From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com (nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com [67.18.224.114]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 585E6DDDFF for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:32:21 +1100 (EST) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <2B407BB2-BBA6-4B13-BF34-DABFB3F8ADEF@kernel.crashing.org> From: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: options for root file system for MPC8548 Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:31:21 -0600 To: "Morrison, Tom" Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Jan 30, 2007, at 4:19 PM, Morrison, Tom wrote: > Hi, > > I've seen a couple threads about root file systems and such, > but I am hoping this is slightly more detailed in what I am > looking for! > > What is the best means to generate/use/support a root file system? > > I can download and use ELDK to generate one, but it doesn't look > like it has all the library / utility package support required by > my application (e.g.: perl). > > We do NOT want to use LTIB (supplied by Freescale) to create one > (for multiple reasons - including the same as ELDK). Can you elaborate on what issues you have with ELDK/LTIB, is it just package support? If so it might be useful for the developers to know what packages you're interested in. Or if there are other issues with them. > I could purchase one via RedHat or MontaVista (but they are > expensive and their kernel support is behind). > > Has anyone any experience with LinuxLink (TimeSys) > http://lldn.timesys.com. > It looks promising - but I'd like to hear if others have used them? Can't say that I have. - k