R8500-V1.0.2.116_1.0.90_build_instruction.txt

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 R8500 Firmware Build Instructions

 Version: 1.0
 Date   : 2018/01/17
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Note: 
      This package has been built successfully on 32-bit i386 Fedora 10 Linux 
      host machine. Compiling this package on platforms other than Fedora Core 10
      may have unexpected results.

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 Install toolchain
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1. You will need to use the  4.5.3 Linux 2.6.36 ARM Cross Compiler and Tools (arm-uclibc toolchain),
   which have also been posted to your account.

2. To install the toolcain
   (1) The toolchain MUST be installed under /projects/hnd/tools/linux/ directory. After mkdir the dir,
            tar xvfj hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3.tar.bz2
   (2) Add the path
            export PATH=/projects/hnd/tools/linux/hndtools-arm-linux-2.6.36-uclibc-4.5.3/bin:$PATH

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 Build code
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1. Put the file "R8500-V1.0.2.116_1.0.90_src.tar.zip" into a directory of your choice.
   Unzip and untar it with the following command:
        unzip R8500-V1.0.2.116_1.0.90_src.tar.zip
        tar xvf R8500-V1.0.2.116_1.0.90_src.tar

2. Run the following commands to build image
        cd R8500-V1.0.2.116_1.0.90_src/src/router/
        make PROFILE=R7800 FW_TYPE=WW ARCH=arm PLT=arm LINUX_VERSION=2_6_36
        make install PROFILE=R7800 FW_TYPE=WW ARCH=arm PLT=arm LINUX_VERSION=2_6_36

3. The final image is "R8500-V1.0.2.116.1.0.90_src/src/router/arm-uclibc/kernel_image.chk".
   User may upgrade to this image using the R8500 GUI "Router Upgrade" page.