Buildroot

Starting Your Embedded Linux Journey with Buildroot – Part 1

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Starting Your Embedded Linux Journey with Buildroot - Part 1

When using Buildroot to create an embedded Linux development and runtime environment for Microchip MPU, pay attention to the following two websites: [Microchip Official Buildroot Tutorial](https://www.linux4sam.org/bin/view/Linux4SAM/BuildRoot) [Microchip Official Buildroot Source Code](https://github.com/linux4microchip/) This series will create my first runnable embedded Linux system based on the Buildroot repository provided by Microchip. Software Required for Installation Ensure that … Read more

Starting Embedded Linux Systems with Buildroot – Part 2

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Starting Embedded Linux Systems with Buildroot - Part 2

This series will create my first runnable embedded Linux system based on the Buildroot repository provided by Microchip. Change Buildroot configuration based on target hardware This series of articles will demonstrate using the Microchip SAMA5D2-XULT development board. This chapter explains based on the buildroot-external-microchip-linux4microchip-2024.10/configs/sama5d2_xplained_headless_defconfig configuration file: Preparation – SAMA5D2 MPU Linux Boot Process Power on … Read more

My Business Card Can Run Linux

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My Business Card Can Run Linux

Script Home You are with millions of developers This article is authorized to be reprinted from the public account Open Source China (ID: oschina2013) If reprinted, please contact the original public account George Hilliard is an embedded systems engineer who spends a lot of time looking for cheap Linux computers. Until one day, the idea … Read more

Create a Business Card Running Linux and Python for $20

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Create a Business Card Running Linux and Python for $20

“Hello, I am George, this is my business card.”” “Oh? Does this business card have a USB port and a chip?” “Yes, this business card runs Linux. You plug it into the computer’s USB port, and Linux will boot in 6 seconds. Then you can log in through a virtual serial port and access the … Read more

My Business Card Can Run Linux

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My Business Card Can Run Linux

George Hilliard is an embedded systems engineer who spends a lot of time looking for inexpensive Linux computers. One day, the idea of creating a Linux board the size of a business card came to his mind. Previously, George had seen some electronic business cards with various interesting features, including simulating USB flash drives, blinking … Read more

An Overview of Buildroot

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An Overview of Buildroot

Buildroot is a tool that simplifies and automates the process of building a complete Linux system for embedded systems using cross-compilation. To achieve this, Buildroot can generate a cross-compilation toolchain, root filesystem, Linux kernel image, and bootloader for your target machine.Buildroot can be used independently for any combination of these options (for example, you can … Read more

4 Tools for Building Embedded Linux Systems

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4 Tools for Building Embedded Linux Systems

Learn about Yocto, Buildroot, OpenWRT, and modified desktop distributions to determine which method is best for your project. — Drew Moseley Useful original link Please visit the “original link” at the end for clickable in-text links, full-size original images, and related articles. Thanks Compiled from | https://opensource.com/article/18/6/embedded-linux-build-tools | Author | Drew Moseley | Translator | … Read more

How to Run RISC-V Linux on QEMU

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How to Run RISC-V Linux on QEMU

Today, I will teach you how to run a RISC-V Linux on the QEMU emulator. A RISC-V Linux includes: opensbi linux root filesystem 1. Download RISC-V Toolchain Downloading the toolchain source code and compiling it can lead to incorrect options, so we will use the precompiled toolchain instead. Website: https://toolchains.bootlin.com This site provides some precompiled … Read more