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[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
This page is about running a (ARM EABI) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]].
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''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
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''(Should [[Beagleboard:Ubuntu On BeagleBone Black]] be merged into this page?)''
  
Note: for the best experience, make sure you have an LCD attached to the HDMI port, 2GB/4GB/8GB SD card, and a known good usb2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
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This page is about running a Linux distribution (ARM [https://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort EABI]) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] on the [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from the [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. Since much of this page is generic, it has also been extended to help support devices such as the [[PandaBoard]] and [[BeagleBone]].
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* For the best experience, make sure you have an LCD/HDMI monitor attached to the BeagleBoard's HDMI port, 2 GB/4 GB/8 GB SD card, and a known good USB 2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
  
 
= Help =
 
= Help =
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*Kernel related help:
 
*Kernel related help:
** [http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
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** [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])
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** ''#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"]
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** Kernel Trees
*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Stable Kernel 2.6.37 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel/tree/v3.7.x Stable (3.7.x) branch]
*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/2.6.38-devel Development Kernel src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 
  
 
*Ubuntu related help:
 
*Ubuntu related help:
** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
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** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's ARM IRC on Freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
  
*When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
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*When requesting help, please provide some debugging information:
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
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= Required Beagle Software =  
 
= Required Beagle Software =  
  
X-loader/MLO (1.4.4ss) & U-Boot (2010.03) (Zippy1 & Zippy2 Support)
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Mainline U-Boot:
* All Bx, C2/3/4 Boards are required to upgrade to atleast these MLO and U-Boot versions.
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* All older BeagleBoard (classic) Ax, Bx, Cx and Dx boards are required to upgrade to at least these U-Boot versions
* XM Boards have no NAND, so u-boot.bin is always required on the first partition
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* 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]
 
* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
  
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  exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
 
  exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
  
= Canonical Pre-Installed Images =
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
  
Support:
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==Demo Image==
* ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
 
  
== Maverick 10.10 ==
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* These demonstration images contain a custom Mainline based kernel with experimental enhancements to the boards supported. They are usually updated about once a month, as new features/enhancements get added by the community. Currently, this image ships with two kernels "armv7" which is for mainline omap3+ devices (BeagleBoard/PandaBoard) and the "bone" which is specifically for the BeagleBone. The kernel is stress-tested by a farm of Panda/Beagles running 24/7 under a heavy load (building gcc trunk/mainline kernel).
  
Just follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall and make sure you're using a SD card >= 4GB.
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* '''Advanced Users only''': Beagle 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/v3.15.x -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:  Kernel v3.8.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/tree/am33x-v3.8
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
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cd bb-kernel
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git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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* '''Advanced Users only''': Userspace, used in these demo images:
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https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder
  
=Demo Image=
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=== Trusty 14.04 ===
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Image Updated:
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*2014-07-06
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** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
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*2014-06-05
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel
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*2014-05-06
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel
  
Note, these Demo Images contain a custom kernel from rcn-ee.net. If you'd like to use ubuntu's 'kernel' edit "/etc/flash-kernel.conf" disable the rcn-ee kernel variable then install flash-kernel which should bring ubuntu's kernel with it. Once you do this, it's not trivial to reverse the process..  For example, what are some of the differences? Ubuntu does not support the xM with lucid, with the rcn-ee.net kernel that's possible and done with the lucid image below..
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Services Active:
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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 ubuntu@arm.local (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2
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Getty, Serial Port
  
If the script in these demo images fail: email "bugs@rcn-ee.com" I need: terminal command, terminal log, distribution name, arch...
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Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
 
== Maverick 10.10 ==
 
 
 
Image Updated Feb 4th, new 2.6.37 kernel, ttyO2 serial console, some monitors might not work vs the old 2.6.35 kernel, still investigating..
 
 
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd  
 
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/trusty/ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  md5sum ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  17bb222d1f0f6c81bde902a7a8928a67 ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Verify Image with:  
 
  md5sum ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  0371c9d7757a381ffed7664160623b2f ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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tar xf ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06
  
7za x ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
  tar xf ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
cd ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel
 
  
Install Image:
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You should see something like:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM Ax, xM B
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Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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  fdisk -l:
Quick Install script for Panda (no video support, only serial console)
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Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda
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  Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
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*Additional Options
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lsblk:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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NAME  MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
** --addon <pico>
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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
You should now be able to unmount the SD card from you PC, insert into your BeagleBoard, reboot and have Ubuntu Maverick loaded.
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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
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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├─sdd1  8:49  1    64M  0 part
  setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
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└─sdd2  8:50  1  3.6G  0 part
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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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...
 
 
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
 
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyO2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed btrfs-tools,devmem2,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.37-x2/linux-image-2.6.37-x2_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
 
 
== Lucid 10.04.2 ==
 
 
 
Image Updated Feb 4th, new 2.6.37 kernel, ttyO2 serial console, some monitors might not work vs the old 2.6.35 kernel, still investigating..
 
