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 buildroot using external crosstool-ng toolchain (4.3.x)

I've built a toolchain for a power pc processor using crosstool-NG. Crosstool-NG automatically downloads the required sources from kernel.org to compile the toolchain. Now I want to compile a Linux distro for the system and thought, using buildroot…
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Unable to clone Buildroot repository

I'am trying to clone buildroot repository by utilising the following command: > git clone https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot.git Cloning into 'buildroot'... fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot.git/': Could not resolve…
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How can I build package in OpenWRT BuildRoot

I have installed on CentOS the OpenWRT BuildRoot for crosscompile. In menu config I've chosen architecture of my OpenWRT device and now I don't know how to build a HelloWorld package to deploy on my device. Can someone tell me step-by-step…
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Changing the kernel header version for a Buildroot Raspberry Pi default configuration

I've successfully used buildroot (Buildroot 2016.05-git-01014-g4896b7c) with the raspberypi_defconfig to build a Raspberry Pi bootable image. This default configuration is set to use kernel header version 4.1.5 and it boots the Pi successfully. My…
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Step by step to embedded Linux

I am trying to understand Embedded linux. For this I tried to understand buildroot. Now I have few doubts. 1) How do u load the created environment in the target? 2) After we download environment how do we create and run app on it. is there any…
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ROM doesn't load U-Boot on imx6solo

I'm trying to upgrade my u-boot from 2009 to 2020 using buildroot, but when I build the new one it doesn't boot (and I don't have JTAG). When I load it with imx_usb_loader it works but when I flash it on the Nand, it doesn't boot on it. As u-boot…
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Running Raspberry PI buildroot image in qemu

I am trying to build a linux image for raspberrypi3 with buildroot and run it on qemu. Once the make process is done i can copy the sdcard.img file into a SD card and correctly run the OS on a real raspberry pi device without any issue. but when i…
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Alsa tools not found on buildroot

I am trying to set a buildroot install to build an mp3 player and the issue I am encountering right now is that aplay that I have enabled in menuconfig is not available on my card flashed. I am using buildroot-2020.02.8. When looking for them in my…
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Cannot Cross Compile SDL2_ttf onto arm-linux

I am using CrossTool NG and Buildroot to create a rootfs. I am trying to add SDL2_ttf to that rootfs. I export the following environment variables CC=arm-linux-gcc CPPFLAGS=-I/home/peter/igep2015/94SDLttf/pmtstaging/usr/include…
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Can't access Buildroot staging libraries via ./configure when cross compiling. It fails on test compile.

CASE 1 arm-linux-gcc -v hello.c ==> WORKS CASE 2 arm-linux-gcc -v -L/home/peter/igep2015/09Buildroot/buildroot-2016.02-TRY5/output/staging/usr/lib hello.c ==> DOESN'T WORK ERROR:ld.bfd: cannot find /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a ERROR:ld.bfd:…
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Apply OpenEmbedded patch for Buildroot

How I can modify patch created for OpenEmbedded to BuildRoot? What is the difference between them?
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building the kernel for biackfin target

I'm trying to build a rootfs for an blackfin target, However I can't figure out how I configure the kernel that buildroot produces. The first run through came up with menuconfig, but it's cached the .config since then and I can't see where to change…
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RISCV32 and Buildroot support

So we are trying to make our own Linux capable RISCV 32-bit processor. Does Buildroot support RISCV 32bit? If so, what are the minimal requirements and extensions that are required by Buildroot?
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Buildroot in WSL vs. Antimalware Service Executable

I'm attempting to build an embedded Raspberry Pi Linux OS using Buildroot-2019.02.2 in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). The compilation keeps failing and I have no idea where to start to fix it. I also tried with the latest Git version of…
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Makefile for iotivity compilation under buildroot

I have done a specific project using buildroot. I want to make my target to behave as a ioTivity Gateway and hence trying to add ioTivity-1.1.1 as buildroot/package. It Seems official support for iotivity build is only under Yocto and Not under…
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