# Olimex i.MX8MP: iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND and iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND **URL:** \ **Category:** Yocto Project\ **Tags:** yocto\ **Created:** [August 1, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066 "2024-08-01T14:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leon-anavi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/leon-anavi/32/1638_2.png) [@leon-anavi](https://hub.mender.io/u/leon-anavi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/1 "2024-08-01T14:46:41Z")
# Board description Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND and iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND and open source hardware i.MX8MP SoM and an evaluation board for it. ![olimex-imx8mp-2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mender/original/2X/3/366e89ea8161d5566807181e5bbb16457f1c805c.jpeg) URL: > **[iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND - Open Source Hardware Board](https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/NXP-iMX8/iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND/open-source-hardware)** > > imx8mplus system on module with quad core Cortex A53, Cortex M7, HiFi4 DSP, NPU 2.3 TOPS > **[iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND - Open Source Hardware Board](https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/NXP-iMX8/iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND/open-source-hardware)** > > iMX8MP-SOM evaluation board with two Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe, two CAN FD, HDMI, USB3, SD card, Audio, Flash module connector # Test results The Yocto Project releases in the table below have been tested by the Mender community. Please update it if you have tested this integration on other [Yocto Project releases](https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Releases?target=_blank): TODO: Update table below with Yocto Project versions tested & result. Sample data: | Yocto Project | Build | Runtime | | --- | --- | --- | | Scarthgap (5.0) | :test_works: | :test_works: | **Build** Means that the Yocto Project build using this Mender integration completes without errors and outputs images. **Runtime** Means that Mender has been verified to work on the board. For U-Boot-based boards, the [integration checklist](https://docs.mender.io/system-updates-yocto-project/board-integration/bootloader-support/u-boot/integration-checklist?target=_blank) has been verified. # Getting started ## Building an Image with Mender Here are the steps to build core-image-base with Mender for Olimex: - Install the kas tool (optional: to install it globally for all users, run the installation as root or using sudo): ```auto pip install kas ``` - Clone meta-mender-community git repository for Yocto LTS release 5.0 (scarthgap): ```auto git clone -b scarthgap https://github.com/mendersoftware/meta-mender-community ``` - Create a build directory and navigate into it: ```auto mkdir -p meta-mender-community/mender-nxp && cd meta-mender-community/mender-nxp ``` - Create a kas configuration add-on to enable passwordless root access for development purposes: ```auto cat < debug-image.yml header: version: 14 local_conf_header: developer-features: | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "debug-tweaks" EOF ``` - Run the following command to start the build process: ```auto kas build ../kas/olimex-imx8mp-evb.yml:debug-image.yml ``` ## Flashing the Mender Image After the build process is complete, you will find the generated image at the following relative path: `build/tmp/deploy/images/olimex-imx8mp-evb/core-image-base-olimex-imx8mp-evb.sdimg`. Flash `core-image-base-olimex-imx8mp-evb.sdimg` on a microSD card. To set up and verify your Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND board, follow these steps: - Connect the USB-to-UART adapter to the A53\_DBG1 connector on the Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND, and insert the Ethernet cable and the microSD card. - Plug the 5V power supply into the power jack of the iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND to power up the board. - Ensure the system boots successfully, then log in as the root user (no password required) and check the Mender status by executing the following commands: ```auto mender-update show-provides mender-update show-artifact mender-update --version ``` ## Creating a Mender Artifact Follow the steps below to build a Mender Artifact for iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND that adds to the system the simple text editor nano: - Create a kas configuration add-on to add `nano`: ```auto cat < update-image.yml header: version: 14 local_conf_header: update-image: | IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " nano" EOF ``` - Build both `core-image-base` and its corresponding Mender Artifact using: ```auto kas build ../kas/olimex-imx8mp-evb.yml:debug-image.yml:update-image.yml ``` - This process will generate a Mender Artifact containing `nano` at the file path `build/tmp/deploy/images/olimex-imx8mp-evb/core-image-base-olimex-imx8mp-evb.mender`. ## Installing Mender Artifact To perform a manual standalone deployment using Mender in the terminal, follow the steps below: - Start a simple HTTP server in the directory with the Mender Artifact: ```auto python3 -m http.server ``` - Login as `root` on Olimex [iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND](https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/NXP-iMX8/iMX8MP-SOM-4GB-IND/open-source-hardware) and [iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND](https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/NXP-iMX8/iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND/open-source-hardware) and install the Mender Artifact to perform an upgrade of the device: ```auto mender-update install http://:8000/core-image-base-olimex-imx8mp-evb.mender ``` **NOTE:** Replace `` with the IP address of the machine on which the Python3 HTTP server is running. - Reboot the embedded Linux device: ```auto reboot ``` - Login as `root` on the board and verify that `nano` text editor has been installed. - Ensure the new deployment becomes permanent: ```auto mender-update commit ``` # Useful Links For more details please have a look at the [article “Software Updates on i.MX8MP, Part 2: Mender & Yocto Project”](https://www.konsulko.com/ota-updates-imx8mp-mender). ---
**Author:** ![parth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@parth](https://hub.mender.io/u/parth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/2 "2024-11-06T07:04:56Z")
Hi I am trying to build the core-image-base with Mender for Olimex iMX8MP board. I followed the steps specified in your post but I am getting an error in applying the olimex patch for uboot-imx. Here is attached screenshot of the error: ![Screenshot from 2024-11-04 19-11-57](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mender/original/2X/f/f471fdd91c95d880212a0ab18c033d5a19387e52.png) I tried manually applying the patches in the Kconfig file but that didn’t helped. Can you please suggest a possible solution to this? ---
**Author:** ![leon-anavi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/leon-anavi/32/1638_2.png) [@leon-anavi](https://hub.mender.io/u/leon-anavi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/3 "2024-11-06T09:16:49Z")
The u-boot 2024.04 recipe in meta-freescale has been updated to lf-6.6.23-2.0.0 and the patch has to be rebased against it: [https://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-freescale/commit/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-imx\_2024.04.bb?id=8335c55ed1f67ad38062dbc7ed35b8ef41466033](https://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-freescale/commit/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-imx_2024.04.bb?id=8335c55ed1f67ad38062dbc7ed35b8ef41466033) Thank you for reporting this issue. When I have spare time I will have a look. ---
**Author:** ![parth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@parth](https://hub.mender.io/u/parth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/4 "2024-11-06T09:42:49Z")
okay, but is there any way that I can build the image for the Olimex board for now? I tried using the NXP Yocto project guide, but faced the same error. here is the reference: > **[IMX\_YOCTO\_PROJECT\_USERS\_GUIDE.pdf](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/IMX_YOCTO_PROJECT_USERS_GUIDE.pdf)** > > 342.10 KB ---
**Author:** ![leon-anavi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/leon-anavi/32/1638_2.png) [@leon-anavi](https://hub.mender.io/u/leon-anavi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/5 "2024-11-06T13:52:05Z")
I opened a couple of GitHub pull requests with patches to rebase the U-Boot and kernel patches to the new versions uses with the newer commits in the BSP layers for Scarthgap. - Add Linux kernel device tree for branch 6.6-2.1.x-imx: [imx8mp-olimex.dts: Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND by leon-anavi · Pull Request #694 · Freescale/linux-fslc · GitHub](https://github.com/Freescale/linux-fslc/pull/694) - Fix U-Boot patches in u-boot-imx from the tag lf-6.6.23-2.0.0, that is used in the NXP BSP LF6.6.23\_2.0.0: [u-boot-imx\_%.bbappend: Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND by leon-anavi · Pull Request #307 · Freescale/meta-freescale-3rdparty · GitHub](https://github.com/Freescale/meta-freescale-3rdparty/pull/307) You can build the image using older versions of the layers from 30 July 2024 or take the mentioned patches from the GitHub pull requests. Best regards, Leon ---
**Author:** ![parth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@parth](https://hub.mender.io/u/parth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/6 "2024-11-07T06:35:05Z")
Thank you @leon-anavi for helping out ☺ ---
**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/7 "2024-11-07T11:02:41Z")
Hi @leon-anavi, As this is being mentioned at the moment, the currently existing Olimex board integration also seems to be broken, with a `u-boot` patch not applying: [build\_experimental · TheYoctoJester/meta-mender-community@4e7f6d2 · GitHub](https://github.com/TheYoctoJester/meta-mender-community/actions/runs/11681564295/job/32527019478) Greetz, Josef ---
**Author:** ![leon-anavi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/leon-anavi/32/1638_2.png) [@leon-anavi](https://hub.mender.io/u/leon-anavi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/8 "2024-11-07T11:38:15Z")
My plan is to fix the upstream of the BSP and after that I will follow up with changes in meta-mender-community. It is a long way: I have to fix the master of the BSP, after that I have to backport the patches from master to the Scarthgap branches of the BSP. ---
**Author:** ![leon-anavi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/leon-anavi/32/1638_2.png) [@leon-anavi](https://hub.mender.io/u/leon-anavi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/olimex-i-mx8mp-imx8mp-som-4gb-ind-and-imx8mp-som-evb-ind/7066/9 "2024-11-08T07:50:39Z")
I have opened a GitHub pull request to adjust the U-Boot patch for Mender and Olimex i.MX8MP-SoM-4GB-IND: > > > Adjust patch 0002-Integration-of-Mender-boot-code-into-U-Boot.patch for u-boot-i…mx and machine Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND to the tag lf-6.6.23-2.0.0, that is used in the NXP BSP LF6.6.23\_2.0.0. It depends on the recently merged changes in the upstream branches for Yocto/OE release Scarthgap of the BSP layers: > > > Update the u-boot-imx for Olimex iMX8MP-SOM-EVB-IND to the tag lf-6.6.23-2.0.0, …that is used in the NXP BSP LF6.6.23\_2.0.0. > > Cherry-picked from: https://github.com/Freescale/meta-freescale-3rdparty/pull/308 > > > \# Description > Backport of #2025 to \`scarthgap\`.