[Buildroot] Linux driver load failure with BR 2018.05

Fabrice Mousset | GEOCEPT GmbH fabrice.mousset at geocept.com
Tue Oct 23 08:59:33 UTC 2018


Hi all,

sorry for the noise!

I found my mistake. I have forgot to update the linux kernel in my install script. I have installed an older linux kernel.
This is why I've got those errors.
I think I need more sleep.
Now all works perfectly.

Thanks a lot for you time.

Best regards

Fabrice Mousset

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet at gmail.com> Im Auftrag von Peter Korsgaard
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Oktober 2018 09:04
> An: Fabrice Mousset | GEOCEPT GmbH <fabrice.mousset at geocept.com>
> Cc: 'Fabio Estevam' <festevam at gmail.com>; 'Arnout Vandecappelle'
> <arnout at mind.be>; buildroot <buildroot at busybox.net>
> Betreff: Re: Linux driver load failure with BR 2018.05
> 
> >>>>> "Fabrice" == Fabrice Mousset | GEOCEPT GmbH
> <fabrice.mousset at geocept.com> writes:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>  >> I would suggest you to use mainline kernel if you can.
> 
>  > Yes I know this is not an "up to date" Kernel Version, but it is the  > used by
> the board manufacturer which we are using.
>  > I have ported a Yocto/Poky BSP to BuildRoot, to not have to use  > multiple
> build tools... and in my eyes, Yocto is too big and complex.
> 
>  > I have notice a strange something which looks strange to me in the kernel
> build command.
>  > After the "make -j9" then is a HOSTCC="/usr/bin/gcc -02  -
> I/opt/crosstools/sitec-s4/include ..."
> 
>  > Why HOSTCC is using /usr/bin/gcc and not /opt/crosstools/sitec-s4/bin/arm-
> geocept-linux-gnueabihf-gcc ?
> 
> Because HOSTCC is the compiler used to build stuff for the host machine.
> 
> The -I/opt/crosstools/sitec-s4/includes looks as if you have configured the Host
> directory (BR2_HOST_DIR) to that location. This is normally only done if you
> want to build toolchain once and then store it there for later reuse (notice that
> we now have 'make sdk' to handle such things instead).
> 
> When you do your normal build using that toolchain you should NOT set
> BR2_HOST_DIR to that location.
> 
> --
> Bye, Peter Korsgaard


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