******* INSTRUCTIONS (updated 09 Apr 2017 ) *******
Step 1: Get and prepare toolchain and configure environment:
mkdir ~/aarch64-toolchain/ wget http://releases.linaro.org/components/toolchain/binaries/latest-6/aarch64-linux-gnu/gcc-linaro-6.3.1-2017.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.xz tar xf gcc-linaro-6.3.1-2017.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu.tar.xz export PATH=$PATH:~/aarch64-toolchain/gcc-linaro-6.3.1-2017.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu/bin
Step 2: Get source for busybox and install
cd aarch64-toolchain/ wget https://busybox.net/downloads/snapshots/busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2 export PATH=$PATH:~/aarch64-toolchain/gcc-linaro-6.3.1-2017.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu/bin/ tar xf busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2 cd busybox export CROSS_COMPILE="/root/aarch64-toolchain/gcc-linaro-6.3.1-2017.02-x86_64_aarch64-linux-gnu/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-" sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE" menuconfig make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE"
busybox should now be available in this directory. Let’s test it:
file busybox busybox: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, ARM aarch64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, for GNU/Linux 3.7.0, BuildID[sha1]=b91832a884c7ab10fed01b5b186128cc842e68c5, stripped
There you go-a static busybox for your Android device
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******* INSTRUCTIONS (updated 06 Aug 2014 ) *******
apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk wget https://sourcery.mentor.com/GNUToolchain/kbattach150/getlibs-all.deb sudo dpkg -i getlibs-all.deb getlibs -p xulrunner-1.9.2 wget https://sourcery.mentor.com/GNUToolchain/package12815/public/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/arm-2014.05-29-arm-none-linux-gnueabi.bin /bin/sh arm-2014.05-29-arm-none-linux-gnueabi.bin -console export PATH=/root/MentorGraphics/Sourcery_CodeBench_Lite_for_ARM_GNU_Linux/bin:$PATH wget http://www.busybox.net/downloads/snapshots/busybox-20140805.tar.bz2 tar vjxf busybox-20140805.tar.bz2 cd busybox/ export CROSS_COMPILE="/root/MentorGraphics/Sourcery_CodeBench_Lite_for_ARM_GNU_Linux/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-" make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE" menuconfig make
Working config file:
# # Automatically generated make config: don't edit # Busybox version: 1.23.0.git # Wed Aug 6 06:34:13 2014 # CONFIG_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y # # Busybox Settings # # # General Configuration # CONFIG_DESKTOP=y # CONFIG_EXTRA_COMPAT is not set CONFIG_INCLUDE_SUSv2=y # CONFIG_USE_PORTABLE_CODE is not set CONFIG_PLATFORM_LINUX=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BUFFERS_USE_MALLOC=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_BUFFERS_GO_ON_STACK is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_BUFFERS_GO_IN_BSS is not set CONFIG_SHOW_USAGE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INSTALLER=y CONFIG_INSTALL_NO_USR=y # CONFIG_LOCALE_SUPPORT is not set CONFIG_UNICODE_SUPPORT=y # CONFIG_UNICODE_USING_LOCALE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_CHECK_UNICODE_IN_ENV is not set CONFIG_SUBST_WCHAR=63 CONFIG_LAST_SUPPORTED_WCHAR=767 # CONFIG_UNICODE_COMBINING_WCHARS is not set # CONFIG_UNICODE_WIDE_WCHARS is not set # CONFIG_UNICODE_BIDI_SUPPORT is not set # CONFIG_UNICODE_NEUTRAL_TABLE is not set # CONFIG_UNICODE_PRESERVE_BROKEN is not set # CONFIG_PAM is not set CONFIG_LONG_OPTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVPTS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_UTMP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_PIDFILE=y CONFIG_PID_FILE_PATH="/var/run" CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG_QUIET=y # CONFIG_SELINUX is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS is not set CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH="/proc/self/exe" CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_HAVE_RPC is not set # # Build Options # CONFIG_STATIC=y # CONFIG_PIE is not set # CONFIG_NOMMU is not set # CONFIG_BUILD_LIBBUSYBOX is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INDIVIDUAL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SHARED_BUSYBOX is not set CONFIG_LFS=y CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX="" CONFIG_SYSROOT="" CONFIG_EXTRA_CFLAGS="" CONFIG_EXTRA_LDFLAGS="" CONFIG_EXTRA_LDLIBS="" # # Debugging Options # # CONFIG_DEBUG is not set # CONFIG_DEBUG_PESSIMIZE is not set # CONFIG_UNIT_TEST is not set # CONFIG_WERROR is not set CONFIG_NO_DEBUG_LIB=y # CONFIG_DMALLOC is not set # CONFIG_EFENCE is not set # # Installation Options ("make install" behavior) # CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_SYMLINKS=y # CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_HARDLINKS is not set # CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPERS is not set # CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_DONT is not set # CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SYMLINK is not set # CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_HARDLINK is not set # CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPER is not set CONFIG_PREFIX="./_install" # # Busybox Library Tuning # CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSTEMD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_RTMINMAX=y CONFIG_PASSWORD_MINLEN=6 CONFIG_MD5_SMALL=1 CONFIG_SHA3_SMALL=1 CONFIG_FEATURE_FAST_TOP=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_ETC_NETWORKS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING=y CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_MAX_LEN=1024 # CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_VI is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY=255 CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVE_ON_EXIT is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_REVERSE_SEARCH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_ASK_TERMINAL is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_NON_POSIX_CP=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_VERBOSE_CP_MESSAGE is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_COPYBUF_KB=4 CONFIG_FEATURE_SKIP_ROOTFS=y # CONFIG_MONOTONIC_SYSCALL is not set CONFIG_IOCTL_HEX2STR_ERROR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HWIB=y # # Applets # # # Archival Utilities # CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_XZ=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_LZMA=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_BZ2=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_GZ=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_SEAMLESS_Z is not set # CONFIG_AR is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_AR_CREATE is not set # CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS is not set CONFIG_GUNZIP=y CONFIG_BUNZIP2=y CONFIG_UNLZMA=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_LZMA_FAST is not set CONFIG_LZMA=y CONFIG_UNXZ=y CONFIG_XZ=y CONFIG_BZIP2=y CONFIG_CPIO=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CPIO_O=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CPIO_P=y # CONFIG_DPKG is not set # CONFIG_DPKG_DEB is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY is not set CONFIG_GZIP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_GZIP_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_GZIP_FAST=0 CONFIG_LZOP=y # CONFIG_LZOP_COMPR_HIGH is not set CONFIG_RPM=y CONFIG_RPM2CPIO=y CONFIG_TAR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_AUTODETECT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_FROM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATIBILITY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDSUN_COMPATIBILITY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_TO_COMMAND=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_UNAME_GNAME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_NOPRESERVE_TIME=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_SELINUX is not set CONFIG_UNZIP=y # # Coreutils # CONFIG_BASENAME=y CONFIG_CAT=y CONFIG_DATE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_NANO is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_COMPAT=y CONFIG_HOSTID=y CONFIG_ID=y CONFIG_GROUPS=y CONFIG_SHUF=y CONFIG_TEST=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TEST_64=y CONFIG_TOUCH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOUCH_NODEREF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOUCH_SUSV3=y CONFIG_TR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TR_CLASSES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TR_EQUIV=y CONFIG_UNLINK=y CONFIG_BASE64=y CONFIG_WHO=y CONFIG_USERS=y CONFIG_CAL=y CONFIG_CATV=y CONFIG_CHGRP=y CONFIG_CHMOD=y CONFIG_CHOWN=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHOWN_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_CHROOT=y CONFIG_CKSUM=y CONFIG_COMM=y CONFIG_CP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CP_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_CUT=y CONFIG_DD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DD_SIGNAL_HANDLING=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DD_THIRD_STATUS_LINE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DD_IBS_OBS=y CONFIG_DF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DF_FANCY=y CONFIG_DIRNAME=y CONFIG_DOS2UNIX=y CONFIG_UNIX2DOS=y CONFIG_DU=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFAULT_BLOCKSIZE_1K=y CONFIG_ECHO=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO=y CONFIG_ENV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ENV_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_EXPAND=y CONFIG_FEATURE_EXPAND_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_EXPR=y CONFIG_EXPR_MATH_SUPPORT_64=y CONFIG_FALSE=y CONFIG_FOLD=y CONFIG_FSYNC=y CONFIG_HEAD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD=y CONFIG_INSTALL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INSTALL_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_LN=y CONFIG_LOGNAME=y CONFIG_LS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR_IS_DEFAULT=y CONFIG_MD5SUM=y CONFIG_MKDIR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MKDIR_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_MKFIFO=y CONFIG_MKNOD=y CONFIG_MV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MV_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_NICE=y CONFIG_NOHUP=y CONFIG_OD=y CONFIG_PRINTENV=y CONFIG_PRINTF=y CONFIG_PWD=y CONFIG_READLINK=y CONFIG_FEATURE_READLINK_FOLLOW=y CONFIG_REALPATH=y CONFIG_RM=y CONFIG_RMDIR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_RMDIR_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_SEQ=y CONFIG_SHA1SUM=y