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[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
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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?)''
  
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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:
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** [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
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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])
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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])
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** [https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel Launchpad Project "Beagleboard Kernel"]
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** Kernel Trees
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*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Stable Kernel 2.6.35 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
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*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6.36-devel Development Kernel src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
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** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 
  
 
*Ubuntu related help:
 
*Ubuntu related help:
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** ''#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)
  
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*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 =  
  
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X-loader/MLO (1.4.4ss) & U-Boot (2010.03) (Zippy1 & Zippy2 Support)
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Mainline U-Boot:
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* 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
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* 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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=Demo Image=
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= Omap Serial Changes =
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== Lucid 10.04.1 ==
 
  
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Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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boot.scr/boot.cmd changes:
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sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
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--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
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--seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
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--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
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--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
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fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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With 2.6.35:
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console=ttyS2,115200n8
  
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Get prebuilt image:
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With 2.6.36/37+:
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console=ttyO2,115200n8
  
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wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Serial console login: /etc/init/ttyO2.conf
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  mirrors (updating):
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start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
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  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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stop on runlevel [!2345]
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  respawn
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  exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
  
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37fb8921bf1c1f1b206936725c9586c2  ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
  
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Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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== Demo Image ==
  
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  7za x ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
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  tar xf ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
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  cd ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel
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cd armv7-multiplatform
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  git checkout origin/v4.4.x -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:  Kernel v4.1.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-4.1.y
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  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
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  cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
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git checkout origin/ti-linux-rt-4.1.y -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
  
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Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A
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=== Ubuntu (14.04.3) ===
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./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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For Serial Port Users add: (to use default user/pass ubuntu/temppwd)
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Default username/password:
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--use-default-user
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*username: ubuntu
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*password: temppwd
  
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*Additional Options
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Image Updated:
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** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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*2016-01-14
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** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.4.0-armv7-x3 kernel
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** --addon <pico>
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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*2015-12-11
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.2-armv7-x1 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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*2015-11-13
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.0-armv7-x0 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
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For a full gui install: sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
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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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== Maverick 10.10 ==
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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
  
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
 
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sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
 
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--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
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--seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
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--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
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--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
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fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
 
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/elinux/ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
  
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  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
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  mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  sha256sum ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  3f2fa9b8c95ae5f52d2f285f51de5d1d2195fddf28032b10f079c8356ade1f52 ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
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md5sum: c971848131c568a5f45add5373c06258 ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Unpack Image:
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tar xf ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14
  
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Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
  
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7za x ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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You should see something like:
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tar xf ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar
 
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cd ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel
 
  
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Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A
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Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
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  ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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fdisk -l:
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  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
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Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
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lsblk:
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NAME  MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
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├─sda1  8:1    0 446.9G  0 part /  '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
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├─sda2  8:2    0    1K  0 part
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└─sda5  8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
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sdd      8:48  1  3.7G  0 disk
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├─sdd1  8:49  1    64M  0 part
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└─sdd2  8:50  1  3.6G  0 part
  
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*Additional Options
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* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x86 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/sdd''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...
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** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
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** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
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** --addon <pico>
 
  
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For a full gui install run this on your beagle:
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Install Image:
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sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
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== Maverick 10.10 RC Xfce4 ==
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Quick install script for [board]
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
  
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Notes: Requires an lcd/dvi (the above minimal image is for serial users): default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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board options:
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*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx          - omap3-beagle
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*BeagleBoard xM                  - omap3-beagle-xm
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*BeagleBone White/Black/Green    - beaglebone
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*OMAP5432 uEVM                    - omap5-uevm
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*BeagleBoard-X15                  - am57xx-beagle-x15
  
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Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
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MINIMAL="aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant"
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
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  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
 
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--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
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--seed ${MINIMAL},xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork,xserver-xorg-video-omap3 \
 
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--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
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--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
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fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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Advanced: Build Image:
  
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Get prebuilt image:
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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cd omap-image-builder
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git checkout v2016.01 -b tmp
  
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wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar.7z
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Stable:
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mirrors (will take some time to update):
 
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wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar.7z
 
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wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar.7z
 
  
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md5sum: f69af3f23effbaf216515ab5f1961d37 ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar.7z
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_trusty_armhf
  
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Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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Testing:
  
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  7za x ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar.7z
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  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
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tar xf ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel.tar
 
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cd ubuntu-10.10-rc-xfce4-armel
 
  
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Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A
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=== Ubuntu Testing (xenial) ===
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./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --swap_file 50 (50Mb minimum required)
 
