BeagleBoardDebian
This page is about running a (ARM EABI) Debian distribution at BeagleBoard. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Debian distribution from SD card. Debian's NetInstall will be used to install Debian onto your Beagle.
Contents
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 Tree's
- 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)
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 git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git cd netinstall
Device Options:
BeagleBoard --dtb omap3-beagle BeagleBoard xM --dtb omap3-beagle-xm BeagleBone (serial) --dtb am335x-bone-serial BeagleBone (video via cape) --dtb am335x-bone-video BeagleBone Black --dtb am335x-boneblack PandaBoard --dtb omap4-panda PandaBoard ES --dtb omap4-panda-es
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
Standard System : ~455MB + Desktop environment (GNOME) : ~2.9GB
Debian Wheezy
Quick Install script for "board"
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb "board" --distro wheezy-armhf
So For the BeagleBoard xM:
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb dt-beagleboard-xm --distro wheezy-armhf
- Options:
- --firmware : installs firmware
- --serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
Demo Image
Debian 7 (wheezy)
Default username/password:
- username: debian
- password: temppwd
Default root user/password
- user: root
- password: root
Image Updated:
- 2013-12-17
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.12.5-armv7-x10 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone32 kernel
- Beagle/Panda/Panda ES: v3.7.10-x13 kernel
- 2013-11-15
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.12.0-armv7-x8 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone30 kernel
- audio/mmc fixes...
- Beagle/Panda/Panda ES: v3.7.10-x13 kernel
- 2013-09-26
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.11.1-armv7-x14 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- 1Ghz operation, NO expansion boards, only DVI out (s-video disabled)
- see: /boot/uboot/tools/pkgs/ti-omapdrm.sh (for xorg drivers)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone28 kernel
- 4bit microSD operation...
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.11.1-armv7-x14 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
Services Active:
Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out the box Apache, Port 80: http://arm/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2 SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@arm (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2 Getty, Serial Port
Active on Boot Script:
- Disable by removing "run_boot-scripts" from small boot partition...*
/opt/boot-scripts/<board>.sh
Get prebuilt image:
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/wheezy/debian-7.3-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz
Verify Image with:
md5sum debian-7.3-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz 4c3f5344e6102aca4c62c3cd8a00efb9 debian-7.3-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz
Unpack Image:
tar xf debian-7.3-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz cd debian-7.3-console-armhf-2013-12-17
Install Image:
Quick install script for "board"
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot board
"board" options:
- BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx - beagle
- BeagleBoard xM - beagle_xm
- BeagleBone/Black - bone
So for the BeagleBoard xM:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_xm
Quick install script for "board" (using new --dtb option)
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
"board" options:
- BeagleBoard xM - dt-beagle-xm
So for the BeagleBoard xM:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb dt-beagle-xm
- Additional Options
- --rootfs <ext4 default>
- --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
Debian Jessie (development snapshot)
Image Updated:
- 2013-12-17
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.12.5-armv7-x10 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone32 kernel
- Beagle/Panda/Panda ES: v3.7.10-x13 kernel
- 2013-11-15
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.12.0-armv7-x8 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone30 kernel
- audio/mmc fixes...
- Beagle/Panda/Panda ES: v3.7.10-x13 kernel
- 2013-09-26
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.11.1-armv7-x14 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
- 1Ghz operation, NO expansion boards, only DVI out (s-video disabled)
- see: /boot/uboot/tools/pkgs/ti-omapdrm.sh (for xorg drivers)
- BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone28 kernel
- 4bit microSD operation...
- Beagle xM (ONLY): v3.11.1-armv7-x14 kernel (--dtb dt-beagle-xm)
Get prebuilt image:
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/jessie/debian-jessie-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz
Verify image with:
md5sum debian-jessie-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz 49e09088e160fd0a892079d7ff6c2f56 debian-jessie-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz
Unpack image:
tar xf debian-jessie-console-armhf-2013-12-17.tar.xz cd debian-jessie-console-armhf-2013-12-17
Then follow directions show above with the other images...
