[poky] [PATCH 1/1] README.hardware: update for 1.0 release

Darren Hart dvhart at linux.intel.com
Fri Mar 18 10:35:58 PDT 2011



On 03/18/2011 09:59 AM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> From: Paul Eggleton<paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
>
> * Update to refer to Yocto documentation
> * Change title as suggested by Scott Rifenbark
> * List all qemu* machine targets
> * Remove machines no longer in core layer
> * Add instructions for routerstationpro (originally based on an email from
>    Mark Hatle)
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton<paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>

Acked-by: Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com>

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> -                     Poky Hardware Reference Guide
> -                     =============================
> +                          Poky Hardware README
> +                          ====================
>
>   This file gives details about using Poky with different hardware reference
> -boards and consumer devices. A full list of target machines can be found by
> -looking in the meta/conf/machine/ directory. If in doubt about using Poky with
> -your hardware, consult the documentation for your board/device. To discuss
> -support for further hardware reference boards/devices please contact OpenedHand.
> +boards and consumer devices. A full list of target machines can be found by
> +looking in the meta/conf/machine/ directory. If in doubt about using Poky with
> +your hardware, consult the documentation for your board/device.
>
> -QEMU Emulation Images (qemuarm and qemux86)
> -===========================================
> +Support for additional devices is normally added by creating BSP layers - for
> +more information please see the Yocto Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's
> +Guide - documentation source is in documentation/bspguide or download the PDF
> +from:
> +
> +   http://yoctoproject.org/community/documentation
> +
> +Support for machines other than QEMU may be moved out to separate BSP layers in
> +future versions.
> +
> +
> +QEMU Emulation Targets
> +======================
>
>   To simplify development Poky supports building images to work with the QEMU
> -emulator in system emulation mode. Two architectures are currently supported,
> -ARM (via qemuarm) and x86 (via qemux86). Use of the QEMU images is covered
> -in the Poky Handbook.
> +emulator in system emulation mode. Several architectures are currently
> +supported:
> +
> +  * ARM (qemuarm)
> +  * x86 (qemux86)
> +  * x86-64 (qemux86-64)
> +  * PowerPC (qemuppc)
> +  * MIPS (qemumips)
> +
> +Use of the QEMU images is covered in the Poky Reference Manual. The Poky
> +MACHINE setting corresponding to the target is given in brackets.
> +
>
>   Hardware Reference Boards
>   =========================
>
> -The following boards are supported by Poky:
> +The following boards are supported by Poky's core layer:
>
> -  * Compulab CM-X270 (cm-x270)
> -  * Compulab EM-X270 (em-x270)
> -  * FreeScale iMX31ADS (mx31ads)
> -  * Marvell PXA3xx Zylonite (zylonite)
> -  * Logic iMX31 Lite Kit (mx31litekit)
> -  * Phytec phyCORE-iMX31 (mx31phy)
>     * Texas Instruments Beagleboard (beagleboard)
> +  * Freescale MPC8315E-RDB (mpc8315e-rdb)
> +  * Ubiquiti Networks RouterStation Pro (routerstationpro)
>
> -For more information see board's section below. The Poky MACHINE setting
> +For more information see the board's section below. The Poky MACHINE setting
>   corresponding to the board is given in brackets.
>
> +
>   Consumer Devices
>   ================
>
> -The following consumer devices are supported by Poky:
> +The following consumer devices are supported by Poky's core layer:
>
> -  * FIC Neo1973 GTA01 smartphone (fic-gta01)
> -  * HTC Universal (htcuniversal)
> -  * Nokia 770/N800/N810 Internet Tablets (nokia770 and nokia800)
> -  * Sharp Zaurus SL-C7x0 series (c7x0)
> -  * Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000 (akita)
> -  * Sharp Zaurus SL-C3x00 series (spitz)
> +  * Intel Atom based PCs and devices (atom-pc)
>
> -For more information see board's section below. The Poky MACHINE setting
> -corresponding to the board is given in brackets.
> +For more information see the device's section below. The Poky MACHINE setting
> +corresponding to the device is given in brackets.
