Magma is a codename of certain RTAI development branch... https://www.rtai.org/index.php?&MMN_position=1:1
there were names like Vesuvio, Kilauea and such... they simply specify a code branch much like when we talk about 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Eric H. Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks for the help so far on building an smp kernel. I think I understand > the basic process of building a kernel, selecting the features I want in the > kernel, and building a kernel with the rtai extensions. I am still a bit > lost however on the exact versions of kernel and rtai code to use, and the > repositories from which to get them. > > The rtai kernel which installs with the hardy version of EMC is version > 2.6.24-16-rtai. I was assuming that derives from some standard Linux kernel > like 2.6.24-16-generic. When booting the default kernel with Ubuntu hardy, > the current kernel version is 2.6.24-23-generic. My Debian Lenny install > uses kernel version 2.6.26-1-686. > > Looking at the kernels available at kernel.org > (ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/) those go up to 2.6.24.7 (not > "-"). I also see that Ubuntu seems to have its own kernels which are of the > form 2.6.24-n. I haven't searched the Debian site for what repositories of > kernels it may have. > > Then looking at the rtai patches available under > /usr/src/modules/rtai/base/arch/x86_64/patches, I see the latest patch to > be: > hal-linux-2.6.23-x86_64-1.4-03.patch. > > How was the current kernel 2.6.24-16-rtai generated when the latest rtai > patch is 2.6.23... What is the -magma kernel Mario was referring to? > > Basically my question is, what is the latest usable kernel and rtai patch, > and where do I get them? What is the specific kernel version used to create > the current Hardy kernel for EMC? Which repository do I use to get the > kernel code, the kernel.org repositories, the Ubuntu repositories or the > Debian repositories? > > Looks like my case of fools rush in where angels fear to tread. :) > > Thanks, > Eric > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
