Debian 3.14 Kernel Complication Walkthrough

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Hi Guys,

I need to recompile the debian 3.14 kernel but all the step by step guides I get all refer to 3.8.

Does anyone know of a proper guide to get the latests beaglebone supported kernel running on my beaglebone black?

Pieter

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git clone https://github.com/beagleboard/linux
cd linux

Look at the tag's: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tags

git checkout 3.14.34-ti-r53 -b tmp

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- bb.org_defconfig

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- menuconfig (to make changes)

make ARCH=arm KBUILD_DEBARCH=armhf LOCALVERSION=-ti-r53
CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- KDEB_PKGVERSION=1cross deb-pkg

Copy *.deb to bbb, run: "sudo dpkg -i linux-image* ; sudo reboot"

Regards,

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Hi Robert.

Thanks for the guid. I have everything working up to the point where we compile the deb.

sudo make ARCH=arm KBUILD_DEBARCH=armhf LOCALVERSION=-ti-r53 CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- KDEB_PKGVERSION=1cross deb-pkg

make: *** No rule to make target `deb-pkg’. Stop.

Any advice on whats missing in my configuration?

Pieter

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Hi Robert.

Thanks for the guid. I have everything working up to the point where we
compile the deb.

sudo make ARCH=arm KBUILD_DEBARCH=armhf LOCALVERSION=-ti-r53
CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- KDEB_PKGVERSION=1cross deb-pkg

don't use sudo..

use "fakeroot" if you must..

make: *** No rule to make target `deb-pkg'. Stop.

Any advice on whats missing in my configuration?

Your probably in the wrong directory...

Reread my previous email.. If you've done every as specified,
pastebin.com your terminal log.

Regards,

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Hi Robert.

I followed your instructions and got to the point where I run “sudo dpkg -i linux-image*”.

Under /boot I see these files successfully unpacked:

root@beaglebone:/boot# ls
System.map-3.14.35ti-r55
initrd.img-3.14.35ti-r55
vmlinuz-3.14.35ti-r55
config-3.14.35ti-r55
initrd.img-3.8.13-bone47
dtbs
uboot

I run “cp /boot/initrd.img-3.14.35ti-r55 /boot/uboot/initrd.img-3.14.35ti-r55”

I edit /boot/uboot/uEnv.txt and set

initrd_file=initrd.img-3.14.35ti-r55

and reboot.

When I log in and run cat “/etc/dogtag” and “uname -r” I get:

root@beaglebone:/# cat /etc/dogtag
BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone Debian Image 2014-04-23
root@beaglebone:/# uname -r
3.8.13-bone47

I’t does seem like the kernel did not update to 3.14.

when I run : “update-initramfs -c -k $(uname -r)” it builds initrd.img-3.8.13-bone47

when I run : “update-initramfs -u” it builds initrd.img-3.14.35ti-r55

Is there anything else I need to do that I might be missing?

Pieter

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If your going to use v3.14.x just upgrade first:

http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2015-03-01

Then lots of things will just work..

Regards,