DreamPlug

DreamPlug

[JK Scheinberg]

I've just subscribed to the list.

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.

Martin sent me the following so I'm moving this discussion here.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
> Date: February 11, 2011 12:37:45 PM EST
> To: JK Scheinberg <jk@kimandjk.com>
> Subject: Re: dreamplug cpu
> 
> * JK Scheinberg <jk@kimandjk.com> [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?
> 
> 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
> 
> Anyway, this should also be moved back to debian-arm so other people
> can comment.  Or even better, to linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org
> (the ARM kernel list).
> 
> -- 
> Martin Michlmayr
> http://www.cyrius.com/

JK Scheinberg
jk at kimandjk.com

DreamPlug

[Alexander Clouter]

JK Scheinberg <jk@kimandjk.com> 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.
> 
<shameless-self-promo>

http://www.digriz.org.uk/kirkwood

</shameless-self-promo>

Does not answer the 'kernel' question though.

> * JK Scheinberg <jk@kimandjk.com> [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
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