  
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*Additional Options
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Image Updated:
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** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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*2016-01-14
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** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.4.0-armv7-x3 kernel
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** --addon <pico>
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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*2015-12-11
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.2-armv7-x1 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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*2015-11-13
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.0-armv7-x0 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
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Bugs:
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Get prebuilt image:
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  After creating user, ubiquity will crash, just reboot..
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/elinux/ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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Then after rebooting, on first login make sure to change the drop down from "ubuntu -> xfce session"
 
  
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= NetInstall Method =
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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a8b5995584caf58a37e1b454724b4b4e300a21bfd72e2156f30052a104d2b035  ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
  
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NOTE: Lucid's NetInstall will not work with the new XM model..
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Unpack image:
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tar xf ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14
  
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The NetInstall Method, allows you to install Ubuntu directly onto your Beagle by pre-populating a boot image that will perform the complete install.
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Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...
  
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Note: The boot arg's are stored in boot.scr which will be copied to the first partition.
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== Flasher ==
  
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Recommended:
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=== eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green ===
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* 2GB+ SD card
 
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* USB Ethernet/Wifi
 
  
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Script Source: https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager  First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON.  Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
  
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Install bzr
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
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  sudo apt-get install bzr
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
  
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Download debian-di script
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
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bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
 
  
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Discover SD/MMC Partition
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Notes:
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sudo fdisk -l
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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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Run Script
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User: ubuntu
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cd debian-di
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pass: temppwd
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./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
 
  
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*Options:
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Image Updated:
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**--distro : lucid
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*2016-01-14
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**--firmware : install firmware for WiFi devices
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
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**--serial-mode : force NetInstall to use Serial Port
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*2015-12-11
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
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*2015-11-13
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
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Note: The default boot options work for most people, but if you'd like to tweak boot settings, edit these before running the script.
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Get prebuilt image:
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
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  NetInstall boot Settings:
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
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gedit ./debian-di/scripts/dvi.cmd
 
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gedit ./debian-di/scripts/serial.cmd
 
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  Normal Boot Settings:
 
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gedit ./debian-di/scripts/dvi-normal-lucid.cmd
 
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gedit ./debian-di/scripts/serial-normal-lucid.cmd
 
  
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Place SD card into Beagle and Boot
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
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cf6cae65a5cceb0bf777a6c9a9826c24991d1a9d9b8dfb3c9d86c980d5628982  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
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2b02acd35c419b6ae9f91f5b5f99bff8ef918ac9200bea74f10e397c90d2e918  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
  
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Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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Linux: (bmaptool 3.2)
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*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
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sudo bmaptool copy --bmap BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
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*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
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  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX
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*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:
 
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  nand erase 260000 20000
 
  
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NetInstall assumptions:
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Linux: (dd)
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  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
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  unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
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  Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
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  sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
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= RootStock: Build an Ubuntu root file system =
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
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== Ubuntu Version's ==
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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager  First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON.  Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
−
This guide only covers the latest Ubuntu stable (lucid) release and notes for the testing (lucid+1) dists. Notes for older release's can be found here:
 
  
−
* Karmic, aka Ubuntu 9.10, is the old-stable version  (armv6 optimized)
+
Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
−
** http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKarmic
+
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
−
* Lucid, aka Ubuntu 10.04 is the stable version (armv7 optimized)
 
−
** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuLucid
 
−
* Maverick, aka Ubuntu 10.10 is the development version. Currently listed here as 'testing'. (armv7 optimized)
 
−
** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuMaverick
 
  
−
== Install RootStock ==
+
This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
−
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
+
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.
  
−
Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
+
User: ubuntu
−
sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
+
pass: temppwd
−
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
 
−
cd project-rootstock
 
  
−
Maverick (10.10 beta)
+
Image Updated:
−
sudo apt-get install rootstock
+
*2016-01-14
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
 +
*2015-12-11
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
 +
*2015-11-13
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
−
== RootStock ==
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
  
−
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
+
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
 +
9fb1dad893f59dd520b77ebb2561e774154ba150486b0c5073ff14ff238d3a04  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
 +
2164ad445759eb5933aafb286213e393f031dc29d67fb0c1b3d1abcdcf65c406  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
  
−
Useful Packages:
+
Linux: (bmaptool 3.2)
−
  linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
+
  sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
−
  ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
+
  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX
  
−
GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
+
Linux: (dd)
−
  xfce4: xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
+
  unxz bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
  sudo dd if=./bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
−
=== RootStock: Running ===
+
== raw microSD img ==
  
