Hi, omalleys@xxxxxxx writes: > Honesty, I have no idea, but i hope this points you in the right direction. > > It should be very similar to: > http://chiana.homelinux.org/~marc/eib_sheeva.html Site is inaccessible at this time. :( > I think the important part is under "Booting in the final system" > > setenv mainlineLinux yes I guess the kernel from sheeva.with-linux.com is considered a mainline Linux? What would be considered *not* mainline linux? > (too many people bricked their plugs so they have have an extra step > and the sheeva installer writes a new uboot along with the kernel and > filesystem to help prevent this.) Im sure you found the instructions > for using the open u-boot. Yeah, my plug isn't bricked. It happily boots the default ubuntu distro installed on the device. I just want to replace the kernel and root with fedora. I don't care where or not I update uboot. However none of the instructions I've found so far say how to do this. The only instruction I found for updating the nand said to use the sheevaplug-installer, which also wants to update uboot. > Do note in the instructions they are trying to use UbiFS instead of JFFS. > Im not sure I would overwrite the U-boot with what they suggest either. > but the procedure for overwriting the nand should be very similar. Okay, n00b question here: what's the difference between UbiFS and JFFS, and why would I want to choose JFFS over UbiFS? (I know what JFFS is to some degree -- I used that back in the TuxScreen, but if the Sheeva wants to use UbiFS, what's wrong with that?) > I would try it with jffs first. You may have to compile kernel support > to read the rootfs, but you should at least see your kernel boot. (and > it will fail with something similar to "Kernel panic - not syncing: > VFS: Unable to mount root fs".) Ah, see, I'm trying *NOT* to compile anything, if I can avoid it. I don't want to be in the business of building my own kernels; that's what distributions are for. I just want to install the distribution on my system. Is UbiFS part of the default kernel config, usually? > And as always if you actually figure it out. Update the wiki :) Of course! -derek > Quoting Derek Atkins <warlord@xxxxxxx>: > >> Hi, >> >> I just received my SheevaPlug shipment yesterday, and today I've been >> trying (and failing) to install Fedora 12 onto it. I'm trying to set up >> the plug to boot off nand. Unfortunately the instructions on the wiki >> are pretty sparse. I'd consider myself a Fedora expert, but I'm >> definitely new to ARM and embedded systems (modulo some time I spent >> with a TuxScreen system about a decade ago). >> >> I've downloaded the f12 root filesystem and modified it as per the wiki. >> I also downloaded the 2.6.32.21 kernels from >> http://sheeva.with-linux.com/sheeva/2.6.32.21/ (as per the wiki), but I >> have no idea if these are the "right" packages to use. I only chose >> this because it's the version of the kernel my F12 laptop is running). >> >> Then I downloaded the sheevaplug installer (again, as per the >> fedora arm wiki), but of course it didn't work on my fedora-12 64 >> system; the problem was that runme.php needed "<?php" instead of just >> "<?" in order to get php to run... and even when running in an su >> environment, it still thought I wasn't root. >> >> After trying to comprehend the sheevaplug-installer readme, googling to >> figure out where to find the uboot-custom.txt, and then finally getting >> the installer running, then I get the dreaded "No valid NAND flash >> driver found": >> >> **** Burning uboot and environment variables ... This will take few >> minutes ... >> Open On-Chip Debugger 0.4.0 (2010-02-22-22:59) >> Licensed under GNU GPL v2 >> For bug reports, read >> http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/doxygen/bugs.html >> 2000 kHz >> trst_and_srst separate srst_gates_jtag trst_push_pull srst_open_drain >> jtag_nsrst_delay: 200 >> jtag_ntrst_delay: 200 >> dcc downloads are enabled >> Error: No valid NAND flash driver found (0) >> Available NAND flash controller drivers: >> nonce >> davinci >> lpc3180 >> orion >> s3c2410 >> s3c2412 >> s3c2440 >> s3c2443 >> s3c6400 >> imx31 >> at91sam9 >> **** openocd FAILED >> **** Is the mini USB cable connected? >> >> >> Luckily my sheeva is still running its original config. uboot is >> working (albeit with the default version): >> >> ** MARVELL BOARD: SHEEVA PLUG LE >> >> U-Boot 1.1.4 (Jul 14 2009 - 06:46:57) Marvell version: 3.4.16 >> >> So... can someone help me wipe out the debian installation and install >> fedora-12? I think there are enough hits on the web to reflash my >> uImage, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to flash the >> rootfs.tar.gz into mtd2. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> -derek >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH >> warlord@xxxxxxx PGP key available >> _______________________________________________ >> arm mailing list >> arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm >> -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warlord@xxxxxxx PGP key available _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
