On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:55 PM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, its loading the kernel from the HDD. Only the uboot files need > be read, so as the device knows where to boot *from*. > > If you want to be a 100% nitpicking techno-junkie, then a purely 100% > SD/eMMC-less boot can be had by using eprom . . . as it stands, this form > of USB boot satisfies me, and 99% of the other people out there :) > > > On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:13 PM, rh_ <richard_hubb...@lavabit.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:18:00 -0600 >> Gerald Coley <ger...@beagleboard.org> wrote: >> >> > Correct. It is actually booting form the SD and then loading off the >> > HDD. The boards cannot boot direct off of USB. They need that >> > intermediate step. You could also use a large thumb drive like a >> > 128GB. >> >> You are correct those instructions should be modifed to note the reliance >> on >> the sd card or eMMC. >> >> I recall that the lack of booting straight from USB was designed in >> but I don't recall what the reason was. Do you know? It's common >> for devices to boot from USB and I even recall reading USB was checked >> during the boot process, after SPI (I think). I may have read that in the >> TRM or is it SRM...? >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
