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jlackey

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Posted - 30 Mar 2007 :  17:55:07  Show Profile  Email Poster
Linux 2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa-ads4

As always, we welcome your feedback and your contributions to linux.
This version
  • Supports BitsyXb, Sphere, Portal, and VGX boards.

  • Fixes a problem with ttyAM1 and ttyAM2 serial ports on the Sphere.

  • Fixes a problem with software eject on BitsyXb PCMCIA and CF sockets.

  • Supports configuring the BitsyXb as a headless system (no PXA frame buffer). This change does not affect the default configuration. Prior to this change, configuring the BitsyXb headless would result in build errors.
This version does not
  • Support operation of the Sphere as a USB client device.

  • Support the Portal's USB host port on the SM501 (J10). Use the NEC USB host ports (J30 & J31) instead.

  • Reliably support all USB 2.0 devices on the Portal at high-speed (480 Mbps).

  • Support the CF socket on the Portal (but does support 16-bit and 32-bit cards in the PCCard slot).
Important Warnings and Requirements
  • Do not use a personality board older than Rev A on the BitsyXb.

  • Intel NPE Ethernet modules are required to use the Portal's on-board Ethernet ports. Contact us if you need these modules.

  • To build the kernel, use a recent toolchain known to support 2.6 kernels and your board's CPU. For cross compiling on an x86 linux system, you can use arm-linux-gcc-3.3.2.tar.bz2 [MD5] (originally from handhelds.org). This is the toolchain we used to build the precompiled kernels provided below.

    Download the toolchain from the link above, untar it in your root directory, and add it to your path.
    cd /
    bzcat arm-linux-gcc-3.3.2.tar.bz2 | tar -x
    PATH=/usr/local/arm/3.3.2/bin:$PATH
    • The /usr/local/arm/3.3.2/ path is hardcoded in this toolchain. Do not attempt to install it anywhere else. This is the only path that will work.
Kernel source and patches
  • linux-2.6.17.9.tar.bz2 (~40MB)
    Download the kernel source from the link above or from kernel.org and make a base directory.
    bzcat < linux-2.6.17.9.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -

  • Change to the linux-2.6.17.9 directory and remain there to apply the following patches.
    cd linux-2.6.17.9/

    Apply the patches in the order listed. For each patch, download it from the link provided and apply it using patch level '-p1'.

  • linux-2.6.17-fastfpe.diff.bz2 (~14kB)
    bzcat linux-2.6.17-fastfpe.diff.bz2 | patch -p1

  • linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx.diff.bz2 (~22kB)
    bzcat linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx.diff.bz2 | patch -p1

  • linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa.diff.bz2 (~83kB)
    bzcat linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa.diff.bz2 | patch -p1

  • linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa-ads4.diff.bz2 (~252kB)
    bzcat linux-2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa-ads4.diff.bz2 | patch -p1

    • Configure the kernel using your board's default configuration settings. For 2.6.x kernels, the naming convention is
    make machine_defconfig
    where machine is the name of your board. You can change individual configuration settings later with
    make menuconfig

    After executing the line below for your board
    make adsbitsyxb_defconfig
    make adssphere_defconfig
    make adsportal_defconfig
    make adsvgx_defconfig
    you can build the kernel with
    make zImage

    The kernel zImage will be in the arch/arm/boot/ directory.
Root File System
    There are several root file systems that are suitable for use with this kernel.
    Visit the Root File Systems topic to learn more.

    Note: Root file systems released before 2007 do not support X11 on a VGX running this kernel. If you need X11 support on a VGX, use a 2.4.x kernel or wait for our next root file system release -- the first one in 2007. (The ramdisk root file system uses nano-x, not X11. Also, X11 is not required to use the display (tty1) as the console or to run getty (login) or any applications that write directly to the frame buffer (e.g. madplay in full screen mode).
Precompiled Kernel Image
    You can download a precompiled Linux 2.6.17.9-ep93xx-pxa-ads4 kernel image for your board configured and tested as shown.

  • BitsyXb zImage [MD5]

    • LCD (Sharp LQ64D343, 640x480)

    • Touch screen

    • PS/2 Keyboard

    • On-Board Flash

    • PCMCIA Interface

    • CF Interface (requires CF personality board)

    • On-Board Ethernet (requires Ethernet personality board)

    • USB Host and Client

    • 3 PXA Serial Ports

    • 4 8250 QuadUART Serial Ports (requires Ethernet personality board with QuadUART)

    • ADSmartIO

    • AC97 Audio

    • Real Time Clock

    • Watchdog Timer

    • Power Management

    • CPU Frequency and Voltage Scaling


  • Sphere zImage [MD5]

    • LCD (Sharp LQ64D343, 640x480)

    • Touch screen

    • On-Board Flash

    • On-Board Ethernet

    • CF Interface

    • USB Host

    • 3 Serial Ports

    • AC97 Audio Output

    • Real Time Clock

    • Watchdog Timer


  • Portal zImage [MD5]

    • LCD (Sharp LQ64D343, 640x480) and CRT

    • Touch screen

    • On-Board Flash

    • On-Board Ethernet (requires Intel's NPE modules)

    • PCCard Interface

    • USB Host and Client

    • Serial UART

    • AC97 Audio

    • Real Time Clock


  • VGX zImage [MD5]

    • LCD (Sharp LQ64D343, 640x480)

    • Touch screen

    • PS/2 Keyboard

    • On-Board Flash

    • On-Board Ethernet

    • PCMCIA Interface

    • USB Host and Client

    • 3 PXA Serial Ports

    • 4 8250 QuadUART Serial Ports

    • ADSmartIO

    • AC97 Audio

    • Real Time Clock

    • Watchdog Timer

    • Power Management

    • CPU Frequency and Voltage Scaling
Edited by - adrian on 14 Sep 2007 10:36:14
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