diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3f56a732a..7e56d7d8c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,39 @@ -# Armbian - Helios4 +# Armbian -**This repo is only for developement of Helios4 support in Armbian Build Framework** +Ubuntu and Debian images for ARM based single-board computers +https://www.armbian.com -To get latest Armbian please go to the [Official Armbian Git](https://github.com/armbian/build) +## How to build my own image or kernel? +Supported build environments: +- [Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 x64](http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso) guest inside a [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) or other virtualization software, +- [Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 x64](http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso) guest managed by [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/). This uses Virtualbox (as above) but does so in an easily repeatable way. Please check the [Armbian with Vagrant README](https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Using-Vagrant/) for a quick start HOWTO, +- [Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 x64](http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso) inside a [Docker](https://www.docker.com/), [systemd-nspawn](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-nspawn.html) or other container environment [(example)](https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib/pull/255#issuecomment-205045273). Building full OS images inside containers may not work, so this option is mostly for the kernel compilation, +- [Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 x64](http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso) running natively on a dedicated PC or a server (**not** recommended unless you build kernel only, for full OS images always use virtualization as outlined above), +- **20GB disk space** or more and **2GB RAM** or more available for the VM, container or native OS, +- superuser rights (configured `sudo` or root access). + +**Execution** + + apt-get -y install git + git clone https://github.com/armbian/build + cd build + ./compile.sh + +Make sure that full path to the build script does not contain spaces. + +You will be prompted with a selection menu for a build option, a board name, a kernel branch and an OS release. Please check the documentation for [advanced options](https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Build-Options/) and [additional customization](https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_User-Configurations/). + +Build process uses caching for the compilation and the debootstrap process, so consecutive runs with similar settings will be much faster. + +## Reporting issues + +Please read [this](https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md) notice first before opening an issue. + +## More info: + +- [Documentation](https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Build-Preparation/) +- [Prebuilt images](https://www.armbian.com/download/) +- [Support forums](https://forum.armbian.com/ "Armbian support forum") +- [Project at Github](https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib)