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== Overview ==
* The Linux package for COMEX-IE38 includes a ready-to-run image that can be installed on SSD disk, mSATA card, or USB storage device connected to the SB-COMEXmini carrier board
* Download the [http://compulab.co.il/products/computer-on-modules/comex-ie38/#devres Linux Package] for COMEX-IE38 to the host PC and ensure the integrity of the file:
<pre>
$ md5sum comex-ie38_linux_2015-08-30.zip
483729f97945f6f4086f0fc44dff8580 comex-ie38_linux_2015-08-30.zip
</pre>
* Unzip the downloaded archive.

== Installation ==
* Prepare either an SSD disk, mSATA card, or USB storage device. It must have at least 8GB capacity
* Connect the storage device to the host PC
* Run this command to figure out what device name was assigned to your storage device:
<pre>
$ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/
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* Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdx write the image onto it:
<pre>
$ gzip -dc /path/to/comex-ie38-linux/images/comex-ie38.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
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* Connect the storage device to the SB-COMEXmini carrier board
{{note|Default BIOS settings must be changed in order to boot Linux Kernel based operating systems.<br>Press F2 during boot to enter BIOS settings, set BIOS Settings -> Advanced -> OS Selection to "Linux"}}

== Welcome to Linux Mint 17 LTS ==
* Power on the COMEX-IE38 evaluation system.
* On first boot choose your language, timezone, username, password etc.

== Installation onto the on-board iSSD (optional) ==
* In the same manner, the same image can be installed onto the internal on-board iSSD storage
* After first boot make the Linux package files accessible from the COMEX-IE38, for example the NFS drive can be mounted or a disk-on-key with the files attached
* Assuming the on-board iSSD storage was detected as /dev/sdx write the image on it:
<pre>
$ gzip -dc /path/to/comex-ie38-linux/images/comex-ie38.mint17.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdx bs=1MB
</pre>
* Detach external storage
* Enable the on-board iSSD in BIOS Settings -> Boot -> Boot Priority Order
* Next time the boot will be performed from the on-board iSSD

== See also ==
* [[COMEX-IE38: Linux: Kernel|Linux Kernel for COMEX-IE38]]
* [[COMEX-IE38: Linux: Mint|Linux Mint for COMEX-IE38]]
* [[COMEX-IE38 Intel BayTrail COM Express Linux|Linux for COMEX-IE38]]

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