Session 1: Getting Comfortable with Embedded Linux Systems (9:00 AM – 10:30 AM)

• Embedded System Components
• Target Board Features and Boot Images

Lab: Booting BeagleBone Black with pre-built images.

Session 2: Understanding the Embedded Linux Boot-Up Flow (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM)

• Microcontroller Boot Flow vs. PC Boot Flow
• Target Board Boot-Up Flow

Lab: Recovering a bricked BBB using U-Boot, SD card partitioning, and populating RootFS.

Session 3: Recovering a Bricked Board (1:30 PM – 3:15 PM)

• U-Boot Environment Variables
• Ramdisk Basics and Backup Partitions

Lab:

• Recovering a bricked board with a serial interface.
• Modifying bootargs for backup partition booting.

Session 4: Bootloader Customization (3:15 PM – 5:00 PM)

• U-Boot Stages and Design Constraints
• Adding Custom Commands to U-Boot

Lab:

• Saving U-Boot environment on an SD card.
• Adding custom U-Boot commands.