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making_kernel_with_dtb [2012/12/07 00:14] 82.234.233.9making_kernel_with_dtb [2013/06/12 08:01] (current) starox
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 ^ Distribution name ^ toolchain provider ^ commands to get mkimage command ^ toolchain triplet ^ ^ Distribution name ^ toolchain provider ^ commands to get mkimage command ^ toolchain triplet ^
-| Ubuntu 12.10 | ubuntu |sudo apt-get install arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc | arm-linux-gnueabi- |+| Ubuntu >= 12.10 | ubuntu |sudo apt-get install arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc | arm-linux-gnueabi- |
 | Debian squeeze | [[http://www.emdebian.org/|embedian]] | Follow instruction on [[http://www.emdebian.org/crosstools.html]] or [[http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianToolchain]] \\ The quick way : \\ ''# echo "deb http://www.emdebian.org/debian/ squeeze main" >> etc/apt/sources.list\\ # apt-get update\\ # apt-get install emdebian-archive-keyring\\ # apt-key add /usr/share/emdebian-tools/emdebian-archive-keyring.gpg\\ # apt-key add /usr/share/keyrings/emdebian-archive-keyring.gpg\\ # apt-get update\\  # apt-get install gcc-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi'' | arm-linux-gnueabi- | | Debian squeeze | [[http://www.emdebian.org/|embedian]] | Follow instruction on [[http://www.emdebian.org/crosstools.html]] or [[http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianToolchain]] \\ The quick way : \\ ''# echo "deb http://www.emdebian.org/debian/ squeeze main" >> etc/apt/sources.list\\ # apt-get update\\ # apt-get install emdebian-archive-keyring\\ # apt-key add /usr/share/emdebian-tools/emdebian-archive-keyring.gpg\\ # apt-key add /usr/share/keyrings/emdebian-archive-keyring.gpg\\ # apt-get update\\  # apt-get install gcc-4.4-arm-linux-gnueabi'' | arm-linux-gnueabi- |
  
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 ====== Setting up kernel source ====== ====== Setting up kernel source ======
  
-Get the source from lacie-nas.org :+There is 2 kind of LaCie devices : 
 +  * those supported by the mainstream linux kernel 
 +  * those supported by the lacie-nas.org kernel 
 +  * those unsupported ;-) 
 + 
 +Here is some commands to get kernel source from a git repository although there are other way to get the mainstream kernel.\\  
 +These repositories ensure that you have the latest updates. 
 + 
 +===== Mainstream ===== 
 + 
 +Get the source from the  [[https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=summary|git kernel repository]] : 
 + 
 +  git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git -b master 
 + 
 +===== Lacie-nas.org ===== 
 + 
 +Get the source from the [[http://git.lacie-nas.org/?p=linux-lacie.git;a=summary|lacie-nas git repository]] :
  
   git clone git://lacie-nas.org/linux-lacie.git -b kirkwood/master   git clone git://lacie-nas.org/linux-lacie.git -b kirkwood/master
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 This will build kernel image, and dtb for all kirkwood platforms. This will build kernel image, and dtb for all kirkwood platforms.
  
-====== Preparing kernel for u-boot ======+====== Preparing kernel for U-Boot ======
  
 Now you have to append the DTB to kernel. Now you have to append the DTB to kernel.
 DTB are in the arch/arm/boot/ directory. Choose the one corresponding to your device (here this is a network space 2 lite) : DTB are in the arch/arm/boot/ directory. Choose the one corresponding to your device (here this is a network space 2 lite) :
  
-  cat arch/arm/boot/zImage arch/arm/boot/kirkwood-ns2lite.dtb > zImage+kirkwood-ns2lite.dtb+  cat arch/arm/boot/zImage arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2lite.dtb > zImage+kirkwood-ns2lite.dtb
  
 Now you need to add an header for u-boot loader.  Now you need to add an header for u-boot loader. 
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