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Category:How to - OpenEmbedded

2011-03-24T17:37:31Z

Sfhish2: /* Verdex Pro */

Gumstix uses the OpenEmbedded build environment so developers can create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems.

== Overo ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Overo series have been posted on www.gumstix.org [http://gumstix.org/getting-started.html here].

== Verdex Pro ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Verdex Pro series have been posted in various places at various times. As of Oct2010, the current instructions are [http://www.gumstix.net/wiki/index.php?title=Verdex_Git_Repository here] (Broken Link). They tell you how to build a filesystem image out of your own Git repository with the current kernel (2.6.32 in Oct2010).
Cautions: the build tree can take up over 30 GB unless you add 'INHERIT += rm_work' to your local.conf; by default, the generated filesystem is bigger than Verdex Flash and can be loaded on a specially partitioned MMC card (instructions linked from the page).

Instructions for building a 2.6.21 kernel and appropriate filesystem, from OE and SVN, are [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/cat/Build-system-overview/111.html here] (Broken Link). As of Oct2010, some of the download URLs are stale, but you should be able to fix all problems by Googling for the error messages.

The old Buildroot documentation for 2.6.21gum kernels is still [http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Buildroot here]. As of Oct2010, many of the download links are stale, but individual packages are available [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~spider/gumstix/gumstix-buildroot/dl/ here] or by Googling the individual package names as they come up in error messages.

'''Kernel'''
There are numerous methods of kernel development; some consider Buildroot the most straightforward. Those using OE may find these links offer useful workflows for kernel development:
* http://ao2.it/en/blog/2010/05/27/neat-compilerun-cycle-git-and-openembedded
* http://bec-systems.com/site/521/best-practices-for-kernel-development-with-openembedded
* http://blogs.elphel.com/2009/12/openembeddedangstrom-kernel-workflow/

To directly cross-compile the 2.6.21 kernel from the OE/SVN tree try these commands:
source ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/extras/profile
cd ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/work/gumstix-custom-verdex-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/gumstix-kernel-2.6.21-r1/linux-2.6.21
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/cross/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-

Category:How to - OpenEmbedded

2011-03-24T17:36:52Z

Sfhish2: /* Verdex Pro */

Gumstix uses the OpenEmbedded build environment so developers can create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems.

== Overo ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Overo series have been posted on www.gumstix.org [http://gumstix.org/getting-started.html here].

== Verdex Pro ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Verdex Pro series have been posted in various places at various times. As of Oct2010, the current instructions are [http://www.gumstix.net/wiki/index.php?title=Verdex_Git_Repository here] (Broken Link). They tell you how to build a filesystem image out of your own Git repository with the current kernel (2.6.32 in Oct2010).
Cautions: the build tree can take up over 30 GB unless you add 'INHERIT += rm_work' to your local.conf; by default, the generated filesystem is bigger than Verdex Flash and can be loaded on a specially partitioned MMC card (instructions linked from the page).

Instructions for building a 2.6.21 kernel and appropriate filesystem, from OE and SVN, are [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/cat/Build-system-overview/111.html here] (Broken Link). As of Oct2010, some of the download URLs are stable, but you should be able to fix all problems by Googling for the error messages.

The old Buildroot documentation for 2.6.21gum kernels is still [http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Buildroot here]. As of Oct2010, many of the download links are stale, but individual packages are available [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~spider/gumstix/gumstix-buildroot/dl/ here] or by Googling the individual package names as they come up in error messages.

'''Kernel'''
There are numerous methods of kernel development; some consider Buildroot the most straightforward. Those using OE may find these links offer useful workflows for kernel development:
* http://ao2.it/en/blog/2010/05/27/neat-compilerun-cycle-git-and-openembedded
* http://bec-systems.com/site/521/best-practices-for-kernel-development-with-openembedded
* http://blogs.elphel.com/2009/12/openembeddedangstrom-kernel-workflow/

To directly cross-compile the 2.6.21 kernel from the OE/SVN tree try these commands:
source ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/extras/profile
cd ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/work/gumstix-custom-verdex-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/gumstix-kernel-2.6.21-r1/linux-2.6.21
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/cross/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-

Category:How to - OpenEmbedded

2011-03-24T17:35:30Z

Sfhish2: /* Verdex Pro */

Gumstix uses the OpenEmbedded build environment so developers can create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems.

