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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 2.6.34 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6.35-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]
  
=Demo Image=
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= Omap Serial Changes =
== Lucid 10.04 ==
 
  
Built with:
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boot.scr/boot.cmd changes:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
 
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/kernel/beagle/lucid/v2.6.32.11-l13/linux-image-2.6.32.11-l13_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
Get prebuilt image:
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With 2.6.35:
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console=ttyS2,115200n8
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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With 2.6.36/37+:
mirrors (updating):
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  console=ttyO2,115200n8
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  wget http://174.120.189.162/~amit/download/ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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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
  
7za x ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
tar xf ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar
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== Demo Image ==
cd ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel
 
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2 & C3
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
  ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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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/v4.9.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
  
Quick Install script for Beagle C4 (forces 720Mhz)
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=== Ubuntu (16.04.1) ===
./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_c4
 
  
*Hotfix for users with cards that are mounted as "/dev/mmcblk0p1" that will be included in the next upload (most netbooks with integrated mmc card..)
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Default username/password:
wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/testing/setup_sdcard.sh
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*username: ubuntu
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*password: temppwd
  
*Additional Options
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Image Updated:
** --rootfs <ext3 default>
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*2017-01-13
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
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*2016-11-10
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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*2016-10-06
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
md5sum: 71c9f2372283752a7f410075001c1d76 ubuntu-10.04-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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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
  
== Lucid 10.04 Xfce4 ==
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Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
  
Removed due to broken gdm (users not shown, default to xterm) Should have a new upload in a couple days.
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Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
  
== Maverick 10.10 Alpha-2 ==
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
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d222003d3813c1b3a1a90731453e735a9ba7afc19de29c3c72bd7eb71a99eeb6  ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
  
Built with:
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Unpack Image:
  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
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  tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
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  cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
  --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.34-l2/linux-image-2.6.34-l2_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
fixup.sh: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/%2Bjunk/image-builder/annotate/head:/tools/fixup.sh
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
  
Get prebuilt image:
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You should see something like:
  
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
  mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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fdisk -l:
  wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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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
  
md5sum: b681caac004e14029fb144fae1c97232  ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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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...
  
Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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Install Image:
  
  7za x ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Quick install script for [board]
tar xf ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel.tar
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
cd ubuntu-maverick-alpha2-minimal-armel
 
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4
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board options:
./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
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*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx          - omap3-beagle
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*BeagleBoard xM                  - omap3-beagle-xm
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*All BeagleBone Varients          - 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 <ext3 default>
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sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
  
== Maverick 10.10 Alpha-3 ==
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Advanced: Build Image:
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode):
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
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  cd omap-image-builder
  --seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
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  git checkout v2017.01 -b tmp
  --script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.34.2-l2/linux-image-2.6.34.2-l2_1.0maverick_armel.deb
 
  
fixup.sh: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/%2Bjunk/image-builder/annotate/head:/tools/fixup.sh
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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/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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== Flasher ==
mirrors (will take some time to update):
 
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
md5sum: e52a1fd4adac95888821044d8bd738c4  ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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=== eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC ===
  
Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
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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 x ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
tar xf ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel.tar
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
cd ubuntu-maverick-alpha3-minimal-armel
 
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --swap_file 50  (YOU need atleast 50Mb for oem-config to NOT Opps)
 
  
*Additional Options
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Notes:
** --rootfs <ext3 default>
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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.
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
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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.
  
= NetInstall Method =
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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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*2017-01-13
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
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*2016-11-10
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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*2016-10-06
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.23-ti-r51 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/2017-01-13/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
Recommended:
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Verify Image with:
* 2GB+ SD card
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sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
* USB Ethernet/Wifi
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88f43ea39219da8aa3f3646e637908d011fbff8afbdf1cf115351f36229c9eef  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
Script Source: https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
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http://etcher.io
  
Install bzr
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Linux: (dd)
  sudo apt-get install bzr
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  xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Download debian-di script
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
 
  
Discover SD/MMC Partition
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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.
  sudo fdisk -l
 
  
Run Script
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
  cd debian-di
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
 
