**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Tue Mar 15 02:59:57 2011 Mar 15 09:07:13 breaking silence Mar 15 09:07:19 and echo ... Mar 15 13:41:00 Sleep_Walker or Marex, are u there Mar 15 13:44:55 does anyone know how to compile the linux kernel for portable devices with the arm processor Mar 15 14:15:32 SirHackalot: sure Mar 15 14:15:52 what's the problem with that? Mar 15 14:18:25 well i dont understand how to tell it to compile for arm, unfortunately i was having problems with the screen on my tungsten c and opened it up to fix it and broke a ribbon cable connector, so now it is toast, but i am still interested in doing it for other devices Mar 15 14:46:40 SirHackalot: do you know, how to compile kernel for your PC? Mar 15 15:07:48 Sleep_Walker: yes i did it once while i was messing around with making my own linux distro from scratch Mar 15 15:10:04 great - for arm it is the same, but 1] you need cross compiler Mar 15 15:10:28 2] export ARCH=arm before make menuconfig and make... Mar 15 15:11:58 ok, and then it would work on a tungsten c, i know that the drivers wouldnt but it would boo Mar 15 15:12:08 and where do i get a cross compiler for arm Mar 15 15:13:43 you have to select tungsten C drivers in that menuconfig thingy Mar 15 15:14:07 cross compiler may be prebuilt for your distro - that would be the easiest way Mar 15 15:14:41 okay, i am using ubuntu 10.04, what do u suggest for building kernels, and can i use the latest kernel Mar 15 15:18:48 apt-get install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Mar 15 15:18:55 http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2010/10/19/how-to-cross-compile-arm-kernel-under-ubuntu-10-10/ Mar 15 15:19:01 google, second entry Mar 15 15:19:20 okay, sweet, thanks, i really appreciate it Mar 15 15:20:19 so then i just run "export ARCH=arm" and then "make menuconfig", select the drivers the tungsten c needs and then "make" and i should have a bootable kernel? Mar 15 15:20:39 yes Mar 15 15:20:49 thanks a lot Mar 15 15:20:58 but I'd suggest you to search for some kernel config file for Tungsten C Mar 15 15:21:19 okay also could you tell me about what to do for the rootfs Mar 15 15:21:19 you'll remain sane >:D Mar 15 15:21:45 so then i would not need to configure the drivers you mean Mar 15 15:22:24 grab some from here Mar 15 15:22:27 http://l4p.hackndev.org/trac/wiki/Bootpacks Mar 15 15:22:59 okay, thanks a lot Mar 15 15:23:30 one last question, i was trying a pre built kernel that i got off line for the treo 650 and when it tried to boot i got rainbow lines going up and down the screen, any idea why Mar 15 15:24:23 and from that page i should just use the treo 650 rootfs right Mar 15 15:53:56 is an omap and arm Mar 15 15:54:03 an arm, sorry Mar 15 16:18:14 Sleep_Walker: thank you very much for the help **** ENDING LOGGING AT Wed Mar 16 02:59:57 2011