Issue with mkimage version 2021.10 when building aa full lx2160a image

NXP LX2160
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Trying the ./runme.sh script aiming at building a personalised image, I am encountering the following error :
kernel2160cex7.its:15.11-17.6: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/kernel/hash@1: node has a unit name, but no reg or ranges property
kernel2160cex7.its:28.11-30.6: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/initrd/hash@1: node has a unit name, but no reg or ranges property
kernel2160cex7.its:40.11-42.6: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/lx2160acex7-dtb/hash@1: node has a unit name, but no reg or ranges property
mkimage: verify_header failed for FIT Image support with exit code 1

On my distro mkimage has release :
$ mkimage -V
mkimage version 2021.10

I suspect a mkimage bug, any confirmation ?
The ultimate aim is building a docker-enabled kernel.

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Can you test building in a docker container? That should be the most consistent way to generate an image. I will look at the mkimage changes to see if there is anything obvious that needs to be tweaked.

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It very likely is… mkimage version 2022.07-rc4-00007-g57bd363de7 works.

And ultimately I want to have a docker-èbased build… On the SolidRun itself, therefore I’m tweaking the kernel. My ultimate goal is building a lx2160a-based VyOS ^^

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Please post information on building a docker-based kernel if you succeed - I bet there are many people who will be interested (including myself). =)
Unfortunately I don’t have any experience in adding docker support myself, but if you have any pointers, I might be able to add to the project.

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Docker support for the build is already in the repository. That is how our CI builds the images. You can reference the documentation in the repository for the instructions.

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I still haven’t found it, so I’m looking in the wrong place.
I’ve been looking in the build_lx2160acex7 repository and the repository found here:

https://github.com/SolidRun/Documentation/tree/bsp/lx2k

(README.md seem to be deleted, so the link from bsp/README.md to lx2k/README.md is broken)
-I hate to ask silly questions like this, but can you point me directly to the doc ?

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Actually you have a docker build for the whole image, including the kernel, for either a uboot (which I can tell works well) or UEFI boot.

Simply follow README.md in the lx2160a_build git repository.

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I think I probably didn’t write my earlier post carefully.
What I meant was to have a docker-enabled kernel; eg. so I can run docker on the LX2 - are you saying this functionality is already in the current image ?
(last time I made a build, I could not run docker).

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I believe there are kernel config options missing in the default defconfig used for the image.

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It remains possible to append a few options via the config/linux/lx2k_additions.config file though.

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I now have dockerd running off the image I generated. I’m open to share a howto of course.

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I’d be very interested - Maybe this qualifies for a dedicated “Docker” threaad in this forum ? :slight_smile:

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@jnettlet any preference for operation ? I’ll start building my VyOS this weekend, ready to share.

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I would recommend you start a VyOS thread and can post and collaborate through that. If VyOS has a generic image using grub and efi then most of it should just boot and work with our edk2 firmware.