[beagleboard] Re: Cross compiling linux for BBB

2014-01-02 Thread cmicali
I posted some notes on that here: http://bonenotes.tumblr.com/ under *"Cross-compiling the BeagleBone 3.8 Kernel"* On Thursday, January 2, 2014 12:15:50 AM UTC-5, Carl-Fredrik Sundström wrote: > > > > I want to get started in kernel development for the BBB and I can't find > where to start,

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Cross compiling linux for BBB

2014-01-02 Thread Daniel Metcalf
Chris, This is exactly what I have been looking for! Nicely done! Everywhere else I have seen general steps but no actual procedures. This is great for a beginner like myself. On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 9:29 AM, cmicali wrote: > I posted some notes on that here: http://bonenotes.tumblr.com/ under

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Cross compiling linux for BBB

2014-01-02 Thread cmicali
Great - I'm glad someone has found it useful :) On Thursday, January 2, 2014 1:46:27 PM UTC-5, Daniel Metcalf wrote: > > Chris, > > This is exactly what I have been looking for! Nicely done! > Everywhere else I have seen general steps but no actual procedures. This > is great for a beginner like

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Cross compiling linux for BBB

2014-01-05 Thread dlewin555
I do too .Disapointed by the recent events from Angstrom side I think it's a good way and alternative to buildroot. PS : in the build_kernel.sh you use a > "make -j 8" > assuming the user will have 4 cpu which is not allways the case. Maybe something like cat /proc/cpuinfo | awk '/^processo

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Cross compiling linux for BBB

2014-01-05 Thread Chris Micali
Yeah good point - my machine is 4core/ht but that should change depending on what your machine is! One thing I should update also on the wifi - i switched from the crap realtek chipset to an atheros-based TP-LINK adaptor, and things are MUCH much better. On Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 12:15