From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.177]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B3DBDDE02 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:52:27 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4683AEFD.60007@anagramm.de> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:52:13 +0200 From: Clemens Koller MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh)" Subject: Re: General question on upgrading Linux version References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Hello, Bizhan! Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh) schrieb: > Hi All, > We are using MPC8541 processor from freescale. Our current kernel > version is based on 2.6.11 plus some patches provided by Freescale. I > would like to update our Kernel version to a more recent version. I am not sure about the exact versions but you propably need to switch over from devfs to udev. (usually no big deal) > I would greatly appreciate if you could provide me with some general > guideline on how to proceed ..... I follow the latest stable and latest-git from kernel.org. I didn't run into major problems over here for MPC8540, however I am still on the old ARCH=ppc. ARCH=powerpc compiles fine as well. I just had no time to have a closer look at the DeviceTree/OpenFirmware/U-Boot stuff. Is there any brief HowTo migrate from ppc to powerpc including u-boot? Best greets, -- Clemens Koller __________________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Straße 45/1 Linhof Werksgelände D-81379 München Tel.089-741518-50 Fax 089-741518-19 http://www.anagramm-technology.com