Forum Discussion

rshal2's avatar
rshal2
Icon for Occasional Contributor rankOccasional Contributor
6 years ago
Solved

Is compiled rootfs depends on device ?

Hello,

Is compiled rootfs depends on device (arria, cyclon ...)?

I am not talking about u-boot or preloader, or dtb, but only about filesystem.

In rocketboard site, I see that there are versions binaries for compiled root filesystem per device, but in the other hand, after reviewing instructions for compiling Linux ,it seems that there is no dependency in device specific, so I am a bit confused on this matter.

Thanks

  • FawazJ_Altera's avatar
    FawazJ_Altera
    6 years ago

    Hello Ran,

    Rootfs is device independent. you can use any rootfs with your linux kernel. However, some rootfs packages have specific drivers, applications, packs that are compatible with a specific device. other than that, rootfs is device independent.

    hope this might help.

    Thank you

1 Reply

  • FawazJ_Altera's avatar
    FawazJ_Altera
    Icon for Frequent Contributor rankFrequent Contributor
    6 years ago

    Hello Ran,

    Rootfs is device independent. you can use any rootfs with your linux kernel. However, some rootfs packages have specific drivers, applications, packs that are compatible with a specific device. other than that, rootfs is device independent.

    hope this might help.

    Thank you