On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Carlos Guerreiro wrote:
> ext Frantisek Dufka wrote: >> Joni Valtanen wrote: >> >>> Next version is coming as rootfs. There is no kernel updates. >>> >> >> OK, this means hacking 2.6.16 kernel and backporting something makes sense. >> Alternatively time could be spent in making dual kernel booting situation >> working (IT2006 vs 2007 with newer kernel) so this answer helps to >> prioritize things, thanks :-) >> >> >> >>> Same components are used as in n800 version, but the kernel is older >>> 2.6.16. There is lot of work if n800 version of the kernel is used. >>> >> >> Yes but I hope you are not completely ditching n800 kernel for future >> hacker edition releases (if any). >> >> If you are not planning this it would be nice to say so and also publish >> binary stuff needed to use newer kernels. First HE version had initfs that >> worked with newer kernels but it is not availabe anymore at >> http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2007_hacker_edition.php The IT2006 one >> crashes in dsme early on boot with 2.6.18 which makes things really hard >> since the unstoppable (retu?) watchdog reboots device and also reading >> flags (like root device) from config partition with cal-tool is impossible >> without dsme running. >> >> Frantisek >> _______________________________________________ >> maemo-developers mailing list >> maemo-developers@maemo.org >> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >> > Hi Frantisek, > > The approach has been again to use the OS2006 initfs for the 770, > including the old kernel. > Indeed in the previous round we first tried to use a newer kernel > but that turned out to cause many problems - Joni has the details. Problems with 2.6.18 - if I remember right: - dsp system was different - problems with sound and related programs - the biggest problem - some user space programs needed more patching than with older kernel. - problems with initfs: bme & cal-tool didn't work properly - more problems that didn't come out - time to get everything work But yes. 2.6.18 is possible to get work. but there is needed some dsp+kernel guru to do this. Using 2.6.26 is just faster way to get goal. There is old archive about for more information: http://test.maemo.org/maemowiki/Os2007HackerEditionArchives > We're close to releasing a new version of the hacker edition, at > that point let's talk about this again. With that newer version > working (userspace updated to the latest release for the N800 > as much as possible) we can reconsider the use of the old initfs. > > Cheers, > Carlos > > - Joni _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
