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	on the Leapster Explorer you may well want to test the new kernel non destructively via usb, see the [[Leapster_Explorer:_Testing_Kernels_via_USB_Boot\|Testing Kernels via USB Boot]] tutorial for more details.		on the Leapster Explorer you may well want to test the new kernel non destructively via usb, see the [[Leapster_Explorer:_Testing_Kernels_via_USB_Boot\|Testing Kernels via USB Boot]] tutorial for more details.
		+	[[Category:Didj]]

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-Once you've made your folders you should be set to compile your own apps. '''If you want to compile a kernel you need to edit the makefile''' in the kernel source dir ($PROJECT_PATH/linux-2.6/ for the explorer, $PROJECT_PATH/linux-2.6.20-lf1000 for the Didj) and commment out the CROSS_COMPILE= line with a #:
+Once you've made your folders you should be set to compile your own apps. '''If you want to compile a kernel you need to edit the makefile''' in the kernel source dir ($PROJECT_PATH/linux-2.6/ for the explorer, $PROJECT_PATH/linux-2.6.20-lf1000 for the Didj) and comment out the CROSS_COMPILE= line with a #:
-#CROSS_COMPILE = arm-linux-
 <code>
 once thats done you should be able to make a kernel for yourself, enter the kernel source dir and execute:

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 </code>
-'''Create the directories'''
+'''Create the directories for the rootfs of your shiny new kernel'''
 You should also create the directories to save any tears later if a config file can't find a directory it needs so after running the crosscompile script for the first time do the following:
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 </code>
-Once this has been done you should be set to compile your own apps, if you want to compile a kernel you need to edit the makefile in the kernel source dir ($PROJECT_PATH/linux-2.6/ for the explorer) and commment out the CROSS_COMPILE= line with a #:
+These are the various directories that the Leapfrog sources expect to put things in according to the different scripts that are available for us to use.
 #CROSS_COMPILE = arm-linux-
 <code>
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 </code>
-This will build a stock kernel for you, of course feel free to do a make menuconfig after the initial make above.
+This will build a stock Explorer kernel for you, of course feel free to do a make menuconfig after the initial make above.
-You may well want to test the new kernel non destructively via usb, see the [[Leapster_Explorer:_Testing_Kernels_via_USB_Boot|Testing Kernels via USB Boot]] tutorial for more details.
+on the Leapster Explorer you may well want to test the new kernel non destructively via usb, see the [[Leapster_Explorer:_Testing_Kernels_via_USB_Boot|Testing Kernels via USB Boot]] tutorial for more details.

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 (That site was not responding as of this writing).
 '''Download and unpack crosstool-NG (latest version 1.7.1 as of 17 July 2010)'''
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 '''Configure CT_PREFIX_DIR to change the path to the cross-toolchain'''
-this section previously told you to use the following as the prefix dir, unfortunately it causes issues:
+this section previously told you to use the following as the prefix dir, unfortunately it causes issues, such as permission denied errors depending on how the user has their machine setup:
 <code>
   CT_PREFIX_DIR="/opt/ctng"
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 </code>
-'''Last step: Create a file named 'crosscompile' with the contents below (edit accordingly for your directory structure). Whenever you want to compile anything for the device, enter 'source crosscompile' first to set the environment variables. compiling for didj, use:'''
+'''Last step: Create a file named 'crosscompile' with the contents below (edit accordingly for your directory structure). Whenever you want to compile anything for the device, enter 'source crosscompile' first to set the environment variables. compiling for didj, edit the export PROJECT_PATH= line to where you unpacked your kernel sources, use:'''
 <code>
    export ARCH=arm
-   export CC=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
+   export CC=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
-   export CXX=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
+   export CXX=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
-   export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-
+   export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-
-   export PATH=$HOME/ctng/bin:$PATH
+   export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/ctng/bin:$HOME/ctng/arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi/bin
    export PROJECT_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236
    export TARGET_MACH=LF_LF1000
-   export ROOTFS_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/didj-rootfs
+   export ROOTFS_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/didj-rootfs
-   export RELEASE_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/release
+   export RELEASE_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/release
-   export TFTP_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/tftp
+   export TFTP_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/tftp
-   export EROOTFS_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/erootfs.stage
+   export EROOTFS_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/erootfs.stage
 </code>
-'''Compiling for Explorer, use:
+'''Compiling for Explorer, use the following, if you edit the export PROJECT_PATH line it will change all of the other target path dirs for you:
 <code>
    export ARCH=arm
-   export CC=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
+   export CC=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
-   export CXX=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
+   export CXX=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-gcc
-   export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-uclibcgnueabi-
+   export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi-
-   export PATH=$HOME/ctng/bin:$PATH
+   export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/ctng/bin:${HOME}/ctng/arm-unknown-linux-uclibcgnueabi/bin
-   export PROJECT_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236
+   export PROJECT_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/LX-Linux-6905-20100610-0915
    '''export TARGET_MACH=LF_TS_LF1000'''
-   export ROOTFS_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/didj-rootfs
+   export ROOTFS_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/LX-Linux-6905-20100610-0915/target/rootfs
-   export RELEASE_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/release
+   export RELEASE_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/LX-Linux-6905-20100610-0915/target/release
-   export TFTP_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/tftp
+   export TFTP_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/LX-Linux-6905-20100610-0915/target/tftp
-   export EROOTFS_PATH=[YOUR PATH TO THE SOURCE TREE]]/Didj-Linux-4222-20090422-1236/target/erootfs.stage
+   export EROOTFS_PATH=${PROJECT_PATH}/LX-Linux-6905-20100610-0915/target/erootfs.stage
 </code>

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 <code>
   #CHANGE THIS
-  CT_PREFIX_DIR="$HOME/x-tools/$CT_TARGET"
+  CT_PREFIX_DIR="${HOME}/x-tools/${CT_TARGET}"
   # TO THIS
-  CT_PREFIX_DIR="$HOME/ctng/$CT_TARGET"
+  CT_PREFIX_DIR="${HOME}/ctng/${CT_TARGET}"
 </code>

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 </code>
-'''Last step: Create a file named 'crosscompile' with the contents below. Whenever you want to compile anything for the device, enter 'source crosscompile' first to set the environment variables.'''
+'''Last step: Create a file named 'crosscompile' with the contents below (edit accordingly for your directory structure). Whenever you want to compile anything for the device, enter 'source crosscompile' first to set the environment variables.'''
 <code>

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 '''Background'''
-I have used these instuctions in the past to successfully build uclibc eabi toolchains for Didj. They are based on instructions I originally found at http://blog.leshak.ru/english/pages/how-to-build-cross-toolchain-arm-uclibc-eabi-using-crosstool-ng/
+I have used these instructions in the past to successfully build uclibc eabi toolchains for Didj. They are based on instructions I originally found at http://blog.leshak.ru/english/pages/how-to-build-cross-toolchain-arm-uclibc-eabi-using-crosstool-ng/
 (That site was not responding as of this writing).