Edge2 have possibility boot-up from : eMMC, TF Card, SPI-Flash
We talking there only about 1st stage SoC boot,
next second stage OS loading possible for any other devices and depends from U-Boot configurations
If the SPI Flash contains a second-stage bootloader (e.g., OOWOW), it will attempt to boot from TF Card first when a card is inserted.
See also: Edge2 Install OS into External Storage
If both SPI Flash and eMMC contain no valid boot image or are corrupted, you can force boot from a TF card using the TST Mode shortcut:
This method is useful for recovery or when booting from external storage is required.
Hold FUNCTION and short press RESET to force boot OOWOW service from SPI-flash, and skip other boot sources
TF-card slot must be empty.