In an ideal world U-Boot would already be installed in SPI flash, including the necessary patch for FreeBSD. If you happen to have such an ideal system, you may skip the next section
### Install U-Boot
Please refer to [U-boot](/helios4/uboot) for build instructions.
Please refer to [U-boot](/helios4/uboot/) for build instructions.
The Boot-ROM expects to find U-Boot at 512 bytes into the sdcard. Assuming your SD-Card is available at /dev/sdX, write the u-boot binary to it using dd:
Go to [Kit Assembly](/helios4/kit) to find out how to put together your Helios4 NAS
Go to [Kit Assembly](/helios4/kit/) to find out how to put together your Helios4 NAS
## **What you need before you start.**
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## **What to do next ?**
If you want to install OpenMediaVault, the next-gen network attached storage (NAS) software, refer to the [OMV](/helios4/omv) page.
If you want to install OpenMediaVault, the next-gen network attached storage (NAS) software, refer to the [OMV](/helios4/omv/) page.
If you have assembled an OLED Display as part of your Helios4 setup, it can be the right time to set it up. Refer to the following [section](/helios4/i2c/#sys-oled-application) that will explain you how to install the **sys-oled** application which control the OLED display.
* You should have setup your storage. This guide will assume you have setup a RAID array mounted to **/mnt/md0**. Refer to [Mdadm](/helios4/mdadm) page for guideline on how to setup a RAID array.
* You should have setup your storage. This guide will assume you have setup a RAID array mounted to **/mnt/md0**. Refer to [Mdadm](/helios4/mdadm/) page for guideline on how to setup a RAID array.
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## Build U-Boot for SPI NOR flash
Refer to [U-Boot](/helios4/uboot) page to build the image.
Refer to [U-Boot](/helios4/uboot/) page to build the image.
*A prebuilt SPI image of U-Boot for Armbian OS can be downloaded from [here (version 2013.01)](/helios4/files/uboot/u-boot-armbian-2013.01-spi.bin) or from [here (version 2018.11)](/helios4/files/uboot/u-boot-armbian-2018.11-spi.bin).*
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ You can download latest Syncloud release for Helios4 and other devices [here](ht
## Prepare microSD Card
Refer to the [Install](/helios4/install) page for instructions on how to prepare your microSD card and how to start and connect to your Helios4.
Refer to the [Install](/helios4/install/) page for instructions on how to prepare your microSD card and how to start and connect to your Helios4.
## Activate Syncloud
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## Configure storage
!!! note
You might want first to setup your RAID array before configuring the storage in Syncloud. Refer to the following [Mdadm](/helios4/mdadm) page for guideline on how to setup a RAID array. The credentials to connect via SSH to Helios4 are described [here](/helios4/syncloud/#additional-information).
You might want first to setup your RAID array before configuring the storage in Syncloud. Refer to the following [Mdadm](/helios4/mdadm/) page for guideline on how to setup a RAID array. The credentials to connect via SSH to Helios4 are described [here](/helios4/syncloud/#additional-information).
First thing you will need to do is to activate the storage you want to use.
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Helios64 is our latest design for the ultimate ARM powered NAS. Compared to the [Helios4](/helios4/intro), it offers improvement on every single key aspect :
Helios64 is our latest design for the ultimate ARM powered NAS. Compared to the [Helios4](/helios4/intro/), it offers improvement on every single key aspect :
* More storage capacity with 5x SATA ports,
* Greater network throughput with Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (2.5 GbE),
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