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[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category:Development Boards]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
 
[[Category: BeagleBoard]]
This page is about running a (ARM EABI) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] distribution at [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]].
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''(For BeagleBoardAngstrom, click [[BeagleBoardAngstrom|here]].)''
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''(Should [[Beagleboard:Ubuntu On BeagleBone Black]] be merged into this page?)''
  
Note: for the best experience, make sure you have an LCD attached to the HDMI port, 2GB/4GB/8GB SD card, and a known good usb2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
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This page is about running a Linux distribution (ARM [https://wiki.debian.org/ArmEabiPort EABI]) [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] on the [[BeagleBoard]]. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABI) Ubuntu distribution from the [[BeagleBoard#MMC.2FSD_boot|SD card]]. Since much of this page is generic, it has also been extended to help support devices such as the [[PandaBoard]] and [[BeagleBone]].
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* For the best experience, make sure you have an LCD/HDMI monitor attached to the BeagleBoard's HDMI port, 2 GB/4 GB/8 GB SD card, and a known good USB 2.0 hub with mouse and keyboard.
  
 
= Help =
 
= Help =
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*Kernel related help:
 
*Kernel related help:
** [http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
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** [https://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard Email Beagleboard user group] *Recommended method
** ''#beagle'': Beagle irc on freenode, accessible also by [http://beagleboard.org/discuss web interface] ([http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php logs])
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** ''#beagle'': Beagle IRC on Freenode, accessible also by [http://beagleboard.org/discuss web interface] ([http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php logs])
** [https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel Launchpad Project "Beagleboard Kernel"]
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** Kernel Trees
*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable Stable Kernel 2.6.35 src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform/ v3.17.x kernel branch]
*** [https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6.36-devel Development Kernel src]
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*** [https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev Development Kernel source code]
** [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKernel Kernel Testing Results]
 
  
 
*Ubuntu related help:
 
*Ubuntu related help:
** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
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** ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's ARM IRC on Freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
  
*When asking for help, please provide some debugging information:
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*When requesting help, please provide some debugging information:
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** U-Boot Version installed on board
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
 
** Kernel Version: uname -a
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= Required Beagle Software =  
 
= Required Beagle Software =  
  
X-loader/MLO (1.4.4ss) & U-Boot (2010.03) (Zippy1 & Zippy2 Support)
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Mainline U-Boot:
* All Bx, C2/3/4 Boards are required to upgrade to atleast these MLO and U-Boot versions.
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* All older BeagleBoard (classic) Ax, Bx, Cx and Dx boards are required to upgrade to at least these U-Boot versions
* XM Boards have no NAND, so u-boot.bin is always required on the first partition
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* XM Boards have no NAND, so MLO/u-boot.img is always required on the first partition
 
* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
 
* Directions: [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
  
= Canonical Pre-Installed Images =
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= Omap Serial Changes =
  
Support:
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boot.scr/boot.cmd changes:
* ''#ubuntu-arm'': Ubuntu's arm irc on freenode ([http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ logs] -> year -> month -> day -> #ubuntu-arm.html)
 
  
== Maverick 10.10 ==
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With 2.6.35:
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console=ttyS2,115200n8
  
Just follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/OMAPMaverickInstall and make sure you're using a SD card >= 4GB.
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With 2.6.36/37+:
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console=ttyO2,115200n8
  
=Demo Image=
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Serial console login: /etc/init/ttyO2.conf
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start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
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stop on runlevel [!2345]
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respawn
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exec /sbin/getty 115200 ttyO2
  
== Maverick 10.10 ==
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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
  
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
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== Demo Image ==
  
Get prebuilt image:
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
 
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  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
  wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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cd armv7-multiplatform
  mirrors (will take some time to update):
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git checkout origin/v4.12.x -b tmp
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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./build_kernel.sh
  wget http://vivaphp.net/beagle/maverick/ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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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
Verify Image with:
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  cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
  md5sum ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
  md5sum: fdab34dcab87721beb0ee830721098de ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  ./build_kernel.sh
 
 
Unpack Image:
 
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
 
  
7za x ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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=== Ubuntu (16.04.3) ===
tar xf ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel.tar
 
cd ubuntu-10.10-r1-minimal-armel
 
 
 
Install Image:
 
 
 
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A2/A3
 
./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle
 
 
 
*Additional Options
 
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
 
 
Problems?
 