Flasher
eMMC: BeagleBone Black
This image can be written to a 1Gb (or greater) microSD card, via 'dd' in linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page. First hold down on the boot select button (next to microSD card) and apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images), it should boot into debian and begin flashing the eMMC, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON... Simply remove power, remove microSDcard and Debian will now boot from eMMC.
Reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/blob/master/scripts/beaglebone-black-copy-microSD-to-eMMC.sh
BTW: we are only writing about 500Mb's to the eMMC so the 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. Try with a 5Volt DC supply plugged in..
- If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, eMMC write failed, first REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.
- (error -84: which may mean you've reached the max number of erase/write cycles...)
Image Updated:
- 2013-11-15
- BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone30 kernel
- ssh host key fixes (auto generated on bootup...)
- BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone30 kernel
- 2013-10-25
- BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone28 kernel
- 2013-10-08
- BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone28 kernel
- 4bit microSD operation...
- fixed a dpkg search bug, which would make the flashing fail without network connection
- BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone28 kernel
Get prebuilt image:
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/flasher/wheezy/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.2-2013-11-15.img.xz
Verify Image with:
md5sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.2-2013-11-15.img.xz 92a923ad49ba9e33cd690cdab8c750c2 BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.2-2013-11-15.img.xz
Follow the "standard" update procedure.
http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=Updating_The_Software
Debian Configuration
Serial Ports
Wheezy
To start a login console on ttyO2 (the serial header next to P9), edit /etc/inittab and add:
T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyO2 115200 vt102
To start a console on the USB ACM device, add the following to /etc/inittab,
GS0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyGS0 115200 vt102
SGX Video Acceleration
SGX armel/armhf v3.4.x+
- Note: This is a still a work in progress, but so far all the basic sgx demos seem to work on my Beagle xM C... Thanks to TI for the special armhf binaries!!! --RobertCNelson 19:48, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
- Test with: Precise/12.04 armhf demo image with v3.4.5-x1, desktop was lxde via: "sudo apt-get install lxde lxde-core lxde-icon-theme"
Re-Build Kernel and SGX Kernel Modules
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel.git cd stable-kernel git checkout origin/v3.7.x -b tmp ./build_kernel.sh (and then follow the directions as the script runs...)
Build kernel
./build_kernel.sh
Build SGX modules
./sgx_build_modules.sh
Insert SD card, make sure to modify MMC in system.sh
./tools/install_image.sh
Place SD card into the device and boot...
cd /opt/sgx sudo tar xf GFX_4.0*_libs.tar.gz sudo ./install-sgx.sh
Reboot, check modules (lsmod):
Module Size Used by bufferclass_ti 5727 0 omaplfb 11512 0 pvrsrvkm 165208 2 bufferclass_ti,omaplfb
Blit Test:
ubuntu@omap:/usr/bin/armhf/es5.0$ ./sgx_blit_test ------------------ SGX 3D Blit test ----------------- ----------------------- Start ----------------------- Call PVRSRVConnect with a valid argument: OK Get number of devices from PVRSRVEnumerateDevices: OK .... Reported 1 devices .... Device Number | Device Type 0000 | PVRSRV_DEVICE_ID_SGX Attempt to acquire device 0: OK Getting SGX Client info OK .... ui32ProcessID:1133 Display Class API: enumerate devices OK PVRSRVEnumerateDeviceClass() returns 1 display device(s) OK Display Class API: open device OK Display Class API: Get display info OK .... Name:PowerVR OMAP Linux Display Driver .... MaxSwapChains:1 .... MaxSwapChainBuffers:1 .... MinSwapInterval:0 .... MaxSwapInterval:1 Display Class API: enumerate display formats OK OK .... Display format 0 - Pixelformat:1 Display Class API: enumerate display dimensions OK OK .... Display dimensions 0 - ByteStride:2560 Width:1280 Height:720 Attempt to create