 
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
 
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
 
 
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
mirrors (updating):
 
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Verify Image with:
 
md5sum ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
f1953e3deb1d7942a8d893661588f3d1  ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Unpack Image:
 
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
 
 
 
7za x ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
tar xf ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar
 
cd ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel
 
  
 
Install Image:
 
Install Image:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM Ax, xM B
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Quick install script for [board]
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --swap_file 50  (YOU need atleast 50Mb for oem-config to NOT Opps)
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
 
 
Quick Install script for Panda (no video support, only serial console)
 
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda --use-default-user
 
 
 
For Serial Port Users add: (to use default user/pass ubuntu/temppwd)
 
--use-default-user
 
  
*Additional Options
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board options:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx    - omap3-beagle
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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*BeagleBoard xM            - omap3-beagle-xm
** --addon <pico>
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*BeagleBone/Black          - beaglebone
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*OMAP5432 uEVM              - omap5-uevm
  
For a full gui install: (make sure network is setup)
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
  sudo apt-get update
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
Advanced: Build Image:
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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Built with a fork of project-rootstock (ARM native mode, runs directly on BeagleBoard), using a script from omap-image-builder:
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyO2 \
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  cd omap-image-builder
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
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  git checkout v2014.07 -b tmp
--seed btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
  --script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
  --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.37-x2/linux-image-2.6.37-x2_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
== Natty 11.04 Development ==
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Stable:
  
11.04: Alpha-2
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf
Image Updated Feb 4th, new 2.6.37 kernel, ttyO2 serial console, some monitors might not work vs the old 2.6.35 kernel, still investigating..
 
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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Testing:
  
Get prebuilt image:
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_testing_armhf
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/natty/ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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=== Utopic 14.10 (Testing) ===
mirrors (will take some time to update):
 
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/natty/ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Verify Image with:  
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Image Updated:
md5sum ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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*2014-07-06
57498a7512bf603221d9cfb8a6e72347  ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
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*2014-06-05
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel
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*2014-05-06
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** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel
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** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel
  
Unpack Image:
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Get prebuilt image:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/utopic/ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
  
  7za x ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
  tar xf ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel.tar
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  md5sum ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-natty-alpha2-r0-minimal-armel
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  c115e200f4a88cc12c98b4fbd48c16d3  ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
  
Install Image:
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Unpack image:
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tar xf ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM Ax, xM B
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Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
 
  
Quick Install script for Panda (no video support, only serial console)
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== Flasher ==
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda
 
  
*Additional Options
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=== eMMC: BeagleBone Black ===
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
  
You should now be able to unmount the SD card from you PC, insert into your BeagleBoard, reboot and have Ubuntu Maverick loaded.
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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page.  First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu and begin flashing the eMMC, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON.  Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
  
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
  setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v2.sh
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
Advanced: Build Image:
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BTW: we are only writing about 500 megabytes to the eMMC, so the script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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Notes:
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* 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.
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* If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.
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** (error -84: which may mean you've reached the max number of erase/write cycles...)
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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User: ubuntu
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist natty --serial ttyO2 \
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pass: temppwd
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed btrfs-tools,devmem2,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/natty/v2.6.37-x2/linux-image-2.6.37-x2_1.0natty_armel.deb
 
  
= NetInstall Method =
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Image Updated:
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*2014-07-06
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** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
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** BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
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** NOTE: You'll need to hold the BOOT button on powerup...
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*2014-06-05
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** BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
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*2014-05-06
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** BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel
  
You will need a 1GB/2GB SD card or greater.
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Get prebuilt image:
  Standard System : ~700MB
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  wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/flasher/trusty/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
== Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) ==
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Verify Image with:
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md5sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
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5cbec6b418ee383505a3ae4e40ac231f  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall-omap.git
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Follow the "standard" update procedure.
cd netinstall-omap
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  http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Updating_The_Software
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --distro maverick
 
  
*Options:
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Linux:
**--uboot : beagle, (panda only serial, display not working)
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unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
**--distro : maverick
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sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
**--firmware : installs firmware
 
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
 
**--usb-rootfs : (uImage on /dev/mmcblkp0 and rootfs on external usb drive /dev/sda1)
 
  
Note: The default options work for most people, but if you'd like to tweak boot settings, edit these before running the script.
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== raw microSD img ==
 
NetInstall boot Settings:
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/dvi.cmd
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/serial.cmd
 
 
Normal Boot Settings:
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/dvi-normal-maverick.cmd
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/serial-normal-maverick.cmd
 
  
Place SD card into Beagle and boot:
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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
  
Configure the network:
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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page.  First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu.
usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port, but could also be the smsc95xx adapter on the beagle and panda)
 
usb1: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the beagle and panda, when usb0 exist)
 
  eth0: Ethernet <- Your usb-ethernet device
 
wlan0: Wifi <- Your usb-wifi device..  
 
