From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: alex@digriz.org.uk (Alexander Clouter) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:59:14 +0000 Subject: DreamPlug References: <20110211173744.GE12125@jirafa.cyrius.com> Message-ID: To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org JK Scheinberg wrote: > > I received my DreamPlug a few days ago. It's up running what it came > with and I'd like to help get full Squeeze running on it. > http://www.digriz.org.uk/kirkwood Does not answer the 'kernel' question though. > * JK Scheinberg [2011-02-11 11:47]: > >>> also, i see they both have exactly the same processor or SOC if it's >>> called that. if this is merely a repackaging then unless some of >>> the devices (enet etc) have changed won't the exact same debian >>> kirkwood dist install and work on this? >> >> It's the same SoC, but it probably has different devices and maybe >> some of the GPIOs are different. >> >> I don't know anything about the DreamPlug. Do you know if technical >> specs are available online? >> The Globalscale website implies that the NAND is a bit larger and uboot boots off some separate NOR flash. http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx >> What needs to be done is to write a support file for the DreamPlug, >> look at sheevaplug-setup.c and guruplug-setup.c here for an example: >> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=tree;f=arch/arm/mach-kirkwood;h=222c4a61519a225b2444678a72a6d66edbd1727a;hb=HEAD > Boot the DreamPlug and take a copy of the full kernel booting log. Copy the sheevaplug-setup.c code, strip out *everything* except for the Serial, NAND[1] and Ethernet ports sections and start from there. Do prod me off list if you need help. Cheers [1] match up the size and partition table to whatever the layout looks like for the existing installation -- Alexander Clouter .sigmonster says: You will win success in whatever calling you adopt.