[meta-freescale] Custom imx6 board newer kernel

[Otavio Salvador]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Mattias Sahlén
<mattias.sahlen at vinnter.se>wrote:

>  Hello list,
> We have developed a custom board based around the i.MX6D processor.
> We have booted it with a modified sabresd build (hacked the sabresd board
> file).
> (Had to disable cpu frequency scaling in order for it to work)
>
> Attached to the board is a touchscreen with drivers requiring kernel > 3.5
> for multitouch support.
> I am currently looking into how to solve this issue.
>

For now, I think it is easier to backport the touchscreen driver.


> How much work will it be to get our board up and running on newer kernel?
>

The main blocker for now would be GPU I think.


> Will for instance the vivante GPU drivers work?
>

Not now.


> Has anyone got any experience with running a newer kernel on the SABRE SD
> board for instance?
>

It works but some devices are still not supported.

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