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    VOXL2 Flashing upstream kernel v5 or v6 using ModalAI Device Tree

    VOXL 2
    voxl2 kernel secure boot device tree open source
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      dsupplee
      last edited by 14 Nov 2023, 18:40

      Does the VOXL2 come with Secure Boot enabled? I.e. can I take an upstream kernel from kernel.org and simply append the Device Tree Blob from the ModalAI SDK GitHub to generate a bootable image loaded via fastboot? Do I need either a special unlock of the device or proprietary software components to boot the device if I do not need the user-space flight/camera features? I am comparing to the Linaro open-source option for a Thundercomm RB5, where I can load a custom ABL and kernel without signing images. Is there a similar option for the VOXL2, as it has piqued our interest for its SWAP advantages?

      Thank you

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        Moderator ModalAI Team @dsupplee
        last edited by 15 Nov 2023, 17:37

        @dsupplee you can find details of how to build the kernel for VOXL 2 here: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-kernel-build-guide/

        VOXL 2 uses the "Qualcomm method" for builds and we rely on many of Qualcomm's proprietary features which does not lend itself well to full open source.

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          dsupplee @Moderator
          last edited by 15 Nov 2023, 18:13

          @Moderator Thank you for your timely response

          I understand that the SDK uses that method to preserve proprietary features, but if one does not need those features, does the VOXL 2 bootloader allow for loading custom images into the "boot" partition? The device shouldn't care how the image is built, and so I mainly ask about the feasibility of flashing unsigned images (regardless of how they were built) to the "boot", "rootfs", and "user" partitions with something like fastboot.

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            Moderator ModalAI Team @dsupplee
            last edited by 16 Nov 2023, 00:01

            @dsupplee yes, the images on VOXL 2 are unsigned. please see the VOXL 2 kernel build guide here: : https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-kernel-build-guide/

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