pcDuino: How to compile Kernel for pcDuino

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 The following steps are done on a regular computer instead of the pcDuino. The kernel is compiled on another computer and later used to install on pcDuino.

Ubuntu:

Install following packages using apt-get

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential git u-boot-tools texinfo texlive ccache zlib1g-dev gawk

$ sudo apt-get install bison flex gettext uuid-dev ia32-libs

 
Download the recommended linaro toolchain , (choose the “arm hf crosscompiler for Linux”)

$ tar jzxf  -C your-path

$ export PATH=$PATH:your-path/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-xxx_linux/bin/

 

Get the source code

Git the sunxi-bsp source code:

$ git clone

 

Git the sunxi-linux source code:

$ cd kernel

$ make

The Makefile script will git the linux and uboot source code from and compile it.

The output file, a livesuitable image and a HW_pack will be in the output folder.

Q&A:

Q1:  Make failed.

Hint  : the linux-sunxi is not clean, suggest to call “make mrproper” first.

> As suggested:

Before compile, please clean the build files (now you are in the kernel folder).

$ rm build/sun4i_defconfig-linux/* -rf

$ cd linux-sunxi

$ make mrproper

$ cd ..

Q2: Build the uImage of linux kernel only.

 

$ make help

$ make linux

 

You can also get some help from the