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+                          Poky Hardware README
+                          ====================
+
+This file gives details about using Poky with the reference machines
+supported out of the box. A full list of supported reference target machines
+can be found by looking in the following directories:
+
+   meta/conf/machine/
+   meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/
+
+If you are in doubt about using Poky/OpenEmbedded with your hardware, consult
+the documentation for your board/device.
+
+Support for additional devices is normally added by creating BSP layers - for
+more information please see the Yocto Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's
+Guide - documentation source is in documentation/bspguide or download the PDF
+from:
+
+   http://yoctoproject.org/documentation
+
+Support for physical reference hardware has now been split out into a
+meta-yocto-bsp layer which can be removed separately from other layers if not
+needed.
+
+
+QEMU Emulation Targets
+======================
+
+To simplify development, the build system supports building images to
+work with the QEMU emulator in system emulation mode. Several architectures
+are currently supported:
+
+  * ARM (qemuarm)
+  * x86 (qemux86)
+  * x86-64 (qemux86-64)
+  * PowerPC (qemuppc)
+  * MIPS (qemumips)
+
+Use of the QEMU images is covered in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+The appropriate MACHINE variable value corresponding to the target is given
+in brackets.
+
+
+Hardware Reference Boards
+=========================
+
+The following boards are supported by the meta-yocto-bsp layer:
+
+  * Texas Instruments Beaglebone (beaglebone)
+  * Freescale MPC8315E-RDB (mpc8315e-rdb)
+
+For more information see the board's section below. The appropriate MACHINE
+variable value corresponding to the board is given in brackets.
+
+Reference Board Maintenance
+===========================
+
+Send pull requests, patches, comments or questions about meta-yocto-bsps to poky@yoctoproject.org
+
+Maintainers: Kevin Hao <kexin.hao@windriver.com>
+             Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@windriver.com>
+
+Consumer Devices
+================
+
+The following consumer devices are supported by the meta-yocto-bsp layer:
+
+  * Intel x86 based PCs and devices (genericx86)
+  * Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter Lite (edgerouter)
+
+For more information see the device's section below. The appropriate MACHINE
+variable value corresponding to the device is given in brackets.
+
+
+
+                      Specific Hardware Documentation
+                      ===============================
+
+
+Intel x86 based PCs and devices (genericx86)
+==========================================
+
+The genericx86 MACHINE is tested on the following platforms:
+
+Intel Xeon/Core i-Series:
+  + Intel Romley Server: Sandy Bridge Xeon processor, C600 PCH (Patsburg), (Canoe Pass CRB)
+  + Intel Romley Server: Ivy Bridge Xeon processor, C600 PCH (Patsburg), (Intel SDP S2R3)
+  + Intel Crystal Forest Server: Sandy Bridge Xeon processor, DH89xx PCH (Cave Creek), (Stargo CRB)
+  + Intel Chief River Mobile: Ivy Bridge Mobile processor, QM77 PCH (Panther Point-M), (Emerald Lake II CRB, Sabino Canyon CRB)
+  + Intel Huron River Mobile: Sandy Bridge processor, QM67 PCH (Cougar Point), (Emerald Lake CRB, EVOC EC7-1817LNAR board)
+  + Intel Calpella Platform: Core i7 processor, QM57 PCH (Ibex Peak-M), (Red Fort CRB, Emerson MATXM CORE-411-B)
+  + Intel Nehalem/Westmere-EP Server: Xeon 56xx/55xx processors, 5520 chipset, ICH10R IOH (82801), (Hanlan Creek CRB)
+  + Intel Nehalem Workstation: Xeon 56xx/55xx processors, System SC5650SCWS (Greencity CRB)
+  + Intel Picket Post Server: Xeon 56xx/55xx processors (Jasper Forest), 3420 chipset (Ibex Peak), (Osage CRB)
+  + Intel Storage Platform: Sandy Bridge Xeon processor, C600 PCH (Patsburg), (Oak Creek Canyon CRB)
