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[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
 
''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
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''(Should [[Beagleboard:Ubuntu On BeagleBone Black]] be merged into this page?)''
  
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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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]].
  
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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* 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])
** Kernel Tree's
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** Kernel Trees
*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel Stable Kernel 3.1.x src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
  
 
*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 =  
  
Angstrom's X-loader/MLO & U-Boot
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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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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
 
= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
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== Demo Image ==
  
== Canonical/Ubuntu Images ==
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
Support:
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
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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
  
Just follow: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAP
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=== Ubuntu (16.04.1) ===
  
==Demo Image==
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Default username/password:
 
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*username: ubuntu
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..
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*password: temppwd
 
 
If the script in these demo images fail: email "bugs@rcn-ee.com" I need: terminal command, terminal log, distribution name, arch...
 
 
 
=== Oneiric 11.10 ===
 
  
 
Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*Dec 4th: Fix reboot lockup regression
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*2017-01-13
*Nov 30th: updated v3.1.4 kernel for the Beagle/Panda, 7inch CircuitCo ulcd now works (needs a little tweaking), 2nd ti-psp-3.1 based linux kernel now with BeagleBone support. (Note: Not as cool as the BeagleBone Angstrom Default Image)...
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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
  
 
Services Active:
 
Services Active:
  Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out the box
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  Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
  Apache, Port 80: http://omap/
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  Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
  SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@omap
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  SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@arm.local (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2
 
  Getty, Serial Port
 
  Getty, Serial Port
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd  
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Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
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
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/oneiric/ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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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-2017-01-13.tar.xz
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/oneiric/ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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  d222003d3813c1b3a1a90731453e735a9ba7afc19de29c3c72bd7eb71a99eeb6 ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
 
 
Verify Image with:  
 
  md5sum ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel.tar.xz
 
  cf07af6952ca70802fbf1756b780bbc5 ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel.tar.xz
 
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
  tar xJf ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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  tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13.tar.xz
  cd ubuntu-11.10-r2-minimal-armel
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  cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13
  
 
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
 
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
 
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
 
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
  
You should see something like  
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You should see something like:
  
  Are you sure? I Don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
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  Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
 
   
 
   
 
  fdisk -l:
 
  fdisk -l:
 
  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
 
  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
  Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
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  Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
   
 
   
  mount:
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  lsblk:
  /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
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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
  
* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x68 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/mmcblk0''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...
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* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x86 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/sdd''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...
  
 
Install Image:
 
Install Image:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx
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Quick install script for [board]
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Cx
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board options:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
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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
  
Quick Install script for Beagle xM A/B/C
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_xm
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
  
Quick Install script for BeagleBone A2/A3
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Advanced: Build Image:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot bone
 
  
Quick Install script for Panda
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  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda
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cd omap-image-builder
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git checkout v2017.01 -b tmp
  
*Additional Options
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Stable:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon pico <ti pico projector>
 
** --addon ulcd <CircuitCo 7 inch lcd>
 
** --svideo-ntsc <use ntsc over dvi for video)
 
** --svideo-pal <use pal over dvi for video)
 
  
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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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
  
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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== Flasher ==
Ethernet: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1" or "sudo dhclient eth0"
 
Wireless: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Wifi_Networking_.28command_line.29
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install gdm xubuntu-desktop
 
  
Advanced: Build Image:
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=== eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC ===
  
Built with a fork of project-rootstock (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard), using a script from omap-image-builder:
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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.
  
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
cd omap-image-builder
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  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
git checkout v2011.12 -b v2011.12
 
./build_image.sh
 
  
=== Natty 11.04 ===
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
Image Updated:
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Notes:
*Dec 4th: Fix reboot lockup regression
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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.
*Nov 30th: updated v3.1.4 kernel for the Beagle/Panda, 7inch CircuitCo ulcd now works (needs a little tweaking), 2nd ti-psp-3.1 based linux kernel now with BeagleBone support. (Note: Not as cool as the BeagleBone Angstrom Default Image)...
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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.
  
Services Active:
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User: ubuntu
Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out the box
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pass: temppwd
Apache, Port 80: http://omap/
 
SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@omap
 
Getty, Serial Port
 
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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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
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
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
  
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/natty/ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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Verify Image with:
  mirrors (will take some time to update):
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  sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
  wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/natty/ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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  88f43ea39219da8aa3f3646e637908d011fbff8afbdf1cf115351f36229c9eef BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
Verify Image with:
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  md5sum ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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  http://etcher.io
e3931285a1f91820d7ca06fdfa20e544  ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel.tar.xz
 
  
Unpack Image:
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Linux: (dd)
  tar xJf ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel.tar.xz
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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
cd ubuntu-11.04-r7-minimal-armel
 
  
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
 
  
You should see something like
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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.
  
