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Hi, |
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I'm using VMware as virtual machine for development. |
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Theoretically, VMware could also be used as target machine to test a |
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compiled kernel and system image. |
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However, the hardware that VMware emulates is of course not the same as |
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the VIA Epia boards. So a running system on a VMware session is no |
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guarantee for a running system on the real hardware. |
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I have no experience with qemu. I see on their site that it can emulate |
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a number of processors (or use the host processor), but I don't see (or |
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haven't looked closely enough) what hardware it simulates. |
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Marcel |
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-----Original Message----- |
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From: Pierre Cassimans [mailto:kammicazze@×××××××.com] |
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Sent: Friday, 12 August, 2005 11:20 |
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To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o |
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Subject: RE: [gentoo-embedded] x86 SBC Gentoo Embedded HotTo version |
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0.07 |
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I saw these errors also yesterday, but did not find enough time to |
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submit |
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the comments yet :( |
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I still had problems with the python-fchksum stuff and groff compiling. |
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emerge python did the trick for the first thing and USE="-sandbox" |
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emerge -e |
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system did it for the second. |
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Those commands were available in howto version 0.6, not in the 0.7. But |
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they are still needed. |
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For what package is the USE="-sandbox" needed? I thought sandbox was a |
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FEATURE flag? |
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I'm also working on a VIA epia M9000 system. What i would like to do is |
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test |
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the image (booting etc) on qemu before putting it on a compact flash. It |
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would be nice if we could bring together some info on that part too (Or |
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on |
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other emulator soft). I will try to write it down while i work on this |
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part |
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and will post it here. If people already did this stuff, please post ;) |
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Pierre Cassimans |
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>From: "Marcel Romijn" <MRomijn@×××××××××××××××.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 |
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0.07 |
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>Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:39:00 -0400 |
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> |
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>Hello Heath, |
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> |
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>Nice writedown! I haven't made it to the end yet (lack of time), but |
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I'm |
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>getting there... |
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> |
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>I noticed some issues along the way (not counting grub begin spelled as |
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>"grug" or "gurb" ;-) ) |
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> |
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>In step 3 you write: |
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> |
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><snip> |
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># Set root password for the embedded_rootfs |
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>chromm /embedded_rootfs |
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>passwd |
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>rm /embedded_rootfs/etc/passwd- |
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>Exit |
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></snip> |
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> |
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>I presume 'chromm' should have been 'chroot' ? |
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>If it is indeed 'chroot' then you should either do "rm /etc/passwd-" |
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>before the "exit" or the "exit" before the "rm |
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>/embedded_rootfs/etc/passwd-". |
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> |
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>A few lines down, you write: |
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> |
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><snip> |
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>rm -R /embedded_rootfs/var/db/pkg/ * |
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></snip> |
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> |
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>As a reletive newbie, doing a quick copy/paste of this command late in |
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>the evening as root in '/', this wiped out all files, except the ones |
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>that were firmly locked. |
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>Fortunately, I'm going through you HowTo in VMWare, so I could restore |
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a |
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>previous snapshot ;-) |
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> |
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>I presume the space before the '*' should have been omitted? |
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> |
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><snip> |
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>rm -R /embedded_rootfs/var/db/pkg/* |
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></snip> |
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> |
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> |
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>My aim is to create an embedded Gentoo for a Via Epia ME6000, which |
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>reads the kernel and a ramdisk image from CF and then runs completely |
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>from RAM. |
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>If I'm not mistaken, you were heading for a Via Epia as well? |
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> |
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>Regards, |
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> |
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>Marcel Romijn |
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> |
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>-----Original Message----- |
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>From: Heath Holcomb [mailto:liquidcable@×××××.com] |
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>Sent: Monday, 08 August, 2005 4:17 |
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>To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o |
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>Subject: [gentoo-embedded] x86 SBC Gentoo Embedded HotTo version 0.07 |
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> |
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>Version 0.07 |
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>Please add, delete, modify. Thanks! |
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> |
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>Several fixes. Root password now works. Several work arounds are no |
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>longer |
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>need, as the embedded Gentoo team has fixed them (I'm guess because I |
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no |
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> |
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>longer get those errors). There is still one problem when "emerge -e |
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>system" |
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>for groff. Bug 98187 (http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98187). |
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>Check |
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>out the bug report for the temp fix/work around (USE="-sandbox" emerge |
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>-e |
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>system). |
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> |
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>I've update my website with this version also. |
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>http://www.bulah.com/embeddedgentoo.html |
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> |
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> |
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>#---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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>--------- |
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># Embedded Gentoo How-To for x86 |
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># |
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># A how-to guide to setup a Gentoo embedded environment, you must be |
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>root. |
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># These commands are to be run on your development system, |
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># any x86 Gentoo Linux computer will do. The system should be fast, |
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># to speed development. The target can be any x86 based SBC. I'm |
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># using a Geode based SBC. Latter I'll use a Via based SBC. |
