Latest revision as of 08:28, 7 June 2017

Flash From Network Yocto system

Flashing a complete Yocto system from Network using TFTP & NFS

NOTES:

Please make sure your host system is ready to use TFTP/NFS. Use our WIKI if required: TFTP & NFS
Mix and match the nand-recovery version with the system you would like to flash.
This is a concept Wiki. Please adopt it to your system and your requirements.
Android can be flashed in the same way.

Build minimal file system

$ gedit ../sources/poky/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-mtdutils.bb

Set the image to include: IMAGE_INSTALL += "mtd-utils imx-kobs mtd-utils-ubifs"
Build the system:

$ bitbake core-image-minimal-mtdutils

Create a root file system and copy files

$ mkdir ~/flash_rootfs
$ sudo tar xvf tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/core-image-minimal-mtdutils-var-som-mx6.tar.bz2 -C ~/flash_rootfs
$ sudo cp tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/uImage /tftpboot
$ sudo cp tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/uImage-imx*.dtb /tftpboot/
$ sudo rename 's/uImage-//' /tftpboot/uImage-*

Insert the recovery SD card into your host PC and copy the following files from it (assuming it is mounted at /media):

$ sudo mkdir ~/flash_rootfs
$ sudo cp -a /media/rootfs/opt/images ~/flash_rootfs/opt/
$ sudo cp /media/rootfs/usr/bin/*.sh ~/flash_rootfs/usr/bin

Boot the board, stop the autoboot to get to the U-Boot command line, and set the following environment variables:

=> setenv serverip <your host ip address>
=> setenv bootfile uImage
=> setenv nfsroot /home/<your username>/flash_rootfs
=> setenv console ttymxc0
=> setenv bootcmd 'run netboot'
=> boot

On the target flash your system:

$ install_yocto.sh

A complete system is flashed into nand. Once the file system is built you can use it again and again to flash your VAR-SOM-MX6. You can update the images to use your images or custom nand-recovery.sh to your requirements.

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Flashing a complete Yocto system from Network using TFTP & NFS

Build minimal file system

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 {{DocImage|category1=VAR-SOM-MX6|category2=Yocto}}
 __toc__
-= Flashing a complete Yocto system from Network using tftp &amp; nfs  =
-== Build mininal file system==
+= Flashing a complete Yocto system from Network using TFTP &amp; NFS  =
+{{note| NOTES:<br>
+#Please make sure your host system is ready to use TFTP/NFS. Use our WIKI if required: [[VAR-SOM-MX6 Yocto Utilizing|TFTP & NFS]]
+#Mix and match the nand-recovery version with the system you would like to flash.
+#This is a concept Wiki. Please adopt it to your system and your requirements.
+#Android can be flashed in the same way.
+|info}}
-<pre>$ gedit ../sources/poky/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-mtdutils.bb
+== Build minimal file system==
+<pre>
+$ gedit ../sources/poky/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-mtdutils.bb
 </pre>
 Set the image to include:
-IMAGE_INSTALL += "mtd-utils imx-kobs mtd-utils-ubifs"
+IMAGE_INSTALL += "mtd-utils imx-kobs mtd-utils-ubifs"<br>
 Build the system:
-<pre>$
+<pre>
+$ bitbake core-image-minimal-mtdutils
+</pre>
+Create a root file system and copy files
+<pre>
+$ mkdir ~/flash_rootfs
+$ sudo tar xvf tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/core-image-minimal-mtdutils-var-som-mx6.tar.bz2 -C ~/flash_rootfs
+$ sudo cp tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/uImage /tftpboot
+$ sudo cp tmp/deploy/images/var-som-mx6/uImage-imx*.dtb /tftpboot/
+$ sudo rename 's/uImage-//' /tftpboot/uImage-*
 </pre>
-== Target  ==
+Insert the recovery SD card into your host PC and copy the following files from it (assuming it is mounted at /media):
+<pre>
+$ sudo mkdir ~/flash_rootfs
+$ sudo cp -a /media/rootfs/opt/images ~/flash_rootfs/opt/
+$ sudo cp /media/rootfs/usr/bin/*.sh ~/flash_rootfs/usr/bin
+</pre>
-make sure you have a serial connection to the target.
+Boot the board, stop the autoboot to get to the U-Boot command line, and set the following environment variables:
+<pre>
+=> setenv serverip <your host ip address>
+=> setenv bootfile uImage
+=> setenv nfsroot /home/<your username>/flash_rootfs
+=> setenv console ttymxc0
+=> setenv bootcmd 'run netboot'
+=> boot
+</pre>
-reset and hold the space bar. This will brink you to u-boot prompt
+On the target flash your system:
-<pre>$ setenv serverip 192.168.1.188
+<pre>
-$ setenv ethaddr a8:cc:3d:d9:b8:f5
+$ install_yocto.sh
-$ setenv kernel uImage
+</pre>
-$ setenv nfsroot /home/&lt;uname&gt;/fsl-community-bsp/rootfs
-$ setenv bootcmd run bootcmd_net
-$ saveenv </pre>
-You are all set. Pushing reset on the VAR-SOM-MX6 board will run your Yocto result file system.<br>
-<br>
+A complete system is flashed into nand. Once the file system is built you can use it again and again to flash your VAR-SOM-MX6. You can update the images to use your images or custom nand-recovery.sh to your requirements.