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Hi,
I've been especially interested in getting Linux working on the Desire, and have discovered that the Ubuntu available for the Nexus one will not work. However,
(i cant post the link, but google "Archlinux on the Desire, Chroot inside" and it will be the first result).
is a thread where i followed the instructions and successfully chrooted into Archlinux. Problem is that Arch doesn't have a very large ARM repository - so no X.
There are a few questions i have. Firstly: Is it possible to add the Debian or Ubuntu repo to Pacman (the package manager for Arch)?
Is it possible to install Aptitude (and then add the repository)?
Something else that I am wondering. In the Thread provided, the tar.bz2 extracts to a fully functional chroot - how would one go about preparing Linux like that (for ARM) for another distro?
The problem with the Ubuntu chroot is that it wants to mount a .img. If the contents of the .img were extracted (i don't know how to do this), could it be manually chrooted from a directory instead of a file.
Thanks for readin'
Josh.
You could try putting the contents of the Ubuntu image on the ext partition of your SD.
You could do it quite easily on your phone.
Mount the image somewhere then just cp the files over to the ext partition.
hello, long time I visit this great site, but had never encouraged me to register. I managed to run ubuntu in the desire, following the same tutorial for the nexus one but with some minimal changes. If people are interested I can create a mini howto...
Sorry about english : )
Yes please do XD
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App, WHILE SHOUTING AT THE CAT
Yeah, please do!
I attempted to follow the nexus one guide, but i don't know enough about linux to work out why things don't/shouldn't work properly.
So yeah, if you made a guide, it'd be great!
Josh.
Soft chewy center
Here are instructions and downloads that will have you on your way in no time, to running Linux on an IPAQ hx4700.
Step 1: Download a disk image
Ubuntu light weight X desktop download
Android download currently this barely boots
Step 2: Uncompress the file
See p7zip link
Step 3a: Copy the image to a CF or SD card using Linux
Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted the img file.
Code:
cd somedirectory
Copy the image to the card using dd
Code:
sudo dd if=image-name.img of=/dev/sdx
Where x is the destination of your card. Note there is no partition number "i.e. /dev/hda1" Just the destination letter /dev/hda
Step 3b: Copy the image to a CF or SD card using Windows
Code:
stub
Step 4: Edit startup.txt if you are using a SD card
Code:
stub
Step 5: Run HaRET
Safely remove the card from your computer, insert it in to your hx4700 navigate to the card directory using the file manager then click on haret.exe
Hard crunchy shell
Stuff for the masochist that lives inside you.
Kernel 2.6.21-hh20
Found the source tarball for 2.26.21-hh20 on this link.
I found an android patch for 2.6.21 at this link.
Finally I hammered out this patch that applies smoothly with no fuzz.
And here is my .config file.
Android usb gadget and the low memory killer currently need some love. But without configuring them the kernel compiles nicely
A-Z build instructions
Code:
stub
HaRET
I use HaRET to boot linux on the hx4700, until that day comes when I have learned enough about the hx4700 to provide a ROM, tinboot isn't really that hard to use.
Also the latest HaRET does not boot the hx4700 maybe it is being built with a newer instruction set, until I get a newer version compiling there is an older version in the .img files that works fine.
stub- haret from source
Filesystems
These xxx.img files should be written to a cf card using dd, or sd card if you change startup.txt and the swap file in /dev/fstab. The card should be no less than 1 GB. Gparted can resize/move your partitions if you have a larger card.
I have to admit I don't have a 1gb card to test the img file on, only a 4 and 2 GB card. If someone who does have one finds out that it doesn't boot or something let me know.
Card image layout:
fat16 16mb [haret] partition 1
ext 880mb [root] partition 2
linux-swap 128mb [swap] partition 3
Creating an Ubuntu file system
Creating a file system to run Linux on the hx4700 via HaRET. Rootstock is a tool the will pull down precompiled packages suitable for various devices, from a server. Then install, unpack, and configure them on a disk image file system inside a virtual machine, all without you leaving the comfort of your x86 compatible environment.
For rootstock I followed this guide link.
I used this command to create the image.