+  + Intel Shark Bay Client Platform: Haswell processor, LynxPoint PCH, (Walnut Canyon CRB, Lava Canyon CRB, Basking Ridge CRB, Flathead Creek CRB)
+  + Intel Shark Bay Ultrabook Platform: Haswell ULT processor, Lynx Point-LP PCH, (WhiteTip Mountain 1 CRB)
+
+Intel Atom platforms:
+  + Intel embedded Menlow: Intel Atom Z510/530 CPU, System Controller Hub US15W (Portwell NANO-8044)
+  + Intel Luna Pier: Intel Atom N4xx/D5xx series CPU (aka: Pineview-D & -M), 82801HM I/O Hub (ICH8M), (Advantech AIMB-212, Moon Creek CRB)
+  + Intel Queens Bay platform: Intel Atom E6xx CPU (aka: Tunnel Creek), Topcliff EG20T I/O Hub (Emerson NITX-315, Crown Bay CRB, Minnow Board)
+  + Intel Fish River Island platform: Intel Atom E6xx CPU (aka: Tunnel Creek), Topcliff EG20T I/O Hub (Kontron KM2M806)
+  + Intel Cedar Trail platform: Intel Atom N2000 & D2000 series CPU (aka: Cedarview), NM10 Express Chipset (Norco kit BIS-6630, Cedar Rock CRB)
+
+and is likely to work on many unlisted Atom/Core/Xeon based devices. The MACHINE
+type supports ethernet, wifi, sound, and Intel/vesa graphics by default in
+addition to common PC input devices, busses, and so on.
+
+Depending on the device, it can boot from a traditional hard-disk, a USB device,
+or over the network. Writing generated images to physical media is
+straightforward with a caveat for USB devices. The following examples assume the
+target boot device is /dev/sdb, be sure to verify this and use the correct
+device as the following commands are run as root and are not reversable.
+
+USB Device:
+  1. Build a live image. This image type consists of a simple filesystem
+     without a partition table, which is suitable for USB keys, and with the
+     default setup for the genericx86 machine, this image type is built
+     automatically for any image you build. For example:
+
+     $ bitbake core-image-minimal
+
+  2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the raw block device. For
+     example:
+
+     # dd if=core-image-minimal-genericx86.hddimg of=/dev/sdb
+
+  If the device fails to boot with "Boot error" displayed, or apparently
+  stops just after the SYSLINUX version banner, it is likely the BIOS cannot
+  understand the physical layout of the disk (or rather it expects a
+  particular layout and cannot handle anything else). There are two possible
+  solutions to this problem:
+
+  1. Change the BIOS USB Device setting to HDD mode. The label will vary by
+     device, but the idea is to force BIOS to read the Cylinder/Head/Sector
+     geometry from the device.
+
+  2. Without such an option, the BIOS generally boots the device in USB-ZIP
+     mode. To write an image to a USB device that will be bootable in
+     USB-ZIP mode, carry out the following actions:
+
+     a. Determine the geometry of your USB device using fdisk:
+
+     # fdisk /dev/sdb
+     Command (m for help): p
+
+     Disk /dev/sdb: 4011 MB, 4011491328 bytes
+     124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1019 cylinders, total 7834944 sectors
+     ...
+
+     Command (m for help): q
+
+     b. Configure the USB device for USB-ZIP mode:
+     
+     # mkdiskimage -4 /dev/sdb 1019 124 62
+
+     Where 1019, 124 and 62 are the cylinder, head and sectors/track counts
+     as reported by fdisk (substitute the values reported for your device).
+     When the operation has finished and the access LED (if any) on the
+     device stops flashing, remove and reinsert the device to allow the
+     kernel to detect the new partition layout.
+
+     c. Copy the contents of the image to the USB-ZIP mode device:
+
+     # mkdir /tmp/image
+     # mkdir /tmp/usbkey
+     # mount -o loop core-image-minimal-genericx86.hddimg  /tmp/image
+     # mount /dev/sdb4 /tmp/usbkey
+     # cp -rf /tmp/image/* /tmp/usbkey
+
+     d. Install the syslinux boot loader:
+
+     # syslinux /dev/sdb4
+
+     e. Unmount everything:
+
+     # umount /tmp/image
+     # umount /tmp/usbkey
+
+  Install the boot device in the target board and configure the BIOS to boot
+  from it.