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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User: ubuntu
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
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pass: temppwd
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:  
 
nand erase 260000 20000
 
  
NetInstall assumptions:
+
Auto partition resize:
  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
+
  git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
= Build an Ubuntu root file system with RootStock=
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2014-07-06
 +
** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
 +
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
*2014-06-05
 +
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
 +
*2014-05-06
 +
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel
  
== Install RootStock ==
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
+
Verify Image with:
 +
md5sum bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
 +
799dd3428f3acc22edcf6acafaabef03  bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
Maverick (10.10)
+
Linux:
  sudo apt-get install rootstock
+
unxz bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
 +
  sudo dd if=./bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
+
=== BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
 
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
 
cd project-rootstock
 
  
== RootStock ==
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page.  First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images).  The board should boot into Ubuntu.
  
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
Useful Packages:
+
Auto partition resize:
  linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
+
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
+
Image Updated:
xfce4: xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
+
*2014-07-06
 +
** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
 +
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
 +
** Black: NOTE: You'll need to hold the BOOT button on powerup...
 +
*2014-06-05
 +
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
 +
*2014-05-06
 +
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel
  
=== RootStock: Running ===
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
Rootstock Command line:
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
+
  md5sum bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  --seed <packages> --dist <lucid/maverick> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
+
  11a01c5e96be7bf0ae5ba6d93047757b  bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
Basic Maverick (10.10) Beagleboard minimal image:
+
Linux:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
+
  unxz bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  --seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
+
  sudo dd if=./bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
--components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.9-l8/linux-image-2.6.35.9-l8_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
Upon Completion, you should have:
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
 
vmlinuz-2.6.<version>    -> Boot Image, use mkimage to create uImage and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
initrd.img-2.6.<version> -> Boot initramfs, use mkimage to create uInitrd and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
  
= Manually Setup SD Card =
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page.  First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images).  The board should boot into Ubuntu.
  
For this section, you can use the files from above:
+
User: ubuntu
Demo Images: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Demo_Image
+
pass: temppwd
Rootstock: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Build_an_Ubuntu_root_file_system_with_RootStock
 
  
== Partition SD Card ==
+
Auto partition resize:
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
  Standard Console System : ~286MB
+
git pull
  + Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+
Image Updated:
50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
+
*2014-07-06
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
+
** repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
 +
*2014-06-05
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel
  
Note: The boot partition can be hard to make bootable at times, here's a quick command line:
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
First blank the MMC card's partition table with parted: (/dev/sdX as an example)
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo parted -s /dev/sdX mklabel msdos
+
  md5sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
 +
1542cd3cf03863c5ec9fd0c51bdefd99  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
  
Then create the new boot partition:
+
Linux:
  sudo fdisk /dev/sdX << MMC_END
+
unxz omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
n
+
  sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
p
 
1
 
1
 
+64M
 
t
 
e
 
p
 
w
 
MMC_END
 
  
Notes:
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
GNU Fdisk doesn't and won't work...
 
fdisk (util-linux-ng 2.18.x) (just Fedora) add: "-c=dos -u=cylinders" ... "sudo fdisk -c=dos -u=cylinders /dev/sdX"
 
  
Make sure to set the partition boot flag
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
  sudo parted --script /dev/sdX set 1 boot on
+
  Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
And format it as vfat:
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 /dev/sdX1
+
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
The rootfs partition, doesn't need any special options, so just use fdisk, gparted, etc to create and format your rootfs partition..
+
Download the netinstall script:
 +
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
 +
cd netinstall
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
 +
--distro oneiric (11.10)
 +
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
 +
--distro quantal (12.10)
 +
--distro raring (13.04)
 +
--distro saucy (13.10)
  
For Reference:
+
Device: <board> selection:
  Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+
  *BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx  - omap3-beagle
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
+
  *BeagleBoard xMA/B/C  - omap3-beagle-xm
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
+
  *BeagleBone Ax        - am335x-bone-serial
  Disk identifier: 0x0008e471
+
  *BeagleBone (DVI cape) - am335x-bone-video
   
+
  *BeagleBone Black      - am335x-boneblack
     Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
+
*PandaBoard Ax     - omap4-panda
  /dev/sdd1              1          6      48163+   6  FAT16
+
  *PandaBoard A4+   - omap4-panda-a4
  /dev/sdd2              7        247     1935832+  83  Linux
+
  *PandaBoard ES     - omap4-panda-es
  
== Boot Partition ==
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
  
Requirements:
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
*Other Options:
Mount the fatfs partition of your SD card.
+
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
Mount such as: (/dev/sdX1 is the fat Boot Partition)
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
mkdir -p ./tmp
 
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
 
  
=== MLO and U-Boot ===
+
Configure the network:
 +
usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
 +
eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
 +
wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device..
  
