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== Overview ==
* The Linux package for COMEX-A420 includes a ready-to-run image that can be installed on SSD disk, mSATA card, or USB storage device connected to the SB-COMEX carrier board
* Download the [http://compulab.co.il/products/computer-on-modules/comex-a420/#devres Linux Package] for COMEX-A420 to the host PC and ensure the integrity of the file:
<pre>
$ md5sum comex-a420_linux_2015-09-10.zip
fb0d7e1a325acdb8bc0e0a9950655400 comex-a420_linux_2015-09-10.zip
</pre>
* Unzip the downloaded archive.

== Installation ==
* Prepare either an SSD disk, mSATA card, or USB storage device. It must have at least 8GB capacity
* Connect the storage device to the host PC
* Run this command to figure out what device name was assigned to your storage device:
<pre>
$ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/
</pre>
* Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdx write the image onto it:
<pre>
$ gzip -dc /path/to/comex-ic40d-linux/images/comex-ic40d.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
</pre>
* Connect the storage device to the SB-COMEX carrier board

== Welcome to Linux Mint 17 LTS ==
* Power on the COMEX-A420 evaluation system.
* On first boot choose your language, timezone, username, password etc.

== See also ==
* [[COMEX-A420: Linux: Kernel|Linux Kernel for COMEX-A420]]
* [[COMEX-A420: Linux: Mint|Linux Mint for COMEX-A420]]
* [[COMEX-A420 AMD G-Series COM Express Linux|Linux for COMEX-A420]]

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