What you should see on first boot: http://pastebin.com/9K6mrjuq
 
 
 
For a full gui install run this on your beagle (make sure network is setup):
 
setup network: "sudo ifconfig -a" and "sudo dhclient usb1 or eth0"
 
sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
 
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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Default username/password:
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*username: ubuntu
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*password: temppwd
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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Image Updated:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist maverick --serial ttyS2 \
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*2017-08-11
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.5-armv7-x3 kernel
--seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/maverick/v2.6.35.7-l6/linux-image-2.6.35.7-l6_1.0maverick_armel.deb
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
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*2017-07-14
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.12.1-armv7-x2 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
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*2017-06-12
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.11.4-armv7-x0 kernel
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** All BeagleBone Varients: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
  
== Lucid 10.04.1 ==
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Services Active:
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Note: Depending on your internal network these may work out of the box
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Apache, Port 80: http://arm.local/ (Bone: via usb) http://192.168.7.2
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SSH, Port 22: ssh ubuntu@arm.local (Bone: via usb) ubuntu@192.168.7.2
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Getty, Serial Port
  
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
 
Default user: ubuntu pass: temppwd
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
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wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
  
wget http://rcn-ee.net/deb/rootfs/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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Verify Image with:
mirrors (updating):
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  sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
wget http://ynezz.ibawizard.net/beagleboard/lucid/ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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  23270f59e5b616e2295a02b96f35946255432243f0fd4bc0511c6349f672c8e5 ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
 
 
Verify Image with:  
 
  md5sum ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  md5sum 67e2c6327bca97d87475d1a0db4f0839 ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
 
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
*7za from: sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
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tar xf ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11.tar.xz
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cd ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11
  
7za x ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar.7z
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If you don't know the location of your SD card:
  tar xf ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel.tar
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --probe-mmc
cd ubuntu-10.04.1-r2-minimal-armel
 
  
Install Image:
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You should see something like:
  
Quick Install script for Beagle Bx, C2/C3/C4, xM A2/A3
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Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
  ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle --swap_file 50  (YOU need atleast 50Mb for oem-config to NOT Opps)
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fdisk -l:
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  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
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Disk /dev/sdd: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
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lsblk:
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NAME  MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
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sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk
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├─sda1  8:1    0 446.9G  0 part /  '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
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├─sda2  8:2    0    1K  0 part
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└─sda5  8:5    0  18.9G  0 part [SWAP]
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sdd      8:48  1  3.7G  0 disk
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├─sdd1  8:49  1    64M  0 part
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└─sdd2  8:50   1  3.6G 0 part
  
For Serial Port Users add: (to use default user/pass ubuntu/temppwd)
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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...
--use-default-user
 
  
*Additional Options
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Install Image:
** --rootfs <ext4 default>
 
** --swap_file <swap file size in MB's>
 
** --addon <pico>
 
  
Problems?:
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Quick install script for [board]
  What you should see on First Boot (oem-config on dvi): http://pastebin.com/5paVBXhf
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb board
  
For a full gui install:  
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board options:
  sudo aptitude install xfce4 gdm xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-artwork xserver-xorg-video-omap3
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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
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So for the BeagleBoard xM:
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  sudo ./setup_sdcard.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm
  
 
Advanced: Build Image:
 
Advanced: Build Image:
  
fixup.sh: http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/omap-image-builder/tools/fixup.sh
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git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
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cd omap-image-builder
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git checkout v2017.08 -b tmp
  
Built with rootstock trunk (ARM native mode, run directly on beagleboard):
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Stable:
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn omap --imagesize 2G --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
--login ubuntu --password temppwd \
 
--seed aptitude,btrfs-tools,i2c-tools,nano,pastebinit,uboot-envtools,uboot-mkimage,usbutils,wget,wireless-tools,wpasupplicant \
 
--script fixup.sh --components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.35.7-l6/linux-image-2.6.35.7-l6_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
= NetInstall Method =
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./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
  
NOTE: Lucid's NetInstall will not work with the new XM model..
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== Flasher ==
  
The NetInstall Method, allows you to install Ubuntu directly onto your Beagle by pre-populating a boot image that will perform the complete install. 
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=== eMMC: All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC ===
  
Note: The boot arg's are stored in boot.scr which will be copied to the first partition.
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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.
  
