Ben Hodgens wrote: > I'm attempting build a system around an NEC MobilePro 780, and as there > does not appear to be full support (ie, can't seem to get a kernel to > boot) in either the current 2.4 or 2.6 kernel trees. > > Here's what I've found and tried so far: > > * The Linux VR project's "latest" kernel, circa 2001 or something like > that - linux-vr-0.1.1.tar.bz2. This does not actually have an option for > the MobilePro 780 in the kernel config, though there is the 770. > * The kernel on http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/NecMobilePro780. > This one -appears- to be the most complete I've found with regard to the > 780; however, the tree is a 2.3 base (2.3.99 or something like that, I > think), and not only pretty damn old, but I'm having a difficult time > building it with the MIPS Technologies toolchain as a result. (Nothing I > think I won't be able to figure out eventually - just makefile issues - > but I don't want to persue it too much if there's a better alternative > to start with). Additionally, this page has a binary kernel (and rootfs) > which boots, but it doesn't boot with either a Debian sarge or etch > bootstrap-installed rootfs (this is probably related to devfs, Ithink). > * Both the latest 2.4 and 2.6 kernels don't have explicit support for > the MP. I don't know where to go from here to where I want to go, though > if there's nothing current in the current trees, I figure I'll learn to > port drivers (provided I can figure which is the current latest support > for the MP). > > So I'm asking: does anyone know where else I might look? If there is no > current kernel tree which builds, does anyone know where the > current/most up-to-date device support for the MobilePro is kept, or in > which kernel it's in? Current l-m.o tree has vr41xx support thanks to Yoichi, that's the best starting point. But as you said, support for the board itself is not there as a whole, there were some drivers for kbd/tpanel/fb around from an old project (not linux-vr), just gotta look for them. Afterwards, just mix the ingredients and bake the pie. Ricardo
