From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:37:08 +0100 (CET) Received: from imr4.ericy.com ([198.24.6.9]:56772 "EHLO imr4.ericy.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by eddie.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S1904615Ab1KXThD (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:37:03 +0100 Received: from eusaamw0711.eamcs.ericsson.se ([147.117.20.178]) by imr4.ericy.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.1ubuntu1) with ESMTP id pAOJaqYk031612; Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:36:56 -0600 Received: from localhost (147.117.20.214) by eusaamw0711.eamcs.ericsson.se (147.117.20.179) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.3.137.0; Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:36:47 -0500 Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:35:43 -0800 From: Guenter Roeck To: Matthias Bock CC: "linux-mips@linux-mips.org" Subject: Re: Linux Kernel for Telekom MR303 Message-ID: <20111124193543.GA3481@ericsson.com> References: <1321120255.3588.24.camel@localhost> <20111112182017.GA28658@ericsson.com> <1322152751.7967.7.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1322152751.7967.7.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-archive-position: 31978 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: guenter.roeck@ericsson.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Return-Path: X-Keywords: X-UID: 21050 On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:39:11AM -0500, Matthias Bock wrote: > Hi there, > > yes, I've seen the site you linked and have already mailed > to Tatung, but no response received yet and there's also no Linux > available on their website. > Anyway I guess they are only communicating with big distributors > like Telekom, no support for private people. > > Nevertheless I intend to put barebox or U-Boot compiled for > MIPS in the MBR of the box's hard disk, loading a > Linux MIPS kernel and booting into Debian MIPS. > That project should have a chance, right? > I'd say it is worth a try. On a side note, top posting is discouraged on Linux kernel mailing lists. Thanks, Guenter > Cheers! Matthias > > > Hi, > > > you would need a version of Linux for this specific box. I found a > reference on the web > > indicating that the OEM (Tatung Technology Inc) also offers Linux for > this box. See > > > http://www.marcush.de/2011/02/12/test-des-mr303-telekom-entertain-media-receiver-303. > > But even if you manage to get and load a Linux image, there would be > no guarantee that > > you could get it to work - if your internet or TV service requires an > activation code > > stored in the box, you would likely be out of luck. > > > > Also, keep in mind you don't just need a kernel. You need a complete > distribution with > > root file system etc. > > > > Guenter > > > > > On Sat, 2011-11-12 at 10:20 -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:50:55PM -0500, Matthias Bock wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I hope, this is the correct mailing list ... > > > > > > Together with my Internet Package (Telekom Entertain) came a Receiver. > > > It turned out, it runs Windows CE, so I disassembled it in order to > > > replace it by Linux: > > > > > > It contains the 32-bit MIPS CPU Broadcom BCM7405 at 400 MHz, > > > 256 MByte DDR2 SDRAM, 4 MByte Flash and a 500 GB SATA HD. > > > > > > I have never compiled Linux for platforms other than > > > provided in the kernel config menu "Processor type...". > > > > > > Where do I have to start ? > > > And where can I share my developments ? > > > > >