{"id":2414,"date":"2018-02-13T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T16:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/system-on-module-som\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:47:58","slug":"boot-esomimx6-with-a-tiny-rfs-with-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/blog\/system-on-module-som\/boot-esomimx6-with-a-tiny-rfs-with-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Boot eSOMiMX6 with a Tiny RFS with X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">root filesystem(shortly RFS)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> is the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">filesystem<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> that is contained on the same partition on which the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">root<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> directory is located, and it is the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">filesystem<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> on which all the other filesystems are mounted (i.e., logically attached to the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">system<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">) as the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">system<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> is booted up. The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">root filesystem<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> should generally be small since it contains very critical files and a small, infrequently modified filesystem has a better chance of not getting corrupted. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">e-con Systems\u2122 has developed an image with tiny RFS containing the busybox commands and basic display utilities. The RFS arrives at a size of <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>172 MB<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">e-con Systems\u2122 has also developed a console image with tiny RFS. Refer <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/blog\/system-on-module-som\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Boot eSOMiMX6 with a Tiny RFS without X<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> article to build a console image with minimal RFS of size 9 MB.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This article guides you to build an X11 image for <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/iMX6-som-system-on-module.asp\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">eSOMiMX6<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> with a small root file system. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The tiny X11 image is a usable image with small root file system and X server capable of booting the eSOMiMX6 device(s). The image also contains the following utilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Desktop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Terminal<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Editor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Virtual keyboard<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">File Manager<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The RFS built with this image is not necessarily the smallest root file system that can be created, as many size reductions can be made to it. When first starting a project, this is the fastest complete build, and it is also a good place to start creating a custom X11 image. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Please visit our <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/auth\/Account\/login\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">developer website<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> to get step by step instructions to build <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">the minimal X11 image for <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">our <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/iMX6-micro-som-system-on-module.asp\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">eSOMiMX6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> board.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">For further assistance and queries get in touch with <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"mailto:sales@e-consystems.com\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">sales@e-consystems.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--<span lang=\"en-US\"> To try eSOM++ Minimal Console Image with X on <span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/iMX6-som-system-on-module.asp\">eSOMiMX6<\/a><\/u><\/span> device, please download:<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.e-consystems.com\/Downloads?key=lkQbLQ5XiCioFxvp2wdoJ9qzs2aProXzo4KBUXixJ2uFof233sbR46ONlvuwKP8TZ92EXuaMugjxw4yR9lBXc%2B8DuWq2W6SAWZqL7xuGZDyNSfXlr2jhsASmGPfZeIpAwfqmo3TDTC2MiDllEQ0zPBUg1midvDac6pj8hvufV9D8ZxWASAnm2hL6hzHs3QDY2JBXjiNEF0E9rZtLlyM%2BWqd%2FoBESfdUgVyRT3LHcj9oB%2FV%2B%2FHeuSa4GLbHpgYq7pxs79hpmFXe1GlN2OqjM9%2FYUPyVO3sOQDogMCDe3yRHkM5mQgRlsSO8feIMJPV4Ac\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Minimal X11 Image Application Guide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a 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