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  1. Technologic Systems TS-5x00 SBCs
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  3. This document explains how to set up a basic Buildroot system for the
  4. Technologic Systems TS-5x00 serie of x86-based Single Board Computers.
  5. TS-5x00 Single Board Computers are based on the AMD Elan520 processor. For more
  6. information please have a look at http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/#AMD
  7. The kernel configuration works for any AMD Elan520-based SBCs, but the support
  8. is enhanced for the TS-5500 and TS-5400 models (on-board devices registration
  9. and additional sysfs attributes under /sys/devices/platform/).
  10. To build the default configuration you only have to:
  11. $ make ts5500_defconfig
  12. $ make
  13. You will need a Compact Flash card of sufficient size and the first or only
  14. partition configured as Linux type, with the bootable flag.
  15. You can transfer the system on the partition then optionally resize it with:
  16. # dd if=output/images/rootfs.ext4 of=/dev/sdX1
  17. # resize2fs /dev/sdX1
  18. Or you can just extract the root filesystem to the partition with:
  19. # mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt
  20. # tar -pxf output/images/rootfs.tar -C /mnt
  21. # umount /mnt
  22. To install the bootloader, you will need to copy the MBR:
  23. # cat output/images/syslinux/mbr.bin > /dev/sdX
  24. Then install SYSLINUX in the mounted partition:
  25. # mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt
  26. # output/host/sbin/extlinux --install /mnt/boot/syslinux
  27. # umount /mnt
  28. IMPORTANT: In order for the board to boot the Compact Flash with a recent
  29. config, the BIOS must use Logical Block Addressing (LBA). You can do it by
  30. choosing "Ide 0: AUTOCONFIG, LBA" under "IDE DRIVE GEOMETRY" in the "Basic CMOS
  31. Configuration" screen. Also, don't forget to set the 'active' (or 'bootable')
  32. flag on partition 1. For details about the CMOS setup, please see:
  33. http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/TS-5500#System_BIOS_Setup_Screens
  34. Connect a terminal program to the rs232 connector marked "COM2"
  35. with baudrate set to 115200, insert the Compact Flash card into the socket,
  36. power up the board, and enjoy.