Recommended:
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Script for reference: (this is the script that writes to the eMMC)
* 2GB+ SD card
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https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/tools/eMMC/init-eMMC-flasher-v3.sh
* USB Ethernet/Wifi
 
  
Discover SD/MMC Partition
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
sudo fdisk -l
 
  
Download NetInstall Omap script
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Notes:
git clone git://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall-omap.git
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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.
cd netinstall-omap
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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.
./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --distro lucid --firmware
 
  
*Options:
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User: ubuntu
**--distro : lucid
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pass: temppwd
**--firmware : install firmware for WiFi devices
 
**--serial-mode : force NetInstall to use Serial Port
 
  
Note: The default boot options work for most people, but if you'd like to tweak boot settings, edit these before running the script.
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Image Updated:
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*2017-08-11
NetInstall boot Settings:
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/dvi.cmd
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*2017-07-14
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/serial.cmd
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
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*2017-06-12
Normal Boot Settings:
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** All BeagleBone Varients with eMMC: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/dvi-normal-lucid.cmd
 
gedit ./netinstall-omap/scripts/serial-normal-lucid.cmd
 
  
Place SD card into Beagle and Boot
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Get prebuilt image:
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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
  
Troubshooting: If boot fails..
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Verify Image with:
*Hold the user button down to force booting from MMC
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sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
*Upgrade X-loader and U-boot [http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Upgrade_X-loader_and_U-boot Upgrade X-loader and U-Boot]
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093047af16b7d36676b9953829c390da3c6b73bc971be888f5441fb03948faa1  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
*Clear U-boot's Environment Variables in nand:
 
nand erase 260000 20000
 
  
NetInstall assumptions:
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  Continue with out Kernel Modules <yes>
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  http://etcher.io
Partition <Guided - use the largest continuous free space>
 
  
= RootStock: Build an Ubuntu root file system =
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Linux: (dd)
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xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
== Ubuntu Version's ==
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
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:
 
  
* Karmic, aka Ubuntu 9.10, is the old-stable version  (armv6 optimized)
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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.
** http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuKarmic
 
* Lucid, aka Ubuntu 10.04 is the stable version (armv7 optimized)
 
** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuLucid
 
* Maverick, aka Ubuntu 10.10 is the development version. Currently listed here as 'testing'. (armv7 optimized)
 
** TODO: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntuMaverick
 
  
== Install RootStock ==
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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
  
This is based off Ubuntu's RootStock Project; [https://launchpad.net/project-rootstock RootStock] script.
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
Lucid (10.04) (use rootstock trunk)
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Notes:
sudo apt-get install rootstock (to install rootstock's dependices)
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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.
bzr branch lp:project-rootstock
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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.
cd project-rootstock
 
  
Maverick (10.10 beta)
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User: ubuntu
sudo apt-get install rootstock
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pass: temppwd
  
== RootStock ==
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Image Updated:
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*2017-08-11
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.80-ti-r116 kernel
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*2017-07-14
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r111 kernel
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*2017-06-12
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.68-ti-r108 kernel
  
=== RootStock: Useful seed Packages ===
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Get prebuilt image:
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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
  
Useful Packages:
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Verify Image with:
  linux-firmware,wireless-tools :wifi adapters..
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  sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb*
  ntpdate :sync real time clock from network
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  96f48e9cdbae288f37f4a4f3c25b555225d20445daf28888799754ab6ef626a5  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
  
GUI's (broken bug: FIXME)
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Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  xfce4: xfce4,gdm,xubuntu-gdm-theme,xubuntu-artwork
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  http://etcher.io
  
=== RootStock: Running ===
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Linux: (dd)
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xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Rootstock Command line:
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== raw microSD img ==
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn <hostname> --login <rootuser> --password <rootuserpasswd> --imagesize <qemu image size> \
 
--seed <packages> --dist <jaunty/karmic/lucid> --serial <ttySx>  --kernel-image <http>
 
  
Basic Lucid (10.04) Beagleboard minimal image:
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=== BeagleBoard xM ===
sudo ./rootstock --fqdn beagleboard --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G \
 
--seed wget,nano,linux-firmware,wireless-tools,usbutils --dist lucid --serial ttyS2 \
 
--components "main universe multiverse" \
 
--kernel-image http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.33.4-l3/linux-image-2.6.33.4-l3_1.0lucid_armel.deb
 
  
Upon Completion, you should have:
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This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
armel-rootfs-<date>.tgz  -> Root file System, dump to ext2/3 partition of SD card
 
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 ==
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User: ubuntu
You will need a 1GB SD card or greater.
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pass: temppwd
Standard Console System : ~286MB
 
+ Desktop environment (lxde,gdm) : ~479MB
 
  
Starting with an empty SD card and using gparted, create:
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Auto partition resize:
  50 MiB Primary Partition, fat16/fat32
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  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  Rest as ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
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git pull
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  ./grow_partition.sh
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sudo reboot
  
Gparted Example: http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-boot-beagle.html
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Image Updated:
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*2017-08-11
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** 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
  
For Reference:
+
Get prebuilt image:
  Disk /dev/sdd: 2038 MB, 2038431744 bytes
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2017-08-11/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz
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
 