+
+  For more details on the USB-ZIP scenario, see the syslinux documentation:
+  http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/syslinux/syslinux.git;a=blob_plain;f=doc/usbkey.txt;hb=HEAD
+
+
+Texas Instruments Beaglebone (beaglebone)
+=========================================
+
+The Beaglebone is an ARM Cortex-A8 development board with USB, Ethernet, 2D/3D
+accelerated graphics, audio, serial, JTAG, and SD/MMC. The Black adds a faster
+CPU, more RAM, eMMC flash and a micro HDMI port. The beaglebone MACHINE is
+tested on the following platforms:
+
+  o Beaglebone Black A6
+  o Beaglebone A6 (the original "White" model)
+
+The Beaglebone Black has eMMC, while the White does not. Pressing the USER/BOOT
+button when powering on will temporarily change the boot order. But for the sake
+of simplicity, these instructions assume you have erased the eMMC on the Black,
+so its boot behavior matches that of the White and boots off of SD card. To do
+this, issue the following commands from the u-boot prompt:
+
+    # mmc dev 1
+    # mmc erase 0 512
+
+To further tailor these instructions for your board, please refer to the
+documentation at http://www.beagleboard.org/bone and http://www.beagleboard.org/black
+
+From a Linux system with access to the image files perform the following steps
+as root, replacing mmcblk0* with the SD card device on your machine (such as sdc
+if used via a usb card reader):
+
+  1. Partition and format an SD card:
+     # fdisk -lu /dev/mmcblk0
+
+     Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3951 MB, 3951034368 bytes
+     255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 480 cylinders, total 7716864 sectors
+     Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
+
+             Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
+     /dev/mmcblk0p1   *          63      144584       72261   c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
+     /dev/mmcblk0p2          144585      465884      160650  83 Linux
+
+     # mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n "boot" /dev/mmcblk0p1
+     # mke2fs -j -L "root" /dev/mmcblk0p2
+
+  The following assumes the SD card partitions 1 and 2 are mounted at
+  /media/boot and /media/root respectively. Removing the card and reinserting
+  it will do just that on most modern Linux desktop environments.
+
+  The files referenced below are made available after the build in
+  build/tmp/deploy/images.
+
+  2. Install the boot loaders
+     # cp MLO-beaglebone /media/boot/MLO
+     # cp u-boot-beaglebone.img /media/boot/u-boot.img
+
+  3. Install the root filesystem
+     # tar x -C /media/root -f core-image-$IMAGE_TYPE-beaglebone.tar.bz2
+
+  4. If using core-image-base or core-image-sato images, the SD card is ready
+     and rootfs already contains the kernel, modules and device tree (DTB)
+     files necessary to be booted with U-boot's default configuration, so
+     skip directly to step 8.
+     For core-image-minimal, proceed through next steps.
+
+  5. If using core-image-minimal rootfs, install the modules
+     # tar x -C /media/root -f modules-beaglebone.tgz
+
+  6. If using core-image-minimal rootfs, install the kernel zImage into /boot
+     directory of rootfs
+     # cp zImage-beaglebone.bin /media/root/boot/zImage
+
+  7. If using core-image-minimal rootfs, also install device tree (DTB) files
+     into /boot directory of rootfs
+     # cp zImage-am335x-bone.dtb /media/root/boot/am335x-bone.dtb
+     # cp zImage-am335x-boneblack.dtb /media/root/boot/am335x-boneblack.dtb
+
+  8. Unmount the SD partitions, insert the SD card into the Beaglebone, and
+     boot the Beaglebone
+
+
+Freescale MPC8315E-RDB (mpc8315e-rdb)
+=====================================
+
+The MPC8315 PowerPC reference platform (MPC8315E-RDB) is aimed at hardware and
+software development of network attached storage (NAS) and digital media server
+applications. The MPC8315E-RDB features the PowerQUICC II Pro processor, which
+includes a built-in security accelerator.
+
+(Note: you may find it easier to order MPC8315E-RDBA; this appears to be the
+same board in an enclosure with accessories. In any case it is fully
+compatible with the instructions given here.)