  
*Options:
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
**--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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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.
NetInstall boot Settings:
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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.
gedit ./debian-di/scripts/dvi.cmd
 
gedit ./debian-di/scripts/serial.cmd
 
 
Normal Boot Settings:
 
gedit ./debian-di/scripts/dvi-normal-lucid.cmd
 
gedit ./debian-di/scripts/serial-normal-lucid.cmd
 
  
Place SD card into Beagle and Boot
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User: ubuntu
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pass: temppwd
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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Image Updated:
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
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*2017-01-13
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:  
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*2016-11-10
nand erase 260000 20000
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
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*2016-10-06
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
NetInstall assumptions:
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Get prebuilt image:
  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
 
  
= RootStock: Build an Ubuntu root file system =
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
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f1ff6ca3fb329dd060079f3814cfc3fa9d12f6a3cf8cc3937b4dc2318d1b60d2  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
== Ubuntu Version's ==
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
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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  http://etcher.io
  
* Jaunty, aka Ubuntu 9.04, is the very-old-stable version (armv5 optimized)
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Linux: (dd)
** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuJaunty
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xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
* Karmic, aka Ubuntu 9.10, is the old-stable version  (armv6 optimized)
 
** http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKarmic
 
* 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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== raw microSD img ==
  
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
  
Debian Squeeze
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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
(unsupported as tested on 4/28/2010, qemu segfaults)
 
  
Karmic (9.10)
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User: ubuntu
sudo apt-get install (FIXME: rootstock minimum requirements)
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pass: temppwd
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
 
cd project-rootstock
 
bzr revert -r 94  (Commit 95, isn't supported by Karmic's QEMU)
 
*qemu: unknown parameter 'aio' in 'file=/tmp/tmp.QxNNQAxEyv/qemu-armel-201004221701.img,aio=native,cache=none'
 
  
Lucid (10.04)
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Auto partition resize:
  sudo apt-get install rootstock
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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
  
== RootStock ==
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Image Updated:
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*2017-01-13
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
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*2016-11-10
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
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*2016-10-06
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
  
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
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Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
Useful Packages:
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Verify Image with:
  linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
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  sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
  ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
+
  f00018b2ab5bafbd56b8e40fcd9440956b841e4ef12cc0a5df5897a54317d925  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  xfce4: xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
+
  http://etcher.io
  
=== RootStock: Running ===
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Rootstock Command line:
+
=== All BeagleBone Varients ===
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
 
--seed <packages> --dist <jaunty/karmic/lucid> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
 
  
Basic Lucid (10.04) Beagleboard minimal image:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
 
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
--components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.33.4-l3/linux-image-2.6.33.4-l3_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
Upon Completion, you should have:
+
User: ubuntu
armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
+
pass: temppwd
vmlinuz-2.6.<version>    -> Boot Image, use mkimage to create uImage and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
initrd.img-2.6.<version> -> Boot initramfs, use mkimage to create uInitrd and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
 
  
== Partition SD Card ==
+
Auto partition resize:
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
  Standard Console System : ~286MB
+
git pull
  + Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+
Image Updated:
50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
+
*2017-01-13
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
+
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
For Reference:
+
Verify Image with:
  Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 247 cylinders
+
  d196f5c99998b212d527785a6b2cb4689daa2d0b28d207bc64faa54af9300ef7 bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
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
 
  
== Copy Root File System to SD Card ==
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
 
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Boot Partition ==
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
  
Requirements:
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
  sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
=== U-Boot uImage ===
+
Image Updated:
 +
*2017-01-13
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
 +
*2016-11-10
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
U-Boot needs a compatible kernel image to boot. To do this, we are using mkimage from (uboot-mkimage) to create an image from the vmlinuz kernel file.  
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
684acb885df9f36d08912b18dfa07697a7994ffff5053f5bbe3e0781f0812e15  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
=== U-Boot uInitrd ===
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
This step is Optional, but it helps with the lucid and Lucid++ experience.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
The version of U-Boot installed or recommended to install uses boot scripts by default.  This allows users to easily switch between multiple SD cards with different OS's with different parameters installed.  Ubuntu/Debian requires a slight modification to the bootargs line vs. Angstrom, 'ro' vs 'rw'.
 
