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Re: [ts-7000] gnuts-kernel take 2

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] gnuts-kernel take 2
From: Christian Gagneraud <>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 17:45:33 +0100
j.chitte wrote:
> Due to current activity on getting a 2.6 setup for TS72xx boards
 > I'll relaunch an idea I posted last year. A 100% open source 2.6
 > system.

Sounds good! :)

> 
> Would it worth collecting various efforts into producing a
 > collective kernel toolchain and minimal root fs image that attempts 
 > to support (almost?) all 72xx variants? This could be added to files
 > section of the list.

I would suggest to work collectively on openembedded.

> 
> It seems there are a lot of ppl duplicating the same efforts here.
> 
> Basic requirements seem to be :
> 
> recent 2.6 kernel (>=2.6.24 , suggest 2.6.29.1) recent busybox
> (probably >=1.15) minimal root fs with similar capabilities to
> stock TSlinux with mdev
 > etc for 2.6 recent cross tool chain tarball (x86 and 64)

openembedded again. You can generate SDK for x86/64 linux host and 
windows too.

> 
> This would probably be most generally useful with oabi compat but easily 
> duped pure eabi.
> 
> Probably a howto along the lines of what Charlie has posted 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/message/14699  but covering all 
> the above.
> 
> My current reading seems to indicate that matt's patches now cover
> all NOR/NAND flash configurations on the various mutations of TS7200,
> how about native kernel support for SD?

I've posted some instruction on how to build a ts kernel with built-in 
support for SD card, unfortunately i didn't manage to port the driver 
to more recent kernel.
But it's still on my TODO list!

> 
> Maybe just a thorough howto with config files (crosstools-ng,
> busybox, kernel) would be sufficient/better.

What about a wiki to coordinate the efforts, i've set-up recently a 
project on tuxfamily, but i didn't finished the web site, i'm still 
hesitating between using WikkaWiki or MediaWiki:
http://tsboards.tuxfamily.org/wikka/HomePage
http://tsboards.tuxfamily.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

As well could be good to have a lightweight bug tracking system:
http://tsboards.tuxfamily.org/flyspray/

There is as well a git repo available for openembedded and the linux 
kernel.

My goal would be to set-up a community portal, where developers are 
welcome and grant access to the git repos, and everyone are welcome 
to freely modify/enhance the wiki.


Regards,
Chris


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