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>From: "Xabier Yeregi (BIC BERRILAN)" <xyeregi@×××××××××××.com> |
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>Reply-To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o |
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>To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o |
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>Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] x86 SBC Gentoo Embedded HotTo version 0.09 |
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>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:37:50 +0200 |
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>The command for installing the kernel modules didn't work correctly for me. |
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>When I typed |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs make modules_install |
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>the modules where installed in my development host's /lib/modules. |
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>I could instruct the Makefile to install the modules in embedded_rootfs |
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>using: |
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>make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/embedded_rootfs modules_install |
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>-Xabier |
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>>#---- Step 5 - Build and install a kernel to the embedded_rootfs |
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>># Install a kernel into embedded_rootfs. |
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>># First we will emerge it into our development_rootfs, then configure and |
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>># build it. |
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>># ** Warning ** |
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>># There appears to be a bug in kernel version >2.6.12 that prevents us |
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>># from "make menuconfig" in the chroot environment. I don't know when it # |
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>>will be fixed (I'll assume it has to do with uclibc, right ??). |
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>># A simple work around would be to compile a kernel outside of the |
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>># development_rootfs environment and copy the image over to the |
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>>embedded_rootfs |
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>># boot directory. I'm leaving the how-to as is for now, because I feel |
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>>that |
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>># this "bug" be eventually be fixed upstream. |
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>>emerge vanilla-sources |
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>>cd /usr/src/ |
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>>cd linux |
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>>make menuconfig |
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>># Configure your kernel for your TARGET SBC here. I HIGHLY suggest you |
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>># configure the kernel to compile everything into the kernel, and nothing |
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>># as a module. |
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>>make |
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>>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs make modules_install |
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>>cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage |
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>>/embedded_rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.x |
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>># A few notes on compiling your kernel. |
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>># If deploying to Compact Flash/DiskOnChip/SD use ext2, as the journaling |
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>># filing systems "write" to much for a flash device. |
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>># If deploying to a hard drive use a journaling filing system, such as |
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>># ext3 or reiserfs. |
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>gentoo-embedded@g.o mailing list |
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That's the right way to go Xabier Yeregi ;) |
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For the maintainer of the howto: |
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the contributors: Kammi Cazze == Pierre Cassimans. Kammi Cazze is my |
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nickname ;) |
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