Compiling the StarFive VisionFive 2 Kernel

Hi, Here’s how to compile kernel 6.1x for StarFive VisionFive 2.

Install dependencies :

Manjaro / Arch Linux :

pacman -S --needed ncurses openssl bc flex bison make gcc riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc git

Ubuntu / Debian :

apt install -y libncurses-dev libssl-dev bc flex bison make gcc gcc-riscv64-linux-gnu git

Fedora / CentOS :

yum install -y ncurses-devel openssl openssl-devel bc flex bison make gcc gcc-riscv64-linux-gnu git

Download the sources : (Official)

git clone https://github.com/starfive-tech/linux
cd linux || exit
git checkout JH7110_VisionFive2_6.1.y_devel

Download the sources : (Unofficial)

git clone https://github.com/MichaIng/linux
cd linux || exit
git checkout 6.1-visionfive2

Compile the Kernel : (Cross Compilation)

make ARCH=riscv CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- starfive_visionfive2_defconfig
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu-

Compile the Kernel : (On Debian x86_64)

cp arch/riscv/configs/starfive_visionfive2_defconfig .config
make ARCH=riscv olddefconfig CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu-
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- bindeb-pkg

Compile the Kernel : (On Debian Riscv64)

cp arch/riscv/configs/starfive_visionfive2_defconfig .config
make ARCH=riscv olddefconfig
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) bindeb-pkg

Install the Kernel :

dpkg -i *.deb