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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 2.6.35 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
*** [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]
** [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]
  
= Canonical Pre-Installed Images =
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= Omap Serial Changes =
  
Support:
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boot.scr/boot.cmd changes:
* ''#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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With 2.6.35:
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console=ttyS2,115200n8
  
Just follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall and make sure you're using a SD card >= 4GB.
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With 2.6.36/37+:
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console=ttyO2,115200n8
  
=Demo Image=
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Serial console login: /etc/init/ttyO2.conf
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start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
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stop on runlevel [!2345]
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respawn
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exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
  
'xM A3' Users, please give this image a try over the default uImage in both these installs, otherwise your dvi won't work, new images with fixed kernel should be uploaded in a week.
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
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== Demo Image ==
  
http://rcn-ee.net/bugs/dvi-xm-a3/2.6.35.6-l5.5.uImage
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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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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
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cd armv7-multiplatform
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git checkout origin/v4.6.x -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:  Kernel v4.4.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-4.4.y
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
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cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
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git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
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./build_kernel.sh
  
Please ping me.. http://elinux.org/User:RobertCNelson  with any success's or failures.. (i'm waiting for a back ordered A3)
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=== Ubuntu (16.04) ===
  
== Maverick 10.10 ==
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Default username/password:
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*username: ubuntu
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*password: temppwd
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Image Updated:
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*2016-06-09
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
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*2016-05-12
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
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*2016-04-07
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.5.0-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
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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
  
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/elinux/ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  sha256sum ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  39d824a7b213a4e4d5c5fcecd0adc91f70af416784687c01904c991394e66316  ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Verify Image with:
 
  md5sum ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
md5sum: c971848131c568a5f45add5373c06258 ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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tar xf ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09
  
7za x ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
  tar xf ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel.tar
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
cd ubuntu-10.10-minimal-armel
 
  
Install Image:
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You should see something like:
  
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...
  ./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
  
*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...
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
  
Problems?
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Install Image:
What you should see on first boot: http://pastebin.com/fXwm4cJx
 
  
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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Quick install script for [board]
  setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
Advanced: Build Image:
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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
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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Advanced: Build Image:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed aptitude,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/maverick/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
== Lucid 10.04.1 ==
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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 v2016.06 -b tmp
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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Stable:
  
Get prebuilt image:
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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== Flasher ==
mirrors (updating):
 
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Verify Image with:  
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=== eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green ===
md5sum ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
md5sum 37fb8921bf1c1f1b206936725c9586c2  ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Unpack Image:
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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.
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
 
  
7za x ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
  tar xf ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel.tar
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
cd ubuntu-10.04.1-r1-minimal-armel
 
  
Install Image:
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A
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Notes:
./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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* 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.
  
For Serial Port Users add: (to use default user/pass ubuntu/temppwd)
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User: ubuntu
--use-default-user
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pass: temppwd
  
*Additional Options
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Image Updated:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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*2016-06-09
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
** --addon <pico>
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*2016-05-12
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
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*2016-04-07
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
  
Problems?:
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Get prebuilt image:
  What you should see on First Boot (oem-config on dvi): http://pastebin.com/1msm6a4h
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
For a full gui install:  
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Verify Image with:
  sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
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  sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
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ac775829dd856a83f99018755335e775dc0ace7589679f8eef2ba200bf9b7b8c  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
Advanced: Build Image:
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
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http://etcher.io
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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Linux: (dd)
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xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed aptitude,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/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
== Maverick 10.10 Xfce4 ==
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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.
  
BROKEN: Currently building/uploading new image.
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
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https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
  
= NetInstall Method =
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
NOTE: Lucid's NetInstall will not work with the new XM model..
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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.
  