== Overo ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Overo series have been posted on www.gumstix.org [http://gumstix.org/getting-started.html here].

== Verdex Pro ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Verdex Pro series have been posted in various places at various times. As of Oct2010, the current instructions are [http://www.gumstix.net/wiki/index.php?title=Verdex_Git_Repository here] (Broken Link). They tell you how to build a filesystem image out of your own Git repository with the current kernel (2.6.32 in Oct2010).
Cautions: the build tree can take up over 30 GB unless you add 'INHERIT += rm_work' to your local.conf; by default, the generated filesystem is bigger than Verdex Flash and can be loaded on a specially partitioned MMC card (instructions linked from the page).

Instructions for building a 2.6.21 kernel and appropriate filesystem, from OE and SVN, are [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/cat/Build-system-overview/111.html here]. As of Oct2010, some of the download URLs are stale, but you should be able to fix all problems by Googling for the error messages.

The old Buildroot documentation for 2.6.21gum kernels is still [http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Buildroot here]. As of Oct2010, many of the download links are stale, but individual packages are available [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~spider/gumstix/gumstix-buildroot/dl/ here] or by Googling the individual package names as they come up in error messages.

'''Kernel'''
There are numerous methods of kernel development; some consider Buildroot the most straightforward. Those using OE may find these links offer useful workflows for kernel development:
* http://ao2.it/en/blog/2010/05/27/neat-compilerun-cycle-git-and-openembedded
* http://bec-systems.com/site/521/best-practices-for-kernel-development-with-openembedded
* http://blogs.elphel.com/2009/12/openembeddedangstrom-kernel-workflow/

To directly cross-compile the 2.6.21 kernel from the OE/SVN tree try these commands:
source ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/extras/profile
cd ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/work/gumstix-custom-verdex-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/gumstix-kernel-2.6.21-r1/linux-2.6.21
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/cross/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-

Category:How to - OpenEmbedded

2011-03-24T17:33:05Z

Sfhish2: /* Verdex Pro */

Gumstix uses the OpenEmbedded build environment so developers can create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems.

== Overo ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Overo series have been posted on www.gumstix.org [http://gumstix.org/getting-started.html here].

== Verdex Pro ==
Instructions for setting up an OE build environment for the Verdex Pro series have been posted in various places at various times. As of Oct2010, the current instructions are [http://www.gumstix.net/wiki/index.php?title=Verdex_Git_Repository here] (Broken Link). They tell you how to build a filesystem image out of your own Git repository with the current kernel (2.6.32 in Oct2010).
Cautions: the build tree can take up over 30 GB unless you add 'INHERIT += rm_work' to your local.conf; by default, the generated filesystem is bigger than Verdex Flash and can be loaded on a specially partitioned MMC card (instructions linked from the page).

Instructions for building a 2.6.21 kernel and appropriate filesystem, from OE and SVN, are [http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/cat/Build-system-overview/111.html here]. As of Oct2010, some of the download URLs are stale, but you should be able to fix all problems by Googling for the error messages.

The old Buildroot documentation for 2.6.21gum kernels is still [http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Buildroot here]. As of Oct2010, many of the download links are stale, but individual packages are available [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~spider/gumstix/gumstix-buildroot/dl/ here] or by Googling the individual package names as they come up in error messages.

'''Kernel'''
There are numerous methods of kernel development; some consider Buildroot the most straightforward. Those using OE may find these links offer useful workflows for kernel development:
* http://ao2.it/en/blog/2010/05/27/neat-compilerun-cycle-git-and-openembedded
* http://bec-systems.com/site/521/best-practices-for-kernel-development-with-openembedded
* http://blogs.elphel.com/2009/12/openembeddedangstrom-kernel-workflow/

To directly cross-compile the 2.6.21 kernel from the OE/SVN tree try these commands:
source ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/extras/profile
cd ${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/work/gumstix-custom-verdex-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/gumstix-kernel-2.6.21-r1/linux-2.6.21
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${GUMSTIX_TOP}/tmp/cross/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-