CONFIG_SHA256SUM=y CONFIG_SHA512SUM=y CONFIG_SHA3SUM=y CONFIG_SLEEP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FLOAT_SLEEP=y CONFIG_SORT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_BIG=y CONFIG_SPLIT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SPLIT_FANCY=y CONFIG_STAT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_STAT_FORMAT=y CONFIG_STTY=y CONFIG_SUM=y CONFIG_SYNC=y CONFIG_TAC=y CONFIG_TAIL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL=y CONFIG_TEE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO=y CONFIG_TRUE=y CONFIG_TTY=y CONFIG_UNAME=y CONFIG_UNEXPAND=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UNEXPAND_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_UNIQ=y CONFIG_USLEEP=y CONFIG_UUDECODE=y CONFIG_UUENCODE=y CONFIG_WC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WC_LARGE=y CONFIG_WHOAMI=y CONFIG_YES=y # # Common options # CONFIG_FEATURE_VERBOSE=y # # Common options for cp and mv # CONFIG_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS=y # # Common options for ls, more and telnet # CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH=y # # Common options for df, du, ls # CONFIG_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE=y # # Common options for md5sum, sha1sum, sha256sum, sha512sum, sha3sum # CONFIG_FEATURE_MD5_SHA1_SUM_CHECK=y # # Console Utilities # CONFIG_CHVT=y CONFIG_FGCONSOLE=y CONFIG_CLEAR=y CONFIG_DEALLOCVT=y CONFIG_DUMPKMAP=y CONFIG_KBD_MODE=y CONFIG_LOADFONT=y CONFIG_LOADKMAP=y CONFIG_OPENVT=y CONFIG_RESET=y CONFIG_RESIZE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_RESIZE_PRINT=y CONFIG_SETCONSOLE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SETCONSOLE_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_SETFONT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SETFONT_TEXTUAL_MAP=y CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR="" CONFIG_SETKEYCODES=y CONFIG_SETLOGCONS=y CONFIG_SHOWKEY=y # # Common options for loadfont and setfont # CONFIG_FEATURE_LOADFONT_PSF2=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LOADFONT_RAW=y # # Debian Utilities # CONFIG_MKTEMP=y CONFIG_PIPE_PROGRESS=y CONFIG_RUN_PARTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_RUN_PARTS_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_RUN_PARTS_FANCY=y CONFIG_START_STOP_DAEMON=y CONFIG_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_WHICH=y # # Editors # CONFIG_AWK=y CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_LIBM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_GNU_EXTENSIONS=y CONFIG_CMP=y CONFIG_DIFF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DIFF_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DIFF_DIR=y CONFIG_ED=y CONFIG_PATCH=y CONFIG_SED=y CONFIG_VI=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_MAX_LEN=4096 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_8BIT is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_COLON=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_YANKMARK=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SEARCH=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_REGEX_SEARCH is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_USE_SIGNALS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_DOT_CMD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_READONLY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_UNDO=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_UNDO_QUEUE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_UNDO_QUEUE_MAX=256 CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC=y # # Finding Utilities # CONFIG_FIND=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_PRINT0=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_MTIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_MMIN=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_PERM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_TYPE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_XDEV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_MAXDEPTH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_NEWER=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_INUM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_EXEC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_EXEC_PLUS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_USER=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_GROUP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_NOT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_DEPTH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_PAREN=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_SIZE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_PRUNE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_DELETE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_PATH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_REGEX=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_CONTEXT is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_LINKS=y CONFIG_GREP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_EGREP_ALIAS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_FGREP_ALIAS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_CONTEXT=y CONFIG_XARGS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION=y CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_REPL_STR=y # # Init Utilities # CONFIG_BOOTCHARTD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BOOTCHARTD_BLOATED_HEADER=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BOOTCHARTD_CONFIG_FILE=y