[Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>]

On 14:33 Fri 24 Feb     , Yegor Yefremov wrote:
> AFAIK it is always uImage format for both u-boot and barebox. RedBoot
> has used zImage.
barebox can load zimage or uImage

Best Regrds,
J.
> 
> Yegor
> 
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Mikael ?sberg <mikael.asberg@mdh.se> wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > Ok great, thx!
> >
> > One last thing, depending on which bootloader that is used, i.e., u-boot, barebox etc., does it matter which kernel image that is used for the boot (zImage, uImage, vmlinux)?
> > If I use barebox, which image can I use? (I prefer an uncompressed kernel)
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > Mikael ?sberg
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> > ________________________________________
> > Fr?n: Baruch Siach [baruch at tkos.co.il]
> > Skickat: den 23 februari 2012 18:17
> > Till: Mikael ?sberg
> > Kopia: buildroot at busybox.net
> > ?mne: Re: SV: [Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK
> >
> > Hi Mikael,
> >
> > Please keep the list in Cc.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 02:35:37PM +0100, Mikael ?sberg wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for the info!
> >>
> >> I guess its easier to use Barebox, then you just also specify mxs_defconfig
> >> when you configure.
> >
> > You original question was about the Linux kernel not Barebox.
> >
> > Barebox includes support for the TX28 board which is based on i.MX28
> > (tx28stk5_defconfig).
> >
> >> One more thing, since i.MX28 uses the "454MHz ARM926EJ-S" processor, should
> >> I choose "arm926t" in the config?
> >
> > The kernel (and Barebox) defconfig files should include all the relevant
> > settings, including this one.
> >
> > baruch
> >
> >> Fr?n: Baruch Siach [baruch at tkos.co.il]
> >> Skickat: den 23 februari 2012 13:38
> >> Till: Mikael ?sberg
> >> Kopia: buildroot at busybox.net
> >> ?mne: Re: [Buildroot] Compile Linux with Buildroot for i.MX28 EVK
> >>
> >> Hi Mikael,
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:22:09PM +0100, Mikael ?sberg wrote:
> >> > Does anyone have experience with compiling Linux kernels with Buildroot for
> >> > i.MX28 EVK?
> >> > I'm not sure which board name to be set for u-boot for example...
> >> > Also, which defconfig should be used, imx27ads_defconfig or versatile_defconfig perhaps?
> >> >
> >> > Any help or pointers would be valueable!
> >>
> >> Although it's named i.MX28, this chip is very different from i.MX27, but is
> >> similar to i.MX23. Latest kernels (since v3.0) contain mxs_defconfig, which
> >> should be suitable for i.MX28 (and i.MX23).
> >>
> >> baruch
> >
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