Download and copy MLO and U-Boot from here:  
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/
 
  
First copy "MLO-beagleboard-1.44+rX+gitX-rX" as MLO to the Boot Partition
+
Troubleshooting: If booting fails..
Then copy "u-boot-beagleboard-20XX.XX+r62+gitX-rX.bin" as u-boot.bin to the Boot Partition
+
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
 +
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 +
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in NAND:
 +
nand erase 260000 20000
  
=== U-Boot uImage and uInitrd ===
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 
+
  Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
U-Boot needs a compatible kernel image to boot.  To do this, we are using mkimage from (uboot-mkimage) to create an image from the vmlinuz kernel file.
 
 
 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
 
  Copy "uImage" to the Boot Partition
 
 
 
Next create a uInird (this contains a script to fix the rtc on boot, otherwise fsck/reboot/fsck/reboot/repeat happens..)
 
 
 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
 
Copy "uInitrd" to the Boot Partition
 
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
The version of U-Boot installed or recommended to install uses boot scripts by default.  This allows users to easily switch between multiple SD cards with different OS's with different parameters installed.  Ubuntu/Debian requires a slight modification to the bootargs line vs. Angstrom, 'ro' vs 'rw'.
 
  
fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
Note, this section used 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:
buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
 
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
==== Beagle Bx/Cx ====
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
  
create a new file: boot.cmd
+
== BeagleBone ==
  setenv dvimode 1280x720MR-16@60
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
setenv vram 12MB
 
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
 
setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=${vram} omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
 
boot
 
  
==== Beagle xM ====
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
kernel limitation, randomly hardlocks at 1Ghz, can only run at 800Mhz till the dvs patches hit upstream..
+
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
create a new file: boot.cmd
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
setenv mpurate 800
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
setenv dvimode 1280x720MR-16@60
 
setenv vram 12MB
 
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
 
setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=${vram} omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
 
  boot
 
 
 
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
 
 
 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
 
Copy "boot.scr" to the Boot Partition
 
For "igepv2" users, rename this to "boot.ini"
 
 
 
Umount the Boot Partition:
 
 
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
 
 
== RootFS Partition ==
 
Root File System
 
 
 
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
 
 
 
mkdir -p ./tmp
 
sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
 
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
 
 
== Ubuntu Bugs & Tweaks ==
 
 
 
===Enable Network Access===
 
 
 
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
 
auto eth0
 
iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
 
 
Manual: From the Command line
 
sudo ifconfig -a
 
sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
 
 
 
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
 
  
 
= Advanced =
 
= Advanced =
Line 472: Line 409:
 
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
 
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
===Script File===
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
 
 +
Stable:
 +
./update_kernel.sh
  
Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
Testing:
 +
./update_kernel.sh --beta-kernel
  
export DIST=maverick  (options are lucid/maverick/squeeze)
+
Custom: (has to be on rcn-ee.net)
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/${DIST}/LATEST
+
  ./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.8.13-bone37
  wget $(cat ./LATEST | grep STABLE | awk '{print $3}')
 
/bin/bash install-me.sh
 
  
Reboot with your new uImage
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
  
 
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
 
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
  
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
*Note: the functionality of the "X-Loader" project has been merged as u-boot spl.
  
Requires MMC card..
+
Compatibility with older Ax, Bx, Cx, and Dx BeagleBoards
  
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/flash-omap.git
+
Note: Sometimes on these older boards, you just have to clear out the stored U-Boot environment variables in NAND to make this script work:
cd flash-omap
+
  nand erase 260000 20000
  ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
 
  
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
Or: To fully erase the entire NAND:
2: Push/Hold User Button Down
+
  nand erase.chip
  3: Apply Power
 
4: After U-boot loads, Let Off User Button
 
5: Wait for Flashing to end
 
6: Power down, remove/edit boot.scr from MMC card
 
  
Example 4G card:
+
Requires MMC card:
  
  sudo fdisk -l
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/flasher.git
 +
cd flasher
  
Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+
For the Beagle Ax/Bx
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
  I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
Disk identifier: 0x00080e99
 
 
    Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
 
'''/dev/sde'''1  *          1          9      72261    e  W95 FAT16 (LBA)
 
  
  ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sde
+
For the Beagle Cx/Dx
 +
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
1: Plug-in a serial cable and start the serial terminal program
 +
2: Place MMC card in Beagle
 +
3: Push and hold the user button
 +
4: Plug-in power
 +
5: Wait for U-Boot countdown to finish, then release the user button
 +
6: Wait for flashing/script to end
 +
7: Power down, remove and reformat MMC card to final OS
  
nand erase 260000 20000
+
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
  reset
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --probe-mmc
  
===Manual Run===
+
You should see something like:
mmc init
 
fatload mmc 0:1 0x80200000 MLO
 
nand unlock
 
nand ecc hw
 
nandecc hw
 
nand erase 0 80000
 
nand write 0x80200000 0 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 20000 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 40000 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 60000 20000
 
 
fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 u-boot.bin
 
nand unlock
 
nand ecc sw
 
nandecc sw
 
nand erase 80000 160000
 
nand write 0x80300000 80000 160000
 
nand erase 260000 20000
 
reset
 
  
== SGX Video Acceleration ==
+
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/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 +
 +
mount:
 +
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
  
