Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
They can also be fetched from the Git repository:
$ git clone --depth 1 git@github.com:raspberrypi/tools.git
Save time with the
-depth 1
option to avoid downloading older versions that you are
uninterested in. The
git
command will produce a subdirectory named
tools
. After
git
has completed, the following additional
git
steps are recommended:
$ rm -fr ./tools/.git # Delete unneeded .git subdirectory
$ mv tools tools-master # Rename for consistency in this chapter
$ tar czvf master.tar.gz # create master.tar.gz as if we downloaded it
Whether you simply downloaded
master.tar.gz
or created it in the preceding step
(after using
git
), unpack the tarball into
/opt
as follows:
$ cd /opt
$ sudo tar xzf ~/work/master.tar.gz
This creates the subdirectory
/opt/tools-master
.
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if you have trouble using
git
from VirtualBox, there may be networking issues
involved (reconfiguration may correct this). the simplest workaround is to simply use
git
outside VirtualBox and upload the
master.tar.gz
file with
scp
.
Note
If you need to save space and you don't need to use the other tools included, remove
them:
$ cd /opt/tools−master
$ ls
arm-bcm2708 configs mkimage pkg sysidk usbboot
If you are using the cross-compiler from Chapter 6, you won't need the
arm-bcm2708
subdirectory:
$ cd /opt/tools−master
$ sudo rm −fr arm-bcm2708
To use the image tool, you'll need Python installed, so install it now, if needed.
