up to that card now. As I've said, I've compiled the ts11 kernel ...
but don't know precisely how to copy it up to the flash card. Also,
what about filesystem basics and other executables? vi?
I see the instructions regarding RedBoot. But what about other
aspects of my root filesystem? EG., /bin, /sbin, etc... I don't see
how or where I compile all those things.
What I'm basically doing is putting a new 2.4 (ts11) kernel + various
executables on a new flash memory card to be used by the TS-7200
board. Unfortunately, I'm a bit stuck wrt. copying things up to the
card mounted as a USB drive on my Intel based laptop.
Input / advice appreciated.
DT
--- In David Hawkins <> wrote:
>
> djtopper wrote:
> > So it looks like I won't be able to finish my current project with my
> > hobble ts7 / ts8 based kernel. I'm looking at the TS-Kernel options
> > and wonder if I should get ts11 (3-2-2007) and then try compiling it
> > ... or get the "demonstration distribution" (3-31-2006). Or,
> > something else?
> >
> > In terms of compiling the kernel, I'm hoping it's as simple as getting
> > the sources, telling the Makefiles to use my crosstools compiler, then
> > copying over to the flash memory card.
> >
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> Its almost that simple, you might need to build modutils.
> Here's my notes on ts11 building, they'll get you started ...
>
> http://www.ovro.caltech.edu/~dwh/ts7300/
>
> Note that modutils built fine under Linux, but Cygwin seems
> to have an issue. If you have to work under Windows, it might
> pay to download the free VMWare server, and install Linux on
> that, then use Linux for your kernel building. The alternative
> is trying to use the depmod.pl script that comes with busybox.
>
> Dave
>
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