Re: Ubuntu-based image for use with foundation model

Hi Ryan,

On 11/27/2013 01:49 AM, Ryan Harkin wrote:

On 26 November 2013 21:51, Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson@linaro.org mailto:michael.hudson@linaro.org> wrote:

Hi all,

Do we have, or do we have plans for, an image that's based on Ubuntu
that's usable with the foundation model?  The only part I don't know how
to do for myself is build the .axf file

AXF is sooo unfashionable these days ;-) It's all ARM Trusted Firmware, UEFI and a proper Image file.

By how much does this increase the number and variety of storage media a simulator must implement? By how much does this increase the number of instructions that must executed prior to running the kernel? Why would one prefer these more heavy-handed boot methods if one's primary interest is running the Linux kernel, Linux userspace processes, or both in a simulator? Are there instructions for running this stuff on QEMU?

By the way I find the terminology of "AXF" very confusing. As far as I understand it, AXF is essentially synonymous with the ARM ELF file format. What's really being discussed, though, is the boot-wrapper, right?

Thanks, Christopher