+
+Setup instructions
+------------------
+
+You will need the following:
+* NFS root setup on your workstation
+* TFTP server installed on your workstation
+* Straight-thru 9-conductor serial cable (DB9, M/F) connected from your 
+  PC to UART1
+* Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board
+
+--- Preparation ---
+
+Note: if you have altered your board's ethernet MAC address(es) from the
+defaults, or you need to do so because you want multiple boards on the same
+network, then you will need to change the values in the dts file (patch
+linux/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts within the kernel source). If
+you have left them at the factory default then you shouldn't need to do
+anything here.
+
+--- Booting from NFS root ---
+
+Load the kernel and dtb (device tree blob), and boot the system as follows:
+
+ 1. Get the kernel (uImage-mpc8315e-rdb.bin) and dtb (uImage-mpc8315e-rdb.dtb)
+    files from the tmp/deploy directory, and make them available on your TFTP
+    server.
+
+ 2. Connect the board's first serial port to your workstation and then start up
+    your favourite serial terminal so that you will be able to interact with
+    the serial console. If you don't have a favourite, picocom is suggested:
+
+  $ picocom /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200
+
+ 3. Power up or reset the board and press a key on the terminal when prompted
+    to get to the U-Boot command line
+
+ 4. Set up the environment in U-Boot:
+
+ => setenv ipaddr <board ip>
+ => setenv serverip <tftp server ip>
+ => setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=<nfsroot ip>:<rootfs path> ip=<board ip>:<server ip>:<gateway ip>:255.255.255.0:mpc8315e:eth0:off console=ttyS0,115200
+
+ 5. Download the kernel and dtb, and boot:
+
+ => tftp 1000000 uImage-mpc8315e-rdb.bin
+ => tftp 2000000 uImage-mpc8315e-rdb.dtb
+ => bootm 1000000 - 2000000
+
+--- Booting from JFFS2 root ---
+
+ 1. First boot the board with NFS root.
+
+ 2. Erase the MTD partition which will be used as root:
+
+    $ flash_eraseall  /dev/mtd3
+
+ 3. Copy the JFFS2 image to the MTD partition:
+
+    $ flashcp core-image-minimal-mpc8315e-rdb.jffs2 /dev/mtd3
+
+ 4. Then reboot the board and set up the environment in U-Boot:
+
+    => setenv bootargs root=/dev/mtdblock3 rootfstype=jffs2 console=ttyS0,115200
+
+
+Ubiquiti Networks EdgeRouter Lite (edgerouter)
+==============================================
+
+The EdgeRouter Lite is part of the EdgeMax series. It is a MIPS64 router
+(based on the Cavium Octeon processor) with 512MB of RAM, which uses an
+internal USB pendrive for storage.
+
+Setup instructions
+------------------
+
+You will need the following:
+* RJ45 -> serial ("rollover") cable connected from your PC to the CONSOLE
+  port on the device
+* Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board
+
+If using NFS as part of the setup process, you will also need:
+* NFS root setup on your workstation
+* TFTP server installed on your workstation (if fetching the kernel from
+  TFTP, see below).
+
+--- Preparation ---
+
+Build an image (e.g. core-image-minimal) using "edgerouter" as the MACHINE.
+In the following instruction it is based on core-image-minimal. Another target
+may be similiar with it.
+
+--- Booting from NFS root / kernel via TFTP ---
+
+Load the kernel, and boot the system as follows:
+
+ 1. Get the kernel (vmlinux) file from the tmp/deploy/images/edgerouter
+    directory, and make them available on your TFTP server.
+
+ 2. Connect the board's first serial port to your workstation and then start up
+    your favourite serial terminal so that you will be able to interact with
+    the serial console. If you don't have a favourite, picocom is suggested:
+
+  $ picocom /dev/ttyS0 -b 115200
+
+ 3. Power up or reset the board and press a key on the terminal when prompted
+    to get to the U-Boot command line
+
+ 4. Set up the environment in U-Boot:
+
+ => setenv ipaddr <board ip>
+ => setenv serverip <tftp server ip>
+
+ 5. Download the kernel and boot:
+
+ => tftp tftp $loadaddr vmlinux
+ => bootoctlinux $loadaddr coremask=0x3 root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=<nfsroot ip>:<rootfs path> ip=<board ip>:<server ip>:<gateway ip>:<netmask>:edgerouter:eth0:off mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:512k(boot0),512k(boot1),64k@3072k(eeprom)
+
+--- Booting from USB root ---
+
+To boot from the USB disk, you either need to remove it from the edgerouter
+box and populate it from another computer, or use a previously booted NFS
+image and populate from the edgerouter itself.
