Install Gentoo on my NAS (sh4 processor)

herr.wong · n00b Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 2

I'm trying to install linux on my nasdisk (sh4 processor) I can't connect any mouse, keyboard or monitor to the device. Only option is to connect the disk to my x86 computer!

Can I make a bootable system for the sh4-processor on x86 machine?

slackline · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject:

Yes you can, but all in all its pretty complex (particularly the kernel as there may be custom modules from the manufacturers).

You\'re probably better off at looking for a custom distro though, and depending on the make and model of NAS you may get some mileage out of http://www.nslu2-linux.org/.

slack
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herr.wong · n00b Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 2

nslu2 is for a ARM processor
isn't ARM much different from SH4?

slackline · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject:

My mistake nslu2 is primarily ARM although it has worked on other NAS and I blithely assumed that you might get some mileage out of trying it.

You still might want to try searching for a custom distro as opposed to cross-compiling. A quick google turned up http://www.sh-linux.org/.

Might be worth asking in #gentoo-embedded in IRC (or mailing list or forum).

Apologies for wasting your time,

slack
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