>
>
> -                          Hardware Reference Boards
> -                          =========================
>
> -Compulab CM-X270 (cm-x270)
> -==========================
> -
> -The bootloader on this board doesn't support writing jffs2 images directly to
> -NAND and normally uses a proprietary kernel flash driver. To allow the use of
> -jffs2 images, a two stage updating procedure is needed. Firstly, an initramfs
> -is booted which contains mtd utilities and this is then used to write the main
> -filesystem.
> -
> -It is assumed the board is connected to a network where a TFTP server is
> -available and that a serial terminal is available to communicate with the
> -bootloader (38400, 8N1). If a DHCP server is available the device will use it
> -to obtain an IP address. If not, run:
> -
> -  ARMmon>  setip dhcp off
> -  ARMmon>  setip ip 192.168.1.203
> -  ARMmon>  setip mask 255.255.255.0
> -
> -To reflash the kernel:
> -
> -  ARMmon>  download kernel tftp zimage 192.168.1.202
> -  ARMmon>  flash kernel
> -
> -where zimage is the name of the kernel on the TFTP server and its IP address is
> -192.168.1.202. The names of the files must be all lowercase.
> -
> -To reflash the initrd/initramfs:
> -
> -  ARMmon>  download ramdisk tftp diskimage 192.168.1.202
> -  ARMmon>  flash ramdisk
> -
> -where diskimage is the name of the initramfs image (a cpio.gz file).
> -
> -To boot the initramfs:
> -
> -  ARMmon>  ramdisk on
> -  ARMmon>  bootos "console=ttyS0,38400 rdinit=/sbin/init"
> -
> -To reflash the main image login to the system as user "root", then run:
> -
> -  # ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.203
> -  # tftp -g -r mainimage 192.168.1.202
> -  # flash_eraseall /dev/mtd1
> -  # nandwrite /dev/mtd1 mainimage
> -
> -which configures the network interface with the IP address 192.168.1.203,
> -downloads the "mainimage" file from the TFTP server at 192.168.1.202, erases
> -the flash and then writes the new image to the flash.
> -
> -The main image can then be booted with:
> -
> -  ARMmon>  bootos "console=ttyS0,38400 root=/dev/mtdblock1 rootfstype=jffs2"
> -
> -Note that the initramfs image is built by poky in a slightly different mode to
> -normal since it uses uclibc. To generate this use a command like:
> -
> -IMAGE_FSTYPES=cpio.gz MACHINE=cm-x270 POKYLIBC=uclibc bitbake poky-image-minimal-mtdutils
> -
> -
> -Compulab EM-X270 (em-x270)
> -==========================
> -
> -Fetch the "Linux - kernel and run-time image (Angstrom)" ZIP file from the
> -Compulab website. Inside the images directory of this ZIP file is another ZIP
> -file called 'LiveDisk.zip'. Extract this over a cleanly formatted vfat USB flash
> -drive. Replace the 'em_x270.img' file with the 'updater-em-x270.ext2' file.
> -
> -Insert this USB disk into the supplied adapter and connect this to the
> -board. Whilst holding down the the suspend button press the reset button. The
> -board will now boot off the USB key and into a version of Angstrom. On the
> -desktop is an icon labelled "Updater". Run this program to launch the updater
> -that will flash the Poky kernel and rootfs to the board.
> -
> -
> -FreeScale iMX31ADS (mx31ads)
> -===========================
> -
> -The correct serial port is the top-most female connector to the right of the
> -ethernet socket.
> -
> -For uploading data to RedBoot we are going to use tftp. In this example we
> -assume that the tftpserver is on 192.168.9.1 and the board is on192.168.9.2.
