R7000 Firmware Build Instructions

Version: 1.0

Date : 2015/12/14

Note:

  This package has been built successfully on 32-bit i386 Fedora 6 Linux 
  host machine. Compiling this package on platforms other than Fedora Core 6
  may have unexpected results.

Install toolchain

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
      

Build code

1. Put the file "R7000-V1.0.72_1.1.93_src.tar.zip" into a directory of your choice. Unzip and untar it with the following command:

    unzip R7000-V1.0.7.6_1.1.99_src.tar.zip
    tar xvf R7000-V1.0.7.6_1.1.99_src.tar
   

2. Run the following commands to build image

    cd R7000-V1.0.7.6_1.1.99_src/src/router/
    make PROFILE=R7000 FW_TYPE=WW ARCH=arm PLT=arm LINUX_VERSION=2_6_36
    make install PROFILE=R7000 FW_TYPE=WW ARCH=arm PLT=arm LINUX_VERSION=2_6_36
   

3. The final image is "R7000-V1.0.7.6_1.1.99_src/src/router/arm-uclibc/kernel_image.chk".

   User may upgrade to this image using the R7000 GUI "Router Upgrade" page.