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{{EBC3.8}}See [[EBC Exercise 08 Installing Development Tools 3.2]] if you are working with the 3.2 kernel.
  
Early in the class most of the exercises we will do will all run on the BeagleBoard. You'll be able to edit ([http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/ gedit]), compile ([http://gcc.gnu.org/ gcc]) and run all on the Beagle.  Later, when we start compiling the kernel [http://www.kernel.org/] or the boot loader, ([http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-boot]) you will need to cross compile on a Linux machine and copy the results to the Beagle.
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Early in the class most of the exercises we will do will all run on the BeagleBoard. You'll be able to edit ([http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/ gedit]), compile ([http://gcc.gnu.org/ gcc]) and run all on the Beagle.  Later, when we start compiling the [http://www.kernel.org/ kernel] or the boot loader, ([http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot U-boot]) you will need to cross compile on a Linux machine and copy the results to the Beagle.
  
 
The purpose of this exercise is to install all the tools needed for compiling on your host so they will be ready when you need them.
 
The purpose of this exercise is to install all the tools needed for compiling on your host so they will be ready when you need them.
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{{EBC3.8}}Make sure you installed the cross compiler ([[EBC Exercise 08a Cross-Compiling]]) before doing this exercise.
 
{{EBC3.8}}Make sure you installed the cross compiler ([[EBC Exercise 08a Cross-Compiling]]) before doing this exercise.
  
Note taken from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ9nUqYMjqs Beaglebone: Adding USB Wi-Fi & Building a Linux Kernel] starting around 4 minutes and ending around 21 minutes.  Uses kernel from [http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone Robert C. Nelson's BeagleBone] page.
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=== Getting the 3.8 Kernel ===
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These notes taken from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ9nUqYMjqs&t=4m10s Beaglebone: Adding USB Wi-Fi & Building a Linux Kernel] starting around 4 minutes and ending around 21 minutes.  Uses kernel from [http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black Robert C. Nelson's BeagleBone Black] page.
  
 
  host$ '''git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev.git'''
 
  host$ '''git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev.git'''
  host$ '''git git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b am33x-v3.8'''
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  host$ '''cd linux-dev'''
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host$ '''git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b am33x-v3.8'''
 
  host$ '''time git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git'''  (21 minutes)
 
  host$ '''time git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git'''  (21 minutes)
  host$ '''cp system.sh.sample system.sh.sample'''
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  host$ '''cp system.sh.sample system.sh'''
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Now make the following changes to '''system.sh'''.  The <code>></code> shows what's in system.sh.sample. The <code><</code> shows what you should change it to.
 
  host$ '''diff system.sh*'''
 
  host$ '''diff system.sh*'''
 
  15c15
 
  15c15
Line 33: Line 38:
 
  > #ZRELADDR=0x80008000
 
  > #ZRELADDR=0x80008000
  
Now get some more tools.
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Now build the kernel.
host$ '''sudo apt-get install -y uboot-tools ccache libncurses5-dev'''
 
host$ '''sudo apt-get install build-essential'''
 
host$ '''sudo apt-get install device-tree-compiler lzop u-boot-tools ia32-libs'''
 
Then build the kernel.
 
 
  host$ '''./build_kernel.sh'''
 
  host$ '''./build_kernel.sh'''
  + Detected build host [Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS]
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  + Detected build host [Ubuntu 14.04 LTS]
  Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: missing dependicies, please install:
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+ host: [x86_64]
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+ git HEAD commit: [58ee2121370badd3c0a22e39f67068f242d5e068]
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  Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: missing dependencies, please install:
 
  -----------------------------
 
  -----------------------------
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev  
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  sudo apt-get install build-essential device-tree-compiler fakeroot lzma lzop u-boot-tools  libncurses5-dev:amd64 libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386
 
  -----------------------------
 
  -----------------------------
 
  * Failed dependency check
 
  * Failed dependency check
I fixed this error by editing <code>linux-dev/tools/host_det.sh</code> and commenting out the line:
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The build script is telling you what you need to install.  Do the installs and rerun the build command.
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host$ '''./build_kernel.sh'''
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  + Detected build host [Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS]
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  Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: missing dependicies, please install:
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  -----------------------------
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  sudo apt-get update
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  sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
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  -----------------------------
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  * Failed dependency check
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If you don't get this error, move to the next step. I fixed this error by editing <code>linux-dev/tools/host_det.sh</code> and commenting out the line:
 
  # dpkg -l | grep libncurses5-dev | grep ${deb_arch} >/dev/null || deb_pkgs="${deb_pkgs}libncurses5-dev "
 
  # dpkg -l | grep libncurses5-dev | grep ${deb_arch} >/dev/null || deb_pkgs="${deb_pkgs}libncurses5-dev "
 
It was looking for amd64 in the <code>dpkg -l</code> listing and it wasn't appearing.
 
