IoTGateway/BSP/Linux/iMX6/FAQ

i.MX6 Linux - Frequently Asked Questions

Compiling

U-boot

Please refer to the following sections for details

• Getting Started / Build Instructions / To build u-boot _{(LBV3) ( LBV5) (LBV6)}

• Customization / Building & updating u-boot manually _{(LBV3) (LBV5) (LBV6)}

Kernel

Please refer to the following sections for details

• Getting Started / Build Instructions / To build linux kernel _{(LBV3) ( LBV5) (LBV6)}
• Customization / Building & updating kernel/modules/dtb manually _{(LBV3) (LBV5) (LBV6)}

Kernel

Boot splashscreen

In Yocto Project, it is named boot splashscreen, please refer to the following sections for details

• Yocto Project Reference Manual / Other Tips. _{(LBV3) (LBV5) (LBV6)}

Get kernel configs from running OS

You can get the .config file in running Linux OS by the following command.

# zcat /proc/config.gz > current.config

Furthermore, this feature is enabled by CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC.

SDcard image

To build from prebuilt image, please refer to the following sections for details.

• Getting Started / Introducing BSP / Prebuilt image _{(LBV3) (LBV5) (LBV6)}

To build from BSP, please refer to the following sections for details.

• Getting Started / Build Instructions / To build sdcard image _{(LBV3) (LBV5) (LBV6)}