Buildroot

making Embedded Linux easy

Aim: Generate any or all of a cross-compilation toolchain, a root filesystem, a kernel image and a
bootloader image for mini2440 board using buildroot.
Step 1:
dowload this buildroot:
#cd /home/nani/
#wget buildroot.uclibc.org/downloads/buildroot-2011.08.tar.gz
step2:
#tar -xvf buildroot-2011.08.tar.gz
#cd buildroot-2011.08
step3:
#sudo apt-get install gcc bison flex git ncurses-dev texinfo
#make menuconfig

step4:
Target Architecture ->arm

step5:
Target Architecture Variant ---> arm920t

step6:
Toolchain --->

1.Toolchain --->Toolchain type ------->Buildroot toolchain

2.Toolchain --->Kernel Headers ---------> Linux 2.6 (manually specified version)
3.Toolchain --->() linux version ---------> 2.6.29
4.Toolchain --->Build/install a shared libgcc?
5.Toolchain --->Enable compiler OpenMP support
6.Toolchain --->Enable compiler tls support
7.Toolchain --->Enable large file (files > 2 GB) support
8.Toolchain --->Enable IPv6 support
9.Toolchain --->Enable RPC support
10.Toolchain --->Enable toolchain locale/i18n support
11.Toolchain --->Enable C++ support
12.Toolchain --->Enable stack protection support

step7:
System configuration --->

1. System configuration ---> ()System hostname --------> mini2440

2. System configuration ---> ()System banner----------> wellcom to mini2440
3. System configuration ---> Port to run a getty (login prompt) on ------------> ttySAC0
4. System configuration ---> Baudrate to use -------->115200
5. System configuration ---> remount root filesystem read-write during boot

step8:
Package Selection for the target ------------->

1.Package Selection for the target ---->Libraries ---> Hardware handling ---> libts - The Touchscreen
tslib Library
2.Package Selection for the target ---->Graphic libraries and applications------->SDL
3.Package Selection for the target ---->Audio and video libraries and applications ---> ffmpeg
4.Package Selection for the target ---->Audio and video libraries and applications ---> madplay

step9:

Filesystem images --->

1.Filesystem images --->[*] tar the root filesystem

2.Filesystem images ---> [*] jffs2 root filesystem
3.Filesystem images ---> Flash Type ---> (X) NAND flash with 2kB Page and 128 kB erasesize
4.Filesystem images --->[*] initramfs for initial ramdisk of linux kernel

step10 :
Bootloaders --->

1.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot

2.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot --->( )U-Boot board name -----> mini2440
3.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot --->(X) Custom tarball
4.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot --->( ) URL of custom U-Boot tarball ---->path to u-boot.tar.gz
5.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot --->U-Boot binary format-----> (X) u-boot.bin
6.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot ---> [*] Network Settings (NEW)
7.Bootloaders ---> [*] U-Boot ---> [*] Network Settings (NEW) ---->
(192.168.1.20) server ip (NEW)
(192.168.1.6) ip address (NEW)
(192.168.1.1) gateway ip (NEW)

step10:
kernel ------->

1. kernel ------->Kernel version ----> (X) Custom tarball

2.

kernel ------->()URL of custom kernel tarball --->path to your linux-2.6.29.tar.gz

3.

kernel ------->Kernel configuration --->(X) Using a custom config file

4.

kernel ------->Configuration file path ---->path to mini2440_n35_defconfig

5. kernel ------->Kernel binary format-------> (X) uImage

6. kernel ------->[*] Install kernel image to /boot in target

step11:
exit

exit ---> YES

step 12:
make
step 13 :
#cd /home/nani/buildroot-2011.08/fs/skeleton/etc
##########append code below to profile
gedit profile
/***********************************/
for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh ; do
if [ -r "$i" ]; then
. $i
fi
done
/***********************************/

Create a new directory name 'profile.d' to keep our system profile startup script, this will be the tslib.sh
to setup the touchscreen environment's setting.
/************************************************/
export TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event0

export TSLIB_CALIBFILE=/etc/pointercal
export TSLIB_CONFFILE=/etc/ts.conf
export TSLIB_PLUGINDIR=/usr/lib/ts
export TSLIB_FBDEVICE=/dev/fb0
export TSLIB_CONSOLEDEVICE=none
/************************************************/
AND
Setup the network ip address require in the etc/network/interface file.
# static ip
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.190
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
go to this dir
cd buildroot-2011.08/target/generic
gedit device_table_dev.txt
line no 59 . uncommant it
#/dev/dsp

666

29

14

step14:
make

step 15:
#cd /home/ravi/buildroot-2011.08/output/images
#ls
rootfs.jffs2

rootfs.tar

uImage

step:
boot the mini2440 with uImage and rootfs

u-boot.bin

you will get like this

wellcome to mini2440
login as root
cd /
vi etc/ts.conf
uncommand
# module_raw input
exit
commands
#ts_calibrate
#ts_test