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># |
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># version 0.07 |
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># 2005.8.7 |
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># |
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># Heath Holcomb (heath at bulah.com) |
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># Ned Ludd (original commands posted) |
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># Lloyd Sargent (contributor) |
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># Yuri Vasilevski (contributor) |
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># Mike George (contributor) |
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># Kammi Cazze (contributor) |
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># Marius Schaefer (contributor) |
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># |
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># Definitions and Terms |
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># system_rootfs = your regular rootfs, development computer |
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># development_rootfs = what you use to build the embedded_rootfs |
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># embedded_rootfs = rootfs you deploy to the target system |
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># SBC = single board computer (here it's an x86 based) |
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># |
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># References |
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># http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml |
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># http://www.epiawiki.org |
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># http://epia.kalf.org |
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># Gentoo embedded mailing list (gentoo-embedded@l.g.o) |
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># |
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># |
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># Overview of process (steps) |
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># 1 - Prepare the development_rootfs from your system_rootfs |
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># 2 - Build the development_rootfs |
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># 3 - Build the embedded_rootfs |
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># 4 - Build and install non-system programs to the embedded_rootfs |
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># 5 - Build and install a kernel to the embedded_rootfs |
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># 6 - Deploy embedded_rootfs to target |
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># |
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>#---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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>--------- |
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> |
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>#----- Step 1 - Prepare the development_rootfs from your system_rootfs |
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>------- |
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># You must be root. |
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>su - |
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> |
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># Create the development_rootfs. |
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># I use i586 because of target is a Geode processor. |
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>mkdir -p /opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/usr/portage |
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> |
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># Download the latest stage 1 tarball. |
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>wget \ |
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>http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/embedded/stages/stage1-x86-uc |
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l |
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>ibc-2005.0.tar.bz2 |
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># Untar the stage to the development_rootfs. |
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>tar -xvjpf stage1-x86-uclibc-2005.0.tar.bz2 -C |
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>/opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/ |
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> |
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># Mount the proc and portage directories to your development_rootfs. |
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># Makes your system_rootfs's proc and portage directory available from |
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>inside |
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># of your development_rootfs (after chrooting). |
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>mount --bind /proc /opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/proc/ |
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>mount --bind /usr/portage /opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/usr/portage |
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> |
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># Copy over DNS information to the development_rootfs. |
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>cp /etc/resolv.conf /opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/etc/resolv.conf |
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> |
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># Chroot into the development_rootfs. |
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>chroot /opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux /bin/bash --login |
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> |
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>#----- Step 2 - Build the development_rootfs |
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>--------------------------------- |
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> |
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># Create new environment and load variables into memory. |
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>env-update |
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>source /etc/profile |
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># Modify make.conf file to your liking/needs. |
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>nano -w /etc/make.conf |
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># This is for my target, Geode x86 processor. |
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>/* |
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>USE="bitmap-fonts minimal truetype-fonts mmx" |
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>CHOST="i586-gentoo-linux-uclibc" |
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>CFLAGS="-march=i586 -Os -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -mmmx" |
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>CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" |
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>FEATURES="buildpkg" |
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> |
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>VIDEO_CARDS="chips" |
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>UCLIBC_CPU="586MMX" |
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>*/ |
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> |
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># Set profile to use 2.6 kernel. |
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># The current stage uses 2.4 by default, and for most cases you are |
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>going |
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># to want a 2.6.x kernel. |
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>cd /etc/ |
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>unlink make.profile |
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>ln -s ../usr/portage/profiles/uclibc/x86 make.profile |
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> |
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># Start the bootstrap script. |
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>cd /usr/portage/scripts |
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>./bootstrap.sh -p -v |
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>./bootstrap.sh |
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># Emerge the system ebuild for the development_rootfs. |
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>emerge -e system |
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>#----- Step 3 - Build the embedded_rootfs |
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>------------------------------------ |
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> |
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># Create the embedded_rootfs directory. |
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>mkdir /embedded_rootfs |
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> |
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># Emerge baselayout-lite into embedded_rootfs. |
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># This gives your system a basic file structure. |
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># 1.0_pre1 is the only one that is stable, right? |
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>cd /usr/portage/sys-apps/baselayout-lite/ |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs emerge baselayout-lite-1.0_pre1.ebuild |
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> |
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># Workaround 1 |
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># Baselayout-lite is still beta, so a few fixes are needed. |
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># There needs to be a directory "log" in /var. |
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># Inittab calls for /usr/bin/tail, but it needs to /usr/bin. |
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>mkdir /embedded_rootfs/var/log |
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>nano -w /embedded_rootfs/etc/inittab |
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>/* |
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>#tty3::respawn:/usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/messages |
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>tty3::respawn:/bin/tail -f /var/log/messages |
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>*/ |
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> |
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># Emerge uclibc into the embedded_rootfs. |
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># Use the -K option because we don't get the extra files created by the |
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># build/emerge process into our embedded rootfs which needs to be as |
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># small as possible. |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs emerge -K uclibc |
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> |