Code:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn ubuntu --login xda --password xda --imagesize 3G --seed tslib,build-essential,openssh-server,lxde,gdm --dist jaunty
I'm still thinking of including gnome-core simply for more function but lxde will have to do as the session manger. Gnome is just to heavy.
Light weight X download link at top of page
working:
the Mouse pad is configured
all drivers and firmware load
auto login via gdm.conf
/etc/network/interfaces is preconfigured for usb net and stubbed out for wireless.
not working:
touch screen - needs configured
wireless?? - I think only OPEN or WEP is supported ATM.
Android
stub- building the android filesystem
android.img download link located at top of post
now if I could just get the hang of making my forum post... not ugly
Nice! very nice!
Marvelous news, THX man!
...i love you! :']
As soon as I found this thread I smiled like a giddy school girl. My hx4700 might just be useful once again! I know nothing on programming... but i'd be glad to help out in any way possible!
Update folks,
I was up all night slaving away at this but, WE HAVE AN ANDROID PATCHED KERNEL!!! its 2.6.21.hh20 with android patches. This means the drivers should be easier to get worked out.
And Android almost boots, I suspect its the generic "goldfish" file system or some other trivial thing stopping it from booting all the way.
After mounting root and running /init, It shows the message "A N D R O I D_" then freezes well not really freezes the cursor continues to blink. but still almost there...
edit - links added
thanks
thanks a lot it's very usefull
Just seen a boot animation, it just got real people... but still not booting all the way.
keep up the good work...seems that this is the only development going on for my trusty iPaq 4700.......
I just want to say thanks for all the supportive comments. It's a real shot in the arm when I'm feeling over whelmed by the complexities of this. I did something really stupid with "sudo dd" last night and boogered up my root file-system, so I'm spending today re-setting up my build environment
All of the hardware is supported but just not pushed upstream but I’m working on a new 3.0 kernel right now for the universal when I finish I will add the hx4700 patches and post the source and message you. But I know wifi, Bluetooth, touchpad, sound, led, and all buttons work in 3.0. And these are the same on the universal and I have these working with froyo now. But I can post my 2.6.36 kernel I’m using now after I make a few corrections.
Here's my form page link
And this is where some of my code and android builds are: link
The common.tar.gz is my old 2.6.36 kernel I have to make some corrections and fix the hx4700 code I messed up and reload it in a day or so.
--I had to post this here as I got a message that you cannot receive private messages.
Thanks!
Don't know why you got that message, I did get your PM.
Could you make a tutorial, step by step how to run android(haret, etc.) on hx4700, please?
I'm noob in windows mobile tools
im currently running Angstrom on my hx4700
but would love android too..
havent tried any of these images yet. but ill probably have some
spare time this week..
/Kyndal
On tenterhooks ...
It failed to boot (couldn't mount /dev/hda2 I think) when I tried to install and run from a Compact Flash, so I'm in the middle of dd-ing to an SD card instead. Fingers crossed ...
EDIT: It boots fine from the SD card.
However, it's rather sluggish at best, and there don't seem to be many productivity apps -- and no onscreen keyboard. Still, it's a start!
EDIT 2: Attached a small photograph for the curious. Sorry about the blur, but I couldn't manage a better shot, given the lighting and the camera's fudged-up CCD.
kyndal said:
im currently running Angstrom on my hx4700
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How in the world did you manage that? I've been trying to get Angstrom working on my hx4700 for months now, without success. (Aside from an old bootpack that literally has no useful programs.)
I haven't had much luck with any "new" Angstrom builds from the
narcissus online builder..
Right now. im running an older X11 build
booting from SD card .img file
Functional.. but ya. not up to date..
/Kyndal
kyndal said:
I haven't had much luck with any "new" Angstrom builds from the
narcissus online builder..
Right now. im running an older X11 build
booting from SD card .img file
Functional.. but ya. not up to date..