It was looking for amd64 in the <code>dpkg -l</code> listing and it wasn't appearing.
  
Now install by inserting the SD to be installed on into your host machine and run:
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=== Building the 3.8 Kernel ===
host$ ./tools/install_kernel.sh
 
  
Mine failed because there wasn't enough space on the VFAT partition for uImage, however uImage isn't needed there, so I just editted <code>install_kernel.sh</code> and commented out line '''160'''
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Rerun the kernel build
# mmc_partition_discover
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host$ '''./build_kernel.sh'''
This keeps it from installing on the VFAT partition.
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At some point you will see
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[[File:KernelConfiguration.png]]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ9nUqYMjqs&t=13m30s Go back to the video above and forward to 13:30].  Here you will see how to configure the kernel. Once you've exited the configuration tool the kernel will start compiling.  If you have a multicore machine you will see all the cores busy.  It's only a few more minutes before it is done.
  
=== Minimal Ubuntu Build ===
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=== Installing the 3.8 Kernel on Your Black Bone ===
  
(The video says rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/oneiric, but it isn't there.)
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==== Updating and running off the eMMC ====
host$ '''wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/raring/ubuntu-raring-console-armhf-2013-03-28.tar.xz'''
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[[EBC_Exercise_23_Configuring_the_Kernel#Making_and_Installing_the_kernel]] has instructions for copying the correct files to the eMMC to update the kernel.
host$ '''xz -d ubuntu-raring-console-armhf-2013-03-28.tar.xz'''
 
host$ '''tar -xf ubuntu-raring-console-armhf-2013-03-28.tar'''
 
Put the SD card in a reader for your host and...
 
host$ '''./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sd''c'' --uboot bone
 
  
== The 3.2 Kernel ==
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==== Booting off the SD card ====
{{EBC3.2}}These instructions have been tested for the 3.2.25 kernel.
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Here are some '''optional''' instructions for booting off the SD card rather than the eMMC.
  
=== download ===
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So far you'be been running everything off the onboard 2G flash. You can continue to do so, but when installing a new kernel there is a good chance you mess up your image and it will be another 45 minutes to reflash it.  Instead go back to [[EBC_Exercise_03_Installing_a_Beagle_OS]] an instead of installing the eMMC flasher image from [http://beagleboard.org/latest-images], install the '''BeagleBone (Runs on BeagleBone Black as well without flashing the eMMC)''' image (first list).
These are notes are based on [https://github.com/beagleboard/kernel/blob/6682025752d0b807119c1e363a0b1b9bfe2ab453/README.md Beagleboard kernel git site].
 
  
First download the tools needed to compile the kernelThis took about 25 seconds.
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This time when you plug in the SD and boot the bone will boot from the SD card (rather than copying a new image to the 2G builting flash)I suggest programming 2 or 3 SD cards with this imageThat way if you really mess up one you can always switch to a another card and keep going.
  host$ '''sudo apt-get install -y git lzop gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi uboot-mkimage'''
 
  
Next download the tools to get the kernel and the patches needed to make it run on the beagle.  (2.5 seconds)
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Also, if you are booting from the SD and mess up something, you can plug the messed up card into your host computer and fix things and try it again.
host$ '''cd ~/BeagleBoard'''
 
host$ '''git clone git://github.com/beagleboard/kernel.git'''
 
host$ '''cd kernel'''
 
host$ '''git checkout 6a7c4284a16fed3dae87f4aef78b59c902e4da84 -b beaglebone-3.2'''
 
