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 CPUs.
It makes a great developer workstation, ARM Server/buildbox or even Desktop daily-driver PC.
Here I collect information I got while assembling and setting-up mine and with information from the #solidrun channel from Discord, the main discussion channel from SolidRun.
I’ll only show here the use of UEFI firmware since it’s easier to use and install operating systems on. U-Boot is not covered.
TL;DR; Get all hardware parts together, build (or download) firmware, flash it to SD Card. Grab an ARM64 ISO from your chosen Linux distro, flash to USB Drive and install to the SATA or NVME disk using serial console.
