From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.231]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0FD5DDE0C for ; Sat, 1 Mar 2008 07:46:26 +1100 (EST) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id h27so4192645wxd.15 for ; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:46:25 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:46:24 -0700 From: "Grant Likely" Sender: glikely@secretlab.ca To: "Phil Hochstetler" Subject: Re: ML403 Linux port questions In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: 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 Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Phil Hochstetler wrote: > I guess what I am looking for is advise on the lowest risk, easiest to set > up environment to setup that will just work. Also advise on which kernel to > use. I don't need a detailed tutorial but a high level direct that is > known to work. I am thinking of using either the secret lab tree or the > Xilinx tree as recommended in Grants wiki page. Should I just forget using > XP and install a Linux (x86 processor so I must use cross tools)? If so, > what is the recommend distro and what version? Yes, absolutely. Going down the cygwin path is doable, but it is a path of pain. I strongly recommend using a Linux host. (I personally use Ubuntu, but you should have good success with any disto. Use what you're most comfortable with). The simplest approach to get running with a Linux box is to install either VirtualBox or VMware and create yourself a Linux virtual machine. That will get you up and running without having to obtain new hardware or risk breaking your XP setup. Cheers, g. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.