Re: SIMpad kernel in OE

Hi Juergen,

it's indeed 2.4.19-rmk7-jpm2. The kernel boots fine up to initialising the 
framebuffer. I just get "set_mqmode before reset" or something like this, 
can't remember exactly. When compiling the kernel without mw200fb support, it 
boots fine.

Alex

On Thursday 01 April 2004 17:31, you wrote:
> He Alex,
>
> which kernel did you used ?
>
> 2.4.19-rmk7-jpm2 ?
>
> Does it hang just in the beginning? No output or so?
>
> regards
>
> Juergen
>
> Alex Lange wrote:
> >Hi Chris,
> >
> >the kernel partition will be removed with the new bootloader we'll just
> > have a 256KB bootloader partition and the rest will be root. It's just
> > the mq200 that doesn't work yet and which causes the kernel to hang while
> > booting. I hope Walter/Juergen will find a way to fix this. I don't have
> > enough hardware info right now.
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >On Thursday 01 April 2004 09:40, Chris Martin wrote:
> >>Hi Alex,
> >>
> >>I'm still here. And it looks like I'll be able to get involved some more
> >>again.
> >>Since OZ Buildroot is more or less stalled and OE isn't far enough that
> >>we can build Images for the SIMpad from it, it may be better to just
> >>build some images for testing purposes. I think an official release is
> >>only meaningful when we have a common base system.
> >>For instance if you were to build your images based on familiar then it
> >>would be a little different than what was created from OZ. Now that
> >>hh.org is contributing to OpenEmbedded (which is very good news!!) the
> >>possibility of having a common base for Opie and GPE (or whatever else
> >>is worth while) images for the SIMpad just increased greatly.
> >>
> >>As soon as the bootldr works you may want to write up a small HOWTO on
> >>getting that on the SIMpad without JTAG. This will be essential before
> >>releasing it to the public ;-)
> >>But, whip up an Image for testing purposes and I'll test it a bit.
> >>BTW: can we do away with the seperate kernel partition when using the
> >>new bootldr. I hope so, since this makes it a pain when it gets down to
> >>updating kernel stuff. I would like to be able to update the kernel via
> >>ipkg like I can on my ipaq.
> >>
> >>So, now I need to get familiar with OE and help there a little ;-) I'm
> >>also going to get involved with the port to the ipaq 2210 (maybe LAB
> >>also). So I have alot to do :)
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Chris Martin
> >>
> >>Alex Lange wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>If the new bootloader is working, I'll build some simpad images if no
> >>> one else will do it.
> >>>
> >>>Alex
> >>>
> >>>On Wednesday 31 March 2004 17:48, Michael Lauer wrote:
> >>>>I'm not sure if anyone is still interested in SIMpad stuff,
> >>>>however fyi: I added two SIMpad kernels to OpenEmbedded,
> >>>>
> >>>>1.) 2.4.19-rmk7-jpm2 - as appearing in OpenSIMpad 0.8.1
> >>>>and
> >>>>2.) 2.4.25-vrs2-pxa1-jpm1. No idea if that thing boots, but I forwarded
> >>>>ported the jpm2 patches.
> >>>>
> >>>>Kernel 2.6.4 should just be a matter of forward pushing zecke's patches
> >>>>which are in buildroot.
> >>>>
> >>>>Now volunteers could start adding some missing SIMpad device specifics
> >>>>into OpenEmbedded and then there could be new OpenSIMpad releases...
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