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= Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards Summary =''(from [[Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards]]))''{{#lst:Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards|section01}}

If you want This article explains how to '''update your the pre-installed software''':of your IGEP Processor Board to a current release. This will update to the latest available version of the pre-installed software, which consists of IGEP X-Loader, IGEP Kernel and the IGEP firmware Yocto.

# '''Create a MicroSD card in your host PC''' with This tutorial will follow the latest software.# Then '''boot your IGEP Processor Board''' from that MicroSD card you have just created.# Finally, you can write the updated software from the MicroSD to the '''flash memory''' on your IGEP device.following steps:

= How to #'''Download the latest firmware''' from ISEE in a Linux PC. #Run a script that will automatically setup and '''create a SD-MicroSD card ''' with the latest software image =in your host PC. #Then '''boot your IGEP Processor Board''' from that MicroSD card you have just created. #Finally, you can write the updated software from the MicroSD to the '''flash memory''' on your IGEP device.

{{Message/Information Message|title=TITLE|message=This How-To was tested with an Ubuntu 10.04 host machineIf you want to run a '''different software distribution''', but most of the contents are valid also for other GNU/Linux distributions.There is no guarantee that you can follow this will work on other distributionsarticle: [[How to boot from MicroSD Card]].}}

Start session in a Linux PC. The first thing you'll do is download latest firwmare from the ISEE site.<br>

Download it from the Software {{Message/ IGEP Firmware section of your board:Forum}}

http://www.isee.biz/products/processor-boards/igepv2-board for IGEPv2

= How to create a SD-card with the latest software image http://www.isee.biz/products/processor-boards/igep-com-module for IGEP COM MODULE=

http''(from [[How to create a SD-card with the latest software image]])'' {{://www.isee.biz/products/processor-boards/igep-comHow to create a SD-proton for IGEP COM PROTONcard with the latest software image}}

= How to flash the latest software image =

Next, open a Terminal ''(from [[How to untar flash the firmware you have just donwloaded and enter to the directory:latest software image]])''

tar xzf poky-firmware-3.3.1-11.tar.gz cd poky-firmware-3.3.1-11/{{:How to flash the latest software image}}

Insert your SD card into the host machine = Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards =''(the machine you downloaded the firmwarefrom [[Pre-installed_software_on_IGEP_Processor_Boards]]), and run following command'' {{#lst:Pre-installed_software_on_IGEP_Processor_Boards}}

./poky-media-create --mmc [device] --binary poky-image-sato-igep00x0-[timestamp].tar.gz --machine [machine] where:* [device] is the SD card device name, for example: /dev/sdb* [timestamp] is the timestamp of tar.gz file* [machine] is the machine name, options are** igep0020** igep0030** igep0032 Finally plug the MicroSD card into IGEP Processor Board and power up your board. = How to flash the latest software image = Now you have a booted board with latest firmware running from MicroSD card, you can write the firmware to the flash memory. Enter to the IGEP Processor Board using root as login name and an empty password, enter to the /opt/firmware and run the ./flash script  cd /opt/firmware ./flash.sh When finish, unplug the MicroSD card and reboot the board, enjoy the new firmware running from flash memory. = Firmware releases =<span style="color: red;">'''IMPORTANT NOTE (Update on February 29th, 2012): '''<br/><br/>IGEP™ Processor Boards with new 512 MB RAM and 512 MB NAND flash from Micron require a recent version of IGEP X-LOADER and KERNEL ottherwise they won't boot correctly. Bootable microSD cards with software older will not boot these upgraded COMs. Follow the “IGEP™ firmware update procedure” to update to the latest firmware version.</span> <span style="color: red;">The required minimum versions of software that supports the new flash are v2.4.0-2 for IGEP X-LOADER and 2.6.37-2 for KERNEL</span> <span style="color: red;">'''Bootable boards and MicroSD cards with software older than version 3.3.1-11 will not boot properly, please update to the latest version'''</span><hr> * '''Poky Image Sato Release 3.3.1-11'''** What's new ?*** Support for new 512 MB RAM and 512 MB NAND flash from Micron*** Updated kernel to the latest stable release 2.6.37-2, see [[Linux_Kernel_2.6.37.y]] for details*** Updated IGEP X-LOADER to 2.4.0-2** Supported IGEP™ products.*** Boards :**** IGEP™ v2**** IGEP™ COM MODULE**** IGEP™ COM PROTON***Expansion boards :**** IGEP™ v2 EXPANSION**** IGEP™ BERLIN**** IGEP™ PARIS**** IGEP™ NEW YORK [[Category:Software]][[Category:Boot loadersBoot_loaders]][[Category:Linux KernelLinux_Kernel]][[Category:Software distributionsSoftware_distributions]]

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