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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User: ubuntu
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pass: temppwd
  
Note: The boot arg's are stored in boot.scr which will be copied to the first partition.
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Image Updated:
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*2016-06-09
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
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*2016-05-12
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
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*2016-04-07
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
  
Recommended:
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Get prebuilt image:
* 2GB+ SD card
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
* USB Ethernet/Wifi
 
  
Discover SD/MMC Partition
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Verify Image with:
  sudo fdisk -l
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  sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
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af282239365e8eab43e26c3ae608c21ad14aedd7caf232b2f32c895bf906ef42  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
Download NetInstall Omap script
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall-omap.git
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  http://etcher.io
cd netinstall-omap
 
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
 
  
*Options:
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Linux: (dd)
**--distro : lucid
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xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
**--firmware : install firmware for WiFi devices
 
**--serial-mode : force NetInstall to use Serial Port
 
  
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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== 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-lucid.cmd
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/serial-normal-lucid.cmd
 
  
Place SD card into Beagle and Boot
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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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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
*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
 
  
NetInstall assumptions:
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User: ubuntu
Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
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pass: temppwd
Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
 
  
= RootStock: Build an Ubuntu root file system =
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Auto partition resize:
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cd /opt/scripts/tools
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git pull
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./grow_partition.sh
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sudo reboot
  
== Ubuntu Version's ==
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Image Updated:
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:
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*2016-06-09
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
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*2016-05-12
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
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*2016-04-07
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.5.0-armv7-x2 kernel
  
* Karmic, aka Ubuntu 9.10, is the old-stable version (armv6 optimized)
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Get prebuilt image:
** http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKarmic
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
* 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 ==
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
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1fd1772ed3f4cbeefe6bd31b0087718ca4db72324abd8eb5e1b9b5802f6008e1  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
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http://etcher.io
  
Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
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Linux: (dd)
  sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
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  xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
 
cd project-rootstock
 
  
Maverick (10.10 beta)
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=== BeagleBone White/Black/Green ===
sudo apt-get install rootstock
 
  
== RootStock ==
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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
  
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
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User: ubuntu
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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
+
*2016-06-09
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
 +
*2016-04-07
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
  
=== RootStock: Running ===
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
Rootstock Command line:
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
  --seed <packages> --dist <jaunty/karmic/lucid> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
+
  97df29fc24a87eff232dafd0bdf97711311fa28862fd1c5435dd87a049108861  bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
Basic Lucid (10.04) Beagleboard minimal image:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
+
  http://etcher.io
  --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:
+
Linux: (dd)
  armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
+
  xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
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 ==
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
 
Standard Console System : ~286MB
 
+ Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
 
  
Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
 
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
 
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
For Reference:
+
Auto partition resize:
  Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
+
  git pull
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
Disk identifier: 0x0008e471
+
  sudo reboot
 
    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 ==
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2016-06-09
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
 +
*2016-04-07
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
  
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
  mkdir -p ./tmp
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
+
  sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
  sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
+
  11f9644bfaa95cae43096cddcd7a23c5b53d0565cbff209a0f76a7294202bce7 omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Boot Partition ==
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Requirements:
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
=== U-Boot uImage ===
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
  
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.
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
=== U-Boot uInitrd ===
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2016-06-09
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
 +
*2016-04-07
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
  
This step is Optional, but it helps with the lucid and Lucid++ experience.
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
 +
8d286c4575e45d6edcd53e8e005455b8c13c52b4fb01de54d24dec4908854396  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
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'.
+
  http://etcher.io
  
fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
Linux: (dd)
  buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+
  xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
create ubuntu.cmd
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
 
setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
 
boot
 
  
With optional uInitrd:
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
create ubuntu.cmd:
+
  Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
 
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}
 
boot
 
  
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
 +
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.04" -d ./ubuntu.cmd ./ubuntu.scr
+
Download the netinstall script:
 +
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
 +
cd netinstall
  
=== Copy to Boot Partition ===
+
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)
  
Mount your SD card fat16/fat32 partition (assuming /dev/sdX1) and copy the uImage, boot.scr, and optional uInitrd to the first partition.
+
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
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
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 ==
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
===Enable Network Access===
+
*Other Options:
 +
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
auto eth0
 
iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
  
Manual: From the Command line
+
Configure the network:
  sudo ifconfig -a
+
usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
  sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
+
  eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
 +
  wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device..  
  
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
  
= Advanced =
+
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
  
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 +
Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
  
===Script File===
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
Note: this subsection is basically obsolete every time it's modified...
 
