CodingHarry Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 Is it possible to boot from harddisk (ssd) without the need of the sd-card. I am using an A20-OLinuXino-MICRO from OLIMEX. After flashing sd wih image and setting up boot from sata or usb by the use of armbian-config sd card is still needed. Would the A20 recognize u-boot (bootloader) on diffrent device than sd-card?
valant Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 Even though a20 has an internal SATA controller, a20's Boot ROM code cannot boot its payload from there. you need NOR/NAND/eMMC/SD where you put the platform FW. The latter could boot OS loader/OS from anywhere. If it is capable enough.
CodingHarry Posted January 16, 2018 Author Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, valant said: Even though a20 has an internal SATA controller, a20's Boot ROM code cannot boot its payload from there. you need NOR/NAND/eMMC/SD where you put the platform FW. The latter could boot OS loader/OS from anywhere. If it is capable enough. THX for your detailed reply @valant.
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