buildroot/docs/manual/beyond-buildroot.txt

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Beyond Buildroot
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Boot the generated images
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NFS boot
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To achieve NFS-boot, enable _tar root filesystem_ in the _Filesystem
images_ menu.

After a complete build, just run the following commands to setup the
NFS-root directory:

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sudo tar -xavf /path/to/output_dir/rootfs.tar -C /path/to/nfs_root_dir
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Remember to add this path to +/etc/exports+.

Then, you can execute a NFS-boot from your target.

Chroot
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If you want to chroot in a generated image, then there are few thing
you should be aware of:

* you should setup the new root from the _tar root filesystem_ image;

* either the selected target architecture is compatible with your host
  machine, or you should use some +qemu-*+ binary and correctly set it
  within the +binfmt+ properties to be able to run the binaries built
  for the target on your host machine;

* Buildroot does not currently provide +host-qemu+ and +binfmt+
  correctly built and set for that kind of use.