[snvzz]

Using the serial port (I recommend a cp2104 or cp2102N usb-ttl adapter) is extremely helpful.

You'll need to become familiar with u-boot. Then you'll be able to boot this board and any other board with ease.

[johnwalkr]

u-boot is so useful. Recently I used it to ping between 2 devices to prove a hardware issue, and not waste time troubleshooting linux things.