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

From: Stephan Hoffmann <sho@relinux.de>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] Fwd: Re:  Basic questions about using BuildRoot
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:14:34 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5067024A.9010609@relinux.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50670128.7090203@ronetix.at>

Am 29.09.2012 16:09, schrieb 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.
Please try
# ifconfig -a
then eth0 should show up.
If not something with your kernel, drivers or hardware is wrong.
If yes try
# ifconfig eth0 <IP-Adress> up
Probably, you do not have the correct entry in /etc/network/interfaces


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