> -
> -To set the IP address, run:
> -
> -  ip_address -l 192.168.9.2/24 -h 192.168.9.1
> -
> -To download a kernel called "zimage" from the TFTP server, run:
> -
> -  load -r -b 0x100000 zimage
> -
> -To write the kernel to flash run:
> -
> -  fis create kernel
> -
> -To download a rootfs jffs2 image "rootfs" from the TFTP server, run:
> -
> -  load -r -b 0x100000 rootfs
> -
> -To write the root filesystem  to flash run:
> -
> -  fis create root
> -
> -To load and boot a kernel and rootfs from flash:
> -
> -  fis load kernel
> -  exec -b 0x100000 -l 0x200000 -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=jffs2 init=linuxrc ip=none"
> -
> -To load and boot a kernel from a TFTP server with the rootfs over NFS:
> -
> -  load -r -b 0x100000 zimage
> -  exec -b 0x100000 -l 0x200000 -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.9.1:/mnt/nfsmx31 rw ip=192.168.9.2::192.168.9.1:255.255.255.0"
> -
> -The instructions above are for using the (default) NOR flash on the board,
> -there is also 128M of NAND flash. It is possible to install Poky to the NAND
> -flash which gives more space for the rootfs and instructions for using this are
> -given below. To switch to the NAND flash:
> -
> -  factive NAND
> -
> -This will then restart RedBoot using the NAND rather than the NOR. If you
> -have not used the NAND before then it is unlikely that there will be a
> -partition table yet. You can get the list of partitions with 'fis list'.
> -
> -If this shows no partitions then you can create them with:
> -
> -  fis init
> -
> -The output of 'fis list' should now show:
> -
> -Name              FLASH addr  Mem addr    Length      Entry point
> -RedBoot           0xE0000000  0xE0000000  0x00040000  0x00000000
> -FIS directory     0xE7FF4000  0xE7FF4000  0x00003000  0x00000000
> -RedBoot config    0xE7FF7000  0xE7FF7000  0x00001000  0x00000000
> -
> -Partitions for the kernel and rootfs need to be created:
> -
> -fis create -l 0x1A0000 -e 0x00100000 kernel
> -fis create -l 0x5000000 -e 0x00100000 root
> -
> -You may now use the instructions above for flashing. However it is important
> -to note that the erase block size for the NAND is different to the NOR so the
> -JFFS erase size will need to be changed to 0x4000. Stardard images are built
> -for NOR and you will need to build custom images for NAND.
> -
> -You will also need to update the kernel command line to use the correct root
> -filesystem. This should be '/dev/mtdblock7' if you adhere to the partitioning
> -scheme shown above. If this fails then you can doublecheck against the output
> -from the kernel when it evaluates the available mtd partitions.
> -
> -
> -Marvell PXA3xx Zylonite (zylonite)
> -==================================
> -
> -These instructions assume the Zylonite is connected to a machine running a TFTP
> -server at address 192.168.123.5 and that a serial link (38400 8N1) is available
> -to access the blob bootloader. The kernel is on the TFTP server as
> -"zylonite-kernel" and the root filesystem jffs2 file is "zylonite-rootfs" and
> -the images are to be saved in NAND flash.
> -
> -The following commands setup blob:
> -
> -  blob>  setip client 192.168.123.4
> -  blob>  setip server 192.168.123.5
> -
> -To flash the kernel:
> -
> -  blob>  tftp zylonite-kernel
> -  blob>  nandwrite -j 0x80800000 0x60000 0x200000
> -
> -To flash the rootfs:
> -
> -  blob>  tftp zylonite-rootfs
> -  blob>  nanderase -j 0x260000 0x5000000
> -  blob>  nandwrite -j 0x80800000 0x260000<length>
> -
> -(where<length>  is the rootfs size which will be printed by the tftp step)
> -
> -To boot the board:
> -
> -  blob>  nkernel
> -  blob>  boot
> -
> -
> -Logic iMX31 Lite Kit (mx31litekit)
> -===============================
> -
> -The easiest method to boot this board is to take an MMC/SD card and format
> -the first partition as ext2, then extract the poky image onto this as root.
> -Assuming the board is network connected, a TFTP server is available at
> -192.168.1.33 and a serial terminal is available (115200 8N1), the following
> -commands will boot a kernel called "mx31kern" from the TFTP server:
> -
> -  losh>  ifconfig sm0 192.168.1.203 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.33
> -  losh>  load raw 0x80100000 0x200000 /tftp/192.168.1.33:mx31kern
> -  losh>  exec 0x80100000 -
> -
> -
> -Phytec phyCORE-iMX31 (mx31phy)
> -==============================
> -
> -Support for this board is currently being developed. Experimental jffs2
> -images and a suitable kernel are available and are known to work with the
> -board.
