[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] brcm47xx: image: Enhance initramfs support to create chk and alternative nodictionary images

[Rafał Miłecki]

On 13 October 2014 09:40, Stephen G. Parry <sgparry at mainscreen.com> wrote:
>
> On 13/10/14 07:02, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
>> I still wonder how we could build firmwares for devices that need
>> noloader-nodictionary images. Your suggested call:
>> $(call Image/Build/$(SUBTARGET)/squashfs,initramfs)
>> will generate a standard (loader + dictionary) image for WNR3500L. The
>> same problem applies to the WNDR4500.
>>
>> Should we add something like
>> Image/Build/mips74k/devices-with-64k-blocks-noloader-nodictionary
>> ? And use some trick in it to use correct trx?
> I've just tested using the following approach in my own Makefile and
> this seems to work.
>
> define Image/Build/mips74k/devices-with-64k-blocks
>     :
>     $(call
> Image/Build/Chk,$(1)-noloader-nodictionary,wnr3500l_v1_north_america,U12H136T99_NETGEAR,2,$(patsubst
> jffs2-%,jffs2,$(1)))
>     $(call
> Image/Build/Chk,$(1)-noloader-nodictionary,wnr3500l_v1_other_regions,U12H136T99_NETGEAR,1,$(patsubst
> jffs2-%,jffs2,$(1)))

I was thinking about something like that, just in a separated "define"
to group such devices at one place. Btw. I didn't relize you use V1
with serial flash.

Let's wait for Hauke's opinion.


> Should I commit a new patch, including a change for the WNDR4500?

I guess not yet, WNDR4500 is NAND devices, we should get UBI working first.

-- 
Rafał
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