From: Ross Burton <[email protected]>
This file is has a .md extension so it's meant to be Markdown. Reformat
it so that it's actually Markdown.
Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <[email protected]>
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meta-yocto-bsp/README.hardware.md | 65 +++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/README.hardware.md b/meta-yocto-bsp/README.hardware.md
index bb8f57913fd..a129063afa0 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/README.hardware.md
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/README.hardware.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- Yocto Project Hardware Reference BSPs README
- ============================================
+Yocto Project Hardware Reference BSPs README
+============================================
This file gives details about using the Yocto Project hardware reference BSPs.
The machines supported can be seen in the conf/machine/ directory and are listed
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ consult the documentation for your board/device.
Support for additional devices is normally added by adding BSP layers to your
configuration. For more information please see the Yocto Board Support Package
(BSP) Developer's Guide - documentation source is in documentation/bspguide or
-download the PDF from:
-
- https://docs.yoctoproject.org/
+download the PDF from https://docs.yoctoproject.org/
Note that these reference BSPs use the linux-yocto kernel and in general don't
pull in binary module support for the platforms. This means some device functionality
@@ -27,9 +25,9 @@ Hardware Reference Boards
The following boards are supported by the meta-yocto-bsp layer:
- * Texas Instruments Beaglebone (beaglebone-yocto)
- * General 64-bit Arm SystemReady platforms (genericarm64)
- * General IA platforms (genericx86 and genericx86-64)
+ * Texas Instruments Beaglebone (`beaglebone-yocto`)
+ * General 64-bit Arm SystemReady platforms (`genericarm64`)
+ * General IA platforms (`genericx86` and `genericx86-64`)
For more information see the board's section below. The appropriate MACHINE
variable value corresponding to the board is given in brackets.
@@ -40,36 +38,36 @@ Reference Board Maintenance and Contributions
Please refer to our contributor guide here: https://docs.yoctoproject.org/dev/contributor-guide/
for full details on how to submit changes.
-As a quick guide, patches should be sent to [email protected]
+As a quick guide, patches should be sent to <[email protected]>
The git command to do that would be:
git send-email -M -1 --to [email protected]
Send pull requests, patches, comments or questions about meta-yocto-bsp to
[email protected]
+<[email protected]>.
-Maintainers: Kevin Hao <[email protected]>
- Bruce Ashfield <[email protected]>
+Maintainers:
+* Kevin Hao <[email protected]>
+* Bruce Ashfield <[email protected]>
Consumer Devices
================
The following consumer devices are supported by the meta-yocto-bsp layer:
- * Arm-based SystemReady devices (genericarm64)
- * Intel x86 based PCs and devices (genericx86 and genericx86-64)
+ * Arm-based SystemReady devices (`genericarm64`)
+ * Intel x86 based PCs and devices (`genericx86` and `genericx86-64`)
For more information see the device's section below. The appropriate MACHINE
variable value corresponding to the device is given in brackets.
-
- Specific Hardware Documentation
- ===============================
+Specific Hardware Documentation
+===============================
Intel x86 based PCs and devices (genericx86*)
-=============================================
+---------------------------------------------
The genericx86 and genericx86-64 MACHINE are tested on the following platforms:
@@ -96,17 +94,18 @@ target boot device is /dev/sdb, be sure to verify this and use the correct
device as the following commands are run as root and are not reversable.
USB Device:
+
1. Build a live image. This image type consists of a simple filesystem
without a partition table, which is suitable for USB keys, and with the
default setup for the genericx86 machine, this image type is built
automatically for any image you build. For example:
- $ bitbake core-image-minimal
+ $ bitbake core-image-minimal
- 2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the raw block device. For
+ 2. Use the `dd` utility to write the image to the raw block device. For
example:
- # dd if=core-image-minimal-genericx86.hddimg of=/dev/sdb
+ # dd if=core-image-minimal-genericx86.hddimg of=/dev/sdb
If the device fails to boot with "Boot error" displayed, or apparently
stops just after the SYSLINUX version banner, it is likely the BIOS cannot
@@ -120,16 +119,16 @@ USB Device:
2. Use a ".wic" image with an EFI partition
- a) With a default grub-efi bootloader:
- # dd if=core-image-minimal-genericx86-64.wic of=/dev/sdb
+ 1. With a default grub-efi bootloader:
- b) Use systemd-boot instead
- - Build an image with EFI_PROVIDER="systemd-boot" then use the above
- dd command to write the image to a USB stick.
+ # dd if=core-image-minimal-genericx86-64.wic of=/dev/sdb
+ 2. Use systemd-boot instead. Build an image with `EFI_PROVIDER="systemd-boot"` then use the above
+ `dd` command to write the image to a USB stick.
-SystemReady Arm Platforms
-=========================
+
+SystemReady Arm Platforms (genericarm64)
+----------------------------------------
The genericarm64 MACHINE is designed to work on standard SystemReady IR
compliant boards with preinstalled firmware.
@@ -143,15 +142,15 @@ SD card for booting, for example.
Texas Instruments Beaglebone (beaglebone-yocto)
-===============================================
+-----------------------------------------------
The Beaglebone is an ARM Cortex-A8 development board with USB, Ethernet, 2D/3D
accelerated graphics, audio, serial, JTAG, and SD/MMC. The Black adds a faster
CPU, more RAM, eMMC flash and a micro HDMI port. The beaglebone MACHINE is
tested on the following platforms:
- o Beaglebone Black A6
- o Beaglebone A6 (the original "White" model)
+ * Beaglebone Black A6
+ * Beaglebone A6 (the original "White" model)
The Beaglebone Black has eMMC, while the White does not. Pressing the USER/BOOT
button when powering on will temporarily change the boot order. But for the sake
@@ -169,10 +168,10 @@ From a Linux system with access to the image files perform the following steps:
1. Build an image. For example:
- $ bitbake core-image-minimal
+ $ bitbake core-image-minimal
2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the SD card. For example:
- # dd if=core-image-minimal-beaglebone-yocto.wic of=/dev/sdb
+ # dd if=core-image-minimal-beaglebone-yocto.wic of=/dev/sdb
3. Insert the SD card into the Beaglebone and boot the board.
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