Revision as of 09:46, 14 August 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.

1 Help
2 Required Beagle Software
3 Omap Serial Changes
4 Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image
5 Method 2: Use the NetInstall method
6 Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)
7 Advanced
8 Swapfile
- 8.1 Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition
  - 8.1.1 Creating a Swapfile
9 Ubuntu Software

Help

If you need any help:

Kernel related help:
- Email Beagleboard user group *Recommended method
- #beagle: Beagle IRC on Freenode, accessible also by web interface (logs)
- Kernel Trees
  - v3.17.x kernel branch
  - Development Kernel source code

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

Advanced Users only: BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
cd armv7-multiplatform
git checkout origin/v4.12.x -b tmp
./build_kernel.sh

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

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 (16.04.3)

Default username/password:

username: ubuntu
password: temppwd

Image Updated:

2017-08-11
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.5-armv7-x3 kernel
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.1-armv7-x2 kernel
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.11.4-armv7-x0 kernel
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 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/2017-08-11/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
23270f59e5b616e2295a02b96f35946255432243f0fd4bc0511c6349f672c8e5  ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11

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 v2017.08 -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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io 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:

2017-08-11
- All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
093047af16b7d36676b9953829c390da3c6b73bc971be888f5441fb03948faa1  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io 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:

2017-08-11
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
96f48e9cdbae288f37f4a4f3c25b555225d20445daf28888799754ab6ef626a5  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

2017-08-11
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.5-armv7-x3 kernel
2017-07-14
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.1-armv7-x2 kernel
2017-06-12
- BeagleBoard xM: v4.11.4-armv7-x0 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
7980bc4aa7e3e672a30934ad62f82121921c20c348770478c2903c94ea7b1905  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

2017-08-11
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
80b7603e537961f8e3e41adc33f98671935169ca79ee83beb896f6f79ddc6fac  bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

2017-08-11
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
a524da82a21db396792ff5e5326233e67a5331aac0a9507b8dd9d343c028f35d  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

2017-08-11
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
2017-07-14
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
2017-06-12
- BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
996efcd3dad0d4d90829468ec94dc075f813aa6772816c8b4445f1c5e076368a  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.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.

