Embedded Handbook/Boards/Intel Edison

Gentoo for Edison
The Intel Edison is Article description::a tiny computer-on-module offered by Intel as a development system for wearable devices and Internet of Things devices.

License
U-boot: GPL-2+ https://github.com/01org/edison-u-boot

Pre-made image
Gentoo-edison-170104.tar.gz md5sum: 3f956280ba52de26fe95705e884e83c4

Image password
User: root

Password: edison

Features list

 * Working WiFi
 * Portage
 * Squashfs Gentoo repository
 * specification
 * Performance

Image install
Download the Gentoo image on your local PC:

Connect and flash the Intel Edison.

This will delete all your previous data:

Configure Wifi
symlink wlan0

Create file:

Cross compile preparation
Setup:

Copy package to Intel Edison:

Install in Intel Edison:

Squashfs Gentoo repository
Mount squashfs or use sd-card:

Kernel multi-boot
Increase the Edison boot partition:

Add a new kernel in the /mnt/boot directory. For example vmlinuz_01 and vmlinuz_02:

multi boot with u-boot for start vmlinuz_01

Performance

 * Intel Edison Board Software Package v2.2
 * Gentoo for Edison 170104

Install from source
Repository

Support
For support contact:

External resources

 * homepage
 * wikipedia
 * github
 * Community wiki