Booting with NFS - 2021.2 English

PetaLinux Tools Documentation: Reference Guide

Document ID
UG1144
Release Date
2021-10-27
Version
2021.2 English

In case of NFS Boot, RootFS is mounted through the NFS but bootloader (FSBL, bitstream, U-Boot), and kernel can be downloaded using various methods as mentioned below.

  1. JTAG: In this case, bootloader and kernel is downloaded on to the target through JTAG. For more information, see Booting PetaLinux Image on Hardware with JTAG.
Tip: If you want to make use of prebuilt capability to boot with JTAG, package images into prebuilt directory. For more information, see Packaging Prebuilt Images.
  1. tftpboot: In this case, bootloader is downloaded through JTAG and kernel is downloaded on to the target through tftpboot. For more information, see Booting PetaLinux Image on Hardware with TFTP.
  2. SD card: In this case, bootloader (BOOT.BIN), bootscript (boot.scr) and kernel image (image.ub) is copied to the SD card downloaded from the SD card. For more information, see Booting PetaLinux Image on Hardware with an SD Card.