Installing Yocto (with Intel Elkhart Lake)

Below describes how to install Ubuntu Desktop on your system.


Before you start

  • Prepare your target device and host device.
  • Download the Yocto image from here.

Windows Host

1. Download the Rufus tools from here.
2. Insert an empty USB drive into your host.

3. Open the Rufus tool and choose the USB inserted.

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4. Choose the Yocto image downloaded and click START. Flashing the Yocto image to your USB drive may take some time.

5. Remove the USB once it’s complete.

6. Prepare your target device with the required cables, SATA disk, keyboard, and mouse.

7. Connect your Yocto-image-flashed USB drive to the target device.

8. Power on the target device and press [De] or [Esc] repeatedly to enter the boot menu.

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9. In the boot menu, move to the boot order section and select your USB drive as its 1st boot order option.

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10. Save and exit. Now, it should automatically take you to install the Yocto image on your target device.

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11. After completing all the steps, the device should be restarted automatically. If not, please do so manually.

12. Upon restarting, press the boot menu key and select a hard drive as its first boot order option.

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13. Once finished, reboot your system and you should see the Yocto Desktop image on your target device.

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Linux Host

1. Connect the USB drive to your host device and note down USB drive name.

2. Go to the download directory of the Yocto image downloaded and open the terminal there.

3. Type the following command and choose your USB drive as the target. Flashing the Yocto image to your USB drive may take some time.

sudo dd if=<image_name> of=/dev/sd[x] bs=1M status=progress
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4. Remove the USB once it’s complete.
5. Prepare your target device with the required cables, SATA disk, keyboard, and mouse.
6. Connect your Yocto-image-flashed USB drive to the target device.
7. Power on the target device and press [De] or [Esc] repeatedly to enter the boot menu.

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8. In the boot menu, move to the boot order section and select your USB drive as its 1st boot order option.

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9. Save and exit. Now, it should automatically take you to install the Yocto image on your target device.

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10. After completing all the steps, the device should be restarted automatically. If not, please do so manually.

11. Upon restarting, press the boot menu key and select a hard drive as its first boot order option.

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12. Once finished, reboot your system and you should see the Yocto Desktop image on your target device.

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