Re: poin2 chromebook install

[fire crow <fire%firecrow.com@localhost>]

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Jonathan A. Kollasch
<jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 11:12:05AM -0400, fire crow wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> looking for advice porting netbsd to the poin2 chromebook. (http://poin2.com)
>>
>> it's ARM rockhip based (Quad Core RK3288 / Cortex-A17 / ARMv7) and has
>> a bootable micro sd and usb ports, so the plan is to install the os on
>> a swapable card.
>>
>> on weds aug 3rd, i'm going to do the install at NYCBUG's installfest,
>> so i can get the expertise of the group here in nyc, wanted to reach
>> out to the list in advance.
>>
>> I look at the kernels inside evbarm and didn't see one that was an
>> obvious choice, what kernel would you recommend i use?
>>
>> i'm familiar with x86_64 installs, but this will be the first time i
>> prepare my own install media by cross compiling from build.sh
>>
>> anything I should know going into this install?
>>
>> ~fire
>> fire%firecrow.com@localhost
>
> Oh, also, the firmware on Chrome devices is not u-boot but depthcharge.
> We currently have no support for creating depthcharge payloads.
>
>         Jonathan Kollasch
looks like developer mode gets around that for booting from the sd
card slot. I think the depthchare verification is only for the main
os.
https://libreboot.org/docs/depthcharge/index.html
~fire


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