Progress of linux --- any flavour

[andytof47]

Hi Just a quick query ------ any ideas if there is a beta nix for trinity in the pipline soon or do we just put that aside and come idea to see how it all is in 12 months

[andytof47]

no info???????? no pulse?


Just might be helpful as an general update for myself and the others who desperatly await a decent operating system for their Trinity.......

Thanks all

[Rudegar]

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Xanadux
when there is news that page would prob be the place it would be shown

looks like they need people maybe it could be you? ;)

[andytof47]

well i can't program but I would test it till the cows come home ------ I will wait


Cheers for the funny signature ---- I also come from a long line of jedi's ----- jedi taxi drivers:)

[kimusan]

Hi Just a quick query ------ any ideas if there is a beta nix for trinity in the pipline soon or do we just put that aside and come idea to see how it all is in 12 months

I started working on a linux port for trinity. I nearly got the kernel running but there was some problems with the uart driver (if I remember correctly) that prevented it from loading completely.
I had to stop working on it due to lack of sparetime to use on this project.

[andytof47]

That hurts more than you will ever know:eek:


but I will let anyone know that any effort that is spent towards this is appreciated and time very well spent... I'm sure your work wasn't in vain


cheers

[hotplainrice]

Needing linux, feeling WM6 is limiting

[nealed]

check out news on ubuntu mobile - they are hoping to release a distrib later this year working on as many smartphones as possible

[BiBite]

I started working on a linux port for trinity. I nearly got the kernel running but there was some problems with the uart driver (if I remember correctly) that prevented it from loading completely.
I had to stop working on it due to lack of sparetime to use on this project.

Hi,

Your work is quite intersting !
Would it be possible you publish the kernel version, the patches and the .config you used in the wiki ?

Thanks ^^

[BiBite]

I've checkedout the linux kernel sources and installed the ARM toolchain from handhelds.org.

The kernel compile fines:
make htctrinity_defconfig
make

After copying the zImage file created, I tryed to launch it with Haret (also recompiled from latest sources). Since the Trinity seems to be not supported "out of the box", I had to set set the RAM start address and the mahchine type:
set RAMADDR 0xa0000000
set MTYPE 0x000004C9
set KERNEL zImage
bootlinux

The result is the screen gets black as soon as Haret jumps to the kernel... (see attached Haret's log).

Any hints on how to have more debug from the kernel ?
Where the console is supposed to be displayed ?

[Shadowmite]

A big problem appears to be the fact that our device and the hermes use the SD driver in the ATI chip, not the friendly PXA27x drivers most others use. This is causing all sorts of headaches for the guys working on it and as I understand it they really need someone who can write a driver from scratch for it.

I personally thought about working on this and almost started (got a haret patch at least) and then decided that without a hardware keyboard this is gonna utterly SUCK for debugging and testing. As much as I hate to say it, I'm gonna wait for the kaiser to play with getting linux fulling running on the device. Then again, that's gonna suck since it uses a wacked cpu compared to any other... :(

[hotplainrice]

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