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Host Setup

Refer to the below link for Host Machine Setup

How to Build#SettinguptheHostEnvironment

Yocto Build Setup

All RPi based RDK images with the latest features are from the rdk-next branch

Initializing the Build Environment

To build RDK images from rdk-next branch, follow the below build procedure

    Generic build 
    mkdir workspace
cd workspace

# initialize the manifest with repo tool
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b rdk-next -m rdkv-nosrc.xml

repo sync -j `nproc` --no-clone-bundle --no-tags
    generic build with external source 
    mkdir workspace
cd workspace

# initialize the manifest with repo tool
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b rdk-next -m rdkv-extsrc.xml

repo sync -j `nproc` --no-clone-bundle --no-tags

    To build the image from the development branch, the respective sprint month's development branch to be chosen and follow the below build procedure

    For example, to take the development branch of September 2020, the rdk-dev-2009 branch to be used

    Generic build from development branch 
    mkdir workspace
cd workspace

# initialize the manifest with repo tool
repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b rdk-dev-2009 -m rdkv-nosrc.xml

repo sync -j `nproc` --no-clone-bundle --no-tags
    apply bug fixes
    

    
    
     

    Image build
    Link to check possible RDK images on RPi - https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/plugins/gitiles/components/generic/rdk-oe/meta-cmf-raspberrypi/+/refs/heads/rdk-next/recipes-core/images/
    

    

    		
      
        
      
 
 
      
  
        
  
        
   
        
    
        
     
        generic image
     
        
     
        
      
        MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-mc source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

# both rdk-generic-mediaclient-image and rdk-generic-mediaclient-wpe-image are same now
bitbake rdk-generic-mediaclient-image

        
     
        
    
        
   
        
   
        
    
        
     
        TDK image
     
        
     
        
      
        MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-mc source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

bitbake rdk-generic-mediaclient-wpe-tdk-image
        
     
        
    
        
   
        
  
        
 
         

        
 
 
        
  
          
  
          
   
          
    
          
     
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          MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

#both rdk-generic-hybrid-image and rdk-generic-hybrid-wpe-image are same now
bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-image

          
     
          
    
          
   
          
   
          
    
          
     
          TDK image
     
          
     
          
      
          MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment

bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-wpe-tdk-image
          
     
          
    
          
   
          
  
          
 
           

          The Kernel image and root file-system collectively created as an image and it will be available under build-<MACHINE>/tmp/deploy/images/<MACHINE> folder.
          
    
           

          Flashing Procedure
          The image file will be generated under build-<MACHINE>/tmp/deploy/images/<MACHINE> directory
          

          # Insert the micro SD card and mention the card's device file name
# input file (if) is the image file to flash and the output file (of) is the card's device file name
sudo dd if=rdk-generic-hybrid-wpe-image-raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid.rpi-sdimg of=/dev/<sd file> bs=4M
          

          

                
        
    
        
          

                        
    




        
		
            




            
        








                        
    

          
                
          
            
          
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            I want to konw if this image file(rdk-generic-mediaclient-image) can operate on Raspberry Pi 4B .

            
            
            
            
            
                                                
                                    
                
            
        
            
    
            

    
            
              
                                
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              Unknown User (aimee_qiu) 
              RPI 4 does not have RDK-V (Video) port yet. RPI - 3B and RPI - 3B+ have the RDK-Video port and RPI - 4 has the RDK-B (Broadband) port.
              
            
              
            
              
                                                
                                    
                
              
        
              
    
              

    
            
                
                                
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                Unknown User (dsuseelan) Is this still the case?
                
            
                
            
                
                                                
                                    
                
                
        
                
    
                

    
            
                  
                                
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                  Unknown User (bzmood) 
                  Yes it is. Currently RDK Video is not supported for RPI4 platform
                  
            
                  
            
                  
                                                
                                    
                
                  
        
                  
    
                  

    
    
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            So does it support RPI2 platform
            
            
            
            
            
                                                
                                    
                
            
        
            
    
            

    
            
              
                                
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              RPI2 is not supported, we should use RPI3 or RPI4.
              
            
              
            
              
                                                
                                    
                
              
        
              
    
              

    
    
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            @Yogomaya Maharana
            I meet the "Cannot fetch components/generic/closedcaption" issue.
            Could you help me solve it?

            steps:
            $ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b rdk-next -m rdkv-extsrc.xml
            $ repo sync -j `nproc` --no-clone-bundle
            ...
            components/generic/closedcaption:
            fatal: remote error: access at least one ref not permitted
            error: Cannot fetch components/generic/closedcaption from https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/a/components/generic/closedcaption

            Thanks,
            Ken

            
            
            
            
            
                                                
                                    
                
            
        
            
    
            

    
            
              
                                
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              Unknown User (kencc_yang)  - Please try now and let me know if issue persists
              
            
              
            
              
                                                
                                    
                
              
        
              
    
              

    
    
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