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Download the latest recovery SD card image for your SOM, from one of the following links:<br> | Download the latest recovery SD card image for your SOM, from one of the following links:<br> | ||
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* For VAR-SOM- | * For VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8 | ||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/ | ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8/Software/<br> | ||
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* For VAR-SOM-MX8X | |||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8X/Software/<br> | |||
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* For VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO | |||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO/Software/<br> | |||
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* For DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI | |||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-MX8M-MINI/Software/<br> | |||
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* For DART- | * For DART-MX8M | ||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART- | ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-MX8M/Software/<br> | ||
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* For VAR-SOM-MX7 | * For VAR-SOM-MX7 | ||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX7/Software/fslc/<br> | ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX7/Software/fslc/<br> | ||
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* For DART- | * For DART-6UL | ||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART- | ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-6UL/Software/fslc/<br> | ||
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* For VAR-SOM-MX6, DART-MX6, VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL | |||
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/<br> | |||
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* For VAR-SOM-AM33 | * For VAR-SOM-AM33 |
Revision as of 13:55, 19 April 2020
This HOWTO article meant to facilitate Variscite SOM integration process for the customers.
Variscite provides reference hardware (Evaluation Kit) and all software packages are fully tested with the appropriate Variscite Evaluation Kit.
When customer facing some problem the root cause can be:
- Due to the old software release (the issue can be fixed in the latest release)
- Due to software customization introduced by customer
- Due to hardware issues related to customer carrier design
- Due to Variscite bug
To facilitate the root cause analysis we ask our customers to acquire terminal logs using our Evaluation Kit and latest recovery SD card.
Below summarized actions required to acquire terminal logs using latest recovery SD card.
Download the recovery SD card image
Download the latest recovery SD card image for your SOM, from one of the following links:
- For VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8/Software/
- For VAR-SOM-MX8X
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8X/Software/
- For VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO/Software/
- For DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-MX8M-MINI/Software/
- For DART-MX8M
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-MX8M/Software/
- For VAR-SOM-MX7
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX7/Software/fslc/
- For DART-6UL
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/DART-6UL/Software/fslc/
- For VAR-SOM-MX6, DART-MX6, VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
- For VAR-SOM-AM33
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-AM33/Software/
- For VAR-SOM-AM43
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-AM43/Software/
Write the image to an SD card
Double check that the device is correct to avoid accidentally overwriting a different device and potentially damaging your existing operating system.
Using a Linux based host
Plug-in the SD card to your Linux host PC, run dmesg and see which device is added (i.e. /dev/sdX or /dev/mmcblkX)
$ sudo umount /dev/sdX?* # For files: $ <image name>. | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX bs=1M && sync (Replace /dev/sdX with your actual device)
Using a Windows based host
- Download Win32 Disk Imager from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ and install it.
- Extract the downloaded image:
- Insert your SD card into your PC.
No need to format the SD card before writing the image to it, as the card will be formatted once it will be flashed. - Run the file named Win32DiskImager.exe (in Windows 7, 8 and 10 we recommend that you right-click this file and choose “Run as administrator”).
- If the SD card (Device) you are using isn’t found automatically. Click on the drop down box and select it.
- In the Image File box, choose the .img/.wic file you have extracted previously.
- Click Write.
- After a few minutes, you receive a notification that your SD has been created successfully.
Using a Mac OS X host
Use the dd Utility for MAC OS X to flash .img/.wic files to your SD card
Boot Evaluation Kit from SD card
Now when you have the recovery SD card follow the following steps from the relevant Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide
- Evaluation Kit Initial Setup
- Setting the Host PC for Debug
- Booting from SD Card
Below are the links to the Variscite Evaluation Kits Quick Start Guides:
SPEAR-MX8 kits - Quick Start Guide
VAR-SOM-MX8 kits - Quick Start Guide
VAR-SOM-MX8X kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-MX8X, VAR-DVK-MX8X)
VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-VS8M-NANO, VAR-DVK-VS8M-NANO)
VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-VS8M-MINI, VAR-DVK-VS8M-MINI)
DART-MX8M-MINI kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-DT8M-MINI, VAR-DVK-DT8M-MINI)
DART-MX8M kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-DT8M, VAR-DVK-DT8M)
VAR-SOM-MX7 kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-MX7, VAR-DVK-MX7)
DART-6UL kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-6UL, VAR-DVK-6UL)
VAR-SOM-MX6 kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-MX6_V2, VAR-DVK-MX6_V2, VAR-DVK-MX6_V2-PRO)
VAR-SOM-SOLO / DUAL Evaluation kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-SOLO, VAR-DVK-SOLO, VAR-STK-DUAL, VAR-DVK-DUAL)
DART-MX6 kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-DT6, VAR-DVK-DT6)
VAR-SOM-AM33 kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-AM33_V2, VAR-DVK-AM33_V2, VAR-DVK-AM33_V2-PRO)
VAR-SOM-AM43 kits - Quick Start Guide
(VAR-STK-AM43, VAR-DVK-AM43)
Acquire System Logs
- Send to Variscite's support team the console output starting from power up and until the login prompt
Additional Diagnostics
- Login as root (no password)
- From Linux command line, type: "dmesg"