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OLinuXino Android / Linux boards and System On Modules => A20 => Topic started by: armandob on May 07, 2014, 04:33:08 PM

Title: How to build recent kernel drivers for our linux-sunxi 3.4
Post by: armandob on May 07, 2014, 04:33:08 PM
Hi all,
in this months i tryed (without succeed) many times to use mainline kernels on my A20 because i need to use USBTV007 driver module present in kernel from 3.11.
In this latest days i followed a new way (at least for me): Driver Backports (https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Pagel)

in my case i needed first of all to rebuild sunxi-3.4 kernel disabling v4l and v4l2 features, after i used backports-3.13.2-1 following Cross Compiling instructions (https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Documentation#Cross_compiling) so added builded backports modules(it also build v4l2 subsystem) into a new folder under lib/modules/3.4.67+/kernel/drivers

it work fine also using vdpau :)

i hope that this could help others that have similar problems
Title: Re: How to build recent kernel drivers for our linux-sunxi 3.4
Post by: TopDog on April 12, 2015, 09:28:36 AM
Hello mate,

I am trying to do the exact same thing now! Thanks for posting the topic. Can you help guide me on the process? I am not able to follow your steps clearly.

Thanks in Advance. Hope to hear back from you here!