COMEX-IE38: Linux: Getting started

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Overview

  • The Linux package for COMEX-IE38 includes a ready-to-run image that can be installed on SSD disk, mSATA card, or USB storage device connected to the SB-COMEXmini carrier board
  • Download the Linux Package for COMEX-IE38 to the host PC and ensure the integrity of the file:
$ md5sum comex-ie38_linux_2015-08-30.zip
483729f97945f6f4086f0fc44dff8580  comex-ie38_linux_2015-08-30.zip
  • 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:
$ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/
  • Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdx write the image onto it:
$ gzip -dc /path/to/comex-ie38-linux/images/comex-ie38.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
  • Connect the storage device to the SB-COMEXmini carrier board
Admolition note.png Default BIOS settings must be changed in order to boot Linux Kernel based operating systems.
Press F2 during boot to enter BIOS settings, set BIOS Settings -> Advanced -> OS Selection to "Linux"

Welcome to Linux Mint 17 LTS

  • Power on the COMEX-IE38 evaluation system.
  • On first boot choose your language, timezone, username, password etc.

Installation onto the on-board iSSD (optional)

  • In the same manner, the same image can be installed onto the internal on-board iSSD storage
  • After first boot make the Linux package files accessible from the COMEX-IE38, for example the NFS drive can be mounted or a disk-on-key with the files attached
  • Assuming the on-board iSSD storage was detected as /dev/sdx write the image on it:
$ gzip -dc /path/to/comex-ie38-linux/images/comex-ie38.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
  • Detach external storage
  • Enable the on-board iSSD in BIOS Settings -> Boot -> Boot Priority Order
  • Next time the boot will be performed from the on-board iSSD

See also