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| ====== Introduction ====== | ====== Introduction ====== | ||
| - | Since Linux x.y.z, the kernel support arm devices via a device tree. | + | Since Linux 3.y.z, the kernel support arm devices via a device tree. |
| The idea behind is to make an unique kernel which supports every platforms. | The idea behind is to make an unique kernel which supports every platforms. | ||
| This tree describe the devices of the platform in order to initialize them. | This tree describe the devices of the platform in order to initialize them. | ||
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| ^ Distribution name ^ toolchain provider ^ commands to get mkimage command ^ toolchain triplet ^ | ^ Distribution name ^ toolchain provider ^ commands to get mkimage command ^ toolchain triplet ^ | ||
| - | | Ubuntu 12.10 | ubuntu |sudo apt-get install arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc | arm-linux-gnueabi- | | + | | Ubuntu |
| | Debian squeeze | [[http:// | | Debian squeeze | [[http:// | ||
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| ====== Setting up kernel source ====== | ====== Setting up kernel source ====== | ||
| - | Get the source from lacie-nas.org : | + | There is 2 kind of LaCie devices : |
| + | * those supported by the mainstream linux kernel | ||
| + | * those supported by the lacie-nas.org kernel | ||
| + | * those unsupported ;-) | ||
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| + | Here is some commands to get kernel source from a git repository although there are other way to get the mainstream kernel.\\ | ||
| + | These repositories ensure that you have the latest updates. | ||
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| + | ===== Mainstream ===== | ||
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| + | Get the source from the [[https:// | ||
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| + | git clone git:// | ||
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| + | ===== Lacie-nas.org ===== | ||
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| + | Get the source from the [[http:// | ||
| git clone git:// | git clone git:// | ||
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| This will build kernel image, and dtb for all kirkwood platforms. | This will build kernel image, and dtb for all kirkwood platforms. | ||
| - | ====== Preparing kernel for u-boot ====== | + | ====== Preparing kernel for U-Boot ====== |
| Now you have to append the DTB to kernel. | Now you have to append the DTB to kernel. | ||
| DTB are in the arch/ | DTB are in the arch/ | ||
| - | cat arch/ | + | cat arch/ |
| Now you need to add an header for u-boot loader. | Now you need to add an header for u-boot loader. | ||
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