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Bishnu
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1 month ago

Stratix 10 Linux SD card booting

Hi Altera Community,  I tried multiple attempts to boot the SD card from Rocketboard.org. https://releases.rocketboards.org/ I downloaded and booted the SD card with the .wic image file. It only h...
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HectorC_Altera
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1 month ago

Hi Bishnu​,

For the S10 SX devkit I would recommend using the images provided in te Altera Developer Site. 

You have two options as starting points (The links are for releases using Quartus 26.1 pro, but you can find binaries and instructions for other releases in the developer site):

  • HPS GSRD User Guide: This is a full system example design that builds the whole software stack using Yocto (u-boot, kernel and Linux FS).

  • HPS Linux Boot System Example Design: Hardware wise this design is the same as the previous reference, but this guide doesn't use Yocto to build the system software. This document will guide you to build each software component independently and guides you through the process fo putting together a bootable SD card for the devkit.

Start with Exercise Prebuilt Binaries for a bring up sanity check of your devkit (focus on the Boot from SD card as this seems to be your use case ). Once you can confirm that Linux boots in your board, you can continue with the Rebuild the Binaries if you are interested in build a Linux distribution with Yocto or jump to Boot From SD Card Example if Yocto is not an option for you.

You can find a build flow chart in Rebuild the Binaries section from the GSRD, just keep in mind that it is mean for when you are using Yocto.

Let me know if you have any question or if you run into an issue while running the binaries.