/Kyndal
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I would like a copy of this .img file (cleaned of personal stuff, of course). It'd be nice to have a usable Angstrom for a change.
you can try it out with the prebuild images (OLD)
apparently im not allowed to post external links yet...
so go to this address
angstrom-distribution.org/releases/2007.12/images/hx4700/
and download
Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-hx4700.rootfs.img.bz2
Angstrom-boot-2.6.21-hh20-r6-hx4700.exe
extract the .img file from bz2 to a FAT SD card
and place the .exe there too..
run the .exe select the img file. can be a little fiddly on the "touchpad"
"enter" is like in the middle. and half the time moves the cursor up/down
this linux lives in the loop .img file on vfat..
not on partitions. so pretty easy to try..
run these commands to get online with wifi
su
/sbin/modprobe acx
/sbin/modprobe hx4700-acx
/sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid ACCESSPOINT
/sbin/ifconfig wlan0 up
/Kyndal
kyndal said:
you can try it out with the prebuild images (OLD)
Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-hx4700.rootfs.img.bz2
Angstrom-boot-2.6.21-hh20-r6-hx4700.exe
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Yeah, I've tried the image before - months ago -- but I didn't know about those commands /sbin! I'll give them a try and see if I can get anything useful installed (the image comes without any useful GUI - or even CLI, for the most part - applications).
EDIT: Unfortunately, even though the package manager seems to be capable of fetching the correct packages (it's hard to tell), it consistently fails to install them -- I even tried installing man and nano (one at a time) and was met with failure even though the URLs check out. (abiword took longer before failure, hence my suspicion it downloads fine).
I apologize for derailing the thread like this, but this is the only place I've found since I got interested in putting Linux on my iPAQ where someone is actually *answering* my questions.
It's ok Strife89, I appreciate you all actively helping out, I was out of town house hunting last week.
Maybe everyone here could come up with a "wish list" request for packages to be installed among other useful things/configuring/etc, so we can all help polish the ubuntu installation, and make it something nice/useful.
As far as android goes, I have more confidence in the kernel than I do the file system, as to where I am right at this moment, donut will boot and show a boot animation. That is as far as I have gotten, but still it is progress.
I look forward to working with anyone interested with helping out, so lets here some thoughts/suggestions.
Well let me add mine first I guess we need a clearer easier tutorial on getting linux booting from the sd or cf card. both of these options have subtle differences and need better defined instructions.
edit- As far as installing apps to the ubuntu.img. The usbnet interface is configured on the hx4700 side hopefully, if some one wants to do some googling on how to get it setup all the way on the PC side of things, I think we would all appreciate that. Then we could just ssh in and apt-get anything we wanted to try out or change. Later we could make it part of the download/tutorial after testing.
I cannot find a method in Linux or Windows that will allow me to access the files in the system.img partition image from:
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_hTC_Asia_SEA_WWE_1.29.728.12_Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_261350_signed.exe
I have never had a problem "unpacking" system.img files from other HTC phones using unyaffs or even in Windows with WinImage for EXT2/3/4 partitions.
Obviously many Devs have had success with the HOX system.img! Could someone please tell me what file system the system partition uses AND/OR reveal the correct approach to accessing the files within the img?
I presume the partition formats are identical in:
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_hTC_Asia_SEA_WWE_1.28.728.9_Radio_1.1204.103.14_release_256493_signed.exe
...so I suppose there's no point in making an attempt with its system.img either!
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance.
BTW: I'm not one who asks for assistance as his 1st move.
I have been searching for resolution to this problem for @least a week!
Using appropriate keywords the best I have come up with is either others in this same predicament or suggested remedies which are not effective.
The overall picture I have got is that those with the solution seem reluctant to share the knowledge, which I find strange in development communities.
if you want just access to files inside the img, in windows use this jar attached to convert it to ext4 and then mount with DiskInternals Linux Reader.
or in linux use this tool to unpack.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28837507#post28837507
don't even try to repack it will not work.
if you know how it posible to repack files to this img format please let me know.
Thanks heaps avicohh!
I solved the problem only a few hours before your post came in.
I used a slightly different approach through linux but basically same process & result.
If you follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081239
you'll be able to unpack AND repack but it's done in linux.
I used Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (64bit) to compile & use the ext4_utils in the thread above.
Since you were so kind to answer my query please feel free to PM me if i can help you!! My use of the forum is sometimes sporadic though, unfortunately.
EDIT: Sorry, just realised we both had the same thread! So it doesn't work for repacking?? I'll see if I can find something that works.
