From 6fd976f6b4a65c4f3da3bfeb66cf1a9d9dca472b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggleton Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:16:11 +0100 Subject: 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 Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- README.hardware | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.hardware') diff --git a/README.hardware b/README.hardware index a97f104117..0a34b214a3 100644 --- a/README.hardware +++ b/README.hardware @@ -352,19 +352,22 @@ Setup instructions ------------------ You will need the following: -* NFS root setup on your workstation -* TFTP server installed on your workstation * RJ45 -> serial ("rollover") cable connected from your PC to the CONSOLE - port on the board + port on the device * Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board +If using NFS as part of the setup process, you will also need: +* NFS root setup on your workstation +* TFTP server installed on your workstation (if fetching the kernel from + TFTP, see below). + --- Preparation --- Build an image (e.g. core-image-minimal) using "edgerouter" as the MACHINE. In the following instruction it is based on core-image-minimal. Another target may be similiar with it. ---- Booting from NFS root --- +--- Booting from NFS root / kernel via TFTP --- Load the kernel, and boot the system as follows: -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf