Re: [Ltib] BSP for i.MX31 and i.MX21

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Wolfi,

It would take a long time to explain, but the content on the GPP is
approved for release asynchronously to the referencing CVS.  This means
that occasionally there will be packages you can select but are not
available for download.   What you will tend to find is that the GPP
content leads savannah CVS.

For this particular package, the current internal BSP has superseded
this version of mxc-misc and so explains why the approval for this
content is not being pushed out (it is no longer referenced internally).
If you really want this package, I can get the spec file updated, but
otherwise I'd just say de-select it.  Don't use the imx21 variant, I
have no idea if that is relevant to the imx31.

Regarding the imx21ads it has not been merged out yet as the BSP
maintainer for this has not yet released it AFAIK.  The best thing to do
is to contact Freescale support (see doc/LtibFaq) if you have questions
about particular BSPs.

As for the newer kernel in the ISO image, again that is because the
content on the GPP and the references from savannah CVS are
asynchronously updated.  In due course this will appear in savannah CVS
(next time I merge out).  If you need this in a hurry I'd recommend
downloading the iso.  I'm not sure if this kernel applies to the imx21,
again that's another question for Freescale support.

Regards, Stuart

On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 14:51 +0100, Stering Wolfram wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just found another small issue concerning the i.MX31 BSP.
> There is a package called mxc-misc which can be selected during ltib
> configuration, but which is not found in the gpp.
> the help page reveals a dependence on PLATFORM=imx31ads or imx27ads. 
> The symbol is PKG_MXC_MISC.
> 
> Specifically, the error reported is as follows:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Processing: mxc-misc-mx31
> ===========================
> Getting misc-mx31-20060621.tar.gz from the Global Package Pool
> http://www.bitshrine.org/gpp/misc-mx31-20060621.tar.gz:
> 13:56:58 ERROR 404: Not Found.
> Can't get: misc-mx31-20060621.tar.gz at ./ltib line 600.
> Died at ./ltib line 601.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I checked the gpp directory at bitshrine.org.  A potential candidate for
> that file might be misc-mx-20070112.tar.gz
> <http://www.bitshrine.org/gpp/misc-mx-20070112.tar.gz>
> but I'm not sure whether this is exactly that package.
> 
> 
> The second question concerns the i.MX21 BSP.  I have the IMX21LITEKIT
> eval board as well.  The directory config/platform/imx21ads/ exists, but
> is empty.  Is the corresponding BSP support not (yet) merged?  How
> different would be the LITE version compared to the ADS?
> 
> Oh, while I'm at asking questions, another one arised as well (I hope,
> I'm not too bothersome...):
> The ISO image available at freescale.com for the i.MX31 contains the
> 2.6.19.2 Linux kernel, which I found in the GPP as well, but which is
> not selectable during ltib configure (the CVS version of ltib, 2.6.16
> kernel, not the one of the ISO image).  This kernel is called *-mx-*,
> i.e. not specific to mx31, appearently.  Does this one apply to the
> imx21 as well?  How do I select it for build?
> 
> Many thanks for any help,
> 
> best regards,
> 
> -wolfi
> 
>