CodingHarry Posted January 16, 2018 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valant Posted January 16, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodingHarry Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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