> -
> -
> -                             Consumer Devices
> -                             ================
> -
> -FIC Neo1973 GTA01 smartphone (fic-gta01)
> -========================================
> -
> -To install Poky on a GTA01 smartphone you will need "dfu-util" tool
> -which you can build with "bitbake dfu-util-native" command.
> -
> -Flashing requires these steps:
> -
> -  1. Power down the device.
> -  2. Connect the device to the host machine via USB.
> -  3. Hold AUX key and press Power key. There should be a bootmenu
> -     on screen.
> -  4. Run "dfu-util -l" to check if the phone is visible on the USB bus.
> -     The output should look like this:
> -
> -     dfu-util - (C) 2007 by OpenMoko Inc.
> -     This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
> -
> -     Found Runtime: [0x1457:0x5119] devnum=19, cfg=0, intf=2, alt=0, name="USB Device Firmware Upgrade"
> -
> -  5. Flash the kernel with "dfu-util -a kernel -D uImage-2.6.21.6-moko11-r2-fic-gta01.bin"
> -  6. Flash rootfs with "dfu-util -a rootfs -D<image>", where<image>  is the
> -     jffs2 image file to use as the root filesystem
> -     (e.g. ./tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-sato-fic-gta01.jffs2)
> -
> -
> -HTC Universal (htcuniversal)
> -============================
> -
> -Note: HTC Universal support is highly experimental.
> -
> -On the HTC Universal, entirely replacing the Windows installation is not
> -supported, instead Poky is booted from an MMC/SD card from Windows. Once Poky
> -has booted, Windows is no longer in memory or active but when power is removed,
> -the user will be returned to windows and will need to return to Linux from
> -there.
> -
> -Once an MMC/SD card is available it is suggested its split into two partitions,
> -one for a program called HaRET which lets you boot Linux from within Windows
> -and the second for the rootfs. The HaRET partition should be the first partition
> -on the card and be vfat formatted. It doesn't need to be large, just enough for
> -HaRET and a kernel (say 5MB max). The rootfs should be ext2 and is usually the
> -second partition. The first partition should be vfat so Windows recognises it
> -as if it doesn't, it has been known to reformat cards.
> -
> -On the first partition you need three files:
> -
> -  * a HaRET binary (version 0.5.1 works well and a working version
> -    should be part of the last Poky release)
> -  * a kernel renamed to "zImage"
> -  * a default.txt which contains:
> -
> -set kernel "zImage"
> -set mtype "855"
> -set cmdline "root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty0 rootdelay=5 fbcon=rotate:1"
> -boot2
> -
> -On the second parition the root file system is extracted as root. A different
> -partition layout or other kernel options can be changed in the default.txt file.
> -
> -When inserted into the device, Windows should see the card and let you browse
> -its contents using File Explorer. Running the HaRET binary will present a dialog
> -box (maybe after messages warning about running unsigned binaries) where you
> -select OK and you should then see Poky boot. Kernel messages can be seen by
> -adding psplash=false to the kernel commandline.
> -
> -
> -Nokia 770/N800/N810 Internet Tablets (nokia770 and nokia800)
> -============================================================
> -
> -Note: Nokia tablet support is highly experimental.
> -
> -The Nokia internet tablet devices are OMAP based tablet formfactor devices
> -with large screens (800x480), wifi and touchscreen.
> -
> -To flash images to these devices you need the "flasher" utility which can be
> -downloaded from the http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/d3.php?f=flasher-3.0. This
> -utility needs to be run as root and the usb filesystem needs to be mounted
> -although most distributions will have done this for you. Once you have this
> -follow these steps:
> -
> -  1. Power down the device.
> -  2. Connect the device to the host machine via USB
> -     (connecting power to the device doesn't hurt either).
> -  3. Run "flasher -i"
> -  4. Power on the device.
> -  5. The program should give an indication it's found
> -     a tablet device. If not, recheck the cables, make sure you're
> -     root and usbfs/usbdevfs is mounted.
> -  6. Run "flasher -r<image>  -k<kernel>  -f", where<image>  is the
> -     jffs2 image file to use as the root filesystem
> -     (e.g. ./tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-sato-nokia800.jffs2)
> -     and<kernel>  is the kernel to use
> -     (e.g. ./tmp/deploy/images/zImage-nokia800.bin).
