[Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK

[Yegor Yefremov]

AFAIK it is always uImage format for both u-boot and barebox. RedBoot
has used zImage.

Yegor

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Mikael Åsberg <mikael.asberg at mdh.se> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Ok great, thx!
>
> One last thing, depending on which bootloader that is used, i.e., u-boot, barebox etc., does it matter which kernel image that is used for the boot (zImage, uImage, vmlinux)?
> If I use barebox, which image can I use? (I prefer an uncompressed kernel)
>
> Kind regards
>
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> Från: Baruch Siach [baruch at tkos.co.il]
> Skickat: den 23 februari 2012 18:17
> Till: Mikael Åsberg
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> Ämne: Re: SV: [Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK
>
> Hi Mikael,
>
> Please keep the list in Cc.
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 02:35:37PM +0100, Mikael Åsberg wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the info!
>>
>> I guess its easier to use Barebox, then you just also specify mxs_defconfig
>> when you configure.
>
> You original question was about the Linux kernel not Barebox.
>
> Barebox includes support for the TX28 board which is based on i.MX28
> (tx28stk5_defconfig).
>
>> One more thing, since i.MX28 uses the "454MHz ARM926EJ-S" processor, should
>> I choose "arm926t" in the config?
>
> The kernel (and Barebox) defconfig files should include all the relevant
> settings, including this one.
>
> baruch
>
>> Från: Baruch Siach [baruch at tkos.co.il]
>> Skickat: den 23 februari 2012 13:38
>> Till: Mikael Åsberg
>> Kopia: buildroot at busybox.net
>> Ämne: Re: [Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK
>>
>> Hi Mikael,
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:22:09PM +0100, Mikael Åsberg wrote:
>> > Does anyone have experience with compiling Linux kernels with Buildroot for
>> > i.MX28 EVK?
>> > I'm not sure which board name to be set for u-boot for example...
>> > Also, which defconfig should be used, imx27ads_defconfig or versatile_defconfig perhaps?
>> >
>> > Any help or pointers would be valueable!
>>
>> Although it's named i.MX28, this chip is very different from i.MX27, but is
>> similar to i.MX23. Latest kernels (since v3.0) contain mxs_defconfig, which
>> should be suitable for i.MX28 (and i.MX23).
>>
>> baruch
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