CONFIG_HALT=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_CALL_TELINIT is not set CONFIG_TELINIT_PATH="" CONFIG_INIT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_USE_INITTAB=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_KILL_REMOVED is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_KILL_DELAY=0 CONFIG_FEATURE_INIT_SCTTY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INIT_SYSLOG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_EXTRA_QUIET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INIT_COREDUMPS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INITRD=y CONFIG_INIT_TERMINAL_TYPE="linux" CONFIG_MESG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MESG_ENABLE_ONLY_GROUP=y # # Login/Password Management Utilities # CONFIG_ADD_SHELL=y CONFIG_REMOVE_SHELL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS=y CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP=y CONFIG_USE_BB_SHADOW=y CONFIG_USE_BB_CRYPT=y CONFIG_USE_BB_CRYPT_SHA=y CONFIG_ADDUSER=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ADDUSER_LONG_OPTIONS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_CHECK_NAMES is not set CONFIG_LAST_ID=60000 CONFIG_FIRST_SYSTEM_ID=100 CONFIG_LAST_SYSTEM_ID=999 CONFIG_ADDGROUP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ADDGROUP_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ADDUSER_TO_GROUP=y CONFIG_DELUSER=y CONFIG_DELGROUP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DEL_USER_FROM_GROUP=y CONFIG_GETTY=y CONFIG_LOGIN=y # CONFIG_LOGIN_SESSION_AS_CHILD is not set CONFIG_LOGIN_SCRIPTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NOLOGIN=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY=y CONFIG_PASSWD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_PASSWD_WEAK_CHECK=y CONFIG_CRYPTPW=y CONFIG_CHPASSWD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DEFAULT_PASSWD_ALGO="des" CONFIG_SU=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_SYSLOG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_CHECKS_SHELLS=y CONFIG_SULOGIN=y CONFIG_VLOCK=y # # Linux Ext2 FS Progs # CONFIG_CHATTR=y CONFIG_FSCK=y CONFIG_LSATTR=y # CONFIG_TUNE2FS is not set # # Linux Module Utilities # CONFIG_MODINFO=y CONFIG_MODPROBE_SMALL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_OPTIONS_ON_CMDLINE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_CHECK_ALREADY_LOADED=y # CONFIG_INSMOD is not set # CONFIG_RMMOD is not set # CONFIG_LSMOD is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_LSMOD_PRETTY_2_6_OUTPUT is not set # CONFIG_MODPROBE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_BLACKLIST is not set # CONFIG_DEPMOD is not set # # Options common to multiple modutils # # CONFIG_FEATURE_2_4_MODULES is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS is not set CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR="" CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE="" # # Linux System Utilities # CONFIG_BLOCKDEV=y CONFIG_FATATTR=y CONFIG_FSTRIM=y CONFIG_MDEV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_CONF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MDEV_LOAD_FIRMWARE=y CONFIG_REV=y CONFIG_ACPID=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ACPID_COMPAT=y CONFIG_BLKID=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_BLKID_TYPE is not set CONFIG_DMESG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY=y CONFIG_FBSET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FBSET_READMODE=y CONFIG_FDFLUSH=y CONFIG_FDFORMAT=y CONFIG_FDISK=y # CONFIG_FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_FDISK_WRITABLE=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_AIX_LABEL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SGI_LABEL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SUN_LABEL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_OSF_LABEL is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_GPT_LABEL is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_FDISK_ADVANCED=y CONFIG_FINDFS=y CONFIG_FLOCK=y CONFIG_FREERAMDISK=y CONFIG_FSCK_MINIX=y CONFIG_MKFS_EXT2=y CONFIG_MKFS_MINIX=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MINIX2=y # CONFIG_MKFS_REISER is not set CONFIG_MKFS_VFAT=y CONFIG_GETOPT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_GETOPT_LONG=y CONFIG_HEXDUMP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HEXDUMP_REVERSE=y CONFIG_HD=y CONFIG_HWCLOCK=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HWCLOCK_LONG_OPTIONS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_HWCLOCK_ADJTIME_FHS is not set CONFIG_IPCRM=y CONFIG_IPCS=y CONFIG_LOSETUP=y CONFIG_LSPCI=y CONFIG_LSUSB=y CONFIG_MKSWAP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MKSWAP_UUID=y CONFIG_MORE=y CONFIG_MOUNT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FAKE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_VERBOSE=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_HELPERS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_LABEL=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_CIFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FLAGS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FSTAB=y CONFIG_PIVOT_ROOT=y CONFIG_RDATE=y CONFIG_RDEV=y CONFIG_READPROFILE=y CONFIG_RTCWAKE=y CONFIG_SCRIPT=y CONFIG_SCRIPTREPLAY=y CONFIG_SETARCH=y