I have a VIM2 Pro running Ubuntu xfce bionic Linux 4.9. What I am trying to do is run an Edimax EW-7811Un USB adapter. The build in wifi adapter works great but I want two independent wifi adapters as I plan to use this as a travel router. I understand that the drivers are disabled in the kernel so I set off to create my own Ubuntu build with the drivers enabled.
Using the Fenix script I built a new image using the config below.
Fenix Version: 0.5
Khadas Board: VIM2
Uboot Version: 2015.01
Uboot Configuration: kvim2_defconfig
Uboot Branch: khadas-vim-v2015.01
Linux Version: 4.9
Linux Configuration: kvim_defconfig
Linux DTB: arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/kvim2_linux.dtb
Linux Branch: khadas-vim-4.9.y
Distribution: Ubuntu
Distribution Release: bionic
Distribution Type: xfce
Distribution Arch: arm64
Install Type: EMMC
Final Image: VIM2_Ubuntu-xfce-bionic_Linux-4.9_arm64_EMMC_V20190105.img
I first build an image without making any config changes just to make sure I was able to successfully create the image, load it onto the VIM2 and boot it. Thankfully the image built, loaded and booted fine.
I then did a make clean, added CONFIG_USB_RTL8192CU=m to project/fenix/linux/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig and did another make. The resulting image did not have CONFIG_USB_RTL8192CU=m in its config. I then did another make clean, added CONFIG_USB_RTL8192CU=m to the project/fenix/linux/arch/arm64/configs/kvim_defconfig file and did another make. The resulting image did not have CONFIG_USB_RTL8192CU=m in its config.
Questions:
What config file do I have to add (or un-comment) CONFIG_USB_RTL8192CU=m in order to have that module loaded in the image being built?
Once update the proper config do I have to do a make clean followed by make again or can I just rebuild the kernel? If I can just rebuild the kernel how do I do that and how do I use that updated kernel on a VIM2?
The configuration for VIM2 is kvim_defconfig not defconfig. Please follow the instructions to enable new configuration:
$ cd linux
$ make ARCH=arm64 kvim_defconfig
$ make ARCH=arm64 menuconfig # Enable your configuration
$ make ARCH=arm64 savedefconfig
$ mv defconfig arch/arm64/configs/kvim_defconfig
You don’t need to clean the kernel source code, you can enter the fenix root directory and rebuild the kernel and debs:
$ cd fenix
$ make kernel
$ make debs
The new kernel debs will be generated in directory: build/images/debs/0.5, copy them to VIM2, and install them
What is the best way to update kernel drivers in the DualOS build? I installed the VIM2_DualOS_Nougat_Ubuntu-16.04_V180622 image and Ubuntu is using the 4.9.40 kernel. Using Fenix I can only get mainline or 4.9.0.5. Is it possible for me to create my own DualOS image to have more control over Ubuntu distro and kernel used?
My Bad! I was looking at the deb file names and assumed the numbers represented the full kernel version which they do not. I can see that the distro being pulled by Fenix is khadas-vim-4.9.y from GitHub which is 4.9.40.
When trying to install the debs I get the error below and it leaves the system in a state where it hangs at the Khadas screen upon reboot.
error when installing kernel debs:
khadas@Khadas:~/Mint Kernel$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-amlogic-4.9_0.5_arm64.deb [sudo] password for khadas:
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-amlogic-4.9.
(Reading database … 155045 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack linux-image-amlogic-4.9_0.5_arm64.deb …
Unpacking linux-image-amlogic-4.9 (0.5) …
dpkg: error processing archive linux-image-amlogic-4.9_0.5_arm64.deb (–install):
trying to overwrite ‘/boot/System.map-4.9.40’, which is also in package linux-image-amlogic-s912-linux-4.9 0.3
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-amlogic-4.9_0.5_arm64.deb
khadas@Khadas:~/Mint Kernel$
Well, the package name changed for current code. In the old image, Fenix version 0.3 the package name is linux-image-amlogic-s912-linux-4.9, you need to remove it and install the new one.