  
Next download the kernel and the patches.  Before running '''./patch/sh''', take a look at it.  Can you figure out what it's doing?  Also look at '''patch_script.sh''', it's where the details are. The downloading/patching process takes some 39 minutes.
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==== Copying to the SD Card ====
host$ '''less patch.sh patch_script.sh'''
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Now install by inserting the SD to be installed on into your host machine and run:
host$ '''./patch.sh'''
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  host$ ./tools/install_kernel.sh
host$ '''cp patches/beaglebone/defconfig kernel/arch/arm/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
 
host$ '''wget http://arago-project.org/git/projects/?p=am33x-cm3.git\;a=blob_plain\;f=bin/am335x-pm-firmware.bin\;hb=HEAD -O kernel/firmware/am335x-pm-firmware.bin'''
 
  host$ '''md5sum kernel/firmware/am335x-pm-firmware.bin'''
 
17d6a4c24d3cb720aa9ed4522cb891fc  kernel/firmware/am335x-pm-firmware.bin
 
  
=== compile ===
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Mine failed because there wasn't enough space on the VFAT partition for uImage, however uImage isn't needed there, so I just editted <code>install_kernel.sh</code> and commented out line '''160'''
Once patched you are ready to compile the kernel.  The first time takes a while.  Mine tool 4 minutes, but I was running on 8 cores.  Set the '''-j''X'' ''' to match the number of cores you have. '''uImage''' is the kernel!
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  # mmc_partition_discover
  host$ '''cd kernel'''
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This keeps it from installing on the VFAT partition.
host$ '''make beaglebone_defconfig'''
 
  
Now that you know it's working, let's compile it. First set the paths to find the cross-compiles. Put the following in a file, call it ~/.oe/'''crossCompile.sh'''.
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=== Updating to a new version of the kernel ===
  
  export ARCH=arm
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When you build your kernel the uImage file has some version information in the name. For example '''uImage-3.8.13-bone20'''.  The '''3.8.13''' is the version of the kernel and the '''bone20''' is the version of the patches applied to the kernel for the BeagleBone.  Over time new patches will be posted. These instructions show how to get the latest version.
export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi-
 
Do the above once
 
  
Now ''source'' the file.
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How do you know if you have the latest version?  Run
  host$ '''source ~/.oe/crossCompileEnv.sh'''
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beagle$ '''uname -a'''
Do the above once per terminal session.
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  Linux yoder-black-bone '''3.8.13-bone28''' #1 SMP Wed Oct 16 15:32:18 EDT 2013 armv7l GNU/Linux
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to see what version you are running. [http://rcn-ee.net/deb/precise-armhf/ This site lists many different versions].  See if yours is the newest, if not continue on.
  
host$ '''make -j9'''
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This [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/beagleboard/D3wRnulVE1I post to the Google Group] lists the steps as "You need to recheckout master, delete your old branch and re-pull". Here's how you do it.
  host$ '''make uImage'''
 
Do the above every time you recompile the kernel
 
  
You also need all the kernel modules. Here we create a directory to install them in. (a few seconds)
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  host$ '''cd linux-dev'''
  host$ '''mkdir ../rootfs'''
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  host$ '''git checkout master'''
  host$ '''make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=../rootfs modules_install'''
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error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
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patches/defconfig
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Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
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Aborting
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Hmm.... something has changed.  See what it is.
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  host$ '''git diff patches/defconfig'''
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diff --git a/patches/defconfig b/patches/defconfig
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index d903776..3268287 100644
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--- a/patches/defconfig
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+++ b/patches/defconfig
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@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ CONFIG_JHD629_I2C=y
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  # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
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  # CONFIG_N_GSM is not set
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  # CONFIG_TRACE_SINK is not set
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+CONFIG_LPD8806=m
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  CONFIG_DEVKMEM=y
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  #
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It looks like some configuration setting have changed.  Since we are getting a new version of the kernel, let's revert back to the previous file and try again.
  
