Rockchip RK3188 Linux Source Code is Now Available

Good news! I’ve just read Rockchip RK3188 Linux source code has just been released via Rikomagic, and Alok Sinha, the main maintainer of RK3066 source code, has already imported into github, and we should soon see a PicUntu image for RK3188 mini PCs.

RK3188_menuconfig

Let’s have a look:


[Update: you may have to run “sudo apt-get install libc6-i386” before running make_kernel_ruikemei.sh below, as mkkrnlimg is a 32-bit binary]

Usually, I immediately look into arch/arm/configs, but this time, there’s a “funny” script called make_kernel_ruikemei.sh, and .config already have some CONFIG_RK3188, so let’s run it:


After just over a minute, success!:


This kernel image is for Android only, and there’s a little work to modify it as a “pure” Linux kernel, so that it can be used to boot PicUnutu for RK3188.

Let’s go back to arch/arm/configs, and we’ll find several RK3188 configs:

  • rk3168_86v_defconfig
  • rk3188_dongle_defconfig
  • rk3188_ds1006h_defconfig
  • rk3188_ds1006h_v1_0_defconfig
  • rk3188_hotdog_defconfig
  • rk3188_LR097_defconfig
  • rk3188_magicwand_defconfig
  • rk3188_steak_defconfig

However, in arch/arm/mach, there are only board files for rk3188-box and rk3188-ds1006h.

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inter1965
inter1965
10 years ago

That’s great, i’m looking forward to a usable archlinux arm version.

Galland
Galland
10 years ago

The RK3168 boards (along with the latest for RK3066) are located in arch/arm/mach-rk30
I guess this is due to their also being a dual-core.

qwiqooq
qwiqooq
10 years ago

RK3066 please!

tom
tom
10 years ago

Hi

Which rk3118 device should I buy To get best community support ?

Raymond Day
Raymond Day
10 years ago

How did you get the screen of the installer or what ever it’s called. I did this on my MK808 that has picuntu on it. I love it to run on the MK908 or RK3188 what they call it. Here what my command lines look like: “root@small4:~/Linux3188# ./make_kernel_ruikemei.sh ************* rm logo_linux_clut224 ************* *********************** copy logo_linux_clut224.ppm *********************** *********************** make kernel.img *********************** HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf scripts/kconfig/conf –silentoldconfig Kconfig CHK include/linux/version.h UPD include/linux/version.h HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms HOSTCC scripts/bmptologo HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash CC scripts/mod/empty.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig scripts/bmptologo.c: In function âwrite_footerâ: scripts/bmptologo.c:247:3: warning: format â%ldâ expects argument of type âlong intâ, but… Read more »

Martin Espinoza
10 years ago

drink@alexander:~/Software/src/Linux3188$ ./make_kernel_ruikemei.sh
*************
rm logo_linux_clut224
*************
***********************
copy logo_linux_clut224.ppm
***********************
***********************
make kernel.img
***********************
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h
make[1]: `include/generated/mach-types.h’ is up to date.
CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh
CHK include/generated/compile.h
/opt/src/Linux3188/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh: Cannot open ‘../initramfs/initramfs.cpio’
make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz] Error 1
make: *** [usr] Error 2
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs….

enboig
enboig
10 years ago

@Martin Espinoza

I solved this problem following http://www.sysresccd.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3165&start=0

I removed the content in .config of CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE

thehid
thehid
10 years ago

Hey guys, what went wrong, if the output is like that:

LD vmlinux
SYSMAP System.map
SYSMAP .tmp_System.map
OBJCOPY arch/arm/boot/Image
Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready
make: *** [kernel.img] Fehler 127

I have a Neo x7 and would like to compile a wheezy.

thehid
thehid
10 years ago

@Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) Hi cnxsoft, thank you for the fast reply. Can I use the instructions for the raxda rock also for me neo x7? I’m not familiar with with kernel compiling and image construction. Do you know a good tutorial for building images for neo x7? The last lines of my make command, doesnt show error: LD [M] sound/core/seq/snd-seq.ko CC sound/usb/misc/snd-ua101.mod.o LD [M] sound/usb/misc/snd-ua101.ko HOSTCC firmware/ihex2fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi26/loader.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi26/firmware.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi26/bitstream.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi62/loader.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi62/bitstream.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi62/spdif.fw IHEX2FW firmware/emi62/midi.fw IHEX firmware/ti_3410.fw IHEX firmware/ti_5052.fw IHEX firmware/mts_cdma.fw IHEX firmware/mts_gsm.fw IHEX firmware/mts_edge.fw H16TOFW firmware/edgeport/boot.fw H16TOFW firmware/edgeport/boot2.fw H16TOFW firmware/edgeport/down.fw H16TOFW firmware/edgeport/down2.fw IHEX… Read more »

stefan
stefan
10 years ago


I needed to install libc6-i386 to get the 32-bit mkkrnlimg to work.
Gave me the [kernel.img] error 127, before.

dhruv
dhruv
9 years ago

I get this error at the end when I compile the kernel. Could you please update me.
SYSMAP .tmp_System.map
OBJCOPY arch/arm/boot/Image
Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready
/mkkrnlimg: cannot execute binary file
make: *** [kernel.img] Error 126

marshall
marshall
7 years ago

how do I install linux on a Satechi tv box? it has a RK3188

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