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 [[Category:Development Boards]]
 [[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]].
+''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
+''(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.
+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]].
+* For the best experience, make sure you have an LCD/HDMI monitor attached to the BeagleBoard's HDMI port, 2&nbsp;GB/4&nbsp;GB/8&nbsp;GB SD card, and a known good USB&nbsp;2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
 = Help =
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 *Kernel related help:
-** [http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
+** [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])
+** ''#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"]
+** Kernel Trees
-*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Stable Kernel 2.6.35 src]
+*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
-*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6.36-devel Development Kernel src]
+*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
-** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 *Ubuntu related help:
-** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
+** ''#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:
+*When requesting help, please provide some debugging information:
 ** U-Boot Version installed on board
 ** Kernel Version: uname -a
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 = Required Beagle Software =
-X-loader/MLO (1.4.4ss) & U-Boot (2010.03) (Zippy1 & Zippy2 Support)
+Mainline U-Boot:
-* All Bx, C2/3/4 Boards are required to upgrade to atleast these MLO and U-Boot versions.
+* 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
+* 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]
-=Demo Image=
+= Omap Serial Changes =
-== Lucid 10.04.1 ==
+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
-Note: On first boot, you must use an DVI/LCD monitor, oem-config seems to force tty0..  2nd boot you can switch to serial by default..
+= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
-* Using --login <rootuser> and --password <rootuserpasswd> with rootstock bypass's oem-config install..
-Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
+== Demo Image ==
- sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
- --seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
- --script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
- --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.35.2-l0/linux-image-2.6.35.2-l0_1.0lucid_armel.deb
-fixup.sh: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/%2Bjunk/image-builder/annotate/head:/tools/fixup.sh
+* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
+ cd armv7-multiplatform
+ git checkout origin/v4.12.x -b tmp
+ ./build_kernel.sh
+* '''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
+ 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
-Get prebuilt image:
+=== Ubuntu (16.04.3) ===
- wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+Default username/password:
- mirrors (updating):
+*username: ubuntu
- wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+*password: temppwd
-Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.5-armv7-x3 kernel
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.1-armv7-x2 kernel
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.11.4-armv7-x0 kernel
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
-za x ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+Services Active:
-  tar xf ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel.tar
+  Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
-  cd ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel
+ 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
-Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A *(script updated for better xM A support)
+Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
-Update Script
+Get prebuilt image:
- rm -f setup_sdcard.sh
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
-  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/image-builder/tools/setup_sdcard.sh
- chmod a+x setup_sdcard.sh
-Run Script
- ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sd'''X''' --uboot beagle --swap_file 50  (YOU need atleast 50Mb for oem-config to NOT Opps)
-*Additional Options
+Verify Image with:
-** --rootfs <ext2, ext3, ext4, btrfs>
+ sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
-** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
+f59e5b616e2295a02b96f35946255432243f0fd4bc0511c6349f672c8e5  ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
-** --addon <pico>
-md5sum: 6a2d6d085dae74f504e3f424e41efe90  ubuntu-10.04.1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+Unpack Image:
+  tar xf ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
+ cd ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11
-For a full gui install: sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
+If you don't know the location of your SD card:
+ sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
-== Lucid 10.04.1 Xfce4 ==
+You should see something like:
-== Maverick 10.10 RC ==
+ 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
-Notes: oem-config broken, default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
+* 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...
-Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
+Install Image:
- sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
- --login ubuntu --password temppwd \
- --seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
- --script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
- --kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.6-l5/linux-image-2.6.35.6-l5_1.0maverick_armel.deb
-fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
+Quick install script for [board]
+ sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
-Get prebuilt image:
+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
- wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+So for the BeagleBoard xM:
-  mirrors (will take some time to update):
+  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
- wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar.7z
- wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar.7z
-md5sum: 39750301996d53ee0868d9c129131f2f ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+Advanced: Build Image:
-Unpack it: (sudo apt-get install p7zip-full for 7za)
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
+ cd omap-image-builder
+ git checkout v2017.08 -b tmp
-za x ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar.7z
+Stable:
- tar xf ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel.tar
- cd ubuntu-10.10-rc-minimal-armel
-Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A
+  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
-  ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
-*Additional Options
+== Flasher ==
-** --rootfs <ext4 default>
-** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
-** --addon <pico>
-For a full gui install run this on your beagle:
+=== eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC ===
- sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
-= NetInstall Method =
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io  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.
-NOTE: Lucid's NetInstall will not work with the new XM model..
+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
-The NetInstall Method, allows you to install Ubuntu directly onto your Beagle by pre-populating a boot image that will perform the complete install.
+This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
-Note: The boot arg's are stored in boot.scr which will be copied to the first partition.
+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.
-Recommended:
+User: ubuntu
-* 2GB+ SD card
+pass: temppwd
-* USB Ethernet/Wifi
-Script Source: https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
-Install bzr
+Get prebuilt image:
-  sudo apt-get install bzr
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-Download debian-di script
