[Buildroot] Uncompressed kernel image for ARM architecture (Raspberry)

David Sanchez Herrero david.krusty at gmail.com
Tue Sep 18 17:23:09 UTC 2012


Well, confirmed. zImage file format is supported.

Thanks!!

2012/9/12 David Sanchez Herrero <david.krusty at gmail.com>

> Hi again Belisko,
>
> Yes, I have seen your mail a few minutes ago, but thanks for the notice!!!
> ;)
>
> One question: when are the new funcionalities going to be released?? In
> the next Builroot release, I suppose....
>
> Greetings, David.
>
> 2012/9/12 Belisko Marek <marek.belisko at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:01 PM, David Sanchez Herrero
>> <david.krusty at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Is there a way to obtain uncompressed kernel image for ARM architecture?
>> >
>> > I'm trying to build a kernel and a root filesystem for Raspberry Pi
>> from an
>> > internal buildroot toolchain with uClibc, but the only supported
>> formats for
>> > the output kernel image are vmlinux, uImage and zImage.
>> >
>> > Downloading the kernel sources from the Raspberry Git repositories, and
>> > building them manually, an image file called "Image" is generated under
>> > ".arch/arm/boot/" folder, but this file doesn't exists if the building
>> > process of the same sources is made by Buildroot. It will prepare boot
>> partition
>> for RPI automatically.
>> Maybe you've seen that but to be sure ;):
>> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2012-September/058499.html
>> >
>> > Maybe using BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Greeting, David.
>> >
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> marek
>>
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>
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