[Buildroot] Fwd: Re: Basic questions about using BuildRoot

[Martin Peevski]

On 29/09/12 16:57, Stephan Hoffmann wrote:
> Am 29.09.2012 15:17, schrieb Martin Peevski:
>> On 28/09/12 17:02, Martin Peevski wrote:
>>> Also want to ask because I was impossible to configure the Buildroot
>>> using Kernel sources from my computer. Is it possible and how? If
>>> it's impossible I can deliver the sources via internet but they are
>>> not in Git repository, is that problem?
> Hi Martin,
>
> you can use a local linux source tree with the source directory override
> mechanism described here: http://free-electrons.com/blog/buildroot-2011-11/
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>> Martin
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>>
>> Hi again! Before response to my previous letter I want to tell you
>> that build together the kernel and the rootfs and my ethernet is still
>> not working. Can you help me resolve the problem, please? Is the
>> ethernet dependent on my Buildroot configuration or may be something
>> another?
> Do you have any further diagnostics like kernel messages or such? Do you
> have a working kernel for your board? If yes, did you double-check
> kernel configuration against the known good one? If no, are you sure
> your hardware is working correctly? Can you set an IP address without
> error messages?
>
> Regards
>
> Stephan
>> Thanks, Martin.
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I'm not build the Kernel with diagnostic information but I have working 
Kernel and may be rootfs because I have command prompt with buildroot. 
Can execute ifconfig command but the response don't show my IP, shows 
only this:
# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

I think I'm sure that the Kernel is working because with another rootfs 
my Ethernet is working - can read the IP with ifconfig. But I must use 
the rootfs from Buildroot because the small size of it.