In message <4203940F.2010109 at web.de> you wrote:
> I'm going to compile embedded power pc linux for a custom hardware.
> I use the Denx ELDK.
> The Linux Kernel configuration (make menuconfig) asks what machine type
> to compile Linux for.
> So I have the problem that I do not know which option to choose ("none"
> is not an option in the dialogue) and that I also do not know whatYou will have to port the Linux kernel for your hardware, which includes adding appropriate entries to the config menues. > choosing one of the existing options actually changes behind the scenes. It will most certainly result in a configuration which is wrong for your board. > I'd like a Linux to drop out that supports my MPC875 chip, works with > the LXT 970A ethernet PHY chip and (if possible) the ISP1301 > USB-on-the-go USB chip the board has and supports a serial terminal via > SCC4 via the RXD4/TXD4 signals. You will have to create a port (more exactly: a configuration) of the Linux kernel for your board. [Note: this has nothing to do with the DENX ELDK -- your subject is somewhat misleading.] Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable. - Thomas Jefferson
