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

[Bruce Ashfield]

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
>