[Openembedded-users] how to add custom kernel module to rootfs

[Kaushal Kumar]

Hi Mats,

Thanks.
Yes, I had added the driver as a patch.
Adding "kernel-modules" in IMAGE_INSTALL does install it in rootfs.

Best Regards,
Kaushal

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Mats Kärrman <Mats.Karrman at tritech.se>wrote:

>  Hi Kaushal,
>
> Have you added your driver as a patch to the kernel build?
> In that case all drivers built as modules are stored in the deploy folder
> as something like "modules-2.6.X-rX-machine.tgz".
> If IMAGE_INSTALL in the image recipe contains "kernel_modules" then all
> those modules are added to the resulting image.
>
> // Mats
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* openembedded-users-bounces at linuxtogo.org [
> openembedded-users-bounces at linuxtogo.org] on behalf of Kaushal Kumar [
> k.kaushal at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:20 PM
> *To:* openembedded-users at linuxtogo.org
> *Subject:* [Openembedded-users] how to add custom kernel module to rootfs
>
>  Hi,
>
> Could someone please help me with this query:
>
> I have added a custom driver into my kernel and it builds fine. It also
> creates its ipk package file.
>
> How to ensure that it installs in the rootfs. I am using minimal-image.bbto create rootfs.
>
> Is there a package list used by do_rootfs where I can add this ipk or
> something?
>
> Thanks,
> Kaushal
>
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