Install Ubuntu 14.04 on i.MX7D-SDB

[#1]

Hello i.MX Community.

Attached there is a guide on how to install Ubuntu trusty on i.MX7D-SD board

Basically it explains all steps to install and to have running ubuntu core 14.04 on the Freescale i.Mx7D-SDB:

I hope you find the document and projects useful!

Regards!

[ryanjarina]

Hi Bio_TICFSL​,

It seems that the link for the boot loader(u-boot) in item 3 in the pdf file is a dead end.

http://git.freescale.com/git/cgit.cgi/imx/uboot-imx.git/snapshot/uboot-uboot-imx-rel_imx_3.14.38_6qp...

Kindly advise.

Best Regards,

Ryan Jarina

[constantin_jaec]

Might be another source for the bootloader: https://github.com/embeddedartists/uboot-imx/releases/tag/rel_imx_3.14.38_6qp_ga

[elabbing]

Hello, please, if I could have some hints.

I have a iMX7D Sabre Rev.D board, SD/MMC on slot SD1 and official NXP BSP working like expected.

But, I need install Ubuntu distro on my board and follow attached tutorial, facing some issues.

Used:

• host PC with Ubuntu 18.04
• linux-2.6-imx-rel_imx_3.14.52_1.1.1_ga
• gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.9-2014.09_linux
• linaro-trusty-alip-20141024-684
• 16GB SDcard
• DIP switch on Sabre board in LOW position, except SW2-DIP2 for serial communication through minicom

1- I can't find ubuntu-core-14.04.2-core-armhf-tar.gz, but I found  ubuntu-base-14.04.2-core-armhf-tar.gz.

2- I follow described partitioning in tutorial and :

• first partition (KERNEL) try FAT16 and WIN95 FAT32, but official BSP sdcard image creates a FAT12 partition: could be a problem?
• following tutorial, I copied dtb and zImage in first partition (I copied also uImage), and copied rootfs on SD card second partition
• u-boot works, but return errors
  • Fastboot: Normal
    Normal Boot
    Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
    switch to partitions #0, OK
    mmc0 is current device
    switch to partitions #0, OK
    mmc0 is current device
    ** Unrecognized filesystem type **
    ** Unrecognized filesystem type **
    Booting from net ...
  • ...
  • ...Abort
    ethernet@30be0000 Waiting for PHY auto negotiation to complete..user interrupt!
    Could not initialize PHY ethernet@30be0000
    BOOTP broadcast 1
    BOOTP broadcast 2
    BOOTP broadcast 3
    
    Abort
    Wrong Image Format for bootm command
    ERROR: can't get kernel image!
    => bootm
    Wrong Image Format for bootm command
    ERROR: can't get kernel image!
    => bootz
    Bad Linux ARM zImage magic!
    

I compile  kernel with default option, only change kernel compression from LZOS to GZIP.

Any suggestions are very appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Best Regards