Revision as of 10:40, 11 November 2016

This page is about running a (ARM EABIhf) Debian distribution at BeagleBoard. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABIhf) Debian distribution from SD card. Debian's NetInstall will be used to install Debian onto your Beagle.

Help

If you need any help:

Kernel related help:
- Email Beagleboard user group *Recommended method
- #beagle: Beagle irc on freenode, accessible also by web interface (logs)
- Kernel Trees

When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
- U-Boot Version installed on board
- Kernel Version: uname -a
- pastebin dmesg
  - Copy from serial port or use "dmesg | pastebinit" (sudo apt-get install pastebinit)

Official BeagleBoard.org Images for shipping with BeagleBone Black

http://beagleboard.org/source

Recommended Beagle Software

Mainline U-Boot:

All old Ax, Bx, Cx and Dx boards are required to upgrade to at least these U-Boot versions.
XM Boards have no NAND, so MLO/u-boot.img is always required on the first partition
Directions: Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot

Debian NetInstall

Scripts:

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
cd netinstall

Device Options:

BeagleBoard --dtb omap3-beagle
BeagleBoard-xM --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
BeagleBoard-X15 --dtb am57xx-beagle-x15
BeagleBone (serial) --dtb am335x-bone-serial
BeagleBone (video via cape) --dtb am335x-bone-video
BeagleBone Black --dtb am335x-boneblack
PandaBoard (A1->A3) --dtb omap4-panda
PandaBoard (A4->Ax) --dtb omap4-panda-a4
PandaBoard ES  --dtb omap4-panda-es

You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.

Standard System : ~455MB

Debian 8 (jessie)

Quick Install script for "board"

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb "board" --distro jessie

So For the BeagleBoard xM:

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro jessie

Options:
- --firmware : installs firmware
- --serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port

Demo Image

Advanced Users only: BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
cd armv7-multiplatform
git checkout origin/v4.8.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

Advanced Users only: BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: Kernel v4.4.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-4.4.y

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

Debian (jessie)

Default username/password:

username: debian
password: temppwd

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Services Active:

Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
SSH, Port 22: ssh debian@arm.local (Bone: via usb) debian@192.168.7.2
Getty, Serial Port

Default user: debian pass: temppwd

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/elinux/debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
36de938ed618aeb9eb6eebaad611a187d541570733e7065f36b535b21b2af28f  debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
cd debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10

If you don't know the location of your SD card:

sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc

You should see something like:

Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...

fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes <- x86 Root Drive
Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes <- MMC/SD card

lsblk:
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0 446.9G  0 part /  <- x86 Root Partition
├─sda2   8:2    0     1K  0 part 
└─sda5   8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
sdd      8:48   1   3.7G  0 disk 
├─sdd1   8:49   1    64M  0 part 
└─sdd2   8:50   1   3.6G  0 part

In this example, we can see via mount, /dev/sda1 is the x86 rootfs, therefore /dev/sdd is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...

Install Image:

Quick install script for [board]

sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board

board options:

BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx - omap3-beagle
BeagleBoard xM - omap3-beagle-xm
BeagleBone White/Black/Green - beaglebone
OMAP5432 uEVM - omap5-uevm
BeagleBoard-X15 - am57xx-beagle-x15

So for the BeagleBoard xM:

sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm

Advanced: Build Image:

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
cd omap-image-builder
git checkout v2016.11 -b tmp

Stable:

./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf

Testing:

./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf

Debian Testing (stretch)

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/elinux/debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
d6004c8ee14afbb89ce2a28bbec0c462f69d1194db677c934f26d385087d8266  debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Unpack image:

tar xf debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
cd debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10

Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...

Flasher

eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian will now boot directly from eMMC.

Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)

https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh

This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.

Notes:

If only two LED's stay lit and nothing happens, the board has crashed due to lack of power. Retry with a 5Volt DC power supply connected.
If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.

User: debian pass: temppwd

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
6e6c3adefdfa4d99206d5187996bffd3df7fec9a82cbd8adeec2094083f7cb49  BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian will now boot directly from eMMC.

Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)

https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh

This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.

Notes:

If only two LED's stay lit and nothing happens, the board has crashed due to lack of power. Retry with a 5Volt DC power supply connected.
If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.

User: debian pass: temppwd

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
1b99b87ba2bcb1dfe1bd0b52fd99e7dd929912db1b86479d8ae299cf5b7c4c88  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

raw microSD img

BeagleBoard xM

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull
./grow_partition.sh
sudo reboot

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
a1af427af2edbff841d6b9a98771e4d087a50d8344c865a2046a5f883d441d2a  bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBone White/Black/Green

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull
./grow_partition.sh
sudo reboot

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
722d224137285ef9992354d58d93e97e1c1a8398a40ac71ffd011e1d17a76481  bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

OMAP5432 uEVM

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull
./grow_partition.sh
sudo reboot

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
3e56371a7789f2e640156b4ee9ec2fbc638341e61771dc44850f16c40912169d  omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBoard-X15

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull
./grow_partition.sh
sudo reboot

Image Updated:

2016-11-10
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
2016-10-06
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
2016-09-28
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
2365602326314f3fd2371aafa18204a703d28e4c4e95ee030e13f7b724191222  bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

Debian Configuration

Install Latest Kernel Image

General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
sudo reboot

Latest kernel script

cd /opt/scripts/tools/
git pull
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>

3.8.x

This is the first beagleboard.org long term kernel tree with capemanager support, it's been the default install for Debian Wheezy

beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.8

3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
--bone-channel --stable

3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
--bone-xenomai-channel --stable

4.1.x-ti

This is slated to replace the v3.8.x tree in Debian Jessie, cape manager support is enabled.

beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/4.1
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.1.y

4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
--ti-channel --stable

4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
--ti-rt-channel --stable

Mainline (lts)

4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
--bone-kernel --lts

4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
--bone-rt-kernel --lts

Mainline

4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
--bone-kernel --testing

Debian 8: jessie

sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp

Reboot with your new Kernel Image.

Xorg Drivers

Script:

cd /opt/scripts/tools/
git pull

BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:

cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
./ti-omapdrm.sh

BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:

cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
./ti-tilcdc.sh

SGX Drivers

SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black

Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...

Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian#Mainline_.28lts.29

Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
cd bb-kernel/
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
./sgx_create_package.sh

Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install

sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
sudo reboot

Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded

debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
omaplfb                12065  0 
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb

Building Kernel

Note, this section use to have a lot of details, but maintenance of the two wiki's became a pain, so for now on we will just link to my other pages:

Beagle/Beagle xM

http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard

BeagleBone

http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone

BeagleBone Black

http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black

Panda/Panda ES

http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard

Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6

Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6 report and tutorial.

Upgrading from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7 (Wheezy)

Note, this only goes over "armel" -> "armel"... For users wishing to switch from "armel" -> "armhf" just re-install...

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo sed -i -e "s/squeeze/wheezy/g" /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install -y apt aptitude udev dpkg
sudo aptitude update ; sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade ; sudo aptitude -y dist-upgrade

