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Getting Started

1. connect the debug board.
2. connect the UART and open it with a 921600 8N1 configuration.
3. connect the power source
4. connect the usb cable used for download
5. turn on the power switch

The UART then shows a shell prompt.

$ uname -a                        
Linux (none) 3.16.0+ #1 SMP PREEMPT

BUILD

Download

fastboot flash boot boot.img 
< waiting for device >

press the reset button on debug board

target reported max download size of .... bytes
sending 'boot' (7615 KB)...
OKAY [  0.412s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  1.800s]
finished. total time: 2.212s

press the reset button to reboot

# uname -a                                                                     
Linux (none) 3.19.0-rc1+ #4 SMP 

Boot

use "fastboot boot" command to boot system without programming the flash

• Update firmware to the latest version [https://github.com/ibanezchen/linux-8173/wiki/Firmware-Update]

• Use the boot command

fastboot boot boot.img
< waiting for device >
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.574s]
booting...
OKAY [  0.012s]

Select UART output

There are three UARTs in mt8173, which are configured with jmps. For example, the setting below binds the upper connect to UART0, and also unbind the lower connect to the UART2

8173EVB User Guide

please mail to howard.chen@linaro.org