VAR-SOM-MX6 Yocto Recovery SD card V70plus
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VAR-SOM-MX6 - Yocto/Android recovery SD card
Variscite provides a recovery SD card image that can be used to install the pre-built Yocto or Andorid images into the internal storage device/s of the SOM.
Download the recovery SD card image
Download mx6-som-recovery-sd.vXX.img.gz (latest) from Variscite's FTP server: ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
Write the image to an SD card
During the SD card image writing all files and partitions are erased from target device.
Double check that the device is correct to avoid accidentally overwriting a different device and potentially damaging your existing operating system.
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
Recover NAND flash/eMMC
Boot the board using the SD card.
Flash from GUI
- Install Yocto SOLOCB NAND: Flash Yocto on NAND flash, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Install Yocto SOLOCB eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Res NAND: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Cap NAND: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on NAND flash, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Res eMMC: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Install Yocto MX6CB Cap eMMC: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard.
- Install Yocto DART (eMMC): Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard
- Android SOLOCustomBoard eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-SOLOCustomBoard
- Android MX6CB Cap: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Android MX6CB Res: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on VAR-MX6CustomBoard
- Android DART: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on VAR-DT6CustomBoard
Flash from command line
- Login as root (no password)
- From Linux command line, type one of flash options
$ install_android.sh - Flash Android into eMMC (Follow instructions) $ install_yocto.sh - Flash Yocto into eMMC or NAND Flash (Follow instructions)
SD card image file tree
/opt/images/ ├── Android │ ├── SPL-mmc │ ├── SPL-nand │ ├── boot-imx6q-var-dart.img │ ├── boot-som-mx6dl-c.img │ ├── boot-som-mx6dl-r.img │ ├── boot-som-mx6q-c.img │ ├── boot-som-mx6q-r.img │ ├── boot-som-mx6q-vsc.img │ ├── boot-som-solo-c.img │ ├── boot-som-solo-r.img │ ├── boot-som-solo-vsc.img │ ├── recovery-imx6q-var-dart.img │ ├── recovery-som-mx6dl-c.img │ ├── recovery-som-mx6dl-r.img │ ├── recovery-som-mx6q-c.img │ ├── recovery-som-mx6q-r.img │ ├── recovery-som-mx6q-vsc.img │ ├── recovery-som-solo-c.img │ ├── recovery-som-solo-r.img │ ├── recovery-som-solo-vsc.img │ ├── system.img │ ├── u-boot-var-imx6-mmc.img │ └── u-boot-var-imx6-nand.img └── Yocto ├── SPL-nand ├── SPL-sd ├── imx6dl-var-som-cap.dtb ├── imx6dl-var-som-res.dtb ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-cap.dtb ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-res.dtb ├── imx6dl-var-som-solo-vsc.dtb ├── imx6dl-var-som-vsc.dtb ├── imx6q-var-dart.dtb ├── imx6q-var-som-cap.dtb ├── imx6q-var-som-res.dtb ├── imx6q-var-som-vsc.dtb ├── rootfs.tar.bz2 ├── rootfs.ubi ├── u-boot.img-nand ├── u-boot.img-sd └── uImage
The install_android.sh & install_yocto.sh script files are located at /usr/bin/