[Arm-netbook] SATA - ATAS

[luke.leighton]

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 5:22 PM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 18:05 +0200, Arokux X wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:02 PM, joem <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>         On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 17:46 +0200, Arokux X wrote:
>>         >
>>
>>         >
>>         >         > >> > From
>>         http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner/a20/boot/
>>         >         > >> > When I run
>>         >         > >> >
>>         >         > >> > make -j3 ARCH=arm
>>         CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
>>         >         > >> > KDIR=~/src/a10/linux-sunxi/ -C
>>         >         arch/arm/mach-sun7i/pm/standby all
>>         >         > >>
>>         >         > >>  the KDIR environment variable is a standard
>>         linux kernel
>>         >         environment
>>         >         > >> variable, which says "my (K)ernal (DIR)ectory
>>         is
>>         >         ~/src/....".  so,
>>         >         > >> obviously, you have to adjust that for your
>>         setup.
>>         >         > >
>>         >         > >
>>         >         > > That is what got me confused - is the kernel
>>         sources sub
>>         >         directory not
>>         >         > > in the linux directory already?
>>         >         >
>>         >         >  there *is* no quotes subdirectory - it *is* the
>>         kernel
>>         >         sources.
>>         >         >
>>         >         > > If its not in there, what am I
>>         >         > > downloading when I do git clone
>>         >         http://git.hands.com/linux.git ?
>>         >         >
>>         >         >  linux kernel sources.  there is only linux kernel
>>         sources.
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >         Hmmmm.... going in circles - the instructions read:
>>         >
>>         >         git clone http://git.hands.com/linux.git
>>         >         cd linux   <----- so you are in the linux kernel
>>         sources
>>         >         directory
>>         >         git checkout -b lkcl-3.3-a20
>>         >         make -j3 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
>>         >         KDIR=~/src/a10/linux-sunxi/ -C
>>         arch/arm/mach-sun7i/pm/standby
>>         >         all
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >         At no stage in instruction at
>>         >         http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner/a20/boot/
>>         >         does it say where to download and set up
>>         >         linux-sunxi. Where is linux-sunxi directory? Why set
>>         KDIR
>>         >         again to
>>         >         something somewhere else like linux-sunxi
>>         >         if you are in the linux kernel directory already?
>>         >
>>         >         That be why I am confused and going in circles.
>>         >
>>         > I think you need to adjust KDIR so it points to your linux
>>         directory.
>>
>>
>>
>>         Ah!
>>
>>         I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.3
>>         So should I point it at kernel sources for Ubuntu 12.04.3
>>         or should I do git clone
>>         git://github.com/linux-sunxi/linux-sunxi.git
>>         and then point it at linux-sunxi directory?
>>
>> Wait wait wait! You did git clone http://git.hands.com/linux.git, now
>> you have linux directory somewhere. Point KDIR to this  directory.
>
> Yes - that would be at ~/code is where I set up the clone
> and KDIR should then be set to ~/code/linux
> because when cloning  http://git.hands.com/linux.git, it drops the
> files into a sub directory called linux (NOT linux-sunxi !!!!!!!!!!).
>
> Can you then begin to imagine the amount of confusion if following the
> instruction at  http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner/a20/boot/ as is???
>
> There is never going to be a linux-sunxi sub directory and you are toast
> at the first line because there is hint on how to progress. (I really
> wonder how many people have gotten past the first line now! :)  )

 those who understand how KDIR works and who know that you have to
substitute *your* kernel source directory, not use the personal
settings that someone *else* has cut/paste from running the "history"
command :)