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Subject: Re: toolchain for building linux-2.6.27.8 or 2.6.28.1  AND USB wi
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Thank You! I obtained ELDK 4.1 from Denx and built 2.6.27.8 with it. A 
couple host tool links were required but the build was pretty painless.

Ultimate goal I startedon early in the week was USB wi fi using the 
Linksys WUSB54GC, which requires the ralink rt73 driver.

The 2.6.27.8 menuconfig offered the "firmware" loading options I was 
looking for.

I now have a working USB wi fi device.

THANK YOU!

-Mike Timmons

Grant Erickson wrote:
> On 1/29/09 11:52 AM, Mike Timmons wrote:
>   
>> Questions:
>> 1) if I want to cross-compile a kernel later than 2.6.24 to hopefully
>> get better WAN device support (and clearer options for fw loading),
>> which kernel should I try, and which toolchain?
>>
>> the ltib repository does not appear to have a toolchain newer than
>> gcc-3.4.3-glibc-2.3.6 (for 603e)
>>
>> Admissions, disclaimers, etc
>> 1) I'm using the same ltib script I have used for the 2.6.24 build with
>> toolchain gcc-3.4.3-glibc-2.3.6 (for 603e).
>> I'm simply modifying the kernel spec file to use 2.6.28.1 (and specifyin
>> a custom toolchain).
>> I've also tried to compile 2.6.27.8. I get the same error.
>>     
>
> Mike:
>
> Denx's ELDK 4.1 or 4.2 make a great "It Just Works" solution. I've used 4.1
> running from 2.6.23 up to 2.6.27.11 and 4.2 from 2.6.26 to 2.6.27.11 with
> zero problems or issues.
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant Erickson
>
>
>