Hi I would like to know the steps to build kernel zImage from linux-2.6.29-mini2440_20090609.tgz, I have linux o.s and arm-gcc-4.3.2 propertly installed and added to path, I have decompressed .tgz and now i have linux-2.6.29 folder. What are next steps? Thanks is advance and regards
Follow the steps described on chapter 5.4 user manual to build your development environment. Then go to linux-2.6.29 folder and type as root: To change kernel options: sudo make menuconfig To build kernel: sudo make zImage After some minutes zImage will be available on ./arch/arm/boot. Use usbpush (on linux) or dnw (on windows) and send it to your board. :D try out and tell us your result.
Hi Eduardo I have a Centos 4 and micro2440 sdk 128 MB with 3.4 LCD. I do this: 1. Uncompress arm-linux-gcc-4.3.2.tgz on / (tar -zxvf ....) 2. Modify my .bash_profile to add /usr/local/arm/bin folder to path 3. Make menuconfig (load config_mini2440_n35 file) 4. Make zImage In the end i get zImage on ./arch/arm/boot (4 bytes bigger than the zImage_N35 that i have in my dvd) Then from windows: DNW: erase NAND , update supervivi, update kernel (with zImage_N35 from my dvd), update rootfs (root_qtopia) and works fine. BUT: DNW: erase NAND , update supervivi, update kernel (zImage generated by me), update rootfs (root_qtopia) and the kernel is not launched. I get a log saying Uncompressing kernel ................. then Loading kernel and it stops there. Could you help me please, i need to build my custom kernel. Do you think i need to do something else? Thanks in advance and regards
Hello Eduardo "Follow the steps described on chapter 5.4 user manual to build your development environment" Please give the link of above,becuse i want build kernel linux-2.6.29 for Mini2440+3.5" LCD 2. Modify my .bash_profile to add /usr/local/arm/bin folder to path 3. Make menuconfig (load config_mini2440_n35 file) for 2 step. we have to set the path to /usr/local/arm/bin for 3 step. when i gave make menuconfig, i am unable to load "config_mini2440_n35" file Please suggest me,to go the things better.
2. I assume you managed to do step 2 3. make menuconfig will pull in the .config file. If you want you own config file then do <make oldconfig> (which I couldn't get to work) or rename your current config file as something and then make a copy of config_mini2440_n35 and call it .config. make menuconfig then will have no choice but to drag in the contents of config_mini2440_n35. You better list the steps you are taking in your compilation process as there could be MANY other things that could go wrong.
Hi davef, those are my steps "You better list the steps you are taking in your compilation process as there could be MANY other things that could go wrong." On Centos 4, all processes as root user. [root@KLNETCENTER linux-2.6.29]# uname -a Linux KLNETCENTER 2.6.9-67.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Nov 16 12:48:03 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Step 2: modify .bash_profile PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/ export PATH root@KLNETCENTER ~]$ echo $PATH /usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/ usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/:/home/plg/b in:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/ [root@KLNETCENTER ~]$ arm-linux-gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: arm-none-linux-gnueabi Configured with: /scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/src/gcc-4.3/configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --enable-threads --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-shared --enable-symvers=gnu --enable-__cxa_atexit --with-pkgversion='Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-72' --with-bugurl=https://support.codesourcery.com/GNUToolchain/ --disable-nls --prefix=/opt/codesourcery --with-sysroot=/opt/codesourcery/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/libc --with-build-sysroot=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux-gn ueabi/libc --with-gmp=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/obj/host-libs-2008q3-72-arm-none-li nux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr --with-mpfr=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/obj/host-libs-2008q3-72-arm-none-l inux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr --disable-libgomp --enable-poison-system-directories --with-build-time-tools=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux -gnueabi/bin --with-build-time-tools=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux -gnueabi/bin Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.2 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-72) Step 3:Uncompress linux [root@KLNETCENTER ~]$ tar -zxvf linux-2.6.29-mini2440_20090609.tgz Step 4: Copy men_config_n35 to .config and then make menuconfig Step 5: make [root@KLNETCENTER linux-2.6.29]# make CHK include/linux/version.h Generating include/asm-arm/mach-types.h CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-arm HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc HOSTCC scripts/basic/hash CC kernel/bounds.s GEN include/linux/bounds.h CC arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s GEN include/asm/asm-offsets.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh <stdin>:1097:2: warning: #warning syscall fadvise64 not implemented <stdin>:1265:2: warning: #warning syscall migrate_pages not implemented <stdin>:1321:2: warning: #warning syscall pselect6 not implemented <stdin>:1325:2: warning: #warning syscall ppoll not implemented <stdin>:1365:2: warning: #warning syscall epoll_pwait not implemented CC scripts/mod/empty.