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Ubuntu - the board does not boot from provided BOOT.bin

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Hi,

I have the Zynq Mini-ITX 7Z100 and currently I am trying to get the Ubuntu Linux to run.
I downloaded the "Zynq Mini-ITX 7Z100 Ubuntu v2014.4" package containing all the necessary files and went through the tutorial, in order to generate the needed BOOT.bin file. Everything worked out great, but the board does not boot from the sd card containing the generated boot file at all.
Neither the provided files for the sd card are working.

Also I have tried out the "Zynq Mini-ITX 7Z100 Ubuntu v2013.4" package and the supplied files from there, but the result is the same.

I donu00B4t get any response on the terminal and the blue LED does not illuminate.

The only thing that works, is the out of the box image from the package "Zynq Mini-ITX 7Z100 Out-of-Box Linux v2013.4".
Using the files provided in this package I am able to boot.
I get the blue LED and a prompt on the terminal.


Can someone please help? How can I generate a BOOT.bin file that will work, so I can then boot Ubuntu? I am doing everything that the tutorial describes.

Thank you in advance

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    Hello Ron,

    it is finally working!
    I am using now a Samsung micro SDHC 16GB Class 10 EVO card.
    The BOOT.bin file from the Ubuntu 2014.4 package is now successfully booting.
    I generated also my own BOOT.bin according to the Ubuntu tutorial and it boots up as well.
    I didnot try the OOB boot image though, which worked on the 4GB Kingston card.
    Well I am happy now, I managed to boot the whole Ubuntu using this Samsung microSD card.
    So good to know, that the Zynq Mini-ITX is really sensitive, which microSD card it boots from.
    To sum up, the list of microSD cards I tried out:
    4GB Kingston Class 4: Ubuntu 2013.4 & 2014.4 not booting, OOB 2013.4 is working
    32GB Samsung Class 10: cannot boot OOB 2013.4 and Ubuntu 2013.4 & 2014.4
    16GB Samsung Class 10 EVO: Ubuntu 2014.4 and own image are booting successfully

    The only thing I donu00B4t understand now is, why the 4GB card booted up the OOB 2013.4 image without any problems, but the Ubuntu 2014.4 and even the 2013.4 package, could not boot at all. No error, no nothing. The board behaved, like when there was no microSD card in the slot at all.
    Very strange.

    Thank you for your help.
    I am glad it worked out now :)

    Regards
    Andrej

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    Hello Ron,

    it is finally working!
    I am using now a Samsung micro SDHC 16GB Class 10 EVO card.
    The BOOT.bin file from the Ubuntu 2014.4 package is now successfully booting.
    I generated also my own BOOT.bin according to the Ubuntu tutorial and it boots up as well.
    I didnot try the OOB boot image though, which worked on the 4GB Kingston card.
    Well I am happy now, I managed to boot the whole Ubuntu using this Samsung microSD card.
    So good to know, that the Zynq Mini-ITX is really sensitive, which microSD card it boots from.
    To sum up, the list of microSD cards I tried out:
    4GB Kingston Class 4: Ubuntu 2013.4 & 2014.4 not booting, OOB 2013.4 is working
    32GB Samsung Class 10: cannot boot OOB 2013.4 and Ubuntu 2013.4 & 2014.4
    16GB Samsung Class 10 EVO: Ubuntu 2014.4 and own image are booting successfully

    The only thing I donu00B4t understand now is, why the 4GB card booted up the OOB 2013.4 image without any problems, but the Ubuntu 2014.4 and even the 2013.4 package, could not boot at all. No error, no nothing. The board behaved, like when there was no microSD card in the slot at all.
    Very strange.

    Thank you for your help.
    I am glad it worked out now :)

    Regards
    Andrej

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