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| -rw-r--r-- | MAINTAINERS | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 54 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/BOOT.sdcard | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/BOOT.tftp | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/Rootfs | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/Toolchain | 15 |
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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS deleted file mode 100644 index 13ebee06..00000000 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ -This file contains a list of BSP maintainers for the BSPs contained in -the meta-xilinx repository. - -Patches for this layer should be sent to meta-xilinx@lists.yoctoproject.org. -See meta-xilinx/README for more details. - -Maintainers List - -Nathan Rossi<nathan.rossi@xilinx.com> -Sipke Vriend<sipke.vriend@xilinx.com> @@ -11,17 +11,23 @@ Boards Supported by this layer (Please refer to the associate .conf for more information): * Xilinx KC705 Embedded TRD (MicroBlaze) * Xilinx ZC702 (Zynq) + * Xilinx ZC706 (Zynq) * Avnet/Digilent ZedBoard (Zynq) Additional information on the MicroBlaze or Zynq architectures can be found at: http://www.xilinx.com/support/index.htm -Patches -======= +Maintainers, Patches/Submissions, Community +=========================================== -Please submit any patches for this layer to: meta-xilinx@lists.yoctoproject.org. +Please send any patches, pull requests, comments or questions for this layer to: -Please see the MAINTAINERS file for more details. + meta-xilinx@lists.yoctoproject.org + +Maintainers: + + Nathan Rossi <nathan.rossi@xilinx.com> + Sipke Vriend <sipke.vriend@xilinx.com> Dependencies ============ @@ -54,41 +60,11 @@ Build the target file system image using bitbake: $ bitbake core-image-minimal -Build additional targets, including U-Boot: - - $ bitbake u-boot-xlnx - Once complete the images for the target machine will be available in the output directory 'tmp/deploy/images'. -Images generated: - * core-image-minimal-<machine name>.tar.gz (rootfs tar+GZIP) - * core-image-minimal-<machine name>.cpio (rootfs in CPIO format) - * core-image-minimal-<machine name>.ext2.gz.u-boot (rootfs in EXT2+GZIP, u-boot wrapped format) - * u-boot.elf (U-Boot ELF) - * For Zynq: - * uImage (Linux Kernel binary, in u-boot wrapped format) - * uImage-<machine name>.dtb (DTB for target machine) - * For MicroBlaze: - * linux.bin.ub (Linux Kernel binary, in u-boot wrapped format) - * linux.bin.ub-<machine name>.dtb (DTB for target machine) - -Booting -======= - -Please see the associated README file for each avaliable boot method in the -'docs/BOOT.*' files of this layer. - -Configuring External Toolchain -============================== - -In order to build with an external toolchain some additional configuration must -be set in the build environments local.conf. First configure the use of an -external toolchain, including the location to the toolchain: - - TCMODE = "external-xilinx" - EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN = "<path to toolchain>" - -WARNING: There is a known issue with the MicroBlaze Linux toolchain provided by -XSDK 2013.3 where certain shift instructions are not generated correctly, avoid -using this toolchain. Use the newer XSDK 2013.4 or PetaLinux 2013.10 toolchains. +Additional Documentation +======================== + +Additional documentation can be found in the 'docs/*' directory of this layer. + diff --git a/docs/BOOT.sdcard b/docs/BOOT.sdcard index 488638c9..62897f3c 100644 --- a/docs/BOOT.sdcard +++ b/docs/BOOT.sdcard @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Use an SD card with partition one in FAT16 format. Copy the following to the SD card partition one: * Kernel: uImage - * Root FS: core-image-minimal-<machine name>.ext2.gz.u-boot + * Root FS: core-image-minimal-<machine name>.cpio.gz.u-boot * Devicetree: uImage-<machine name>.dtb Also create the file "uEnv.txt" on the SD card parition one, with the following @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ correct name for you machine/system. kernel_image=uImage devicetree_image=uImage-<machine name>.dtb - ramdisk_image=core-image-minimal-<machine name>.ext2.gz.u-boot + ramdisk_image=core-image-minimal-<machine name>.cpio.gz.u-boot Alternatively you can use the default names for the images, rename them according to below and copy them onto partition one. Doing this removes the need @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ board. (Ensure the board is configured via the MIO's for SD Boot). Booting the Kernel (with mmcblk/SD card rootfs) ----------------------------------------------- Use an SD card with partition one in FAT16 format, and an additional partition -for the root filesystem (formatted as EXT2). +for the root filesystem (formatted as EXT2/3/4). Copy the following to the SD card partition one: * Kernel: uImage diff --git a/docs/BOOT.tftp b/docs/BOOT.tftp index 17d7e3a4..de3a70ad 100644 --- a/docs/BOOT.tftp +++ b/docs/BOOT.tftp @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Note: This boot flow requires a TFTP server. Boot your system into U-Boot, using an alternative boot method (e.g. JTAG, SD). Place the following images into the root of the TFTP server directory: - * core-image-minimal-<machine name>.ext2.gz.u-boot (RootFS) + * core-image-minimal-<machine name>.cpio.gz.u-boot (RootFS) * linux.bin.ub or uImage (Linux Kernel) * <kernel binary>-<machine name>.dtb (DTB) diff --git a/docs/Rootfs b/docs/Rootfs new file mode 100644 index 00000000..656b4b36 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Rootfs @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ + +Configuring Additional RootFS Output Images +=========================================== + +To configure the build or the machine to output additional rootfs image types +the IMAGE_FSTYPES variable can be overridden or appended to. + +e.g. Add ext2 and ext2.gz.u-boot image types to the local.conf + + IMAGE_FSTYPES += "ext2 ext2.gz.u-boot" + diff --git a/docs/Toolchain b/docs/Toolchain new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e8d313b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Toolchain @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ + +Configuring External Toolchain +============================== + +In order to build with an external toolchain some additional configuration must +be set in the build environments local.conf. First configure the use of an +external toolchain, including the location to the toolchain: + + TCMODE = "external-xilinx" + EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN = "<path to toolchain>" + +WARNING: There is a known issue with the MicroBlaze Linux toolchain provided by +XSDK 2013.3 where certain shift instructions are not generated correctly, avoid +using this toolchain. Use the newer XSDK 2013.4 or PetaLinux 2013.10 toolchains. + |