* [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq
@ 2010-11-26 9:09 Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] documentation: introduce a FAQ section Thomas Petazzoni
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From: Thomas Petazzoni @ 2010-11-26 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
The following changes since commit ee5ea7d9cb3e818e1be8a5fe44ed150f1d93ff9d:
Peter Korsgaard (1):
docs/news.html: announce 2010.11-rc2
are available in the git repository at:
git://git.busybox.net/~tpetazzoni/git/buildroot for-2010.11/faq
Thomas Petazzoni (3):
documentation: introduce a FAQ section
documentation: add FAQ entry concerning serial port configuration
documentation: add FAQ entry about glibc-static issue on Fedora
docs/buildroot.html | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
Thanks,
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Thomas Petazzoni
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* [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] documentation: introduce a FAQ section
2010-11-26 9:09 [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Thomas Petazzoni
@ 2010-11-26 9:09 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] documentation: add FAQ entry concerning serial port configuration Thomas Petazzoni
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From: Thomas Petazzoni @ 2010-11-26 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
docs/buildroot.html | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html
index 1444612..d9df668 100644
--- a/docs/buildroot.html
+++ b/docs/buildroot.html
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
<li><a href="#downloaded_packages">Location of downloaded packages</a></li>
<li><a href="#add_packages">Adding new packages to Buildroot</a></li>
<li><a href="#board_support">Creating your own board support</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#faq">Frequently asked questions</a></li>
<li><a href="#links">Resources</a></li>
</ul>
@@ -1593,6 +1594,11 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
<p>If you package software that might be useful for other people, don't
forget to send a patch to Buildroot developers!</p>
+ <h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2>
+
+ <ul>
+ </ul>
+
<h2 id="links">Resources</h2>
<p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p>
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1.7.0.4
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* [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] documentation: add FAQ entry concerning serial port configuration
2010-11-26 9:09 [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] documentation: introduce a FAQ section Thomas Petazzoni
@ 2010-11-26 9:09 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] documentation: add FAQ entry about glibc-static issue on Fedora Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-27 20:15 ` [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Peter Korsgaard
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From: Thomas Petazzoni @ 2010-11-26 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
docs/buildroot.html | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html
index d9df668..bb02f17 100644
--- a/docs/buildroot.html
+++ b/docs/buildroot.html
@@ -1597,8 +1597,31 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
<h2 id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2>
<ul>
+ <li><a href="#faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs
+ after <code>Starting network...</code></a></li>
</ul>
+ <h3 id="faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting
+ network...</code></h3>
+
+ <p>If the boot process seems to hang after the following messages
+ (messages not necessarly exactly similar, depending on the list of
+ packages selected):</p>
+
+ <pre>Freeing init memory: 3972K
+Initializing random number generator... done.
+Starting network...
+Starting dropbear sshd: generating rsa key... generating dsa key... OK</pre>
+
+ <p>then it means that your system is running, but didn't start a
+ shell on the serial console. In order to have the system start a
+ shell on your serial console, you have to go in the Buildroot
+ configuration, <code>Target options</code>, enable <code>Generic
+ serial port config</code>, and select the serial port and speed
+ you would like to use for the shell. This will automatically tune
+ the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file of the generated system so that
+ a shell starts on the correct serial port.</p>
+
<h2 id="links">Resources</h2>
<p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p>
--
1.7.0.4
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* [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] documentation: add FAQ entry about glibc-static issue on Fedora
2010-11-26 9:09 [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] documentation: introduce a FAQ section Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-26 9:09 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] documentation: add FAQ entry concerning serial port configuration Thomas Petazzoni
@ 2010-11-26 9:09 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2010-11-27 20:15 ` [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Peter Korsgaard
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From: Thomas Petazzoni @ 2010-11-26 9:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
docs/buildroot.html | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/buildroot.html b/docs/buildroot.html
index bb02f17..f471962 100644
--- a/docs/buildroot.html
+++ b/docs/buildroot.html
@@ -1599,6 +1599,8 @@ LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBFOO_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
<ul>
<li><a href="#faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs
after <code>Starting network...</code></a></li>
+ <li><a href="#module-init-tools-doesnt-build">module-init-tools
+ fails to build with <code>cannot find -lc</code></a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="faq-boot-hangs">The boot hangs after <code>Starting
@@ -1622,6 +1624,19 @@ Starting dropbear sshd: generating rsa key... generating dsa key... OK</pre>
the <code>/etc/inittab</code> file of the generated system so that
a shell starts on the correct serial port.</p>
+ <h3 id="module-init-tools-doesnt-build">module-init-tools
+ fails to build with <code>cannot find -lc</code></h3>
+
+ <p>If the build of <i>module-init-tools</i> for the host fails
+ with:</p>
+
+ <pre>/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc </pre>
+
+ <p>then probably you are running a Fedora (or similar)
+ distribution, and you should install the <code>glibc-static</code>
+ package. This is because the <i>module-init-tools</i> build
+ process wants to link statically against the C library.</p>
+
<h2 id="links">Resources</h2>
<p>To learn more about Buildroot you can visit these websites:</p>
--
1.7.0.4
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* [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq
2010-11-26 9:09 [Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch for-2010.11/faq Thomas Petazzoni
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@ 2010-11-27 20:15 ` Peter Korsgaard
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From: Peter Korsgaard @ 2010-11-27 20:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> writes:
Thomas> The following changes since commit ee5ea7d9cb3e818e1be8a5fe44ed150f1d93ff9d:
Thomas> Peter Korsgaard (1):
Thomas> docs/news.html: announce 2010.11-rc2
Thomas> are available in the git repository at:
Thomas> git://git.busybox.net/~tpetazzoni/git/buildroot for-2010.11/faq
Pulled, thanks.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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