Image Building Issues (x64)

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#1

I am trying to build a squashfs image for x86_64 with a bigger kernel and root partition but the image will not build correctly.

The only thing that is modified in the .config file is

CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE=32
CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE=2048

When trying to create the image using this command the profile option it says profile generic doesn't exist and doesn't build.

make image PROFILE=generic BIN_DIR=/firmware FILES=./files PACKAGES="unzip tar htop fdisk"

make image PROFILE-generic BIN_DIR=/Firmware FILES/files PACKAGES "unzip tar htop fdisk"
Profile "generic" does not exist!
Use "make info to get a list of available profile names.
make[1]: *** [Makefile:218: check profile] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:240: image] Error 2

When using the command without the profile flag option:

Building images... 
bash: line 1: /firmware/openwrt-22.03.0-rc6-x86-64-generic-rootfs.tar.gz: Permission denied
make[3]: *** [Makefile:156: kernel prepare] Error 1
make[2]: *** [Makefile:188: build_image] Error 2 
make[1]: *** [Makefile:126: _call_image] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:242: image] Error 2

The issue will occur even if the firmware folder was created before trying to build the image.

When using sudo:

Linux-x86_64/staging_dir/host/bin/grub-bios-setup: warning: Your B105 Boot Partition is under 1 MiB, please increase its size..

#2

Okay so placing quotes around some of the command has fixed a issues.

Changing /firmware to ./firmware also seems to help with the permission issue.

make image PROFILE="generic" BIN_DIR="./firmware" FILES="./files" PACKAGES="unzip tar htop fdisk"

However, the ./firmware is not found anywhere. Using the find command it's not there.

Also This issue still occurs:

warning: Your BIOS Boot Partition is under 1 MiB, please increase its size..
#3

not a solution, but a workaround ...
why not settle with the default image, then simply fire up gparted from a thumb drive and resize the partitions ?

#4

This dir has to be created manually, it's where your config files will be stored. If you dont need/want to add configs files within the image, just don't use the FILES option.

Furthermore there is no need for the PROFILE option with the x64 builder.

#5

Sorry forgot to mention this a squashfs system.

Thank you

@takimata solved it!

The fix to this is:

make image PROFILE="generic" FILES="./files" PACKAGES="unzip tar htop fdisk"

The images show up in bin/targets

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