uClinux on standalone bemicro sdk dev kit

I'm wondering if anyone has had any success with making the BeMicro SDK kit a standalone device without USB connection. I need the kit to run uClinux on a Nios2, and obviously an image will have to be reloaded onto the FPGA every time I power up the device.

I have been able to use Linux on the device using the .sof and .elf files on "Linux on a BeMicro SDK" wiki page.

I'm assuming that I can build my own custom Linux images and Nios2 cores with a little work, but the whole project would be a waste if it can't work as a standalone device.

Thanks!