/wrl-rpi-bsp

WR Linux Board Support Package for the Raspberry Pi

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Raspberry Pi BSP

  1. Build Instructions

Use the following steps to configure a platform project for this BSP with Wind River Linux LTS 18:

$ git clone --branch WRLINUX_10_18_LTS /path/to/wrlinux-x
$ ./wrlinux-x/setup.sh --distro wrlinux --dl-layers --accept-eula yes
$ . environment-setup-x86_64-wrlinuxsdk-linux
$ . oe-init-build-env
$ bitbake-layers add-layer /path/to/wrl-rpi-bsp/

Set MACHINE to the required board variant, one of:

  • rpi
  • rpi2
  • rpi3
  • rpi3-64 (64-bit)

for example:

$ echo "MACHINE = \"rpi\"" >> conf/local.conf

for the original Raspberry Pi.

Build the platform with:

$ bitbake wrlinux-image-glibc-std

and finally, if required, build and install the SDK:

$ bitbake -c populate_sdk wrlinux-image-glibc-std
$ cd tmp-glibc/deploy/sdk/
$ ./wrlinux-10.18.44.0-glibc-x86_64-rpi-wrlinux-image-glibc-std-sdk.sh

See the User Guide for SDK usage instructions.

  1. Boot Instructions

2.1. SD Card Boot

The original Raspberry Pi has an SD card reader which can be used to boot the device. Newer models use a microSD instead. The following instructions are suitable for both.

2.1.1. Partition and Format SD Card

$ sudo fdisk /dev/mmcblk0

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.27.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p):

Using default response p.
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-3862527, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-3862527, default 3862527): +64M

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 64 MiB.

Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Partition type (type L to list all types): c
Changed type of partition 'Linux' to 'W95 FAT32 (LBA)'.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p):

Using default response p.
Partition number (2-4, default 2):
First sector (133120-3862527, default 133120):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (133120-3862527, default 3862527):

Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux' and of size 1.8 GiB.

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Synching disks.

$ sudo mkfs.vfat -c -n BOOT /dev/mmcblk0p1
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)

$ sudo mkfs.ext4 -c -L ROOTFS /dev/mmcblk0p2
mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 466176 4k blocks and 116640 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 6ec92418-b8c6-4b19-b72e-1eb633023128
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
    32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912

Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (8192 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

2.1.2. Install Bootloader and Kernel

The Broadcom bootloader is closed source (binary only) and therefore not included in this BSP layer. However, it can be obtained from here:

https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware

The version used for testing comes from the 'next' branch and has the following commit id:

f79c75e6f5aeaef8b3786bc8f31c09b5c731a4d8

$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt
$ cd /mnt
$ sudo cp -r <firmware>/boot/* .
$ sudo cp -r <bspLayerDir>/boot/* .
$ sudo rm kernel.img kernel7.img
$ sudo cp <prjDir>/build/tmp-glibc/deploy/images/rpi/Image kernel.img
$ cd
$ sudo umount /mnt

NOTE:

  • As above, the rpi kernel image file should be called kernel.img.
  • The rpi2 and rpi3 kernel image file should be called kernel7.img.
  • The rpi3-64 kernel image file should be called kernel8.img.
  • For the rpi3 and rpi3-64, enable the micro-UART in config.txt and use ttyS0 instead of ttyAMA0 in cmdline.txt for a serial console.
  • Alternatively, for any target, use tty1 to have the console displayed via the HDMI output. A USB keyboard can be used for entering commands.

2.1.3. Install rootfs

$ sudo mount -t ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt
$ cd /mnt
$ sudo tar jxpf <prjDir>/build/tmp-glibc/deploy/images/rpi/wrlinux-image-glibc-std-rpi.tar.bz2

Optionally, enable mount of the boot partition on /boot of the rootfs:

$ sudo rm boot/*
$ sudo vi etc/fstab

    /dev/mmcblk0p1  /boot  vfat  defaults,sync  0  0

Finally, unmount the card:

$ cd
$ sudo umount /mnt

The SD / microSD card is now ready for use.