[Arm-netbook] Fwd: Where are the 93 Computer Cards ?

Pablo Rath pablo at parobalth.org
Wed Jan 18 08:12:27 GMT 2023


On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 03:24:50PM +0000, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Pablo Rath <pablo at parobalth.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 05:25:08PM +0000, lkcl wrote:
> >> next step is a boot image to be able to help test the Cards.
> >>
> > What are the specific technical requirements for this boot image?
> 
> "A" linux-based OS for armhf.  that's it.  that's literally
> the only requirement.
> 
> a debian debootstrapped chroot would suffice.  as would
> literally anything else.
> 
[...]
> 
> (it's the boot *loader* that has to be custom-tailored,
> it's the boot *loader* where help is needed).

Agreed. Ok, what are the requirements for the boot *loader*? Is Sunxi
U-Boot (legacy) based on v2013.07-sunxi.4 booting a Sunxi 3.4.104 Kernel
good enough? 
I am asking because this is what we currently have on my hard drive and
I believe Andreas will have a working version too very soon.

Pablo



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