[yocto] Configuring linux-yocto-custom to build specific kernel modules

[John Doe]

Thanks Bruce,

It was exactly as you say, I forgot to enable cfg80211 and mac80211.
Now I can see all the drivers.

Regards,
J

On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Bruce Ashfield
<bruce.ashfield at windriver.com> wrote:
> On 13-09-22 12:05 PM, John Doe wrote:
>>>
>>> Is your kernel already building from linux-yocto-custom ? Or are you
>>> using the default linux-yocto kernel and recipes already ?
>>
>>
>> I have a project that is using linux-yocto-custom and another project
>> which is using the default linux-yocto kernel.
>>
>>> If you are using one of the standard qemu machines, or a BSP that
>>> is already working with linux-yocto*, you can simply enable the module
>>> by creating a configuration fragment, and putting it on the SRC_URI.
>>
>>
>> The problem is that I can not find the driver (rtl8187 under
>> drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x) in the menuconfig. It seems all device
>> drivers are missing despite them being in the repository or tarball.
>>
>
> If there's a missing dependency (say for example PCI), or a wrapping
> Kconfig options that hides the menu, you won't see the drivers offered
> in menuconfig.
>
> Looking at the kernel source and the Kconfig is my next step, since it
> lists all the dependencies that you need.
>
> Bruce
>
>> Cheers
>> J
>>
>