Architectures/ARM

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Here are some links to help you get started with Fedora ARM, fast: Download Fedora ARM now! Includes support for Beagleboard-xM, Dreamplug, Guruplug, Highbank, iMX, Pandaboard, Sheevaplug, Trimslice, Versatile Express and more! Have a question? Join the Fedora ARM team on IRC in #fedora-arm on Freenode

Introduction

ARM chips are the most widely-produced processor family in the world; they have historically been used in cell phones and embedded applications, and are increasingly used in tablet devices and low-power-consumption servers.

The Fedora-ARM project is an initiative to bring Fedora to this processor family.

Download the Latest Development Release

Fedora 18 Alpha

This is the most recent development release of Fedora for ARM. These images are not yet stable and recommended for advanced users or those willing to assume some risk. Please download and try out the Fedora 18 ARM Alpha, making sure things that are important to you are working as intended. If you find a bug, please report it -- every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for the growing number of Fedora ARM users worldwide. The full Fedora 18 ARM Alpha release announcement can be found here.

There are four images included in the release:

• Vexpress
• Pandaboard
• Trimslice
• Highbank

Download the Current Stable Release

Fedora 17 GA

This is the most recent stable release of Fedora. These images have been tested and are recommended for most users and includes Versatile Express (QEMU), Trimslice, Beagleboard xM, Pandaboard, Kirkwood Plugs, Highbank and iMX based hardware platforms. The full release announcement can be found here. Board specific images and installation instructions:

• Beagleboard-xM
• Kirkwood Devices (Dreamplug, Guruplug, Pogoplug, Seagate Dockstar, Sheevaplug)
• iMX
• Pandaboard
• Trimslice

For virtualization through QEMU:

• Versatile Express

If you would like to provide your own kernel and just require a root file system:

Serial Console:

• SFP Serial Image
• HFP Serial Image

XFCE Desktop:

• SFP XFCE Image
• HFP XFCE Image

Release Archive

• Previous Fedora ARM releases can be found in our Release Archive

Get Involved with Fedora ARM

Communication

• Mailing list: arm@lists.fedoraproject.org (archives)
• IRC: #fedora-arm on Freenode
• Trac for infrastructure (koji,DB,etc) issues is here
• Trac for Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix issues is here

Meetings

• IRC: #fedora-meeting-1 each Wednesday at 20:00 UTC (4PM EDT) on Freenode (archives)

• Architectures/ARM/Meetings/FUDCon Blacksburg 2012

Development

Planning

• Draft Proposal for Primary Architecture Push

Resources

Detailed information on Fedora-ARM:

• Fedora ARM Koji (package builder) instance
• Information for Fedora package maintainers on getting your packages to work on ARM
• Information for Fedora-ARM team members (and prospective team members!) plus developers
• Updating a Fedora Kernel on ARM Systems
• Various tips and hacks to improve Fedora ARM performance
• Resource Archive

Release Development

• Current Snapshots (Not recommended or supported)
• F18 Release Criteria
  • Alpha Release Criteria
  • Beta Release Criteria
  • Final Release Criteria
• F18 - Work in progress
  • [Koji status ARM vs PA]
  • Fedora 18 Alpha VFAD Results
  • Fedora 18 TC1 VFAD Results
• Kernel Testing
  • F17 Kernel
  • F18 Kernel
• F17 - Complete - Released on June 19th, 2012
  • Issues with Fedora 17 Rawhide mass rebuild
  • Fedora 17 RC1 VFAD Results
  • Fedora 17 RC2 VFAD Results
  • [Koji status ARM vs PA]
  • [Koji status ARM Updates vs PA]

• Fedora 15: Complete, but notes below for reference.
  • Fedora 15 Hardware Floating Point Bootstrap
  • Building F15 in koji - progress and outstanding tasks

AArch64 Development

AArch64 is the name for the new 64-bit ARM architecture, also known as ARMv8. Notes on the bootstrap process and current state of the process are here:

• AArch64 development