Obviously something does but there's not as much free sharing of really useful stuff as I would have expected with this kind of thing.
Yap.. is the same thread.
probably the odin (samsung) img and the stock htc img they not exactly the same format.
i seraching after sulution to this thing because i'm trying to make custom rom to be able to flash on device with stock rom/locked bootloader from the stock recovery like the ruu firmwares.
Well I ran into a little struggle when trying to use the complete Linux installer by default so I thought I would post how I got it to work correctly.
When trying to run by default I got errors stating it could not mount the loop device, it is a very simple
Download the bootscript4-3.sh file from
sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/bootscript4-3.sh/downloadSorry not allowed to hyperlink)
and rename it as bootscript.sh
After you have that file ready move it to the directory /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/ and replace the file that is already in there.
You now have a working CompleteLinuxInstaller app enjoy!
Expressionless said:
Well I ran into a little struggle when trying to use the complete Linux installer by default so I thought I would post how I got it to work correctly.
When trying to run by default I got errors stating it could not mount the loop device, it is a very simple
Download the bootscript4-3.sh file from
sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/bootscript4-3.sh/downloadSorry not allowed to hyperlink)
and rename it as bootscript.sh
After you have that file ready move it to the directory /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/ and replace the file that is already in there.
You now have a working CompleteLinuxInstaller app enjoy!
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What branch are you running? I mean I want to install Ubuntu, but all the installers say it's really buggy, and to use a different branch.
bobbyphoenix said:
What branch are you running? I mean I want to install Ubuntu, but all the installers say it's really buggy, and to use a different branch.
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I haven't really toyed around with the different packs of Ubuntu, the only one I have used is the Ubuntu 10.10 version by Linux-on-android, it seemed to run okay, but I have not looked into it.
Expressionless said:
Well I ran into a little struggle when trying to use the complete Linux installer by default so I thought I would post how I got it to work correctly.
When trying to run by default I got errors stating it could not mount the loop device, it is a very simple
Download the bootscript4-3.sh file from
sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/files/bootscript4-3.sh/downloadSorry not allowed to hyperlink)
and rename it as bootscript.sh
After you have that file ready move it to the directory /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/ and replace the file that is already in there.
You now have a working CompleteLinuxInstaller app enjoy!
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Hi. Thanks for your efforts. Just a couple questions. Do you need to use a kernel that has SELinux set to permissive. Also, can I just take the ubuntu image file I was using on my GN II and bring it over to my GN 3 to use.
mscion said:
Hi. Thanks for your efforts. Just a couple questions. Do you need to use a kernel that has SELinux set to permissive. Also, can I just take the ubuntu image file I was using on my GN II and bring it over to my GN 3 to use.
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I am using a kernel with SElinux set to permissive, also any arm based Linux distro should theoretically work, I do no believe they are phone specific. I would recommend the sabrekernel.
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I am using a kernel with SElinux set to permissive, also any arm based Linux distro should theoretically work, I do no believe they are phone specific. I would recommend the sabrekernel.
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Ok. Great! So basically once I have appropriate kernel, I then run Linux on Android. It will set up its file structure and I then I replace bootscript.sh and I'm good to go.
EDIT. This bootscript file is from Linux on android project. I wonder if it is going under further testing. Doesn't hurt to try, and, of course, report to them as it is an open project!
I present to you instructions on how to get Arch Linux working natively on your shield TV dual booted with your Android rom. This is all thanks to the amazing people in this thread for getting Ubuntu on the shield and would not be possible without them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/ubuntu-utopic-nvidia-shield-tv-t3150352
This install will put arch Linux on a micro SD card, and does not modify your shield at all if you so choose. First download these 2 files.
