Booting from Flash or Disk

The following documents describe the methods for writing a kernel and root file system to persistent memory, such as flash or hard disk drives. This allows you to deploy a Linux system on a platform without the need for networking.

ARM Platforms

• How to Boot from DataFlash on the Atmel SAM9 Boards
  This document shows how to boot from DataFlash on the Atmel SAM9 family of boards.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Atmel SAM9 Boards
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Atmel SAM9 family of boards.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Digi ConnectCore Wi.iMX51 JS
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Digi ConnectCore Wi.iMX51 JS board.
  
• How to Boot X-Loader and U-Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAP35x/DM37x Torpedo and SOM-LV Boards
  This document shows how to run X-Loader and U-Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic PD OMAP 35x and DM37x Zoom boards.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAP 3530 Zoom Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAP 3530 Zoom board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAP35x Torpedo Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAP35x Torpedo board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale i.MX25 PDK Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale i.MX25 PDK board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic i.MX27 Lite Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic i.MX27 Lite board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the Logic i.MX31 Lite Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic i.MX31 Lite board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the NXP/Embedded Artists LPC313x
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the NXP/Embedded Artists LPC313x board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the TI AM3517 EVM Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic AM3517 EVM board.
  
• How to Boot from NAND Flash on the TI OMAPL138 EVM Board
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Logic OMAPL138 EVM board.
  
• How to Build, Flash, and Boot from NAND flash on Variscite iMX6
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Variscite iMX6 board.
  

PowerPC Platforms

• How To Boot from NAND Flash on the AMCC440 EPx
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the AMCC 440EPx Sequoia board.
  
• How To Boot from the Hard Drive on the Freescale MPC8572DS
  This document shows how to boot from a SATA hard drive on the Freescale MPC8572DS board.
  
• How To Boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale MPC8572DS
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale MPC8572DS board.
  
• How To Boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale MPC8313E-RDB
  This document shows how to boot from NAND Flash on the Freescale MPC8313E-RDB board.
  
• How To Boot from Flash on the Freescale P2020-RDB
  This document shows how to boot from Flash on the Freescale P2020-RDB board.
  
• How to Boot from Compact Flash on Xilinx Boards
  This document shows how to boot from Compact Flash on Xilinx boards using SystemACE files.