Hi Gary, On Thursday 01 November 2007 16:26, Gary Thomas wrote: > Gary Thomas wrote: > > I'm interested in testing 1.0.1, using a stand-alone PC > > as a WWW "kiosk" for an example. > > > > It's unclear to me all the steps I need to follow. I've > > downloaded the 1.0.1 release, along with the patches and > > I'm using the 1.0.0 projects (there is no 1.0.1 project > > set although the install notes said there would be). I > > also downloaded the CrossTool project > > > > (http://www.pengutronix.de/oselas/crosstool/download/OSELAS.Crosstool-1.0 > >.1.tar.gz)
Better use the OSELAS.Toolchain-Project. It supports more recent toolchains, the crosstool part is outdated. > > Here are the steps I think I need to take: > > > > * Build a set of cross-tools (I know that for a standard > > PC as the target this isn't strictly necessary) > > * Configure my target > > - Basic, simple, stand-alone environment > > - Including X + firefox > > * Build > > * Deploy > > - Initially using an NFS root file system for testing Correct. Did you download one of the OSELAS.BSPs from our website? Their quickstart guide you through the steps how to get a toolchain, get the project to be built and get the target up and running. These steps are always required and they do not depend on the architecture. > > I've downloaded all of the application notes. While these > > are useful, they don't quite give me enough to complete the > > task above. > > > > n.b. I've been using ptxdist since 0.6 days and deploy it > > on my embedded targets (PPC) all the time, but I have limited > > experience with the new version (1.0.1) and never anything > > as ambitious as what I've outlined above. > > > > Any help/pointers/guidance graciously accepted. Thanks > > BTW, once I get this all figured out, I'm planning on writing > a tutorial/guide which I'll be glad to donate/publish. Sounds great. I wrote most of the other app notes and I need some help to keep them up to date and add some useful information into them. So please write down your questions to create some kind of FAQ or generic quickstart. Juergen -- Dipl.-Ing. Juergen Beisert | http://www.pengutronix.de Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 Vertretung Sued/Muenchen, Germany Phone: +49-8766-939 228 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-9 -- ptxdist mailing list [email protected]