  
fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
User: ubuntu
buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+
pass: temppwd
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
create ubuntu.cmd
+
Auto partition resize:
  setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
  setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
+
  git pull
  boot
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
With optional uInitrd:
+
Image Updated:
create ubuntu.cmd:
+
*2017-01-13
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
+
*2016-11-10
boot
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+
Get prebuilt image:
 +
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.04" -d ./ubuntu.cmd ./ubuntu.scr
+
Verify Image with:
 +
  sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
 +
92621c0930a74d8e8ba1298bd7c33add1abaafc30af88f55ee18216360980cf3  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
=== Copy to Boot Partition ===
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Mount your SD card fat16/fat32 partition (assuming /dev/sdX1) and copy the uImage, boot.scr, and optional uInitrd to the first partition.
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
 
sudo cp ./uImage ./tmp/uImage
 
sudo cp ./uInitrd ./tmp/uInitrd
 
 
Beagle:
 
sudo cp ./ubuntu.scr ./tmp/boot.scr
 
 
IGEPv2:
 
sudo cp ./ubuntu.scr ./tmp/boot.ini
 
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Ubuntu Bugs & Tweaks ==
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
 +
Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
===Enable Network Access===
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
 +
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
Download the netinstall script:
auto eth0
+
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
  iface eth0 inet dhcp
+
  cd netinstall
  
Manual: From the Command line
+
Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
  sudo ifconfig -a
+
  --distro oneiric (11.10)
  sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
+
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
 +
  --distro quantal (12.10)
 +
--distro raring (13.04)
 +
--distro saucy (13.10)
  
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
+
Device: <board> selection:
 +
*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx  - omap3-beagle
 +
*BeagleBoard xMA/B/C  - omap3-beagle-xm
 +
*BeagleBone Ax        - am335x-bone-serial
 +
*BeagleBone (DVI cape) - am335x-bone-video
 +
*BeagleBone Black      - am335x-boneblack
 +
*PandaBoard Ax    - omap4-panda
 +
*PandaBoard A4+    - omap4-panda-a4
 +
*PandaBoard ES    - omap4-panda-es
  
= Advanced =
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
  
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
===Script File===
+
*Other Options:
Note: this subsection is basically obsolete every time it's modified...
+
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
  
  But for example: http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/
+
Configure the network:
   
+
  usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/install-me.sh
+
  eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
/bin/bash install-me.sh
+
  wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device..  
  
Reboot with your new uImage
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
  
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
Troubleshooting: If booting fails..
 +
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
 +
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 +
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in NAND:
 +
nand erase 260000 20000
  
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 +
Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
  
Requires MMC card..
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
  
bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/omap-flasher
+
Note, this section used to have a lot of details, but maintenance of the two wiki's became a pain, so for now on we will just link to my other pages:
cd omap-flasher
 
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
 
  
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
  2: Push/Hold User Button Down
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
3: Apply Power
 
4: After U-boot loads, Let Off User Button
 
5: Wait for Flashing to end
 
6: Power down, remove/edit boot.scr from MMC card
 
  
Example 4G card:
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
  sudo fdisk -l
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
 +
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
Disk identifier: 0x00080e99
 
 
    Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
 
'''/dev/sde'''1  *          1          9      72261    e  W95 FAT16 (LBA)
 
  
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sde
+
= Advanced =
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
nand erase 260000 20000
+
General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
reset
+
  sudo apt-get update
 
+
  sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
===Manual Run===
+
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
mmc init
+
  sudo reboot
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 ==
+
Latest kernel script
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.34+ deb's from rcn-ee.net (finally supports 3.01.00.06)
+
== 3.8.x ==
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
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
  
Note: ''An older version of these instructions was adapted for the IGEPv2 platform - if you are following this tutorial and have an IGEPv2, consider using http://wiki.jmaustin.org/wiki/IgepSGXUbuntu instead''
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
 +
--bone-channel --stable
  