  
== Copy Root File System to SD Card ==
+
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
  
Mount your SD card's larger root file system partition (assuming /dev/sdX2) and 'untar' the rootfs into it.
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
  mkdir -p ./tmp
+
Linux: (dd)
sudo mount /dev/sdX2 ./tmp
+
  xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
sudo tar xfp armel-rootfs-*.tgz -C ./tmp
 
sudo umount ./tmp
 
  
== Boot Partition ==
+
=== All BeagleBone Varients ===
  
Requirements:
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
  
sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage
+
User: ubuntu
 +
pass: temppwd
  
=== U-Boot uImage ===
+
Auto partition resize:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 +
git pull
 +
./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
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.  
+
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
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x80008000 -e 0x80008000 -n "Linux" -d ./vmlinuz-* ./uImage
+
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
  
=== U-Boot uInitrd ===
+
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
  
This step is Optional, but it helps with the lucid and Lucid++ experience.
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
  mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n initramfs -d ./initrd.img-* ./uInitrd
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
  xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
=== U-Boot Boot Scripts ===
+
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
The version of U-Boot installed or recommended to install uses boot scripts by default.  This allows users to easily switch between multiple SD cards with different OS's with different parameters installed.  Ubuntu/Debian requires a slight modification to the bootargs line vs. Angstrom, 'ro' vs 'rw'.
 
  
fixrtc: (only uInitrd) Resets RTC based on last mount
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
buddy=${buddy}: (both) Kernel Zippy1/2 Support
 
mpurate=${mpurate}: (recommended core clock)
 
  
create ubuntu.cmd
+
User: ubuntu
setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
+
pass: temppwd
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:
+
Auto partition resize:
create ubuntu.cmd:
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools
  setenv bootcmd 'mmc init; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; fatload mmc 0:1 0x81600000 uInitrd; bootm 0x80300000 0x81600000'
+
  git pull
  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}
+
  ./grow_partition.sh
  boot
+
  sudo reboot
  
Use mkimage create to actual *.scr file for U-Boot:
+
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 script -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "Ubuntu 10.04" -d ./ubuntu.cmd ./ubuntu.scr
+
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
  
=== Copy to Boot Partition ===
+
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
  
Mount your SD card fat16/fat32 partition (assuming /dev/sdX1) and copy the uImage, boot.scr, and optional uInitrd to the first partition.
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
mkdir -p ./tmp
+
Linux: (dd)
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 ./tmp
+
  xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
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 ==
+
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
  
===Enable Network Access===
+
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on Windows/Mac/Linux: https://etcher.io
  
Modify /etc/network/interfaces
+
User: ubuntu
auto eth0
+
pass: temppwd
iface eth0 inet dhcp
 
  
Manual: From the Command line
+
Auto partition resize:
  sudo ifconfig -a
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
  sudo dhclient ethX (or wlanX/etc..)
+
git pull
 +
  ./grow_partition.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
Additional Network Setup Information can be found [[BeagleBoardUbuntuNetwork|HERE]]
+
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
  
= Advanced =
+
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
  
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
+
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
  
===Script File===
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
Note: this subsection is basically obsolete every time it's modified...
+
http://etcher.io
  
Latest Stable is : https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
+
Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.3-console-armhf-2017-08-11-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
But for example: http://rcn-ee.net/deb/lucid/v2.6.34.1-l2/
+
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
 
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
+
You will need a 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB SD card or greater.
 +
Standard system : ~700&nbsp;MB
  
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
Report Bugs/Issues to: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues
 +
(anywhere else will be ignored..)
  
Compatible with Bx,C2/3/4
+
Download the netinstall script:
 +
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git
 +
cd netinstall
  
Requires MMC card..
+
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)
  
  git://github.com/RobertCNelson/flash-omap.git
+
Device: <board> selection:
  cd flash-omap
+
  *BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx  - omap3-beagle
  ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX (i.e. use /dev/sdc - the entire device, not a partition)
+
*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
  
1: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
Installation script for new <board> selection: (slowly migrating all devices to this method)
  2: Push/Hold User Button Down
+
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb <board> --distro <distro>
3: Apply Power
 
4: After U-boot loads, Let Off User Button
 
5: Wait for Flashing to end
 
6: Power down, remove/edit boot.scr from MMC card
 
  
Example 4G card:
+
So for the xM: with quantal:
 +
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro quantal
  
sudo fdisk -l
+
*Other Options:
 +
**--firmware : installs firmware
 +
**--serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port
  
Disk '''/dev/sde''': 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes
+
Place SD card into BeagleBoard and boot:
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 481 cylinders
 
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
 
Disk identifier: 0x00080e99
 
 
    Device Boot      Start        End      Blocks  Id  System
 
'''/dev/sde'''1  *          1          9      72261    e  W95 FAT16 (LBA)
 
  
  ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sde
+
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..  
  