Archlinux Stage 3 install
http://archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-generic-latest.tar.gz
Kernel (Credits to jagger11 from his thread) You only need nvidia_boot.img
https://drive.google.com/folderview...ZSS1VxUVBJZmFqSXNFYUhpN2lHcklhVzZtX0Z5OENxdU0
To intstall
1. Unlock your shield TV
2. Format your SD card to EXT4
3. Mount the SD card
4. As the root user on your linux distro (not sudo) run this command (From the same directory that you downloaded that file to, and replacing mountpoint to where you mounted the SD to)
bsdtar -xpf ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-generic-latest.tar.gz -C mountpoint
5. Unmount the drive, then run the command "sync". When that finishes, pull the SD card from the computer.
6. Put the SD in the shield
7. Reboot to bootloader (adb reboot fastboot) with your preferred method
8. Boot Linux
To boot it once run this
a) fastboot boot nvidia_boot.img
To save to recovery run this (Reboot android to recovery to boot arch after)
b) fastboot flash recovery nvidia_boot.img
Default users and passwords are
root:root
alarm:alarm
For more information, check this page.
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/generic
Tested Working
*Ethernet
*USB
*TTY Terminals
*Framebuffer (Install X11 as usual and xf86-video-fbdev)
Untested
*WIFI (Should work)
*Bluetooth (Probably doesn't work)
Broken
*3D acceleration (Will work on this in the future)
*You tell me
*Sometimes does not boot after a few working boots (I think it's a problem with my SD, or my android install messing with it. Working that out now, but please report if you have this issue only after it boots fine at least once)
My request to you. I am not a kernel dev any more. I once was, but things have unfortunately changed, and I don't have the time or resources to learn it all again. If anyone wants to develop a kernel for this, please do and I'll add it in the OP. Unless something changes, and Ubuntu kernel from the Utopic thread will work fine here)
I'll format this a bit better later, but hopefully this is a good start. I have some good tips and tricks to add if people are interested in this, and was able to watch quite a lot of my videos in vlc even on framebuffer. Please give me some feedback on what you want to see, and ask any questions. I'll be glad to help!
kdb424 said:
I present to you instructions on how to get Arch Linux working natively on your shield TV dual booted with your Android rom. This is all thanks to the amazing people in this thread for getting Ubuntu on the shield and would not be possible without them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/ubuntu-utopic-nvidia-shield-tv-t3150352
This install will put arch Linux on a micro SD card, and does not modify your shield at all if you so choose. First download these 2 files.
Archlinux Stage 3 install
http://archlinuxarm.org/os/ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-generic-latest.tar.gz
Kernel (Credits to jagger11 from his thread) You only need nvidia_boot.img
https://drive.google.com/folderview...ZSS1VxUVBJZmFqSXNFYUhpN2lHcklhVzZtX0Z5OENxdU0
To intstall
1. Unlock your shield TV
2. Format your SD card to EXT4
3. Mount the SD card
4. As the root user on your linux distro (not sudo) run this command (From the same directory that you downloaded that file to, and replacing mountpoint to where you mounted the SD to)
bsdtar -xpf ArchLinuxARM-aarch64-generic-latest.tar.gz -C mountpoint
5. Unmount the drive, then run the command "sync". When that finishes, pull the SD card from the computer.
6. Put the SD in the shield
7. Reboot to bootloader (adb reboot fastboot) with your preferred method
8. Boot Linux
To boot it once run this
a) fastboot boot nvidia_boot.img
To save to recovery run this (Reboot android to recovery to boot arch after)
b) fastboot flash recovery nvidia_boot.img
Default users and passwords are
root:root
alarm:alarm
For more information, check this page.
http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/generic
Tested Working
*Ethernet
*USB
*TTY Terminals
*Framebuffer (Install X11 as usual and xf86-video-fbdev)
Untested
*WIFI (Should work)
*Bluetooth (Probably doesn't work)
Broken
*3D acceleration (Will work on this in the future)
*You tell me
*Sometimes does not boot after a few working boots (I think it's a problem with my SD, or my android install messing with it. Working that out now, but please report if you have this issue only after it boots fine at least once)
My request to you. I am not a kernel dev any more. I once was, but things have unfortunately changed, and I don't have the time or resources to learn it all again. If anyone wants to develop a kernel for this, please do and I'll add it in the OP. Unless something changes, and Ubuntu kernel from the Utopic thread will work fine here)
I'll format this a bit better later, but hopefully this is a good start. I have some good tips and tricks to add if people are interested in this, and was able to watch quite a lot of my videos in vlc even on framebuffer. Please give me some feedback on what you want to see, and ask any questions. I'll be glad to help!
