WM8505

[TheHitMan]

thank u very much !!! i will try ... and respond.

[TheHitMan]

ok, i used your .config. but i get this error:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh
CHK include/generated/compile.h
CHK kernel/config_data.h
Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready
Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready
multiple (or no) load addresses:
This is incompatible with uImages
Specify LOADADDR on the commandline to build an uImage
make[1]: *** [arch/arm/boot/uImage] Fehler 1
make: *** [uImage] Fehler 2
')

[TheHitMan]

now, i did a:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
make ARCH=arm uImage -j4 LOADADDR=0x00008000
')

and i get a uImage. this image, i copied to the fat part of mein sd card /script/uImage.

but it seems the kernel wont be load. the screen of the netbook is black ...

[TheHitMan]

by the way, this is the machine !

http://crux-arm.nu/SupportedDevices/Wm8505

[moonman]

My config could be wrong. I just took the kirkwood config - disabled kirkwood support and enabled wm8505 support. It may be missing some important things. Also take a look here: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1553 and maybe PM the guys who got it to work.
You may get some more help here as well: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum ... nux-kernel

Sorry, I can't help you much because I don't own the device myself.

P.S.: If you ever figure it out be sure to let us know how you did it. I'm sure others will find it helpful.

[TheHitMan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')lso take a look here: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1553 and maybe PM the guys who got it to work.

[Mijzelf]

If you've got a binary image, you could use binwalk to sift it. There might be a .config embedded as gzipped file. The kernel itself is probably gzipped in the uImage, so you'll have to extract the kernel first, and run binwalk a second time.

[TheHitMan]

when i do a:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
file uImage
')

then i get the message, that the kernel is not compressed.

[TheHitMan]

how can i extract the uImage?

[Mijzelf]

Using binwalk.$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'binwalk uImage') will show you the start positions of possible 'sub sections'. It will give a lot of false alarms on LZMA, recognizable at bogus metadata, but the gz parts are quite reliable. When you've found a gzipped section inside the uImage, you can extract it:$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'tail -c +<offset + 1> uImage | gzip -d >extracted')where <offset+1> is exchanged by the real value.