−
Rootstock Command line:
+
=== BeagleBone White/Black/Green ===
−
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
 
−
--seed <packages> --dist <jaunty/karmic/lucid> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
 
  
−
Basic Lucid (10.04) Beagleboard minimal image:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
−
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
 
−
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
−
--components "main universe multiverse" \
 
−
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.33.4-l3/linux-image-2.6.33.4-l3_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
−
Upon Completion, you should have:
+
User: ubuntu
−
armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
+
pass: temppwd
−
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
 
  
−
== 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
+
*2016-01-14
−
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
 +
*2015-12-11
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
 +
*2015-11-13
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
−
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
  
−
For Reference:
+
Verify Image with:
−
  Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
−
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
+
  4ffbb35026f3f25925d65895da4d17d69aa5133e4d2f7afcf093672073a5fa82 bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
−
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
+
  991888ec1ce4fb66e6d6b3d3ab4715983f0082f67508d2bd74581dfb843e3747 bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
−
  Disk identifier: 0x0008e471
 
−
   
 
−
    Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
 
−
/dev/sdd1              1          6      48163+  6  FAT16
 
−
/dev/sdd2              7        247    1935832+ 83 Linux
 
  
−
== Copy Root File System to SD Card ==
+
Linux: (bmaptool 3.2)
 +
sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
 +
bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX
  
−
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
unxz bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
sudo dd if=./bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
−
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
−
sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
 
−
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
−
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
−
== Boot Partition ==
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
  
−
Requirements:
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
−
  sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
−
=== U-Boot uImage ===
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2016-01-14
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
 +
*2015-12-11
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
 +
*2015-11-13
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
−
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.  
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
  
−
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
 +
89759c74dd879900a7757c1abfdcf101f3ee40527c835f86d40159025ddd4d96  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
 +
a7130cc1a143aec3f35b6869ef722fd987b8e0f3e7e51590c3a3d80e82de93f8  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
  
−
=== U-Boot uInitrd ===
+
Linux: (bmaptool 3.2)
 +
sudo bmaptool copy --bmap omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
 +
omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX
  
−
This step is Optional, but it helps with the lucid and Lucid++ experience.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
unxz omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
−
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
−
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
−
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
+
User: ubuntu
−
buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+
pass: temppwd
−
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
−
create ubuntu.cmd
+
Auto partition resize:
−
  setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
−
  setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
+
  git pull
−
  boot
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
−
With optional uInitrd:
+
Image Updated:
−
create ubuntu.cmd:
+
*2016-01-14
−
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
−
setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
+
*2015-12-11
−
boot
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
 +
*2015-11-13
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
  
−
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
  
−
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.04" -d ./ubuntu.cmd ./ubuntu.scr
+
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
 +
871a6e0022f14db643c37e81ad0684bb6111e52d90a6184b29d597c4a1b0f7fb  bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
 +
938cb6d2c5876bccf7dfa897a22d4a56a21f4ea05bff78cdde589060700ac9a2  bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
  
−
=== Copy to Boot Partition ===
+
Linux: (bmaptool 3.2)
 +
sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
 +
bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX
  
−
Mount your SD card fat16/fat32 partition (assuming /dev/sdX1) and copy the uImage, boot.scr, and optional uInitrd to the first partition.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
unxz bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
 +
sudo dd if=./bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
  
−
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
−
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
 
−
sudo cp ./uImage ./tmp/uImage
 
−
sudo cp ./uInitrd ./tmp/uInitrd
 
−
 
−
Beagle:
 
−
sudo cp ./ubuntu.scr ./tmp/boot.scr
 
−
 
−
IGEPv2:
 
−
sudo cp ./ubuntu.scr ./tmp/boot.ini
 
−
 
−
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
−
== Ubuntu Bugs & Tweaks ==
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
 +
Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
−
===Enable Network Access===
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
 +
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
−
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
Download the netinstall script:
−
auto eth0
+
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
−
  iface eth0 inet dhcp
+
  cd netinstall
  
−
Manual: From the Command line
+
Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
−
  sudo ifconfig -a
+
  --distro oneiric (11.10)
−
  sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
+
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
 +
  --distro quantal (12.10)
 +
--distro raring (13.04)
 +
--distro saucy (13.10)
  
−
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
+
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
  
−
= Advanced =
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
  
−
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
−
===Script File===
+
*Other Options:
−
Note: this subsection is basically obsolete every time it's modified...
+
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
−
Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
  
−
  But for example: http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/
+
Configure the network:
−
   
+
  usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
−
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/install-me.sh
+
  eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
−
/bin/bash install-me.sh
+
  wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device..  
  