+Verify Image with:
-  bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/debian-di
+ sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
+af16b7d36676b9953829c390da3c6b73bc971be888f5441fb03948faa1  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-Discover SD/MMC Partition
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
-  sudo fdisk -l
+  http://etcher.io
-Run Script
+Linux: (dd)
-  cd debian-di
+  xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
-*Options:
+=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
-**--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.
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io  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.
- NetInstall boot Settings:
- 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
+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
-Troubshooting: If boot fails..
+This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
-*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
-*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
-*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:
- nand erase 260000 20000
-NetInstall assumptions:
+Notes:
- Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
+* 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.
- Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
+* If the 4 LED's blink a constant pattern, the eMMC write has failed. First REMOVE ALL capes, then retry again.
-= RootStock: Build an Ubuntu root file system =
+User: ubuntu
+pass: temppwd
-== Ubuntu Version's ==
+Image Updated:
-This guide only covers the latest Ubuntu stable (lucid) release and notes for the testing (lucid+1) dists.  Notes for older release's can be found here:
+*2017-08-11
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
-* Jaunty, aka Ubuntu 9.04, is the very-old-stable version (armv5 optimized)
+Get prebuilt image:
-** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuJaunty
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-* 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 ==
+Verify Image with:
+ sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
+f48e9cdbae288f37f4a4f3c25b555225d20445daf28888799754ab6ef626a5  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
+Linux: (dd)
-  sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
+  xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
- cd project-rootstock
-Maverick (10.10 beta)
+== raw microSD img ==
- sudo apt-get install rootstock
-== RootStock ==
+=== BeagleBoard xM ===
-=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
-Useful Packages:
+User: ubuntu
- linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
+pass: temppwd
- ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
-GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
+Auto partition resize:
-  xfce4:  xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+  sudo reboot
-=== RootStock: Running ===
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.5-armv7-x3 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.1-armv7-x2 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** BeagleBoard xM: v4.11.4-armv7-x0 kernel
-Rootstock Command line:
+Get prebuilt image:
-  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
- --seed <packages> --dist <jaunty/karmic/lucid> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
-Basic Lucid (10.04) Beagleboard minimal image:
+Verify Image with:
-  sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
+  sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
- --seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
+bc4aa7e3e672a30934ad62f82121921c20c348770478c2903c94ea7b1905  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-  --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:
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
-  armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
+  http://etcher.io
- vmlinuz-2.6.<version>    -> Boot Image, use mkimage to create uImage and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
- initrd.img-2.6.<version> -> Boot initramfs, use mkimage to create uInitrd and dump to the first fat16 partition of SD card
-== Partition SD Card ==
+Linux: (dd)
-You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
+  xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- Standard Console System : ~286MB
-  + Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
-Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
+=== All BeagleBone Varients ===
-MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
- Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
-Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
-For Reference:
+User: ubuntu
- Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+pass: temppwd
-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
-== Copy Root File System to SD Card ==
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
-  mkdir -p ./tmp
+Get prebuilt image:
- sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
- sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
- sudo umount ./tmp
-== Boot Partition ==
+Verify Image with:
+ sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
+b7603e537961f8e3e41adc33f98671935169ca79ee83beb896f6f79ddc6fac  bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-Requirements:
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-  sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+Linux: (dd)
+  xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
-=== U-Boot uImage ===
+=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
-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.
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
- mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+User: ubuntu
+pass: temppwd
-=== U-Boot uInitrd ===
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-This step is Optional, but it helps with the lucid and Lucid++ experience.
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
-  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+Get prebuilt image:
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+Verify Image with:
-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'.
+ sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
+ a524da82a21db396792ff5e5326233e67a5331aac0a9507b8dd9d343c028f35d  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
- fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
-  buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
+  http://etcher.io
- mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
-create ubuntu.cmd
+Linux: (dd)
- setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+  xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
-  setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
- boot
-With optional uInitrd:
+=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
-create ubuntu.cmd:
- setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
- setenv bootargs console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=dvi:1280x720MR-16@60 fixrtc buddy=${buddy} mpurate=${mpurate}
- boot
-Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
- mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.04" -d ./ubuntu.cmd ./ubuntu.scr
+User: ubuntu
+pass: temppwd
-=== Copy to Boot Partition ===
+Auto partition resize:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools
+ git pull
+ ./grow_partition.sh
+ sudo reboot
-Mount your SD card fat16/fat32 partition (assuming /dev/sdX1) and copy the uImage, boot.scr, and optional uInitrd to the first partition.
+Image Updated:
+*2017-08-11
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
+*2017-07-14
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
+*2017-06-12
+** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
- mkdir -p ./tmp
+Get prebuilt image:
-  sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
+  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
- 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 ==
+Verify Image with:
+ sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
+efcd3dad0d4d90829468ec94dc075f813aa6772816c8b4445f1c5e076368a  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