=== install ===
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  host$ '''git checkout patches/defconfig'''
Copy the kernel and the modules to the Beagle.  (a minute or so)
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  host$ '''git checkout master'''
  host$ '''cd ..'''
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  Switched to branch 'master'
  host$ '''scp kernel/arch/arm/boot/uImage root@beagle:/boot/uImage-3.2.25+
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Success, now step 2.
host$ '''cd rootfs'''
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  host$ '''git branch -d am33x-v3.8'''
  host$ '''find -H -depth | cpio -o -H crc | ssh root@beagle 'cd /; cpio -id' '''
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  warning: deleting branch 'am33x-v3.8' that has been merged to
 
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          'refs/remotes/origin/am33x-v3.8', but not yet merged to HEAD.
Now log into the beagle and move some things around.
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  Deleted branch am33x-v3.8 (was 3fc8a73).
  host$ '''ssh root@beagle
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Now repull
 
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  host$ '''git pull'''
This will copy the kernel to the ext4 partition.
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Then start over again
beagle$ '''cd /boot'''
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  host$ '''git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b am33x-v3.8'''
  beagle$ '''rm uImage'''
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  Branch am33x-v3.8 set up to track remote branch am33x-v3.8 from origin.
beagle$ '''ln -s uImage-3.2.25+ uImage'''
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Switched to a new branch 'am33x-v3.8'
 
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Your '''system.sh''' file should be unchanged, so start building
This will copy to the FAT partition.
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  host$ '''./build_kernel.sh'''
beagle$ '''mkdir /media/mmcblk0p1'''
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Mine took some 26 minutes on an 8 core machine.
beagle$ '''mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/mmcblk0p1'''
 
  beagle$ '''cp /boot/uImage-3.2.25+ /media/uImage'''
 
 
 
=== reboot ===
 
Make sure screen is running on your host so you can see the shutdown and boot processes.
 
  host$ '''screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200'''
 
 
 
If you get an error try changing making yourself the owner of /dev/ttyUSB1.
 
  host$ '''sudo chown ''yoder:yoder'' /dev/ttyUSB1'''
 
  host$ '''screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200'''
 
 
 
Then restart you beagle
 
beagle$ '''shutdown -r now'''
 
 
 
If all goes well you will boot into your new kernel.
 
  beagle$ '''uname -a'''
 
Linux beaglebone 3.2.25+ #1 Fri Oct 19 11:05:28 EDT 2012 armv7l GNU/Linux
 
  
 
== DAS U-boot ==
 
== DAS U-boot ==
These instructions came from [http://www.eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/Home eewiki].
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These instructions came from [http://www.eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black#BeagleBoneBlack-Bootloader Robert C Nelson's eewiki.net].
  
 
=== download ===
 
=== download ===
While we're at it, let's get the boot loader we'll be using.  It takes some 3 minutes.
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While we're at it, let's get the boot loader we'll be using.  It takes some 40 seconds.
  
 
  host$ '''cd ~/BeagleBoard'''
 
  host$ '''cd ~/BeagleBoard'''
 
  host$ '''git clone git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git'''
 
  host$ '''git clone git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git'''
 
  host$ '''cd u-boot/'''
 
  host$ '''cd u-boot/'''
  host$ '''git checkout v2012.10-rc2 -b tmp'''
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  host$ '''git checkout v2013.07 -b tmp'''
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=== U-Boot Patches ===
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host$ '''wget https://raw.github.com/eewiki/u-boot-patches/master/v2013.07/0001-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch'''
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host$ '''patch -p1 < 0001-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch'''
  
 
=== compile ===
 
=== compile ===
Now configure and build.  The first time takes some 4 minutes.  After that it's only 5 seconds or so. (Replace '''am335x_evm_config''' with '''omap3_beagle_config''' if you are compiling for the xM.)
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Now configure and build.  The first time takes some 1.5 minutes.  After that it's only 5 seconds or so.
  host$ '''make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- am335x_evm_config'''
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host$ '''source ~/crossCompileEnv.sh'''  
  host$ '''make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi-'''
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host$ '''make distclean'''
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  host$ '''make am335x_evm_config'''
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  host$ '''make'''
  
 
=== install ===
 
=== install ===
  
 
  host$ '''scp u-boot.img root@beagle:.'''
 
  host$ '''scp u-boot.img root@beagle:.'''
  beagle$ '''mkdir /media/mmcblk0p1'''
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  beagle$ '''mkdir /media/BONE'''
  beagle$ '''mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/mmcblk0p1'''
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  beagle$ '''mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/BONE'''
  beagle$ '''cd /media/mmcblk0p1'''
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  beagle$ '''cd /media/BONE'''
 
  beagle$ '''mv u-boot.img u-boot.img.orig'''  # Save the working u-boot
 
  beagle$ '''mv u-boot.img u-boot.img.orig'''  # Save the working u-boot
 
  beagle$ '''cp ~/u-boot.img u-boot.img.new'''
 
  beagle$ '''cp ~/u-boot.img u-boot.img.new'''
 
  beagle$ '''cp u-boot.img.new u-boot.img'''
 
  beagle$ '''cp u-boot.img.new u-boot.img'''
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Once installed you are ready for u-boot work.
 
