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On 25/06/2023 20:43, Stephan Gerhold wrote:
> Is it really worth it to support a half-working bootloader though?

> No one will ever be able to use this properly without fixing the
> bootloader. SMP doesn't work with the stock bootloader, many devices
> need display panel selection in the bootloader and on some Samsung
> devices there is not even USB and UART without special fixes in the
> bootloader.

Why set the bar higher than necessary to boot a kernel though ?

Its two lines in a dts.

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