Re: How to build a kernel for the malta board?

["Andrew Thornton" <andrew.thornton@insignia.com>]

Shuanglin,

This is what I did.

Download the Linux kernel source from the MIPS ftp site and extract it on
the development host:

 % tar -xzf linux-2.4.3.mips-src-01.00.tar.gz
 % cd linux-2.4.3

I patched this kernel to make the FPU emulator more reliable using patches
from this list's archive.

Setup the configuration file:

 % cp .config.malta .config
 % chmod +w .config

For little endian mode, edit this file changing the line:

 # CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN is not set
to:
 CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y

Setup the make file:

 % chmod +w Makefile

Edit this file changing the line:

 CROSS_COMPILE   =
to:
 CROSS_COMPILE   = mipsel-linux-

Build and install the kernel:

 % make oldconfig
 % make dep
 % make

To use TFTP to boot the kernel:

 % mipsel-linux-objcopy -O srec vmlinux vmlinux.srec
 % cp vmlinux.srec /tftpboot/mipsel-2.4.3

Andrew Thornton