> -  7. Run "flasher -R" to reboot the device.
> -  8. The device should boot into Poky.
> -
> -The nokia800 images and kernel will run on both the N800 and N810.
> -
> -
> -Sharp Zaurus SL-C7x0 series (c7x0)
> -==================================
> -
> -The Sharp Zaurus c7x0 series (SL-C700, SL-C750, SL-C760, SL-C860, SL-7500)
> -are PXA25x based handheld PDAs with VGA screens. To install Poky images on
> -these devices follow these steps:
> -
> -  1. Obtain an SD/MMC or CF card with a vfat or ext2 filesystem.
> -  2. Copy a jffs2 image file (e.g. poky-image-sato-c7x0.jffs2) onto the
> -     card as "initrd.bin":
> -
> -     $ cp ./tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-sato-c7x0.jffs2 /path/to/my-cf-card/initrd.bin
> -
> -  3. Copy an Linux kernel file (zImage-c7x0.bin) onto the card as
> -     "zImage.bin":
> -
> -     $ cp ./tmp/deploy/images/zImage-c7x0.bin /path/to/my-cf-card/zImage.bin
> -
> -  4. Copy an updater script (updater.sh.c7x0) onto the card
> -     as "updater.sh":
> -
> -     $ cp ./tmp/deploy/images/updater.sh.c7x0 /path/to/my-cf-card/updater.sh
> -
> -  5. Power down the Zaurus.
> -  6. Hold "OK" key and power on the device. An update menu should appear
> -     (in Japanese).
> -  7. Choose "Update" (item 4).
> -  8. The next screen will ask for the source, choose the appropriate
> -     card (CF or SD).
> -  9. Make sure AC power is connected.
> -  10. The next screen asks for confirmation, choose "Yes" (the left button).
> -  11. The update process will start, flash the files on the card onto
> -      the device and the device will then reboot into Poky.
> -
> -
> -Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000 (akita)
> -=============================
> -
> -The Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000 is a PXA270 based device otherwise similar to the
> -c7x0. To install Poky images on this device follow the instructions for
> -the c7x0 but replace "c7x0" with "akita" where appropriate.
> -
> -
> -Sharp Zaurus SL-C3x00 series (spitz)
> -====================================
> -
> -The Sharp Zaurus SL-C3x00 devices are PXA270 based devices similar
> -to akita but with an internal microdrive. The installation procedure
> -assumes a standard microdrive based device where the root (first)
> -partition has been enlarged to fit the image (at least 100MB,
> -400MB for the SDK).
> -
> -The procedure is the same as for the c7x0 and akita models with the
> -following differences:
> -
> - 1. Instead of a jffs2 image you need to copy a compressed tarball of the
> -    root fileystem (e.g. poky-image-sato-spitz.tar.gz) onto the
> -    card as "hdimage1.tgz":
> -
> -    $ cp ./tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-sato-spitz.tar.gz /path/to/my-cf-card/hdimage1.tgz
> -
> - 2. You additionally need to copy a special tar utility  (gnu-tar) onto
> -    the card as "gnu-tar":
> -
> -    $ cp ./tmp/deploy/images/gnu-tar /path/to/my-cf-card/gnu-tar
> +                      Specific Hardware Documentation
> +                      ===============================
>
>
>   Intel Atom based PCs and devices (atom-pc)
> @@ -580,3 +217,133 @@ Note: As of the 2.6.37 linux-yocto kernel recipe, the Beagleboard uses the
>         order to setup the getty on the serial line:
>
>         SERIAL_CONSOLE_beagleboard = "115200 ttyS2"
> +
> +
> +Ubiquiti Networks RouterStation Pro (routerstationpro)
> +======================================================
> +
> +You will need the following:
> +* A serial cable - female to female (or female to male + gender changer)
> +  NOTE: cable must be straight through, *not* a null modem cable.
> +* USB flash drive or hard disk that is able to be powered from the
> +  board's USB port.
> +* tftp server installed on your workstation
> +
> +NOTE: in the following instructions it is assumed that /dev/sdb corresponds
> +to the USB disk when it is plugged into your workstation. If this is not the
> +case in your setup then please be careful to substitute the correct device
> +name in all commands where appropriate.
