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 ==== Presentation ==== ==== Presentation ====
  
-  * follow slides at [[session ​1]] +  * follow slides at  ​{{:​lkd:​laboratoare:​lkd_01.pdf| Session ​1}}
  
 ==== Practical lab ==== ==== Practical lab ====
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 etc         ​linuxrc ​    ​opt ​        ​sbin ​       usr etc         ​linuxrc ​    ​opt ​        ​sbin ​       usr
 </​code>​ </​code>​
 +
 +In our setup, the rootfs used to boot the board can be found in ''​~/​work/​images/​rootfs.ext2''​. Use the following instructions that add one of your own files into the root filesystem.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +$ cd ~/​work/​images
 +# make a backup of the initial root filesystem
 +$ cp rootfs.ext2 rootfs.ext2.back
 +$ sudo mkdir /​mnt/​my_root
 +$ sudo mount -o loop rootfs.ext2 /​mnt/​my_root
 +
 +# explore the contents of /​mnt/​my_root directory and notice that these are the exact files that you can find on the board
 +
 +# create your own file 
 +$ sudo touch /​mnt/​my_root/​root/​my_file
 +
 +# unmount the filesystem
 +
 +$ sudo umount /​mnt/​my_root
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Now boot the board and notice that the file you created exists on the board! Follow the steps in section ​ [[#​boot_the_board |3. Boot the board ]]!
 +
 +=== 5. Explore the board ===
 +
 +After booting the board and getting the prompt explore the hardware board capabilities.
 +
 +Check the current Linux kernel version:
 +<code bash>
 +$ cat /​proc/​version
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Check the command line arguments used to start the Linux kernel:
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ cat /​proc/​cmdline
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +List all the cpus in the system:
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ cat /​proc/​cpuinfo
 +</​code>​
 +
 +List all available free and used physical memory in the system.
 +
 +<code bash>
 +$ free -h
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +List the physical memory map for the system:
 +
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ cat /proc/iomem
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Notice the address range for ''​System RAM''​ and for the rest of devices.
 +
 +Check the current list of filesystems supported by the kernel:
 +
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ cat /​proc/​filesystems
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Check the current list of modules loaded in the system:
 +
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ cat /​proc/​modules
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
 +Finally check the kernel log:
 +
 +<code bash>
 +
 +$ dmesg
 +
 +</​code>​
 +
  
  
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