Booting with NFS - 2020.2 English

PetaLinux Tools Documentation Reference Guide (UG1144)

Document ID
UG1144
Release Date
2020-11-24
Version
2020.2 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 Boot a 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 Boot a 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 Boot a PetaLinux Image on Hardware with an SD Card.