CONFIG_SWAPONOFF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SWAPON_DISCARD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SWAPON_PRI=y CONFIG_SWITCH_ROOT=y CONFIG_UMOUNT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UMOUNT_ALL=y # # Common options for mount/umount # CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP_CREATE=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT is not set CONFIG_VOLUMEID=y # # Filesystem/Volume identification # CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_BTRFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_CRAMFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_EXFAT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_EXT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_F2FS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_FAT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_HFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_ISO9660=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_JFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_LINUXRAID=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_LINUXSWAP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_LUKS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_NILFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_NTFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_OCFS2=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_REISERFS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_ROMFS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_SQUASHFS is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_SYSV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_UDF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_VOLUMEID_XFS=y # # Miscellaneous Utilities # CONFIG_CONSPY=y CONFIG_CROND=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_D=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_DIR="/var/spool/cron" CONFIG_LESS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES=9999999 CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_WINCH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_ASK_TERMINAL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS=y CONFIG_NANDWRITE=y CONFIG_NANDDUMP=y # CONFIG_RFKILL is not set CONFIG_SETSERIAL=y CONFIG_UBIATTACH=y CONFIG_UBIDETACH=y CONFIG_UBIMKVOL=y CONFIG_UBIRMVOL=y CONFIG_UBIRSVOL=y CONFIG_UBIUPDATEVOL=y CONFIG_WALL=y CONFIG_ADJTIMEX=y # CONFIG_BBCONFIG is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_COMPRESS_BBCONFIG is not set CONFIG_BEEP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_FREQ=4000 CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_LENGTH_MS=30 CONFIG_CHAT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN=y CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT=y CONFIG_CHRT=y CONFIG_CRONTAB=y CONFIG_DC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_DC_LIBM=y # CONFIG_DEVFSD is not set # CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD is not set # CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP is not set # CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS is not set CONFIG_DEVMEM=y CONFIG_EJECT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI=y CONFIG_FBSPLASH=y # CONFIG_FLASHCP is not set # CONFIG_FLASH_LOCK is not set # CONFIG_FLASH_UNLOCK is not set # CONFIG_FLASH_ERASEALL is not set CONFIG_IONICE=y # CONFIG_INOTIFYD is not set CONFIG_LAST=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY=y CONFIG_HDPARM=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA=y CONFIG_MAKEDEVS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE=y CONFIG_MAN=y CONFIG_MICROCOM=y CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT=y CONFIG_MT=y CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN=y CONFIG_READAHEAD=y CONFIG_RUNLEVEL=y CONFIG_RX=y CONFIG_SETSID=y CONFIG_STRINGS=y # CONFIG_TASKSET is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY is not set CONFIG_TIME=y CONFIG_TIMEOUT=y CONFIG_TTYSIZE=y CONFIG_VOLNAME=y CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y # # Networking Utilities # CONFIG_NAMEIF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NAMEIF_EXTENDED=y CONFIG_NBDCLIENT=y CONFIG_NC=y CONFIG_NC_SERVER=y CONFIG_NC_EXTRA=y # CONFIG_NC_110_COMPAT is not set CONFIG_PING=y CONFIG_PING6=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING=y CONFIG_WHOIS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_UNIX_LOCAL is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_PREFER_IPV4_ADDRESS=y # CONFIG_VERBOSE_RESOLUTION_ERRORS is not set CONFIG_ARP=y CONFIG_ARPING=y CONFIG_BRCTL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_BRCTL_SHOW=y CONFIG_DNSD=y CONFIG_ETHER_WAKE=y CONFIG_FAKEIDENTD=y CONFIG_FTPD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FTP_WRITE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FTPD_ACCEPT_BROKEN_LIST=y CONFIG_FTPGET=y CONFIG_FTPPUT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_FTPGETPUT_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_HOSTNAME=y CONFIG_HTTPD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_RANGES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_USE_SENDFILE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_SETUID=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_BASIC_AUTH=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_AUTH_MD5=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CONFIG_WITH_SCRIPT_INTERPR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_SET_REMOTE_PORT_TO_ENV=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_ENCODE_URL_STR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_ERROR_PAGES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_PROXY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_GZIP=y