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howtos:hardware:arm:olinuxinoa10s [2013/11/07 05:31 (UTC)] – [Compiling the kernel] balkyhowtos:hardware:arm:olinuxinoa10s [2014/07/28 04:41 (UTC)] (current) balky
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 This document can also be found at [[http://www.malaya-digital.org/setting-up-slackware-arm-14-0-on-the-olinuxino-a10s-from-scratch/]] This document can also be found at [[http://www.malaya-digital.org/setting-up-slackware-arm-14-0-on-the-olinuxino-a10s-from-scratch/]]
  
-NOTE: Please use the aforementioned link for the latest documentation. The documentation below is dated. I will update the documentation below when time allows.+NOTE: The documentation below needs updating. I recommend that you use the link I've just given above as it leads to updated documentation. I'll have the text below updated when time permits. 
 ====Setup of development environment==== ====Setup of development environment====
   * Create a VirtualBox VM for Debian 7.2.0 i386. I allocated 1024MB of RAM to it. As for the virtual hard drive space, I allocated 8GB. I also recommend that you disable audio support for the VM.   * Create a VirtualBox VM for Debian 7.2.0 i386. I allocated 1024MB of RAM to it. As for the virtual hard drive space, I allocated 8GB. I also recommend that you disable audio support for the VM.
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   * Install OpenSSH client and server software as root in your guest OS if this will make file transfers and access to your development environment convenient for you:   * Install OpenSSH client and server software as root in your guest OS if this will make file transfers and access to your development environment convenient for you:
 <code># apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server</code> <code># apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server</code>
-   * As root in your guest OS:+  * As root in your guest OS:
 <code># apt-get install ncurses-dev uboot-mkimage build-essential git <code># apt-get install ncurses-dev uboot-mkimage build-essential git
 # cd ~ # cd ~
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   * Restart your guest OS as root:   * Restart your guest OS as root:
 <code># shutdown -r now</code> <code># shutdown -r now</code>
-====Compiling the kernel(Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ and http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/building-debian-sd-card-for-linux-with-kernel-3-4-from-scratch-for-a10s-olinuxino-micro/ with some modifications)====+====Compiling the kernel (Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ and http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/building-debian-sd-card-for-linux-with-kernel-3-4-from-scratch-for-a10s-olinuxino-micro/ with some modifications)====
   * In the development environment you've made above, login as root. Then get the kernel source code:   * In the development environment you've made above, login as root. Then get the kernel source code:
 <code># cd ~ <code># cd ~
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 <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi/ <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi/
 # git checkout 9ee9fc5f0988df5677f0f142b5b88a8988d283d7</code> # git checkout 9ee9fc5f0988df5677f0f142b5b88a8988d283d7</code>
 +  * Do a "make clean":
 +<code># cd ~/linux-sunxi
 +# make clean</code>
   * Download a10s_defconfig:   * Download a10s_defconfig:
 <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi
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 <code># make ARCH=arm menuconfig</code> <code># make ARCH=arm menuconfig</code>
     * HINT: If you're having problems with Logitech wireless keyboards and mice, don't build the following (for Linux 3.4.61):     * HINT: If you're having problems with Logitech wireless keyboards and mice, don't build the following (for Linux 3.4.61):
-      * Under Kernel Configuration, this must be built in the kernel: 
         * Device Drivers->HID Devices->Special HID drivers->< > Logitech Unifying receivers full support         * Device Drivers->HID Devices->Special HID drivers->< > Logitech Unifying receivers full support
     * HINT: To verify OTG is enabled(for Linux 3.4.61):     * HINT: To verify OTG is enabled(for Linux 3.4.61):
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         * Device Drivers->Network device support->Ethernet driver support-><*> Allwinner Ethernet MAC support         * Device Drivers->Network device support->Ethernet driver support-><*> Allwinner Ethernet MAC support
   * Note that before compiling kernel, you have to patch it:   * Note that before compiling kernel, you have to patch it:
-    * Download the patch hcd_axp-md.patch from <a href="http://www.malaya-digital.org/hcd_axp-md.patch">http://www.malaya-digital.org/hcd_axp-md.patch</a>:+    * Download the patch hcd_axp-md.patch from http://www.malaya-digital.org/hcd_axp-md.patch :
 <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi/ <code># cd ~/linux-sunxi/
 # wget http://www.malaya-digital.org/hcd_axp-md.patch</code> # wget http://www.malaya-digital.org/hcd_axp-md.patch</code>
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 <code># ls u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin</code> <code># ls u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin</code>
   * If you got this file, well done so far.   * If you got this file, well done so far.
