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{{PageHeader|VAR-SOM-MX6 - Yocto/Android recovery SD card v6x (based on Yocto Jethro)}} {{DocImage|category1=VAR-SOM-MX6|category2=Yocto}}[[Category:Android]]
Variscite provides a recovery SD card image that can be used to install the pre-built U-Boot, Linux kernel and the file system into the internal storage/s of the SOM.
Variscite provides a recovery SD card image that can be used to install the pre-built U-Boot, Linux kernel and the file system into the internal storage/s of the SOM.


== Preparing a recovery SD card ==
== Preparing a recovery SD card ==
* Download mx6-som-recovery-sd.vXX.img.gz (latest) which is available on Variscite's FTP: ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
* [ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/mx6-som-recovery-sd.changelog Changelog]
* Download mx6-som-recovery-sd.v6X.img.gz (choose the latest version) which is available on Variscite's FTP: ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX6/Software/
* 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)
* 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)
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$ gunzip mx6-som-recovery-sd.vXX.img.gz
$ gunzip mx6-som-recovery-sd.v6X.img.gz
$ sudo umount /dev/sdX*
$ sudo umount /dev/sdX*
$ sudo dd if=mx6-som-recovery-sd.vXX.img of=/dev/sdX bs=1M
$ sudo dd if=mx6-som-recovery-sd.v6X.img of=/dev/sdX bs=1M


(Replace /dev/sdX with your actual device)
(Replace /dev/sdX with your actual device)
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*The board will automatically boot into Linux from SD card
*The board will automatically boot into Linux from SD card
=== Flash from GUI ===
=== Flash from GUI ===
[[File:Applications_Jethro.png]]
[[File:VAR-SOM-MX6_Jethro_Recovery.png]]
*Click on the right arrowhead on the upper right corner to change the desktop into Utilities.
[[File:Utilities_Jethro.png]]
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Click the appropriate button:
Click the appropriate button:
* Yocto Jethro SOLOCB NAND: Flash Yocto on NAND-Flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro SOLOCB NAND: Flash Yocto on NAND flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCustomBoard]
* Yocto Jethro SOLOCB eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro SOLOCB eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCustomBoard]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Res NAND: Flash Yocto Resistive touch panel on NAND-Flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX66CUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Res NAND: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on NAND flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB CAP NAND: Flash Yocto Capacitive touche panel on NAND-Flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX66CUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Cap NAND: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on NAND flash, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Res eMMC: Flash Yocto Resistive touch panel on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX66CUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Res eMMC: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB CAP eMMC: Flash Yocto Capacitive touche panel on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX66CUSTOMBOARD ]
* Yocto Jethro MX6CB Cap eMMC: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard].
* Yocto Jethro DART eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/dart-board DART-BOARD]
* Yocto Jethro DART (eMMC): Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/dt6customboard VAR-DT6CustomBoard]
* Android SOLOCB eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCUSTOMBOARD ]
* Android SOLOCustomBoard eMMC: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-solocustomboard VAR-SOLOCustomBoard]
* Android MX6CB CAP: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX66CUSTOMBOARD ]
* Android MX6CB Cap: Flash Yocto with Capacitive touch panel support on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard]
* Android DART: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/dart-board DART-BOARD]
* Android MX6CB Res: Flash Yocto with Resistive touch panel support on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/var-mx6customboard VAR-MX6CustomBoard]
* Android DART: Flash Yocto on eMMC, on [http://www.variscite.com/products/single-board-computers/dt6customboard VAR-DT6CustomBoard]


=== Flash from command line ===
=== Flash from command line ===
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     ├── uImage-imx6q-var-som-res.dtb
     ├── uImage-imx6q-var-som-res.dtb
     └── uImage-imx6q-var-som-vsc.dtb
     └── uImage-imx6q-var-som-vsc.dtb
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The install_android.sh & install_yocto.sh script files are located at /usr/bin/
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 13 April 2017

VAR-SOM-MX6 - Yocto/Android recovery SD card v6x (based on Yocto Jethro)


Variscite provides a recovery SD card image that can be used to install the pre-built U-Boot, Linux kernel and the file system into the internal storage/s of the SOM.

Preparing a recovery SD card

$ gunzip mx6-som-recovery-sd.v6X.img.gz
$ sudo umount /dev/sdX*
$ sudo dd if=mx6-som-recovery-sd.v6X.img of=/dev/sdX bs=1M

(Replace /dev/sdX with your actual device)

Recover NAND Flash/eMMC

  • Power-off the board.
  • Insert the SD card into the SD card slot of the carrier board (DVK)
  • Press and hold the boot-select button, and power-on the board while button is pressed
  • The board will automatically boot into Linux from SD card

Flash from GUI

VAR-SOM-MX6 Jethro Recovery.png

Click the appropriate button:

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
│   ├── SPL.mmc
│   ├── 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
│   ├── boot.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
│   ├── recovery.img
│   ├── system.img
│   ├── u-boot-var-imx6-nand.img
│   └── u-boot-var-imx6-sd.img
└── Yocto
    ├── SPL
    ├── SPL.mmc
    ├── rootfs.tar.bz2
    ├── rootfs.ubi.img
    ├── u-boot.img
    ├── u-boot.img.mmc
    ├── uImage
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-cap.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-res.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-solo-cap.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-solo-res.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-solo-vsc.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6dl-var-som-vsc.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6q-var-dart.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6q-var-som-cap.dtb
    ├── uImage-imx6q-var-som-res.dtb
    └── uImage-imx6q-var-som-vsc.dtb
The install_android.sh & install_yocto.sh script files are located at /usr/bin/