Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Steven Stallion
I've been using an Arndale board. It needed a small bit of rework to simplify power cycling the board, otherwise it's been quite good. On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > On Fri Mar 29 12:20:27 EDT 2013, sstall...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I should probably mention, there is no

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread erik quanstrom
On Fri Mar 29 12:20:27 EDT 2013, sstall...@gmail.com wrote: > I should probably mention, there is no need for much of a U-Boot script > anymore. To boot with a uImage, my bootcmd is quite literally "tftpboot; > bootm". Obviously we still have to do the same dance with plan9.ini, but I > can live w

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Steven Stallion
I should probably mention, there is no need for much of a U-Boot script anymore. To boot with a uImage, my bootcmd is quite literally "tftpboot; bootm". Obviously we still have to do the same dance with plan9.ini, but I can live with that, though I do have some plans on how to deal with that later.

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Steven Stallion
U-Boot also performs relocation based on the load address which simplifies the boot process. I'm working on an XIP kernel, which has cut around 100 LOC out of l.s. It's a small change, but simplifies things considerably. On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Richard Miller <9f...@hamnavoe.com> wrote:

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Richard Miller
> Unlike Elf, the format is trivial. Not as trivial as raw binary, which we currently use for u-boot loading on most ARMs. The uImage format contains the load and entry address so you don't have to look up 'man 8 booting' or check the kernel mkfile before setting up the u-boot script. Are there

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Charles Forsyth
On 29 March 2013 09:38, wrote: > Popularity? U-boot seems very fond of uImage format, my guess is that > it fits well within their line of expertise. I'm also interested in > the opinion of those in the know. > Unlike Elf, the format is trivial.

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread lucio
>> which adds an option to >> the loader to generate a uImage > > What's the advantage of using a uImage instead of elf or raw binary? Popularity? U-boot seems very fond of uImage format, my guess is that it fits well within their line of expertise. I'm also interested in the opinion of those i

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-29 Thread Richard Miller
> which adds an option to > the loader to generate a uImage What's the advantage of using a uImage instead of elf or raw binary?

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread Steven Stallion
USB has been working quite well so far. The Arndale board has an onboard ASIX, which has been working quite well for tftp booting kernel images. On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:15 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > > So far I believe the only real annoyance is lack of public documentation > > for the Mali T6

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread erik quanstrom
> So far I believe the only real annoyance is lack of public documentation > for the Mali T604, the synaptics touchpad, and of course dealing with the > Marvell wireless part. These can all be dealt with down the road, hopefully > by more willing individuals! he! does that leave you land-locked,

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread Steven Stallion
'ish. Samsung's documents are somewhat rough, but enough to get a basic debugging environment setup. I've recently added support to U-Boot for Plan 9 kernel images and submitted a patch (arm-uboot), which adds an option to the loader to generate a uImage. Eventually I need to write everything up so

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread erik quanstrom
> Hey Anthony, > > I'd be happy to sign up as a Mentor again this year. I haven't added this > to the ideas page yet since I've been keeping the project mostly quiet, but > I've been working on porting Plan 9 to the ARM Chromebook. It might not be > the best project for a student since at the mome

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread Steven Stallion
Damn you Gmail. Damn you.

Re: [9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread Steven Stallion
Hey Anthony, I'd be happy to sign up as a Mentor again this year. I haven't added this to the ideas page yet since I've been keeping the project mostly quiet, but I've been working on porting Plan 9 to the ARM Chromebook. It might not be the best project for a student since at the moment, it requi

[9fans] GSoC 2013 - ~24 hours left for org application!

2013-03-28 Thread a
Folks: We're down to just about 24 hours remaining until org applicaitons are due for Summer of Code 2013. After tomorrow evening, the fine folks at Google will grab the application and some key pages linked from it, such as the ideas page and student application template, and begin evaluat