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Thanks for the new thread. You are correct that the "nvidia_boot.img" from jagger11 can boot to archLinux but the kernel I built can't.
I have always been using Ubuntu with desktop enabled by default. How did you install X11 under archLinux?
yahoo2016 said:
Thanks for the new thread. You are correct that the "nvidia_boot.img" from jagger11 can boot to archLinux but the kernel I built can't.
I have always been using Ubuntu with desktop enabled by default. How did you install X11 under archLinux?
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Following the standard guide on their wiki.
I installed
xorg-server
xorg-server-utils
xorg-init
xf86-video-fb
And then just the standard startx after setting my xinitrc to the usual. In my case I used awesome WM, though you can use any, and exec that in your .xinitrc file
kdb424 said:
Following the standard guide on their wiki.
I installed
xorg-server
xorg-server-utils
xorg-init
xf86-video-fb
And then just the standard startx after setting my xinitrc to the usual. In my case I used awesome WM, though you can use any, and exec that in your .xinitrc file
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I have to admit I was spoiled by Ubuntu which installs everything by default. I have to read archLinux wiki and try them tomorrow morning.
yahoo2016 said:
I have to admit I was spoiled by Ubuntu which installs everything by default. I have to read archLinux wiki and try them tomorrow morning.
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Those packages will do you other than desktop manager, but I have to say, I'm pretty minimalist, and arch is by default, so don' feel too bad. I've just been using arch for the last few years, and was using Gentoo before that, which is all even more manual and source built.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
That page will go through it all. Once you know what desktop manager you want (I recommend XFCE if you don't know what, or LXDE which is even lighter), check the pages out on there for them. It covers haw to do absolutely everything. I honestly use arch linux for the wiki. It's by far the best source of linux information on the net I'd be willing to bet.
kdb424 said:
Those packages will do you other than desktop manager, but I have to say, I'm pretty minimalist, and arch is by default, so don' feel too bad. I've just been using arch for the last few years, and was using Gentoo before that, which is all even more manual and source built.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
That page will go through it all. Once you know what desktop manager you want (I recommend XFCE if you don't know what, or LXDE which is even lighter), check the pages out on there for them. It covers haw to do absolutely everything. I honestly use arch linux for the wiki. It's by far the best source of linux information on the net I'd be willing to bet.
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What display driver should I install?
The wiki starts with
lspci | grep -e VGA -e 3D
But lspci does not work for shield TV.
yahoo2016 said:
What display driver should I install?
The wiki starts with
lspci | grep -e VGA -e 3D
But lspci does not work for shield TV.
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xf86-video-fbdev works for me. Since we don't have access to the GPU directly, we are using the framebuffer at the moment.
kdb424 said:
xf86-video-fbdev works for me. Since we don't have access to the GPU directly, we are using the framebuffer at the moment.
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That confused me since I thought xf86 meant x86 but Shield has Arm CPUs.
yahoo2016 said:
That confused me since I thought xf86 meant x86 but Shield has Arm CPUs.
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Yeah, it's actually got nothing to do with architecture. Not quite sure why they are named as such. Also, xf86-video-fbdev isn't listed there as it's a last resort kinda thing, but it works well on the shield for the moment. Once I figure out why my system stops booting linux from time to time, I'll work on GPU drivers. Hard to know what broke it if I don't fix that first.
kdb424 said:
Yeah, it's actually got nothing to do with architecture. Not quite sure why they are named as such. Also, xf86-video-fbdev isn't listed there as it's a last resort kinda thing, but it works well on the shield for the moment. Once I figure out why my system stops booting linux from time to time, I'll work on GPU drivers. Hard to know what broke it if I don't fix that first.
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You may want to have a look at this: https://github.com/NVIDIA/tegra-nouveau-rootfs
Arch Linux is the target rootfs and the Jetson TX1 is supported. Now the questions is how to get a mainline kernel running on shield tv. I guess one issue is the device tree which will not be provided by uboot like on normal arm systems. In the kernel configuration you can define that the device tree is appended to the kernel image (e.g. by "cat Image foster.dtb > newImage"). Maybe this is a solution.