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 [[Category:Development Boards]]
 [[Category: BeagleBoard]]
-This page is about running a (ARM EABI) [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Debian distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. To prepare the SD card and install (ARM EABI) Debian on it, [http://bellard.org/qemu/ QEMU] on host PC will be used, following Aurélien Jarno's excellent [http://www.aurel32.net/info/debian_arm_qemu.php Debian on an emulated ARM machine] howto.
+This page is about running a (ARM EABIhf) [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABIhf) Debian distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. Debian's NetInstall will be used to install Debian onto your Beagle.
-Note: Debian armel deb's are compiled for armv4t, this allows debian to support a larger number of arm devices with a single port, at only the sacrifice of speed.
 = Help =
@@ Line 12: / Line 10: @@
 *Kernel related help:
-** [http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
+** [https://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
 ** ''#beagle'': Beagle irc on freenode, accessible also by [http://beagleboard.org/discuss web interface] ([http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php logs])
-** [https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel Launchpad Project "Beagleboard Kernel"]
+** Kernel Trees
-*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Launchpad Stable Kernel 2.6.32 src]
+*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v4.6.x kernel branch]
-*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-dev Launchpad Development Kernel 2.6.32 src]
+*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/ BeagleBone]
-*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-mainline Launchpad Mainline Kernel git src] *Unless you know what your doing, do NOT use the 2.6-mainline branch...
+*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
-** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 *When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
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 ** pastebin dmesg
 *** Copy from serial port or use "dmesg | pastebinit" (sudo apt-get install pastebinit)
+= Official BeagleBoard.org Images for shipping with BeagleBone Black =
+* http://beagleboard.org/source
 = Recommended Beagle Software =
-* Recent x-loader/MLO
-** Rev C2/3/4 Boards are fine and do not need an upgrade
-** Old Rev Bx Boards should upgrade there MLO from here: http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/beagleboard-demo-image-available
-* Recent U-Boot with 'boot.scr' scripts enabled
+Mainline U-Boot:
-** u-boot.bin from here: http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/beagleboard-demo-image-available
+* All old Ax, Bx, Cx and Dx boards are required to upgrade to at least these U-Boot versions.
-** Or this one I've archived: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_U-Boot U-Boot 2009.08+r37 Upgrade]
+* XM Boards have no NAND, so MLO/u-boot.img is always required on the first partition
-*** Version 2009.01 (factory installed on C2/3's) and earlier will not work with this guide
+* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
-*** Version 200X.XX (factory installed on C4's) works fine with this guide
+= Debian NetInstall =
-= Native Net Install =
+Scripts:
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
+ cd netinstall
-==Development PC: Format SD Card==
+Device Options:
+ BeagleBoard --dtb omap3-beagle
+ BeagleBoard-xM --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
+ BeagleBoard-X15 --dtb am57xx-beagle-x15
+ BeagleBone (serial) --dtb am335x-bone-serial
+ BeagleBone (video via cape) --dtb am335x-bone-video
+ BeagleBone Black --dtb am335x-boneblack
+ PandaBoard (A1->A3) --dtb omap4-panda
+ PandaBoard (A4->Ax) --dtb omap4-panda-a4
+ PandaBoard ES  --dtb omap4-panda-es
 You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
   Standard System : ~455MB
- + Desktop environment (GNOME) : ~2.9GB
-Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+== Debian 8 (jessie) ==
-MiB Primary Partition, fat32
- Leave remaining space for the Debian-Installer
-==Development PC: Setup SD U-boot Partition==
+Quick Install script for "board"
+ sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb "board" --distro jessie
-Mount your SD card fat32 partition. (/media/disk/)
+So For the BeagleBoard xM:
+ sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro jessie
-Debian Lenny Stable
+*Options:
- cd /media/disk/
+**--firmware : installs firmware
- sudo wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/CC-beagle-v2.6.29-58cf2f1-oer44.1.uImage
+**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
- sudo wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/versatile/netboot/initrd.gz
- sudo mv CC-beagle-v2.6.29-58cf2f1-oer44.1.uImage uImage
- sudo gzip -d initrd.gz
- sudo dd if=initrd of=initrd.pad ibs=8388608 conv=sync
-Create U-boot boot script for netinstall:
+= Demo Image =
-Debian Install over DVI Port
+* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
-  nano netinstall.cmd
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
-  setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 initrd.pad; bootm 0x80300000'
+ cd armv7-multiplatform
-  setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 ramdisk_size=8192 root=/dev/ram0 rw rootfstype=ext2 initrd=0x81600000,8M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60'
+  git checkout origin/v4.8.x -b tmp
-  boot
+  ./build_kernel.sh
+* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:  Kernel v4.4.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-4.4.y
