From e994eaeaab348c0a035045acb5fe2e59b5ba4be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julien BOIBESSOT Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:59:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] board: add a readme for Armadeus boards Common readme.txt for all supported Armadeus boards. Signed-off-by: Julien BOIBESSOT [Thomas: minor tweaks in the readme.txt] Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni --- board/armadeus/readme.txt | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+) create mode 100644 board/armadeus/readme.txt diff --git a/board/armadeus/readme.txt b/board/armadeus/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a1f1325291 --- /dev/null +++ b/board/armadeus/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +Introduction +============ + +Armadeus APFxx are Systems On Module (SOM) based on Freescale/NXP i.MX +processors associated with an FPGA (except on APF28). Non volatile +data are stored in on-module NOR or NAND Flash, depending on the +model. These SOM can be used on Armadeus development boards or with +custom docking boards. + +Supported platforms +=================== + +Buildroot currently supports the following Armadeus platforms with the +associated defconfigs: + + * APF9328 SOM + devt boards -> armadeus_apf9328_defconfig + * APF27 SOM + devt board -> armadeus_apf27_defconfig + * APF51 SOM + devt board -> armadeus_apf51_defconfig + * APF28 SOM + devt board -> armadeus_apf28_defconfig + +Vanilla Linux versions are preferred to Freescale's one in these +configurations. + +How to build it +=============== + +Configure Buildroot +------------------- + +Let's say you own an APFxx SOM with it's corresponding development +board, all you have to do is: + + $ make armadeus_apfxx_defconfig + +where "apfxx" is the version of your SOM. + +Launch build +------------ + + $ make + +Result of the build +------------------- + +When the build is finished, you will end up with: + + output/images/ + ├── imx**-apfxxdev.dtb [1] + ├── rootfs.jffs2 [2] + ├── rootfs.tar + ├── rootfs.ubi [2] + ├── rootfs.ubifs [2] + └── uImage + +[1] Only if the kernel version used uses a Device Tree. +[2] .ubi/.ubifs images are not available on APF9328 and replaced by a + .jffs2 one in this case. + +Building U-Boot is currently not supported in these configurations. + +Installation +============ + +You will require a serial connection to the board and a TFTP server on +your Host PC. Assuming your server is configured for exporting +/tftpboot/ directory, you will have to copy the generated images to +it: + + $ cp output/images/uImage /tftpboot/apfxx-linux.bin + $ cp output/images/*.dtb /tftpboot/ + $ cp output/images/rootfs.ubi /tftpboot/apfxx-rootfs.ubi + $ cp output/images/rootfs.jffs2 /tftpboot/apfxx-rootfs.jffs2 + +where "apfxx" is the version of your SOM, as used with _defconfigs. + +Then on your serial terminal, all you have to do is: + +* interrupt the boot process and access U-Boot console by pressing any + key when booting, +* configure board and server IP addresses with "ipaddr" and "serverip" + environment variables, +* if you want to update kernel: + BIOS > run update_kernel +* if you want to update device tree: + BIOS > run update_dtb +* if you want to update rootfs: + BIOS > run update_rootfs + +That's it !