Questions tagged [buildroot]
Questions concerning Buildroot, the tool for generating, configuring and using toolchains which can be used to generate Linux systems or parts thereof.
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login system on a buildroot linux router [on hold]
I have a Gemtek WVRTM 127ACN router / modem, If you do not touch any key during startup, linux starts automatically. It's a linux version created with buildroot, the problem is that there is not a ...
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Boot on aufs layered root file system
I would like to have a root file system composed of several aufs branches mounted on /.
My Linux is a custom one created using buildroot and deployed on a board with a SAMA5D2 processor.
The mmc of ...
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Could not find libmount
During compilation of customized distribution (using buildroot v. 11.2018)
I have problem with libmount library (the problem appeared after I had included efl package in buildroot menuconfig - Target ...
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Linux kernel not cross-compiling - how to disable cc1 -quiet flag?
I'm trying to compile the Linux kernel, version 4.12.0, for ARM. I've used a toolchain from toolchains.bootlin.com.
However, when I try to do the final make command, it throws several errors about ...
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Remove busybox from buildroot
As part of Linux hardening we want to remove busybox from filesystem created with buildroot.
But I am not sure if system can boot without it.
I am quite sure that there are init files that depends ...
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Changed package in buildroot does not get built
I have a buildroot directory with all my configs
I am using a package , and for a certain usecase I want to check where the package fails at run time.
I am trying to modify the package a little bit, ...
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How to locate the module that handles DNS resolving in buildroot?
I have 2 different Linux devices, one's kernel is done using ltib (L from now on), and the other's by buildroot (B from now on).
I manage to add a DNS resolver to B by using:
echo "nameserver 8.8....
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Cross-building kernel
I have 2 machines. First (M1) runs Debian from box. Second (M2) with blank HDD and has no any OS.
First machine - M1. Second machine - M2.
How to build a kernel (Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD or FreeBSD) ...
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Buildroot dependency issue building new kernel - libelf-dev
I am upgrading to 4.14.73 kernel using buildroot, it appears that this new kernel has a dependency on libelf-dev as I get this error:
Makefile:953: *** "Cannot generate ORC metadata for ...
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(Buildroot) usb.core.NoBackendError: No backend available
I am having issues utilizing two different python packages on my buildroot system. They both throw the following error:
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/usb/core.py", line 1263, in find
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nghttp2 w/Buildroot on Raspberry Pi 3
I'm fairly new to buildroot and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the "nghttp2" package added to my system so that I can utilize it in conjunction with curl on my embedded system.
I'm not ...
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Booting a Thumb2 kernel on QEMU
I'm looking for ARM defconfigs that I can conveniently use for compiling a Thumb2 kernel, which I can boot using QEMU.
My usual workflow is as follows(for instance, on ARM):-
Build a buildroot ...
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copy driver include file to linux folder
I'm using buildroot for my embedded socfpga system. I have successfully written a driver and an app to test it, following BR usermanual :
my_driver_dma : the driver
my_dma : the app
The ...
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How to regenerate a complete config file from a kernel Image from buildroot
I have an Image that I generated using buildroot that boots a kernel from an SD card and it works perfectly. I changed a few settings in the buildroot menus (I can't remember which ones) and now ...
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How do you prevent uas and usb_storage kernel modules from being automatically loaded when a USB flash drive is connected?
I generate a kernel Image using buildroot that I put onto an SD card to boot from. In buildroot I modularized USB Mass Storage. When I boot up my board without a USB connected to it I can see that ...
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What kernel modules are necessary for using a standard USB 2.0 flashdrive
I am using buildroot to generate an Image to run linux on an Arm A53. I want to be able to shut off and turn on the ability to see a USB flashdrive on command. I went into the settings of buildroot ...
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How can I create ethernet bridge in Linux system in Buildroot?
I have 2 (and will have additional 2) ethernet interfaces in my device, and I want them to be bridged. I use Buildroot for building my system. I want to create bridge at startup. Currently I use this /...
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Read-only filesystem - Considerations and Loss of Functionality
I'm creating an embedded system using Buildroot. Currently, my Buildroot configuration ensures the rootfs is remounted as read/write during startup. However I would like to remove this feature and ...
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Why does my kernel menuconfig look corrupted?
I've been using buildroot 2018.02.1 to compile a kernel for an embedded system. The kernel menuconfig used to render just fine, but at some point it stopped being rendered correctly and looks like ...
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Buildroot : Using out of tree defconfig
I'm using the tar image "buildroot-2018.02.tar.gz" to generate the linux image (kernel & fs) for my embedded system. To be sure of the minimum configuration I need to recreate the project (later, ...
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(Buildroot) “silentoldconfig” error on compile
I just moved an old buildroot folder from an old VM to a newer one to consolidate. I thought that simply moving the folder, along with any dependent folders, and making the appropriate path/name ...
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Linux USB Webcam Driver Problem
I am having a driver problem with usb web camera.
I use Orange Pi plus 2e device, cross-compiled with Buildroot.
I installed gspca, uvc, v4l, multimedia support, usb drivers via Linux-Kernel.
The ...
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ifup shows IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready, then the link becomes 'ready' by itself. What is happening?
I am stuck with some strange behavior comming from my linux system. I have two ethernet interfaces (eth0 and eth1).
When trying to set them up for the first time (for example with ifup eth1, or ...
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How can I make initializing random non blocking pool faster?
I have an issue with my Buildroot generated Linux and rootfs image for Zynq board. The problem is that random nonblocking pool is generated about 2 minutes after boot, just after I get kernel message ...
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How to Autorun a program using busybox after boot?
I am using an embedded linux with busybox. I would like to automatically run my app called "myApplication" (runlevel 5 after boot all the services are up).
What I have done so far:
I made a script ...