Once installed you are ready for u-boot work.
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== Recovering ==
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If your Beagle fails to boot, follow the [[EBC_Exercise_22_Recovering]] instructions to recover.
  
 
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Revision as of 11:42, 21 July 2014

thumb‎ Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder


3.8 Kernel

See EBC Exercise 08 Installing Development Tools 3.2 if you are working with the 3.2 kernel.

Early in the class most of the exercises we will do will all run on the BeagleBoard. You'll be able to edit (gedit), compile (gcc) and run all on the Beagle. Later, when we start compiling the kernel or the boot loader, (U-boot) you will need to cross compile on a Linux machine and copy the results to the Beagle.

The purpose of this exercise is to install all the tools needed for compiling on your host so they will be ready when you need them.

Instructions for building Ångström are given here; however there are a few changes you have to make. Here's what I did.

Tip: Run this exercise using a wired connection if you can. The Ubuntu wireless driver can be finicky, and if it stops working you'll have to restart some of this.

The 3.8 Kernel

3.8 Kernel

Make sure you installed the cross compiler (EBC Exercise 08a Cross-Compiling) before doing this exercise.

Getting the 3.8 Kernel

These notes taken from Beaglebone: Adding USB Wi-Fi & Building a Linux Kernel starting around 4 minutes and ending around 21 minutes. Uses kernel from Robert C. Nelson's BeagleBone Black page.

host$ git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev.git
host$ cd linux-dev
host$ git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b am33x-v3.8
host$ time git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git  (21 minutes)
host$ cp system.sh.sample system.sh

Now make the following changes to system.sh. The > shows what's in system.sh.sample. The < shows what you should change it to.

host$ diff system.sh*
15c15
< CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-
---
> #CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-
21c21
< LINUX_GIT=~/BeagleBoard/linux-stable/
---
> #LINUX_GIT=/home/user/linux-stable/
31c31
< ZRELADDR=0x80008000
---
> #ZRELADDR=0x80008000

Now build the kernel.

host$ ./build_kernel.sh
+ Detected build host [Ubuntu 14.04 LTS]
+ host: [x86_64]
+ git HEAD commit: [58ee2121370badd3c0a22e39f67068f242d5e068]
Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: missing dependencies, please install:
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential device-tree-compiler fakeroot lzma lzop u-boot-tools   libncurses5-dev:amd64 libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386 
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* Failed dependency check

The build script is telling you what you need to install. Do the installs and rerun the build command.

host$ ./build_kernel.sh
 + Detected build host [Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS]
 Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: missing dependicies, please install:
 -----------------------------
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev 
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 * Failed dependency check

If you don't get this error, move to the next step. I fixed this error by editing linux-dev/tools/host_det.sh and commenting out the line:

#	dpkg -l | grep libncurses5-dev | grep ${deb_arch} >/dev/null || deb_pkgs="${deb_pkgs}libncurses5-dev "

It was looking for amd64 in the dpkg -l listing and it wasn't appearing.

Building the 3.8 Kernel

Rerun the kernel build

host$ ./build_kernel.sh

At some point you will see KernelConfiguration.png Go back to the video above and forward to 13:30. Here you will see how to configure the kernel. Once you've exited the configuration tool the kernel will start compiling. If you have a multicore machine you will see all the cores busy. It's only a few more minutes before it is done.

Installing the 3.8 Kernel on Your Black Bone

Updating and running off the eMMC

EBC_Exercise_23_Configuring_the_Kernel#Making_and_Installing_the_kernel has instructions for copying the correct files to the eMMC to update the kernel.

Booting off the SD card

Here are some optional instructions for booting off the SD card rather than the eMMC.

