From e390406c50b2ec6bb6ea631fcfaf817ceab69736 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexandru Costache Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:30:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] iot-gate-imx8plus: Update flashing instructions and name to reflect that this image can be used for both 2G and 4G DRAM boards. Change-type: patch Signed-off-by: Alexandru Costache --- .../hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json | 14 +++++--------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json b/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json index b7eb3b54..25dbc15a 100644 --- a/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json +++ b/contracts/hw.device-type/iot-gate-imx8plus/contract.json @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "version": "1", "type": "hw.device-type", "aliases": [], - "name": "Compulab IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS 4GB", + "name": "Compulab IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS 2G-4G DRAM", "assets": { "logo": { "url": "./iot-gate-imx8plus.svg", @@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ }, "partials": { "instructions": [ - "Unpack the downloaded balenaOS image and extract the file imx-boot-iot-gate-imx8plus-sd.bin-flash_evk from the resin-boot partition.", - "Connect the PROG port to your PC using a micro USB cable.", - "Download imx-boot_4g from the balena-iot-gate-imx8plus repository", - "Connect the debug UART and PROG ports to your PC. Use 'sudo uuu imx-boot_4g' to load imx-boot_4g on your device and then interrupt u-boot in cmdline. You can skip using uuu if your device already runs an u-boot that has console access and the ums command enabled.", - "Mount the device's boot partition using 'ums 0 mmc 2.1' and write imx-boot-iot-gate-imx8plus-sd.bin-flash_evk to this partition. The binary should be written at offset 0 using Etcher or dd.", - "Mount the device's eMMC from u-boot using 'ums 0 mmc 2' and write the downloaded balenaOS image to it using Etcher or dd. Both the bootloader and the OS image should be written before any reboot.", - "We recommend using Etcher for flashing the bootloader and the operating system image to the device. Etcher writes the images at offset 0 by default. If other flashing tools are used, ensure that the drives are properly synced after the images have been flashed.", - "After flashing is completed, disconnect the micro USB cable from the PROG port and reboot the device." + "Unpack the balenaOS image you downloaded from balena-cloud.", + "Make sure the device is not powered and connect the PROG port to your PC using a micro USB cable.", + "From a Linux-based host, use the IOT-GATE-iMX8PLUS flashing tools to write balenaOS on your device.", + "After flashing is completed, disconnect the micro USB cable from the PROG port, power off the device and then power it back on." ] } }