−
Reboot with your new uImage
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
  
−
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
Troubleshooting: If booting fails..
 +
*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
  
−
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 +
Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
  
−
Requires MMC card..
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
  
−
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/omap-flasher
+
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:
−
cd omap-flasher
 
−
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
 
  
−
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
−
  2: Push/Hold User Button Down
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
−
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:
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
−
  sudo fdisk -l
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
 +
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
−
Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
−
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
−
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
+
= Advanced =
  
−
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
−
  nand erase 260000 20000
+
General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
−
  reset
+
sudo apt-get update
 +
sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
 +
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
 +
  sudo reboot
  
−
===Manual Run===
+
Latest kernel script
−
  mmc init
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
−
  fatload mmc 0:1 0x80200000 MLO
+
  git pull
−
  nand unlock
+
  sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
−
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 ==
+
== 3.8.x ==
 +
This is the first beagleboard.org long term kernel tree with capemanager support, it's been the default install for Debian Wheezy
 +
beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.8
  
−
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.35.3-x1+ deb's and Demo Images from rcn-ee.net.
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
−
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
--bone-channel --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''
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
 +
--bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
−
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
== 4.1.x-ti ==
 +
This is slated to replace the v3.8.x tree in Debian Jessie, cape manager support is enabled.
 +
beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/4.1
 +
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.1.y
  
−
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
  4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
−
  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
+
--ti-channel --stable
  
−
Make script executable
+
  4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
−
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
--ti-rt-channel --stable
  
−
Run script
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
−
./create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
−
After Successfully running:
+
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
 +
--bone-kernel --lts
  
−
  :~/temp$ ls
+
  4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
−
  create_sgx_package.sh
+
  --bone-rt-kernel --lts
−
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 ===
+
== Mainline ==
 +
4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
 +
--bone-kernel --testing
  
−
  tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
+
== Debian 8: jessie ==
−
./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
+
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
−
./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
 
  
−
On Successful install:
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
−
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....)
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
−
sudo reboot
 
  
−
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
−
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
−
  cd GFX_Linux_SDK
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
−
  tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
+
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
−
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
−
cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
+
== SGX Drivers ==
−
./OGLESChameleonMan
 
  
−
=== Trouble Shooting ===
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
  
−
sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
−
sudo depmod -a omaplfb
 
−
sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
 
  
−
== DSP ==
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
 +
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
  
−
This is still a major work in progress...
+
Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
 +
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
 +
cd bb-kernel/
 +
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
 +
./sgx_create_package.sh
  
−
Here is one approach: [http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Ubuntu_%26_DSP_From_Sources BeagleBoard Ubuntu & DSP From Sources]
+
Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
 +
sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
 +
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
 +
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
−
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 +
debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
−
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.
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
−
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+
Script:
−
(II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
−
(II) FBDEV(0): using default device
+
  git pull
−
  (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..
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
−
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
−
  X-Video Extension version 2.2
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
−
screen #0
+
./ti-tilcdc.sh
−
  no adaptors present
 
  
−
=== Drivers ===
+
= Swapfile =
  
−
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)
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
  
−
Lucid:
+
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).
−
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
−
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
  
−
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+
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.
−
(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..
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
  
−
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
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:
−
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..
 
  
−
== S-Video ==
+
sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/ 
−
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.
+
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
  
−
=== NTSC ===
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
  
−
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
+
/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
−
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
  
−
Bootargs that has been validated.
+
To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
  
−
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
+
= Ubuntu Software =
−
    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.
+
== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
  
−
    mode "720x482-30"
+
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
−
        # 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 ===
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
  
−
I do not have PAL tv, most likely changing above to omapfb.mode='''tv:pal''' should work. Someone with access to PAL tv please check and update.
+
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
  
−
== Building Kernel ==
+
This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834
  
−
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
  
−
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+
auto lo
−
  sudo apt-get install bzr
+
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>
  
−
Download SRC
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
−
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
  
−
Build Kernel
+
== Lightweight window managers ==
−
./build_kernel.sh
 
  
−
Optional Building Deb File
+
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
−
./build_deb.sh
 
  
−
= Ubuntu Software =
+
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 615: Line 645:
  
 
=== 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 633: Line 663:
 
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 ==
 +
 
 +
=== ROS ===
 +
ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license.
 +
 
 +
There are currently builds of ROS for Ubuntu Trusty armhf. These builds include most but not all packages, and save a considerable amount of time compared to doing a full source-based installation:
 +
 
 +
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM
 +
 
 +
Alternatively ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
 +
 
 +
For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.

