| Intro |
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| This is a board configuration for the apu2 platform by PC Engines. |
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| https://pcengines.ch/apu2.htm |
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| Since the apu2 does not have any graphical output, the default configuration |
| will ensure that the kernel output as well as the login prompt will be sent to |
| the serial port. |
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| How to build |
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| The provided defconfig creates a hybrid isolinux image that can be booted from |
| either an USB stick or a CD. |
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| $ make pcengines_apu2_defconfig |
| $ make |
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| How to write to an USB stick |
| ============================ |
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| Once the build process is finished you will have an image |
| called "rootfs.iso9660" in the output/images/ directory. |
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| Copy the bootable "rootfs.iso9660" onto the USB stick with "dd": |
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| $ sudo dd if=output/images/rootfs.iso9660 of=/dev/sdX bs=1M conv=fsync |
| $ sudo sync |
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| How to connect to the apu2 |
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| Connect to the DB9 serial port of the apu2 board (either directly or through a |
| USB adapter) with a baudrate of 115200. |
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| For example with miniterm (part of pyserial): |
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| $ miniterm.py -f direct /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 |
