Re: A newer kernel for my genesi smartbook
Le 13/06/2018 à 21:25, Robert Pommrich a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I am a still proud owner of a genesi smartbook.
>
> It is still running wheezy with a kernel in version 2.6.31 with Uboot as
> boot loader.
>
> Someone told me, that the hardware should be supported by now by a
> mainline kernel.
>
> I don't know how to find out, if the hardware is really supported, nor
> how to build a mainline kernel and integrate it with Uboot.
>
> Please help me.
>
> Best regards,
> Robert
>
the easyest way to do what you want would probably to try one of the
3.16 kernels from wheezy-backports:
https://wiki.debian.org/Backports
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=wheezy-backports&arch=armhf&searchon=names&keywords=linux-image-3
you would also have to tell uboot to boot this kernel
Another way (without building a kernel) would be to upgrade to a
maintained version of Debian for ARM: Stretch (Debian 9). You could do
that either by upgrading online (Wheezy->Jessie, then Jessie->Stretch, a
direct Wheezy->Stretch being much more risky) or by a fresh install of
Stretch.
A benefit from Stretch would be the avaibility of grub-uboot:
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/grub-uboot
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