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Xilinx 2018.2 Software Tool Installation Overview and Assessment
This post enumerates the size of the Xilinx tool installers, the system requirements and installation documentation. It also provides a high

Why don't I see PMUFW XPfw_Printfs: A Debug Story
This post list my debug of why I don't see XPfw_Print() output from PMUFW included in PetaLinux Tools 2017.4.

35% Faster FSBL Rebuild
bitbake virtual/fsbl -c compile -C compile

SWUpdate a BOOT.bin
swupdate_unstripped -v -H"0.1":"1.0" -i ~/my-software_1.0.swu -e stable,alt

Integrate a QSPI using PetaLinux Tools Part 2
Why are there two ranges here: reg = <0x0 0xff0f0000 0x0 0x1000 0x0 0xc0000000 0x0 0x8000000>;?

Which Linux kernel is PetaLinux Tools using?
Figure out how to get here: https://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx/tree/b450e900fdb473a53613ad014f31eedbc80b1c90


Add GENIVI's DLT to a PetaLinux Tools Managed Build
cd components/ext_source/;
git clone https://github.com/GENIVI/meta-ivi;
cd meta-ivi; git checkout 12.0.0

Use PetaLinux Tools to Add a Script that Will Execute at Boot
1. cd into your PetaLinux project directory, 2. Run: petalinux-create -t apps --template install -n bootscript --enable, 3. Edit project-spe

Configure a U-Boot Autoboot Command in PetaLinux
project-spec/meta-user/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/platform-top.h #define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY 10
#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "bootm 03000000 0

Boot Linux on the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC over JTAG using PetaLinux Tools
1. Upon reset, the device mode pins are read to determine the primary boot device to be used: NAND, Quad-SPI, SD, eMMC, or JTAG.

Edit local.conf in a PetaLinux Build
Put your changes in ./project-spec/meta-user/conf/petalinuxbsp.conf to "edit" conf/local.conf.

Add a Yocto Layer to a PetaLinux Project and Build a Recipe in the Layer with PetaLinux Tools
Add a layer to BBLAYERS in conf/bblayers.conf by running petalinux-config.


Xilinx's Wiki Instructions to Add Yocto Layer Fail with PetaLinux Tools 2017.4
The "Installing the meta-example layer on your host" instructions listed on the "PetaLinux Yocto Tips" at http://www.wik
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