[meta-freescale] Status of imx28evk recipes/images

Simone cjb.sw.nospam at gmail.com
Tue Nov 25 11:47:03 PST 2014


> Il giorno 25/nov/2014, alle ore 15:44, Daiane Angolini <daiane.list at gmail.com> ha scritto:
> 
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Simone <cjb.sw.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Daiane,
>> Thanks so much for your answer.
>> 
>> Which Kernel version is actually supported by this board?
> 
> define supported.

I mean, we work also on imx53qsb board and we know that the last working kernel is 2.6.35.3
So, let's redefine the question: which is the latest working kernel for this board?

> 
> linux-imx is supported by freescale
> linux-fslc is from kernel.org
> 
>> What is the difference between linux-fslc and linux-imx ?
> 
> huge
> 
> Please, test and taste both, then decide which one is the one for your
> application.
> 
> (this question is really tricky, by definition, the difference between
> 2 kernels is defined by the git diff of them, however, the kernel
> version in this case differs, causing a huge (huge) gap. I cannot say
> to you what are the differences that probably can impact in your case,
> so I prefer to say nothing)
> 

Thank you, but I'm still missing something.. I suppose that linux-imx is a patched version of the kernel.org one, that include the support the specific freescale (imx) boards. Isn't it?
If yes, then I should prefer linux-imx because the freescale device drivers should not be included in fslc kernel...
Another question, how I should compare the imx kernel with the fslc one using the evk board?

Sorry to ask you such stupid things, but I feel a bit confused...

Thank you
Simone


> 
> Daiane
>> 
>> Thanks so much
>> Simone
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Messaggio originale-----
>> Da: angolini at gmail.com [mailto:angolini at gmail.com] Per conto di Daiane Angolini
>> Inviato: martedì 25 novembre 2014 11:58
>> A: Simone; Otavio Salvador
>> Cc: meta-freescale at yoctoproject.org
>> Oggetto: Re: [meta-freescale] Status of imx28evk recipes/images
>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Simone <cjb.sw.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>> In my company we are starting a new project (a low-cost industrial controller) and we are thinking about use the iMX286 CPU because it offer all what we need. Of course we would start from imx28evk for testing, then we will develop our custom board based on that one.
>>> But before all I want to know (from who is already using/mantaining it), how is the status of support (recipes, images, kernel) for such board in meta-fsl-arm.
>>> 
>>> If possible, I want to know if there are known problems or missing things, or if this cpu is not suggested for a new project..
>>> Any opinion you want to share could be very useful to me.
>> 
>> imx28evk is a beautiful board. I´ve been testing it here and there and I cannot remember serious problems. Of course, there are some:
>> 
>> * touch screen (with x11 at least) is not completely calibrated
>> * you can choose between linux-fslc or linux-imx
>> * you can choose between gstreamer mainline or the one provided by freescale (see RN [1] in order to understand the HW/SW correlation)
>> * there is a pin conflict in imx28evk board, that I don´t remember from top of my mind (I think it´s NAND + Ethernet cannot be used
>> together)
>> * NAND is already supported in meta-fsl-arm
>> * mfgtools is not already supported in meta-fsl-arm, but it´s easy to be included and your patch is appreciated.
>> * pendrive is not automatically mounted, but once you mount it everything works fine (I have never stopped to fix that)
>> 
>> 
>> that´s all I could remember
>> 
>> [1]http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/1.7/index.html#document-fsl-userspace-pkg
>> 
>> 
>> Otavio, could some of this items be considered "known issue" to be included in release notes? What do you think?
>> 
>> Daiane
>>> 
>>> Thank you all for every suggestion or information you will provide
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Simone
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