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[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
This page is about running a (ARM EABI) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]].
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''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
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''(Should [[Beagleboard:Ubuntu On BeagleBone Black]] be merged into this page?)''
  
Note: for the best experience, make sure you have an LCD attached to the HDMI port, 2GB/4GB/8GB SD card, and a known good usb2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
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This page is about running a Linux distribution (ARM [https://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort EABI]) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] on the [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from the [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. Since much of this page is generic, it has also been extended to help support devices such as the [[PandaBoard]] and [[BeagleBone]].
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* For the best experience, make sure you have an LCD/HDMI monitor attached to the BeagleBoard's HDMI port, 2 GB/4 GB/8 GB SD card, and a known good USB 2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
  
 
= Help =
 
= Help =
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*Kernel related help:
 
*Kernel related help:
** [http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
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** [https://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
** ''#beagle'': Beagle irc on freenode, accessible also by [http://beagleboard.org/discuss web interface] ([http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php logs])
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** ''#beagle'': Beagle IRC on Freenode, accessible also by [http://beagleboard.org/discuss web interface] ([http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php logs])
** [https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel Launchpad Project "Beagleboard Kernel"]
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** Kernel Trees
*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Stable Kernel 2.6.37 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/2.6.38-devel Development Kernel src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 
  
 
*Ubuntu related help:
 
*Ubuntu related help:
** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
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** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's ARM IRC on Freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
  
*When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
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*When requesting help, please provide some debugging information:
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
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= Required Beagle Software =  
 
= Required Beagle Software =  
  
X-loader/MLO (1.4.4ss) & U-Boot (2010.03) (Zippy1 & Zippy2 Support)
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Mainline U-Boot:
* All Bx, C2/3/4 Boards are required to upgrade to atleast these MLO and U-Boot versions.
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* All older BeagleBoard (classic) Ax, Bx, Cx and Dx boards are required to upgrade to at least these U-Boot versions
* XM Boards have no NAND, so u-boot.bin is always required on the first partition
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* XM Boards have no NAND, so MLO/u-boot.img is always required on the first partition
 
* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 
* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
  
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  exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
 
  exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
  
= Canonical Pre-Installed Images =
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
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== Demo Image ==
  
Support:
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
* ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
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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/v4.8.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
  
== Maverick 10.10 ==
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=== Ubuntu (16.04.1) ===
  
Just follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall and make sure you're using a SD card >= 4GB.
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Default username/password:
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*username: ubuntu
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*password: temppwd
  
=Demo Image=
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Image Updated:
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*2016-09-20
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
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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
  
Note, these Demo Images contain a custom kernel from rcn-ee.net. If you'd like to use ubuntu's 'kernel' edit "/etc/flash-kernel.conf" disable the rcn-ee kernel variable then install flash-kernel which should bring ubuntu's kernel with it. Once you do this, it's not trivial to reverse the process..  For example, what are some of the differences? Ubuntu does not support the xM with lucid, with the rcn-ee.net kernel that's possible and done with the lucid image below..
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Services Active:
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Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
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  Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
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  SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@arm.local (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2
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Getty, Serial Port
  
If the script in these demo images fail: email "bugs@rcn-ee.com" I need: terminal command, terminal log, distribution name, arch...
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Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
 
== Maverick 10.10 ==
 
 
 
Image Updated Feb 4th, new 2.6.37 kernel, ttyO2 serial console, some monitors might not work vs the old 2.6.35 kernel, still investigating..
 
 
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd  
 
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  81f7d63bd2f3c80697807bd3f1d8ca50b5e7347379f5236356a27b78a426b025  ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Verify Image with:
 
  md5sum ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
0371c9d7757a381ffed7664160623b2f  ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20
  
7za x ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
  tar xf ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel.tar
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
cd ubuntu-10.10-r4-minimal-armel
 
  
Install Image:
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You should see something like:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM Ax, xM B
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Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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  fdisk -l:
Quick Install script for Panda (no video support, only serial console)
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Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda
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  Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
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*Additional Options
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lsblk:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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  NAME  MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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  sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
** --addon <pico>
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  ├─sda1  8:1    0 446.9G  0 part / '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
 
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├─sda2  8:2    0    1K  0 part
You should now be able to unmount the SD card from you PC, insert into your BeagleBoard, reboot and have Ubuntu Maverick loaded.
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└─sda5  8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
 
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  sdd      8:48  1  3.7G 0 disk
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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  ├─sdd1  8:49  1    64M 0 part
  setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
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  └─sdd2  8:50  1  3.6G  0 part
  sudo apt-get update
 
  sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
 
 
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
 
 
 
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
 
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyO2 \
 
  --login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
  --seed btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
  --script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
  --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.37-x2/linux-image-2.6.37-x2_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
 
 
== Lucid 10.04.2 ==
 
 
 
Image Updated Feb 4th, new 2.6.37 kernel, ttyO2 serial console, some monitors might not work vs the old 2.6.35 kernel, still investigating..
 
