Starting to ‘explore’ the system, and it looks very different from the typical Linux system I have been used to since 1997.. The base directory structure is different, with many ‘additions’.. This is probably standard for Android, but not what I am accustomed to! I decided to format a (micro) SD card, and insert it, as this … Continue reading →
In preparation for the (final!) arrival of the APC, I have been setting up a suitable serial console connection, via USB to a UART, and have tested it on the Raspberry Pi.. After remembering (from years ago..) that you have to connect TX to RX – and vice-versa – the serial console worked without a problem, but … Continue reading →
As my APCs are being held to ransom, until I get an invoice for UK customs duty and taxes (by post!!) and am then able to pay it (online?).. I decided to add another flavour of cross-compiler to the ones I already have installed. This one comes from the self-contained OpenELEC environment which is used to create … Continue reading →
As the complete source code for the APC is still unavailable, and it seems that the ‘standard’ Android OS on the device does not include some sort of console, the only way to get control (at least of the boot process) would appear to be by using the UART port on the board, and a pinout / … Continue reading →
As the APCs are still ‘awaiting customs clearance’, I decided to try to cross-compile the kernel source available at github: https://github.com/apc-io/apc-8750 Unfortunately, many of the APC-specific drivers (‘wmt’) are currently missing.. The system is an Android 2.3 one, and the kernel is based – as you would expect – on Linux kernel version 2.6.32. (In this case … Continue reading →
As 3.5 isn’t working – yet – I updated the Dreamplug to the latest 3.4.x – 3.4.7: $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.4.7 #1 Mon Jul 30 20:28:47 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux
Continue reading →Been trying the ‘released’ version of kernel 3.5 on my Dreamplug, and at first the hang appeared to be due to the fact that 3.5 didn’t detect the Marvell Orion USB controller, but now there is another problem (see Update below..): ‘Good’ boot (3.4.5): mv_xor mv_xor.3: Marvell XOR: ( xor fill cpy ) Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 2 … Continue reading →
Updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel version 3.2.24, by applying the incremental 3.2.23-3.2.24 patch from kernel.org, and everything seems to be working OK, so far.. rgpi ~]$ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.2.24 #1 Fri Jul 27 18:12:11 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux
Continue reading →Updated the Dreamplug to kernel 3.4.5: rgdreamplug ~]$ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.4.5 #1 Wed Jul 18 17:46:49 BST 2012 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Tried 3.5-rc7, but that hung on boot, for some reason… More investigation needed..
Continue reading →Just updated the Raspberry Pi to kernel 3.2.23, from ‘bootc‘.. rgpi ~]$ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.2.23 #1 Tue Jul 17 16:05:42 BST 2012 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux
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