Are you sure? I Don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
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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
  fdisk -l:
 
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
 
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
 
mount:
 
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
 
  
* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x68 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/mmcblk0''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./setup_sdcard.sh...
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
Install Image:
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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.
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx
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User: ubuntu
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx
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pass: temppwd
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Cx
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Image Updated:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
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*2017-01-13
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
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*2016-11-10
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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
  
Quick Install script for Beagle xM A/B/C
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Get prebuilt image:
sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_xm
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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
  
Quick Install script for BeagleBone A2/A3
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Verify Image with:
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot bone
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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
  
Quick Install script for Panda
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda
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  http://etcher.io
  
*Additional Options
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Linux: (dd)
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
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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
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon pico <ti pico projector>
 
** --addon ulcd <CircuitCo 7 inch lcd>
 
** --svideo-ntsc <use ntsc over dvi for video)
 
** --svideo-pal <use pal over dvi for video)
 
  
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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== raw microSD img ==
  
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
Ethernet: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1" or "sudo dhclient eth0"
 
Wireless: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Wifi_Networking_.28command_line.29
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3 network-manager
 
  
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
  
Built with a fork of project-rootstock (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard), using a script from omap-image-builder:
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User: ubuntu
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pass: temppwd
  
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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Auto partition resize:
cd omap-image-builder
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  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  git checkout v2011.12 -b v2011.12
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  git pull
  ./build_image.sh
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  ./grow_partition.sh
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sudo reboot
  
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
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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
  
You will need a 1GB/2GB SD card or greater.
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Get prebuilt image:
  Standard System : ~700MB
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
== Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric) ==
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Verify Image with:
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sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
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f00018b2ab5bafbd56b8e40fcd9440956b841e4ef12cc0a5df5897a54317d925  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
  git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
cd netinstall
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  http://etcher.io
  
Install script for Beagle Bx
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Linux: (dd)
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx --distro oneiric
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  xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Install script for Beagle Cx, xM A/B/C
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=== All BeagleBone Varients ===
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --distro oneiric
 
  
Install script for Panda
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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
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot panda --distro oneiric
 
  
*Options:
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User: ubuntu
**--uboot : beagle_bx, beagle, panda
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pass: temppwd
**--distro : maverick, oneiric
 
**--firmware : installs firmware
 
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
 
**--addon ulcd : (ulcd from: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=ULCD7-ND)
 
  
Place SD card into Beagle and boot:
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Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
Configure the network:
+
Image Updated:
usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
+
*2017-01-13
eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the beagle and panda)
+
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
wlan0: Wifi <- Your usb-wifi device..  
+
*2016-11-10
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
 +
*2016-10-06
 +
** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
+
Get prebuilt image:
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
+
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
*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:
+
Verify Image with:
  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb*
  Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
+
  d196f5c99998b212d527785a6b2cb4689daa2d0b28d207bc64faa54af9300ef7  bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
  
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
For this section, you can use the files from above:
+
Linux: (dd)
  Demo Images: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Demo_Image
+
  xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
Rootstock: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Build_an_Ubuntu_root_file_system_with_RootStock
 
  
== Partition SD Card ==
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
 
Standard Console System : ~286MB
 
+ Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
 
  
Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
 
Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
 
  
Note: The boot partition can be hard to make bootable at times, here's a quick command line:
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
First blank the MMC card's partition table with parted: (/dev/sdX as an example)
+
Auto partition resize:
  sudo parted -s /dev/sdX mklabel msdos
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
  sudo reboot
  
Then create the new boot partition:
+
Image Updated:
sudo fdisk /dev/sdX << MMC_END
+
*2017-01-13
n
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.40-ti-r80 kernel
p
+
*2016-11-10
1
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
1
+
*2016-10-06
+64M
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
t
 
e
 
p
 
w
 
MMC_END
 
  
Notes:
+
Get prebuilt image:
  GNU Fdisk doesn't and won't work...
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
fdisk (util-linux-ng 2.18.x) (just Fedora) add: "-c=dos -u=cylinders" ... "sudo fdisk -c=dos -u=cylinders /dev/sdX"
 
  
Make sure to set the partition boot flag
+
Verify Image with:
  sudo parted --script /dev/sdX set 1 boot on
+
  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
  
And format it as vfat:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 /dev/sdX1
+
  http://etcher.io
  
The rootfs partition, doesn't need any special options, so just use fdisk, gparted, etc to create and format your rootfs partition..
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
For Reference:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
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 ==
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
Requirements:
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
Image Updated:
Mount the fatfs partition of your SD card.
+
*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
  