Use a "corporate email" and download the latest (3.01.00.06):
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
  http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/sdo_sb/targetcontent/gfxsdk/latest/index_FDS.html
+
  --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
== 4.4.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/4.4
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script into the same directory that has "OMAP35x_Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_3_01_00_06.bin"
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
  http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/%2Bjunk/2.6-stable/annotate/head:/create_sgx_package.sh (click: download file)
+
--ti-channel --lts-4_4
  
  :~/temp$ ls
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
  create_sgx_package.sh
+
  --ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
OMAP35x_Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_3_01_00_06.bin
 
  
Make script executable
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
-ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4
  
Run script
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
./create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
After Successfully running:
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
 +
--bone-kernel --lts-4_4
  
  :~/temp$ ls
+
  4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
  create_sgx_package.sh
+
  --bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4
GFX_3_01_00_06_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
 
GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                            : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
 
OMAP35x_Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_3_01_00_06.bin
 
SDK
 
SDK_BIN
 
  
=== Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz ===
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
  
tar xf GFX_3_01_00_06_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
./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:
+
Script:
  Stopping PVR
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
  Starting PVR
+
  git pull
Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x)
 
  
Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
sudo reboot
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
== SGX Drivers ==
cd GFX_Linux_SDK
 
tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
 
  
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
  
cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
./OGLESChameleonMan
 
  
=== Trouble Shooting ===
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
 +
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
  
  sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+
Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
  sudo depmod -a omaplfb
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
  sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
+
  cd bb-kernel/
 +
  git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
 +
./sgx_create_package.sh
  
== DSP ==
+
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
  
This is still a major work in progress...
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 +
debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
Here is one approach: [http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Ubuntu_%26_DSP_From_Sources BeagleBoard Ubuntu & DSP From Sources]
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
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.
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
(II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
  (II) FBDEV(0): using default device
+
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
  (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..
+
= Swapfile =
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  no adaptors present
 
  
=== Drivers ===
+
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).
  
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)
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
  
Lucid:
+
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.
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+
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:
(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..
+
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
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
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 ==
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/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
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 ===
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To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
  
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
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= Ubuntu Software =
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
  
Bootargs that has been validated.
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== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
  
    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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=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
    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.  
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
  
    mode "720x482-30"
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You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
        # 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 ===
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This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834
  
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.
+
A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
  
== Building Kernel ==
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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>
  
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
  
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+
== Lightweight window managers ==
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
+
If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
./build_deb.sh
 
  
= Ubuntu Software =
+
JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256&nbsp;MB, using JWM will leave about 60&nbsp;MB free in which to run applications.
  
 
== Web Apps ==
 
== Web Apps ==
  
 
=== Midori ===
 
=== Midori ===
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a light weight browser is more responsive. Midori is a light weight browser that still supports flash etc
+
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a lightweight browser is more responsive. Midori is a lightweight browser that still supports flash, etc. It is available from the standard repositories:
It is available from the standard repositories.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
  
Line 614: Line 617:
  
 
=== 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.
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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:
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* 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 632: Line 635:
 
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.
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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 13:57, 13 January 2017

(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/v4.9.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 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/2017-01-13/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
d222003d3813c1b3a1a90731453e735a9ba7afc19de29c3c72bd7eb71a99eeb6  ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13

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
  • All BeagleBone Varients - 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 v2017.01 -b tmp

Stable:

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

Flasher

eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC

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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
88f43ea39219da8aa3f3646e637908d011fbff8afbdf1cf115351f36229c9eef  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
f1ff6ca3fb329dd060079f3814cfc3fa9d12f6a3cf8cc3937b4dc2318d1b60d2  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.9.3-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
f00018b2ab5bafbd56b8e40fcd9440956b841e4ef12cc0a5df5897a54317d925  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX

All BeagleBone Varients

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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
d196f5c99998b212d527785a6b2cb4689daa2d0b28d207bc64faa54af9300ef7  bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
684acb885df9f36d08912b18dfa07697a7994ffff5053f5bbe3e0781f0812e15  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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:

  • 2017-01-13
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
92621c0930a74d8e8ba1298bd7c33add1abaafc30af88f55ee18216360980cf3  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.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

4.4.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/4.4
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
--ti-channel --lts-4_4
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
--ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
-ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4

Mainline (lts)

4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
--bone-kernel --lts-4_4
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4

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.