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

From: Martin Peevski <martin@ronetix.at>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] Fwd: Re:  Basic questions about using BuildRoot
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:14:25 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <506950E1.5050709@ronetix.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5067024A.9010609@relinux.de>

On 29/09/12 17:14, Stephan Hoffmann wrote:
> 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
>
>
You are great! Now my Ethernet is working! It only need to be set with 
ifconfig eth0 <xx.xx.xx.xx> up end begin works!

Thank a lot for the help;

Now I need dhcp support to my board be possible get its IP from our tftp 
server. I can't found dhclient command on the target board. Also search 
for appropriate network package to be installed via make menuconfig but 
was impossible to find such a packet. Can you help me again?