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Hello,

I am curious as to how much development here will be done since the LS Pro already has kernel 2.6 installed. Will we just be attempting to compile successful minor updates and kernel mods then? I believe that compiling the kernel for the LS-GL should not be as difficult as compiling for the LS2, but what do you guys think? This is just merely a curiousity.

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it depends on the provided GPL-sources of course.

someone should setup a native toolchain on the LS Pro and just try to compile the kernel from the GPL sources.

bad that they did not provide us the UBoot sources. but i suppose there is a way to boot a kernel via tftp if you trigger that via the serial with write access. then we could test the kernels that way.

damn...it isn`t available anywere here..

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LS1 (2.6 kernel, foonas svn1062, 750 GB, UBoot 1.2) & LS Pro (FreeLink/jtymod/GenLink, changes all the time)
Thx to all donators!

Should be able to rebuild UBoot from any kernel sources provided.

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LS used as PVR and streaming source

I have managed to compile a kernel using the codesourcery toolchain and insmod a kernel module.

My plan is to apply patches to get the kernel to 2.6.18. I am upto 2.6.15 with clean compiles.

I still need to either install a serial cable or work out an easy way to switch the drive.

I might try tonight to replace the existing kernel with my own version by using the kernel sources from the gpl download and just change the extra version to make sure I know where the kernel image is located.

nice Javascout!

i really would like to know if the NFS-Modules would work....

somehow i think i will get everything when i buy the LS Pro when it is finally available here

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LS1 (2.6 kernel, foonas svn1062, 750 GB, UBoot 1.2) & LS Pro (FreeLink/jtymod/GenLink, changes all the time)
Thx to all donators!

did anyone successfully find the location of the kernel yet? building the kernel is trivial i using my own toolchain, not even the codesourcery's one (as mine is surely using the same glibc and all other craps as the target is using)

Any reason why u guys want to update to the latest kernel, is that patch from ftp://ftp.arm.linux.org.uk/pub/linux/?

yet to confirm but the kernel should be

/boot/uImage.buffalo

From what I can see from the box, most of it was built using the codesourcery's cross tool chain.

@Javascout: I am waiting to see how you are doing with the kernel. Hope its going well

It is /boot/uImage.buffalo (currently Linux-2.6.12.6-arm1)

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LS used as PVR and streaming source

Anyone have ELDK's mkimage to make the uImage please?

Mindblender, lb_worm,

I uploaded the kernel, please feel free to have a go, ls-gl-pro-kernel-21-oct-2006.tar.gz

good luck. where to get mkimage please again..

and can be found here:
http://buffalo.nas-central.org/download/uploads/LS_Pro_temporary/Kernels/ls-gl-pro-kernel-21-oct-2006.tar.gz

lb_worm...i do no know how to use mkimage...until know it was used automatically while making the kernel.

i think it might be a good idea to compile mkimage for arm...

if the kernel does not work then worst case should be that you have to open the LS Pro again and swap the kernel on the hdd..

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LS1 (2.6 kernel, foonas svn1062, 750 GB, UBoot 1.2) & LS Pro (FreeLink/jtymod/GenLink, changes all the time)
Thx to all donators!

I will convert this and let you know. Will compile mkimage for the arm. Will not take long. Will try and do it today (family and weekend). Will post all

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LS used as PVR and streaming source

please also post how you used mkimage to create the uImage..

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LS1 (2.6 kernel, foonas svn1062, 750 GB, UBoot 1.2) & LS Pro (FreeLink/jtymod/GenLink, changes all the time)
Thx to all donators!

right, got mkimage built. now convert the vmlinux and give it a go

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LS used as PVR and streaming source

done:

sh-2.05b# mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x8000 -e 0x8000 -n "PRO test" -d vmlinux uImage
Image Name: PRO test
Created: Fri Oct 13 06:37:07 2006
Image Type: ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
Data Size: 4605215 Bytes = 4497.28 kB = 4.39 MB
Load Address: 0x00008000
Entry Point: 0x00008000

What version was this kernel? i need to connect the serial cable up to check this out; thanx to mindbender for this as i can now check this out on my PRO. keep you posted.

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