https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors/FAT-partition-for-Kernel-image-imx8m-Mini/m-p/1299378#M176146 <P>Recently u-boot did not support ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems and one was forced to place the kernel on FAT (or directly on the drive, outside of the filesystem).<BR />Also you can access device tree from windows machine if you attach the card with a cardreader.</P> <P>However I suppose there is no strong reason to have this FAT partition instead of using rootfs.<BR />But it if still recommended.</P> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:03:06 GMT b36401 2021-06-29T04:03:06Z https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors/FAT-partition-for-Kernel-image-imx8m-Mini/m-p/1298352#M176043 <P>Hello,</P><P>by default the Linux BSP for imx8m mini creates a FAT partition, separated from RootFS partition, that comprises the Kernel image.</P><P>What is the reason why this is a better solution than having a RootFS partition with the Kernel image in it and no FAT partition at all ?</P><P>Is it because in the case of corrupted RootFS then Kernel at least will be loaded and can try recovering the RootFS ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>thank you</P> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:31:05 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors/FAT-partition-for-Kernel-image-imx8m-Mini/m-p/1298352#M176043 antonio_santagi 2021-06-25T09:31:05Z https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors/FAT-partition-for-Kernel-image-imx8m-Mini/m-p/1299378#M176146 <P>Recently u-boot did not support ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems and one was forced to place the kernel on FAT (or directly on the drive, outside of the filesystem).<BR />Also you can access device tree from windows machine if you attach the card with a cardreader.</P> <P>However I suppose there is no strong reason to have this FAT partition instead of using rootfs.<BR />But it if still recommended.</P> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:03:06 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors/FAT-partition-for-Kernel-image-imx8m-Mini/m-p/1299378#M176146 b36401 2021-06-29T04:03:06Z