Questions tagged [buildroot]
Questions concerning Buildroot, the tool for generating, configuring and using toolchains which can be used to generate Linux systems or parts thereof.
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Linux boot on Verdin iMX8MP stops after “Freeing unused kernel memory” when booting via TFTP
I am experiencing a problem when booting Linux on the Verdin Dahlia Carrier Board, where the boot log only goes up to: ################################################################# ###########...
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Why do I get 35 for the year 2023 on a buildroot Linux machine?
I just asked the system datetime to a Buildroot Linux machine. I got the result in the form of a byte array. All values seemed ok (B0 for the hours, B1 for the minutes, ..., up to B5 for the year), ...
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What am I doing wrong here? (npm, root privileges ... ?)
Somewhat floundering. I'm trying to install and run an open-source app called "Swordfish", which is a CAT (computer-assisted translation) app. I've never really built from source before in ...
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ACM and ECM not working for buildroot
I am working on a embedded project that uses Buildroot. I need my device to be a usbgadget which shares internet and a virtual UART to a host device . The host device a android device(or a linux ...
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buildroot: zgrep + zless not working
I've noticed that zgrep and zless are not working in Buildroot 2025.05. I managed to fix zgrep by adding a symlink from /usr/bin/grep to /bin/grep. zless is a script and I suspect the issue is that ...
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buildroot libcamera: "No cameras were identified on the system"
I'm trying to run the uvc-gadget application and I'm running into "No cameras were identified on the system" error from libcamera on my Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W using buildroot and am hoping ...
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Custom Linux No /dev/video0 for i2c camera decoder
I am trying to use tw9990 connected to a ATSAMA5D29 to play a camera feed. I have a custom board where the digital data lines are going to the ISC lines of the processor. I have an embedded linux ...
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ALSA lib not outputing on custom linux
I am running a custom linux distribution on a custom board running on an ATSAMA5D29. I am managed to get the sound to work on the demo board, but when running it on custom hardware I get the error: # ...
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How to use dd with status in busybox?
I use busybox (and buildroot). How to use status? For example dd if=disk.img of=/dev/sda bs=4M conv=fsync status=progress
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buildroot external.mk target with variable parameters not working
I would like to merge configuration from Makefile, for this I've updated external.mk and introduced this: # Custom target to merge multiple defconfig files .PHONY: merge merge: @if [ -z "$(...
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Unable to login to root shell of Linux system built using Buildroot
I built Linux kernel and root file system using Buildroot(2022.08.x) for STM32MP157 target. SystemD is chosen as init system. The target boots and login prompt appear but I am unable to login to shell....
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Can’t get DNS IPs with NetworkManager during PXE boot
I’ve built a custom Buildroot with NetworkManager as the only networking daemon and booting my board via PXE. The problem is that /etc/resolv.conf is missing actual DNS IPs and domain. While kernel is ...
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Uboot boots from SD card, but can't read info from mmc
I am working on setting up a bootable SD card for a Rockchip SOQuartz CM4. I am able to build uboot for this target, write it to an SD card along with a rootfs image and kernel, load uboot, and get to ...
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Apache refuses to start claiming a wrong PID
I'm facing an odd problem on a Buildroot environment for RPi3. I have this init.d service to start apache2 (version 2.4.57): # cat /etc/init.d/S50apache #!/bin/sh case "$1" in start|...
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`w` not working on Buildroot
I'm working remotely on an embedded device running Buildroot. My colleagues are working on this same device, so it's important to know who else is logged in. For a previous project (running on a non-...