memory context for SGX: OK .... Shared heap 0 - HeapID:0x7000000 DevVAddr:0x1000 Size:0x87fe000 Attr:0x2014200 .... Shared heap 1 - HeapID:0x7000001 DevVAddr:0xc800000 Size:0xfff000 Attr:0x2024200 .... Shared heap 2 - HeapID:0x7000002 DevVAddr:0xe400000 Size:0x7f000 Attr:0x2024200 .... Shared heap 3 - HeapID:0x7000003 DevVAddr:0xf000000 Size:0x3ff000 Attr:0x2024200 .... Shared heap 4 - HeapID:0x7000004 DevVAddr:0xf400000 Size:0x4ff000 Attr:0x2014200 .... Shared heap 5 - HeapID:0x7000005 DevVAddr:0xfc00000 Size:0x1ff000 Attr:0x2014200 .... Shared heap 6 - HeapID:0x7000006 DevVAddr:0xdc00000 Size:0x7ff000 Attr:0x2014200 .... Shared heap 7 - HeapID:0x7000007 DevVAddr:0xe800000 Size:0x7ff000 Attr:0x2014200 .... Shared heap 8 - HeapID:0x7000008 DevVAddr:0xd800000 Size:0x3ff000 Attr:0x2024200 .... Shared heap 9 - HeapID:0x7000009 DevVAddr:0x8800000 Size:0x0 Attr:0x2024200 .... Shared heap 10 - HeapID:0x700000a DevVAddr:0x8800000 Size:0x3fff000 Attr:0x2014200 Display Class API: get the system (primary) buffer OK Display Class API: map display surface to SGX OK Attempt to create transfer context for SGX: OK Do a SRCCOPY blit to the bottom right quadrant of the display: (bottom right quadrant should be red on blue background): OK OK Do a SRCCOPY blit to the top left quadrant of the display: (top left quadrant should be striped (r/g/b/w) on blue background): OK OK Do a CUSTOMSHADER blit to the top right quadrant of the display: (top right quadrant should be yellow): 0xb6acd000 (host) 0xf407000 (device): Device mem for custom shader program 0xb6acb000 (host) 0xf408000 (device): Device mem for texture USE custom shader program: 0x28841001.c0000000 mov.end o0, sa0 OK Do a SRCCOPY blit with COLOUR DOWNSAMPLING from ARGB8888 to RGB565 and then present the RGB565 to the bottom right quadrant of the screen (bottom right quadrant should be a red gradient): OK OK OK OK Free the off screen surfaces: OK OK OK OK Destroy the transfer context: OK Display Class API: unmap display surface from SGX OK Destroy Device Memory Context Display Class API: close the device OK Release SGX Client Info: OK Disconnect from services: OK ------------------ SGX 3D Blit test ----------------- ------------------------ End ------------------------
SGX Legacy armel only upto v3.2.x
NOTE: this only works on BeagleBoard hardware, BeagleBone stuff is in development..
Requirements: stable-kernel (the Demo Images hosted on rcn-ee.net meet this requirement)
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel
Note: Due to a bug (seems to only effect older Beagle Bx/Cx boards, use v3.0.8-x3 based kernels)
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel/issues/8 oneiric: wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/oneiric/v3.0.8-x3/install-me.sh /bin/bash install-me.sh
SDK unPackage Script
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
2.6.37 wget https://raw.github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/master/x86/ti_omap/create_sgx_package_2.6.37.sh 2.6.38->3.2.x wget https://raw.github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/master/x86/ti_omap/create_sgx_package_3.2.x.sh
Make script executable
chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package_*.sh
Run script
./create_sgx_package_*.sh
After Successfully running:
:~/temp$ ls create_sgx_package.sh GFX_X_XX_XX_XX_libs.tar.gz : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs) GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's) Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_X_XX_XX_XX.bin SDK SDK_BIN
Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz
tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh) ./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script) ./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
On successful install:
Stopping PVR Starting PVR Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
Reboot for good measure
sudo reboot
Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz cd GFX_Linux_SDK tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
Test SGX with a DEMO
cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/EvilSkull ./OGLESEvilSkull
Trouble Shooting
sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev sudo depmod -a omaplfb sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
DSP
gst-dsp
- Note: This section is BeagleBoard(-xM) only since the BeagleBone (Black) doesn't have a DSP.
