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xdpirate (OP)

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Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« on: June 09, 2010, 06:18:31 am »
Based on this fantastic kernel, here's a version that will make the terminal text easier to read, helpful for development and troubleshooting alike. It features an 8x8 VGA font compiled in, and the old fugly mini 4x6 font is removed.

Screenshot: (Click to enlarge)

(The "Dingux" logo at the top is removed in the release, I find it useless to have that logo twice when it already shows up during boot. Tux is still intact though! :) )

Download:
zImage for ILI9331_3
zImage for ILI9325

I tested this by overwriting the old zImage on a HK Dingoo using the 9331 LCD, and it works perfectly (:

Remember actually renaming the kernel image to plain "zImage", or else it won't work.

Edit: Oh yeah, this is for the A320, though it'll work on the A330, but without 64 MB RAM support ;)
« Last Edit: June 09, 2010, 06:32:34 am by xdpirate »
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pasteur

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2010, 12:59:16 pm »
Looks good.  :)
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SiENcE

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 01:31:14 pm »
You only changed the font?
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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 01:46:44 pm »
Quote from: SiENcE on June 09, 2010, 01:31:14 pm
You only changed the font?

That's all he needed :p
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ruffnutts

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 05:05:16 pm »
This dont contain the new TV-OUT then?
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xdpirate (OP)

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 07:05:42 pm »
Quote from: ruffnutts on June 09, 2010, 05:05:16 pm
This dont contain the new TV-OUT then?
No. The changes from boukichis kernel are a bigger terminal font and no dingux logo on boot.
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RodrigoCard

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 05:28:37 am »
I wanted do this, but i?m lazy  :P
thanks  :D

EDIT: can you post the source or a diff?  ???
« Last Edit: June 10, 2010, 05:31:41 am by RodrigoCard »
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xdpirate (OP)

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2010, 06:03:13 am »
Quote from: RodrigoCard on June 10, 2010, 05:28:37 am
I wanted do this, but i´m lazy  :P
thanks  :D

EDIT: can you post the source or a diff?  ???

I didn't create any diffs, unfortunately. This is what I did:

  • Downloaded the dingux sources from svn at http://dingoo-linux.googlecode.com/svn/trunk
  • Applied the diff patch in boukichi's kernel (from the package here)
  • Ran make ARCH=mips a320_defconfig ; make ARCH=mips menuconfig ; make ARCH=mips zImage
  • Removed the 4x6 font and added the 8x8 font (it's already in there, you only need to disable the one you don't want and enable the one you do want)
  • Removed the dingux boot picture in menuconfig, used only 224-color tux logo
  • Remember to chose the appropiate LCD driver in menuconfig if you have the ILI9331_3 LCD controller

:)
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TVSMASHER

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2010, 06:13:34 am »
A cool mod!! Thanks!! :)
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RodrigoCard

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2010, 11:10:52 pm »
Quote from: xdpirate on June 10, 2010, 06:03:13 am
Quote from: RodrigoCard on June 10, 2010, 05:28:37 am
I wanted do this, but i?m lazy  :P
thanks  :D

EDIT: can you post the source or a diff?  ???

I didn't create any diffs, unfortunately. This is what I did:

  • Downloaded the dingux sources from svn at http://dingoo-linux.googlecode.com/svn/trunk
  • Applied the diff patch in boukichi's kernel (from the package here)
  • Ran make ARCH=mips a320_defconfig ; make ARCH=mips menuconfig ; make ARCH=mips zImage
  • Removed the 4x6 font and added the 8x8 font (it's already in there, you only need to disable the one you don't want and enable the one you do want)
  • Removed the dingux boot picture in menuconfig, used only 224-color tux logo
  • Remember to chose the appropiate LCD driver in menuconfig if you have the ILI9331_3 LCD controller

:)

Very nice!

Thanks for the instructions :)
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yefeng

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2010, 09:47:11 am »
how about 6x8?
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xdpirate (OP)

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2010, 10:24:29 am »
Quote from: yefeng on June 14, 2010, 09:47:11 am
how about 6x8?
It's possible, you'd have to recompile your own kernel though ;)
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wy_scorpio

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2010, 11:22:28 am »
how to compile zimage?
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santino

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2010, 11:42:20 am »
I think you just overread it? :)
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# Ran make ARCH=mips a320_defconfig ; make ARCH=mips menuconfig ; make ARCH=mips zImage
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Meneer Jansen

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2010, 12:21:55 pm »
Thank you very much. Now I can finally read what's going on!
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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2010, 01:12:59 pm »
Quote from: wy_scorpio on June 14, 2010, 11:22:28 am
how to compile zimage?

After configuring through menuconfig, do:
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make ARCH=mips zImage
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remax

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Re: Kernel with 8x8 terminal font, RTC and poweroff
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2010, 03:20:07 pm »
Are you really sure that your kernel have RTC activated? cause hwclock don't work on my dingoo on your kernel whereas it works well on bkc_a320's kernel...
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