= SUSE Linux Operating System 
[[Image(suse-logo-primary.png)]]

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.

SUSE has only been tested on the Newport Family of SBCs.


== SLES - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SLES or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is one of the more popular releases from SUSE. 

You can read more about SLES for ARM CPUs here: [https://www.suse.com/products/arm/]

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. 

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...

== OpenSUSE

While this may work on a Newport SBC, it is not something Gateworks is supporting at this time.