On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Tim Fletcher <t...@night-shade.org.uk> wrote: > On 07/12/13 14:56, Tim Fletcher wrote: >> >> On 31/10/13 23:29, Wookey wrote: >>> >>> +++ Konstantinos Margaritis [2013-10-31 23:03 +0200]: >>>> >>>> you forgot the most important component, the kernel! is the >>>> SoC/platform supported in mainline kernel? I guess not, but is the >>>> vendor provided kernel based off a newer one (like 3.8, 3.10, etc?) or >>>> an ancient 3.0.x? The former obviously makes things easier but the >>>> latter is not a show-stopper in the end. But if kernel is >>> >>> >>> The kernel is supported at sunxi.com. Mainlining is currently in >>> progress, and co-operation is reasonably good. You can already boot to a >>> serial port using a mainline kernel (A couple of months back - not sure >>> how much further things have got). There is still a pile of work to get >>> everything properly mailined. But there are a pile of Allwiner >>> A10/A20-based boards so this will help a lot of people. >> >> >> This might be of interest: >> >> https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/upstream-kernel-running-on-the-cubietruck/ >> >> >> I've just got my cubietruck and I'm in the process of building a debian >> rootfs for it. Once I've done that I'm planning to have a got at getting >> a mainline kernel to boot with a debian rootfs. > > > I now have a Cubietruck with Debian Jessie and linux 3.0.13-rc2 running on > it from this git tree: > https://github.com/jwrdegoede/linux-sunxi/tree/sunxi-test
3.0.13? that's very very old. > I have 2gb of ram, gigabit ethernet, mmc and sata. It seems the that USB > doesn't work currently, from what i gather the linux-sunxi community were struggling a few months back with getting USB operational. by now they should have tracked down the problems. if you use the sunxi-3.4 kernel which is stable and well-maintained you should have no difficulties. failing that, consider getting on to #linux-sunxi on irc.freenode.net and asking around ok? l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capweedx5wyfheilx33wnudkjwqatsghjeporapyqgwezltt...@mail.gmail.com