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># Emerge busybox into the embedded_rootfs. |
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># First you must emerge it into your development_rootfs. |
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># This does not create the symlinks in our development embedded rootfs. |
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>emerge busybox |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs emerge -K busybox |
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># Create the symlinks for busybox in the embedded_rootfs. |
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>mkdir /embedded_rootfs/proc |
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>mount -o bind /proc/ /embedded_rootfs/proc/ |
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>chroot /embedded_rootfs /bin/busybox --install -s |
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>umount /embedded_rootfs/proc |
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> |
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># Set time zone in your embedded_rootfs. |
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># See http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/buci-tz.html for details. |
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># For central standard time in the US, use "CST6CDT". |
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>nano -w /embedded_rootfs/etc/TZ |
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>/* |
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>CST6CDT |
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>*/ |
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> |
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># Install a boot loader (usually grug or lilo). |
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># Once you copy/deploy your embedded_rootfs to your target SBC you will |
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># have to run grub on the command line to write to the master boot |
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>record |
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># (MBR). |
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># For some reason not all of /boot/grub is copied over to the |
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># embedded_rootfs, so a extra manual copy step is needed. |
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># The --nodeps gets rip of the run time need of ncurses. |
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>emerge --nodeps grub |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs emerge -K --nodeps grub |
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>cp -R /boot/grub /embedded_rootfs/boot/ |
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> |
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># Modify your boot configure file. |
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># The example below is for a gurb, for a boot partition on /dev/hda1 |
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>only |
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># one partition on the target SBC system. |
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>nano -w /embedded_rootfs/boot/grub/grub.conf |
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>/* |
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>default 0 |
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>timeout 10 |
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>splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz |
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> |
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>title=Linux 2.6.x |
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>root (hd0,0) |
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>kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.x root=/dev/hda1 vga=792 |
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>*/ |
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> |
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># Set root password for the embedded_rootfs |
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>chromm /embedded_rootfs |
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>passwd |
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>rm /embedded_rootfs/etc/passwd- |
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>exit |
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> |
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># Modify fstab. |
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># Below is mine, yours may vary. |
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>nano -w /embedded_rootfs/etc/fstab |
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>/* |
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>/dev/hda1 / reiserfs defaults |
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>0 0 |
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>none /proc proc defaults |
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>0 0 |
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>none /sys sysfs defaults |
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>0 0 |
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>none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 |
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>*/ |
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> |
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># Clean up the embedded_rootfs. |
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># Don't know why these files are there in the first place, so if anyone |
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># can tell me why..... |
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>rm -R /embedded_rootfs/var/db/pkg/ * |
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>rm -R /embedded_rootfs/var/lib/portage/ |
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> |
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>#---- Step 4 - Build and install non-system programs to the |
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>embedded_rootfs -- |
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> |
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># Emerge other software you need for you embedded target. |
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># This is very wildly depending on your needs. |
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># Also your proprietary application will be done here. |
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>emerge foo* |
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>ROOT=/embedded_rootfs emerge -K foo* |
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> |
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> |
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>#---- Step 5 - Build and install a kernel to the embedded_rootfs |
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>------------- |
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> |
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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 |
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>and |
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># build it. |
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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 |
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>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 |
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>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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> |
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> |
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>#---- Step 6 - Deploy embedded_rootfs to target |
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>------------------------------ |
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> |
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># Prepare a Gentoo (or any Linux distro) system on the target SBC using |
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>a |
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># harddrive. This is known as the target development rootfs. |
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># We will create a partition (/embedded_rootfs) that will server as our |
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># "test" partition to deploy our embedded_rootfs that we generate on |
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our |
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># development_system. |
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># |
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># I use the following partitions to speed development (yours may vary): |
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># /dev/hda1 - /embedded_rootfs - 1 GB |
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># /dev/hda2 - /boot - 100 MB |
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># /dev/hda3 - swap - (size varies, 512 MB is a good number) |
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># /dev/hda4 - / - (what is left, at least 1.5 GB per 2005.0 install |
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>guide |
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>specs) |
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># |
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># Copy over your embedded_rootfs from you development system to your |
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>target |
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># system and the directory /embedded_rootfs. This needs to be done via |
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>NFS as |
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># need to preserve the permissions. |
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># |
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>#The following commands are done from the |
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># target development rootfs. |
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>mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/embedded_rootfs |
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>mount -t nfs\ |
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>192.168.0.10:/opt/i586-gentoo-uclibc-linux/embedded_rootfs\ |
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>/mnt/nfs_embedded_rootfs |
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>cp -adpR /mnt/nfs_embedded_rootfs/* /mnt/embedded_rootfs |
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># Modify your target system's gurb.conf (or lilo.conf) for allow you to |
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>boot |
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># to the embedded_rootfs partition. |
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># |
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># Reboot, and if all goes well you'll be greeted with a login prompt. |
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># |
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># Fin. |
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>heath holcomb |
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>liquidcable at bulah.com |
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