Revision as of 22:03, 15 January 2016

(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

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
cd armv7-multiplatform
git checkout origin/v4.4.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
git checkout origin/ti-linux-rt-4.1.y -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

Ubuntu (14.04.3)

Default username/password:

  • username: ubuntu
  • password: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.4.0-armv7-x3 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.2-armv7-x1 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.0-armv7-x0 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 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.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/elinux/ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
3f2fa9b8c95ae5f52d2f285f51de5d1d2195fddf28032b10f079c8356ade1f52  ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz

Unpack Image: 

tar xf ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14

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

sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc

You should see something like: 

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

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

lsblk:
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0 446.9G  0 part /  <- x86 Root Partition
├─sda2   8:2    0     1K  0 part 
└─sda5   8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
sdd      8:48   1   3.7G  0 disk 
├─sdd1   8:49   1    64M  0 part 
└─sdd2   8:50   1   3.6G  0 part
  • In this example, we can see via mount, /dev/sda1 is the x86 rootfs, therefore /dev/sdd is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...

Install Image:

Quick install script for [board] 

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

board options:

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

So for the BeagleBoard xM: 

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

Advanced: Build Image: 

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
cd omap-image-builder
git checkout v2016.01 -b tmp

Stable: 

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

Testing: 

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

Ubuntu Testing (xenial)

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.4.0-armv7-x3 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.2-armv7-x1 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.3.0-armv7-x0 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/elinux/ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
a8b5995584caf58a37e1b454724b4b4e300a21bfd72e2156f30052a104d2b035  ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz

Unpack image: 

tar xf ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-xenial-console-armhf-2016-01-14

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

Flasher

eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and 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-v3.sh

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

Notes:

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
cf6cae65a5cceb0bf777a6c9a9826c24991d1a9d9b8dfb3c9d86c980d5628982  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
2b02acd35c419b6ae9f91f5b5f99bff8ef918ac9200bea74f10e397c90d2e918  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) 

sudo bmaptool copy --bmap BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) 

unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15

This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and 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-v3.sh

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

Notes:

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
9fb1dad893f59dd520b77ebb2561e774154ba150486b0c5073ff14ff238d3a04  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
2164ad445759eb5933aafb286213e393f031dc29d67fb0c1b3d1abcdcf65c406  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) 

sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) 

unxz bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

raw microSD img

BeagleBone White/Black/Green

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: 

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
4ffbb35026f3f25925d65895da4d17d69aa5133e4d2f7afcf093672073a5fa82  bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
991888ec1ce4fb66e6d6b3d3ab4715983f0082f67508d2bd74581dfb843e3747  bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) 

sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) 

unxz bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./bone-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

OMAP5432 uEVM

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: 

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
89759c74dd879900a7757c1abfdcf101f3ee40527c835f86d40159025ddd4d96  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
a7130cc1a143aec3f35b6869ef722fd987b8e0f3e7e51590c3a3d80e82de93f8  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) 

sudo bmaptool copy --bmap omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) 

unxz omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBoard-X15

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: 

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-01-14
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.15-ti-rt-r40 kernel
  • 2015-12-11
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.13-ti-r36 kernel
  • 2015-11-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.12-ti-r29 kernel

Get prebuilt image: 

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-01-14/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: 

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb*
871a6e0022f14db643c37e81ad0684bb6111e52d90a6184b29d597c4a1b0f7fb  bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap
938cb6d2c5876bccf7dfa897a22d4a56a21f4ea05bff78cdde589060700ac9a2  bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) 

sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.bmap \
bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) 

unxz bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.img.xz
sudo dd if=./bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.3-console-armhf-2016-01-14-2gb.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

General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel: 

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

Latest kernel script 

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

3.8.x

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

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

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

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

4.1.x-ti

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

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

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

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

Mainline (lts)

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

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

Mainline

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

Debian 8: jessie

sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp

Reboot with your new Kernel Image.

Xorg Drivers

Script: 

cd /opt/scripts/tools/
git pull

BeagleBoard/PandaBoard: 

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

BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: 

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

SGX Drivers

SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black

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

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

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

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

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

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

Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded 

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

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

ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license.

There are currently builds of ROS for Ubuntu Trusty armhf. These builds include most but not all packages, and save a considerable amount of time compared to doing a full source-based installation:

http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM

Alternatively ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).

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

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