CONFIG_IFCONFIG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_MEMSTART_IOADDR_IRQ=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS=y CONFIG_IFENSLAVE=y CONFIG_IFPLUGD=y CONFIG_IFUPDOWN=y CONFIG_IFUPDOWN_IFSTATE_PATH="/var/run/ifstate" CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP_BUILTIN=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IFCONFIG_BUILTIN is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV4=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_EXTERNAL_DHCP is not set CONFIG_INETD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_SUPPORT_BUILTIN_ECHO=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_SUPPORT_BUILTIN_DISCARD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_SUPPORT_BUILTIN_TIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_SUPPORT_BUILTIN_DAYTIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_SUPPORT_BUILTIN_CHARGEN=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_RPC is not set CONFIG_IP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_LINK=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_ROUTE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_RULE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_SHORT_FORMS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_RARE_PROTOCOLS is not set CONFIG_IPADDR=y CONFIG_IPLINK=y CONFIG_IPROUTE=y CONFIG_IPTUNNEL=y CONFIG_IPRULE=y CONFIG_IPCALC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IPCALC_FANCY=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IPCALC_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_NETSTAT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NETSTAT_WIDE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NETSTAT_PRG=y CONFIG_NSLOOKUP=y CONFIG_NTPD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NTPD_SERVER=y CONFIG_FEATURE_NTPD_CONF=y CONFIG_PSCAN=y CONFIG_ROUTE=y CONFIG_SLATTACH=y CONFIG_TCPSVD=y CONFIG_TELNET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNET_TTYPE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNET_AUTOLOGIN=y CONFIG_TELNETD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD_WAIT=y CONFIG_TFTP=y CONFIG_TFTPD=y # # Common options for tftp/tftpd # CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_GET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PROGRESS_BAR=y # CONFIG_TFTP_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_TRACEROUTE=y CONFIG_TRACEROUTE6=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_VERBOSE=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_SOURCE_ROUTE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_USE_ICMP is not set CONFIG_TUNCTL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TUNCTL_UG=y # CONFIG_UDHCPC6 is not set CONFIG_UDHCPD=y CONFIG_DHCPRELAY=y CONFIG_DUMPLEASES=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCPD_WRITE_LEASES_EARLY=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCPD_BASE_IP_ON_MAC is not set CONFIG_DHCPD_LEASES_FILE="/var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases" CONFIG_UDHCPC=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCPC_ARPING=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCPC_SANITIZEOPT=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_PORT is not set CONFIG_UDHCP_DEBUG=9 CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_RFC3397=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_8021Q=y CONFIG_UDHCPC_DEFAULT_SCRIPT="/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script" CONFIG_UDHCPC_SLACK_FOR_BUGGY_SERVERS=80 CONFIG_IFUPDOWN_UDHCPC_CMD_OPTIONS="-R -n" CONFIG_UDPSVD=y CONFIG_VCONFIG=y CONFIG_WGET=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_LONG_OPTIONS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT=y CONFIG_ZCIP=y # # Print Utilities # CONFIG_LPD=y CONFIG_LPR=y CONFIG_LPQ=y # # Mail Utilities # CONFIG_MAKEMIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_MIME_CHARSET="us-ascii" CONFIG_POPMAILDIR=y CONFIG_FEATURE_POPMAILDIR_DELIVERY=y CONFIG_REFORMIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_REFORMIME_COMPAT=y CONFIG_SENDMAIL=y # # Process Utilities # CONFIG_IOSTAT=y CONFIG_LSOF=y CONFIG_MPSTAT=y CONFIG_NMETER=y CONFIG_PMAP=y CONFIG_POWERTOP=y CONFIG_PSTREE=y CONFIG_PWDX=y CONFIG_SMEMCAP=y CONFIG_TOP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_GLOBAL_PERCENTS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_SMP_CPU=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_DECIMALS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_SMP_PROCESS=y CONFIG_FEATURE_TOPMEM=y CONFIG_UPTIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_UPTIME_UTMP_SUPPORT=y CONFIG_FREE=y CONFIG_FUSER=y CONFIG_KILL=y CONFIG_KILLALL=y CONFIG_KILLALL5=y CONFIG_PGREP=y CONFIG_PIDOF=y CONFIG_FEATURE_PIDOF_SINGLE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_PIDOF_OMIT=y CONFIG_PKILL=y CONFIG_PS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_PS_WIDE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_PS_LONG is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_PS_TIME=y CONFIG_FEATURE_PS_ADDITIONAL_COLUMNS=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_PS_UNUSUAL_SYSTEMS