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= Project Name =
= The Goal =
The goal of this project was to successfully run Fedora 12 on the SheevaPlug. The operating system that came loaded on the device is Debian. The purpose behind installing Fedora 12 on this device is to test the operating system's performance on the ARM architecture.
= Challenges =
1. 512MB NAND is too small to install a regular installation of Fedora 12 on (The plug has no disk)
2. The plug does not have a BIOS
1. In order to run Fedora 12 on the SheevaPlug I had to install the operating system on an SD card (although it can also be installed on a USB drive).
2. Since there is no BIOS to select which device gets booted, the SheevaPlug has a bootloader called U-boot. However, U-boot needed to be upgraded and configured for the SD card to be selected during the boot up process.
= Results =
1. Fedora 12 was successfully installed on an SD card and booted from the SheevaPlug. The boot up time was quick as well, with minimal extra configuration required once booted it up (i.e. networking)
2. Following the HOW-TO page for upgrading U-boot was pretty simple, however making sure the uboot.bin file copies over to the USB drive is important for the device to actually read it and copy it over. To configure U-boot, about 7 configuration commands were required, as soon as this was done and the device rebooted, the device selected the SD card and booted Fedora 12.
= Acknowledgements =
*GlobalScale - http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-22-sheevaplug-dev-kit-us.aspx
*U-Boot Upgrading (HOTHOW-TO-PAGE)- http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/uboot-upgrade.html
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