Questions tagged [buildroot]

Buildroot is a set of Makefiles and patches that makes it easy to generate a complete embedded Linux system, from the cross-compilation toolchain to the complete image for flashing.

Buildroot is a set of Makefiles and patches that makes it easy to generate a complete embedded Linux system. Buildroot can generate any or all of a cross-compilation toolchain, a root filesystem, a kernel image and a bootloader image.

Whenever you post a question about a Buildroot build failure, please always specify the Buildroot version you're using, and attach the complete Buildroot .config file. Without these details, there is absolutely nothing that the Buildroot developers can do to help you.

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Compile specific kernel module for my router's kernel version

I've a router that runs Linux kernel version of 2.6.33, it came without tun/tap support. The cpu is MIPSlittle endien. I setup a buildroot and successed compile "Hello world" program for the router. I'm trying to compile tun.c from…
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How to build GCC CC with old linux kernel headers; buildroot

I am attempting to build a cross compiling toolchain using a buildroot package from '09. Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of upgrading an existing busybox system on my target platform. Background: The target platform runs on an arm926EJ (5TE…
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Starting different applications from ssh by using different ports?

In a linux-based system¹, I would like to be able to log on using ssh. I need to launch two (or possibly three) different executables, ideally by connecting to different ports. Ideally I would like to open a couple of different ports, and have sshd…
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Hang at NET: Registered protocol family 10

I use buildroot build a tiny system for rpi2. Boot rpi with uboot, load kernel and device tree file with tftp, load rootfs through nfs, but it hangs. The output is below. [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0xf00 [ 0.000000] Initializing…
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Cross-compiled application does not run on Raspberry Pi

I'm just doing my first steps with Buildroot and Raspberry Pi (running Raspbian). But somehow I seem to do something wrong with the cross compilation. The application is a most simple Hello World program written in C. This is what I did: Downloaded…
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mount jffs2 as rootfs error

I’m trying to mount jffs2 rootfs. When the fs is mounted the following warning is displayed: Jffs2: Node totlen on flash (0xffffffff) != totlen from node ref This warning did not occur when I used ramfs as rootfs, and jffs2 rootfs was mounted…
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Buildroot - move to another machine make failed

I have a following problem: due to my computer breakdown I had to move whole buildroot system to another machine and put it in another directory.It stoped to compile. I tried "make clean" and "make all" but it gave no effect. Could anyone tell me…
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embedded linux, initramfs with buildroot

in my embedded system I'd like to use initramfs to perform some special operation. Someone managed to make initramfs work? I'm using buildroot 2016.2, the kernel is from my provider and we are at 3.0.x. I've enabled initramfs, so I just have to pass…
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Buildroot change target directory / create "out of target" packages

I'm using buildroot to create a linux system for raspberry pi. I want to use the initramfs to enable to system to self-patch. The procedure roughly runs as follows: Raspi boots, kernel loads initramfs The initramfs-system (which contains busybox,…
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package doesn't find zlib in buildroot

I am adding support for host-setuptools in an older version of buildroot. This seems to need zlib to install host-setuptools. I can see that zlib and host-zlib are built before setuptools during a make however I am still getting an error saying it…
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node: '/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6' library contains unsupported TLS

When I run, node -v from terminal on arm machine. I get below error.... node: '/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6' library contains unsupported TLS node: can't load library 'libstdc++.so.6' I built the node with buildroot. I copies all reqd libs in usr/lib…
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BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG not working fine

I am following steps 4 & 5 in this link :-- https://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html#_quick_guide_to_storing_your_project_specific_customizations I am running following command :--- make busybox-update-config…
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How to modify files in post-build script depending on a menuconfig flag?

I need to find a way to modify/edit a given file after Buildroot compilation and right before the creation of the rootfs depending on a menuconfig flag selection. I could find in the Buildroot documentation that it is possible to do that by using…
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CMake does not compíle Qt5 generate from buildroot

I generate a tarball with Qt5 using Buildroot 2014.05. When I uncompressed this files to compile my project using CMake I receive the following error message: CMake Error at /sysroot/usr/lib/cmake/Qt5Core/Qt5CoreConfig.cmake:27…
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Cross-Compile SDL2 with DirectFB and add to a Buildroot root filesystem

I am trying to create a root filesystem which includes SDL2 on DirectFB for an embedded linux 2.6.37 system (igepv2 board with TI DM3730 chip using OMAP). I am using Crosstool NG Buildroot Buildroot with DirectFB works fine - I can run the…