Follow these steps to boot the board into Linux.
Ensure all steps under the section ‘Board jumper and switch settings’ are verified.
Insert the prepared micro SD card into the Versal SD card slot (refer to Board Setup)
Make physical connections to ethernet, UART, and power as shown in the image.
Have the UART0 & UART1 terminal emulator connected.
Turn ON power switch SW13.
On Versal UART0 terminal, Versal device boot messages should appear starting with the message “Xilinx Versal Platform Loader and Manager”
Wait for about 60 seconds for boot to complete and login prompt to appear.
Enter petalinux as
loginand set a password of your choice on first boot.Use these credentials for subsequent boots and to gain sudo privileges.