# Initial bringup Solidrun Hummingbird Pulse with Q Som

**URL:** <https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84>\
**Category:** NXP i.MX8M Plus\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84 "2021-06-21T21:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![MauriceS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@MauriceS](https://community.solid-run.com/u/MauriceS)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84/1 "2021-06-21T21:57:07Z")

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I have 2 Hummingboard Pulse boards with a Quad core processor, and am trying to bring them up. I connected a USB cable to the console port (115200N81), downloaded the latest debian image, and it is not coming up. Nothing is shown on the console port. What am I missing? Was U-Boot installed? If not, how can I get it on there? Can I load it with a Segger J-Link?

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**Author:** ![jnettlet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.solid-run.com/jnettlet/32/62_2.png) [@jnettlet](https://community.solid-run.com/u/jnettlet)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84/2 "2021-06-22T04:07:16Z")

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I assume you have written the image to a uSDHC card. Could you verify that your boot select switches are set properly. You can use this URL as a reference, [HummingBoard Pulse and Ripple Boot Select | SolidRun](https://developer.solid-run.com/knowledge-base/hummingboard-pulse-ripple-boot-select/)

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**Author:** ![MauriceS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@MauriceS](https://community.solid-run.com/u/MauriceS)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84/3 "2021-06-22T17:47:53Z")

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The boot switches were incorrect - corrected that - but the Debian images do still not boot - nor show U-Boot coming up. The buildroot images start U-Boot and then boot up. I can use the Buildroot image to bring up U-Boot, swap the SDHC and Debian comes up.

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**Author:** ![MauriceS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@MauriceS](https://community.solid-run.com/u/MauriceS)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/initial-bringup-solidrun-hummingbird-pulse-with-q-som/84/4 "2021-06-22T21:36:50Z")

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I got it working with a manual hack using gparted

- delete dos partition on target uSD (buildroot uSD)
- delete rootfs partition on target uSD (buildroot uSD)
- copy rootfs Debian partition from Debian uSD to formerly buildroot uSD - leaving 8MB from start free - so the u-boot blob doesn’t get overwritten.

and voila - it boots