by kmihelich » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:56 am
If there are Linux drivers, we'll get it supported.
We are compiling specifically for Cortex-A series architectures. This is where the market seems to be headed for the next level of low-power awesomeness. Just about all the major set-top and development boards are being based on this architecture, whether from TI or nVidia. If you see OMAP3xxx, OMAP4xxx, Cortex-A8, or Cortex-A9, we're in that boat now.
Obviously this isn't as simple and straight-forward as plug computers, there is a wide variation of hardware between platforms. Even between BeagleBoard original and the xM, ethernet is handled differently. But this is also where the community has its power. Once one of us lays out how to handle the individual quirks, identify which software to compile specifically to take advantage of a certain hardware feature, everyone benefits.
The repository is being built as I write this, with over 500 packages done in the last day. Give us a couple weeks to get it stabilized, and rootfs images will be out. Right now we only have two devices to test on, BeagleBoard original and the xM. If you have a PandaBoard, Tegra2, or any other Cortex-A device, hop on irc.freenode.net in #Arch Linux ARM and find one of us! You'll get in on this early development stage and get your platform running.
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