Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of OpenWrt/building

Timestamp:

08/02/2018 11:02:44 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

Cale Collins

Comment:

added instruction for building mainline openwrt

OpenWrt/building

@@ -147 +147 @@
 cd gateworks-openwrt
 }}}
-
+  - Mainline 18.06
+{{{#!bash
+git clone git://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git -b openwrt-18.06
+cd openwrt/
+make package/symlinks
+make menuconfig
+}}}
+   - In menuconfig:
+    - Target system:
+     - Ventana: Freescale i.MX6
+     - Laguna: Cavium Networks Econa CNS3xxx
+     - Newport: Octeon-TX
+    - Profile: Multiple devices (in order to build both large/normal ubi images for ventana)
+    - Devices: (only available with Profile: Multiple devices)  Devices will be automatically selected depending on target system.  Be sure to double check this setting.  For Ventana you will need "Gateworks ventana large/normal"
+    - Target Images: check this setting is correct, Ventana will require squashfs and ubifs
+    - install whatever packages you want
+     - Packages can be added to packages/feeds/packages and must contain a Makefile.
+ 
 2. Building:
  * Our OpenWrt Git repository has a 'gateworks' directory added consisting of a Makefile providing targets that aim to simplify the entire process of:
@@ -170 +187 @@
 make -C gateworks/ cns3xxx
 }}}
+  - Mainline OpenWrt:
+{{{#!bash
+make #This is the only command you need once configured after make menuconfig
+}}}
   - The build process will take some time depending on your Internet connection and host system. On an Intel Quad Core @ 3.10GHz the build takes a couple of hours to build all product families and takes appx 15GB of disk space.
   - The resulting kernel/rootfs files will be in the {{{bin/<target>}}} directory. For Example, a 256MB flash Ventana image is located at: {{{bin/imx6/gateworks-imx6-ventana-squashfs-nand_normal.ubi}}}
@@ -179 +200 @@
    * [wiki:cambria/openwrt Cambria OpenWrt Specific]
 
+
 3. Installing:
  * To install the OpenWrt image onto the Gateworks SBC, please follow the instructions: