[fedora-arm] Yum offers kernel-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l.rpm for armv5tel F17 install, does not boot on qemu vexpress-a9

[Peter Robinson]

>>>> [root at rpmbuild-arm var]# rpm -ql kernel-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l | grep
>>>> boot
>>>> /boot/.vmlinuz-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l.hmac
>>>> /boot/System.map-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l
>>>> /boot/config-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l
>>>> /boot/initramfs-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l.img
>>>> /boot/vmlinuz-3.7.3-101.fc17.armv7l
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>>>
>>> Appears it's not in the F17 3.7 kernel, just F18.  I see it on
>>> 3.7.5-201.fc18 for instance.
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> Is there a way to generate a dtb file from kernel and kernel-devel, without
> having to recompile everything? If so, how was this kernel tested to boot?

Not with kernel and kernel-devel you need source but you can do it
without recompiling everything.

Not sure what you'd achieve by doing so, what are you trying to achieve?

peter