Virtual Embedded Linux Board

QEMU, Linux, Boot Linux image from uboot to rootfs

Develop your own Virtual board using QEMU having full boot flow from u-boot to rootfs

What you’ll learn

Understanding the boot flow in Linux.
Configuring u-boot, kernel and root file system.
Building u-boot, kernel and root file system.
Virtualization using Qemu.

Course Content

Introduction –> 2 lectures • 2min.
QEMU –> 2 lectures • 4min.
Toolchain –> 5 lectures • 20min.
Bootloader –> 4 lectures • 17min.
Kernel –> 2 lectures • 9min.
Rootfs –> 3 lectures • 13min.
MMC Boot –> 4 lectures • 14min.
Building Linux System –> 5 lectures • 29min.

Requirements

Develop your own Virtual board using QEMU having full boot flow from u-boot to rootfs

This comprehensive course will take you step-by-step through engaging video tutorials and teach you all the essential concepts and topics you need to develop your own virtual board.

What will you learn in this course

We will introduce you to QEMU
Use of crosstool-ng to build your own toolchain
Verify your toolchain by writing a simple hello world program
Building latest version of u-boot
Running latest version of u-boot in QEMU
Setting up sd card for saving the u-boot environment
Building latest version of Linux Kernel
Running latest version of Linux Kernel in QEMU
Generating a simple initramfs and using it in QEMU
Building latest version of busybox
Generating an initramfs from busybox image and loading it in QEMU
Booting rootfs from a virtual sd card
Generating a virtual sd card with three partitions and performing full MMC Boot by updating u-boot environment