U-Boot is the universal bootloader used on a vast majority of embedded systems, development kits, products and so on. This session is an introduction into the U-Boot bootloader, including a hands-on part, and covers practical topics like identifying that the board is running U-Boot, accessing and exploring the U-Boot shell, including advanced scripting techniques to make life easier, obtaining information about the current hardware, accessing busses and storage and finally booting the kernel. Furthermore, since every embedded project has it's unique set of requirements, U-Boot customization topics are briefly touched at the end of the session.
Important Note: This session is only open to the 50 people who have registered for the E-ALE track. You can find out
more information about the track
here.
Pre-requisite: PocketBeagle Walk Through
