Update the PRE-INSTALLED software image to a current release

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Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards

(for more information read the article: Pre-installed software on IGEP Processor Boards or visit the software category)

If you want to update your pre-installed software:

  1. Create a MicroSD card in your host PC with the latest software.
  2. Then boot your IGEP Processor Board from that MicroSD card you have just created.
  3. Finally, you can write the updated software from the MicroSD to the flash memory on your IGEP device.

How to create a SD-card with the latest software image

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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

IMPORTANT NOTE (Update on February 29th, 2012):

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.

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

Bootable boards and MicroSD cards with software older than version 3.3.1-11 will not boot properly, please update to the latest version


  • 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