Le Friday 16 March 2012 13:45:03, Robert Pommrich a écrit : > > I've tried armhf-2GB_20111122.img.xz . > > Would you please explain a bit more detailed what is this exactly? Is it > an installer or a live system or an already installed debian? If it is > an installed debian, which packages are installed? This is an image file that you need to write on an SD card. see http://wiki.debian.org/EfikaMX for more details > >> 3. Did I understand it right, that for an installation of Debian, I just > >> need to write one of those images to a SD card, put this into the SD > >> card slot, turn the device on and drink some coffee? > > > > Yes. > > Would you please tell, what happens step by step after starting the > device with the SD card inserted? The smarttop directly boots from the image stored on the SD card. > >> 3.1 After the installation, upgrading the system will work? > > > > Probably. Except for the kernel. The kernel must be compiled with the > > correct options to support the Efika board. > > Which option would that be? Which kernel would be to use? If you use the image, you don't need to rebuild your kernel. I know that they are some *eifka* options in the kernel, use grep to find them. As for the kernel version, your guess is as good as mine. I did no try further as the imsage provided by Genesi did fit my needs. > >> 4. If it should be not that easy, does the armel distribution of Debian > >> work on the device? I guess, then I have to compile the xorg-video-imx > >> driver by myself, right? > > > > And the kernel. and create the u-boot image > > Would you please explain the creation of the u-boot image a bit more > detailed? This is detailed in http://wiki.debian.org/EfikaMX All the best Dominique -- http://config-model.wiki.sourceforge.net/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/ddumont -o- http://ddumont.wordpress.com/
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