Compile Tomato ARM

This script will help you create a Tomato Firmware for ARM-based router on Debian 7.8 (64-bit). This was tested on Shibby's build.

Create a linux environment using a VirtualBox:

• Install the free VirtualBox

• Download Debian 7.8 iso

• Start the virtual machine and install Debian as shown in the instructions here.

• Once logged in, you can start preparing the system

• Install ssh, sudo, git and git-core:

   # apt-get install -y openssh-server sudo git git-core

• Add the user you will compile tomato to the sudo group. Here, my user is called tomato:

   # sudo usermod -a -G sudo tomato

The change will only take effect the next time the user logs in, so please logout

• Clone this repository:

   $ git clone https://github.com/wbtf/build-arm.git

• If all goes well, you should be ready to start compiling the Tomato ARM now. Run:

   /home/tomato/build-arm/apt.sh

Compile

• Compile for AC68U:

   $ source /home/tomato/.profile
   $ cd $HOME/tomato-make/release/src-rt-6.x.4708
   $ make ac68z V1=RT-AC6x V2=1.0

• Once completed, you will find your router image inside the image folder:

   cd $HOME/tomato-make/releasesrc-rt-6.x/image

Troubleshoot

• Type make help to see the options to build for each model

• To start a clean compilation:

    cd $HOME/tomato-make/release/src-rt-6.x.4708/
    git clean -dfx && git checkout

Note: Use at your own risk. Be careful and thoughtful not to brick your router.