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To build and install a custom device tree, add the filename to G_LINUX_DTB in https://github.com/varigit/debian-var/blob/{{#var:DEBIAN_BRANCH}}/variscite/{{#var:MACHINE_NAME}}/{{#var:MACHINE_NAME}}.sh | |||
= Configuring the kernel = | = Configuring the kernel = |
Revision as of 21:46, 19 February 2022
This section describes how to build a new kernel configuration using menuconfig and deploy it.
Building a custom device tree
To build and install a custom device tree, add the filename to G_LINUX_DTB in https://github.com/varigit/debian-var/blob/debian_buster_var01/variscite/imx8mm-var-dart/imx8mm-var-dart.sh
Configuring the kernel
The default kernel configuration file used by Debian is part of the kernel source tree and is located at:
~/var_mx8mm_dart_debian_buster/src/kernel/arch/arm64/configs/imx8_var_defconfig
To configure the kernel using Debian:
Modifying the kernel configuration
To modify the kernel configuration (add/remove features and drivers) please follow the steps below:
$ cd ~/var_mx8mm_dart_debian_buster/src/kernel $ sudo make ARCH=arm64 mrproper $ sudo make ARCH=arm64 imx8_var_defconfig $ sudo make ARCH=arm64 menuconfig
Navigate the menu and select the desired kernel functionality
Exit the menu and answer "Yes" when asked "Do you wish to save your new configuration?"
$ sudo make ARCH=arm64 savedefconfig $ sudo cp arch/arm64/configs/imx8_var_defconfig arch/arm64/configs/imx8_var_defconfig.orig $ sudo cp defconfig arch/arm64/configs/imx8_var_defconfig
Building a new kernel configuration
Build the kernel image, dtb files and kernel modules
$ cd ~/var_mx8mm_dart_debian_buster $ sudo MACHINE=imx8mm-var-dart ./var_make_debian.sh -c kernel $ sudo MACHINE=imx8mm-var-dart ./var_make_debian.sh -c modules
$ sudo MACHINE=imx8mm-var-dart ./var_make_debian.sh -c rtar
This will create a rootfs.tar.gz file that contains your new modules.
Deploy the kernel image, dtb files and kernel modules
Deploy Kernel, dtb via network
Updating Device tree to target
Transfer dtbs to target
On PC:
$ cd ~/var_mx8mm_dart_debian_buster $ scp output/*.dtb root@<yourboard-ip>:/boot/
Once prompted give root as password. <yourboard-ip> is ipaddress of your board.
Once transfer is done, follow below commands
On Target Console:
# sync;reboot
Updating kernel Image to target
Transfer the output/Image.gz kernel image to target
On PC:
$ scp output/Image.gz root@<yourboard-ip>:/boot/
Once prompted give root as password. <yourboard-ip> is ipaddress of your board.
Once transfer is done, follow below commands
On Target Console:
# sync;reboot