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.35.3-x1+ deb's from rcn-ee.net. (the Demo Images hosted on rcn-ee.net meet this requirement)
+
* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x86 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/mmcblk0''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by the ./mk_mmc.sh script.
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
  
Note: ''An older version of these instructions was adapted for the IGEPv2 platform - if you are following this tutorial and have an IGEPv2, consider using http://wiki.jmaustin.org/wiki/IgepSGXUbuntu instead''
+
== SGX Drivers ==
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
Make script executable
+
Install "special" Kernel
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.13.11-bone12
  
Run script
+
Build SGX modules/userspace (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.01 blob extractor)
./create_sgx_package.sh
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
 
+
  cd bb-kernel/
After Successfully running:
+
  git checkout origin/am33x-v3.13 -b tmp-sgx
 
+
  ./build_kernel.sh
:~/temp$ ls
+
  ./sgx_build_modules.sh
create_sgx_package.sh
 
GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
 
  GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                            : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
 
Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_4_00_00_01.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 (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
+
Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.01.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
 +
sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.01.tar.gz -C /
 +
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
 +
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
 
  sudo reboot
 
  sudo reboot
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 
+
  ubuntu@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
  tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
  omaplfb                12065 0
  cd GFX_Linux_SDK
+
  pvrsrvkm              178782 1 omaplfb
tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
 
 
 
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
 
 
 
  cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
 
  ./OGLESChameleonMan
 
 
 
=== Trouble Shooting ===
 
 
 
  sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
 
sudo depmod -a omaplfb
 
sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
 
 
 
== DSP ==
 
  
=== gst-dsp ===
+
SGX Demos
 +
cd /opt/gfxsdkdemos/ogles2/
 +
./OGLES2ChameleonMan
  
This only currently works on the original Beagle's Bx and Cx models... There's a bug on the xM so it doesn't work...
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.37-x2+ deb's from rcn-ee.net. (the Demo Images hosted on rcn-ee.net meet this requirement)
+
Script:
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
Download the latest version of the "create_dsp_package.sh" script
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_dsp_package.sh
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
Make script executable
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
  chmod a+x ./create_dsp_package.sh
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
Package script:
+
= Swapfile =
./create_dsp_package.sh
 
  
Copy DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz to beagle
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
  
Setup network...
+
On the Beagleboard you should expect to require a swap file given the limitation of how little RAM is available (between 256&nbsp;MB and 512&nbsp;MB). Some system programs like apt-get will only run properly when some swap space is present (due to 256&nbsp;MB not being enough RAM).
  
Extract:
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
tar xf DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz
 
  
Install
+
Under Linux, swap space can be either a dedicated partition or a swap file. Both can be mounted as swap which the OS can access.
./install-DSP.sh
 
  
Build gst-dsp stuff..
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
./install-gst-dsp.sh
 
  
Test:
+
The following commands will create a 1 GB file, limit access only to root, format it as swap and then make it available to the OS:
sudo dsp-test
 
  
Playbin:
+
sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/ 
  sudo gst-launch playbin2 uri:file://(file)
+
  sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/swapfile bs=1M count=1024
 +
sudo chmod 0600 /var/cache/swap/swapfile
 +
sudo mkswap /var/cache/swap/swapfile
 +
sudo swapon /var/cache/swap/swapfile
  
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
  
By default Ubuntu 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.
+
/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+
To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
(II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
 
(II) FBDEV(0): using default device
 
(II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
 
(==) FBDEV(0): Depth 16, (==) framebuffer bpp 16
 
(==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 565
 
 
 
Login into Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
 
 
 
xvinfo -display :0.0
 
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  no adaptors present
 
 
 
=== Drivers ===
 
 
 
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)
 
 
 
Lucid:
 
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 
 
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
 
 
 
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
 
(II) LoadModule: "omapfb"
 
(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 Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
 
 
 
xvinfo -display :0.0
 
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..
 
 
 
== Changing DVI output resolution ==
 
 
 
Ubuntu 10.10 above defaults to a resolution of 1284x768@16.  This is set in the boot.cmd file in the boot partition of the SD card.  To change the resolution the DVI output, edit boot.cmd accordingly then recreate the boot.scr file by:
 
 
 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.10" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
 
 
 
Then reboot the BeagleBoard
 
 
 
== S-Video ==
 
S-video is tested to be working on 2.6.35-rc5-dl9. S-video output can be enabled using bootargs at uboot as mentioned below.
 
 
 
=== NTSC ===
 
 
 
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
 
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
 
 
Bootargs that has been validated.
 
 
 
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
 
    fixrtc buddy=unknown'
 
 
 
Note that the NTSC resolution is 640x480. However the edge bands around the TV screen differ from TV to TV. Output of '''fbset''' shown below, which does not seem right.
 
