Thanks for the tip!  I have that book now, and also purchased a more
recent similar book, "Embedded Linux Primer" ( 978-0131679849 ).  I'll
give a short review of both later.

I hadn't looked at snapgear before.  I did just build a new
development computer as my previous system took just under 4 hours for
a compile build.  Unfortunately I purchased it without checking
hardware compatability, and it may be that I'll have to wait a few
months before a standard (stable) distribution comes out that fully
supports it.  Until then, virtual pc and ubuntu are probably going to
be doing the job.

-Adam

On 3/19/07, YAP <x112358@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/19/07, M. Adam Davis <stienman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well hey, it's a new tag!
> >
> > So I'm working on a project with the Atmel at91sam9261 ARM processor.
> > I've got the evaluation kit, and I'm working through getting a custom
> > build of the Linux kernel going.
> >
> > Right now I've got three different Atmel released linux kernels that
> > I've tried, but none of them have all the devices I need (frame buffer
> > and LCD, all the serial ports, touchscreen, etc) and the audio is only
> > a DAC.  I'm planning on adapting the audio chip and linux code from
> > the 9200 kit which is a full AC97 codec.
> >
> > Does anyone have any resources that goes step by step through the
> > process of building a cross compiler, configuring the kernel,
> > compiling the kernel, and then packaging it and the root file system
> > to be used on the eval kit?  Or guides that give some portion of the
> > process?
> >
> > I'd rather avoid the cost of, say, TimeSys, or another commercial
> > support vendor.  But I'm a linux newbie on top of doing something many
> > experienced linux users wouldn't be able to do anyway.
> >
> > So...  Any tips before I bang my head against it some more?
> >
> > -Adam
>
> I know nothing about the Atmel at91sam9261 but...
>
> By this ( http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/belinuxsys/ ) book. It will
> get you going and is well spent money. Also have a look at SnapGear
> (http://www.snapgear.org/snapgear/downloads.html) which can be used as
> a good starting point with tools, source etc for some different
> platforms including ARM.
>
> Cheers
> /Ake
>
>
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