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 Current 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
• Dreamplug, Guruplug
• iMX
• Pandaboard
• Sheevaplug
• 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

Nightly Development Composes

• Current Snapshots including xzcat-able images. Updated nightly.

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

Meetings

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

• Architectures/ARM/Meetings/FUDCon Blacksburg 2012

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

Development

Planning

• Draft Proposal for Primary Architecture Push

Release Development

• F18 - Work in progress
• F17 - Complete - Released on June 19th, 2012
  • Issues with Fedora 17 Rawhide mass rebuild
  • Fedora 17 RC1 VFAD Results
  • Fedora 17 RC2 VFAD Results
• Fedora 15: Complete, but notes below for reference.
  • Fedora 15 Hardware Floating Point Bootstrap
  • Building F15 in koji - progress and outstanding tasks