Re: Build embedded Linux system on ARM based board

Steven Woody wrote:
we are about to move our development to ARM + Linux. The board will
be ARM9 based, and, most likely NOT be a standard one.

i think we firstly need to build a cross-compile development
environment on our host computers ( that are already running
slackware or redhat linux ), then next step will be build and put
an embeded linux OS, as well as some basic utilities, down to the
target board.



In order to get you running on a non-standard board you will have to
port:

* U-Boot
* Linux
Update the buildroot target directory creating configuration and
makefile scripts for Linux and U-boot.

thanks. this step with my non-standard board is what i question
about. i have to grasp this before involve into buildroot. is my
understand right?

Yes, buildroot will make things easier to build the root file system.
No help in getting Linux drivers and U-Boot drivers.

Porting Linux to an ARM9 is not a trivial task.
Depending on volyume, you might consider using an off the shelf ARM9
with external functionality.



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Ulf Samuelsson
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