> +
> +--- Preparation ---
> +
> +1) Build an image (e.g. poky-image-minimal) using "routerstationpro" as the
> +MACHINE
> +
> +2) Partition the USB drive so that primary partition 1 is type Linux (83).
> +Minimum size depends on your root image size - poky-image-minimal probably
> +only needs 8-16MB, other images will need more.
> +
> +  # fdisk /dev/sdb
> +  Command (m for help): p
> +
> +  Disk /dev/sdb: 4011 MB, 4011491328 bytes
> +  124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders, total 7834944 sectors
> +  Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> +  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> +  I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> +  Disk identifier: 0x0009e87d
> +
> +     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> +  /dev/sdb1              62     1952751      976345   83  Linux
> +
> +3) Format partition 1 on the USB as ext3
> +
> +  # mke2fs -j /dev/sdb1
> +
> +4) Mount partition 1 and then extract the contents of
> +tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-XXXX.tar.bz2 into it (preserving permissions).
> +
> +  # mount /dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1
> +  # cd /media/sdb1
> +  # tar -xvjpf tmp/deploy/images/poky-image-XXXX.tar.bz2
> +
> +5) Unmount the USB drive and then plug it into the board's USB port
> +
> +6) Connect the board's serial port to your workstation and then start up
> +your favourite serial terminal so that you will be able to interact with
> +the serial console. (If you don't have a favourite, picocom is suggested.)
> +
> +7) Connect the network into eth0 (the one that is NOT the 3 port switch). If
> +you are using power-over-ethernet then the board will power up at this point.
> +
> +8) Start up the board, watch the serial console. Hit Ctrl+C to abort the
> +autostart if the board is configured that way (it is by default). The
> +bootloader's fconfig command can be used to disable autostart and configure
> +the IP settings if you need to change them (default IP is 192.168.1.20).
> +
> +9) Make the kernel (tmp/deploy/images/vmlinux-routerstationpro.bin) available
> +on the tftp server.
> +
> +10) If you are going to write the kernel to flash (optional - see "Booting a
> +kernel directly" below for the alternative), remove the current kernel and
> +rootfs flash partitions. You can list the partitions using the following
> +bootloader command:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  fis list
> +
> +You can delete the existing kernel and rootfs with these commands:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  fis delete kernel
> +  RedBoot>  fis delete rootfs
> +
> +--- Booting a kernel directly ---
> +
> +1) Load the kernel using the following bootloader command:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  load -m tftp -h<ip of tftp server>  vmlinux-routerstationpro.bin
> +
> +You should see a message on it being successfully loaded.
> +
> +2) Execute the kernel:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  exec -c "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda1 rw rootdelay=2 board=UBNT-RSPRO"
> +
> +Note that specifying the command line with -c is important as linux-yocto does
> +not provide a default command line.
> +
> +--- Writing a kernel to flash ---
> +
> +1) Go to your tftp server and gzip the kernel you want in flash. It should
> +halve the size.
> +
> +2) Load the kernel using the following bootloader command:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  load -r -b 0x80600000 -m tftp -h<ip of tftp server>  vmlinux-routerstationpro.bin.gz
> +
> +This should output something similar to the following:
> +
> +  Raw file loaded 0x80600000-0x8087c537, assumed entry at 0x80600000
> +
> +Calculate the length by subtracting the first number from the second number
> +and then rounding the result up to the nearest 0x1000.
> +
> +3) Using the length calculated above, create a flash partition for the kernel:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  fis create -b 0x80600000 -l 0x240000 kernel
> +
> +(change 0x240000 to your rounded length -- change "kernel" to whatever
> +you want to name your kernel)
> +
> +--- Booting a kernel from flash ---
> +
> +To boot the flashed kernel perform the following steps.
> +
> +1) At the bootloader prompt, load the kernel:
> +
> +  RedBoot>  fis load -d -e kernel
> +
> +(Change the name "kernel" above if you chose something different earlier)
> +
> +(-e means 'elf', -d 'decompress')
> +
> +2) Execute the kernel using the exec command as above.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel



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