From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.188]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F696679E9 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:25:32 +1000 (EST) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c29so17569nfb for ; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:24:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:24:32 -0400 From: "Andy Gospodarek" Sender: adgospod@gmail.com To: "Guy Streeter" Subject: Re: Can red hat linux be ported to Power PC ??????????????? In-Reply-To: <1155575895.4044.6.camel@mentos.hsv.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <1155575895.4044.6.camel@mentos.hsv.redhat.com> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 8/14/06, Guy Streeter wrote: > On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 22:26 +0530, Ujwal wrote: > > hi all, > > > > can red hat linux(2.4 kernel with a the .config file of ML310 board ) > > be ported to PowerPC on a development board? > > The ppc arch of the kernel tree was not well maintained in the Red Hat > kernel source for the release that used the 2.4 kernel (Red Hat > Enterprise Linux 3). > I would be surprised if it built, and I'm fairly certain it would not > run. > > That being said, Red Hat makes a business in developing its products for > other platforms and might consider the work on a contract basis. > > --Guy Streeter > > Is there a particular reason to use a RedHat kernel? I would suggest using the ELDK (from denx.de) if you are looking for a stable kernel on which to base your product/project. -andy