-====Format and setup the micro SD-card==== +====Format and setup the SD-card (Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ and http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/building-debian-sd-card-for-linux-with-kernel-3-4-from-scratch-for-a10s-olinuxino-micro/ with some modifications)==== 
- +  * We suggest that you use a 4GB class 10 micro SD card. But you can use any micro SD card between 2GB and 16GB.
-(Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ with some modifications) +
- +
-  * We suggest that you use a 4GB class 10 micro SD card. But you can use micro SD any card between 2GB and 16GB.+
   * First, we have to make the correct card partitions. This is done with fdisk.   * First, we have to make the correct card partitions. This is done with fdisk.
-  * Plug the micro SD card into your SD card reader. Then, enter in the terminal: <code> +  * Plug the micro SD card into your SD card reader. Then, enter in the terminal: 
-ls /dev/sd +<code>ls /dev/sd</code> 
-</code> +  * Then press TAB twice. You will see a list of your sd devices like sda, sdb, sdc, etc. Note that some of these devices may be your hard disk, so make sure you know which one is your micro SD card before you proceed. You can damage your HDD if you choose the wrong sd device. You can do this by unplugging your micro SD card reader, and identify which ?sddevices was removed from the list. 
-  * Then press TAB twice. You will see a list of your sd devices like sda, sdb, sdc, etc. Note that some of these devices may be your hard disk, so make sure you know which one is your micro SD card before you proceed. You can damage your HDD if you choose the wrong sd device. You can do this by unplugging your SD card reader, and identify which sd” devices was removed from the list. +  * Once you know which device is your micro SD card, use this text instead of the sdX name in the references below: 
-  * Once you know which device is your micro SD card, use this text instead of the sdX name in the references below: <code> +<code>fdisk -u=sectors /dev/sdX</code>
-fdisk -u=sectors /dev/sdX +
-</code>+
   * Then do these steps:   * Then do these steps:
-  * This will list your partitions: +    * This will list your partitions: 
-    * p +      * p 
-  * If there are already partitions on your card, do: +    * If there are already partitions on your card, do: 
-    * d 1 +      * d 1 
-  * If you have more than one partitition, delete them all. +    * If you have more than one partitition, delete them all. 
-  * Create the first partition. It should start from 2048 and end at 34815: +    * Create the first partition. It should start from 2048 and end at 34815: 
-    * n p 1 +      * n p 1 
-  * Create the second partition: +    * Create the second partition: 
-    * n p 2 enter enter +      * n p 2 enter enter 
-  * List the created partitions: +    * List the created partitions: 
-    * p +      * p 
-  * If you did everything correctly on a 4GB card, you should see something like: <code> +    * If you did everything correctly on a 4GB card, you should see something like: 
-Disk /dev/sdX: 3980 MB, 3980394496 bytes+<code>Disk /dev/sdX: 3980 MB, 3980394496 bytes
 123 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders, total 7774208 sectors 123 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders, total 7774208 sectors
 Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
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 I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk identifier: 0x00000000
 +
 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
 /dev/sdg1 2048 34815 16384 83 Linux /dev/sdg1 2048 34815 16384 83 Linux
-/dev/sdg2 34816 7774207 3869696 83 Linux +/dev/sdg2 34816 7774207 3869696 83 Linux</code> 
-</code> + 
-  * Write changes to the micro SD card. +    * Write changes to the micro SD card. 
-    * w+      * w
   * Now, we have to format the file system on the card:   * Now, we have to format the file system on the card:
-  * The first partition should be vfat as this is the FS which the Allwinner bootloader understands. <code> +    * The first partition should be vfat as this is the FS which the Allwinner bootloader understands. 
-mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1 +<code>mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1</code> 
-</code> +    * The second partition should be a normal Linux EXT4 FS: 
-  * The second partition should be a normal Linux EXT4 FS: <code> +<code>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX2</code>
-mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX2 +
-</code> +
 ====Installing the kernel, Slackware ARM 14.0 mini root filesystem, and kernel modules==== ====Installing the kernel, Slackware ARM 14.0 mini root filesystem, and kernel modules====
-  * Copy the "~/linux-sunxi/arch/arm/boot/uImage" kernel you've compiled in the development environment into the first filesystem of the micro SD card. +  * Proceed to copy the "~/linux-sunxi/arch/arm/boot/uImage" kernel you've compiled in the development environment into the first filesystem of the micro SD card. 
-Mount the first partition: <code> +    Mount the first partition: 
-mkdir /mnt/olinuxino0 +<code>mkdir /mnt/olinuxino0 
-mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/olinuxino0 # Substitute the appropriate value for X in /dev/sdX1 +mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/olinuxino0 # Substitute the appropriate value for X in /dev/sdX1</code> 
-</code> +    * Then copy the kernel uImage to the first filesystem of the micro SD card. 