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How do you match a CPU to the buildroot arch list for x86_64 CPUs?
Is there a process I can use to match a CPU's classification (possibly by parentage or attributes) to the list provided by buildroot reliably?
For example, I have been given a board with an Intel ...
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Buildroot use classic GNU package instead of BusyBox one
I'm wondering how to use the "classic" GNU tools instead of BusyBox ones for a specific command.
The command I want to act like on a classic Linux is mount, but I think it's the same for every ...
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Password expired on ssh
I booted my Raspberry Pi with a buildroot image I generated myself, and now I am trying to connect to raspberry via ssh.
Everything seems to be fine and the raspberry gets connected. But when I try ...
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Build powerpc kernel and boot powerpc kernel on qemu
I compiled a Linux kernel and generated a root file system using buildroot for 64-bit PowerPC. The target CPU is POWER7.
Output of buildroot:
1] rootfs.cpio
2] rootfs.ext2
3] rootfs.tar.gz
4] ...
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PHP in a embedded apache web server built with buildroot
So I built a embedded apache web server using buildroot, and it's is running fine except the fact that it doesn't run php code.
I can run .php files in the command line of the system but when I open ...
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Clone a block device using 'cat'
I am able to telnet into a router that's running a customized linux firmware. It was compiled using 'buildroot'.
I was able to dig out some specs of the router. I intend to clone the router's ...
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OpenCV based programs optimization embedded linux OS [closed]
I'm building my own Embedded Linux OS for Raspberry PI3 using Buildroot. This OS will be used to handle several applications, one of them performs objects detection based on OpenCV (v3.3.0).
I ...
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Running QEMU with a root file system directory instead of disk image
In order to test the root file system i need to run QEMU with created disk image as root file system, the QEMU accepts -kernel which can be used for specifying kernel directly without deploying it ...
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(Buildroot) How to load modules automatically
I'd like to load some additional modules at boot.
This works fine from the command line:
modprobe -a i2c-dev
modprobe -a snd-soc-pcm512x
modprobe -a snd-soc-wm8804
But I want this done at boot. I'...
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Buildroot Zero-W wireless
Has anyone got WiFi working in buildroot for the Raspberry Pi Zero W? I can't find any online notes or walkthroughs on it.
The raspberrypi0_defconfig works fairly well, but doesn't include wireless.
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Buildroot busybox limited command set
I'm using the raspberrypi0_defconfig to create an image for the Raspberry Pi Zero-W. I'm having a number of issues, but the first one I want to address is why my Busybox shell has so little build in ...
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Problems booting uncompressed linux kernel on PPC
I'm trying to get a newer linux kernel to boot on a PPC embedded linux device using U-Boot, but it won't boot the kernel.
My bootable kernel image builds, and is being network booted by U-Boot. The ...
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Buildroot generate rootfs with gcc
I wanted to build rootfs using buildroot with preinstalled gcc, but I can't find which config is responsible for building gcc package. What I want is just a rootfs for qemu x86_64. Is there a way in ...
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Tracking Changes and Development for Embedded Linux
I'm starting to develop on an embedded linux system and am trying to figure out what the best way to manage my work is. Currently I'm using buildroot to build an image based on the vendors defconfig, ...
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Partition for embedded linux before flashing the SD card
I am trying to build a embedded Linux system for karo imx6 8033 som with 4GB SD card on it by using buildroot to build rootfs, Configuring kernel 4.11. I am using mfg tool to write the system on ...
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PulseAudio won't work in system mode
I'm using PulseAudio on my Buildroot based system. It does work when I run it the simplest way (# pulseaudio), but it won't run if I launch it in system mode (# pulseaudio --system).
Here is the ...
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How to stop startup scripts from getting deleted on reboot in ONIE
I'm running an open source "install environment", that acts as an enhanced boot loader utilizing facilities in a Linux/BusyBox environment called Open network install environment (ONIE). I want to run ...
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How can insmod fail with kernel module is already loaded, even is lsmod does not contain that module?
I'm making a minimal Linux distro with buildroot to learn kernel module development.
If I call a minimal module hello.ko (or almost any other name I've tried), everything works fine.
However, if I ...
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ARM system booting from SD card with uboot - how to put everything in one FAT partition?
I am working on an ARM system running linux, which has an eMMC and an SD card slot. I've been booting from the SD card during development, with just the first stage bootloader of uboot in the eMMC and ...
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Set newly created file as variable in makefile [closed]
I am trying to create a file and set the contents of a file to a variable but the variable is always seen as empty.
An example:
define FILE_VAR
cat /output/1.txt >> /output/2.txt
$(...
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BuildRoot - accessing eth0 needs root privileges
I've been building a number of BuildRoot images for an x86_64 single board PC I'm testing. I am using the latest BuildRoot from git, and the latest 4.8.1 kernel.
I have everything working, except ...
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cups problem with embedded buildroot
I have a embedded linux created with buildroot project. i install cups, cups-filter and ghostscript and configure cupsd.conf file! also i add my hp 1102 printer using cups web interface on port 631. ...
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buildroot compiling error
I have to compile buildroot to generate embedded os for raspberry pi. I have an error when I compile buildroot source code this is the error below
drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig:36: syntax error
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NFS rootfs booting fails silently on ARM imx53 board
I'm trying to mount my rootfs over NFS. I have these kernel configs enabled:
CONFIG_NFS_FS=y (NFS support)
CONFIG_IP_PNP=y (configure IP at boot time)
CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y (support for NFS as ...
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Why does buildroot automatically remove manually added in-tree package from .config when make is run?
I've added a simple hello world package to the Buildroot source tree under package/hello.
If I do:
make qemu_x86_64_defconfig
and edit .config with vim to add:
BR2_PACKAGE_HELLO=y
then:
make
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