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authorPaul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>2015-03-29 18:16:11 +0100
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-03-31 22:23:20 +0100
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README.hardware: clarify NFS requirements for edgerouter
You don't need NFS/TFTP for a plain USB setup. (From meta-yocto rev: 904facdf56028d63d938e07c459169cbe78ef8fe) Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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352------------------ 352------------------
353 353
354You will need the following: 354You will need the following:
355* NFS root setup on your workstation
356* TFTP server installed on your workstation
357* RJ45 -> serial ("rollover") cable connected from your PC to the CONSOLE 355* RJ45 -> serial ("rollover") cable connected from your PC to the CONSOLE
358 port on the board 356 port on the device
359* Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board 357* Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board
360 358
359If using NFS as part of the setup process, you will also need:
360* NFS root setup on your workstation
361* TFTP server installed on your workstation (if fetching the kernel from
362 TFTP, see below).
363
361--- Preparation --- 364--- Preparation ---
362 365
363Build an image (e.g. core-image-minimal) using "edgerouter" as the MACHINE. 366Build an image (e.g. core-image-minimal) using "edgerouter" as the MACHINE.
364In the following instruction it is based on core-image-minimal. Another target 367In the following instruction it is based on core-image-minimal. Another target
365may be similiar with it. 368may be similiar with it.
366 369
367--- Booting from NFS root --- 370--- Booting from NFS root / kernel via TFTP ---
368 371
369Load the kernel, and boot the system as follows: 372Load the kernel, and boot the system as follows:
370 373