Re: Debian kernel for Loongson
Op 20100716 om 17:26 schreef Geert Stappers:
>
> Summary: "travel advice" wanted
>
>
> Hello Debian MIPS people,
>
> This E-mail is asking for the shortest way to a Debian Linux kernel
> for a MIPS mini PC.
> I assume I have the same kind of hardware as Andreas Barth is talking
> about in http://lists.debian.org/debian-mips/2010/05/msg00001.html
> I'm aware of http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=583689
> where "aba" is also in action.
>
> In other words: others are allready in pursuit and I wanna got after then.
>
> So the challenge I'm facing is 'How to catch up?' !
> And my main worries are to loose valuable time on things that could have
> been avoided.
>
> Hence my list of questions:
>
> * Will cross compiling on an AMD64 get to the wanted result?
> * Would a "native compile" a safer bet? ( 'safer' as in being
> more sure to get _faster_ to result )
> * How to identify that a recent and proper working toolchain
> is available?
> * From which location to get the Linux kernel source? ( IOW
> how to get to a state as http://bugs.debian.org/583689 describes? )
> * When having the "right" Linux kernel source, how to get to the
> "right" .config file?
>
>
> If I missed the roadplan for my destination, then please point me to
> the documentation I'm looking for.
http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
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