Q7: Tell me more about the choice of the kernels.
From OESF
Q7: Tell me more about the choice of the kernels.
A7: Of course! For the kernels, there are three things to pay attention to: 1. Their versions; 2. whether they are OABI or EABI; 3. which Zaurus models they are for.
They are all the new 2.6.xx kernels. Now what we have are:
OABI kernel:
2.6.21 Cortez’s rebuilt Poky kernel (For C3x00): http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=24935&view=findpost&p=169770
EABI kernels:
2.6.17 with fastfpe and cpufreq kernel (from Angstrom): http://www.bigbridgezau.sakura.ne.jp/wiki.cgi?page=%B8%BC%C8%A2Debian%2DTitchy
2.6.20 with fastfpe and cpufreq kernel (from Angstrom): http://www.bigbridgezau.sakura.ne.jp/dev/debian/ (for C3x00 only)
2.6.20 Angstrom kernel (used in "Titchy Linux"): http://wiki.neilandtheresa.co.uk/Titchy_Linux/Installing (for C3x00 only)
2.6.21 Poky kernels: http://pokylinux.org/releases/blinky-3.0/ (for ALL the C-series models)
2.6.23 Angstrom: http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/unstable/images/ (Check out the folders dated 24-Oct-2007 for Spitz (=C3x00); the one for C7x0 is reported to have issues with Altboot – see Q13)
2.6.23 Poky kernel (cortez's rebuild): http://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=24979
2.6.23.1 yonggun kernel with fastfpe and cpufreq support (the latest latest!) (2or0’s patched build from Angstrom; requires uboot but works great; free of stylus pointer jumping; built for use with EABI system): http://yonggun.tistory.com/57 (for C1000 and C3x00) Also download the autoboot.sh here. [Special installation method: See Q18-Q20]
Remember, you must have both the kernel image AND the kernel module tarball (if available), and their version must match. For all the kernels (except 2.6.23.1 yonggun), you also have to download the updater.sh script from the same download location.
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