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# System prepended metadata

title: IMX Yocto Usage Record
tags: [Nxp, TSC]

---

###### tags: `TSC` `Nxp`

IMX Yocto Usage Record
====

# Pre Setup

:::danger

注意事項:

1. 編譯Yocto Project 官方文件提到 Linux Host 機器，硬碟空間至少要 ==120 GB== 
2. 使用虛擬機(VM)建構硬碟/linux Host時，建議使用==固定大小==，不要使用動態分配
3. 建議使用 Ubuntu 18.04 or 相同的host linux 版本

ref:
![](https://i.imgur.com/PtaEt9K.png)
:::

# install host packages

```bash=
sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib \
build-essential chrpath socat cpio python python3 python3-pip python3-pexpect \
xz-utils debianutils iputils-ping python3-git python3-jinja2 libegl1-mesa libsdl1.2-dev \
pylint3 xterm rsync curl
```

# Set up  Git

```bash=
git config --global user.name "<Your Name>"
git config --global user.email "<Your Email>"
git config --list
```

# Setting up the repo utility

- Create a bin folder in the home directory.

```bash=
mkdir ~/bin
curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
```
- Add the following line to the .bashrc file to ensure that the ~/bin folder is in your PATH variable.

```bash=
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH > ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```
:::info
:spiral_note_pad: 
Repo is a tool built on top of Git. Repo helps manage many Git repositories, does the uploads to revision control systems, and automates parts of the development workflow. Repo is not meant to replace Git, only to make it easier to work with Git. The repo command is an executable Python script that you can put anywhere in your path.
:::

#  Use Yocto Project to Build imx-linux

## Download resource (Use repo utility) 

```bash=
mkdir imx-yocto-bsp
cd imx-yocto-bsp
repo init -u https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/imx-manifest -b imx-linux-hardknott -m imx-5.10.52-2.1.0.xml
repo sync
```

## To create one new build environment

:::success
Syntax:
```shell
DISTRO=<distro name> MACHINE=<machine name> source imx-setup-release.sh -b <build dir> 
```
:::

- imx8mp-lpddr4-evk setting
```bash=
DISTRO=fsl-imx-xwayland MACHINE=imx8mp-lpddr4-evk source imx-setup-release.sh -b imx8mp_build_xwayland
```

- imx8mmevk setting
```bash=
DISTRO=fsl-imx-xwayland MACHINE=imx8mmevk source imx-setup-release.sh -b imx8mmevk_build_xwayland
```

:::info

First run you need to read and accept the EULA.

![](https://i.imgur.com/P8vsaOI.png)

### distro name:
* fsl-imx-wayland : Wayland weston graphics.
* fsl-imx-xwayland : Wayland graphics and X11. X11 applications using EGL are not supported.
* fsl-imx-fb : Frame Buffer graphics - no X11 or Wayland. Frame Buffer is not supported on i.MX 8.

### machine name:

i.MX 8
* imx8qmmek
* imx8qxpc0mek
* imx8mqevk
* imx8mm-lpddr4-evk
* imx8mm-ddr4-evk
* imx8mn-lpddr4-evk
* imx8mn-ddr4-evk
- [x] ==imx8mp-lpddr4-evk== 
* imx8mp-ddr4-evk
* imx8dxl-lpddr4-evk
* imx8mnddr3levk
* imx8ulp-lpddr4-evk

> other config define to xxx.conf in "source/meta-xxx/conf/machine"

> example: 
> imx8mmddr3lval in "/sources/meta-imx/meta-bsp/conf/machine"



:::

# To continue an exist build environment

> If a new terminal window is opened or the machine is rebooted after a build directory is set up, the setup environment script should
be used to set up the environment variables and run a build again. The full imx-setup-release.sh is not needed.

```shell=
cd ${BSP_HOME}
source setup-environment ${build-dir}
```
# Use bitbake


:::success
Syntax:
```bitbake <parameter> <component>```
:::

## Useful commands

 - help
 bitbake -h
 
 - list all package
 bitbake -s
 
 - list package source code path
 bitbake -e imx-atf | grep "^S="


 - list installed package 
 bitbake -g imx-image-core && cat pn-buildlist | grep -ve "native" | sort | uniq
 
 - list package task 
 bitbake imx-atf -f -c listtasks
 
 - force  run compile task on package
 bitbake linux-imx -c compile -f
 
 - force run deploy task on package
 bitbake linux-imx -c deploy -f


## Build  image
![](https://i.imgur.com/jBpRcPW.png)

Perform the following command in terminal console

example: use imx-image-core

```shell=
 bitbake imx-image-core
```
 
> image file Path : ./tmp/deploy/images/___/ *.wic.bz2
 
## Build bootloader

bootloader is include: 

- SECO (Security Controller)
- ATF (ARM Trusted FW)
- U-BOOT

Perform the following command in terminal console to build bootloader image

```shell=
bitbake imx-boot 
```

> image file Path : ./tmp/deploy/images/___/imx-boot

Perform the following command in terminal console to find Source code path

```shell=
bitbake -e imx-boot  | grep ^S=
```

![](https://i.imgur.com/8kGZLkW.png)

### Build atf


to build u-boot image
```shell=
bitbake imx-atf -c compile -f -v
```

Perform the following command in terminal console to find Source code path

```shell=
bitbake -e imx-atf | grep "^S="
```


### Build U-boot

Perform the following command in terminal console to build bootloader image

to build u-boot image
```shell=
bitbake u-boot-imx -c compile -f -v
```

to deploy u-boot image
```shell=
bitbake u-boot-imx -c deploy -f -v 
```

> file Path : ./tmp/deploy/images/___/uboot.bin

Perform the following command in terminal console to find Source code path

```shell=
bitbake -e u-boot-imx | grep ^S=
```


## Build linux kernel


Perform the following command in terminal console to show up menuconfig
```shell=
bitbake linux-imx -c menuconfig
```

to build kernel image
```shell=
bitbake linux-imx -c compile -f -v
```

to deploy kernel image
```shell=
bitbake linux-imx -c deploy -f -v 
```

> image file Path : ./tmp/deploy/images/___/Image


Perform the following command in terminal console to find Source code path

```shell=
bitbake -e linux-imx | grep ^S=
```

![](https://i.imgur.com/VBlKTDw.png)


## Build optee-os

bitbake optee-os -f -c compile -v


## Build toolchain installer


Perform the following command in terminal console
```shell=
bitbake meta-toolchain
```

or

```shell=
bitbake core-image-minimal -c populate_sdk
```
nxp Yocto guide example include env var: 
```shell=
DISTRO=fsl-imx-xwayland MACHINE=imx8mmevk bitbake core-image-minimal -c populate_sdk
```


The below installer will be located in the directory =="./tmp/deploy/sdk"==.

fsl-imx-xwayland-glibc-x86_64-meta-toolchain-aarch64-toolchain.sh


## reference

[bitbake 使用指南](/-wkrIZhPTCSy9RsIr9Djow)

https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors-Knowledge-Base/Useful-bitbake-commands/ta-p/1128559