+  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
+ cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
+ git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
+  ./build_kernel.sh
-Debian Install over the Serial Port
+== Debian (jessie) ==
- nano netinstall.cmd
- setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 initrd.pad; bootm 0x80300000'
- setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 ramdisk_size=8192 root=/dev/ram0 rw rootfstype=ext2 initrd=0x81600000,8M'
- boot
-Create U-boot *.scr file:
+Default username/password:
+*username: debian
+*password: temppwd
- mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Debian Lenny" -d ./netinstall.cmd ./boot.scr
+Image Updated:
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-Sync and Unmount your mmc card and boot the beagle, it should find the 'boot.scr' file on your first partition while booting.
+Services Active:
+ Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
+ Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
+ SSH, Port 22: ssh debian@arm.local (Bone: via usb) debian@192.168.7.2
+ Getty, Serial Port
-==Beagleboard: netinstall==
+Default user: debian pass: temppwd
-  Choose a language
+Get prebuilt image:
-  C - No localization
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/elinux/debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  English - English
- Configure the network:
+Verify Image with:
-  usb0: USB net <- See below for 2.6.29. Could not find usb0 with B7 installing 2.6.28.
+ sha256sum debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  eth0: Ethernet <- Your usb-ethernet device
+de938ed618aeb9eb6eebaad611a187d541570733e7065f36b535b21b2af28f  debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  wlan0: Wifi <- Your usb-wifi device.. See [[BeagleBoardDebianWifiInstallInfo]] for my hack to set it up.
-  Configuring usb0 network bridge for 2.6.29:
+Unpack Image:
-  While you chose your keyboard layout, setup a bridge with ethX and usbX.
+  tar xf debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-   # ifconfig ethX 0.0.0.0
+ cd debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10
-   # ifconfig usbX 0.0.0.0
-   # brctl addbr brX
-   # brctl addif brX ethX
-   # brctl addif brX usbX
-   # ifconfig brX up
-   # dhclient brX
-  ''*Sometimes the first beagle DHCP will fail(probably due PC trying autoconnect), just run the auto configuration again and it will configure it right.''
- Continue the install without loading kernel modules? : <yes>
+If you don't know the location of your SD card:
+ sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
- Partition disks: This partitioner doesn't have the inform.....? : <yes>
+You should see something like:
-  Logical Volume Manager not available: <Continue>
-  Partition disks:
+  Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
-   Guided - Use the largest continuous free space
+ fdisk -l:
+ Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
+ Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
+ lsblk:
+ NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
+ sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
+ ├─sda1   8:1    0 446.9G  0 part /  '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
+ ├─sda2   8:2    0     1K  0 part
+ └─sda5   8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
+ sdd      8:48   1   3.7G  0 disk
+ ├─sdd1   8:49   1    64M  0 part
+ └─sdd2   8:50   1   3.6G  0 part
- Partitioning scheme....
+* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x86 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/sdd''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...
-Example:
+Install Image:
- MMC/SD card #1 (mmcblk0) - 2.0 GB Unknown
- >  #1 primary  57.5 MB     fat32
- >  #2 primary   1.8 GB B f ext3  /
- >  #5 logical 148.0 MB   f swap  swap
- Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
-  Write the changes to disk? : <yes>
-  No installable kernel was found in the defined APT sources? :
+Quick install script for [board]
-  Continue without installing a kernel? : <yes>
+  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
- Standard System
+board options:
+*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx          - omap3-beagle
+*BeagleBoard xM                   - omap3-beagle-xm
+*BeagleBone White/Black/Green     - beaglebone
+*OMAP5432 uEVM                    - omap5-uevm
+*BeagleBoard-X15                  - am57xx-beagle-x15
-  No BootLoader: <ok>
+So for the BeagleBoard xM:
+  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
-==Development PC: Setup U-boot for Normal Boot==
+Advanced: Build Image:
-Create a U-boot normal boot script:
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
+ cd omap-image-builder
+ git checkout v2016.11 -b tmp
- DVI Port
+Stable:
- nano normal.cmd
- setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
- setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait rootfstype=ext3 ro omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60'
- boot
-  Serial Port
+  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf
- nano normal.cmd
- setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
- setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait rootfstype=ext3 ro'
-Create U-boot *.scr file:
+Testing:
-  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Debian Lenny" -d ./normal.cmd ./boot.scr
+  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf
-Debian will fix the ext3 partition, it'll try to reboot, after halting remove and reapply power.
+== Debian Testing (stretch) ==
-==Beagleboard: install kernel-image==
+Image Updated:
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-===Script File===
+Get prebuilt image:
-Every Kernel upload going further on rcn-ee.net will now have an 'install-me.sh' file in the same directory..
+ wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/elinux/debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  example: http://www.rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/beagle/lenny/v2.6.32.6-x6.2/
+Verify Image with:
+  sha256sum debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/beagle/lenny/v2.6.32.6-x6.2/install-me.sh
+ d6004c8ee14afbb89ce2a28bbec0c462f69d1194db677c934f26d385087d8266  debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
-  sudo /bin/bash install-me.sh
+Unpack image:
+  tar xf debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
+  cd debian-stretch-console-armhf-2016-11-10
+Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...
-Reboot with your new uImage
+= Flasher =
-= Debian Configuration =
+== eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green ==
-== Serial Ports ==
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager  First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON.  Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian will now boot directly from eMMC.
-Lenny
+Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
+ https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
-edit /etc/inittab and add:
+This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
- S:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 ttyS2
-For root access over the serial port add ttyS2 to /etc/securetty
+Notes:
+* If only two LED's stay lit and nothing happens, the board has crashed due to lack of power. Retry with a 5Volt DC power supply connected.
+* If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.
-== WiFi ==
+User: debian
+pass: temppwd
-See [[BeagleBoardDebianWifiInstallInfo|BeagleBoard Debian WiFi install info]].
+Image Updated:
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-== SGX Video Acceleration ==
+Get prebuilt image:
+ wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-Use a "corporate email" and download the latest (3.01.00.02):
+Verify Image with:
-  http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/sdo_sb/targetcontent/gfxsdk/latest/index_FDS.html
+ sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
+e6c3adefdfa4d99206d5187996bffd3df7fec9a82cbd8adeec2094083f7cb49  BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-=== Kernel Modules ===
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-Use the "build_sgx_module.sh" script in 2.6-stable, module source is now in the *.bin
+Linux: (dd)
+ xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ==
-Copy uImage and modules from the deploy directory to your SD card.
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager  First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON.  Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian will now boot directly from eMMC.
-Copy the GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz examples to either your SD card or another media (large file) then boot your omap board.
+Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
+ https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
-Run depmod:
+This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
- sudo depmod -a omaplfb
-Tweak System Libraries:
+Notes:
- sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.0
+* If only two LED's stay lit and nothing happens, the board has crashed due to lack of power. Retry with a 5Volt DC power supply connected.
- sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 /usr/lib/libXau.so.0
+* If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.
-=== Startup Script ===
+User: debian
+pass: temppwd
-For 3.01.00.02
+Image Updated:
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-Lenny:
+Get prebuilt image:
-  sudo nano /etc/rcS.d/S60pvr.sh
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- sudo chmod +x /etc/rcS.d/S60pvr.sh
-Squeeze: (probally lenny too)
+Verify Image with:
-  sudo nano /etc/init.d/pvr
+  sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
-  sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/pvr
+b99b87ba2bcb1dfe1bd0b52fd99e7dd929912db1b86479d8ae299cf5b7c4c88  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- sudo update-rc.d pvr defaults
-Contents of S60pvr.sh/pvr
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
- #!/bin/sh
+  http://etcher.io
- if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
- 	echo PVR-INIT: Please use start, stop, or restart.
- 	exit 1
- fi
- if [ "$1" = "stop" -o  "$1" = "restart" ]; then
- 	echo Stopping PVR
- 	rmmod omaplfb 2>/dev/null
- 	rmmod pvrsrvkm 2>/dev/null
- fi
- if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then
- 	exit 0
- fi
- echo Starting PVR
- modprobe omaplfb
- pvr_maj=`grep "pvrsrvkm$" /proc/devices | cut -b1,2,3`
- if [ -e /dev/pvrsrvkm ] ; then
- 	rm -f /dev/pvrsrvkm
- fi
- mknod /dev/pvrsrvkm c $pvr_maj 0
- chmod 666 /dev/pvrsrvkm
-  touch /etc/powervr-esrev
- SAVED_ESREVISION="$(cat /etc/powervr-esrev)"
- ES_REVISION="$(cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "CPU revision" | awk -F: '{print $2}')"
- if [ "${ES_REVISION}" != "${SAVED_ESREVISION}" ] ; then
- 	echo -n "Starting SGX fixup for"
- 	if [ "${ES_REVISION}" = " 3" ] ; then
- 	echo " ES3.x"
- 	cp -a /usr/lib/ES3.0/* /usr/lib
- 	cp -a /usr/bin/ES3.0/* /usr/bin
- 	else
- 	echo " ES2.x"
- 	cp -a /usr/lib/ES2.0/* /usr/lib
- 	cp -a /usr/bin/ES2.0/* /usr/bin
- 	fi
- 	echo "${ES_REVISION}" > /etc/powervr-esrev
- fi
- /usr/bin/pvrsrvinit
-=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+Linux: (dd)
+ xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
-In GFX_Linux_SDK:
+= raw microSD img =
- cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
- ./OGLESChameleonMan
-=== Trouble Shooting ===
+== BeagleBoard xM ==
- sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
- sudo depmod -a omaplfb
- sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
-== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+User: debian
+pass: temppwd
-By default Debian will try* to use the FBDEV video driver, however for the beagleboard we can take advantage of a more software optimized driver (still not using the sgx video hardware) using the NEON extensions of the Cortex-A8 core.
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-Lenny might need this xorg.conf, but it's best to use omapfb later in this guide..
+Image Updated:
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
-/etc/X11/xorg.conf:
+Get prebuilt image:
- Section "Device"
+ wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- 	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
- 	Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"
- 	Driver		"fbdev"
- EndSection
-cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+Verify Image with:
- (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
+  sha256sum bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
-  (II) FBDEV(0): using default device
+  a1af427af2edbff841d6b9a98771e4d087a50d8344c865a2046a5f883d441d2a  bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
-  (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 16, (==) framebuffer bpp 16
-  (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 565
-Login into Debian and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-xvinfo -display :0.0
+Linux: (dd)
-  X-Video Extension version 2.2
+  xzcat bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- screen #0
-  no adaptors present
-=== Drivers ===
+== BeagleBone White/Black/Green ==
-Note: These are built with neon optimizations: http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/xf86-video-omapfb.git;a=blob;f=debian/rules;h=c2f0d5391c96c5abb60b1e691ad86bb27e0c17d8;hb=HEAD  (line 48/49)
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
-Lenny:
+User: debian
- wget -c http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/deb-sbuild/lenny/xorg-drivers/xserver-xorg-video-omap3_0.1.1-2_armel.deb
+pass: temppwd
- sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-omap3_0.1.1-2_armel.deb
-Squeeze/Sid:
+Auto partition resize:
-  sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+  sudo reboot
-=== xorg.conf ===
+Image Updated:
-/etc/X11/xorg.conf
+*2016-11-10
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
- Section "Monitor"
+Get prebuilt image:
-     Identifier "Configured Monitor"
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-  EndSection
- Section "Screen"
-     Identifier "Default Screen"
-     Device "Configured Video Device"
-     #Limited by SGX?
-     DefaultDepth 16
- EndSection
- Section "Device"
-     Identifier "Configured Video Device"
-     Driver "omapfb"
-     Option "fb" "/dev/fb0"
- EndSection
-To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+Verify Image with:
+ sha256sum bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
+d224137285ef9992354d58d93e97e1c1a8398a40ac71ffd011e1d17a76481  bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
-  (II) LoadModule: "omapfb"
+  http://etcher.io
- (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//omapfb_drv.so
- (II) Module omapfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
- (II) omapfb: Driver for OMAP framebuffer (omapfb) and external LCD controllers:
- (WW) Error opening /sys/devices/platform/omapfb/ctrl/name: No such file or directory
- (II) omapfb(0): VideoRAM: 1800KiB (SDRAM)
- (II) omapfb(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
- (**) omapfb(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
- (==) omapfb(0): RGB weight 565
- (==) omapfb(0): Default visual is TrueColor
- (--) omapfb(0): Virtual size is 1280x720 (pitch 1280)
- (**) omapfb(0):  Built-in mode "current"
- (==) omapfb(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
- (II) omapfb(0): DPMS enabled
- (II) omapfb(0): Video plane capabilities:
- (II) omapfb(0): Video plane supports the following image formats:
- (II) omapfb(0): XVideo extension initialized
-Login into Debian and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
+Linux: (dd)
+ xzcat bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
-xvinfo -display :0.0
+== OMAP5432 uEVM ==
- X-Video Extension version 2.2
- screen #0
-   Adaptor #0: "OMAP XV adaptor"
-     number of ports: 1
-     port base: 56
-     operations supported: PutImage
-     supported visuals:
-       depth 16, visualID 0x21
-     number of attributes: 1
-     etc..
-== DSP ==
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
-= Kernel Build =
+User: debian
+pass: temppwd
-https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+Image Updated:
- sudo apt-get install bzr
+*2016-11-10
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
+*2016-10-06
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-Download SRC
+Get prebuilt image:
-  bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-dev
-Build Kernel
+Verify Image with:
-  . build_kernel.sh
+  sha256sum omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
+e56371a7789f2e640156b4ee9ec2fbc638341e61771dc44850f16c40912169d  omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-Build SGX Modules
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
-  . build_sgx_modules.sh
+  http://etcher.io
-Build Deb File