Mount such as: (/dev/sdX1 is the fat Boot Partition)
+
Get prebuilt image:
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-01-13/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
 
  
=== MLO and U-Boot ===
+
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
  
Download and copy MLO and U-Boot from here:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/
+
  http://etcher.io
  
  First copy "MLO-beagleboard-1.44+rX+gitX-rX" as MLO to the Boot Partition
+
Linux: (dd)
Then copy "u-boot-beagleboard-20XX.XX+r62+gitX-rX.bin" as u-boot.bin to the Boot Partition
+
  xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2017-01-13-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
=== U-Boot uImage and uInitrd ===
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
  
U-Boot needs a compatible kernel image to bootTo do this, we are using mkimage from (uboot-mkimage) to create an image from the vmlinuz kernel file.
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
 +
  Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
Copy "uImage" to the Boot Partition
+
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
Next create a uInird (this contains a script to fix the rtc on boot, otherwise fsck/reboot/fsck/reboot/repeat happens..)
+
Download the netinstall script:
 +
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
 +
cd netinstall
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
  Copy "uInitrd" to the Boot Partition
+
  --distro oneiric (11.10)
 +
--distro precise-armhf (12.04)
 +
--distro quantal (12.10)
 +
--distro raring (13.04)
 +
  --distro saucy (13.10)
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
Device: <board> selection:
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'.
+
*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
  
fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
  buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
==== boot.scr -> uEnv.txt ====
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
Newer version's of u-boot now look for a uEnv.txt file vs the older boot.scr, since most boards still use the older boot.scr here's an easy compatibility script:
+
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
create a new file: uEnv.txt
+
*Other Options:
bootenv=boot.scr
+
**--firmware : installs firmware
loaduimage=fatload mmc ${mmcdev} ${loadaddr} ${bootenv}
+
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
mmcboot=echo Running boot.scr script from mmc ...; source ${loadaddr}
 
  
==== Beagle Bx/Cx & xM ====
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
  
create a new file: boot.cmd
+
Configure the network:
  setenv dvimode 1280x720MR-16@60
+
  usb0: USB net <- (usually the OTG port)
  setenv vram 12MB
+
  eth0: USB net <- (usually the smsc95xx adapter on the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard)
  setenv bootcmd 'fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
+
  wlan0: Wifi <- Your USDB-Wi-Fi device..  
setenv bootargs console=ttyO2,115200n8 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:
+
See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
  
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
+
Troubleshooting: If booting fails..
Copy "boot.scr" to the Boot Partition
+
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
  For "igepv2" users, rename this to "boot.ini"
+
*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
  
Umount the Boot Partition:
+
NetInstall assumptions:
 +
Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
  
sudo umount ./tmp
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
 
 
== RootFS Partition ==
 
Root File System
 
 
 
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
 
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
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:
sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
 
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Ubuntu Bugs & Tweaks ==
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
  
===Enable Network Access===
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
auto eth0
+
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
  
Manual: From the Command line
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
  sudo ifconfig -a
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
 
 
 
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
 
  
 
= Advanced =
 
= Advanced =
Line 432: 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://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel
+
Latest kernel script
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
export DIST=natty  (options are lucid/maverick/natty/oneiric/squeeze/wheezy)
+
== 3.8.x ==
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/${DIST}/LATEST-omap
+
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-omap | 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
+
== 4.4.x-ti ==
 
+
This is slated to replace the v3.8.x tree in Debian Jessie, cape manager support is enabled.
Requires MMC card..
+
  beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/4.4
 
 
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/flash-omap.git
 
cd flash-omap
 
 
 
For the Beagle Bx
 
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx
 
 
 
For the Beagle Cx
 
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
 
 
 
1: Plug Serial Cable in and Start Serial terminal program
 
2: Place MMC card in Beagle
 
3: Push and Hold User Button
 
4: Plug-in Power
 
5: Wait for U-boot countdown to finish, Let Off User Button
 
6: Wait for Flashing/script to end
 
7: Power down, remove and reformat MMC card to final OS
 
 
 
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
 
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/'''idontknow'''
 
 
 
You should see something like
 
 
 
  Are you sure? I Don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
 
 
fdisk -l:
 
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
 
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
 
mount:
 
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
 
  
* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda5''' is the x68 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/mmcblk0''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by ./mk_mmc.sh...
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
 +
--ti-channel --lts-4_4
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
--ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
  
  nand erase 260000 20000
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
  reset
+
  -ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4
  
