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Offline pbe

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TinyCore on PDX057-T based on Vortex86DX
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:26:10 AM »
for a home automation solution I try to get run TinyCoreLinux on PDX057-T based on Vortex86DX.

But there are some kernel issues, while booting:

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I get following messages while booting:
CPU: vendor_id 'Vortex86 SoC' unknown, using generic init.
CPU: Your system may be unstable.

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There are also 4 address space collisions
pci 0000:00:0a.0: address space collision: [mem 0x000e2000-0x000e2fff] already in use
pci 0000:00:0a.0: can't reserve [mem 0x000e2000-0x000e2fff]
pci 0000:00:0a.1: address space collision: [mem 0x000e3000-0x000e30ff] already in use
pci 0000:00:0a.1: can't reserve [mem 0x000e3000-0x000e30ff]
pci 0000:00:0b.0: address space collision: [mem 0x000e0000-0x000e0fff] already in use
pci 0000:00:0b.0: can't reserve [mem 0x000e0000-0x000e0fff]
pci 0000:00:0b.1: address space collision: [mem 0x000e1000-0x000e10ff] already in use
pci 0000:00:0b.1: can't reserve [mem 0x000e1000-0x000e10ff]

Nevertheless TinyCore and my software homeVisu are running on PDX057. :)
But the error messages and warnings while kernel booting are annoying!
Are there any way to solve the errors and warnings?
Maybe the performances of TinyCore can optimise for Vortex86DX?

Offline gerald_clark

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Re: TinyCore on PDX057-T based on Vortex86DX
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 11:20:40 AM »
Vortex86DX is probably one of the lowest machines TCL will run on.
That chip does not have anything to optimze for.
It is basically a 486.  Any optimizations to the kernel will probably make it
not run at all.

I have an eBox 2300 with Vortex86 running TCL.

Offline pbe

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Re: TinyCore on PDX057-T based on Vortex86DX
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2011, 02:14:55 AM »
Yes, TCL is running on VorTex86 - a great work.  :)
Only the error messages and warnings while kernel booting are annoying.
My question was, if it is possible to solve these messages.
Maybe a kernel bootcode helps, or do I need a customer kernel for VorTex86DX?

Offline tweetyhack

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Re: TinyCore on PDX057-T based on Vortex86DX
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2011, 03:24:45 AM »
you can use the kernel parameter memmap to mark memory as reserved