From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org>
Cc: 31416@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#31416] [PATCH 1/4] system: Add os-with-u-boot.
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 11:24:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87in7rnc1d.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180511143652.26935-1-dannym@scratchpost.org> (Danny Milosavljevic's message of "Fri, 11 May 2018 16:36:49 +0200")
Hello!
Great that you’re streamlining GuixSD on ARM!
Danny Milosavljevic <dannym@scratchpost.org> skribis:
> * gnu/system/install.scm (os-with-u-boot): New procedure.
> * gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm (make-u-boot-package): Export.
> * doc/guix.texi (Building the Installation Image for ARM boards): New
> subsection.
[...]
> +@subsection Building the Installation Image for ARM boards
“Boards”
> +Many ARM boards require a board-specific bootloader in order to boot.
Maybe: “require a specific variant of the
@uref{http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/, U-Boot} bootloader.”
> +If you build an entire disk image and the is not still available otherwise
> +(on another available drive etc), it's advisable to build an image that
> +includes the bootloader, specifically:
> +
> +@example
> +guix system disk-image --system=armhf-linux -e '((@ (gnu system install) os-with-u-boot) (@ (gnu system install) installation-os) "A20-OLinuXino-Lime2")'
> +@end example
Note: In Texinfo you need to double all the at signs.
> +Or if you don't cross compile:
It’s not cross-compilation. :-)
But I don’t think you need to repeat the command line.
> +"A20-OLinuXino-Lime2" is the name of the board. If you specify an invalid
^
@code
> +board, you get a list.
I think the patch is otherwise OK.
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-05-13 9:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-05-11 14:35 [bug#31416] [PATCH 0/4] Generalize bootloader installer selection Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-11 14:36 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 1/4] system: Add os-with-u-boot Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-11 14:36 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 2/4] bootloader: install-u-boot: Automatically select the correct installer Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-13 9:31 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-13 10:43 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-11 14:36 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 3/4] bootloader: Add make-u-boot-bootloader Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-13 9:36 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-13 11:03 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-13 11:15 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-14 8:31 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-13 13:46 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-14 8:34 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-14 16:29 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-15 7:12 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-17 0:28 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-17 12:35 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-17 20:33 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-06-17 21:41 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2018-06-18 8:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-11 14:36 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 4/4] bootloader: Simplify bootloader installer selection Danny Milosavljevic
2018-05-13 9:24 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2018-05-13 12:09 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 1/4] system: Add os-with-u-boot Jelle Licht
2023-07-21 16:53 ` [bug#31416] [PATCH 0/4] Generalize bootloader installer selection Maxim Cournoyer
2023-09-01 18:47 ` bug#31416: " Maxim Cournoyer
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