How to compile for Kindle DX?

cdisou · 09-08-2009, 03:36 AM

I used Scratchbox to compile. The complier I chose was "cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm7" and all other settings were default. The simple "Hello world" program worked fine on Kindle, but when I try something more complicated, I got "Illegal instruction" error. Could anyone tell me where I was wrong? Thanks

cdisou · 09-08-2009, 04:00 AM

Solved!
the command should be:
gcc -mcpu=arm1136jf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=softfp -O2 file.c

DairyKnight · 09-10-2009, 03:21 AM

How do you build the toolchain and deploy the applications? Through USBNetworking?

Hope some more details could be disclosed here.

cdisou · 09-12-2009, 02:31 AM

Recently I found this toolchain from scratchbox
scratchbox-toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-9-i386
and it worked without further tweak.

To copy files to Kindle, just use scp with usbnetwork established.

djtm · 05-04-2011, 05:34 AM

Did you two ever try compiling powertop for the kindle? I can't find anything about that, except that it was in the gpl sources for the kindle. I'd love to have a powertop binary, but I have no build environment set up.

Update:
Never mind. The kindle includes a powertop binary. But the kernel support for it is disable so it's useless unless you create your own kernel...

anthonyb · 10-22-2011, 07:30 AM

I saw this comment by tjwei on github:
[use] toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-8-i386 (from stable release).
Do not use toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-9-i386.
1.0.12-9 tool chain contains eventfd patch. So it is more like glibc2.7 than glibc2.5.

09-08-2009, 03:36 AM	#1
cdisou Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle DX	How to compile for Kindle DX? I used Scratchbox to compile. The complier I chose was "cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm7" and all other settings were default. The simple "Hello world" program worked fine on Kindle, but when I try something more complicated, I got "Illegal instruction" error. Could anyone tell me where I was wrong? Thanks

05-04-2011, 05:34 AM	#5
djtm Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Did you two ever try compiling powertop for the kindle? I can't find anything about that, except that it was in the gpl sources for the kindle. I'd love to have a powertop binary, but I have no build environment set up. Update: Never mind. The kindle includes a powertop binary. But the kernel support for it is disable so it's useless unless you create your own kernel... Last edited by djtm; 05-05-2011 at 04:58 AM.

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09-08-2009, 04:00 AM	#2
cdisou Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle DX	Solved! the command should be: gcc -mcpu=arm1136jf-s -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=softfp -O2 file.c

09-10-2009, 03:21 AM	#3
DairyKnight Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 2600 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: PRS-505	How do you build the toolchain and deploy the applications? Through USBNetworking? Hope some more details could be disclosed here.

09-12-2009, 02:31 AM	#4
cdisou Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle DX	Recently I found this toolchain from scratchbox scratchbox-toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-9-i386 and it worked without further tweak. To copy files to Kindle, just use scp with usbnetwork established.

10-22-2011, 07:30 AM	#6
anthonyb Member Posts: 16 Karma: 24 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi v3.2.1	I saw this comment by tjwei on github: [use] toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-8-i386 (from stable release). Do not use toolchain-cs2007q3-glibc2.5-arm6-1.0.12-9-i386. 1.0.12-9 tool chain contains eventfd patch. So it is more like glibc2.7 than glibc2.5.

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