i.MX8 - Nitrogen8M - Getting Started - Selecting Boot Options
The board is able to boot from more than one way, below you will see how to configure the boot device to boot from a USB device.
EMMC
In order to boot from the EMMC device, be sure that the Boot Configuration Switch is set to 0010. The board is preloaded with Android 8.1 and this OS will be loaded after powering on the board.
USB Boot
This Boot option requires a Bootable USB stick and a Serial Console Cable, refer to iMX8 Software Support section to download a prebuilt image or create your own image with the instructions provided in the Custom Image section.
Instructions to setting up the USB Boot:
- Connect the Nitrogen8m to a host machine with the Serial Console Cable.
- Start any serial console (i.e minicom or term)
- Power on the board, the console will display the U-boot start-up screen.
- Press any key on your keyboard to stop the boot sequence, this will display the U-Boot console.
- Change the Boot Device with the following command:
setenv boot_targets usb0
- If you do not want to repeat this commands, you can save the selected Boot Device with this command:
saveenv
- Continue the Boot sequence by typing the next command:
boot
After the previous instructions, the board will boot from the USB stick