Author Archives: paguilar

The QBoxHD Team updates the Open Source code used in the QBoxHD

Five months after the first release, the QBoxHD Team has updated the repository in which you can get the stable and development source code of enigma2 and the kernel. You can get the development versions from here: Enigma2: svn checkout https://www.qboxsvn.com/e2-0.2/e2-0.2/branches/enigma_ng enigma_beta_qboxhd Kernel: svn checkout https://www.qboxsvn.com/linux-sh4-kernel/trunk /opt/STM/STLinux-2.3/devkit/sources/kernel/havana-linux-sh4 For getting the stable version see this previous… Read More: The QBoxHD Team updates the Open Source code used in… »

Cross-compiling udev

udev is the device manager for the Linux 2.6 kernel series. It takes care of handling all the devices in /dev, such as adding/removing devices, and loading firmware when a driver asks for it. Compiling and installing udev is a straight-forward procedure, but you need to pay attention to it’s requirements. The README file inside… Read More: Cross-compiling udev »

Creating a sandbox or jail for cross-compiling

When cross-compiling dynamic libraries like GTK+ we normally have a couple of issues that complicate the compilation and later the execution of apps that depend on those libraries. First, we have to be very careful with the includes -I and libraries -L paths since they must point to the target, otherwise we risk to overwrite… Read More: Creating a sandbox or jail for cross-compiling »