Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of suse

Timestamp:

07/31/2020 10:16:18 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

start adding more details

suse

@@ -4 +4 @@
 SUSE is a paid and supported Linux operating system. SUSE is an OS to consider over the free open-source OS's (like Ubuntu) when a customer needs a longer support cycle, a guarantee of stability, technical support and some certifications. SUSE is software that is for sale.
 
-At this time, SUSE has only been tested on the Newport Family of SBCs.
+SUSE has only been tested on the Newport Family of SBCs.
 
 
@@ -13 +13 @@
 You can read more about SLES for ARM CPUs here: [https://www.suse.com/products/arm/]
 
-SLES 15 has been validated on a Newport GW63xx SBC. 
-
-A pre-built disk image is available for initial development. Contact the support team at Gateworks to download this image. 
+SLES 15 SP2 has been validated on a Newport GW63xx SBC. 
+ 
 
 Use the [wiki:newport/firmware#UpdateFirmwareviaSerialConsoleandEthernetfromBootloader Gateworks Update Script] instructions to flash the disk image to the eMMC over TFTP. 
@@ -21 +20 @@
 Customers wishing to use SLES will work directly with SUSE. 
 
+=== SLES Installation Instructions
+
+Plan this installation process could take around 1 hour of time.
+
+1. Register for a registration key
+ 1. Provided at time of sign up for trial download here: [https://www.suse.com/products/server/download/]
+1. Download installation media for SLES15SP2 for ARM
+ 1. An online install will require a smaller initial download which is recommended, filename: SLE-15-SP2-Online-aarch64-GM-Media1.iso
+1. Flash ISO image to USB Drive using the following  command on a Linux PC: (adjust sdx to actual device)
+{{{
+sudo dd if=SLE-15-SP2-Online-aarch64-GM-Media1.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M
+}}}
+1. Flash Newport SBC with latest bootloader: [http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/newport/boot]
+1. Insert USB drive into Newport SBC and break into the bootloader and type the following commands to boot the installation media
+{{{
+usb start
+fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr
+fdt resize
+fatload usb 0:1 $kernel_addr_r EFI/BOOT/bootaa64.efi
+bootefi $kernel_addr_r $fdtcontroladdr
+}}}
+1. This will take you into a grub prompt. At the prompt continue the boot process with the following commands:
+{{{
+set root=(hd1,msdos1)
+set prefix=(hd1,msdos1)/EFI/boot
+configfile $prefix/grub.cfg
+}}}
+1. Modify the installation line by pressing the letter e on the keyboard and append the following on the end of the kernel command line:
+{{{
+console=ttyAMA0,115200n8 earlycon=pl011,0x87e028000000 cma=64M network=1 usessh=1 sshpassword=linux
+}}}
+
+To be continued...
 
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