Selecting “Boot Manager” followed by “EFI USB Device” starts the boot process:Īlas, I got the same issue as I did way back in Episode 25, Yocto builds for the MinnowBoard and the Portwell Neptune Alpha the boot process runs up a point and then just hangs: Just as before, this is accomplished by inserting the USB stick with the image files into the board, and then hitting F2 while powering up to go into the UEFI menu.
Having had success in building a Yocto Linux image, it was time to try to install it on my MinnowBoard. And it took multiple runs before the image would build but finally it came out.
I followed the instructions in the Yocto Quick Start Guide, that describes clearly how to build an image for the MinnowBoard Turbot. Things have changed a bit since I last tried this, not the least of which is that we are now on the “Rocko” release of the YP. It’s worth noting that a full install of Ubuntu Desktop runs very slowly on the MinnowBoard, but for me this is just a proof-of-concept and a learning experience, so that’s fine.įeeling confident, it was time to build a fresh image for the MinnowBoard using the Yocto Project. This worked like a charm, just like it did way back in Episode 24, New MinnowBoard, New PC, and a nod to Netgate.
It is easy enough to just follow the instructions at the tutorial page, Installing Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. I have my eye on the prize of building a real Linux embedded image for the MinnowBoard and running it successfully.Īs a warm-up and a refresher, since a lot of things have changed since I last tried this (RMA on my AMD CPU, moving from Debian to Ubuntu, new version of YP Core – Rocko 2.4.1, etc.), I wanted to first install a copy of Ubuntu Linux on the MinnowBoard. The build just takes a little longer than it normally would running at full tilt: normally it completes in about 45 minutes or so. But, in the grand scheme of things, I’ve decided not to spend too much time debugging that. I can’t seem to take advantage of all 16 threads, because the build crashes consistently when the thread count is maxed out. In the Chronicles Episode 30, Using all 16 Threads on my Ryzen?, I finally had some success in building a Yocto Linux image for QEMU. But, it won’t boot! Is it time to drag out a copy of SourcePoint to help? In Episode 30, I finally succeeded in building a Yocto Linux image for the MinnowBoard.