Loongson OS Builder for 2k Edu

Build a ready-to-boot Loongson OS image in one command.

Tested on a Debian Buster x86_64 build machine.

Get the builder

git clone https://github.com/Loongbian/loongson-os-builder-2k.git --recursive --depth=1

Note the --recursive option.

As root, run

$ apt install binfmt-support qemu qemu-user-static debootstrap

$ cd loongson-os-builder-2k
$ ./build.sh -c mips64el-ls2k-lxde

Now you get a ready-to-boot installation iso file. You may wish to distribute it.

build.sh supports a number of different commands.

debootstrap: debootstrap the base rootfs using qemu-debootstrap.
setup: run post-installation setup script: install essential packages, desktop environment, external packages in setup/pkgs, and configure DHCP network for wired network interfaces
installer: build the installer.img initrd image
sqfs: pack the rootfs into a squashfs image and generate its md5sum required by installer.img
iso: create the bootable installation iso file
all: everything above
zip: create the bootable installation zip file (legacy)
clean: clean all built files

For example, use

$ ./build.sh -c mips64el-ls2k-lxde -m debootstrap

to run debootstrap only.

$ dd if=loongbian_buster_mips64el_ls2k_YYYYMMDD.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=1M status=progress