[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Embedded Linux: misc updates (2562f388)

Michael Opdenacker michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Wed Mar 10 11:51:51 CET 2021


Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch  : master
Link       : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/2562f3888159f462b5bbb9e6d80a0b1f76504e88

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commit 2562f3888159f462b5bbb9e6d80a0b1f76504e88
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date:   Wed Mar 10 11:51:51 2021 +0100

    Embedded Linux: misc updates
    
    Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>


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2562f3888159f462b5bbb9e6d80a0b1f76504e88
 labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex                               | 6 ++++--
 slides/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining.tex | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex b/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
index 21b50aa5..b1038968 100644
--- a/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
+++ b/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ without having anything installed on it.
 Go to the \code{$HOME/__SESSION_NAME__-labs/bootloader} directory.
 
 We're going to use that fallback mode, and its associated tool,
-\code{sam-ba}.
+\code{sam-ba} ({\em SAM Boot Assistant}).
 
 We first need to download this tool, from Microchip's website\footnote{
 In case this website is down, you can also find this
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ cd u-boot
 git checkout v2020.07
 \end{verbatim}
 
-More recent versions may also work, but we have not tested them.
+Note that the latest versions of U-Boot (v2021.01 at the time of this
+writing) are broken for the SAMA5D3 Xplained board. We're trying
+to solve this!
 
 Get an understanding of U-Boot's
 configuration and compilation steps by reading the \code{README} file,
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining.tex b/slides/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining.tex
index 138fd2e3..be171f29 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining/sysdev-toolchains-obtaining.tex
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     or hard float, etc.
   \item Possible choices
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item Toolchains packaged by your distribution. For example on Ubuntu:
+    \item Toolchains packaged by your distribution\\
+          For example, Ubuntu toolchains (glibc only):\\
 	  \code{sudo apt install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf}
     \item Bootlin's GNU toolchains (for most architectures):
           \url{https://toolchains.bootlin.com}




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