Re: Lemote YeeLoong 8089 mips based notebook repository switch
Thank you very much.
> Hi!
>
> I have started the Pmon manual translatation but it might only be
> finished after Chinese New Year. Hopefully I might make the translation
> available on a wiki soon so I can get more volunteers to help translate
> the 28 pages.
>
> I'll let the list know once this is done.
>
> Fred
>
> fxzhang@ict.ac.cn wrote:
>> To rescue a yeeloong,we have several methods:
>> download a rescue kernel from
>> http://www.lemote.com/software/8.9inch/loonux/V1.1.0/rescue
>>
>> load it via usb, then you can have a shell in ramdisk to do things.
>>
>> to reinstall the whole machine, just put the whole V1.1.0 directory into
>> a
>> usb stick or disk(first ext2/3 partition, root directory), then use the
>> 'recover' function of the pmon(press tab key during boot up).
>>
>> For more about pmon, we have a pmon manual but unfortunately it is now
>> in
>> Chinese, but you should be able to guess most of the content because the
>> commands are always in English:) Here:
>> http://www.lemote.com/Files/DownLoad/8089PMON%CA%B9%D3%C3%CA%D6%B2%E1.pdf
>> I will try to arrange the translation.
>>
>> Packages modified by Lemote that might lead to breakage:
>> 1. the x server. To make the server know how to mmap the io port. It
>> seems the latest X server/linux kernel has standard way to do this now.
>> 2. linux kernel. We have to provide custom kernel before it is
>> accepted
>> by debian official, the source is provided via
>> http://dev.lemote.com/git?p=linux_loongson.git;a=summary
>>
>> And to compile the kernel natively, we need to patch the binutils a bit
>> to
>> workaround a bug between CPU/southbridge.
>>
>> Any difficulties, please ask us as we probably can give answers.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>>
>>> That's why the gNewSenseToMips team is figuring out smart ways to
>>> rescue a
>>> yeeloong laptop or a fuloong mini box, after a successful breakage ;-)
>>> resulting
>>> from aventurous hacking experiments.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Samy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> The Debian standard Kernel does not work very well with the Loonsong
>>>> CPU
>>>> I have the Evaluation Board for the CPU from there Laptop since I
>>>> am
>>>> building my own Computer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes I had this one in my bookmarks but it doesn't mention
>>>>> (yet) the slowness of the www.lemote.com repository from
>>>>> Europe. When I have enough information I'll update the wiki :).
>>>>>
>>>> I live in Strasbourg and get the GSM Network from O2/Telephonica
>>>> and
>>>> with HSDPA I can access thr Lemote server with arround 480 kByte/Sek.
>>>>
>>>> A friend, which live in the same hause as me, with Wanadoo/Orange
>>>> can
>>>> access the site with 300 kByte/Sek.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
>>>> Michelle Konzack
>>>> Systemadministrator
>>>> 24V Electronic Engineer
>>>> Tamay Dogan Network
>>>> Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
>>>>
>>>>
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