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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: errors building 2.6.21-ts kernel
From: "j.chitte" <>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:24:19 -0000
--- In  "sonofanickel" <>
wrote:
>
> I have verified that the tssdcard.ko module works with my board - I
> boot the 2.6 kernel to nfs root, and at that point I can insert the
> module and read the SD card.
>
> But, this will not work for me. I need my board to boot to SD card
> with the 2.6 kernel. Is it possible to insert this module at some
> point before the root filesystem is loaded so I can boot to SD?
>
> I am running a 7260 with fastboot... Perhaps I can execute the
> bootload program with some additional arguments at the end of the
> linuxrc script?
>
>

In order to boot from a root fs image you need support for the
underlying device already loaded. If this is not in the kernel you
don't get off the ground and don't get a chance to insmod the driver.

You may look at using an initrd image that has that support.

This is one drawback with opting for a not quite open source system.

I thought recent kernels had circumvented the need for the
proprietory driver by providing OS kernel support for this device.


I may be wrong since I've not needed to try. (Closed source drivers
put me firmly off buying the SD option).

To me it's a bit like buying organic food. Something that is 95%
organic is .. non organic.

http://kerneltrap.org/node/5167

HTH

> --- In  Ronald Gomes <automatisarg@> wrote:
> >
> > The default config file for 2.6 kernel and TS-72xx supplied by TS
> does not enable the SD Card option. Use:
> > # make ts72xx_defconfig
> >
> > Some proprietary files are necessary to compile the SD driver.
> > Instead, a 2.6 SD Card driver binary for TS-72xx can be download
at:
> >
> ftp://ftp.embeddedarm.com/ts-arm-linux-cd/binaries/ts-modules/
tssdcard.ko
> >
> > Ronald.
> >
> > kmoore37918 <kmoore37918@> escreveu:                           
>   update: it compiles cleanly if I don't enable the SD driver in
make
> >  menuconfig.  something to clarify in the instructions, perhaps?
> > 
> >  (or better yet, fix the driver...)
> > 
> > 
> >     
> >                               
> >
> >       
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