linux on arm,Zynq-7000

This is a page about Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC ZC702 Evaluation Kit.

Availability

Vendor Documentation

Basic Requirements

Running a recent supported release of Debian, Fedora or Ubuntu on a x86 64bit based PC; without OS Virtualization Software.

Many of the listed commands assume /bin/bash as the default shell.

Zynq base release

wget http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/file/view/2015.4-zc702-release.tar.xz/569806235/2015.4-zc702-release.tar.xz

tar xf 2015.4-zc702-release.tar.xz

Linux Kernel

This script will build the kernel, modules, device tree binaries and copy them to the deploy directory.

Download:

user@localhost:~$

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform

cd armv7-multiplatform/

For v4.6.x (Stable):

user@localhost:~/armv7-multiplatform$

git checkout origin/v4.6.x -b tmp

For v4.7.x (Prepatch):

user@localhost:~/armv7-multiplatform$

git checkout origin/v4.7.x -b tmp

Build:

user@localhost:~/armv7-multiplatform$

./build_kernel.sh

Root File System

Debian 10

User

Password

debian

temppwd

root

root

Download:

user@localhost:~$

wget -c https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/eewiki/minfs/debian-10.4-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Verify:

user@localhost:~$

sha256sum debian-10.4-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

sha256sum output:

cd598e42850cbef87602bf15ee343abfbf0d8c6ba81028c741672b5f24263534 debian-10.4-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Extract:

user@localhost:~$

tar xf debian-10.4-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

User

Password

ubuntu

temppwd

Download:

user@localhost:~$

wget -c https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/eewiki/minfs/ubuntu-20.04-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Verify:

user@localhost:~$

sha256sum ubuntu-20.04-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

sha256sum output:

de0177ac9259fdbcc626ee239f4258b64070c0921dbc38c45fab6925a5becaa1 ubuntu-20.04-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Extract:

user@localhost:~$

tar xf ubuntu-20.04-minimal-armhf-2020-05-10.tar.xz

Setup microSD card

We need to access the External Drive to be utilized by the target device. Run lsblk to help figure out what linux device has been reserved for your External Drive.

Example: for DISK=/dev/sdX

lsblk

NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT

sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk

├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi

└─sda2 8:2 0 465.3G 0 part /

sdb 8:16 1 962M 0 disk

└─sdb1 8:17 1 961M 0 part

Thus you would use:

export DISK=/dev/sdb

Example: for DISK=/dev/mmcblkX

lsblk

NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT

sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk

├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi

└─sda2 8:2 0 465.3G 0 part /

mmcblk0 179:0 0 962M 0 disk

└─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 961M 0 part

Thus you would use:

export DISK=/dev/mmcblk0

Erase partition table/labels on microSD card:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=${DISK} bs=1M count=50

Create Partition Layout:

With util-linux v2.26, sfdisk was rewritten and is now based on libfdisk.

Check the version of sfdisk installed on your pc

sudo sfdisk --version

Example Output

sfdisk from util-linux 2.27.1

sfdisk >= 2.26.x

sudo sfdisk ${DISK} <

1M,48M,0xE,*

,,,-

__EOF__

sfdisk <= 2.25.x

sudo sfdisk --unit M ${DISK} <

1,48,0xE,*

,,,-

__EOF__

Format Partition:

for: DISK=/dev/mmcblkX

sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n BOOT ${DISK}p1

sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs ${DISK}p2

for: DISK=/dev/sdX

sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n BOOT ${DISK}1

sudo mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs ${DISK}2

Mount Partition:

On most systems these partitions may be auto-mounted...

sudo mkdir -p /media/boot/

sudo mkdir -p /media/rootfs/

for: DISK=/dev/mmcblkX

sudo mount ${DISK}p1 /media/boot/

sudo mount ${DISK}p2 /media/rootfs/

for: DISK=/dev/sdX

sudo mount ${DISK}1 /media/boot/

sudo mount ${DISK}2 /media/rootfs/

Install Bootloader

~/uEnv.txt

loadaddr=0x02080000

fdtaddr=0x02000000

rdaddr=0x04000000

fdtfile=zynq-zc702.dtb

mmcroot=/dev/mmcblk0p2 ro

mmcrootfstype=ext4

loadximage=load mmc 0:1 ${loadaddr} /zImage

loadxfdt=load mmc 0:1 ${fdtaddr} /dtbs/${fdtfile}

loadxrd=load mmc 0:1 ${rdaddr} /boot/initrd.img-${uname_r}; setenv rdsize ${filesize}

loadall=run loadximage; run loadxfdt;

mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=ttyPS0,115200 ${optargs} root=${mmcroot} rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype} ${cmdline}

uenvcmd=run loadall; run mmcargs; bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr};

Copy boot.bin/uEnv.txt to the boot partition

~/

sudo cp -v ./zc702/boot.bin /media/boot/

sudo cp -v ./uEnv.txt /media/boot/

Install Kernel and Root File System

To help new users, since the kernel version can change on a daily basis. The kernel building scripts listed on this page will now give you a hint of what kernel version was built.

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Script Complete

eewiki.net: [user@localhost:~$ export kernel_version=5.X.Y-Z]

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Copy and paste that "export kernel_version=5.X.Y-Z" exactly as shown in your own build/desktop environment and hit enter to create an environment variable to be used later.

export kernel_version=5.X.Y-Z

Copy Root File System

user@localhost:~$

sudo tar xfvp ./*-*-*-armhf-*/armhf-rootfs-*.tar -C /media/rootfs/

sync

sudo chown root:root /media/rootfs/

sudo chmod 755 /media/rootfs/

Copy Kernel Image

Kernel Image:

user@localhost:~$

sudo cp -v ./armv7-multiplatform/deploy/${kernel_version}.zImage /media/boot/zImage

Copy Kernel Device Tree Binaries

user@localhost:~$

sudo mkdir -p /media/boot/dtbs/

sudo tar xfvo ./armv7-multiplatform/deploy/${kernel_version}-dtbs.tar.gz -C /media/boot/dtbs/

Copy Kernel Modules

user@localhost:~$

sudo tar xfv ./armv7-multiplatform/deploy/${kernel_version}-modules.tar.gz -C /media/rootfs/

File Systems Table (/etc/fstab)

user@localhost:~/$

sudo sh -c "echo '/dev/mmcblk0p2 / auto errors=remount-ro 0 1' >> /media/rootfs/etc/fstab"

sudo sh -c "echo '/dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot/uboot auto defaults 0 2' >> /media/rootfs/etc/fstab"

Remove microSD/SD card

sync

sudo umount /media/boot

sudo umount /media/rootfs

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