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How We Implement It ?
Add a bootsata boot parameter, and parse it at ramdisk
Write bootloader / kernel to nandflash
When there is no sata, system will use the rootfs on nand
Much more IO read/write throughput and IOPS, resulting in system more smoothly
Supported Firmwares
Lubuntu Desktop
Because we need to modify ramdisk and boot parameter, so not all the firmwares support sata drive installation.
Lubuntu Server
Installation Guide
We take this ct_lubuntu_desktop-hdmi.img.gz(20131018-build) - default HDMI output [http://dl.cubieboard.org/software/a20-
cubietruck/lubuntu/ct_lubuntu_desktop_20131018/ct_lubuntu_desktop-hdmi.img.gz] image as example. The following steps demonstrates on installing
lubuntu desktop to sata drive.
Download Firmware
$wget http://dl.cubieboard.org/software/a20-cubietruck/lubuntu/ct_lubuntu_desktop_20131018/ct_lubuntu_desktop-hdmi.img.gz
$gzip -d ct_lubuntu_desktop-hdmi.img.gz
docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/ct1/installation/install_lubuntu_desktop_or_server_rootfs_to_sata_drive 1/2
20/11/13 tutorials:ct1:installation:install_lubuntu_desktop_or_server_rootfs_to_sata_drive [Cubieboard Docs]
Refer to this Installation Guide [http://docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/ct1/installation/cb3_lubuntu-12.10-desktop_nand_installation_20130910-build] to flash the
image to nand with livesuit.
After flashing the image to nandflash, your board can run lubuntu desktop already, next we just copy the rootfs to sata drive's 1st partition
See Also
docs.cubieboard.org/tutorials/ct1/installation/install_lubuntu_desktop_or_server_rootfs_to_sata_drive 2/2