image-builder

Build custom Linux images for embedded Linux boards.

These set of scripts intend to build custom Linux images from scratch for embedded Linux boards with ARM processors, like

* Raspberry Pi Model B
* Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
* Phytec phyBOARD Wega
* Hardkernel Odroid U3
* Beaglebone Black

Based on work by Klaus M Pfeiffer at http://blog.kmp.or.at/2012/05/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-image/ and further work by Daniel Krebs from Roboterclub Aachen

Main development target as of now is the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.

Organisation of directories

• boards.conf.d includes subdirectories for different hardware platforms and the corresponding kernel and/or firmeware installation methods.

• distributions.conf.d includes subdirectories for different Linux distributions, mainly Debian and Ubuntu.

• applications.conf.d holds files for various applications that can be added to the distributions.

• systems.conf.d uses a combination of a board, a distribution and one or more applications to build a specific image for a specific purpose

• build.d holds the created images for deployment.

Usage

Build a specific image by using

sudo bootstrap.sh example-rpi-2-b-ubuntu-trusty-minimal

This will build a minimal bootable image for the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B with Ubuntu Trusty Tahr. The resulting image will be located in the build folder.

Write this image to a SD card using dd and then boot the RPi. There is only a serial console at UART0 with 115200 8N1. Login is root:root

Root access is required for the bootstrap.sh scrip doing all the loop device and mount/umount commands.