 
 
    mode "720x482-30"
 
        # D: 13.500 MHz, H: 15.734 kHz, V: 29.970 Hz
 
        geometry 720 482 720 482 32
 
        timings 74074 16 58 6 31 64 6
 
        rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
 
    endmode
 
 
 
=== PAL ===
 
 
 
Bootargs that has been validated for PAL tv.
 
 
 
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:pal omapdss.def_disp=tv fixrtc buddy=unknown'
 
 
 
Using these settings video output will display on the tv, however 5-10% of the left and right edges of display are off the screen (using Ubuntu 10.10 with xfce).
 
 
 
xrandr shows the display is set to the minimum of 720x574. Please update wiki if you can fix this.
 
 
 
== Building Kernel ==
 
 
 
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
 
 
 
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
 
sudo apt-get install bzr
 
 
 
Download SRC
 
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
 
 
Build Kernel
 
./build_kernel.sh
 
 
 
Optional Building Deb File
 
./build_deb.sh
 
  
 
= Ubuntu Software =
 
= Ubuntu Software =
  
== Wifi Networking (command line) ==
+
== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
  
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
  
It is possible and relatively easy to configure a wifi card from the command line.
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
  
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
+
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
  
This is a particularly useful guide http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834  
+
This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834  
  
 
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
 
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
Line 779: Line 569:
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
  wpa-psk < INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
+
  wpa-psk <INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
  
Your wifi card will automatically load these settings on start up and give network access.
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
  
 
== Lightweight window managers ==
 
== Lightweight window managers ==
Line 787: Line 577:
 
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
 
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
  
JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256MB, using JWM will leave about 60MB free to run apps in.
+
JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256&nbsp;MB, using JWM will leave about 60&nbsp;MB free in which to run applications.
  
 
== Web Apps ==
 
== Web Apps ==
  
 
=== Midori ===
 
=== Midori ===
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a light weight browser is more responsive. Midori is a light weight browser that still supports flash etc
+
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a lightweight browser is more responsive. Midori is a lightweight browser that still supports flash, etc. It is available from the standard repositories:
It is available from the standard repositories.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
  
Line 799: Line 588:
  
 
=== Motion ===
 
=== Motion ===
If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam etc) which appears as /dev/video0 etc then you can use the Linux Surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
+
If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam, etc.) which appears as /dev/video0, etc. then you can use the Linux surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
  
Motion is also available from the standard repositories.
+
Motion is also available from the standard repositories:
 
http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27
 
http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27
Using a 960x720 resolution webcam with 15 fps rate under the UVC driver the Rev C BeagleBoard under Xubuntu reports ~60% CPU utilisation.
+
Using a 960x720 resolution webcam with a 15&nbsp;fps rate under the UVC driver the Rev C BeagleBoard under Xubuntu reports ~60% CPU utilisation.
  
To make the BeagleBoard automatically start recording on boot do the following:
+
To make the BeagleBoard automatically start recording on boot, do the following:
  
 
* Auto Login - run "gdmsetup" from a terminal and select a user to automatically login  
 
* Auto Login - run "gdmsetup" from a terminal and select a user to automatically login  
* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous xwindows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
+
* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous X Windows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
* motion.conf - amend /etc/motion/motion.conf to the settings you want (ie video output directory, record only video, record in mpeg4, set frame rate etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
+
* motion.conf - edit /etc/motion/motion.conf to use the settings you want (that is, video output directory, record only video, record in MPEG-4, set frame rate, etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it has the following text in it:
+
* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it contains the following lines:
  
 
  #! /bin/sh
 
  #! /bin/sh
Line 817: Line 606:
 
This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.
 
This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.
  
Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed) the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet Connection this can be achieved with the ntpdate app.
+
Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed), the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet connection this can be achieved using the ntpdate application.
 
 
  
 
== Robotics ==
 
== Robotics ==
  
 
=== ROS ===
 
=== ROS ===
Willow Garage hosts the open source Robotic Operating System (ROS). Whilst it is natively supported in Ubuntu, the official packages are only for the x86 platform. ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
+
Willow Garage hosts the open source Robotic Operating System (ROS). While it is natively supported in Ubuntu, the official packages are only for the x86 platform. ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
  
Following the instructions from here will build and install ROS on your beagleboard:
+
Following the instructions from here will build and install ROS on your BeagleBoard:
  
 
http://www.ros.org/wiki/cturtle/Installation/Ubuntu/SVN
 
http://www.ros.org/wiki/cturtle/Installation/Ubuntu/SVN
  
You will need an Internet connection for your Beagleboard for these scripts to work.
+
You will need an Internet connection for your BeagleBoard for these scripts to work.
  
For more information about ROS see www.ros.org
+
For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.