-===Enable Network Access===
+Windows/Mac/Linux gui
+ http://etcher.io
-Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+Linux: (dd)
- auto eth0
+ xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
- iface eth0 inet dhcp
-Manual: From the Command line
+= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
- sudo ifconfig -a
- sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
-Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
+You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
+ Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
-= Advanced =
+Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
+(anywhere else will be ignored..)
-==Install Latest Kernel Image==
+Download the netinstall script:
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
+ cd netinstall
-===Script File===
+Currently supported Ubuntu distributions:
-Note: this subsection is basically obsolete every time it's modified...
+ --distro oneiric (11.10)
+ --distro precise-armhf (12.04)
+ --distro quantal (12.10)
+ --distro raring (13.04)
+ --distro saucy (13.10)
-Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+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
- But for example: http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/
+Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
+ sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
- wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/install-me.sh
- /bin/bash install-me.sh
-Reboot with your new uImage
+So for the xM: with quantal:
+ sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
-== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+*Other Options:
+**--firmware : installs firmware
+**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
-Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
-Requires MMC card..
+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..
- bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/omap-flasher
+See my notes for my testing procedure: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/blob/master/test.Ubuntu
- cd omap-flasher
- ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
-: Place MMC card in Beagle
+Troubleshooting: If booting fails..
-: Push/Hold User Button Down
+*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
-: Apply Power
+*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
-: After U-boot loads, Let Off User Button
+*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in NAND:
-: Wait for Flashing to end
+  nand erase 260000 20000
-: Power down, remove/edit boot.scr from MMC card
+NetInstall assumptions:
+  Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
-Example 4G card:
+= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
- sudo fdisk -l
+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:
- Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
-heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
+  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
- Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
-  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
+== BeagleBone ==
- I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
+  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
- 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
+== BeagleBone Black ==
+  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
-Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+== Panda/Panda ES ==
+ http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
- nand erase 260000 20000
+= Advanced =
- reset
-===Manual Run===
+==Install Latest Kernel Image==
- 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 ==
+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
-Requirements: 2.6-stable from launchpad or 2.6.35.3-x1+ deb's from rcn-ee.net
+Latest kernel script
-  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools/
+ git pull
+ sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
-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 ==
+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
-=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
+ --bone-channel --stable
-Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
-  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
+  --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
-  :~/temp$ ls
+== 4.4.x-ti ==
- create_sgx_package.sh
+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
-Make script executable
+.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
-  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+ --ti-channel --lts-4_4
-Run script
+.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
-  ./create_sgx_package.sh
+ --ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
-After Successfully running:
+.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
+ -ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4
- :~/temp$ ls
+== Mainline (lts) ==
- create_sgx_package.sh
- GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
- GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                            : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
- Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_4_00_00_01.bin
- SDK
- SDK_BIN
-=== Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz ===
+.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
+ --bone-kernel --lts-4_4
-  tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
+.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
- ./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
+  --bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4
- ./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
-On Successful install:
+Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
- Stopping PVR
- Starting PVR
- Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
-Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
+== Xorg Drivers ==
- sudo reboot
-=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+Script:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools/
+ git pull
- tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
-  cd GFX_Linux_SDK
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
-  tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
+  ./ti-omapdrm.sh
-=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
+ ./ti-tilcdc.sh
- cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
+== SGX Drivers ==
- ./OGLESChameleonMan
-=== Trouble Shooting ===
+=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
- sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
- sudo depmod -a omaplfb
- sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
-== DSP ==
+Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
+http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
-This is still a major work in progress...
+Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
+ git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
+ cd bb-kernel/
+ git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
+ ./sgx_create_package.sh
-Here is one approach: [http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Ubuntu_%26_DSP_From_Sources BeagleBoard Ubuntu & DSP From Sources]
+Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
+ sudo tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
+ cd /opt/gfxinstall/
+ sudo ./sgx-install.sh
+ sudo reboot
-== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
+ debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
+ omaplfb                12065  0
+ pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
-By default Ubuntu will try to use the FBDEV video driver, however for the beagleboard we can take advantage of a more software optimized driver (still not using the sgx video hardware) using the NEON extensions of the Cortex-A8 core.
+== Xorg Drivers ==
-cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+Script:
- (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools/
- (II) FBDEV(0): using default device
+  git pull
-  (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
- (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 16, (==) framebuffer bpp 16
- (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 565
