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`w` not working on Buildroot
I'm working remotely on an embedded device running Buildroot. My colleagues are working on this same device, so it's important to know who else is logged in.
For a previous project (running on a non-...
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Enable bluetooth configuration in a Raspberry Pi 4
Basically I'm trying to enable bluetooth in my Raspberry Pi 4 using buildroot 2022.08.
Since I want to use bluetoothctl command I already enable the bluez-utils package and the respective firmware ...
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USB to ethernet: fail to transmit any packages
I have a custom embedded linux board with a lan7500i-ABZJ connected over USB.
So I compiled the linux kernel (using buildroot) with the smsc75xx module built in. The startup kernel messages indeed ...
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Buildroot: syslog-ng logs into the "/var/log/messages.1" file instead of "/var/log/messages"
I am building an embedded Linux board with Buildroot (user manual here).
I have syslog-ng running on the board. It's config file is specified in buildroot here: https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/...
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kernel error on init (reference to shared library error)
I'm trying to boot kernel on an stm32f469-disco board which is an ARM board with 16MB ram and 16MB flash storage. I've used buildroot to create my rootfs and kernel. after u-boot passes the control to ...
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Buildroot How do I deal with Error filesystem size (BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_SIZE)
I am usin Buildroot as distro.
I have a problem. I wanted to update my build with adding some packages for my embedded system(stm32mp157).
In menuconfig --> Filesystem images I chose an exact size ...
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Specify rootfs mount options
I would like to specify mount options for my rootfs as per instructed here however I am unsure where this should be done. I've looked through the genimage docs and there was no generic option to pass ...
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How do I create a compressed buildroot system image that expands to fill the available storage of the media it is flashed to?
I need to make a Buildroot system for various x86_64 EFI systems with varying storage sizes, but unfortunately, the pc_x86_64_efi config creates an img file with a fixed partition size, not one that ...
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Cannot add systemd-analyze to Buildroot image
I decided to use systemd in my embedded linux system to be able to use systemd-analyze tool. I can add both systemd and systemd-analyze in my config, but after runing my system on Raspberry Pi 4, I ...
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/etc/shadow is empty, yet I am prompted for password
I have a board (Pine64) on which I run my custom-built linux distribution (using buildroot).
I configure root to have no password, and the resulting /etc/shadow file looks like this:
root::::::::
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Xfbdev not found after including X (tinyx/kdrive) in Buildroot
I'm trying to add Xorg to an evaluation board for which I've already been provided with a working linux kernel. The evaluation board has an LCD display and I can confirm hardware & drivers are ...
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How to use read-only permissions to prevent corruption on a writeable filesystem?
I'm developing an embedded Buildroot OS for the Raspberry Pi. This system will be turned off by simply removing power (there will be no shutdown timer), therefore it must be able to handle poweroff ...
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Could not find libmount
During compilation of customized distribution (using buildroot v. 11.2018)
I have problem with libmount library (the problem appeared after I had included efl package in buildroot menuconfig - Target ...
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Buildroot use classic GNU package instead of BusyBox one
I'm wondering how to use the "classic" GNU tools instead of BusyBox ones for a specific command.
The command I want to act like on a classic Linux is mount, but I think it's the same for every ...
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Clone a block device using 'cat'
I am able to telnet into a router that's running a customized linux firmware. It was compiled using 'buildroot'.
I was able to dig out some specs of the router. I intend to clone the router's ...
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