User`s manual

Getting Started With Linux on the LPC3250 OEM Board Page 3
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................... 5
1.1 Organization of this Document ..................................................... 5
1.2 Conventions in This Book ............................................................. 5
2 Getting Started ...................................................... 6
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 6
2.2 Preparation and Setting up the Board .......................................... 6
2.3 Load the u-boot From MMC/SD Card ............................................ 7
2.4 Load the u-boot From UART ......................................................... 8
2.5 Boot the u-boot ............................................................................... 9
2.6 Load the Root File System and Linux Kernel ............................ 10
3 Using the Linux Target Image Builder .............. 13
3.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 13
3.2 Setting up a Fedora 11 Distribution ............................................ 13
3.2.1 Download and Start the VMware Appliance ................................ 13
3.2.2 Customize Fedora and Setup a New User .................................. 14
3.2.3 Install Necessary Packages ........................................................ 15
3.2.4 Setup a TFTP Server .................................................................. 16
3.2.5 Setup a NFS Server .................................................................... 17
3.3 Setup an Ubuntu 9.04 Distribution .............................................. 17
3.3.1 Download and Start the VMware Appliance ................................ 18
3.3.2 Customize Ubuntu ....................................................................... 18
3.3.3 Install Necessary Packages ........................................................ 20
3.3.4 Setup a TFTP Server .................................................................. 20
3.3.5 Setup an NFS Server .................................................................. 21
3.4 Install LTIB and Build the Images ............................................... 21
3.5 Add Additional Packages ............................................................ 24
3.6 Useful Linux Commands ............................................................. 25
3.6.1 Obtain IP Address ....................................................................... 25
3.7 Hello World Application ............................................................... 25
4 Universal Boot Loader - u-boot ......................... 26
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 26
4.2 Console / Environment ................................................................ 26
4.2.1 Commands .................................................................................. 26
4.2.2 Network Related Variables .......................................................... 27
4.2.3 Boot Related Variables ................................................................ 27
4.3 Booting Options ........................................................................... 27
4.3.1 Kernel from USB Memory Stick ................................................... 27
4.3.2 Kernel from TFTP Server ............................................................ 28
4.3.3 Kernel Stored in NAND Flash ...................................................... 28
4.3.4 Root File System NFS Mounted .................................................. 29