SolidRun HoneyComb/Clearfog ARM Workstation Up-and-running

This post is a guide on getting up-and-running with the SolidRun LX2K based boards installing the Firmware and Linux.

The HoneyComb/ClearFog system are the carrier boards (the difference is that the ClearFog has a QSFP28 module) and both use a beefy ARM SOM (System On a Module) based on the NXP LX2160A SOC, a 16-core based on the Cortex-A72 running at stock 2.0 GHz clock. They support up to 64GB RAM and are one of the most powerful ARM boards you can buy not counting the multi-thousand dollar servers using Ampere/Qualcomm/Cavium…