From 158f88d76685da4e71a21f3788d519dd4b2bb912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Saul Wold Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:33:52 -0800 Subject: meta-n450: Add new BSP for BlackSand / n450 Signed-off-by: Saul Wold --- meta-n450/ReleaseNotes | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+) create mode 100644 meta-n450/ReleaseNotes (limited to 'meta-n450/ReleaseNotes') diff --git a/meta-n450/ReleaseNotes b/meta-n450/ReleaseNotes new file mode 100644 index 00000000..23ac8153 --- /dev/null +++ b/meta-n450/ReleaseNotes @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +Poky Laverne Release 4.0 + +- Features and Updates +- Known Issues + + +FEATURES AND UPDATES +==================== + +- Poky Build System Updates + * Saved State / Checksumming + * Working prebuilt packages + * If a cache of prebuilt packages is present, these should be + used to accelerate the build + * Task based prebuilts + * Meta Directory Update + * Debug symbols into sysroot + * Builds outside Poky TMPDIR + * Can install to a readonly directory + * Ability to Build GPL v2 only target images + * Swapper integrated to detect host contamination +- Prelink Tool Integration + * Integration of cross prelink tools into Poky +- Toolchain Update + * GCC 4.5.0 now default compiler + * EGLIBC is default libc provider +- New and Updated Recipes + * Major update of core recipes + * Add additional packages to get initial lsb support + * Add QT4 Libraries and demo code +- Packaging + * rootfs creating done with RPM + * Use pseudo for setting ownership and permissions + * Software package Management now use RPM5 and Zypper +- Standalone Yocto Linux SDK Generator + * Enable other SW development + * Output from Poky + * Cof a sysroot representing a target system + * Includes a standalone cross compiler and cross build tools to isolate the two systems +- Yocto Linux SDK Generator IDE Plug-ins + * Work within IDE using Yocto sysroot environment and cross platform toolchains + * Remote user spacke tool suite interaction + * Eclipse + * Anjuta +- Yocto Linux SDK Generator remote agent + * Runs on a "device" + * Manage tasks e.g. deployment, launching remote tools, setup cross debugging session +- Yocto Linux SDK Generator remote tasks support + * Remote deploy support + * Remote debug suppport + * Remote tools interaction +- Qemu basic system simulation/emulation + * Enhanced with GL passthrough + * Support user mode NFS +- User space tool suite for target device tuning, analyzing and optimizing + * OProfile + * Powertop + * Latencytop + * Perf + * ftrace/lttng user space +- Host side clients for tools on target devices and IDE interaction + * ProfileUI + * Lttv-viewer +- Updated Documentation + * Core Reference Manunal Updated + * BSP standard document + * Quick Start Guide + * FAQs + + +KNOWN ISSUES +============ + +See bugzilla.yoctoproject.org + +382 - oprofile-server on PPC is built big-endian while oprofile-viewer + on host system may built with little-endian, but oprofile-server + and oprofile-viewer are not implemented to correctly handle + conversion between host byte order and network byte order, so + oprofile-server and oprofile-viewer may run into connection issue. + +439 - No audio from the Blacksand board Front Channel auido jack. + Workaround: run the following cmd: 'amixer sset "Front" 30 on' + +467 - Issues building with Fedora 14, this distribution provided a version + of make that is not compatible with the Poky build system, the + workaround it to build a native version of make via the build system. + Users of Fedora 14 will need to do a 'bitbake make-native' before + running any other targets. + +429 - Building poky from scratch with /opt/poky in your path cause host + contamination issues, be sure that /opt/poky is not in your path + if building from scratch + +160 - The Emenlow Hardware gets stuck in the HW Reboot sequence and needs + to be power cycled. + +Zypper / RPM Issues +489/490/491 - Due to some archetectual difference between Zypper and RPM5.0, + there are some compatibility issues that prevent zypper from + working correctly. + Packages can still be managed with the rpm commands. + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf