How to create a boot image

Products Support Bubblegum-96
#1

Hi all,

I have a bubblegum96 running the latest Linaro build. I built a new kernel that I want to test. How can I create a new boot image that I can flash?

Thanks!

Giuliano

#2

Hi giulianopa,

For many people who bought the Bubblegum-96 would rebuild and customize the kernel and try with the new kernel.

Let me ask internally for the instructions on installing the new boot image from new kernel.

#3

Thanks, Akira!

#4

Hi Akira,

Do you have any news on this?

Thanks,

Giuliano

#5

hello,

for how to flash the firmware to internal EMMC, I think it’s already public available… try to take a look at [1]

but for how to replace the kernel image, you don’t have to take that route…
you can simply boot into your favourite Linux OS (unfortunately it’s only debian 8.3 here ;-(

  1. mkdir /mnt/test

  2. mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/test

  3. cp Image /mnt/test/

  4. umount /mnt/test

  5. reboot

to be save, you can test your kernel first, then make it as default
so replace the step 3) as

cp Image /mnt/test/Image.test

then stop the u-boot at bootup phase
setenv loadkernel fatload ${devtype} ${devpart} ${kernel_addr_r} Image.test
run emmcboot

[1] https://github.com/96boards/linaro-adfu-tool