[Gnewsense-dev] [Fwd: Re: Lemote YeeLoong 8089 ... ] Translation of the PMON manual

[s . boutayeb]

----- Forwarded message from Frederic Muller <address@hidden> -----
    Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:58:01 +0800
    From: Frederic Muller <address@hidden>
Reply-To: Frederic Muller <address@hidden>
 Subject: Re: Lemote YeeLoong 8089 mips based notebook repository switch
      To: address@hidden

Hi!

I have started the Pmon manual translatation but it might only be
finished after Chinese New Year. Hopefully I might make the translation
available on a wiki soon so I can get more volunteers to help translate
the 28 pages.

I'll let the list know once this is done.

Fred

address@hidden wrote:
> To rescue a yeeloong,we have several methods:
>   download a rescue kernel from
> http://www.lemote.com/software/8.9inch/loonux/V1.1.0/rescue
>
> load it via usb, then you can have a shell in ramdisk to do things.
>
> to reinstall the whole machine, just put the whole V1.1.0 directory into a
> usb stick or disk(first ext2/3 partition, root directory), then use the
> 'recover' function of the pmon(press tab key during boot up).
>
> For more about pmon, we have a pmon manual but unfortunately it is now in
> Chinese, but you should be able to guess most of the content because the
> commands are always in English:) Here:
> http://www.lemote.com/Files/DownLoad/8089PMON%CA%B9%D3%C3%CA%D6%B2%E1.pdf
> I will try to arrange the translation.
>
> Packages modified by Lemote that might lead to breakage:
>   1. the x server. To make the server know how to mmap the io port. It
> seems the latest X server/linux kernel has standard way to do this now.
>   2. linux kernel. We have to provide custom kernel before it is accepted
> by debian official, the source is provided via
> http://dev.lemote.com/git?p=linux_loongson.git;a=summary
>
> And to compile the kernel natively, we need to patch the binutils a bit to
> workaround a bug between CPU/southbridge.
>
> Any difficulties, please ask us as we probably can give answers.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
>> That's why the gNewSenseToMips team is figuring out smart ways to rescue a
>> yeeloong laptop or a fuloong mini box, after a successful breakage ;-)
>> resulting
>> from aventurous hacking experiments.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Samy
>>
>>
>>
>>> The Debian standard Kernel does not work very well with the Loonsong CPU
>>> I have the Evaluation Board for the CPU from there  Laptop  since  I  am
>>> building my own Computer.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes I had this one in my bookmarks but it doesn't mention
>>>> (yet) the slowness of the www.lemote.com repository from
>>>> Europe. When I have enough information I'll update the wiki :).
>>>>
>>> I live in Strasbourg and get the GSM  Network  from  O2/Telephonica  and
>>> with HSDPA I can access thr Lemote server with arround 480 kByte/Sek.
>>>
>>> A friend, which live in the same hause as me,  with  Wanadoo/Orange  can
>>> access the site with 300 kByte/Sek.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
>>>     Michelle Konzack
>>>     Systemadministrator
>>>     24V Electronic Engineer
>>>     Tamay Dogan Network
>>>     Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
>>>
>>>
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>>> +33/6/61925193     67100 Strasbourg/France   IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
>>>
>>>
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