Quickstart Guide

A quickstart guide has been posted to the Efika MX Linux support pages. It is still a draft version but will be updated as time goes by and guide users from booting their Efika MX once they get it to installing packages and desktops and upgrading the software.

Future guides will explain how to install other Linux distributions and operating systems (using the SD card or SSD installed system as a base). Any suggestions on guides or application notes pertaining to installation of the Efika MX, expandability, Linux kernel etc. would be appreciated and can be left in the comments section here or posted to the forums on PowerDeveloper.

Kernel Release 2.6.31.12.3-ER1

Changelog:

• 2.6.31.12.3
• Patched in devtmpfs - however it is disabled in the config because it conflicts with Ubuntu Karmic's boot procedure
• Enabled DVI sink mode in the display driver when defaulting with no cable connected (will go to 1024x768@60Hz)
• Added back the SPI chipselect bugfix - should make the MTD driver happier
• Miscellaneous tweaks to MTD partitioning data
• Config updates
  • Enabled OSS PCM driver (ALSA emulation) to provide /dev/dsp
  • Enabled Magic SysRq keys
  • Enabled MAC80211 LED Triggers
  • Disabled module versioning to prep for 3D
  • Enabled forced module loading

This version will have GPU modules available and a prebuilt rt3070sta driver (since that works much better still than the mainline rt2800usb driver). The release was meant to be Monday (and if you look - it's online already) but it will have to be re-rolled as I made a mistake building some modules.

There is also a U-Boot release (1.1.8) on the Firmware page which adds a small ARM errata fix plus some very minor changes to behavior which most people won't ever notice, but it needed to be published.

Both these kernel and u-boot revisions will ship on any Efika MX going out of the door from Wednesday