This is the summary page that describes the first CMF kirkstone quarterly release rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone based on the branch rdk-next and kirkstone oe layers. Below are links to the relevant documents.
Note: The latest rdkb quarterly release addresses licensing issues so users are advised to move to the latest iteration.
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Baseline
| Baseline Branch | nightly/20231207-kirkstone |
| Post-baseline updates |
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| TDK | M119 |
| Manifest branch | rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone |
Highlights
As this is the first kirkstone release no changelog or highlights are provided, please see RDKB_2023q4_dunfell release page for a list of RDK-B changes since the 2023Q3 release.
Getting the code
Note:
- The manifests repository is only available to RDK licensees.
- Opensource versions of the RDKB manifests are available from the rdkcmf/manifests repository rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone branch
mkdir <workspace dir>
cd <workspace dir>
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdkcmf/manifests -m rdkb-extsrc.xml -b rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone
repo sync --no-clone-bundle --no-tags
- The -m <manifest.xml> in the sequence above is important. If this is not specified, you will get an RDK-V tree by default.
- The -b rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone in the build sequence above specifies the branch to use.
- If you omit the -b rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone entirely, you will get the HEAD of each component
Building the code
Building for RaspberryPi 4B 32 Bit
mkdir <workspace dir>
cd <workspace dir>
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdkcmf/manifests -m rdkb-extsrc.xml -b rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone
repo sync --no-clone-bundle --no-tags
MACHINE=raspberrypi4-rdk-broadband source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image
# To build TDK image
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-tdk-image
- Note. The kernel Image and root filesystem will be created under the ./tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi4-rdk-broadband folder
Building for RaspberryPi 4B 64 Bit
mkdir <workspace dir>
cd <workspace dir>
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdkcmf/manifests -m rdkb-extsrc.xml -b rdkb-2023q4-kirkstone
repo sync --no-clone-bundle --no-tags
MACHINE=raspberrypi4-64-rdk-broadband source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image
# To build TDK image
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-tdk-image
- Note. The kernel Image and root filesystem will be created under the ./tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi4-64-rdk-broadband folder
Documentation
Documentation on the RDK-B reference platforms including host requirement setup and flashing instructions are available from the following links:
RDK Reference Platforms
RDK-B (RaspberryPi)
RDK-B R-Pi Yocto 3.1 - Dunfell
RDK-B (Raspberry Pi) Build and Setup Manual - Router Profile
RDK-B Turris
Kirkstone (Yocto 4.0) Migration - RDK-B
RPI4 Extender - reference implementation
For all other RDK documentation please refer to the RDK wiki at https://wiki.rdkcentral.com/
Testing
Sanity Testing
RPI Sanity tests include:
- Services checks (wifiagent, hostapd, ccsp processes)
- Network (WAN) connectivity
- LAN client
- Wifi 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz hotspot testing.
- Login, menu navigation, parameter modification, e.g. Wifi SSID/password change and re-connection, changing admin password.
| Test No. | Test | RPI 4 32 Bit | RPI 4 64 Bit |
| 1 | Boot up & SSH access | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2 | Verify SSID name & password | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 | Captive Portal page | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4 | Check Internet connectivity (Wi-Fi client) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 | Check Web UI Launch with local gateway IP and login with admin | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6 | verifying whether it is listing the basic parameters | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7 | Verified the connected devices are listing | ✓ | ✓ |
| 8 | Process Checklist - list of process running and ensure all the CCSP processes are running | ✓ | ✓ |
| 9 | DMCLI Output. Verify it is listing all the parameters | ✓ | ✓ |
- See
REFPLTB-2832 - Sanity validation for 2023-Q4 release builds RESOLVED for full list of sanity tests performed
TDK & Automatics Testing
