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