**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Sep 30 03:00:01 2018 Sep 30 11:22:53 9/names Sep 30 11:23:01 doh Sep 30 11:23:59 greguu do you know if I want ubifs or jffs for poodle? Or is it arbitrary? (I think ubifs has better performance?) Sep 30 12:18:32 I was going to do an install but am not completely sure of the procedure. I think I need to put the install kit on a CF and reboot to flash from the boot menu to get the kexecboot kernel flashed and the rom repartitioned Sep 30 12:19:36 But then the instructions are a bit unclear, with kexecboot I think I ought to have two kernels flashed and one rootfs, but the instructions seem to suggest only installing one kernel Sep 30 12:20:15 Also, there is a modules tarball that I am unsure what to do with as well (shouldn't that already be on the rootfs, is it just included for completeness?) Sep 30 12:21:10 Finally I also don't follow why there are two different rootfs's (base and sato) Sep 30 13:06:02 you need to have kexecboot's kernel installed, then the kernel+rootfs of the rom/distro you wish to use Sep 30 13:06:48 you can have more than one couple of kernel+rootfs installed, of course, if you want to have more than one distro installed Sep 30 13:07:15 I have never used the modules tarball, I guess it's not required Sep 30 13:07:48 Varti thanks Sep 30 13:08:49 but im not sure what partitions to flash to... how is kexecboot configured? Sep 30 13:09:47 you should install the base rootfs only, sato is a "a mobile environment and visual style for mobile devices", basically an Open Embedded example full distro Sep 30 13:14:01 I have never worried about how kexecboot partitions the NAND memory, I have always used an SD card to carry the OS I want to boot, it is much more convenient Sep 30 13:15:33 basically, one partition on the SD or CF with the kernel and rootfs should be enough for kexec to recognise it and let you to boot it Sep 30 13:15:57 kexec recognises ext2, ext3 and f2fs partitions Sep 30 13:16:40 for example, to install ZUbuntu: http://www.omegamoon.com/blog/static.php?page=ZaurusUbuntu Sep 30 13:16:54 what OS you would like to install? Sep 30 13:17:01 sorry, brb Sep 30 13:53:50 Varti ok I follow Sep 30 13:55:13 Though preferably I would go for a ROM install for the moment it doesnt matter Sep 30 13:57:09 I'll probably just install base for now, then might try voidz Sep 30 13:58:55 So I guess flashing to ROM is actually just a question of making sure the zImage is in /boot and flashing it to any flash partition? Sep 30 14:09:26 back Sep 30 14:16:05 actually, both the zImage and the updater.sh script must be in the root directory of the SD/CF card Sep 30 14:17:36 and you flash them to ROM (actually NAND) with Sharp's flashing tool (OK + switch on button) Sep 30 14:18:21 this procedure is the same for any other OS you'd like to flash on the NAND Sep 30 14:19:46 I'm not sure how you flash bot kexecboot AND another OS on the NAND Sep 30 14:20:39 kexecboot then searches for any bootable partition on the NAND/SD/CF and executes the kernel in /boot Sep 30 15:17:33 Yeah I got that part Sep 30 15:18:56 I just hadn't realised kexecboot included a menu that let you chose the rootfs, and the rootfs holds the kernel in /boot.... so I wasn't sure if I needed a particular partition layout Sep 30 15:30:28 ah yes... it has a nice menu, users in the past used to have 2 or 3 distros at the same time Sep 30 15:32:22 Varti thanks for your help Sep 30 15:32:33 Do you happen to know how SD speed compares to CF? Sep 30 15:32:37 you're welcome Sep 30 15:32:51 On zarus poodle I mean, not generally Sep 30 15:32:59 there were some benchmarks on oesf, I recall CF was anyway faster than SD Sep 30 15:33:06 in general Sep 30 15:33:25 I'll see if I can find the thread Sep 30 15:35:41 I'll try too Sep 30 15:45:27 https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=11062&view=findpost&p=68885 Sep 30 15:46:21 with links to other related posts Sep 30 15:47:31 so, CF is faster it seems... a CF to microSD adapter might be a good choice then, they can be still found on ebay Sep 30 15:47:34 later Sep 30 16:35:38 Thanks, taking a look Sep 30 16:39:01 Ok, so it's not orders of magnitude slower Sep 30 16:39:13 I'd rather use CF for IO if possible **** ENDING LOGGING AT Mon Oct 01 03:00:02 2018