[Buildroot] How to change kernel version

Thiago A. Corrêa thiago.correa at gmail.com
Mon Aug 20 18:13:11 UTC 2007


Thanks Benjamin. I tried with .20 but had build errors for some weird
reason. Didn't try .18 that I know is working since I was told the
minimum would be .19, but will give this a shot.

Right now I am trying to build the whole thing with .22, so I would
only have to find a way to fix the kernel.

On 8/20/07, Benjamin Tietz <benjamin at micronet24.de> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 02:47:35PM +0200, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thiago A. Corrêa" <thiago.correa at gmail.com>
> > To: <buildroot at uclibc.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 4:40 AM
> > Subject: [Buildroot] How to change kernel version
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >   I searched over the archives but I couldn't find anything about how
> > > one could change the kernel version. The only available option for
> > > AVR32, 2.6.22, is unable to boot on an STK1000 due to a bug in the MMC
> > > drivers, so I would like to change it to 2.6.18 which actually works.
> > >
> > > Kind Regards,
> > >    Thiago A. Correa
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> > That is simple, you can't do it within buildroot!!!
> Nope, it is possible, but thanks to ulf more difficult than necessary.
>
> First you should edit buildroot/toolchain/kernel-headers/Config.in and
> remove that "!BR2_avr32 &&" on the kernelversion you want to build.
>
> Afterwards fetch the correct patchfile from www.avr32linux.org and save
> it in the same dir buildroot/toolchain/kernel-headers under a name
> like linux-2.6.18-avr32.patch
>
> afterwards it should do, what you expect. I hope I didn't forget
> anything.
>
> best regards
> Benjamin
>
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