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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml index eecca8e..ed3af67 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml @@ -629,6 +629,22 @@ Insert the device into a bootable USB socket on the target, and power it on. The system should boot to the Sato graphical desktop. + <footnote><para>Because + this new image is not in any way tailored to the system you're + booting it on, which is assumed to be some sort of atom-pc (netbook) system for this + example, it might not be completely functional though it should at least boot to a text + prompt. + Specifically, it might fail to boot into graphics without some tweaking. + If this ends up being the case, a possible next step would be to replace the + <filename>mymachine.conf</filename> + contents with the contents of <filename>atom-pc.conf</filename> and replace + <filename>xorg.conf</filename> with <filename>atom-pc xorg.conf</filename> + in <filename>meta-yocto</filename> and see if it fares any better. + In any case, following the previous steps will give you a buildable image that + will probably boot on most systems. + Getting things working like you want + them to for your hardware will normally require some amount of experimentation with + configuration settings.</para></footnote> </para> <para> @@ -647,24 +663,6 @@ also provides some suggestions for things to try if booting fails and produces strange error messages.</note> </para> - - <para> - Because this new image is not in any way tailored to the system you're - booting it on, which is assumed to be some sort of atom-pc (netbook) system for this - example, it might not be completely functional though it should at least boot to a text - prompt. - Specifically, it might fail to boot into graphics without some tweaking. - If this ends up being the case, a possible next step would be to replace the - <filename>mymachine.conf</filename> - contents with the contents of <filename>atom-pc.conf</filename> and replace - <filename>xorg.conf</filename> with <filename>atom-pc xorg.conf</filename> - in <filename>meta-yocto</filename> and see if it fares any better. - In any case, following the previous steps will give you a buildable image that - will probably boot on most systems. - Getting things working like you want - them to for your hardware will normally require some amount of experimentation with - configuration settings. - </para> </section> </appendix> |