Linux on mk808 NAND

[Bueno]

Is there anywhere a description/tutor how to flash e.g. a linaro ubuntu basic image to NAND?

This might be what you are looking for: http://linux-rockchip.info/mw/index....=Linux_on_NAND

Also, there is an IRC channel mentioned on that site --- with more people in the channel than I expected, too.

edit: More info ---

Latest picuntu seems rk3188 centric and it certainly does not work for rk3066.As you correctly guessed, "RK3188Loader..." is not valid for a RK3066 chip.


I'd recommend you to generate and flash an up to date 3.0.36 Linux kernel for RK3066 using the instructions here:

http://hwswbits.blogspot.com/2013/03/compiling-picuntu-kernel-ubuntu-linux.html

And to use the latest Ubuntu, by using the instructions here:

http://hwswbits.blogspot.com/2013/11/your-own-official-linux-distro-in-sd.html

As for me, yesterday I installed Debian on my computer and guessed my way through the process of installing the packages needed to build the MK808B kernel In the end, got a 5mb kernel.img, which I'm guessing means I did something wrong. I couldn't figure out how to flash in Linux, so I used Windows to flash that .img to recovery just to see what would happen. Boot up my MK808B, reboot to recovery, all I see is the standard Android recovery screen I gave up and reflashed the stock 720p Android firmware.

[QuadCorei8085]

As for me, yesterday I installed Debian on my computer and guessed my way through the process of installing the packages needed to build the MK808B kernel In the end, got a 5mb kernel.img, which I'm guessing means I did something wrong. I couldn't figure out how to flash in Linux, so I used Windows to flash that .img to recovery just to see what would happen. Boot up my MK808B, reboot to recovery, all I see is the standard Android recovery screen I gave up and reflashed the stock 720p Android firmware.

Yeah, totally the same experience. Compiling the kernels as described does not give the same result as the uploaded kernel files.
I was only able to make picuntu work with the 3.0.36+ kernel (1080p worked, 720p more or less) from HwSwbits:
- flashed finless (1.7 | 2.1 doesnt really matter)
- flashed kernel img to recovery partition
- started finless and rebooted in recovery

Thanks for the links, already knew visited them but I forgot that the info is there. Should I open a topic with all my link collection and a small description what i found out/whats are my results to let others know?

[Bueno]

Thanks for the links, already knew visited them but I forgot that the info is there. Should I open a topic with all my link collection and a small description what i found out/whats are my results to let others know?

That's up to you --- I rarely see any discussion about Linux on MK808/B here --- I don't know if people are not interested, or just don't realize that it's possible. I did find there is a section on this forum for discussion of this http://www.freaktab.com/forumdisplay...u-Ubuntu-ports but there are very few mentions of MK808B

[neogenesisrevo]

Everything worked fine for me. Does anyone know if videos play correctly on picuntu yet? I know 2 years ago they lacked video acceleration. IDK if it's been fixes since then or if even just basic videos work (haven't had the chance to try yet).

edit:
Yea everything installed, but I don't know how to progress from here. I mean obviously the first thing I need to do is setup wifi. So if I turn off my security temporarily that'll work?

Any other work arounds because I live with alot of other ppl and their gonna be really upset about having to reconfigure all their devices... lol

[Bueno]

edit:
Yea everything installed, but I don't know how to progress from here. I mean obviously the first thing I need to do is setup wifi. So if I turn off my security temporarily that'll work?

There is some info about this on post #4 --- not sure if you saw it.

I still want to get OmegaMoon kernel up and running with this ubuntu mini https://github.com/sgjava/ubuntu-mini

[neogenesisrevo]

https://plus.google.com/+IanMORRISON/posts/TzQvP7TPTEe

I haven't had a chance to try it yet but this seems to be exactly what we're looking for. Only downside is that it's a multi step process. In a nutshell we start off running off the SD and we transfer a rfs onto the nand. From there we change the kernel and load one that I'm guessing searchs for the RFS on the nand.

[jayson20019]

noob about anything

hi everyone, i also own a mk808, and i also like to change the os of that to linux or windows or any computer operating system, but when i see the step by step, change code change line, i dnt know where to chnge that or what so every, can anyone have a video tutorial of making mk808 to linux or window or any computer os,