Puppy Linux on ARM processor

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hammad
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Puppy Linux on ARM processor

#1 Post by hammad »

I am new in flashing ROM on device. So I wan to ask that I have android device with processor of Telechips tcc 8920. I wan to puppy Linux on that device that device has internal memory (ROM) 1 GB and 3GB internal SD card. The desktop version of the puppy is only 160MB.
  • Can I run same puppy Linux on ARM processor after compiling kernel for ARM?
    Will it take also 160 MB on ARM device?
    What will be the procedure to flash that device?
    Why Rasberry PI version takes 4GB which quite huge?
    Is there any ready solution available?
Thank you in advance
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#2 Post by jamesbond »

Can I run same puppy Linux on ARM processor after compiling kernel for ARM?
No, you need more than just compiling the kernel. You need to compile *everything* (glibc, basic utilities, etc) for ARM too.
Will it take also 160 MB on ARM device?
FatdogArm is about 270MB but its because it's not fully trimmed.
What will be the procedure to flash that device?
Every device is different. You will have to ask your vendor on how to do that. Especially remember that many vendors provide solutions to flash Android; but Puppy is *not* Android.
Why Rasberry PI version takes 4GB which quite huge?
Because it is delivered as uncompressed disk image and is prepared for installation on 4GB SD Card.
Is there any ready solution available?
The closest one to that is FatdogArm; but even that is not a ready-made solution for telechips-based devices.
Fatdog64 forum links: [url=http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=117546]Latest version[/url] | [url=https://cutt.ly/ke8sn5H]Contributed packages[/url] | [url=https://cutt.ly/se8scrb]ISO builder[/url]
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Puppy Linux on ARM processor

#3 Post by hammad »

Thank James Bond for your detail answer. My next question is there any possibility that i can run puppy or fatdog on my android device (with telechip processor) if yes then how?
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Interesting

#4 Post by Mimarik »

I am also interested especially in the original Puppy Linux question. How to compile it for ARM?
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#5 Post by technosaurus »

1. go here
2. get the build for your arch (armv6 is fine)
3. download/compile/install extra sources here
(see http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ or packages.debian.org for additional packages)
Check out my [url=https://github.com/technosaurus]github repositories[/url]. I may eventually get around to updating my [url=http://bashismal.blogspot.com]blogspot[/url].
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#6 Post by jamesbond »

After you're done with step 3, step 4 is to visit this, and good luck.
Fatdog64 forum links: [url=http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=117546]Latest version[/url] | [url=https://cutt.ly/ke8sn5H]Contributed packages[/url] | [url=https://cutt.ly/se8scrb]ISO builder[/url]
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#7 Post by technosaurus »

got the armv7 aboriginal system image tarball from the web archive
Check out my [url=https://github.com/technosaurus]github repositories[/url]. I may eventually get around to updating my [url=http://bashismal.blogspot.com]blogspot[/url].
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