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig MKELF scripts/mod/elfconfig.h HOSTCC scripts/mod/file2alias.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/modpost.o .... .... .... .... CC kernel/module.o kernel/module.c: In function 'load_module': kernel/module.c:2291: warning: label 'free_init' defined but not used CC kernel/kallsyms.o CC kernel/rcuclassic.o CC kernel/utsname_sysctl.o CC kernel/dma-coherent.o LD kernel/built-in.o .... .... .... CC drivers/char/keyboard.o drivers/char/keyboard.c:1126:2: warning: #warning "Cannot generate rawmode keyboard for your architecture yet." CC drivers/char/consolemap.o CONMK drivers/char/consolemap_deftbl.c CC drivers/char/consolemap_deftbl.o CC drivers/char/vt.o SHIPPED drivers/char/defkeymap.c CC drivers/char/defkeymap.o CC drivers/char/mini2440_leds.o CC drivers/char/mini2440_buttons.o CC drivers/char/mini2440_pwm .... .... .... AR lib/lib.a LD vmlinux.o MODPOST vmlinux.o GEN .version CHK include/linux/compile.h UPD include/linux/compile.h CC init/version.o LD init/built-in.o LD .tmp_vmlinux1 KSYM .tmp_kallsyms1.S AS .tmp_kallsyms1.o LD .tmp_vmlinux2 KSYM .tmp_kallsyms2.S AS .tmp_kallsyms2.o LD vmlinux SYSMAP System.map SYSMAP .tmp_System.map OBJCOPY arch/arm/boot/Image Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready AS arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.o GZIP arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.gz AS arch/arm/boot/compressed/piggy.o CC arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.o LD arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux OBJCOPY arch/arm/boot/zImage Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 2 modules CC drivers/char/mini2440_hello_module.mod.o LD [M] drivers/char/mini2440_hello_module.ko CC drivers/scsi/scsi_wait_scan.mod.o LD [M] drivers/scsi/scsi_wait_scan.ko [root@KLNETCENTER linux-2.6.29]# Step 6: Check zImage (zImage is image generated, zImage_N35 is image form dvd) [root@KLNETCENTER linux-2.6.29]# ls -l arch/arm/boot/ total 8040 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 24 2009 bootp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 12 08:19 compressed -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4158016 Feb 12 08:19 Image -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1326 Mar 24 2009 install.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2901 Mar 24 2009 Makefile -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2022340 Feb 12 08:19 zImage -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2022344 Jul 8 2009 zImage_N35 [root@KLNETCENTER linux-2.6.29]# ZImage not working on board: Using DNW: supervivi-128M zImage root_qtopia-128M I get this: Starting with switch to NAND: load Image of Linux...Uncompressing Linux........................................................................... ....................................................... done, booting the kernel. ZImage_N35 (from dvd) working: Using DNW: supervivi-128M zImage_N35 root_qtopia-128M load Image of Linux...Uncompressing Linux........................................................................... ....................................................... done, booting the kernel. Linux version 2.6.29.4-FriendlyARM (root@tom) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-72) ) #2 Wed Jul 8 18:17:16 CST 2009 CPU: ARM920T [41129200] revision 0 (ARMv4T), cr=c0007177 CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache Machine: FriendlyARM Mini2440 development board ATAG_INITRD is deprecated; please update your bootloader. Memory policy: ECC disabled, Data cache writeback CPU S3C2440A (id 0x32440001) S3C24XX Clocks, (c) 2004 Simtec Electronics .... .... .... .... Please could you help me? what i missing? Regards
Alexander, Do what davef said: "cp ./config_mini2440_n35 ./.config" This is described on user manual on chapter 5.4. Josema, Try: make clean (or clear, not sure) cp ./config_mini2440_n35 ./.config make zImage Let's see what happen with "default" configuration file. regards
Hi Eduardo, Yes, I have done waht you say: "cp ./config_mini2440_n35 ./.config" then make zImage, same result, it is the same process indeed. Do you think this can be related with i'm using Centos 4 instead of fedora 9? Are you using fedora 9 or a different os? Regards jm
I don't think so, cause you are using the files from dvd to compile the kernel. I'm using ubuntu 8.04, and have no problem with it. The only difference is that i'm using micro 2440 64mb SDK without lcd.
Hi Eduardo, Please could you post the configuration of your system, the files that are you using and the steps are you following to compile your kernel image? thanks and regards josema
Hi Eduardo, here any: 1. Check the size of the zImage. The maximum is a very small bit over 2 Mio Bytes. Its must fit in the 2. partition. See linux download manual. 2. You have configured to use modules so you have to build (and transfer) them too. You can disable the usage of modules. This saves about 100 kb or more. I compiled my kernel any weeks ago. The transfer to my micro2440 failed some times. I did repeat and all was right. Its is a good idea to walk thru the menuconfig. Not all preselections seams very usefull. skip
Just learnt this week, after compilation do: <make ARCH=arm V=1> And look through the results. Good luck.