-Login into Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
+BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
+ cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
+ ./ti-omapdrm.sh
-xvinfo -display :0.0
+BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
-  X-Video Extension version 2.2
+  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
- screen #0
+ ./ti-tilcdc.sh
-  no adaptors present
-=== Drivers ===
+= Swapfile =
-Note: These are built with neon optimizations: http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/xf86-video-omapfb.git;a=blob;f=debian/rules;h=c2f0d5391c96c5abb60b1e691ad86bb27e0c17d8;hb=HEAD  (line 48/49)
+== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
-Lucid:
+On the Beagleboard you should expect to require a swap file given the limitation of how little RAM is available (between 256&nbsp;MB and 512&nbsp;MB). Some system programs like apt-get will only run properly when some swap space is present (due to 256&nbsp;MB not being enough RAM).
- sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
-To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
-cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+Under Linux, swap space can be either a dedicated partition or a swap file. Both can be mounted as swap which the OS can access.
- (II) LoadModule: "omapfb"
- (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//omapfb_drv.so
- (II) Module omapfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
- (II) omapfb: Driver for OMAP framebuffer (omapfb) and external LCD controllers:
- (WW) Error opening /sys/devices/platform/omapfb/ctrl/name: No such file or directory
- (II) omapfb(0): VideoRAM: 1800KiB (SDRAM)
- (II) omapfb(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
- (**) omapfb(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
- (==) omapfb(0): RGB weight 565
- (==) omapfb(0): Default visual is TrueColor
- (--) omapfb(0): Virtual size is 1280x720 (pitch 1280)
- (**) omapfb(0):  Built-in mode "current"
- (==) omapfb(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
- (II) omapfb(0): DPMS enabled
- (II) omapfb(0): Video plane capabilities:
- (II) omapfb(0): Video plane supports the following image formats:
- (II) omapfb(0): XVideo extension initialized
-Login into Ubuntu and open a new terminal, xorg has to be running..
+=== Creating a Swapfile ===
-xvinfo -display :0.0
+The following commands will create a 1 GB file, limit access only to root, format it as swap and then make it available to the OS:
- X-Video Extension version 2.2
- screen #0
-   Adaptor #0: "OMAP XV adaptor"
-     number of ports: 1
-     port base: 56
-     operations supported: PutImage
-     supported visuals:
-       depth 16, visualID 0x21
-     number of attributes: 1
-     etc..
-== S-Video ==
+ sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/swap/
-S-video is tested to be working on 2.6.35-rc5-dl9. S-video output can be enabled using bootargs at uboot as mentioned below.
+ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/cache/swap/swapfile bs=1M count=1024
+ sudo chmod 0600 /var/cache/swap/swapfile
+ sudo mkswap /var/cache/swap/swapfile
+ sudo swapon /var/cache/swap/swapfile
-=== NTSC ===
+To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
-     omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
+ /var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0   0
-     omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
-Bootargs that has been validated.
+To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
-     setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
+= Ubuntu Software =
-     fixrtc buddy=unknown'
-Note that the NTSC resolution is 640x480. However the edge bands around the TV screen differ from TV to TV. Output of '''fbset''' shown below, which does not seem right.
+== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
-    mode "720x482-30"
+=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
-         # D: 13.500 MHz, H: 15.734 kHz, V: 29.970 Hz
-         geometry 720 482 720 482 32
-         timings 74074 16 58 6 31 64 6
-         rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
-    endmode
-=== PAL ===
+It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
-I do not have PAL tv, most likely changing above to omapfb.mode='''tv:pal''' should work. Someone with access to PAL tv please check and update.
+You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
-== Building Kernel ==
+This is a particularly useful guide https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834
-https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+A sample /etc/network/interfaces file for a WPA2 encrypted access point is:
-Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+ auto lo
-  sudo apt-get install bzr
+ iface lo inet loopback
+ auto wlan0
+ iface wlan0 inet dhcp
+ wpa-driver wext
+ wpa-ssid <NAME OF AP>
+ wpa-ap-scan 1
+ wpa-proto RSN
+ wpa-pairwise CCMP
+ wpa-group CCMP
+ wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
+  wpa-psk <INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
-Download SRC
+Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
- bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
-Build Kernel
+== Lightweight window managers ==
- ./build_kernel.sh
-Optional Building Deb File
+If you intend to use Ubuntu on the BeagleBoard you can install JWM or IceWM to improve performance.
- ./build_deb.sh
-= Ubuntu Software =
+JWM in particular uses little RAM. On a BeagleBoard with 256&nbsp;MB, using JWM will leave about 60&nbsp;MB free in which to run applications.
 == Web Apps ==
 === 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
@@ Line 586: / Line 618: @@
 === Motion ===
-If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam etc) which appears as /dev/video0 etc then you can use the Linux Surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
+If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam, etc.) which appears as /dev/video0, etc. then you can use the Linux surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
-Motion is also available from the standard repositories.
+Motion is also available from the standard repositories:
 http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27
-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
-* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous xwindows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
+* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous X Windows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
-* motion.conf - amend /etc/motion/motion.conf to the settings you want (ie video output directory, record only video, record in mpeg4, set frame rate etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
+* motion.conf - edit /etc/motion/motion.conf to use the settings you want (that is, video output directory, record only video, record in MPEG-4, set frame rate, etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
-* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it has the following text in it:
+* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it contains the following lines:
   #! /bin/sh
@@ Line 604: / Line 636: @@
 This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.
-Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed) the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet Connection this can be achieved with the ntpdate app.
+Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed), the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet connection this can be achieved using the ntpdate application.
+== Robotics ==
+=== ROS ===
+ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license.
+There are currently builds of ROS for Ubuntu Trusty armhf. These builds include most but not all packages, and save a considerable amount of time compared to doing a full source-based installation:
+http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM
+Alternatively ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
+For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.

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