CM-FX6: Android: Getting started

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Overview

The following outlines the procedure necessary to install Android on CM-FX6.

Installation target media

CM-FX6 may use either SD card (P6) or SATA SSD as root file system.

Installation onto SD card

Preconditions

  • Properly connected CM-FX6 evaluation kit with valid U-Boot
  • SD-Card with minimal capacity of 2GB, which will serve as boot medium and root file system
  • PC workstation for creating bootable SD-Card

Prepare bootable SD-Card

  • Download prebuilt Android image.
  • Unzip the file in order to get dd image.
  • Flash the bootable image to the SD-Card following the directions.
On Linux, the instructions below may be used instead:
# dd if=cmfx6-android.img of=/dev/sdc bs=4M

Boot

  • Insert bootable SD-Card into SD-Card slot (P6)
  • Power on
  • Within 3 seconds the device should start booting into Android.
Within 60 seconds the HDMI display should start showing signs of life.

Post Install Procedure

  • On first boot, proceed to Settings->Developer options, check Stay awake ... while charging to prevent the device from going to suspended state.
Admolition note.png If Developer options item is hidden (as is the default in Jelly Bean), re-introduce it proceeding to Settings->About tablet and clicking on Build number 7 times consequently.
  • Default display configuration may be overridden following the display configuration directions.

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