diff --git a/docs/uboot.md b/docs/uboot.md index f95d487..e43950e 100644 --- a/docs/uboot.md +++ b/docs/uboot.md @@ -1,2 +1,31 @@ -!!! info - To be done. +## Cross compiler + +Under Debian / Ubuntu you need first to install the necessary packages and tools for cross compiling for ARM. + +```bash +sudo apt-get install gcc make gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi +``` + +Other option, use Linaro cross compiler 4.9.4 arm-gnueabi toolchain. Download [here](https://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/4.9-2017.01/arm-linux-gnueabi/). + +## Compile U Boot + +```bash +git clone https://github.com/helios-4/u-boot-marvell.git + +cd u-boot-marvell + +export ARCH=arm +export CROSS_COMPILE="/path/to/cross/compiler" +export CROSS_COMPILE_BH=${CROSS_COMPILE} + +make mrproper + +./build.pl -f spi -b armada_38x_helios4 +``` + +!!! note + To compile using Ubuntu 16.04 cross compiler, please apply [this patch](https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/master/patch/u-boot/u-boot-mvebu/tools-bin_hdr-compiler-fixes.patch) to U-Boot source code. + +!!! note + If failed to compile using Linaro cross compiler 4.9.4 arm-gnueabihf (error about hard float VFP), use **soft-float compiler**