+Linux: (dd)
-  . build_deb.sh
+  xzcat omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
-= QEMU install method via debian-installer (emulated arm core via Desktop PC)=
+== BeagleBoard-X15 ==
-**Planning to drop this section for squeeze, it's slow and ubuntu's rootstock can replace it**
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
-This methods lasted 4 hours on a PC Ubuntu/Lenny (P4 2GHz) with an external USB2.0 card reader.
+User: debian
-Install QEMU on your host PC. This assumes that your host PC is running Debian as well. If not, install QEMU the way your host PC distribution uses.
+pass: temppwd
- apt-get install qemu
-Note: If your debian armel image crashes while fscking the partition, rebuild qemu from trunk.
-==Development PC: Format SD Card==
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-You will need a 1GB SD card or greater, depending on the installation chosen :
+Image Updated:
- Standard System (without graphical environment) : ~455MB
+*2016-11-10
- + Desktop environment (GNOME) : ~2.3GB
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
-Please note that installer download all packages before installing them, that's why you'll need more space disk.
+*2016-10-06
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
+*2016-09-28
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
-Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted/fdisk, create:
+Get prebuilt image:
-MiB Primary Partition, fat32
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
- Leave remaining space for the Debian-Installer
-==Development PC: Preparation==
+Verify Image with:
+ sha256sum bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
+ 2365602326314f3fd2371aafa18204a703d28e4c4e95ee030e13f7b724191222  bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
-Create a working directory to keep your files organized.
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-  mkdir debian-armel
+Linux: (dd)
- cd debian-armel/
+  xzcat bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- wget ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/versatile/netboot/initrd.gz
- wget ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/versatile/netboot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-versatile
-==Development PC: Install Debian in QEMU==
+= Debian Configuration =
-Quick Note: Debian Lenny is undergoing Beta/RC testing so these debian installers are currently way out of date, so it will tell you their are unavailable kernel modules, just ignore the question and continue. These modules will be provided later, with the provided linux-image deb.
+==Install Latest Kernel Image==
-To install (ARM EABI) Debian inside QEMU:
+General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
+ sudo apt-get update
+ sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
+ sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
+ sudo reboot
-  sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-versatile -initrd initrd.gz -m 256 -hda /dev/sdX -append "root=/dev/ram mem=256M"
+Latest kernel script
-Note: root/sudo access is required to access /dev/sdX directly (verify mmc card with fdisk -l)
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
+ git pull
+ sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
-Partition disks, default settings should work for most: Guided - use the largest continuous free space
+== 3.8.x ==
+This is the first beagleboard.org long term kernel tree with capemanager support, it's been the default install for Debian Wheezy
+ beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.8
-[[Image:Beagleboarddebian-partitiondisk.png]]
+.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
+ --bone-channel --stable
-==Development PC: Running Debian in QEMU (Optional)==
+.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
-Note: This section is only useful for people with out a usb-network device for their beagle who would like to install additional applications, otherwise just skip to the next subsection to install your linux-kernel by copying files from your desktop pc to a SD card.
+ --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
-As ext3 filesystem support is not included in kernel you will need an initrd, just copy the one installed in the SD card in /boot.
-  sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-versatile -initrd initrd.img-2.6.26-2-versatile -m 256 -hda /dev/sdX -append "root=/dev/sda2 mem=256M"
+== 4.1.x-ti ==
+This is slated to replace the v3.8.x tree in Debian Jessie, cape manager support is enabled.
+  beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/4.1
+ Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.1.y
-Note: Time will be incorrect.
+.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
+ --ti-channel --stable
-  sudo apt-get install ntpdate
+.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
-  ntpdate pool.ntp.org
+  --ti-rt-channel --stable
-Install default deb packages for linux-image.
+== Mainline (lts) ==
-  Stable  2.6.29
+.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
-  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/beagle/lenny/v2.6.29-58cf2f1-oer44.1/linux-image-2.6.29-oer44.1_1.0lenny_armel.deb
+  --bone-kernel --lts
- sudo dpkg -i *.deb
-Note: It's easier to download these straight to the sd card after you've mounted the SD card to copy uImage to the FAT partition.
+.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
+ --bone-rt-kernel --lts
-==Development PC: Linux Kernel Preparation ==
+== Mainline ==
+.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
+ --bone-kernel --testing
-Install uboot-mkimage utility
+== Debian 8: jessie ==