is not set CONFIG_RENICE=y CONFIG_BB_SYSCTL=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SHOW_THREADS=y CONFIG_WATCH=y # # Runit Utilities # CONFIG_RUNSV=y CONFIG_RUNSVDIR=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_RUNSVDIR_LOG is not set CONFIG_SV=y CONFIG_SV_DEFAULT_SERVICE_DIR="/var/service" CONFIG_SVLOGD=y CONFIG_CHPST=y CONFIG_SETUIDGID=y CONFIG_ENVUIDGID=y CONFIG_ENVDIR=y CONFIG_SOFTLIMIT=y # CONFIG_CHCON is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_CHCON_LONG_OPTIONS is not set # CONFIG_GETENFORCE is not set # CONFIG_GETSEBOOL is not set # CONFIG_LOAD_POLICY is not set # CONFIG_MATCHPATHCON is not set # CONFIG_RESTORECON is not set # CONFIG_RUNCON is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_RUNCON_LONG_OPTIONS is not set # CONFIG_SELINUXENABLED is not set # CONFIG_SETENFORCE is not set # CONFIG_SETFILES is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SETFILES_CHECK_OPTION is not set # CONFIG_SETSEBOOL is not set # CONFIG_SESTATUS is not set # # Shells # CONFIG_ASH=y CONFIG_ASH_BASH_COMPAT=y # CONFIG_ASH_IDLE_TIMEOUT is not set CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL=y CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS=y CONFIG_ASH_GETOPTS=y CONFIG_ASH_BUILTIN_ECHO=y CONFIG_ASH_BUILTIN_PRINTF=y CONFIG_ASH_BUILTIN_TEST=y CONFIG_ASH_CMDCMD=y # CONFIG_ASH_MAIL is not set CONFIG_ASH_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y CONFIG_ASH_RANDOM_SUPPORT=y CONFIG_ASH_EXPAND_PRMT=y CONFIG_CTTYHACK=y CONFIG_HUSH=y CONFIG_HUSH_BASH_COMPAT=y CONFIG_HUSH_BRACE_EXPANSION=y CONFIG_HUSH_HELP=y CONFIG_HUSH_INTERACTIVE=y CONFIG_HUSH_SAVEHISTORY=y CONFIG_HUSH_JOB=y CONFIG_HUSH_TICK=y CONFIG_HUSH_IF=y CONFIG_HUSH_LOOPS=y CONFIG_HUSH_CASE=y CONFIG_HUSH_FUNCTIONS=y CONFIG_HUSH_LOCAL=y CONFIG_HUSH_RANDOM_SUPPORT=y CONFIG_HUSH_EXPORT_N=y CONFIG_HUSH_MODE_X=y # CONFIG_MSH is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_HUSH is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_NONE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_BASH_IS_ASH is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_BASH_IS_HUSH is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_BASH_IS_NONE=y CONFIG_SH_MATH_SUPPORT=y CONFIG_SH_MATH_SUPPORT_64=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_EXTRA_QUIET=y # CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE is not set # CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_NOFORK is not set CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_HISTFILESIZE=y # # System Logging Utilities # CONFIG_SYSLOGD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE=y CONFIG_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_DUP=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE=256 CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG=y CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE=16 CONFIG_LOGREAD=y CONFIG_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING=y CONFIG_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG=y CONFIG_KLOGD=y # # klogd should not be used together with syslog to kernel printk buffer # CONFIG_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL=y CONFIG_LOGGER=y
******* End of NEW INSTRUCTIONS (updated 06 Aug 2014 ) *******
This post is about how to cross compile a version of busybox for arm devices. If you’re just looking to get a generic version of busybox, go to the bottom of the post where you can download them.
First get the busybox source. I tried with the latest one busybox-1.20.2 and 1.20.1.
I compiled 1.20.2 with GCC Linaro toolchain: gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.7-2012.10-20121022_linux
export PATH=$PATH:~/toolchains/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.7-2012.10-20121022_linux/bin export CROSS_COMPILE="arm-linux-gnueabihf-"
make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE" menuconfig
Busybox settings: -General config>[*] Dont use /usr -Build options>[*]Build Busybox as a static library (no dynamic libs) -Build options>Cross compiler prefix: arm-linux-gnueabihf- (Optional. Alternately one can set the CROSS_COMPILE prefix at build time like I've demonstrated. It's also been told that it works with arm-none-linux-gnueabi-) Linux Module utilities: Clear both the following: ()Default directory containing modules ()Default name of modules.dep Networking Utilities: -[ ] Support RPC services (Clear this!)[/code]make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE="$CROSS_COMPILE"[/code] Busybox binaries will be compiled in the current directory. If you dont remove "Support for RPC" build fails with the following error:CC networking/inetd.o AR networking/lib.a LINK busybox_unstripped Trying libraries: crypt m Failed: -Wl,--start-group -lcrypt -lm -Wl,--end-group Output of: arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -Wall -Wshadow -Wwrite-strings -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wunused -Wunused-parameter -Wunused-function -Wunused-value -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wold-style-definition -fno-builtin-strlen -finline-limit=0 -fomit-frame-pointer -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-guess-branch-probability -funsigned-char -static-libgcc -falign-functions=1 -falign-jumps=1 -falign-labels=1 -falign-loops=1 -Os -static -o busybox_unstripped -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--sort-section,alignment -Wl,--start-group