Building a PetaLinux System Image - 2025.1 English - UG1144

1. Change into the directory of your PetaLinux project.

   cd <plnx-proj-root>

2. Run petalinux-build to build the system image:

   petalinux-build

   This step generates a device tree DTB file, a first stage boot loader (for Zynq 7000 devices, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, and MicroBlaze), PLM (for Versal adaptive SoC), PSM (for Versal adaptive SoC) and TF-A (for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC and Versal adaptive SoC), U-Boot, the Linux kernel, a root file system image, and the U-Boot boot script (boot.scr). Finally, it generates the necessary boot images.

3. The compilation progress shows on the console. Wait until the compilation finishes.

When the build finishes, the generated images are stored in the <plnx-proj-root>/images/linux and /tftpboot directories.

The console shows the compilation progress. For example:

petalinux-build

[INFO] Building project
[INFO] Bitbake is not available, some functionality may be reduced.
[INFO] Using HW file: /wrk/everest_fcv_nobkup/PLNX_DEVTOOL/WDYCD_20250407_813/plnx_tests/build/vck190/plnx_devtool/bsp/modify/work/xilinx-vck190-2025.1/project-spec/hw-description/system-top.dts
[INFO] Getting Platform info from HW file
[INFO] Silentconfig project
[INFO] Silentconfig rootfs
[INFO] Generating configuration files
[INFO] Generating workspace directory
NOTE: Starting bitbake server...
NOTE: Started PRServer with DBfile: /wrk/everest_fcv_nobkup/PLNX_DEVTOOL/WDYCD_20250407_813/plnx_tests/build/vck190/plnx_devtool/bsp/modify/work/xilinx-vck190-2025.1/build/cache/prserv.sqlite3, Address: 127.0.0.1:38667, PID: 2007763
INFO: Specified workspace already set up, leaving as-is
[INFO] bitbake petalinux-image-minimal
NOTE: Started PRServer with DBfile: /wrk/everest_fcv_nobkup/PLNX_DEVTOOL/WDYCD_20250407_813/plnx_tests/build/vck190/plnx_devtool/bsp/modify/work/xilinx-vck190-2025.1/build/cache/prserv.sqlite3, Address: 127.0.0.1:38387, PID: 2034154
Loading cache...done.
Loaded 26600 entries from dependency cache.
Parsing recipes...done.
Parsing of 18600 .bb files complete (18564 cached, 36 parsed). 26640 targets, 13681 skipped, 84 masked, 0 errors.
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
Initialising tasks...Checking sstate mirror object availability...done.
Sstate summary: Wanted 6375 Local 206 Mirrors 4609 Missed 1560 Current 10 (75% match, 75% complete)
NOTE: Executing Tasks
NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 13948 tasks of which 12127 didn't need to be rerun and all succeeded.
[INFO] Failed to copy built images to tftp dir: /tftpboot
[INFO] Successfully built project