***************** Warp i.MX7S board ***************** This file documents the Buildroot support for the Warp i.MX7S board. Build ===== First, configure Buildroot for the Warp i.MX7S board: make warp7_defconfig Build all components: make You will find in output/images/ the following files: - imx7s-warp.dtb - rootfs.ext4 - rootfs.tar - sdcard.img - u-boot.imx - zImage Flash the eMMC image ==================== In the U-Boot prompt lauch: => ums 0 mmc 0 This will mount the eMMC content in the host PC as a mass storage device. To determine the device associated to the eMMC have a look in the /proc/partitions file: cat /proc/partitions Buildroot prepares a bootable "sdcard.img" image in the output/images/ directory, ready to be dumped into the eMMC. Launch the following command: sudo dd if=output/images/sdcard.img of=/dev/ *** WARNING! This will destroy all the eMMC content. Use it with care! *** For details about the medium image layout, see the definition in board/warp7/genimage.cfg. How to recover from a bad eMMC image ==================================== In case a bad U-Boot has been flashed to the eMMC and the board no longer boots, it is possible to recover using the imx_usb_loader utility. Put the warp7 board in USB download mode by removing the CPU board from the base board then putting switch 2 in the upper position. Connect a USB to serial adapter between the host PC and warp7 serial USB port, and also a USB cable between the OTG warp7 port and the host PC. Copy u-boot.imx to the imx_usb_loader folder. Load u-boot.imx via USB: $ sudo ./imx_usb u-boot.imx Then U-Boot should start and its messages will appear in the console program. Open a terminal program such as minicom. Use the default environment variables: => env default -f -a => saveenv => ums 0 mmc 0 sudo dd if=output/images/sdcard.img of=/dev/ Put warp7 back in eMMC boot mode by placing switch 2 in the lower position and reboot the board. Boot the Warp i.MX7S board ========================== To boot your newly created system: - put a micro USB cable into the Debug USB Port and connect using a terminal emulator at 115200 bps, 8n1; - power on the board. Using Wifi ========== # modprobe brcmfmac # iwconfig wlan0 essid ACCESSPOINTNAME # wpa_passphrase ACCESSPOINTNAME > /etc/wpa.conf (enter the wifi password and press enter) # wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c /etc/wpa.conf & # udhcpc -i wlan0 # ping buildroot.org Enjoy!