Successfully booted from SD card, now what?

[alexaldridge]

Hi mates!

As I'm quite noob with iMX28 eval. board, i'd like to ask you some questions, but first I'll try to explain what I'm trying to do. I've developed a java application which is running fine on a Raspberry Pi. Now I've been asked to migrate that application to this board.

What I've done:

• Installed ltib in my host computer and pasted freescale 2.6.35.3-670-g914558e BSP inside rootfs directory
• Flashed an SD with Linux freescale 2.6.35.3-670-g914558e
• Booted and connected by RS232 terminal.

What I'd like to do:

• Install java: The problem is that I really don't know what to do next. I'm used to working with a Raspberry Pi, which had apt-get command  but here it's missing. Could you please tell me what would be the next step? I'm stuck at this point.

• File transfer between imx28 and host PC. I've no idea about how to achieve this.

Thanks a lot.

[alexaldridge]

Thank you for the suggestions.

The problem I think i have is that I don't understand the installation process of the different capabilities. I come from the Raspberry Pi environment where i just had to write "apt-get install XXXXX" to have that installed. Here I know it's different but I can't understand the process.

I think LTIB is the answer but honestly I don't know from where to start.

[igorpadykov]

another good tutorial

Timesys Getting Started Guide for Freescale i.MX28 EVK | Timesys Embedded Linux

apt-get install works on ubuntu images, while ltib provides target image just for linux.

~igor

[alexaldridge]

So if I need java package, for example, i should put it inside ltib/roots folder and use the md_mx28.sh script in order to put it in the SD Card?

Thanks.

[igorpadykov]

Hi Alex

suggest to start with

All Boards Java

Best regards

igor

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[alexaldridge]

Thanks Igor. I think it's going to be really useful but I came across a silly problem. I don't know hot to transfer files between my host PC and the board.

Any help would be appreciated.

[igorpadykov]

Hi Alex

one can look at AN3875 sect.5.3 TFTP Host Setup

http://cache.nxp.com/files/dsp/doc/app_note/AN3875.pdf

~igor

[LuisCasado]

Hello,

Another suggestion. As soon as you have SHH running on target, you could use SCP in Linux host PC to transfer files. Also WinSCP from Windows OS.

Luis