 
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
  
Get prebuilt image:
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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...
 
 
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
mirrors (updating):
 
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Verify Image with:
 
md5sum ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
f1953e3deb1d7942a8d893661588f3d1  ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
 
 
Unpack Image:
 
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
 
 
 
7za x ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
tar xf ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel.tar
 
cd ubuntu-10.04.2-r0-minimal-armel
 
  
 
Install Image:
 
Install Image:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM Ax, xM B
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Quick install script for [board]
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --swap_file 50  (YOU need atleast 50Mb for oem-config to NOT Opps)
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
 
 
Quick Install script for Panda (no video support, only serial console)
 
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda --use-default-user
 
  
For Serial Port Users add: (to use default user/pass ubuntu/temppwd)
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board options:
--use-default-user
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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
  
*Additional Options
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
 
 
For a full gui install: (make sure network is setup)
 
  sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
Advanced: Build Image:
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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cd omap-image-builder
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git checkout v2016.09.1 -b tmp
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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Stable:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyO2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.37-x2/linux-image-2.6.37-x2_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
== Natty 11.04 Development ==
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
  
11.04: Alpha-1
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== Flasher ==
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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=== eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green ===
  
Get prebuilt 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.
  
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/natty/ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/natty/ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Verify Image with:
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
md5sum ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
2c034dd4e4f51caad5a79df690896102  ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Unpack Image:
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Notes:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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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.
  
7za x ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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User: ubuntu
tar xf ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel.tar
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pass: temppwd
cd ubuntu-natty-alpha1-minimal-armel
 
  
non-english, quick fix:
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Image Updated:
rm setup_sdcard.sh
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*2016-09-20
wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/setup_sdcard.sh
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
chmod a+x setup_sdcard.sh
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*2016-06-09
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
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*2016-05-12
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  
Install Image:
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Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, Cx, xM Ax, xM B
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Verify Image with:
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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  sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
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858a73e303496048b7238a1282bc4e8be442ac92f31dbcdcbdaa2a9b56ca7b20  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
*Additional Options
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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http://etcher.io
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
  
You should now be able to unmount the SD card from you PC, insert into your BeagleBoard, reboot and have Ubuntu Maverick loaded.
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Linux: (dd)
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xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
Advanced: Build Image:
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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.
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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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
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist natty --serial ttyS2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/natty/v2.6.35.9-l9/linux-image-2.6.35.9-l9_1.0natty_armel.deb
 
  
= NetInstall Method =
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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.
  
NOTE: Lucid's NetInstall will not work with the new XM model..
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User: ubuntu
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pass: temppwd
  
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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Image Updated:
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*2016-09-20
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
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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
  
Note: The boot arg's are stored in boot.scr which will be copied to the first partition.
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Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
Recommended:
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Verify Image with:
* 2GB+ SD card
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sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
* USB Ethernet/Wifi
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4f626fb8c3d2a030ccbaabb3bfac00e6174956dc5dd6c6785f6bd49dd6b528fc  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
Discover SD/MMC Partition
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  sudo fdisk -l
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  http://etcher.io
  
Download NetInstall Omap script
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Linux: (dd)
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall-omap.git
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  xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
cd netinstall-omap
 
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
 
  
*Options:
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== raw microSD img ==
**--distro : lucid
 
**--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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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
 
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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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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User: ubuntu
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
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pass: temppwd
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:  
 
nand erase 260000 20000
 
  
NetInstall assumptions:
+
Auto partition resize:
  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
+
  git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
= Build an Ubuntu root file system with RootStock=
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2016-09-20
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
 +
*2016-06-09
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
  
== Install RootStock ==
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
+
Verify Image with:
 +
sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
 +
aa71275317208ed6c465db3a4e926642c0e459c0ed3d45e06f87cab56e5ed914  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
Maverick (10.10)
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  sudo apt-get install rootstock
+
  http://etcher.io
  
Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
+
Linux: (dd)
  sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
+
  xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
 
cd project-rootstock
 
  
== RootStock ==
+
=== BeagleBone White/Black/Green ===
  
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
  
Useful Packages:
+
User: ubuntu
linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
+
pass: temppwd
ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
 
