On 08/07/2012 12:09 PM, Scott Sullivan wrote: > On 08/06/2012 11:59 PM, Jon wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Steven A. Falco <safalco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 08/03/2012 06:12 AM, Peter Robinson wrote: > [...] >>> >>> Ok - I have Fedora 17 running on the Mele. It is quite a hack, but it >>> is usable (yum merrily installing the dev tools as we speak). >>> >>> Here is the recipe: >>> >>> 1) grab and cross-compile a copy of the kernel from: >>> git://github.com/amery/linux-allwinner.git >>> (use branch allwinner-v3.0-android-v2 with sun4i_defconfig) >>> 2) grab http://hands.com/~lkcl/mele-ubuntu-lucid.img.lzma and write it >>> to an SD card (don't forget to decompress it). Afterwards, use >>> gparted to expand the ext partition to fill the SD card. >>> >>> 3) Mount the various partitions of the SD card on a host machine. On >>> the fat partition, replace uImage with the one you just built. On >>> the ext partition, blow everything away, and replace with an untar of: >>> >>> http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/17/Images/armhfp/Fedora-17-armhfp-console.tar.xz >>> >>> 4) Install the modules that go with the kernel you built to the ext >>> partition (into /lib/modules/3.0.38+). >>> >>> 5) Stick the SD card in the Mele, and it should boot. > > Alternatively and Cleaner: > > 1) Download A1000 hardware pack from nightly builds. This is a Kernel and Uboot pre-built. > > http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/nightly_build_images/ > > 2) Grab the a1x-media-create.sh Script. > > # Needs to be Modified to support Fedora .zx tar archive and /lib symbolic link. Working on a patch. Here is a patch that fixes both the xz and symbolic link: --- /home/sfalco/a1x-media-create.sh 2012-08-08 14:10:38.323150167 -0400 +++ ./a1x-media-create.sh 2012-08-08 14:38:29.609848573 -0400 @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ sudo tar xzf ../$1 elif [ ${fileext} == "7z" ] | [ ${fileext} == "lzma" ]; then sudo 7z x ../$1 + elif [ ${fileext} == "xz" ]; then + sudo tar xJf ../$1 else echo "Unknown file extension: ${fileext}" popd @@ -217,6 +219,14 @@ cleanup fi echo "Copy hwpack rootfs files" + # Fedora uses a softlink for lib. Adjust, if needed. + if [ -L mntSDrootfs/lib ]; then + # Find where it points. For Fedora, we expect usr/lib. + DEST=`/bin/ls -l mntSDrootfs/lib | sed -e 's,.* ,,'` + if [ "$DEST" = "usr/lib" ]; then + mv hwpack/rootfs/lib hwpack/rootfs/usr + fi + fi sudo cp -a hwpack/rootfs/* mntSDrootfs >> ${logfile} if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo "Failed to copy rootfs hwpack files to SD Card" > > 3) Download the Fedora Root FS. > > 4) Run media build script. > > 5) Stick SD card in the Mele and it will boot. > > This removes the dependence on the ubuntu image and automatically makes the partitions the correct size for the media. > > >>> One big issue is that the built-in eth0 is not functional. That is true >>> of the ubuntu build as well. To get around that, I plugged in a USB/ethernet >>> adapter (and built the kernel module for it). That gave me a usable eth1. > > I got it to boot on Saturday using the method I outlined. I ran out of time to verify what did and didn't work. > >>> This clearly needs a ton of work to be a proper Fedora installation, >>> but at least it is a start... > > Yes, certainly getting easier. > >> Sounds like a good start. >> >> We could probably just use the resize script in our image to expand >> partition and resize ext on firstboot? > > No need with the creation script from the nightly builds. Otherwise we could re-purpose the scripts form the Raspberry Pi remix. > >> We might also consider making a wiki page for this device, ensure to >> mention this is unsupported. > > Where do you want it? > _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