Everybody sure they are using a cross-compiler?
Hi all, In the end the issue is related to Centos 4. Same steps on Fedora 9 work fine. So these are the steps to build the kernel, hope it helps to people that could have the same problem on other linux distributions: Step 1: Install fedora 9 Step 2: Install cross compiler, copy arm-linux-gcc-4.3.2.tgz to / and decompress(tar -zxvf arm-linux-gcc-4.3.2.tgz) Step 3: modify .bash_profile (or .bashrc), add next lines, PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/ export PATH logout and login again to apply changes Step 4: check your path: root@localhost ~]$ echo $PATH /usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/ usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/:/home/plg/b in:/usr/local/arm/4.3.2/bin/ Step 5: Check cross compiler [root@localhost ~]$ arm-linux-gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: arm-none-linux-gnueabi Configured with: /scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/src/gcc-4.3/configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-none-linux-gnueabi --enable-threads --disable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-shared --enable-symvers=gnu --enable-__cxa_atexit --with-pkgversion='Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-72' --with-bugurl=https://support.codesourcery.com/GNUToolchain/ --disable-nls --prefix=/opt/codesourcery --with-sysroot=/opt/codesourcery/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/libc --with-build-sysroot=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux-gn ueabi/libc --with-gmp=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/obj/host-libs-2008q3-72-arm-none-li nux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr --with-mpfr=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/obj/host-libs-2008q3-72-arm-none-l inux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr --disable-libgomp --enable-poison-system-directories --with-build-time-tools=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux -gnueabi/bin --with-build-time-tools=/scratch/julian/lite-respin/linux/install/arm-none-linux -gnueabi/bin Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.2 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2008q3-72) Step 6:Uncompress linux distribution [root@localhost ~]$ tar -zxvf linux-2.6.29-mini2440_20090609.tgz Step 7: Copy men_config_n35 (or the config file you want) to .config and then make You get zImage on arch/arm/boot/zImage Regards jm
hay i have problem with in making zImage ----------------------------------------------------------- [root@localhost linux-2.6.29]# make zImage scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/arm/Kconfig CHK include/linux/version.h make[1]: `include/asm-arm/mach-types.h' is up to date. CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-arm CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh <stdin>:1097:2: warning: #warning syscall fadvise64 not implemented <stdin>:1265:2: warning: #warning syscall migrate_pages not implemented <stdin>:1321:2: warning: #warning syscall pselect6 not implemented <stdin>:1325:2: warning: #warning syscall ppoll not implemented <stdin>:1365:2: warning: #warning syscall epoll_pwait not implemented CHK include/linux/compile.h CC drivers/video/console/vgacon.o drivers/video/console/vgacon.c: In function 'vgacon_startup': drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:510: error: 'PCIMEM_BASE' undeclared (first use in this function) drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:510: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:510: error: for each function it appears in.) drivers/video/console/vgacon.c: In function 'vgacon_do_font_op': drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:1068: error: 'PCIMEM_BASE' undeclared (first use in this function) make[3]: *** [drivers/video/console/vgacon.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [drivers/video/console] Error 2 make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2 make: *** [drivers] Error 2 -------------------------------------------------------------- please any help thx in advance
Hi, I using zImage_w35 kernel for Freindly mini2440. I want to control GPIO (CON4) but when I try open GPIO port then error. I was found GPIO file in /sys/class/gpio path but no exits. I was config kernel and then make zImage but error, as: ---------------------------------- drivers/video/console/vgacon.c: In function 'vgacon_startup': drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:508: error: 'PCIMEM_BASE' undeclared (first use in this function) drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:508: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:508: error: for each function it appears in.) drivers/video/console/vgacon.c: In function 'vgacon_do_font_op': drivers/video/console/vgacon.c:1068: error: 'PCIMEM_BASE' undeclared (first use in this function) make[3]: *** [drivers/video/console/vgacon.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [drivers/video/console] Error 2 make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2 make: *** [drivers] Error 2 ------------------------------------ Help me debug error. Thanks and regard!
i m facing the problem during compile the kernel after menuconfig i n the kernel i did amake & facing this problem. give me the solution /home/ubuntu/easyarm/work/linux-2.6.29/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh: Cannot open 'ubuntu/easyarm/work/rootfs' make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz] Error 1 make: *** [usr] Error 2
i am facing the problem during comple the kernal.i am copy config_mini2440_w35 to .config file,but i am facing some problem please help me how to rectify the problem? please send me the steps for how to build kernal in mini2440 board?