Kernel 4.9

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xeno74
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Kernel 4.9

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Hi All,

Sinan released the RC7 of kernel 4.9 two weeks ago.

Download: Cyrus-4.9rc7.tar.gz

Please test it.

Thanks,
Christian
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Hi All,

Luigi released the RC6 of kernel 4.9 with the talos patch included two weeks ago. :-)

Download: kernel_49rc6_talos_patch.zip

Cheers,
Christian
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Hi Christian,

Is there any Wiki how to install, boot etc. Linuxes on Amiga ones, X5000 in particular?
I'm completely new to linux so i need step by step guide, but would like to give it a try
and help testing.

Regsards,

Radek.
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Radek wrote:Hi Christian,

Is there any Wiki how to install, boot etc. Linuxes on Amiga ones, X5000 in particular?
I'm completely new to linux so i need step by step guide, but would like to give it a try
and help testing.

Regsards,

Radek.
Hi Radek,

Here you are. :-)

Instructions for booting the ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 Live USB image on your X5000
  1. Download the image from the following link: X5000_Ubuntu_16.04.1_Live_USB-3.img
  2. Copy it with dd on Linux or with the USB image Tool on Windows to a USB flash drive.
  3. For example with Linux:

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    dd if=“X5000_Ubuntu_16.04.1_Live_USB-3.img“ of=“disk drive ID“
  4. To boot ubuntu MATE image from the USB flash drive, insert the USB flash drive into the X5000. Next enter the following at the U-Boot prompt (pressing enter after each line):

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    setenv bootargs root=/dev/ramdisk file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper rootdelay=10  mem=3500M radeon.pcie_gen2=1
    fatload usb 0:1 1000000 uImage-cyrus
    fatload usb 0:1 1c00000 cyrus_5020.dtb
    fatload usb 0:1 2000000 uRamdisk 
    
    bootm 1000000 2000000 1c00000
    
  5. If you have successfully booted the ubuntu MATE Live USB flash drive, please test the desktop and the programs. If you like ubuntu MATE, then you can install it with the install script Install Ubuntu MATE with the alternative script. (Icon on the desktop)
Cheers,
Christian
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Another download link for the RC7 of kernel 4.9: Cyrus-4.9rc7.tar.gz
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Hi All,

Sinan released the RC8 yesterday.

Many thanks to Sinan! :-)

Download: Cyrus-4.9rc8.tar.gz

Please test the RC8.

Thanks,
Christian
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Thanks Christian,

I've managed to boot that distribution, haven't got a chance to play with it too long.
I had some problems with formatting my HD with gparted, for some reason it couldn't
format it. I can't remember exact message but as soon as i get back to it i will report
further.

I have two question.
- is it possible to saveenv on onboard SD card with all those lengthy lines of commands
to use for example 'bootLinux'?
- apart from that, can i install linux on HD where my primary OS is AOS4? And if so how?

Thanks,
Radek
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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Radek wrote:Thanks Christian,

I've managed to boot that distribution, haven't got a chance to play with it too long.
I had some problems with formatting my HD with gparted, for some reason it couldn't
format it. I can't remember exact message but as soon as i get back to it i will report
further.

I have two question.
- is it possible to saveenv on onboard SD card with all those lengthy lines of commands
to use for example 'bootLinux'?
- apart from that, can i install linux on HD where my primary OS is AOS4? And if so how?

Thanks,
Radek
Hi Radek,

Please look in the following thread for installation instructions: Instructions for booting and installing the ubuntu MATE 16.04.1 on your X5000

I hope it helps.

Cheers,
Christian
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http://www.supertuxkart-amiga.de

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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Radek,

Maybe you could use the following partitions to use Linux and OS4.1 on one HD:

/dev/sda1 Linux boot partition with kernels, initrds, and dtb files with fat32 formated.
/dev/sda2 OS4.1
/dev/sda3 Linux root partition

You can save your boot commands with saveenv on the sdcard. (see installation instructions by Ken)

Cheers,
Christian
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http://www.supertuxkart-amiga.de

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Re: Kernel 4.9

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Hi Christian,

Thank for you help, i'll try different partition for linux and AOS as soon as i get around this issue:

GParted 0.25.0 --enable-libparted-dmraid --enable-online-resize

Libparted 3.2

Create Primary Partition #1 (ext4, 3.26 GiB) on /dev/sdb 00:00:00 ( ERROR )

create empty partition 00:00:00 ( ERROR )
libparted messages ( INFO )

Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
========================================

Create Primary Partition #2 (ext4, 229.57 GiB) on /dev/sdb
========================================


That's the error message i mentioned earlier. I can see there is no much info and probably
will not be enough, so if there is any other, more verbose, way of getting more detailed error log,
let me know.


PS. Ok, i think i know where is the problem with parted and my mmc card, not solution though ; ).
In GParted i selected HD intended as a linux installation, in my case /dev/sdb
but Terminal says that i execute operations on /dev/mmcblk0: - my mmc card!!!
Why this is happening and how to change that?

PS.2 I.ve tried to take a screenshot with Accessories/Take Screenshot app, but it says:
Error loading UI definition file... bla bla bla. I bet i need to install linux first before i can use it?
Vicious circle :D

Thanks,
Radek.
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