Fedora ARM Port

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What is Fedora-ARM

Fedora-ARM is a Fedora distribution compiled for ARMv5, Little Endian, Soft-Float, EABI. Current state, older repositories, root file systems and other details can be found here

Downloading RFS

The root file system (RFS) can be found here.

If you are using standard kernel from kernel.org, remove /etc/event.d/ttyS0 file from the RFS before you create the image.

Using the RFS

The Plug Computer can be booted over NFS or from flash with this RFS. Once the Plug Computer boots into this filesystem, you can access the it using console or over SSH. Default root password is nosoup4u.

The procedure for creating and burning jffs2 image is similar to the one described here.

Instructions to setup NFS boot can be found here.

Installing Packages

The RFS already has few necessary packages installed. The list can be obtained by running following command

   # rpm -qa

Any additional software package can be installed using:

   # yum install <pkg name>

Applications and Accessories

Here you can find manuals and howtos of applications and accessories that can be used under the Plug Computer + Fedora-ARM system.

As an example here are the steps to install/run Bugzilla on Sheeva Plug/Fedora-ARM - How to set up Bugzilla on Sheeva Plug/Fedora-ARM

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