Re: [Astlinux-devel] Custom build for ALIX in r8400

[Luigi P. <ope...@gm...>]

2017-06-17 18:20 GMT+02:00 Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lo...>:

> Hi Luigi,
>
> Using the latest SVN, the "project/astlinux/geni586/linux-smp.config" has
> a non-PAE kernel.  RUNNIX 0.4 has a non-PAE kernel.
>
> Though the new 0.5 RUNNIX has a PAE kernel, and that is the problem you
> are seeing since you created a .img image containing the RUNNIX 0.5
> bootloader.
>
> My best advice is to start with 1.2.10 and use the .img for initial
> installs (extract from the .iso if you need) then upgrade the ".run" image
> (via upgrade-run-image or System tab) using your latest SVN build.
>
> BTW, I have a net5501 running the latest SVN just fine.
>
> Alternatively, since you are building your own images, without needing to
> do a clean rebuild ...
> --
> make runnix-clean
> make runnix-dirclean
> --
>
> Then in the file "boot/runnix/runnix.mk" change:
> --
> RUNNIX_VERSION = 0.5-8385
> -- to --
> RUNNIX_VERSION = 0.4-8057
> --
>
> --
> make runnix
> ./scripts/build alix
> ./scripts/astlinux-makeimage -z 256 256 0
> --
>
> You should now have a .img.gz with runnix-0.4-8057 .
>
> Let me know how it goes.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
> On Jun 17, 2017, at 10:50 AM, Luigi Porto <ope...@gm...> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Reading the last changelog I've noticed:
> >
> > "net5501" and "alix" board types have reached end-of-life. AstLinux
> 1.2.10 was the last supported version.
> > A custom build can still be used to generate 'run' images for "net5501"
> and "alix" board types.
> >
> >
> > So I tried to build for my Alix following what is written in:
> > https://doc.astlinux-project.org/devdoc:documentation > Paragraph
> "custom build"
> >
> > Apparently everything ok. I flash my CF but at the first boot I read via
> serial:
> >
> > boot:
> > Loading runnix...............................................
> > Loading runnix.img...............................................ready.
> > This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU:
> > pae
> > Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.
> >
> > Reading in devdoc:documentation :
> > Of special note, there are three kernel configurations supported.
> >
> > For 32-bit non-SMP kernel builds: (boards with i586 single-core
> processors)
> >
> > project/astlinux/geni586/linux.config
> > For 32-bit SMP kernel builds: (boards with i586 multi-core processors)
> >
> > project/astlinux/geni586/linux-smp.config
> > For 64-bit SMP kernel builds: (boards with x86_64 multi-core processors)
> >
> > project/astlinux/genx86_64/linux-smp.config
> >
> > linux.config (1st kernel conf) is missed in astlinux/geni586/.. How can
> i build NON-PAE for my Alix?
> >
> > Thanks for your time
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Luigi Porto
> > --
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> >
> > @openmusk
>
>
Oh, perfect! Thank you Lonnie!
I'll test both methods and release feedbacks :-)

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