Using a Custom Linux Kernel in Buildroot
www.vocal.com › resources › developmentUsing a custom Linux kernel in Buildroot can be done by using the Buildroot package override feature. This requires setting some configuration parameters, and creating an override file. The following example shows the configuration parameters: BR2_PACKAGE_OVERRIDE_FILE=”board/custom/override.mk” BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
linux - Buildroot custom kernel under 1MB - Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 30732707Jun 09, 2015 · Whether or not you build the kernel with buildroot is not really relevant. The important thing is to configure it so it fits in 1MB. When you build the kernel from buildroot, you can do that with make linux-menuconfig, as you mention. That said, getting a kernel under 1MB will be quite hard. Biff once did this for an x86-based platform, bifferboard. But that was without networking or USB.
The Buildroot user manual
buildroot.org › downloads › manualThe configuration files for BusyBox, the Linux kernel, Barebox, U-Boot and uClibc should be stored as well if changed. For each of these components, a Buildroot configuration option exists to point to an input configuration file, e.g. BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE. To store their configuration, set these configuration options to a path where you want to save the configuration files, and then use the helper targets described below to actually store the configuration.
Kernel source place in Buildroot - Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 54706633Feb 15, 2019 · In the Buildroot configuration menu, under "Kernel", set "Kernel version" to "Custom tarball". Then set "URL of custom kernel tarball" to the file-URL, so file:///path/to/the/tarball.tar.gz . Obviously, in either case, you need to enable the kernel build ("Linux kernel" option in the Kernel menu) and also set the other kernel options (kernel config, device tree, etc.).