Le 2017-09-08 17:05, H. Nikolaus Schaller a écrit :
Well, the official 3.2 kernel is mature and very robust so it is wise to apply the "never touch a running system" rule.
On the other hand a 4.13 kernel has a lot of interesting new features. And there are approx. 9 months left over until there will be no maintainance by official Linux any more:
As long as the pnd ecosystem isn't (too much) broken, it's now or never. Also the Pyra is coming.
I think here on this (kernel related) list there are some OpenPandora owners which would be enough to test a little more and talk about it :)
There's plenty of hardcore users, but non-technical, that never read this mailing list as it's too technical. The kind of user that find every bug the devs put under the carpet. Don't miss them, pin a thread on the boards.
Does your kernel needs u-boot to be updated ?
No. Can boot from SD card in left slot.
Does it run the command line ?
Yes.
Does it "run" X ?
Yes. It can even run PyraOS (aka Debian 9 + extensions).
Depending on the modules folder size, maybe including it as an alternate kernel in the Zaxxon firmware image could be a starting point ?
What is known to be broken ?
Nubs. Sound. I am not sure about Bluetooth and TV-Out. And power management may be weaker.
The first two are of course very big blocking points.
And recently there is a regression for Display & WiFi.
BR, Nikolaus
At least ppl are not forced to wire a serial cable :^) .