Build WinCE Custom OS Image - Part I
I’m going to build a Custom OS image for Toradex Colibri T20 using the workspace Toradex provided on their website and plus a custom driver.
To approach the target, I need to get all necessary tools installed on my computer first.
Required Installation :
- Visual Studio 2008 Professional
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
- Windows Embedded Compact 7
1. Install Visual Studio 2008 Professional
Since this is an old version of Visual studio, it might take some time to get the correct one.(Or just go Here.) After downloading the .iso file from internet, we need to mount it and start the setup procedure. Just follow the instructions for default installation.
2. Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 should be installed after the previous step. (Find Here)
3. Install Windows Embedded Compact 7
For Windows Embedded Compact 7, you can choose customized installation to only install options you want. For me, I only select Platform Builder, ARMv7 Architecture and x86 Architecture. (In my case, x86 is for supporting emulator.)
In this part, if you choose more options, you might encounter errors that makes you unable to install as others do. Installer would ask you to browse the target file(which you don’t have). Even thought, it offers an option “Download”, it won’t work as we expect. Solutions I found suggesting me to find the corresponding .iso file and mount it. So when this message shows, we can browse it. This solution is not that approachable. I would suggest you just deselect the one blocks installation. Some of the tools can be installed separately in a different way.
