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[FAQ] EVMK2GX: U-boot build steps for K2G

Part Number: EVMK2GX

How to build u-boot for K2G? from the package "PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-K2G".

  • Pre-requisite:

    1. Linux-PC with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    2. Download and Install " PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-K2G — Linux Processor SDK for K2G " from https://www.ti.com/tool/download/PROCESSOR-SDK-LINUX-K2G (Make sure SDK is installed in "$HOME" directory)

    Steps:

    1. Install all the dependency packages (Open Linux bash terminal and give the following commands).
      sudo apt-get install diffstat texi2html texinfo subversion chrpath build-essential subversion ccache sed wget cvs coreutils unzip texinfo docbook-utils gawk help2man file g++ bison flex htmldoc chrpath libxext-dev xserver-xorg-dev doxygen socat u-boot-tools git
    2. Download the arm compiler toolchain using the below commands and extract them in "$HOME" directory
      wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/8.3-2019.03/binrel/gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
      tar -Jxvf gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz -C $HOME
      cd ~/gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin
    3. Export Toolchain: Add the toolchain path to the "$PATH" variable
      vi ~/.bashrc
      export PATH=$HOME/gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin:$PATH
    4. Building u-boot: Goto "{SDK_FOLDER}/board-support/uboot-{VERSION}/" folder and give below command   
      make distclean ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
      make k2g_evm_config ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
      make -j8 all ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
      make u-boot-spi.gph ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-

    Screenshots are attached for the above commands -

    For Step 4:

     

     

     

    Refer to this link for more info: https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/docs/06_03_00_106/linux/Overview_Building_the_SDK.html#prerequisites-one-time-setup

    Thanks,

    Ranjeet Kumar