  
GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
+
Auto partition resize:
  xfce4: xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
=== RootStock: Running ===
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2016-09-20
 +
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
 +
*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
  
Rootstock Command line:
+
Get prebuilt image:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
--seed <packages> --dist <lucid/maverick> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
 
  
Basic Maverick (10.10) Beagleboard minimal image:
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
+
  18e80cb64f8f998832bec12b73c1f68e86949607120af73ddc936de8677eded0 bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
  --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.9-l8/linux-image-2.6.35.9-l8_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
Upon Completion, you should have:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
+
  http://etcher.io
vmlinuz-2.6.<version>    -> Boot Image, use mkimage to create uImage and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
initrd.img-2.6.<version> -> Boot initramfs, use mkimage to create uInitrd and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
  
= Manually Setup SD Card =
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
For this section, you can use the files from above:
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
Demo Images: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Demo_Image
 
Rootstock: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Build_an_Ubuntu_root_file_system_with_RootStock
 
  
== Partition SD Card ==
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
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:
+
User: ubuntu
50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
+
pass: temppwd
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
 
  
Note: The boot partition can be hard to make bootable at times, here's a quick command line:
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
First blank the MMC card's partition table with parted: (/dev/sdX as an example)
+
Image Updated:
sudo parted -s /dev/sdX mklabel msdos
+
*2016-09-20
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
 +
*2016-06-09
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  
Then create the new boot partition:
+
Get prebuilt image:
  sudo fdisk -H 255 -S 63 /dev/sdX << MMC_END
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
n
 
p
 
1
 
1
 
+64M
 
a
 
1
 
t
 
e
 
p
 
w
 
MMC_END
 
  
And format it as vfat:
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 /dev/sdX1
+
  sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
 +
77db0b96d14c9ff68a58c378feeb532d8844e4377e99acdb67fbc28034930f59  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
The rootfs partition, doesn't need any special options, so just use fdisk, gparted, etc to create and format your rootfs partition..
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
For Reference:
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
 
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
 
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 
Disk identifier: 0x0008e471
 
 
    Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
 
/dev/sdd1              1          6      48163+  6  FAT16
 
/dev/sdd2              7        247    1935832+  83  Linux
 
  
== 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:
  Mount the fatfs partition of your SD card.
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
Mount such as: (/dev/sdX1 is the fat Boot Partition)
+
Image Updated:
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
*2016-09-20
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
 +
*2016-06-09
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
 +
*2016-05-12
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel
  
=== MLO and U-Boot ===
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
Download and copy MLO and U-Boot from here:
+
Verify Image with:
  http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/
+
sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
 +
  e4d16b0ac2d6de7b0630334da8c8222729fb5a02cbf3c4f52297a528edaf1ee0  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz
  
First copy "MLO-beagleboard-1.44+rX+gitX-rX" as MLO to the Boot Partition
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  Then copy "u-boot-beagleboard-20XX.XX+r62+gitX-rX.bin" as u-boot.bin to the Boot Partition
+
  http://etcher.io
  
=== U-Boot uImage and uInitrd ===
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
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.
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
  Copy "uImage" to the Boot Partition
+
  Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
Next create a uInird (this contains a script to fix the rtc on boot, otherwise fsck/reboot/fsck/reboot/repeat happens..)
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
 +
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
Download the netinstall script:
  Copy "uInitrd" to the Boot Partition
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
 +
  cd netinstall
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
The version of U-Boot installed or recommended to install uses boot scripts by defaultThis allows users to easily switch between multiple SD cards with different OS's with different parameters installedUbuntu/Debian requires a slight modification to the bootargs line vs. Angstrom, 'ro' vs 'rw'.
+
--distro oneiric (11.10)
 +
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
 +
  --distro quantal (12.10)
 +
  --distro raring (13.04)
 +
--distro saucy (13.10)
  
  fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
Device: <board> selection:
  buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+
*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx - omap3-beagle
  mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
+
  *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
  
==== Beagle Bx/Cx ====
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
  
create a new file: boot.cmd
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
  setenv dvimode 1280x720MR-16@60
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
setenv vram 12MB
 
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
 
setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=${vram} omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
 
boot
 
  
==== Beagle xM ====
+
*Other Options:
kernel limitation, randomly hardlocks at 1Ghz, can only run at 800Mhz till the dvs patches hit upstream..
+
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
create a new file: boot.cmd
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
setenv mpurate 800
 
setenv dvimode 1280x720MR-16@60
 
setenv vram 12MB
 
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
 
setenv bootargs console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=${vram} omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
 
boot
 
  
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+
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..
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
Copy "boot.scr" to the Boot Partition
 