applets/built-in.o archival/lib.a archival/libarchive/lib.a console-tools/lib.a coreutils/lib.a coreutils/libcoreutils/lib.a debianutils/lib.a e2fsprogs/lib.a editors/lib.a findutils/lib.a init/lib.a libbb/lib.a libpwdgrp/lib.a loginutils/lib.a mailutils/lib.a miscutils/lib.a modutils/lib.a networking/lib.a networking/libiproute/lib.a networking/udhcp/lib.a printutils/lib.a procps/lib.a runit/lib.a selinux/lib.a shell/lib.a sysklogd/lib.a util-linux/lib.a util-linux/volume_id/lib.a archival/built-in.o archival/libarchive/built-in.o console-tools/built-in.o coreutils/built-in.o coreutils/libcoreutils/built-in.o debianutils/built-in.o e2fsprogs/built-in.o editors/built-in.o findutils/built-in.o init/built-in.o libbb/built-in.o libpwdgrp/built-in.o loginutils/built-in.o mailutils/built-in.o miscutils/built-in.o modutils/built-in.o networking/built-in.o networking/libiproute/built-in.o networking/udhcp/built-in.o printutils/built-in.o procps/built-in.o runit/built-in.o selinux/built-in.o shell/built-in.o sysklogd/built-in.o util-linux/built-in.o util-linux/volume_id/built-in.o -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--start-group -lcrypt -lm -Wl,--end-group ========== debianutils/lib.a(mktemp.o): In function `mktemp_main': mktemp.c:(.text.mktemp_main+0x70): warning: the use of `tempnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp' networking/lib.a(nslookup.o): In function `print_host': nslookup.c:(.text.print_host+0x24): warning: Using 'getaddrinfo' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking networking/lib.a(ipcalc.o): In function `ipcalc_main': ipcalc.c:(.text.ipcalc_main+0x15e): warning: Using 'gethostbyaddr' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking libbb/lib.a(inet_common.o): In function `INET_resolve': inet_common.c:(.text.INET_resolve+0x32): warning: Using 'gethostbyname' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking networking/lib.a(inetd.o): In function `reread_config_file': inetd.c:(.text.reread_config_file+0x4e4): warning: Using 'getservbyname' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking networking/lib.a(netstat.o): In function `ip_port_str': netstat.c:(.text.ip_port_str+0x28): warning: Using 'getservbyport' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking networking/lib.a(inetd.o): In function `reread_config_file': inetd.c:(.text.reread_config_file+0x48e): warning: Using 'getrpcbyname' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking networking/lib.a(inetd.o): In function `unregister_rpc': inetd.c:(.text.unregister_rpc+0xc): undefined reference to `pmap_unset' networking/lib.a(inetd.o): In function `register_rpc': inetd.c:(.text.register_rpc+0x28): undefined reference to `pmap_unset' inetd.c:(.text.register_rpc+0x3e): undefined reference to `pmap_set' networking/lib.a(inetd.o): In function `prepare_socket_fd': inetd.c:(.text.prepare_socket_fd+0x52): undefined reference to `bindresvport' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [busybox_unstripped] Error 1I had to disable RPC services to get past this error.
Menuconfig>Networking Utilities>Support RPC services.
It seems the error is in the library "crypt".I am attaching a copy of .config file for 1.20.2:
[download id="4941"]
Installing Busybox on your Android device
Note that Busybox provides basic function like cp. Without busybox (at least in sbin), all these will fail. So for a fresh non rooted phone, it first needs to be rooted (pushing and providing permissions for su binary and a Superuser apk). After rooting, one needs to install busybox in a convenient location in path like /system/xbin (usual location)
You cant even push to /system/xbin with adb because you dont have permissions for that. So it needs to be either done in recovery, or using a app like Root explorer.
adb push busybox /sdcard/
Run Root explorer, copy busybox from /sdcard to /system/xbin.
Or in recovery:
mount /system adb push busybox /system/xbinNow:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox /system/xbin/busybox --install /system/xbinDownload links:
[download id="4947"]
[download id="4945"]
Feedback and Remarks:
Zeppelinrox said:
Hey thanks for the write up!
It came in VERY handy - I probably would have given up if not for your tip about RPC and I would have settled for a more bloated binary that I compiled using CodeBench.
However, it still would not compile - for another RPC related reason.
In the .config file, the setting you say to disable results in:
# CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_RPC is not setBut there is another RPC setting:
CONFIG_FEATURE_HAVE_RPC
This one gets set automatically and can't be changed in the menu.This setting has to remain disabled: Linux System Utilities > Support mounting NFS file systems on Linux < 2.6.23
If it's enabled, the build will fail because CONFIG_FEATURE_HAVE_RPC gets automatically activated :pOther settings to make note of:
Login/Password Management Utilities > Use internal crypt functions
Login/Password Management Utilities > Enable SHA256/512 crypt functions
Make sure those 2 are enabled.
Disabling them also cause build failures for me.Bottom line: I've successfully compiled BusyBox v1.21.0 with gcc-linaro-arm-linux-
gnueabihf-4.7-2012.11- 20121123_win32.exe
Yep! I used Cygwin on Windows XP!With identical .configs (apart from compiler prefix)
Linaro Static build is 1406 KB
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