Thanks_Meter said:
You may want to have a look at this: https://github.com/NVIDIA/tegra-nouveau-rootfs
Arch Linux is the target rootfs and the Jetson TX1 is supported. Now the questions is how to get a mainline kernel running on shield tv. I guess one issue is the device tree which will not be provided by uboot like on normal arm systems. In the kernel configuration you can define that the device tree is appended to the kernel image (e.g. by "cat Image foster.dtb > newImage"). Maybe this is a solution.
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Thanks for the info. I'm going to have the next 2 days off work, so I'll definately get to work. I'm going to need assistance in getting a working kernel as I don't have an x86 machine around currently. Crazy, I know, but I don't. I'll see if I can get the drivers installed if someone works on a kernel. If not, I'll contact some of my linux friends and see what they come up with.
kdb424 said:
Thanks for the info. I'm going to have the next 2 days off work, so I'll definately get to work. I'm going to need assistance in getting a working kernel as I don't have an x86 machine around currently. Crazy, I know, but I don't. I'll see if I can get the drivers installed if someone works on a kernel. If not, I'll contact some of my linux friends and see what they come up with.
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That link mentioned:
"The first prerequisite is that you must use an up-to-date U-Boot as bootloader"
Jetson TK1 and TX1 uses U-boot, Shield TV however uses fastboot not U-boot and the kernel is not Linux but Android.
I'd really like someone can have u-boot ported to Shield TV as 2nd or 3rd stage boot loader.
Damn! I just found out that this CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB trick only works with zImage but not with Image as needed for abootimg. Currently I don't have an idea how to get a mainline kernel running on the shield tv. I guess uboot makes no sense since we don't have an uart.
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Damn! I just found out that this CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB trick only works with zImage but not with Image as needed for abootimg. Currently I don't have an idea how to get a mainline kernel running on the shield tv. I guess uboot makes no sense since we don't have an uart.
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u-boot could use netconsole:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,14,14
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My kernel can boot to command line archLinux now, I updated the procedure:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64330336&postcount=147
I'll try that kernel when get home with the gui running on framebuffer. Should work.
kdb424 said:
I'll try that kernel when get home with the gui running on framebuffer. Should work.
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I uploaded my latest kernel tested with command line archLinux:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz5kaPQJx_AgUklNekxGeWFuNW8/view
yahoo2016 said:
I uploaded my latest kernel tested with command line archLinux:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz5kaPQJx_AgUklNekxGeWFuNW8/view
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Any chance you can maybe try to patch in the Nouveau kernel driver from here?
With a kernel running that I can get 3D acceleration work started. Till I get that sorted out I can only guess if my changes are working or not.
I'll also be trying to get the closed source binaries running on this. I have decided to pay a decent sum of money for a VPS to get a compile machine. Hopefully we can get this project rolling.
kdb424 said:
Any chance you can maybe try to patch in the Nouveau kernel driver from here?
With a kernel running that I can get 3D acceleration work started. Till I get that sorted out I can only guess if my changes are working or not.
I'll also be trying to get the closed source binaries running on this. I have decided to pay a decent sum of money for a VPS to get a compile machine. Hopefully we can get this project rolling.
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I did not expect it'd take me so long just to have gui running for archLinux. As I mentioned before this thread started, I'd like to try Cuda 7.0 on ArchLinux. I main goal is to have Cuda working so I can use Gpgpu of Tegra for image processing and other applications.
A script or procedure for post installation to quickly install gui is what I was interested. To install archlinux rootfs without gui was very simple and I did it the first day when I received my Shield TV to troubleshoot Utopic rootfs. I could read the wiki to have gui working for archLinux, but I have to spend my time on other things, e.g., without hope to have u-boot or multirom working for Shield TV, I have to learn Android kernel (I'm in the process of clone Android kernel source tree).
I'll write a script for you once I get home. Thanks for the input. Any requests for a desktop environment or window manager? If not I'll just pick a light one like lxde.
kdb424 said:
I'll write a script for you once I get home. Thanks for the input. Any requests for a desktop environment or window manager? If not I'll just pick a light one like lxde.
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Any desktop is fine. I'd like to push Cuda 7.0 from my build PC to archLinux like I did for L4T. Network connection and any desktop are what I need. If it works, we can see performance differences between 32 bits and 64 bits
Thanks.