The following Gstreamer elements will be installed:
$ gst-inspect | grep dsp dvdspu: dvdspu: Sub-picture Overlay dsp: dspdummy: DSP dummy element dsp: dspvdec: DSP video decoder dsp: dspadec: DSP audio decoder dsp: dsph263enc: DSP video encoder dsp: dspmp4venc: DSP MPEG-4 video encoder dsp: dspjpegenc: DSP video encoder dsp: dsph264enc: DSP video encoder dsp: dspvpp: DSP VPP filter dsp: dspipp: DSP IPP
Please note that h264 encoder (dsph264enc) will not work because of missing h264venc_sn.dll64P DSP part. According to this message, it is not available due to a licensing restriction.
Requirements: Kernel built with: "CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE=m", for reference, here is what rcn-ee.net's image/deb's are configured for:
ubuntu@arm:~$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep TIDSP CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE=m CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_MEMPOOL_SIZE=0x600000 CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_RECOVERY=y # CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_CACHE_LINE_CHECK is not set # CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_NTFY_PWRERR is not set # CONFIG_TIDSPBRIDGE_BACKTRACE is not set
On the xM: if 3.2.x is too jerky, try 3.4.x and use the create_dsp_package.sh script, as the module changed..
Download the latest version of the "create_dsp_package.sh" script
wget https://raw.github.com/RobertCNelson/tools/master/x86/ti_omap/create_dsp_package.sh
Make script executable
chmod a+x ./create_dsp_package.sh
Package script:
./create_dsp_package.sh
Copy DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz to Beagle
Setup network...
Extract:
ubuntu@arm:~$ tar xf DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz
Install:
ubuntu@arm:~$ ./install-DSP.sh
What got installed:
ubuntu@arm:~$ ls -lh /lib/dsp/ total 7.1M -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.3M Dec 3 10:56 baseimage.dof -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 51K Dec 3 10:56 conversions.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 13K Dec 3 10:56 dctn_dyn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2.5M Dec 3 10:56 h264vdec_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 481K Dec 3 10:56 jpegdec_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 229K Dec 3 10:56 jpegenc_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 767K Dec 3 10:56 m4venc_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 890K Dec 3 10:56 mp4vdec_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 707K Dec 3 10:56 mpeg4aacdec_sn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 15K Dec 3 10:56 qosdyn_3430.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14K Dec 3 10:56 ringio.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9.1K Dec 3 10:56 TSPA_Object_Code_Software_License_Agreement.txt -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 53K Dec 3 10:56 usn.dll64P -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 245K Dec 3 10:56 vpp_sn.dll64P
Building gst-dsp stuff:
If you installed this image via the demo images or netinstall, the gst-dsp build script is installed:
Update arm tools directory to the latest:
ubuntu@arm:~$ cd /boot/uboot/tools/ ubuntu@arm:/boot/uboot/tools$ sudo ./update.sh
Otherwise, install via git:
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/tools.git
Change to the pkgs directory
ubuntu@arm:~$ cd /boot/uboot/tools/pkgs (or if just cloned) ubuntu@arm:~$ cd ~/tools/pkgs
Build gst-dsp stuff..
./ti-tidspbridge.sh
Start dspbridge (or just reboot)
sudo /etc/init.d/dsp_init start
Test dspbridge
sudo dsp-test
Playbin:
sudo gst-launch playbin2 uri=file://(file)
Example: (using http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/ 854x480 mp4 )
Note: it seems broken in Ubuntu precise armhf...
sudo gst-launch playbin2 uri=file:///home/USER/big_buck_bunny_480p_surround-fix.avi
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