-  * Then copy the kernel uImage to the first filesystem of the micro SD card. <code> +<code>cp uImage /mnt/olinuxino0 # Get the uImage file from the environment you've compiled the kernel.</code> 
-cp uImage /mnt/olinuxino0 # Get the uImage file from the environment you've compiled the kernel. +  * Copy the script.bin file in /mnt/olinuxino0 . The mentioned file can be found herehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlYkItdU1TTm1VN0E/edit?usp=sharing 
-</code> +    * Or iff you need to compile your own script.bin, you can get the fex files here in a scripts_A10s.7z archive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-bAEPML8fwlY3llVDJxelY3d28/edit?usp=sharing 
-  * Extract this file in /mnt/olinuxino0 : http://www.malaya-digital.org/a10s_scripts.tar.gz +  * Unmount /mnt/olinuxino0 : 
-  * Unmount /mnt/olinuxino0 : <code> +<code>umount /mnt/olinuxino0</code> 
-umount /mnt/olinuxino0 +  * Mount the second partition: 
-</code> +<code>mkdir /mnt/olinuxino1 
-  * Mount the second partition: <code> +mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/olinuxino1 # Substitute the appropriate value for X in /dev/sdX1</code> 
-mkdir /mnt/olinuxino1 +  * Extract the Slackware ARM 14.0 mini root filesystem in /mnt/olinuxino1 . Slackware mini root filesystem can be found here: ftp://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/roots
-mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/olinuxino1 # Substitute the appropriate value for X in /dev/sdX1 +
-</code> +
-  * Extract the Slackware ARM 14.0 mini root filesystem in /mnt/olinuxino1 .+
   * Delete all contents of /mnt/olinuxino1/dev/*   * Delete all contents of /mnt/olinuxino1/dev/*
   * Extract this file in /mnt/olinuxino1/dev : http://www.malaya-digital.org/dev.tar.gz   * Extract this file in /mnt/olinuxino1/dev : http://www.malaya-digital.org/dev.tar.gz
   * Proceed to copy the generated kernel modules ("~/linux-sunxi/out/lib/modules/3.x.xx" in the development environment where you've compiled the kernel) in the second filesystem of the micro SD card.   * Proceed to copy the generated kernel modules ("~/linux-sunxi/out/lib/modules/3.x.xx" in the development environment where you've compiled the kernel) in the second filesystem of the micro SD card.
-    *If the /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules directory does not exist, create it. <code> +    * If the /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules directory does not exist, create it. 
-mkdir /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules +<code>mkdir /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules 
-cp -rf 3.x.xx+ /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules # Get the modules directory from the environment you've compiled the kernel. +cp -rf 3.x.xx+ /mnt/olinuxino1/lib/modules # Get the modules directory from the environment you've compiled the kernel.</code> 
-</code> +  * Append the following in /mnt/olinuxino1/etc/fstab: 
-  * Append the following in /mnt/olinuxino1/etc/fstab: <code> +<code>/dev/mmcblk0p2                 ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1</code> 
-/dev/mmcblk0p2 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 +  * Unmount /mnt/olinuxino1 : 
-</code> +<code>umount /mnt/olinuxino1</code> 
-  * Unmount /mnt/olinuxino1 : <code> +====Write Uboot (Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ and http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/building-debian-sd-card-for-linux-with-kernel-3-4-from-scratch-for-a10s-olinuxino-micro/ with some modifications)==== 
-umount /mnt/olinuxino1 +  * Note that you have to write u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin in /dev/sdX (not sdX1 or sdX2). 
-</code> +<code>dd if=u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=1024 seek=8 
- +sync</code> 
-====Write Uboot==== +====NB: When you boot OLinuXino using the micro SD card with Slackware 14.0 for ARM, the "root" user has the password "password" by default.====
- +
-(Copied from http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/ with some modifications) +
- +
-  * Note that you have to write u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin in /dev/sdX (not sdX1 or sdX2). <code> +
-dd if=u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=1024 seek=8 +
-sync +
-</code> +
- +
-**NB: When you boot OLinuXino using the micro SD card with Slackware 14.0 for ARM, the "root" user has the password "password" by default.** +
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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   * Original source: [[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/]]   * Original source: [[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/building-linux-for-a10s-from-scratch/]]
   * Original source: [[https://github.com/linux-sunxi/u-boot-sunxi/wiki]]   * Original source: [[https://github.com/linux-sunxi/u-boot-sunxi/wiki]]
 +  * Original source: [[http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/building-debian-sd-card-for-linux-with-kernel-3-4-from-scratch-for-a10s-olinuxino-micro/]]
 <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! -->
   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:balky | Michael Balcos]]   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:balky | Michael Balcos]]
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