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Quickstart for i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex

This page guides you through the steps for creating a virtual i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex device with a stock firmware Yocto Linux (2.2.0), and shows how to access its Linux command line interface.

Create your device​

To create your virtual i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex device, do the following:

  1. Log in to AVH with your Arm account at https://app.avh.corellium.com. If you do not have an Arm account you can register here.

  2. After login you should land on Devices page. Click CREATE DEVICE**:

    Start with device creation

  3. On the Select Device view click on the i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex board to proceed with the creation of a corresponding virtual instance.

    Select i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex

    :::Note You can narrow down the list of displayed boards by selecting the category tab on the top-right side between | ALL | ANDROID | FVP | IOT. The i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex can be found under IOT and ALL tabs. :::

  4. On the Configure your device screen, you will see a dropdown menu Select an example firmware with stock firmware options available for the target platform in AVH, see Stock Firmware for i.MX 8M for more details. For this quickstart example, we will keep the default selection Yocto Linux (2.2.0). Click SELECT.

    Select stock firmware Yocto Linux (2.2.0)

  5. On the Confirm Details screen, you can specify the device name and verify your selections. Keep the advanced boot options unchecked and then click CREATE DEVICE.

    Confirmation screen

  6. The device will then be created. It takes a few moments.

    Creating device

  7. Your virtual i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex board is now ready to go!

Log in to console​

  1. Let's log in to the Linux command line interface on the device. Click Console tab in device's menu, if not open by default. Type in the default username root then hit the Return/Enter key. You should see the display name change to root@imx8mpevk, meaning you are logged in.

    i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex

  2. Now your device is set up, logged in and ready to use.

Next steps​

For next steps see i.MX 8M Arm Cortex Complex overview page with references to more usage examples.