+
+Type 1: Mounted USB disk
+------------------------
+
+To boot from the USB disk there are two available partitions on the factory
+USB storage. The rest of this guide assumes that these partitions are left
+intact. If you change the partition scheme, you must update your boot method
+appropriately.
+
+The standard partitions are:
+
+  - 1: vfat partition containing factory kernels
+  - 2: ext3 partition for the root filesystem.
+
+You can place the kernel on either partition 1, or partition 2, but the roofs
+must go on partition 2 (due to its size).
+
+Note: If you place the kernel on the ext3 partition, you must re-create the
+      ext3 filesystem, since the factory u-boot can only handle 128 byte inodes and
+      cannot read the partition otherwise.
+
+Steps:
+
+ 1. Remove the USB disk from the edgerouter and insert it into a computer
+    that has access to your build artifacts.
+
+ 2. Copy the kernel image to the USB storage (assuming discovered as 'sdb' on
+    the development machine):
+
+    2a) if booting from vfat
+ 
+        # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
+        # cp tmp/deploy/images/edgerouter/vmlinux /mnt
+        # umount /mnt
+
+    2b) if booting from ext3
+
+        # mkfs.ext3 -I 128 /dev/sdb2
+        # mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
+        # mkdir /mnt/boot
+        # cp tmp/deploy/images/edgerouter/vmlinux /mnt/boot
+        # umount /mnt
+
+ 3. Extract the rootfs to the USB storage ext3 partition
+
+        # mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
+        # tar -xvjpf core-image-minimal-XXX.tar.bz2 -C /mnt
+        # umount /mnt
+
+ 4. Reboot the board and press a key on the terminal when prompted to get to the U-Boot
+    command line:
+
+ 5. Load the kernel and boot:
+
+    5a) vfat boot
+
+         => fatload usb 0:1 $loadaddr vmlinux
+
+    5b) ext3 boot
+
+         => ext2load usb 0:2 $loadaddr boot/vmlinux
+ 
+    => bootoctlinux $loadaddr coremask=0x3 root=/dev/sda2 rw rootwait mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:512k(boot0),512k(boot1),64k@3072k(eeprom)
+ 
+
+Type 2: NFS
+-----------
+
+Note: If you place the kernel on the ext3 partition, you must re-create the
+      ext3 filesystem, since the factory u-boot can only handle 128 byte inodes and
+      cannot read the partition otherwise.
+
+      These boot instructions assume that you have recreated the ext3 filesystem with
+      128 byte inodes, you have an updated uboot or you are running and image capable
+      of making the filesystem on the board itself.
+
+
+ 1. Boot from NFS root
+
+ 2. Mount the USB disk partition 2 and then extract the contents of
+    tmp/deploy/core-image-XXXX.tar.bz2 into it.
+
+    Before starting, copy core-image-minimal-xxx.tar.bz2 and vmlinux into
+    rootfs path on your workstation.
+
+    and then,
+  
+      # mount /dev/sda2 /media/sda2
+      # tar -xvjpf core-image-minimal-XXX.tar.bz2 -C /media/sda2
+      # cp vmlinux /media/sda2/boot/vmlinux
+      # umount /media/sda2
+      # reboot
+
+ 3. Reboot the board and press a key on the terminal when prompted to get to the U-Boot
+    command line:
+
+    # reboot
+
+ 4. Load the kernel and boot:
+
+      => ext2load usb 0:2 $loadaddr boot/vmlinux
+      => bootoctlinux $loadaddr coremask=0x3 root=/dev/sda2 rw rootwait mtdparts=phys_mapped_flash:512k(boot0),512k(boot1),64k@3072k(eeprom)