BPI platform MUST upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.6 so that device has latest security patches and kernel capabilities and align with Yocto 5.0 upgrade requirement.
BSP meta-layers to support MP4.2 release
#Get filogic BSP meta layer git clone https://git01.mediatek.com/filogic/rdk-b/meta-filogic cd meta-filogic; git checkout c67a32a7c8876b328a8d1eeaca213e860d85b3ce; cd -;
#Get filogic Adapter cmf layer git clone https://git01.mediatek.com/filogic/rdk-b/meta-cmf-filogic cd meta-cmf-filogic; git checkout 211fa3d81ae19cc5c6be731d52b1aa6733336b71; cd -; |
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1. repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b kirkstone -m rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
a.update the below changes in manifest file (path : ~/.repo/manifests)
git diff rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
diff --git a/rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml b/rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
index 2425f351..34183e9e 100644
--- a/rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
+++ b/rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
<include name="oe-layers.xml"/>
<project name="components/opensource/OMI"/>
<project name="components/opensource/gdbus-client"/>
- <project name="filogic/rdk-b/meta-cmf-filogic" remote="mediatek" path="meta-cmf-filogic" revision="39973f0b37b6afef2be10640bedd9efb359530df"/>
- <project name="filogic/rdk-b/meta-filogic" remote="mediatek" path="meta-filogic" revision="4d1a2a549791f1d57c83d8be89927aed647b62ea"/>
+ <project name="filogic/rdk-b/meta-cmf-filogic" remote="mediatek" path="meta-cmf-filogic" revision="211fa3d81ae19cc5c6be731d52b1aa6733336b71"/>
+ <project name="filogic/rdk-b/meta-filogic" remote="mediatek" path="meta-filogic" revision="c67a32a7c8876b328a8d1eeaca213e860d85b3ce"/>
2.repo sync -j`nproc` --no-clone-bundle
#CP the below change in meta-cmf-bananapi
https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/293
3.MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband KERNEL_TYPE=kernel6-6 source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
#to CP the below change for rdk-wifi-hal
https://github.com/rdkcentral/rdk-wifi-hal/pull/425
4.bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image
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Copy *.wic.bz2 from build machine (image path is ~/build-bananapi4-rdk-broadband/tmp/deploy/images/bananapi4-rdk-broadband/) bzip2 -d <Path to ImageName.wic.bz2> sudo -E bmaptool copy --nobmap <Path to ImageName.wic> <Path to SD card device file> |
| S.No | Lists of PR | Reason |
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| 1 | https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/240/commits | Initial PR to bring up board with mp4 release |
| 2 | https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/263 | Device hang issue |
| 3 | https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/293 | Recreation of comcast patches and updated srcrev in rdk-wifi-libhostap to support MP4.2 release |
| 4 | https://github.com/rdkcentral/rdk-wifi-hal/pull/425 | Addressed build issues of rdk-wifi-hal wrt to update of rdk-wifi-hostap srcrev |
| 5 | https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/299 | Device is rebooting continuously after Factory Reset on kernel 6.6 Image |
Feature validation : Kernel 6.6 migration in Banana pi R4
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