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  • BuildingAKernel/Ubuntu14.04-Kernel3.14.17-Xenomai2.6.4

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     1= Building a Kernel for Barrett Products and Ubuntu 14.04 =
     2
     3== Notice - Pre-release instructions ==
     4This software has not been fully tested.  It is meant for use with external PC's only (not the WAM's internal PC/104).  We recommend using a standard OS and Kernel that ship with Barrett's products.
     5
     6== Version Info ==
     7
     8Ubuntu Version: 14.04.1
     9
     10Kernel Version: 3.14.17
     11
     12Xenomai Version: 2.6.4
     13
     14== Building Xenomai Packages ==
     15
     16Install Prereq's:
     17{{{
     18sudo apt-get update
     19sudo apt-get install devscripts debhelper dh-kpatches findutils autotools-dev autoconf automake libtool
     20}}}
     21
     22Get and unpack the tar.bz2 archive:
     23{{{
     24wget http://download.gna.org/xenomai/stable/xenomai-2.6.4.tar.bz2
     25tar -jxf xenomai-2.6.4.tar.bz2
     26cd xenomai-2.6.4
     27debuild -uc -us
     28}}}
     29
     30Install the packages
     31{{{
     32cd
     33sudo dpkg -i *.deb
     34}}}
     35
     36== Patching the Kernel ==
     37
     38Install Prereq's:
     39{{{
     40sudo apt-get install kernel-package libncurses-dev fakeroot zlib1g-dev
     41}}}
     42
     43Locate and copy the correct ipipe patch from Xenomai:
     44{{{
     45cp /usr/src/xenomai-kernel-source/ksrc/arch/x86/patches/ipipe-core-3.14.17-x86-4.patch ~/ipipe-core-3.14.17-x86-4.patch
     46}}}
     47
     48Download the kernel source archive and extract:
     49{{{
     50wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.14.17.tar.xz
     51tar -xf linux-3.14.17.tar.xz
     52cd linux-3.14.17
     53}}}
     54
     55Patch the Kernel!! :D
     56{{{
     57/usr/src/xenomai-kernel-source/scripts/prepare-kernel.sh --arch=amd64 --linux=. --adeos=../ipipe-core-3.14.17-x86-4.patch
     58}}}
     59
     60== Update kernel config for Realtime ==
     61
     62Update config as follows...
     63{{{
     64make menuconfig
     65}}}
     66
     67-> General setup
     68   -> Auditing support
     69      -> Enable system-call auditing support - DISABLE
     70
     71-> Real-time sub-system
     72   -> Nucleus
     73      -> Size of the system heap (Kb) - Set to 16384
     74      -> Shared interrupts - ENABLE
     75   -> Drivers
     76      -> Serial Drivers
     77         -> 16550A UART driver - ENABLE
     78      -> CAN drivers
     79         -> RT-Socket-CAN, CAN raw socket interface - ENABLE
     80            -> Phillips SJA1000 CAN controller - ENABLE
     81               -> Standard ISA controllers - ENABLE for PC/104 only
     82               -> PEAK PCI Card - ENABLE for external PC only
     83      -> Real-time IPC drivers
     84         -> RTIPC protocol family - LEAVE ALONE (DISABLE for non-IPC)
     85
     86-> Processor type and features
     87   -> Intel Low Power Subsystem Support - DISABLE
     88   -> Linux guest support - DISABLE
     89   -> Memtest - DISABLE
     90   -> Processor family - Set to Core 2/newer Xeon
     91
     92-> Power management and ACPI options
     93   -> Power Management Debug Support
     94      -> Test suspend/resume and wakealarm during bootup - ENABLE
     95   -> Enable workqueue power-efficient mode by default - DISABLE
     96   -> ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
     97      -> Processor - DISABLE
     98      -> PCI slot detection driver - DISABLE
     99      -> Memory Hotplug - DISABLE
     100      -> Boottime Graphics Resource Table support - DISABLE
     101      -> ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI)
     102         -> APEI Error Record Serialization Table (ERST) Debug Support - MODULE
     103      -> Extended Error Log support - DISABLE
     104   -> CPU Frequency scaling
     105      -> CPU Frequency scaling - DISABLE
     106   -> CPU Idle
     107      -> CPU idle PM support - DISABLE
     108
     109-> Bus options (PCI etc.)
     110   -> PCI support
     111      -> PCI Express Port Bus support
     112         -> PCI Express ASPM control
     113            -> Debug PCI Express ASPM - DISABLE
     114      -> Enable PCI resource re-allocation detection - DISABLE
     115   -> Support for PCI Hotplug
     116      -> ACPI PCI Hotplug driver - DISABLE
     117
     118-> Device Drivers
     119   -> Input device support
     120      -> Miscellaneous devices
     121         -> PC Speaker support - DISABLE
     122
     123== Build the Kernel ==
     124{{{
     125CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=8 fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version -xenomai-2.6.4 kernel_image kernel_headers
     126}}}
     127Image and Headers will be in the home directory.  Follow the steps at http://support.barrett.com/wiki/BuildingAPC/14-04-1_64_Install to complete the PC installation.