i.MX 8X Bootserver

First, install all the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd tftp -y

Uncompress the rootfilesystem into a folder: (check the files name when you are creating the soft link, the uImage name may change, and change devel with your username)

mkdir /home/devel/rootfs-target-folder
sudo tar -xvjf core-image-minimal.tar.gz -C /home/devel/rootfs-target-folder
cd /home/devel
ln -s rootfs-target-folder rootfs

Next, create a configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/xinetd.d/tftp

Put the following content into the file (change devel with your username)

and start the TFTP service:

Set up the NFS

Install the following packages:

and edit the file

Write this into the file (change devel with your username)

and execute

Check the bootserver IP address

Start the module

Stop the autoboot

If you want to boot a different rootfs, you can create another folder to uncompress the rootfs there, remove the soft link /home/devel/rootfs and create a new one pointing to the folder you want