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[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
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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.
  
This page is about running a (ARM) [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM) Debian distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. To prepare the SD card and install (ARM) 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.
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= Help =
  
In Debian today, there are two little-endian arm architectures, [http://www.debian.org/ports/arm/ arm and armel]. Starting with Debian Lenny, a new ARM EABI based port 'armel' will be become available.
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If you need any help:
  
= QEMU =
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*Kernel related help:
 +
** [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])
 +
** Kernel Trees
 +
*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v4.6.x kernel branch]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/ BeagleBone]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
  
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.
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*When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
apt-get install qemu
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** 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)
  
==Format SD Card==
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= Official BeagleBoard.org Images for shipping with BeagleBone Black =
 +
* http://beagleboard.org/source
  
You need a SD card 1GB or greater.
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= Recommended Beagle Software =
  
Currently (Aug 15, 2008) ext2load doesn't seem to work in the current u-boot beagle board git repo. For the moment follow the [http://code.google.com/p/beagleboard/wiki/LinuxBootDiskFormat LinuxBootDisk guide] to setup a 50-100MB FAT partition on your SD Card to use u-boot's fatload.
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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: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
  
For reference, this is a 2GB sd card after installing Debian:
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= Debian NetInstall =
  
  Disk /dev/sde: 2032 MB, 2032664576 bytes
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Scripts:
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
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cd netinstall
  Disk identifier: 0x000ab123
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 +
Device Options:
 +
BeagleBoard --dtb omap3-beagle
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BeagleBoard-xM --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
 +
BeagleBoard-X15 --dtb am57xx-beagle-x15
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BeagleBone (serial) --dtb am335x-bone-serial
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BeagleBone (video via cape) --dtb am335x-bone-video
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BeagleBone Black --dtb am335x-boneblack
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PandaBoard (A1->A3) --dtb omap4-panda
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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"
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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
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**--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
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
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cd armv7-multiplatform
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git checkout origin/v4.9.x -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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* '''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
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
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cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
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git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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 +
== Debian (jessie) ==
 +
 
 +
Default username/password:
 +
*username: debian
 +
*password: temppwd
 +
 
 +
Image Updated:
 +
*2017-01-13
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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*2016-10-06
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Services Active:
 +
  Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
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Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
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SSH, Port 22: ssh debian@arm.local (Bone: via usb) debian@192.168.7.2
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  Getty, Serial Port
 +
 
 +
Default user: debian pass: temppwd
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/elinux/debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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cda6642635dd2c13d3583f571dcf22c993c21904749e192344af824f368893b4  debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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 +
Unpack Image:
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tar xf debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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cd debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13
 +
 
 +
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
 +
 
 +
You should see something like:
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 +
Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
 
   
 
   
  Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id System
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  fdisk -l:
  /dev/sde1              1           6      48163+   6 FAT16
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  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
  /dev/sde2 *            7        228     1783215   83 Linux
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Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
  /dev/sde3            229        247     152617+   5 Extended
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  /dev/sde5            229        247      152586  82  Linux swap / Solaris
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lsblk:
 +
NAME  MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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  sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
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  ├─sda1  8:1    0 446.9G  0 part '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
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├─sda2  8:2    0     1K  0 part
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└─sda5   8:5    0 18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
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  sdd     8:48  1   3.7G  0 disk
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├─sdd1  8:49  1    64M 0 part
 +
  └─sdd2  8:50  1  3.6G  0 part
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* 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...
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Install Image:
  
==Preparation==
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Quick install script for [board]
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
  
To stay organized create working directory.
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board options:
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*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx          - omap3-beagle
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*BeagleBoard xM                  - omap3-beagle-xm
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*All BeagleBone Varients          - beaglebone
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*OMAP5432 uEVM                    - omap5-uevm
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*BeagleBoard-X15                  - am57xx-beagle-x15
  
etch 'arm'
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
wget http://people.debian.org/~aurel32/arm-versatile/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-versatile
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
  wget http://people.debian.org/~aurel32/arm-versatile/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-versatile
 
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-arm/current/images/rpc/netboot/initrd.gz
 
lenny 'armel'
 
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/versatile/netboot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-versatile
 
wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/versatile/netboot/initrd.gz
 
  
==Install Debian==
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Advanced: Build Image:
  
To install (ARM) Debian inside QEMU:
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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cd omap-image-builder
 +
git checkout v2017.01 -b tmp
  
etch 'arm'
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Stable:
sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-versatile -initrd initrd.gz -hda /dev/sde -append "root=/dev/ram"
 
lenny 'armel'
 
sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-versatile -initrd initrd.gz -hda /dev/sde -append "root=/dev/ram"
 
Note: sudo access is required to access /dev/sde directly.
 
