Revision as of 13:50, 17 December 2016

Upgrading Amiga Linux kernel

This is a guide on how to upgrade the kernel for Debian 3.1 for Amiga.
Before upgrading the kernel, do the following:

Replace module init tools with newer version: module-init-tools-3.15-m68k.tar.gz
Extract kernel 4.8.14 modules in /lib/modules/ modules-4.8.14.tar.gz
Finally launch Linux with new kernel vmlinuz-4.8.14.tar.gz

Known bugs: Real Time Clock will not work with new kernel. Use NTP to sync time instead.

Use Ubuntu linux distribution for this (Fedora seems to have problems with qemu-m68k binfmt)
run apt-get install qemu-user-static
Build qemu-m68k-static binary build from branch qemu-m68k-680x0-v2.7.0 at https://github.com/vivier/qemu-m68k
Or download from here: qemu-m68k-static.tar.gz

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-=Upgrading kernel on Debian=
+=Upgrading Amiga Linux kernel=
+This is a guide on how to upgrade the kernel for Debian 3.1 for Amiga.<br/>
 Before upgrading the kernel, do the following:
 *Replace module init tools with newer version: [http://files.subsecret.dk/amiga/module-init-tools-3.15-m68k.tar.gz module-init-tools-3.15-m68k.tar.gz]
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 *Finally launch Linux with new kernel [http://files.subsecret.dk/amiga/vmlinuz-4.8.14.tar.gz vmlinuz-4.8.14.tar.gz]
 Known bugs: Real Time Clock will not work with new kernel. Use NTP to sync time instead.
-=QEMU Chroot on Amiga Disk=
+=QEMU m68k chroot environment=
-*Use Ubuntu
+*Use Ubuntu linux distribution for this (Fedora seems to have problems with qemu-m68k binfmt)
-*apt-get install qemu-user-static
+*run apt-get install qemu-user-static
 *Build qemu-m68k-static binary build from branch qemu-m68k-680x0-v2.7.0 at https://github.com/vivier/qemu-m68k
 *Or download from here: [http://files.subsecret.dk/amiga/qemu-m68k-static.tar.gz qemu-m68k-static.tar.gz]
+=How to build Amiga kernel yourself=