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dpeng
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Occasional ContributorCyclone V: how to boot Linux from QSPI?
I am building a system with Buildroot and Barebox as the bootloader. I can generate a working SD card image. Now, I want to transpose this to a 64MiB NOR QSPI flash on the SoM. I read the HPS boot g...
StefanG_AlteraOccasional Contributor
Occasional ContributorHi,
The preloader should be placed at the beginning (0x0) of the QSPI address space.
The "Building Bootloader for CV and A10" guide in RocketBoards provides an example on how OS (Linux), Preloader (4 x SPL and Full U-Boot) are prepared and flashed to QSPI via quartus_hps (chapter Cyclone V SoC - Boot from QSPI).
See "C. QSPI Binaries"
Hope this helps.
