arm Release Recertification
Purpose
The purpose of this page is to collate the info necessary to demonstrate that arm meets the [http://release.debian.org/etch_arch_criteria.html architecture recertification criteria for etch].
Availability
The architecture is publicly available without NDAs via:
[http://www.aleph1.co.uk/armlinux/devboards/balloon/index.html Aleph One] (Balloonboard)
[http://www.simtec.co.uk/ Simtec] (CATS, ...)
[http://www.applieddata.net/ ADS] (Bitsyx, VGX, AGX, ...)
[http://www.linksys.com Linksys] (NSLU2)
[http://www.arcom.com/pc104-xscale-viper.htm Arcom] (Viper,...)
[http://www.arm.com/ ARM Corp] (Integrator?)
[http://www.europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,,74866,00.html Nokia] (770)
[http://www.iriver.com/ iRiver] PMP-120/140, [ftp://ftp.gpl-devices.org/pub/vendors/iRiver/PMP-1xx/ GPL'd firmware]
[http://www.intel.com/ Intel] (IXDP240x, IXP28xx, ...)
[http://www.radisys.com/ Radisys] (ENP-2611, ENP-2605, ...)
[http://www.peplink.com/ PePLink] (MANGA, MANGA Mini, ...) oh, and about 100 others.
Developer machines
The following machines are available to developers:
foo.debian.org - maintained by ..., connectivity via ....
Kyllikki maintains machines to which developers can be given specific access. A general-access developer machine needs putting up as the old one (debussey) has fallen off the net. Nokia have offered to put up a suitbale machine - in progress.
Port maintainers
The Debian port is maintained by the following developers, who are familiar with arch-specific issues for this port
- Vince Sanders (kylliki)
- Phil Blundell (pb)
- Wookey
- Riku Voipio (nchip) (not that familiar yet..)
- Lennert Buytenhek (buytenh)
- ...
Users
The port is being actively used at the following sites:
- Kyllikki:
- Simtec Ltd:
- Wookey at home: 1 netwinder, 2 users, firewall/P2P server
- Aleph One Ltd: 2 machines, 2 users, various
- Martin Michlmayr: 1 netwinder, 1 user?
- ADS maintains a Debian board farm with currently 7 machines and at least 4 regular users.
- Adam Powell at home: 1 netwinder, 2 users
- Movial, Iyonix machine for scratchbox cpu transparency, ~20 active users, and a pile of arm tablets running a debian fork
- Company X, several Iyonix and Simtec CATS machines, tens of users.
Jeroen Massar; Currently 2 NSLU2's for devel + storage etc, 2 other NLSU's optionally for dedicated debian usage + 1 iRiver PMP-140 (debian support is in the pipe!
- Lennert at home: 1 enp2611
- LIACS, NL: 2 enp2611s, 1 enp2605, 1 ixdp2850, 10 users total
- PAMurray, US: 2 Mangas, 2 users total
- UCSD Extension, US: Embedded Linux course, recommended hardware
Popcon indicates zz users of the architecture as at 2005/xx/yy.
What's a port user? pure debian installed with official debian installer? sarge/woody without debian kernel? debian fork users?
Installer
The installer is being maintained by kyllikki and it's currently working effectively. Successful installation reports are available at: ...
Upstream support
Upstream support is provided by:
- glibc: codesourcery
- gcc: codesourcery
- g++: codesourcery
- kernel: kyllikki, buytenh
- boot loader: there are lots of these for different machines
- blob - blob.sf.net
- able - Simtec Ltd
- bootldr - handhelds.org
- uboot -
- redboot - Redhat Ltd
Archive coverage and Autobuilder support
Archive cleanliness
The port builds form unmodified Debian source.
Autobuilders
The following machines run buildds for the port:
- toffee - connectivity via ..., buildd logs checked by
- grieg - connectivity via ..., buildd logs checked by
- netwinder - connectivity via ..., buildd logs checked by
- smackdown - connectivity via reciva.com(?), buildd logs checked by, adminned by Phil Blundell
- cats - connectivity via ..., buildd logs checked by
Offered:
2 dedicated debian NSLU2's, to be hosted at [http://unfix.org/~jeroen/network/ Jeroen Massar's network], these can also be used for developer access if needed.
Vetoes
The security team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:
- None
The Debian admin team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:
- None
The release team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:
- None