[fedora-arm] Anyone working on Mele A1000 or Allwinner A10 CPU?

[Steven A. Falco]

On 08/03/2012 09:37 AM, Jon wrote:
> Have tried to get the kernel to build, and I remember these sites were helpful.
> 
> https://github.com/amery/linux-allwinner
> http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/hacking_the_mele_a1000/Building_Debian_From_Source_Code_for_Mele/
> 
> Make sure that cgroups are enabled in your kernel.
> Once you have the kernel build you can integrate with the latest userland image.
> 
> Somebody on IRC suggested that the Allwinner patches may need
> improvement before they could be accepted upstream?
> It would be great if that happened, as Fedora only digests upstream kernel.
> 
> Otherwise this could be a 3rd party spin like raspi?

I'll take a close look at the kernel patches over the next day
or two.  I am set up to cross-compile that, so it is mostly a
question of the required settings for Fedora.  Is there a minimum
allowed kernel version?  As in, nothing older than 3.xxx?  I ask
because I tried a 2.6.34.9 kernel with F17 on my Ionics, and got
lots of errors from udev and systemd.

Also, is there a preferred procedure for bootstrapping initramfs?
I assume the best way is to unpack an existing one, replace any
kernel modules, and repack.  I don't see a way to run dracut in
a cross-environment (i.e. from an x86).

	Steve

> 
> -Jon
> 
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Itamar Reis Peixoto
> <itamar at ispbrasil.com.br> wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:00 AM, Steven A. Falco <safalco at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>> I've picked up a Mele A1000 set top, which uses the Allwinner A10 CPU.
>>>> I don't see a Fedora port for this one yet, so I might take a shot at
>>>> it.  But first I wanted to ask if anyone else has already started this?
>>>>
>>>> The CPU is a Cortex A8, and there is an Ubuntu port, as well as its
>>>> native Android OS.
>>>
>>> None of the A10 kernel source code is upstream. It's something I would
>>> like to support at some point in time as there's a lot of cheap and
>>> interesting devices coming out with the chip from Netbook form factor
>>> through to stick PCs. It should be doable as it's only kernel stuff
>>> that's needed and it should run fine with the standard hardfp builds
>>> but your milarge may vary.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>
>> I have one, if you build the kernel I am able to try it.
>>
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