[Linaro-dev] Universal ARM bringup image

Hi

I'm posting this to see if anyone, especially from the Linaro partners, sees a use for a universal ARM bringup image.

This small (<64MB ) flasheable image would contain an FDT enabled boot loader and kernel. It would contain (at least) drivers for common UARTs, network chips & USB devices.

This would allow a prototype board to be brought to the stage where the standard Ubuntu USB installer image could be booted, without the effort of a full boot loader & kernel port.

Only the device tree for the new platform would need to be developed initially, allowing the full ports to be developed alongside the initial debugging of the prototype platform.

Regards

Peter Pearse