[MinnowBoard] Distro version vs peripherals support.

[David Anders]

Ferchu,

you can load a 32-bit UEFI image on the minnowmax for 32-bit OS support:

https://uefidk.com/content/minnowboard-max

Dave

On 09/04/2014 10:41 AM, Ferchu R wrote:
> By the way. There is not way a 32 bit OS run on MinnowMax?.
>
>
> 2014-09-03 8:47 GMT-05:00 Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com 
> <mailto:dvhart at linux.intel.com>>:
>
>     While the name correlation is correct and the board will indeed
>     boot on
>     older kernels, the IO and DRM drivers, as well as some XHCI fixes,
>     are not
>     ready for MinnowMax usage until 3.14. In PCI mode, the LPSS
>     drivers need a
>     3.16 kernel, while 3.14 will suffice for ACPI mode.
>
>     --
>     Darren Hart
>     Intel Open Source Technology Center
>
>     On 9/3/14, 6:49, "Roel Jordans" <r.jordans at tue.nl
>     <mailto:r.jordans at tue.nl>> wrote:
>
>     >Hi all,
>     >
>     > From what I've understood Bay Trail is the same as Valley View,
>     which I
>     >believe was already supported in 3.11+ kernels
>     >
>     >Cheers,
>     >  Roel
>     >
>     >On 03/09/14 04:49, Ferchu R wrote:
>     >> Hi John. I will try a 3.14+ kernel. By the way, I have an Intel
>     >> DE3815TYBE "NUC" board (Atom E3815). I don't want to hijack my own
>     >> thread, but I have not been able to use the onboard serial
>     ports. As far
>     >> as you know (maybe is not your speciality field) could this be
>     caused by
>     >> the lack of support of older kernels on bay trail?.
>     >>
>     >> Thanks, and excuse me for the offtopic.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> 2014-09-02 20:24 GMT-05:00 Hawley, John <john.hawley at intel.com
>     <mailto:john.hawley at intel.com>
>     >> <mailto:john.hawley at intel.com <mailto:john.hawley at intel.com>>>:
>     >>
>     >>     Short version: if your kernel is 3.14 or greater, everything is
>     >>     supported.____
>     >>
>     >>     __ __
>     >>
>     >>     Long version: if your kernel is 3.14 everything is
>     supported, but I
>     >>     can¹t speak to what every distro has compiled into it, or has
>     >>     modules for, generally speaking I know I tend to run Fedora
>     on my
>     >>     MAXes, and I know one of the interns has a tendency to run
>     Mint, and
>     >>     neither of us has had any issues with any of the drivers
>     (outside of
>     >>     needing board files to make specific SPI or I2C devices
>     work).____
>     >>
>     >>     __ __
>     >>
>     >>     __-__John____
>     >>
>     >>     __ __
>     >>
>     >>     *From:*elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org
>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org>
>     >>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org
>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org>>
>     >>     [mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org
>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org>
>     >>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org
>     <mailto:elinux-minnowboard-bounces at lists.elinux.org>>] *On Behalf Of
>     >>     *Ferchu R
>     >>     *Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:35 PM
>     >>     *To:* MinnowBoard Development and Community Discussion
>     >>     *Subject:* [MinnowBoard] Distro version vs peripherals
>     support.____
>     >>
>     >>     __ __
>     >>
>     >>     Hi:
>     >>
>     >>     I just received a couple of MinnowMax that I have ordered
>     on July.
>     >>     Now I have to decide on what distro I will put my time on.
>     My main
>     >>     consideration is the support of peripherals (GPIO, Serial
>     ports,
>     >>     SPI, etc). I know the eLinux page
>     "Minnowboard:MinnowMaxDistros",
>     >>     but there is not much information on what distros should
>     ease the
>     >>     work with these peripherals. I remember have read something
>     about
>     >>     the support of the Atom processor could be better on newer
>     kernel
>     >>     version. Should I worry about the Kernel Version more than the
>     >>distro?.
>     >>
>     >>     Thanks.____
>     >>
>     >>
>
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