[opensuse-arm] imx51 image
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change... Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change...
hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories. What we can do is to create another project and build the image there. And disable/remove the one in oFA. Best would be of course to merge the kernel source to avoid that ... -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE Linux Products GmbH email: adrian@suse.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Le 11/07/2012 09:52, Adrian Schröter a écrit :
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change... hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories.
What we can do is to create another project and build the image there. And disable/remove the one in oFA.
Best would be of course to merge the kernel source to avoid that ...
Would it be possible to have a proper patch to extend the imx51 support in the openSUSE kernel? Cheers, Guillaume -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/11/2012 10:00 AM, Guillaume Gardet wrote:
Le 11/07/2012 09:52, Adrian Schröter a écrit :
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change... hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories.
What we can do is to create another project and build the image there. And disable/remove the one in oFA.
Best would be of course to merge the kernel source to avoid that ...
Would it be possible to have a proper patch to extend the imx51 support in the openSUSE kernel?
Patch for recent kernels was promised for almost year now, and still without an ETA. So I would not count on that :-( This is why I asked, if using that old kernel is possible for the image. Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
On 11.07.2012, at 09:52, Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de> wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change...
hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories.
What we can do is to create another project and build the image there.
This is exactly what I did. Please check out openSUSE:Factory:ARM:EFIKAMX. I didn't get around to verify that the image actually works, so I didn't announce it anywhere yet.
And disable/remove the one in oFA.
I think the oFA image still makes sense for people who can deal with the upstream limitations. Maybe we shouldn't publish it as an officially supported image to the outside though.
Best would be of course to merge the kernel source to avoid that ...
No chance. The old kernel is based on 2.6.32. Too much has changed since then. Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Hello, On 07/11/2012 11:36 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
On 11.07.2012, at 09:52, Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de> wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change... hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories.
What we can do is to create another project and build the image there. This is exactly what I did. Please check out openSUSE:Factory:ARM:EFIKAMX.
I didn't get around to verify that the image actually works, so I didn't announce it anywhere yet.
Just tested. This is what I see on the serial console: ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 90007fc0 ... Image Name: Linux-3.4.4-2-imx51 Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 3211536 Bytes = 3.1 MB Load Address: 90008000 Entry Point: 90008000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 92000000 ... Image Name: Initrd Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 21575069 Bytes = 20.6 MB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK Loading Kernel Image ... OK OK Starting kernel ... So, it seems to use the regular openSUSE kernel instead of the ancient, but working Genesi kernel... I'll check, if the regular imx51 image is any better (I mean, at least something on the serial console), but I guess, that has now the same kernel... Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/13/2012 10:21 AM, Peter Czanik wrote:
Hello,
On 07/11/2012 11:36 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
On 11.07.2012, at 09:52, Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de> wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012, 09:11:19 schrieb Peter Czanik:
Hello, A few days ago I read on IRC, that the old Genesi kernel is being transformed into a proper rpm package. Question: could this kernel be used in the imx51 image instead of the "official" kernel? The advantage is having all hw components supported, most notably graphics, and that there is an up-to-date image to get started. The image without graphics support is a no go for most users, so currently one can only use the image from http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/21/opensuse-arm-image/ and update it, which is a kind of difficult, especially since the armv7l -> armv7hl change... hm, we should not build appliances in openSUSE:Factory:ARM which are using external repositories.
What we can do is to create another project and build the image there. This is exactly what I did. Please check out openSUSE:Factory:ARM:EFIKAMX.
I didn't get around to verify that the image actually works, so I didn't announce it anywhere yet.
Just tested. This is what I see on the serial console: ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 90007fc0 ... Image Name: Linux-3.4.4-2-imx51 Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 3211536 Bytes = 3.1 MB Load Address: 90008000 Entry Point: 90008000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 92000000 ... Image Name: Initrd Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 21575069 Bytes = 20.6 MB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK Loading Kernel Image ... OK OK
Starting kernel ...
So, it seems to use the regular openSUSE kernel instead of the ancient, but working Genesi kernel... I'll check, if the regular imx51 image is any better (I mean, at least something on the serial console), but I guess, that has now the same kernel... The last build seems to be failed. The one, which was published on the 4th of July, stops in a very similar way:
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 90007fc0 ... Image Name: Linux-3.4.4-1-imx51 Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 3208968 Bytes = 3.1 MB Load Address: 90008000 Entry Point: 90008000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 92000000 ... Image Name: Initrd Image Type: ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 23838754 Bytes = 22.7 MB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK Loading Kernel Image ... OK OK Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
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