Installation Manual

Linux Configuration
Intel® Edison
September 2014 Quick Start Guide
Document Number: EQSG-ww29 Intel Confidential 17
4.3 Flash an image onto the Edison
Downloads 4.3.1
Before starting the process, download the following dependencies:
• Phone Flash Tool: https://wiki.ith.intel.com/display/DRD/Phone+Flash+Tool
Also, go to file://aceslab/SLC/NDG-Edison/Software/Release and download the latest Edison image zip file (edison-
image-wwXX-XX.zip, where “XX-XX” is the workweek and year), and extract a prebuilt Edison image archive to flash.
Initial setup 4.3.2
For Ubuntu 12.04 environments, do the following:
1. Install Phone Flash Tool (including the SOC and USB drivers):
sudo apt-get install gdebi ia32-libs
2. Enter the following:
sudo gdebi ~/<download_directory>/PhoneFlashTool_4.4.4.0_linux_x86_64.deb
3. Enter the following:
sudo apt-get install dfu-util
Gnome users: You must configure the device before connecting it to your computer, to prevent the network Note:
manager desktop plugin from creating a profile for the device. If you do not, you will have to remove this profile to
avoid losing static IP configuration.
Flashing an image 4.3.3
Use a USB 2.0 port for all flashing operations on the Intel® Edison board. Note:
1. Keep the Micro USB cable and the power supply unplugged. Make sure that the position of the tiny switch
SW1 is on the side closer to the Micro USB connector.
2. Unzip the prebuilt edison_image-wwXX-XX.zip file. Then open a command shell, navigate to the directory
listed below, and enter the following command:
./flashall.sh –b
3. When the script starts to search for the Edison, connect the micro USB cable to the inner Micro USB port as
shown in Figure 6, and connect the power supply afterwards. If the flashing does not start, unplug both
cables, reinsert the microUSB cable, and then reconnect the power supply.
4. After the flashing starts, allow the script to completely run and do not interrupt.
5. After flashing, the board will reboot a couple of times and partition the file system. Do not interrupt this
operation, it should last approximately 30 seconds or so.
If you have errors flashing, open a UART interface serial connection in order to see what is happening on Note:
the Edison.