  
Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
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:
  
But for example: http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
   
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/install-me.sh
 
/bin/bash install-me.sh
 
  
Reboot with your new uImage
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
  
Requires MMC card..
+
= Advanced =
  
git://github.com/RobertCNelson/flash-omap.git
+
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
cd flash-omap
 
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
 
  
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
  2: Push/Hold User Button Down
+
  sudo apt-get update
  3: Apply Power
+
  sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
4: After U-boot loads, Let Off User Button
+
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
5: Wait for Flashing to end
+
  sudo reboot
6: Power down, remove/edit boot.scr from MMC card
 
 
 
Example 4G card:
 
 
 
  sudo fdisk -l
 
 
 
  Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
 
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
 
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
+
Latest kernel script
 +
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
== 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
  
  nand erase 260000 20000
+
  3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
  reset
+
  --bone-channel --stable
  
===Manual Run===
+
  3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
  mmc init
+
  --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  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 ==
+
== 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
  
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)
+
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
--ti-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''
+
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
--ti-rt-channel --stable
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
+
  --bone-kernel --lts
  
Make script executable
+
  4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
--bone-rt-kernel --lts
  
Run script
+
== Mainline ==
  ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
  4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
 +
--bone-kernel --testing
  
After Successfully running:
+
== Debian 8: jessie ==
 +
sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
  
:~/temp$ ls
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
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 ===
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
+
Script:
  ./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
  ./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
+
  git pull
  
On Successful install:
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  Stopping PVR
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
  Starting PVR
+
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
 
  
Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
sudo reboot
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
== SGX Drivers ==
  
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
cd GFX_Linux_SDK
 
tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
 
  
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
  
cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
./OGLESChameleonMan
+
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
  
=== Trouble Shooting ===
+
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
  
sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+
Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
  sudo depmod -a omaplfb
+
  sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
  sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
+
  cd /opt/gfxinstall/
 +
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
== DSP ==
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 +
debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
This is still a major work in progress...
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
Here is one approach: [http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Ubuntu_%26_DSP_From_Sources BeagleBoard Ubuntu & DSP From Sources]
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
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.
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+
= Swapfile =
(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..
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
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).
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  no adaptors present
 
  
=== Drivers ===
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
  
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)
+
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.
  
Lucid:
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+
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:
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+
sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/  
  (II) LoadModule: "omapfb"
+
  sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/swapfile bs=1M count=1024
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//omapfb_drv.so
+
  sudo chmod 0600 /var/cache/swap/swapfile
(II) Module omapfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
+
  sudo mkswap /var/cache/swap/swapfile
  (II) omapfb: Driver for OMAP framebuffer (omapfb) and external LCD controllers:
+
sudo swapon /var/cache/swap/swapfile
  (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..
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
  /var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    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..
 
  
== S-Video ==
+
To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
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 ===
+
= Ubuntu Software =
 
 
    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
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== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
    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.
+
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
  
    mode "720x482-30"
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
        # 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 ===
+
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
  
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.
+
This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834
  
== Building Kernel ==
+
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
  
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+
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>
  
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
sudo apt-get install bzr
 
  
Download SRC
+
== Lightweight window managers ==
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
  
Build Kernel
+
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
./build_kernel.sh
 
  
Optional Building Deb File
+
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.
./build_deb.sh
 
 
 
= Ubuntu Software =
 
  
 
== 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 611: Line 622:
  
 
=== 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 629: Line 640:
 
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 09:11, 10 June 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/v4.6.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

Ubuntu (16.04)

Default username/password:

  • username: ubuntu
  • password: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.5.0-armv7-x2 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 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/2016-06-09/elinux/ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
39d824a7b213a4e4d5c5fcecd0adc91f70af416784687c01904c991394e66316  ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09

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 v2016.06 -b tmp

Stable:

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

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:

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
ac775829dd856a83f99018755335e775dc0ace7589679f8eef2ba200bf9b7b8c  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15

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

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
af282239365e8eab43e26c3ae608c21ad14aedd7caf232b2f32c895bf906ef42  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

raw microSD img

BeagleBoard xM

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.5.0-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
1fd1772ed3f4cbeefe6bd31b0087718ca4db72324abd8eb5e1b9b5802f6008e1  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBone White/Black/Green

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
97df29fc24a87eff232dafd0bdf97711311fa28862fd1c5435dd87a049108861  bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

OMAP5432 uEVM

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-06-09
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
11f9644bfaa95cae43096cddcd7a23c5b53d0565cbff209a0f76a7294202bce7  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBoard-X15

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

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  • 2016-04-07
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-06-09/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb*
8d286c4575e45d6edcd53e8e005455b8c13c52b4fb01de54d24dec4908854396  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04-console-armhf-2016-06-09-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd 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.