-  sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+  sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
-Remount SD card, Ubuntu remounts SD card like this:
+Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
- /media/vfat/ <fat32>
- /media/debian/ <ext3>
-Download Kernel-Image
+== Xorg Drivers ==
- cd /media/debian/home/<user>/
- wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/beagle/lenny/v2.6.29-58cf2f1-oer44.1/linux-image-2.6.29-oer44.1_1.0lenny_armel.deb
-Extract linux-image's vmlinuz-*
+Script:
-  dpkg -x linux-image* ./temp
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
+ git pull
-Build uboot compatible image and copy to /media/disk/ <fat32 boot partition>
+BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
-  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./temp/boot/vmlinuz-*  /media/vfat/uImage
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
+ ./ti-omapdrm.sh
-Clean up
+BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
-  rm -rfd temp
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
+ ./ti-tilcdc.sh
-Sync, umount Partitions and Install sd card in beagleboard
+== SGX Drivers ==
-== Beagleboard: Setup U-boot for boot ==
+=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
-Insert SD Card and power up Beagleboard.
+Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
-Using a terminal program, stop u-boot and add these commands:
+Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
+http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian#Mainline_.28lts.29
- For Linux Kernel 2.6.29 and higher using DSS2
+Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
- setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
- or
+  cd bb-kernel/
-  setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+  git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
+  ./sgx_create_package.sh
- DVI Port
- setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait rootfstype=ext3 ro omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60'
-  Serial Port
-  setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait rootfstype=ext3 ro'
- saveenv
- boot
-You shall adapt the resolution to you screen as following :
+Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
-  omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-24@60
+  sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
-  Modes:
+  cd /opt/gfxinstall/
-  "1024x768MR-24@60""800x600-MR24@60" ...
+  sudo ./sgx-install.sh
+ sudo reboot
-Here is more explanation on dss video options : [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/fb/modedb.txt;h=ec4dee75a35450376ad13442ea926eaf76de76aa;hb=HEAD]
+Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
+ debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
+ omaplfb                12065  0
+ pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
-The Beagleboard will reboot 3-4 times while the ext3 filesystem is repaired. (may have to remove power etc)
+= Building Kernel =
-==Debian on Beagleboard==
+Note, this section use to have a lot of details, but maintenance of the two wiki's became a pain, so for now on we will just link to my other pages:
-Debian on BeagleBoard uses the following configuration:
+== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
+ http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
-* Console log = Serial Terminal
+== BeagleBone ==
-* User Console = HDMI port + usb (keyboard, mouse, etc).
+ http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
-If you want to log in with the serial port, you will have to add to /etc/inittab
+== BeagleBone Black ==
-  S:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 ttyS2
+ http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
-And if you want to log in as root on the serial port, add ttyS2 to /etc/securetty.
+== Panda/Panda ES ==
+ http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
-Note : the beagle board I have was not configured as USB host. I had to modify it to be able to use mouse and keyboards (see [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard#OTG]). I you do not want to do this, you'll have to install a Vnc server on the beagle to access desktop.
+= Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6 =
-==Current Issues==
+[http://www.jeremycole.com/blog/2011/03/09/beagleboard-upgrading-from-debian-5-to-debian-6/ Upgrading] from Debian 5 to Debian 6 report and tutorial.
-#Swap disabled: change /dev/hda5 -> /dev/mmcblk0p5 in /etc/fstab (artifact of qemu install to /dev/hdaX)
+= Upgrading from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7 (Wheezy) =
-#RTC seems to be not enabled: use ntpdate when ethernet works, or issue
- date +"%m%d%y%H%M" -s MMDDYYHHMM
-[[Image:Beagleboarddebian-GNOME.jpg]]
+Note, this only goes over "armel" -> "armel"... For users wishing to switch from "armel" -> "armhf" just re-install...
-==Notes==
+ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade
-#'fbdev' is normally *slow* since it completely relies on the system cpu to update the framebuffer.  Once the video processing core's driver is released this will no longer be an issue.
+  sudo sed -i -e "s/squeeze/wheezy/g" /etc/apt/sources.list
-# Debian/Gnome actually need the swap to run (up to 90Mo of swap space on my beagle with 128Mo RAM shipped on it) so that it's even slower when using the SD card (try using an external hdd disk).
+ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install -y apt aptitude udev dpkg
+ sudo aptitude update ; sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade ; sudo aptitude -y dist-upgrade

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