===Manual Run===
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
mmc init
 
fatload mmc 0:1 0x80200000 MLO
 
nand unlock
 
nand ecc hw
 
nandecc hw
 
nand erase 0 80000
 
nand write 0x80200000 0 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 20000 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 40000 20000
 
nand write 0x80200000 60000 20000
 
 
fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 u-boot.bin
 
nand unlock
 
nand ecc sw
 
nandecc sw
 
nand erase 80000 160000
 
nand write 0x80300000 80000 160000
 
nand erase 260000 20000
 
reset
 
  
== SGX Video Acceleration ==
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
 +
--bone-kernel --lts-4_4
  
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.35.3-x1+ deb's from rcn-ee.net. (the Demo Images hosted on rcn-ee.net meet this requirement)
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel
+
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4
  
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''
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
Script:
  2.6.37
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
wget https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel/raw/master/create_sgx_package_2.6.37.sh
+
  git pull
2.6.38+
 
  wget https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel/raw/master/create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
Make script executable
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
Run script
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
  ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
After Successfully running:
+
== SGX Drivers ==
  
:~/temp$ ls
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
create_sgx_package.sh
 
GFX_X_XX_XX_XX_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
 
GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                            : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
 
Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_X_XX_XX_XX.bin
 
SDK
 
SDK_BIN
 
  
=== Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz ===
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
  
tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
+
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
 
  
On Successful install:
+
Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
  Stopping PVR
+
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
  Starting PVR
+
  cd bb-kernel/
  Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
+
  git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
 +
  ./sgx_create_package.sh
  
Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
+
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
 
  sudo reboot
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 +
debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
cd GFX_Linux_SDK
 
tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
 
  
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
  cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/EvilSkull
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  ./OGLESEvilSkull
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
=== Trouble Shooting ===
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+
= Swapfile =
sudo depmod -a omaplfb
 
sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
 
  
== DSP ==
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
  
=== gst-dsp ===
+
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).
  
Seems to work on all Beagle's, with atleast 2.6.38+ now...
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
  
Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.38+ deb's from rcn-ee.net. (the Demo Images hosted on rcn-ee.net meet this requirement)
+
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.
  https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel
 
  
Download the latest version of the "create_dsp_package.sh" script
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
wget https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel/raw/master/create_dsp_package.sh
 
  
Make script executable
+
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:
chmod a+x ./create_dsp_package.sh
 
  
Package script:
+
sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/ 
  ./create_dsp_package.sh
+
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
  
Copy DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz to beagle
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
  
Setup network...
+
/var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
  
Extract:
+
To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
tar xf DSP_Install_libs.tar.gz
 
 
 
Install
 
./install-DSP.sh
 
 
 
Build gst-dsp stuff..
 
./install-gst-dsp.sh
 
 
 
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
 
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  no adaptors present
 
 
 
=== Drivers ===
 
 
 
Note: These are built with neon optimizations: http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/xf86-video-omapfb.git;a=blob;f=debian/rules;h=c2f0d5391c96c5abb60b1e691ad86bb27e0c17d8;hb=HEAD  (line 48/49)
 
 
 
Lucid:
 
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 
 
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
 
 
 
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
 
(II) LoadModule: "omapfb"
 
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//omapfb_drv.so
 
(II) Module omapfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
 
(II) omapfb: Driver for OMAP framebuffer (omapfb) and external LCD controllers:
 
(WW) Error opening /sys/devices/platform/omapfb/ctrl/name: No such file or directory
 
(II) omapfb(0): VideoRAM: 1800KiB (SDRAM)
 
(II) omapfb(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
 
(**) omapfb(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
 
(==) omapfb(0): RGB weight 565
 
(==) omapfb(0): Default visual is TrueColor
 
(--) omapfb(0): Virtual size is 1280x720 (pitch 1280)
 
(**) omapfb(0):  Built-in mode "current"
 
(==) omapfb(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
 
(II) omapfb(0): DPMS enabled
 
(II) omapfb(0): Video plane capabilities:
 
(II) omapfb(0): Video plane supports the following image formats:
 
(II) omapfb(0): XVideo extension initialized
 
 
 
Login into Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
 
 
 
xvinfo -display :0.0
 
X-Video Extension version 2.2
 
screen #0
 
  Adaptor #0: "OMAP XV adaptor"
 
    number of ports: 1
 
    port base: 56
 
    operations supported: PutImage
 
    supported visuals:
 
      depth 16, visualID 0x21
 
    number of attributes: 1
 
    etc..
 