Revision as of 15:00, 9 July 2014

(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click here.) (Should Beagleboard:Ubuntu On BeagleBone Black be merged into this page?)

This page is about running a Linux distribution (ARM EABI) Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from the SD card. Since much of this page is generic, it has also been extended to help support devices such as the PandaBoard and BeagleBone.

  • For the best experience, make sure you have an LCD/HDMI monitor attached to the BeagleBoard's HDMI port, 2 GB/4 GB/8 GB SD card, and a known good USB 2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.

Help

If you need any help:

  • Ubuntu related help:
    • #ubuntu-arm: Ubuntu's ARM IRC on Freenode (logs -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
  • When requesting 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)

Required Beagle Software

Mainline U-Boot:

  • All older BeagleBoard (classic) 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

Omap Serial Changes

boot.scr/boot.cmd changes:

With 2.6.35:

console=ttyS2,115200n8

With 2.6.36/37+:

console=ttyO2,115200n8

Serial console login: /etc/init/ttyO2.conf

start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]

respawn
exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2

Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image

Demo Image

  • These demonstration images contain a custom Mainline based kernel with experimental enhancements to the boards supported. They are usually updated about once a month, as new features/enhancements get added by the community. Currently, this image ships with two kernels "armv7" which is for mainline omap3+ devices (BeagleBoard/PandaBoard) and the "bone" which is specifically for the BeagleBone. The kernel is stress-tested by a farm of Panda/Beagles running 24/7 under a heavy load (building gcc trunk/mainline kernel).
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
cd armv7-multiplatform
git checkout origin/v3.15.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
cd bb-kernel
git checkout origin/am33x-v3.8 -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh
  • Advanced Users only: Userspace, used in these demo images:
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder

Trusty 14.04

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
  • 2014-06-05
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel
  • 2014-05-06
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 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 ubuntu@arm.local (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2
Getty, Serial Port

Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/trusty/ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
17bb222d1f0f6c81bde902a7a8928a67  ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06

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/Black - beaglebone
  • OMAP5432 uEVM - omap5-uevm

So for the BeagleBoard xM:

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

Advanced: Build Image:

Built with a fork of project-rootstock (ARM native mode, runs directly on BeagleBoard), using a script from omap-image-builder:

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
cd omap-image-builder
git checkout v2014.07 -b tmp

Stable:

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

Testing:

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

Utopic 14.10 (Testing)

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
  • 2014-06-05
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel
  • 2014-05-06
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/utopic/ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
c115e200f4a88cc12c98b4fbd48c16d3  ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz

Unpack image:

tar xf ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-utopic-console-armhf-2014-07-06

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

Flasher

eMMC: BeagleBone Black

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page. First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu and begin flashing the eMMC, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Ubuntu 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-v2.sh

BTW: we are only writing about 500 megabytes 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. 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.
    • (error -84: which may mean you've reached the max number of erase/write cycles...)

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
    • NOTE: You'll need to hold the BOOT button on powerup...
  • 2014-06-05
    • BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
  • 2014-05-06
    • BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/flasher/trusty/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
5cbec6b418ee383505a3ae4e40ac231f  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Follow the "standard" update procedure.

http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Updating_The_Software

Linux:

unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img 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 the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page. First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu.

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.15.3-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2014-06-05
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.5-armv7-x8 kernel
  • 2014-05-06
    • Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.14.2-armv7-x5 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
799dd3428f3acc22edcf6acafaabef03  bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Linux:

unxz bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./bbxm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page. First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu.

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone59 kernel
    • Black: NOTE: You'll need to hold the BOOT button on powerup...
  • 2014-06-05
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone56 kernel
  • 2014-05-06
    • BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.8.13-bone49 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
11a01c5e96be7bf0ae5ba6d93047757b  bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Linux:

unxz bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./bone-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

OMAP5432 uEVM

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or the win32 image program linked to on CircuitCo's wiki page. First press and hold the boot select button (next to microSD card), then apply power (same procedure as the official CircuitCo images). The board should boot into Ubuntu.

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2014-07-06
    • repo now enabled (repos.rcn-ee.net/ubuntu)
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.3-armv7-lpae-x5 kernel
  • 2014-06-05
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.15.0-rc8-armv7-lpae-x4 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.net/deb/microsd/trusty/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

md5sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
1542cd3cf03863c5ec9fd0c51bdefd99  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz

Linux:

unxz omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04-console-armhf-2014-07-06-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

Method 2: Use the NetInstall method

You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.

Standard system : ~700 MB

Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues (anywhere else will be ignored..)

Download the netinstall script:

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

Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:

--distro oneiric (11.10)
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
--distro quantal (12.10)
--distro raring (13.04)
--distro saucy (13.10)

Device: <board> selection:

*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx  - omap3-beagle
*BeagleBoard xMA/B/C   - omap3-beagle-xm
*BeagleBone Ax         - am335x-bone-serial
*BeagleBone (DVI cape) - am335x-bone-video
*BeagleBone Black      - am335x-boneblack
*PandaBoard Ax     - omap4-panda
*PandaBoard A4+    - omap4-panda-a4
*PandaBoard ES     - omap4-panda-es

Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>

So for the xM: with quantal:

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  • Other Options:
    • --firmware : installs firmware
    • --serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port

Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:

Configure the network:

usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device.. 