So far you'be been running everything off the onboard 2G flash. You can continue to do so, but when installing a new kernel there is a good chance you mess up your image and it will be another 45 minutes to reflash it. Instead go back to EBC_Exercise_03_Installing_a_Beagle_OS an instead of installing the eMMC flasher image from [1], install the BeagleBone (Runs on BeagleBone Black as well without flashing the eMMC) image (first list).

This time when you plug in the SD and boot the bone will boot from the SD card (rather than copying a new image to the 2G builting flash). I suggest programming 2 or 3 SD cards with this image. That way if you really mess up one you can always switch to a another card and keep going.

Also, if you are booting from the SD and mess up something, you can plug the messed up card into your host computer and fix things and try it again.

Copying to the SD Card

Now install by inserting the SD to be installed on into your host machine and run:

host$ ./tools/install_kernel.sh

Mine failed because there wasn't enough space on the VFAT partition for uImage, however uImage isn't needed there, so I just editted install_kernel.sh and commented out line 160

#			mmc_partition_discover

This keeps it from installing on the VFAT partition.

Updating to a new version of the kernel

When you build your kernel the uImage file has some version information in the name. For example uImage-3.8.13-bone20. The 3.8.13 is the version of the kernel and the bone20 is the version of the patches applied to the kernel for the BeagleBone. Over time new patches will be posted. These instructions show how to get the latest version.

How do you know if you have the latest version? Run

beagle$ uname -a
Linux yoder-black-bone 3.8.13-bone28 #1 SMP Wed Oct 16 15:32:18 EDT 2013 armv7l GNU/Linux

to see what version you are running. This site lists many different versions. See if yours is the newest, if not continue on.

This post to the Google Group lists the steps as "You need to recheckout master, delete your old branch and re-pull". Here's how you do it.

host$ cd linux-dev
host$ git checkout master
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
	patches/defconfig
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
Aborting

Hmm.... something has changed. See what it is.

host$ git diff patches/defconfig
diff --git a/patches/defconfig b/patches/defconfig
index d903776..3268287 100644
--- a/patches/defconfig
+++ b/patches/defconfig
@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ CONFIG_JHD629_I2C=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
 # CONFIG_N_GSM is not set
 # CONFIG_TRACE_SINK is not set
+CONFIG_LPD8806=m
 CONFIG_DEVKMEM=y
 
 #

It looks like some configuration setting have changed. Since we are getting a new version of the kernel, let's revert back to the previous file and try again.

host$ git checkout patches/defconfig
host$ git checkout master
Switched to branch 'master'

Success, now step 2.

host$ git branch -d am33x-v3.8
warning: deleting branch 'am33x-v3.8' that has been merged to
         'refs/remotes/origin/am33x-v3.8', but not yet merged to HEAD.
Deleted branch am33x-v3.8 (was 3fc8a73).

Now repull

host$ git pull

Then start over again

host$ git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b am33x-v3.8
Branch am33x-v3.8 set up to track remote branch am33x-v3.8 from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'am33x-v3.8'

Your system.sh file should be unchanged, so start building

host$ ./build_kernel.sh

Mine took some 26 minutes on an 8 core machine.

DAS U-boot

These instructions came from Robert C Nelson's eewiki.net.

download

While we're at it, let's get the boot loader we'll be using. It takes some 40 seconds.

host$ cd ~/BeagleBoard
host$ git clone git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git
host$ cd u-boot/
host$ git checkout v2013.07 -b tmp

U-Boot Patches

host$ wget https://raw.github.com/eewiki/u-boot-patches/master/v2013.07/0001-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch
host$ patch -p1 < 0001-am335x_evm-uEnv.txt-bootz-n-fixes.patch

compile

Now configure and build. The first time takes some 1.5 minutes. After that it's only 5 seconds or so.

host$ source ~/crossCompileEnv.sh 
host$ make distclean
host$ make am335x_evm_config
host$ make

install

host$ scp u-boot.img root@beagle:.
beagle$ mkdir /media/BONE
beagle$ mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/BONE
beagle$ cd /media/BONE
beagle$ mv u-boot.img u-boot.img.orig  # Save the working u-boot
beagle$ cp ~/u-boot.img u-boot.img.new
beagle$ cp u-boot.img.new u-boot.img

Once installed you are ready for u-boot work.

Recovering

If your Beagle fails to boot, follow the EBC_Exercise_22_Recovering instructions to recover.




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