On 11/07/2014 10:31 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > for a little embedded system, which I want to set up with - of course ;) - > Gentoo, I need a little help in choosing the correct stage3 > image/archive (currently the board is on the way to me...). > > The processor of the board is a AT91SAM9G25 (softloater, no FPU or > similiar) and the available stage3 images/archives are (as of my > knowledge): > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 > current-stage3-armv4tl -> 20141026 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 > current-stage3-armv5tel -> 20141025 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 current-stage3-armv6j > -> 20141025 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 > current-stage3-armv6j_hardfp -> 20141024 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 current-stage3-armv7a > -> 20141024 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 1000 1000 8 Nov 08 00:30 > current-stage3-armv7a_hardfp -> 20141023 > > The *hardfp* images/archives are not the correct ones...but the > armv<n> thingy makes me a little nervous: Up to now I didn't find a > clue, of what version the AT91SAM9G25 is... > > What stage3 I should use? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > Best regards, > Meino > > > > >
A quick scan of the datasheet reveals that this chip implements ARMv5TEJ, so I'd guess go with the armv5tel stage3. Unless you want to spend days installing/upgrading software, I'd suggest running Arch, but that's just me. Alec
