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This board runs a 3.10.53 kernel hosted on github.
This board has several kernels released and available in our git depending on the branch name.


* [https://github.com/embeddedarm/linux-3.10.17-imx6 embeddedarm/linux-3.10.17-imx6] (this includes a 3.10.53 branch)
* [https://github.com/embeddedarm/linux-3.10.17-imx6 embeddedarm/linux-3.10.17-imx6]
 
* The "master" branch is 3.10.17 and is largely outdated and replaced with later kernels.  This is used with the old Yocto Dora builds.
* The "imx_3.10.53_1.1.0_ga" kernel is a stable supported branch.  If you are using Yocto Dizzy or Fido, you should use this branch.  This is also compatible with the Debian releases.
* The imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga" branch is compatible with Yocto Jethro, and should also be used for most Debian releases.
* Th imx_4.1.15_1.0.0_ga branch is still under development and currently only intended for i.MX6ul (TS-4100) support.


The kernel can be rebuilt by cross compiling from an X86/X86_64 Linux.  Our default kernels are rebuilt using the toolchains built by Yocto.  You can download the appropriate cross toolchain for your Linux system here:
The kernel can be rebuilt by cross compiling from an X86/X86_64 Linux.  Our default kernels are rebuilt using the toolchains built by Yocto.  You can download the appropriate cross toolchain for your Linux system here:

Revision as of 13:31, 13 May 2016

This board has several kernels released and available in our git depending on the branch name.

  • The "master" branch is 3.10.17 and is largely outdated and replaced with later kernels. This is used with the old Yocto Dora builds.
  • The "imx_3.10.53_1.1.0_ga" kernel is a stable supported branch. If you are using Yocto Dizzy or Fido, you should use this branch. This is also compatible with the Debian releases.
  • The imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga" branch is compatible with Yocto Jethro, and should also be used for most Debian releases.
  • Th imx_4.1.15_1.0.0_ga branch is still under development and currently only intended for i.MX6ul (TS-4100) support.

The kernel can be rebuilt by cross compiling from an X86/X86_64 Linux. Our default kernels are rebuilt using the toolchains built by Yocto. You can download the appropriate cross toolchain for your Linux system here:

# X86_64 (64 bit)
chmod a+x poky-systemd-eglibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-qt5-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.6.1.sh
sudo ./poky-systemd-eglibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-qt5-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.6.1.sh

# i686 (32 bit)
chmod a+x poky-systemd-eglibc-i686-meta-toolchain-qt5-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.6.1.sh
sudo ./poky-systemd-eglibc-i686-meta-toolchain-qt5-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.6.1.sh

This will ask for the install directory for the toolchain. You can choose another directory than the default, but the following instructions will assume the defaults.

This also requires several tools from your distribution. For Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt-get install git build-essential lzop u-boot-tools libncursesw5-dev

Once those are installed:

git clone https://github.com/embeddedarm/linux-3.10.17-imx6.git
cd linux-3.10.17-imx6
git checkout imx_3.10.53_1.1.0_ga # switch to the latest kernel release

# If you are using the 64-bit toolchain:
export CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/poky-systemd/1.6.1/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-
# If you are using 32-bit toolchain:
#export CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/poky-systemd/1.6.1/sysroots/i686-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-
export ARCH=arm
export LOADADDR=0x10008000

make ts4900_defconfig

# Make any changes in "make menuconfig" or driver modifications, then compile
make && make uImage

To install this to a board you would use a USB SD reader and plug in the card. Assuming your Linux rootfs is all on "sdc1":

export DEV=/dev/sdc1
sudo mount "$DEV" /mnt/sd
sudo rm /mnt/sd/boot/uImage
sudo cp arch/arm/boot/uImage  /mnt/sd/boot/uImage
sudo cp arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6*ts*.dtb /mnt/sd/boot/
INSTALL_MOD_PATH="/mnt/sd" sudo -E make modules_install 
INSTALL_HDR_PATH="/mnt/sd" sudo -E make headers_install
sudo umount /mnt/sd/
sync

Change Kernel Splash Screen

The kernel splashscreen allow for a 224 color image, up to the full screen resolution. For the fastest boot speed, it should be kept as small as possible. The image will be centered around a black background.

To convert an image, for example, "mylogo.png":

convert mylogo.png mylogo.ppm
ppmquant 224 mylogo.ppm > mylogo-224.ppm
pnmnoraw mylogo-224.ppm > logo_user_clut224.ppm
cp logo_user_clut224.ppm <kernel build sources>/drivers/video/logo/

Recompile the kernel following the guide in the previous section to have the splashscreen appear on all future boots.

Add to the kernel cmdline in U-Boot, "logo.nologo" in order to completely disable the splash screen.