For "igepv2" users, rename this to "boot.ini"
 
  
Umount the Boot Partition:
+
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
  
  sudo umount ./tmp
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 +
  Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
  
== RootFS Partition ==
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
Root File System
 
  
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+
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:
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
  sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Ubuntu Bugs & Tweaks ==
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
===Enable Network Access===
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
  auto eth0
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
 
 
Manual: From the Command line
 
sudo ifconfig -a
 
sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
 
 
 
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
 
  
 
= Advanced =
 
= Advanced =
Line 469: Line 449:
 
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
 
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
===Script File===
+
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 Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
Latest kernel script
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
export DIST=maverick  (options are lucid/maverick/squeeze)
+
== 3.8.x ==
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/${DIST}/LATEST
+
This is the first beagleboard.org long term kernel tree with capemanager support, it's been the default install for Debian Wheezy
wget $(cat ./LATEST | grep STABLE | awk '{print $3}')
+
  beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.8
/bin/bash install-me.sh
 
  
Reboot with your new uImage
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
 +
--bone-channel --stable
  
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
 +
--bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
== 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
  
Requires MMC card..
+
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
 +
--ti-channel --stable
  
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/flash-omap.git
+
  4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
  cd flash-omap
+
  --ti-rt-channel --stable
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
 
  
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
2: Push/Hold User Button Down
 
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:
+
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
 +
--bone-kernel --lts
  
  sudo fdisk -l
+
  4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
 +
--bone-rt-kernel --lts
  
Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+
== Mainline ==
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
+
  4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
+
  --bone-kernel --testing
  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
+
== Debian 8: jessie ==
 +
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
  
nand erase 260000 20000
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
reset
 
  
===Manual Run===
+
Script:
mmc init
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
fatload mmc 0:1 0x80200000 MLO
+
  git pull
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 ==
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
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)
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
Note: ''An older version of these instructions was adapted for the IGEPv2 platform - if you are following this tutorial and have an IGEPv2, consider using http://wiki.jmaustin.org/wiki/IgepSGXUbuntu instead''
+
== SGX Drivers ==
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
Make script executable
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
  
Run script
+
Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
  ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
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
  
After Successfully running:
+
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 /
:~/temp$ ls
+
  cd /opt/gfxinstall/
create_sgx_package.sh
+
  sudo ./sgx-install.sh
GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
 
GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                           : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
 
  Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_4_00_00_01.bin
 
SDK
 
SDK_BIN
 
 
 
=== Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz ===
 
 
 
tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
 
  ./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
 
  ./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
 
 
 
On Successful install:
 
Stopping PVR
 
Starting PVR
 
Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
 
 
 
Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
 
 
  sudo reboot
 
  sudo reboot
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 
+
  debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
  omaplfb                12065 0  
cd GFX_Linux_SDK
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  pvrsrvkm              178782 1 omaplfb
tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
 
 
 
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
 
 
 
cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
 
./OGLESChameleonMan
 
 
 
=== Trouble Shooting ===
 
 
 
sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
 
sudo depmod -a omaplfb
 
  sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
 
 
 
== DSP ==
 
 
 
=== gst-dsp ===
 
 
 
Using: https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
 
 
Use latest kernel build "./build_kernel.sh"
 
 
 
Package script:
 
./create_dsp_package.sh
 
 
 
Copy DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz to beagle
 
 
 
Setup network...
 
 
 
Extract:
 
tar xf DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz
 
 
 
Install
 
./install-DSP.sh
 
 
 
Build gst-dsp stuff..
 
./install-gst-dsp.sh
 
 
 
Test:
 
sudo dsp-test
 
 
 
Playbin:
 
sudo gst-launch playbin2 uri:file://(file)
 
 
 
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
 
  (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
 
(II) FBDEV(0): using default device
 
  (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
 
  (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 16, (==) framebuffer bpp 16
 
  (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 565
 
 
 
Login into Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
 
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
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== Xorg Drivers ==
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  no adaptors present
 
  
=== Drivers ===
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Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
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)
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
Lucid:
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
  sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+
= Swapfile =
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
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== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
(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..
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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).
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
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Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  Adaptor #0: "OMAP XV adaptor"
 
    number of ports: 1
 
    port base: 56
 
    operations supported: PutImage
 
    supported visuals:
 
      depth 16, visualID 0x21
 
    number of attributes: 1
 
    etc..
 
  
== Changing DVI output resolution ==
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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.
  
