If you actually read the article, you would realize there is no need to
modify anything rh_ . . .


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:56 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:55 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Actually, its loading the kernel from the HDD. Only the uboot files need
>> be read, so as the device knows where to boot *from*.
>>
>> If you want to be a 100% nitpicking techno-junkie, then a purely 100%
>> SD/eMMC-less boot  can be had by using eprom . . . as it stands, this form
>> of USB boot satisfies me, and 99% of the other people out there :)
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:13 PM, rh_ <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:18:00 -0600
>>> Gerald Coley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Correct. It is actually booting form the SD and then loading off the
>>> > HDD. The boards cannot boot direct off of USB. They need that
>>> > intermediate step. You could also use a large thumb drive like a
>>> > 128GB.
>>>
>>> You are correct those instructions should be modifed to note the
>>> reliance on
>>> the sd card or eMMC.
>>>
>>> I recall that the lack of booting straight from USB was designed in
>>> but I don't recall what the reason was. Do you know? It's common
>>> for devices to boot from USB and I even recall reading USB was checked
>>> during the boot process, after SPI (I think). I may have  read that in
>>> the
>>> TRM or is it SRM...?
>>>
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