 
 
== Changing DVI output resolution ==
 
 
 
Ubuntu 10.10 above defaults to a resolution of 1284x768@16.  This is set in the boot.cmd file in the boot partition of the SD card.  To change the resolution the DVI output, edit boot.cmd accordingly then recreate the boot.scr file by:
 
 
 
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.10" -d ./boot.cmd ./boot.scr
 
 
 
Then reboot the BeagleBoard
 
 
 
== S-Video ==
 
''(For configuring S-Video on Angstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom#Configuring_uEnv.txt_to_set_s-video_as_the_default_display|here]])''.
 
 
 
===Process for setting up S-Video===
 
 
 
S-video is tested to be working on 2.6.35-rc5-dl9. BeagleBoard s-video output has traditionally been enabled by "using bootargs (boot arguments) at uboot". In newer versions of the BeagleBoard, the developers have made things easier by instructing u-boot to look for a .scr file about a dozen lines long that is called cmd.boot.scr, and then follow said parameters. In Angstrom, no boot.scr file is needed, instead, an even easier system is used, where a simple editable .txt file called uEnv.txt containing these parameters suffices (Env is for "environment"). For some reason, in the Ubuntu download files, typically there a bit of convoluted process where uEnv.txt is called up, uEnv.txt says "Go read conf.boot.scr", and cmd.boot.scr sets up the s-video.
 
 
 
To make cmd.boot.scr, create a text file named cmd.boot, then convert it into a .scr file with mkimage by running the following commands on the terminal:
 
 
 
First, you will probably need to get mkimage with apt-get. Run
 
 
 
    sudo apt-get install mkimage
 
 
 
Next, convert your cmd.boot.scr
 
 
 
    mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n 'Execute uImage' -d boot.cmd boot.scr
 
 
 
===Bootargs: make this cmd.boot to set s-video===
 
 
 
* NTSC
 
 
 
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
 
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
 
 
Bootargs that has been validated.
 
 
 
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyO2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
 
    fixrtc buddy=unknown'
 
 
 
===Screen cutoff problem===
 
 
 
 
 
NTSC resolution is supposed to be 640x480. However the edge bands around the TV screen differ from TV to TV. Output of '''fbset''' shown below:
 
 
 
    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
 
 
 
Depending on your TV device, and what desktop you are running a certain amount of screen cutoff is likely to occur. This is called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan Overscan]. Typically, around 5-10% of the left and right edges of display are off the screen (using Ubuntu with xfce). This seems to be due to the fact that there is only one display resolution that is set for NTSC: <!-- I don't know about PAL--> 720 X 482. It is not possible to change this setting in the xfce4 Settings Manager like one would normally be able to do, because other options are greyed out/do not exist. Normally, even if the Settings Manager did not allow for it, a different resolution setting could be obtained by editing the xorg.conf file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf-4, or some similar place. HOWEVER there is no xorg.conf file in the Beagle version of xfce. xrandr shows the display is set to the minimum of 720x574. Adding an xorg.conf does not fix the problem, because Beagle takes its (analog) display resolution settings directly from the display driver, where 720 X 480 (720 X 574 for PAL <!-- This I gather, but I really don't know--> ) is hard coded in. 
 
 
 
An inelegant but usable workaround for the xfce desktop environment is simply to create vertical and horizontal panels that fill up the space that is cut off on the screen. This is not a complete solution, but at least it will prevent maximized windows from going off into nowhere land.
 
 
 
 
 
Truly fixing this would involve going into the display driver and reprogramming it to include additional S-video settings besides just NTSC and PAL. Specifically, to make the whole framebuffer fit on the screen you would need to adjust the overlay in the display driver, the OMAP DSS2. (Didn't test this yet. Some pointers from the driver's documentation below)
 
 
 
    /sys/devices/platform/omapdss/overlay? directory:
 
    enabled 0=off, 1=on
 
    input_size width,height (ie. the framebuffer size)
 
    manager Destination overlay manager name
 
    name
 
    output_size width,height
 
    position x,y
 
    screen_width width
 
    global_alpha  global alpha 0-255 0=transparent 255=opaque
 
 
 
== Building Kernel ==
 
 
 
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel
 
 
 
Download SRC
 
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/stable-kernel.git
 
 
 
Build Kernel
 
./build_kernel.sh
 
 
 
Optional Building Deb File
 
./build_deb.sh
 
  
 
= Ubuntu Software =
 
= Ubuntu Software =
  
== Wifi Networking (command line) ==
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== 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.
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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 768: Line 598:
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
  wpa-psk < INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
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  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 776: Line 606:
 
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
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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 788: 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.
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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
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* 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 806: 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 ==
 
== 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).
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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
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http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM
  
You will need an Internet connection for your Beagleboard for these scripts to work.
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Alternatively ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
  
For more information about ROS see www.ros.org
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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.