1. Compiling buildroot ---------------------- make riotboard_defconfig make 2. Installing buildroot ----------------------- Prepare an SD-card and plug it into your card reader. Write the bootloader to your SD-card: sudo dd if=output/images/u-boot.imx of=/dev/sdX bs=1k seek=1 Create 1 partition on the SD-card using your favourite tool. The partition should be big enough to hold your rootfs, for example 128MiB. Here's how an example of such partition layout: Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdX1 2048 264191 131072 83 Linux Format the SD-card partition with your favourite filesystem: sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdX1 Deploy your rootfs to the SD-card: sudo mkdir /mnt/sdcard/ sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/sdcard/ sudo tar xf rootfs.tar -C /mnt/sdcard/ sudo umount /dev/sdX1 3. Running buildroot -------------------- Position the board so you can read the label "RIoTboard" on the right side of SW1 DIP switches. Configure the SW1 swiches like this: 10100101 (1 means ON position, 0 means OFF position) Now plug your prepared SD-card in slot J6. Connect a serial console (115200, 8, N, 1) to header J18. Connect a 5V/1A power supply to the board and enjoy your new toy.
Note: Buildroot automatically recognizes and takes advantage of multicore machines, so don't use "-j" flags for make.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog while searching for updated Riotboard software which is sadly not updated by the maintainer anymore (http://www.element14.com/community/community/designcenter/single-board-computers/riotboard), can you pls. try providing the latest Ubuntu images for starters like us.
Thanks
Hi Deepesh. Unfortunately I don't use Ubuntu on the riotboard. Please contact the manufacturer (Embest Technologies / Element 14) and check with them if they plan to release an update to the Ubuntu image.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thank you
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