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| ====== Create Bootable TF Card ====== | ====== Create Bootable TF Card ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
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| What is a bootable TF card? | What is a bootable TF card? | ||
| - | * A bootable TF card is an TF card that has a bootloader installed on it. | + | |
| - | * A bootable TF card is also known as a boot disk, which your SBC can boot-up from. | + | * A bootable TF card is also known as a boot disk, which your SBC can boot-up from. |
| Why do we need a bootable TF card? | Why do we need a bootable TF card? | ||
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| <WRAP important > | <WRAP important > | ||
| - | The process for VIM1, VIM2, VIM3, VIM3L and VIM4 is similar, so we will use VIM1 as an example. | + | The process for VIM1, VIM2, VIM3, VIM3L, VIM1S and VIM4 is similar, so we will use VIM1 as an example. |
| </ | </ | ||
| - | ===== Getting Started | + | ===== Download boot images |
| - | Download U-Boot for ([[dl> | + | Download U-Boot for ([[dl> |
| <tabbox VIM1/ | <tabbox VIM1/ | ||
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| * '' | * '' | ||
| - | <tabbox VIM4> | + | < |
| * '' | * '' | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
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| + | ===== Linux command line usage examples ===== | ||
| Insert the TF card into your PC, and unmount it: | Insert the TF card into your PC, and unmount it: | ||
| - | ```sh | + | ```shell |
| $ sudo umount /dev/sdX1 | $ sudo umount /dev/sdX1 | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
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| Format the TF card as FAT32: | Format the TF card as FAT32: | ||
| - | ```sh | + | ```shell |
| $ sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1 | $ sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1 | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
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| <tabbox VIM1/ | <tabbox VIM1/ | ||
| - | ```sh | + | ```shell |
| $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | ||
| $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
| - | <tabbox VIM4> | + | < |
| - | ```sh | + | ```shell |
| $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin.signed of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin.signed of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | ||
| $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin.signed of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | $ sudo dd if=u-boot.bin.sd.bin.signed of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync, | ||
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| Eject the TF card from your PC: | Eject the TF card from your PC: | ||
| - | ```sh | + | ```shell |
| $ sudo eject /dev/sdX | $ sudo eject /dev/sdX | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
| <WRAP important > | <WRAP important > | ||
| - | Replace | + | Replace |
| </ | </ | ||
| - | ===== Check your Bootable TF Card ===== | + | ===== Bootable TF Card logs ===== |
| - | + | ||
| - | [[products: | + | |
| - | Insert | + | You need to [[products: |
| If your SBC has successfully booted from the TF card, you should get this Terminal print-out: | If your SBC has successfully booted from the TF card, you should get this Terminal print-out: | ||
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| <WRAP tip > | <WRAP tip > | ||
| - | In rare cases, you may need to in order to boot from an SD card. | + | In rare cases, you may need to erase eMMC in order to boot from an TF card. |
| </ | </ | ||
Last modified: 2022/07/05 04:16 by nick