  
Debian-Installer will complain that it can't find kernel modules, answer [yes] to continue the install.  We will be providing our own kernel.
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf
  
==Running Debian==
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Testing:
  
etch 'arm'
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf
  sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-versatile -initrd initrd.img-2.6.18-6-versatile -hda /dev/sde -append "root=/dev/sda2"
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lenny 'armel'
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== Debian Testing (stretch) ==
  sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-versatile -hda /dev/sde -append "root=/dev/sda2"
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+
Image Updated:
Note: Time will be incorrect. (only etch forces password change)
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*2017-01-13
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: 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
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/elinux/debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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66dff071128748517dfe4ffe4da9f529b279104eb32047d55b5bee8fd00be0ab  debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
 +
 
 +
Unpack image:
 +
tar xf debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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cd debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13
 +
 
 +
Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...
 +
 
 +
= Flasher =
 +
 
 +
== eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC ==
 +
 
 +
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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
5421a6a4cd9107ef5323c91bc41cef22383a5e1c4fa7ba6c54be6373e6fdc9cf  BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
f1ff6ca3fb329dd060079f3814cfc3fa9d12f6a3cf8cc3937b4dc2318d1b60d2  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
525e09fed668831d500d9ed63beedd0d2080b6457df76000bf5bb280d1f6996a  bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
 +
 
 +
== All BeagleBone Varients ==
 +
 
 +
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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
0d3261f95032299ee507a3ee81cd5b78b84ebf469ee52cf7b9071b2c7090987f  bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
a772986cf1e6d6bc8f6301a1bf25659333a6136f4e9b2a95519cac25ea3a6222  omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
 +
 
 +
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
3191816151274d6574f73efe5a719699e7797108bf6cd9a2b8e4fc574f663d8b  bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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
  
login as root, change password
+
Latest kernel script
  apt-get install ntpdate
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
  ntpdate pool.ntp.org
+
  git pull
  reboot.. relogin change password...
+
  sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
Stop QEMU and remount SD card to copy uImage to FAT partition:
+
== 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
  
  cd /media/disk-1/
+
  3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
  wget http://beagleboard.googlecode.com/files/uImage_OTG
+
  --bone-channel --stable
  
=Beagleboard=
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
 +
--bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
Insert SD Card and power up beagleBoard.
+
== 4.4.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/4.4
 +
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.4.y
  
==Boot==
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
 +
--ti-channel --lts-4_4
  
Using a serial program, stop u-boot and add these commands:
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
--ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
  
  setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage_OTG; bootm 0x80300000'
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + Xenomai
setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 noinitrd root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext3 rw rootwait nohz=off'
+
  --ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4
  boot
 
  
To force the Beagleboard to always boot the sd card image:
+
== Mainline (4.4.x lts) ==
  
  setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage_OTG; bootm 0x80300000'
+
  4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 noinitrd root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext3 rw rootwait nohz=off'
+
  --bone-kernel --lts-4_4
saveenv
 
  boot
 
  
==Debian on Beagleboard==
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
 +
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4
  
Debian on BeagleBoard uses the following configuration:
+
== Mainline (4.9.x lts) ==
  
* Console log = Serial Terminal
+
4.9.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
* User Console = HDMI port + usb (keyboard,etc)
+
--bone-kernel --lts-4_9
  
=Current Issues=
+
4.9.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT
 +
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_9
  
#Swap disabled: change /dev/hda5 -> /dev/mmcblk0p5 in /etc/fstab (artifact of qemu install to /dev/hdaX)
+
== Debian 8: jessie ==
#RTC seems to be not enabled: use ntpdate when ethernet works, or issue date MMDDHHMMYYYY
+
sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
  
=Native Built Debian Kernel=
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
  
Note, this process will take some time to complete a kernel build (5-6 hours on my 2.5Ghz amd64 Debian PC). Test and verify your kernel's .config and uImage's thru the standard kernel cross compile method first. Don't forget to have the frame buffer enabled so your kernel's console will show up on the hdmi/lcd screen. (The deb's I built listed at the bottom of this wiki are missing this feature.)
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
==qemubuilder==
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
Install [http://wiki.debian.org/qemubuilder qemubuilder] on your host PC. (For me, i've only had success with Debian Etch, Ubuntu 8.04 will fail during qemubuilder's 2nd stage.)
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  apt-get install qemubuilder
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
Create config file: (for reference)
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
  KERNEL_IMAGE=/home/voodoo/arm/image/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-versatile
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
INITRD=/home/voodoo/arm/image/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-versatile
+
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
  MIRRORSITE=http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian
 
ARCH=arm
 
BASEPATH=/var/cache/pbuilder/base-arm.qemu
 
MEMORY_MEGS=256
 
  
Create qemubuilder image.
+
== SGX Drivers ==
qemubuilder --create --distribution etch --configfile arch.config
 
