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ERRATA CORRIGE: This is the correct link to SD-kernel-2.6.tar.gz --- In "r_bergo" <> wrote: > > Hello Dan ! > > I uploaded the kernel 2.6 on my website. It is tested on TS7260 + SD > card socket > > You should download flash-kernel-2.6.tar > <http://www.progettopolifemo.com/repos/TS/flash-kernel-2.6.tar> and > untar file on your linux workstation. > Edit autoflash.sh to change the IPADDR you want to assign to TS board, > set the SERVADDR to your webserver and set the IMGNAME to the full web > path of zImage-34 > Execute autoflash.sh and follow instructions there. > > Briefly, the script starts minicom and wait for character "+" from TS > board. Then it send ^C to break the start procedure and start system > upgrading. > > If you want to do manually these are the commands sent by the > autoflash.sh: > fis delete vmlinux > ip_address -l 192.168.1.50 > load -m http -r -b 0x00218000 -h 192.168.1.11 /polifemo/zImage-34 > fis create -b 0x00218000 -l 0x001758bf vmlinux > fconfig > >> fis load vmlinux > >> exec -c "console=ttyAM1,115200 root=/dev/tssda1 quiet ro" > >> > y > y > y > y > y > y > y > y > y > y > Adjust commands as you need. > > After that you have to prepare an SD card. > Download and untar SD-kernel-2.6.tar.gz > <http://www.progettopolifemo.com/repos/TS/flash-kernel-2.6.tar> on > your linux workstation > Edit flash.sh to change SD card device name. > Install partimage and run flash.sh > It create 4 partition on SD card as I described yesterday. > > Good luck > Roberto > > --- In "parkranger_dan" dkeller76@ wrote: > > > > You guys have been very helpful. Thank you very much for your time. > > > > After a bit more research, I have made the decision to exchange the > venerable TS-7200, and buy the TS-7553 with case and a few MicroSD > cards. This actually solves quite a few of our problems all in one > fell-swoop. It has the 2.6 kernel installed already (running Debian > Lenny), more RAM, and comes without all the fluff (expansion options) we > don't really need. Oddly enough, it's also marginally cheaper. I'm > sure I'll be back here in the weeks to come for more advice, and with a > bit more experience maybe I'll too have some pointers for the masses. > > > > Again, what a great platform this is! :O) > > > > Dan > > > > > > --- In "g_martino" pierinox666@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I helped Roberto to prepare the board with Debian Etch + kernel > 2.6.34. > > > He asked me to take part in this thread to explain how we did it. > > > > > > But - before downloading the packages - some warnings. > > > We know, Etch is old. In fact, it is the old-stable, no more support > from upstream. You get all packages from the archive. > > > In the future we should be able to get a working Debian squeeze, but > for now i strongly encourage to NOT upgrade. > > > After Debian Etch, the arm architecture was deprecated in favour of > armel, which uses only EABI, no more OABI. > > > You can't use TS precompiled kernel / modules with Debian Lenny and > later because they are OABI. > > > If you want to try to get a Lenny, Squeeze or Sid you should > bootstrap one from scratch. > > > > > > Now I try to answer to your questions: > > > 1- why ext3? > > > Well, we started first with ext2, and it was good, but every time we > rebooted... fsck! > > > So we started searching some SD-friendly fs, we were interested in > yaffs, jffs, jffs2... but i found this article: > > > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FileSystem_microSD_cards > > > We decided at last to stick with ext3 and mount everything ro (if > possible) and put in tmpfs /tmp/, /var/tmp and likewise. > > > Pay attention to NOT mount /etc read-only, or on another mount > point. Bad things will happen (/etc/mtab, for example). > > > > > > 2-making ramdisks > > > With 2.6 kernel you can use the powerful feature of tmpfs. > > > While a ramdisk will eat all memory you give him, tmpfs use just the > space needed by his content. > > > You can try it with this simple command: > > > mount -t tmpfs /mnt -o SIZE=50M > > > This will mount /mnt with 50MB of free space. > > > NOTE: tmpfs will use swap space, if there isn't enough ram. > > > > > > 3- flashing kernel > > > I found some references across the web, anyway i wrote a > mass-flashing script, very useful if you have a lot of boards. It needs > only minicom and a webserver. > > > Roberto, can you put it online? > > > > > > If you prefer to get your hands dirty, i can try to merge all our > notes about installing Debian and configuring the kernel in my spare > time. > > > > > > Sorry for my bad english. > > > > > > __._,_.___
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