Linux User

Introduction

Before attempting to run either Buildroot or Yocto, please make sure that you are using the latest release of the Icicle Kit Reference design.

Buildroot	Yocto
Building Linux Using Buildroot	Building Linux Using Yocto
The following links will describe how to build a Linux image using Buildroot and load the image to a PolarFire SoC device.	The following links will describe how to build a Linux image using Yocto and load the image to a PolarFire SoC device.
0. Host PC Configuration	0. Host PC Configuration
1. Build Instructions	1. Build Instructions
2. Loading the Linux image to the target	2. Loading the Linux image to the target
3. Rebuilding the Linux image	3. Rebuilding the Linux image
	There are several reference videos to explain how to build a Yocto image for PolarFire SoC.

References

PolarFire SoC Documentation

• PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit

YouTube:

• Building a Yocto Image
• Introduction to GPIO/UIO Drivers and Yocto SDK
• PolarFire SoC Github introduction
• Getting back to factory defaults
• Factory MSS configuration for the Icicle Kit
• What is the HSS
• MSS Configurator Run Through