  
Login into qemubuilder image.
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
qemubuilder --login --distribution etch --configfile arch.config
 
  
Reference: to update qemubuilder's image.
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
qemubuilder --update --distribution etch --configfile arch.config
 
  
==Install Dependencies==
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
+
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardDebian#Mainline_.28lts.29
apt-get install git-core kernel-package fakeroot build-essential curl libncurses-dev
 
  
==u-boot==
+
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
  
Download sources and checkout test branch.
+
Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
git clone git://www.sakoman.net/git/u-boot-omap3.git u-boot_beagle
+
sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
  cd u-boot_beagle/
+
  cd /opt/gfxinstall/
etch 'arm'
+
  sudo ./sgx-install.sh
  git checkout -b beagle test
+
  sudo reboot
lenny 'armel'
 
  git checkout origin/test
 
  
Using nano/preferred editor, modify u-boot's Makefile, to use native gcc.
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
  CROSS_COMPILE = arm-linux- -> CROSS_COMPILE =
+
  debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
Build u-boot
+
= Building Kernel =
make distclean
 
make omap3530beagle_config
 
make
 
  
Note: this should eventually error out. The goal isn't to build a native u-boot but just the u-boot's 'mkimage' such that a u-boot compatible uImage can be build later.
+
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:
  
Add /tools/ to $PATH
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
  PATH=/home/<user>/u-boot_beagle/tools:"${PATH}"
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
  
==Linux Kernel==
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
Download Linux Sources, and switch to preferred branch
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
  git clone git://source.mvista.com/git/linux-omap-2.6.git
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
etch 'arm'
 
git checkout -b beagle v2.6.26-omap2
 
lenny 'armel'
 
git checkout origin/v2.6.26-omap2
 
  
Using nano/preferred editor, modify kernel's Makefile, to use native gcc.
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
  CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux- -> CROSS_COMPILE ?=
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
  
Build Linux Kernel
+
= Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6 =
cd linux-omap-2.6/
 
make distclean
 
make omap3_beagle_defconfig
 
make menuconfig
 
  
Create Debian linux-image* & linux-headers* Package
+
[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.
make-kpkg clean
 
CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=1 fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd kernel_image kernel_headers
 
Note: these are listed one directory up (cd ..)
 
  
U-boot Image
+
= Upgrading from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7 (Wheezy) =
make uImage
 
  
Transfer via ftp/etc uImage, linux-image*, & linux-headers* outside the qemubuilder machine. (qemubuilder doesn't save any contents.)  Using QEMU method listed above remount the sd card and install the linux-image* & linux-header* deb files. Then remount the sd's fat file partition and add the new uImage for u-boot.
+
Note, this only goes over "armel" -> "armel"... For users wishing to switch from "armel" -> "armhf" just re-install...
  
==Successfully Built Images==
+
sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade
[http://www.rcn-ee.com/code/beagle/debian/ Example Debian Kernel Images (no frame buffer)]
+
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

Revision as of 13:59, 13 January 2017

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:

  • 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

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

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
cd armv7-multiplatform
git checkout origin/v4.9.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh
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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: 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
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 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/2017-01-13/elinux/debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
cda6642635dd2c13d3583f571dcf22c993c21904749e192344af824f368893b4  debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
cd debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13

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
  • All BeagleBone Varients - 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 v2017.01 -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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: 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
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/elinux/debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
66dff071128748517dfe4ffe4da9f529b279104eb32047d55b5bee8fd00be0ab  debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Unpack image:

tar xf debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
cd debian-stretch-console-armhf-2017-01-13

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

Flasher

eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC

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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
5421a6a4cd9107ef5323c91bc41cef22383a5e1c4fa7ba6c54be6373e6fdc9cf  BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
f1ff6ca3fb329dd060079f3814cfc3fa9d12f6a3cf8cc3937b4dc2318d1b60d2  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
525e09fed668831d500d9ed63beedd0d2080b6457df76000bf5bb280d1f6996a  bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

All BeagleBone Varients

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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
0d3261f95032299ee507a3ee81cd5b78b84ebf469ee52cf7b9071b2c7090987f  bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
a772986cf1e6d6bc8f6301a1bf25659333a6136f4e9b2a95519cac25ea3a6222  omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
3191816151274d6574f73efe5a719699e7797108bf6cd9a2b8e4fc574f663d8b  bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-debian-8.6-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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

4.4.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/4.4
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.4.y
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
--ti-channel --lts-4_4
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
--ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + Xenomai
--ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4

Mainline (4.4.x lts)

4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
--bone-kernel --lts-4_4
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4

Mainline (4.9.x lts)

4.9.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
--bone-kernel --lts-4_9
4.9.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_9

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