Re: [Gumstix-users] Linaro - a SIMPLE linux toolchain - partnered with Ubuntu

[Ash C. <as...@gu...>]

Hi,

I'm actually composing this email from an Overo Fire + Tobi
combination hooked up to an HDMI monitor.  The COM is sporting the
Linaro Internet Platform (ALIP) readily connecting to a password
protected wifi network (after I hot plugged a USB mouse and keyboard).
 In all honesty, the system seemed sluggish when I opened Firefox and
attempted to watch a Youtube video however, I didn't touch the mpurate
nor am I using a higher memory Overo Tide so the performance probably
varies quite a bit.

All this to say, I've updated the wiki page on Linaro
http://wiki.gumstix.org/index.php?title=Linaro in case others want to
give it a whirl.  Linaro Alpha 3 arrived a week or so ago and the
first Beta candidate is due at the end of March.

-Ash

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Ash Charles <as...@gu...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For those interested in using Linaro, I'd actually put a wiki page
> together: http://wiki.gumstix.org/index.php?title=Linaro (and I'd love
> contributions :) ).
>
> The page is a result of working with the Linaro team to get the Overo
> hardware pack together; it references an older Alpha 2 milestone build
> which has broken display support.  For those wanting to work with a
> display, I'd recommend using the daily snapshot builds or wait for the
> Alpha3 milestone (due any day now).
>
> -Ash
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 6:30 AM, AJ ONeal <coo...@gm...> wrote:
>> I just want to give a shout out for Linaro.
>> It seems much much SIMPLER to use their toolchain than OpenEmbedded.
>> They are partnered with Ubuntu (their SD card creation script results in an
>> Ubuntu setup).
>> https://wiki.linaro.org/Boards/Overo/Setup
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro/+bug/728734
>> Because they use a newer version of uboot, on all Overo's (except for the
>> Tide) you'd need to change the u-boot env as mentioned in the bug report.
>> (replace "mmc init" with "mmc reset 0")
>> If you're host computer takes too long to resync partition tables to the
>> kernel you'll also have to change the sleep time as mentioned in the bug
>> report.
>>
>> Aside from those two bugs the getting started is extremely simple.
>> AJ ONeal
>> (317) 426-6525
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