Raspberry Pi Zero/W/1 bcm2708 ARMEL
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- Ubuntu Noble Numbat (recommended)
Install options:
- Run the
./install.shscript (recommended) - Run builder make commands (dependency: make)
make ccompile # Install x86-64 dependencies
make ncompile # Install Aarch64 dependenciesmake config # Create user data file
make menu # Open menu interface
make dialogrc # Set builder theme (optional)make list # List boards
make all board=xxx # Kernel > rootfs > image
make kernel board=xxx # Builds linux kernel package
make commit board=xxx # Builds linux kernel package
make rootfs board=xxx # Create rootfs tarball
make image board=xxx # Make bootable imagemake clean # Clean up rootfs and image errors
make purge # Remove source directory
make purge-all # Remove source and output directory
make commands # List more commands
make check # Shows latest revision of selected branch- Review the userdata.txt file for further options: locales, timezone, nameserver(s) and extra wireless support
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Name: # Your name
Username: # Your username
Password: # Your password
Enable root: # Set root password to `toor`
Linux kernel
Branch: # Default: 6.12.y
Build: # Kernel build version number
Menuconfig: # Kernel menuconfig
Compiler: # GNU Compiler Collection / Clang
Ccache: # Compiler cache
Distribution
Distro: # Supported: debian, devuan and ubuntu
Release: # Debian: bookworm, trixie, testing, unstable and sid
# Devuan: daedalus, excalibur, testing, unstable and ceres
# https://www.devuan.org/os/announce/excalibur-usrmerge-announce-2024-02-20.html
# Ubuntu: focal, jammy, noble, etc ...
NetworkManager # 1 networkmanager | 0 ifupdown
Customize
Defconfig: # User defconfig
Name: # Name of _defconfig (Must be placed in defconfig dir.)
User options
Verbosity: # Verbose
Devel Rootfs: # Developer rootfs tarball
Compress img: # Auto compress img > img.xz
User scripts: # Review the README in the files/userscripts directory
User service: # Create user during first boot (bypass the user information above)- custom.txt
# Bootstrap: if false use debootstrap
MMDEBSTRAP="true"
# Image Size: 3584MB 4096MB
IMGSIZE="4096MB"
# Root Filesystem Types: ext4 btrfs xfs
FSTYPE="ext4"
# Shrink Image
SHRINK="true"
# Hostname
HOSTNAME="raspberrypi"
# Branding: true false
BRANDING="false"
MOTD="Raspberry Pi"# Config placement: defconfig/$NAME_defconfig
The config menu will append _defconfig to the end of the name
in the userdata.txt file.Patches "-p1" placed in userpatches are applied during compilation.# Example
ENABLE_COMMIT="1"
COMMIT="9ed4f05ba2e2bcd9065831674e97b2b1283e866d"- Review the Wiki
- The boot partition is labelled BOOT
- Input your user information
NAME="" # Your name
USERNAME="" # Username
PASSWORD="" # PasswordSet to ENABLE="true" and input your wifi information.
ENABLE="false" # Enable service
SSID="" # Service set identifier
PASSKEY="" # Wifi password
COUNTRYCODE="" # Your country code
# set static ip (ifupdown)
MANUAL="false" # Set to true to enable a static ip
IPADDR="" # Static ip address
NETMASK="" # Your Netmask
GATEWAY="" # Your Gateway
NAMESERVERS="" # Your preferred dns
# set static ip (network-manager)
MANUAL="false" # Set to true to enable a static ip
IPADDR="" # Static ip address
GATEWAY="" # Your Gateway
DNS="" # Your preferred dns
# change hostname
HOSTNAME="raspberrypi" # Hostname
For headless use: ssh user@ipaddress
Should you come across any bugs, feel free to either open an issue on GitHub or talk with us directly by joining our channel on Libera; #arm-img-builder or Discord