Ubuntu 10.10 above defaults to a resolution of 1284x768@16.  This is set in the boot.cmd file in the boot partition of the SD card.  To change the resolution the DVI output, edit boot.cmd accordingly then recreate the boot.scr file by:
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.10" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
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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:
  
Then reboot the BeagleBoard
+
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
  
== S-Video ==
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To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
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 ===
+
/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
  
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
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To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
 
 
Bootargs that has been validated.
 
 
 
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
 
    fixrtc buddy=unknown'
 
 
 
Note that the NTSC resolution is 640x480. However the edge bands around the TV screen differ from TV to TV. Output of '''fbset''' shown below, which does not seem right.
 
 
 
    mode "720x482-30"
 
        # D: 13.500 MHz, H: 15.734 kHz, V: 29.970 Hz
 
        geometry 720 482 720 482 32
 
        timings 74074 16 58 6 31 64 6
 
        rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
 
    endmode
 
 
 
=== PAL ===
 
 
 
Bootargs that has been validated for PAL tv.
 
 
 
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:pal omapdss.def_disp=tv fixrtc buddy=unknown'
 
 
 
Using these settings video output will display on the tv, however 5-10% of the left and right edges of display are off the screen (using Ubuntu 10.10 with xfce).
 
 
 
xrandr shows the display is set to the minimum of 720x574. Please update wiki if you can fix this.
 
 
 
== Building Kernel ==
 
 
 
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
 
 
 
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
 
sudo apt-get install bzr
 
 
 
Download SRC
 
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
 
 
Build Kernel
 
./build_kernel.sh
 
 
 
Optional Building Deb File
 
./build_deb.sh
 
  
 
= Ubuntu Software =
 
= Ubuntu Software =
  
== Wifi Networking (command line) ==
+
== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
  
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
  
It is possible and relatively easy to configure a wifi card from the command line.
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
  
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
+
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
  
This is a particularly useful guide http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834  
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This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834  
  
 
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
 
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
Line 769: Line 603:
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
  wpa-psk < INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
+
  wpa-psk <INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
  
Your wifi card will automatically load these settings on start up and give network access.
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
  
 
== Lightweight window managers ==
 
== Lightweight window managers ==
Line 777: Line 611:
 
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
 
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
  
JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256MB, using JWM will leave about 60MB free to run apps in.
+
JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256&nbsp;MB, using JWM will leave about 60&nbsp;MB free in which to run applications.
  
 
== Web Apps ==
 
== Web Apps ==
  
 
=== Midori ===
 
=== Midori ===
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a light weight browser is more responsive. Midori is a light weight browser that still supports flash etc
+
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a lightweight browser is more responsive. Midori is a lightweight browser that still supports flash, etc. It is available from the standard repositories:
It is available from the standard repositories.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
  
Line 789: 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 807: 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 ==
 
== Robotics ==
  
 
=== ROS ===
 
=== ROS ===
Willow Garage hosts the open source Robotic Operating System (ROS). Whilst it is natively supported in Ubuntu, the official packages are only for the x86 platform. ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
+
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.
  
Following the instructions from here will build and install ROS on your beagleboard:
+
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://www.ros.org/wiki/cturtle/Installation/Ubuntu/SVN
+
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM
  
You will need an Internet connection for your Beagleboard for these scripts to work.
+
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
+
For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.

Revision as of 19:59, 20 September 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/v4.8.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 (16.04.1)

Default username/password:

  • username: ubuntu
  • password: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 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

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/2016-09-20/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
81f7d63bd2f3c80697807bd3f1d8ca50b5e7347379f5236356a27b78a426b025  ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20

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 v2016.09.1 -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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
858a73e303496048b7238a1282bc4e8be442ac92f31dbcdcbdaa2a9b56ca7b20  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
4f626fb8c3d2a030ccbaabb3bfac00e6174956dc5dd6c6785f6bd49dd6b528fc  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel
  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.1-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.6.0-rc7-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
aa71275317208ed6c465db3a4e926642c0e459c0ed3d45e06f87cab56e5ed914  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 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

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
18e80cb64f8f998832bec12b73c1f68e86949607120af73ddc936de8677eded0  bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 2016-06-09
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
77db0b96d14c9ff68a58c378feeb532d8844e4377e99acdb67fbc28034930f59  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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:

  • 2016-09-20
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.21-ti-r45 kernel
  • 2016-06-09
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.12-ti-r30 kernel
  • 2016-05-12
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.9-ti-r25 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-09-20/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb*
e4d16b0ac2d6de7b0630334da8c8222729fb5a02cbf3c4f52297a528edaf1ee0  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-09-20-2gb.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.