See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu

Troubleshooting: If booting fails..

  • Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
  • Upgrade X-loader and U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot
  • Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in NAND:
nand erase 260000 20000

NetInstall assumptions:

Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!

Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)

Note, this section used 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

Advanced

Install Latest Kernel Image

Script:

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull

Stable:

./update_kernel.sh

Testing:

./update_kernel.sh --beta-kernel

Custom: (has to be on rcn-ee.net)

./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.8.13-bone37

Reboot with your new Kernel Image.

Upgrade X-loader and U-boot

  • Note: the functionality of the "X-Loader" project has been merged as u-boot spl.

Compatibility with older Ax, Bx, Cx, and Dx BeagleBoards

Note: Sometimes on these older boards, you just have to clear out the stored U-Boot environment variables in NAND to make this script work:

nand erase 260000 20000

Or: To fully erase the entire NAND:

nand erase.chip

Requires MMC card:

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

For the Beagle Ax/Bx

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx

For the Beagle Cx/Dx

sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
1: Plug-in a serial cable and start the serial terminal program
2: Place MMC card in Beagle
3: Push and hold the user button
4: Plug-in power
5: Wait for U-Boot countdown to finish, then release the user button
6: Wait for flashing/script to end
7: Power down, remove and reformat MMC card to final OS

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

sudo ./mk_mmc.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/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes <- MMC/SD card

mount:
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) <- x86 Root Partition
  • In this example, we can see via mount, /dev/sda1 is the x86 rootfs, therefore /dev/mmcblk0 is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by the ./mk_mmc.sh script.

SGX Drivers

SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black

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

Install "special" Kernel

cd /opt/scripts/tools
git pull
sudo ./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.13.11-bone12

Build SGX modules/userspace (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.01 blob extractor)

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
cd bb-kernel/
git checkout origin/am33x-v3.13 -b tmp-sgx
./build_kernel.sh
./sgx_build_modules.sh

Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.01.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install

sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.01.tar.gz -C /
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
sudo reboot

Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded

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

SGX Demos

cd /opt/gfxsdkdemos/ogles2/
./OGLES2ChameleonMan

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

Swapfile

Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition

On the Beagleboard you should expect to require a swap file given the limitation of how little RAM is available (between 256 MB and 512 MB). Some system programs like apt-get will only run properly when some swap space is present (due to 256 MB not being enough RAM).

Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.

Under Linux, swap space can be either a dedicated partition or a swap file. Both can be mounted as swap which the OS can access.

Creating a Swapfile

The following commands will create a 1 GB file, limit access only to root, format it as swap and then make it available to the OS:

sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/   
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/swapfile bs=1M count=1024
sudo chmod 0600 /var/cache/swap/swapfile 
sudo mkswap /var/cache/swap/swapfile 
sudo swapon /var/cache/swap/swapfile 

To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:

/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0   0

To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.

Ubuntu Software

Wi-Fi Networking (command line)

/etc/network/interfaces

It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.

You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.

This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834

A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-ssid <NAME OF AP>
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto RSN
wpa-pairwise CCMP
wpa-group CCMP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk <INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>

Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.

Lightweight window managers

If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.

JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256 MB, using JWM will leave about 60 MB free in which to run applications.

Web Apps

Midori

Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a lightweight browser is more responsive. Midori is a lightweight browser that still supports flash, etc. It is available from the standard repositories: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29

Surveillance

Motion

If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam, etc.) which appears as /dev/video0, etc. then you can use the Linux surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.

Motion is also available from the standard repositories: http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27 Using a 960x720 resolution webcam with a 15 fps rate under the UVC driver the Rev C BeagleBoard under Xubuntu reports ~60% CPU utilisation.

To make the BeagleBoard automatically start recording on boot, do the following:

  • Auto Login - run "gdmsetup" from a terminal and select a user to automatically login
  • Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous X Windows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
  • motion.conf - edit /etc/motion/motion.conf to use the settings you want (that is, video output directory, record only video, record in MPEG-4, set frame rate, etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
  • Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it contains the following lines:
#! /bin/sh
/usr/bin/motion -c /etc/motion/motion.conf

This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.

Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed), the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet connection this can be achieved using the ntpdate application.

Robotics

ROS

Willow Garage hosts the open source Robotic Operating System (ROS). While it is natively supported in Ubuntu, the official packages are only for the x86 platform. ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).

Following the instructions from here will build and install ROS on your BeagleBoard:

http://www.ros.org/wiki/cturtle/Installation/Ubuntu/SVN

You will need an Internet connection for your BeagleBoard for these scripts to work.

For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.