Worst case, depending on what's actually in NAND, you might still have to stop and do this:
+
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 [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
 
  nand erase 260000 20000
reset
 
  
===Manual Run===
+
NetInstall assumptions:
mmc init
+
  Assume asll <default>'s... Thanks you preseed.conf!!!
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 ==
+
= Method 3: Manual Install (no automatic scripts)=
  
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)
+
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:
  https://code.launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
  
Note: ''An older version of these instructions was adapted for the IGEPv2 platform - if you are following this tutorial and have an IGEPv2, consider using http://wiki.jmaustin.org/wiki/IgepSGXUbuntu instead''
+
== Beagle/Beagle xM ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBoard
  
=== SDK unPackage Script ===
+
== BeagleBone ==
 +
http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone
  
Download the latest version of the "create_sgx_package.sh" script
+
== BeagleBone Black ==
  wget http://rcn-ee.homeip.net:81/dl/updates/2.6-stable/create_sgx_package.sh
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/BeagleBone+Black
  
Make script executable
+
== Panda/Panda ES ==
  chmod a+x ./create_sgx_package.sh
+
  http://eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/PandaBoard
  
Run script
+
= Advanced =
./create_sgx_package.sh
 
  
After Successfully running:
+
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
:~/temp$ ls
+
General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
  create_sgx_package.sh
+
  sudo apt-get update
  GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz                      : -> Copy to Beagle (System Libs)
+
  sudo apt-cache search linux-image | grep <branch>
GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz                            : -> Copy to Beagle (DEMO's)
+
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-<specific version>
Graphics_SDK_setuplinux_4_00_00_01.bin
 
SDK
 
  SDK_BIN
 
 
 
=== Beagle: GFX_*_libs.tar.gz ===
 
 
 
tar xf GFX_4_00_00_01_libs.tar.gz  (extracts install-SGX.sh and run-SGX.sh)
 
./install-SGX.sh (copies necessary SGX libs and startup script)
 
./run-SGX.sh (force run the new init script, or you can just reboot...)
 
 
 
On Successful install:
 
Stopping PVR
 
Starting PVR
 
Starting SGX fixup for ES2.x (or ES3.x) (or ES5.x xM)
 
 
 
Reboot for good measure (Maverick's Alpha-1 needs this....)
 
 
  sudo reboot
 
  sudo reboot
  
=== Beagle: GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz ===
+
Latest kernel script
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
tar xf GFX_Linux_SDK.tar.gz
+
== 3.8.x ==
cd GFX_Linux_SDK
+
This is the first beagleboard.org long term kernel tree with capemanager support, it's been the default install for Debian Wheezy
  tar xf OGLES.tar.gz
+
  beagleboard.org patchset: https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/tree/3.8
  
=== Test SGX with a DEMO ===
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
 +
--bone-channel --stable
  
  cd OGLES/SDKPackage/Binaries/CommonX11/Demos/ChameleonMan
+
  3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
  ./OGLESChameleonMan
+
  --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
=== Trouble Shooting ===
+
== 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
  
  sudo rm /etc/powervr-esrev
+
  4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
  sudo depmod -a omaplfb
+
  --ti-channel --lts-4_4
sudo /etc/init.d/pvr restart
 
  
== DSP ==
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
--ti-rt-channel --lts-4_4
  
This is still a major work in progress...
+
4.4.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
-ti-xenomai-channel --lts-4_4
  
Here is one approach: [http://www.elinux.org/BeagleBoard_Ubuntu_%26_DSP_From_Sources BeagleBoard Ubuntu & DSP From Sources]
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
  
== Xorg omapfb Drivers ==
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
 +
--bone-kernel --lts-4_4
  
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.
+
4.4.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
 +
--bone-rt-kernel --lts-4_4
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep FBDEV
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
(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..
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
Script:
  X-Video Extension version 2.2
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
  screen #0
+
  git pull
  no adaptors present
 
  
=== Drivers ===
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
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)
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
Lucid:
+
== SGX Drivers ==
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-omap3
 
  
To verify it was correctly installed, reboot and:
+
=== SGX BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
  
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep omapfb
+
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
(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..
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
 +
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
  
xvinfo -display :0.0
+
Build SGX userspace for 4.1.x (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor)
  X-Video Extension version 2.2
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
  screen #0
+
  cd bb-kernel/
  Adaptor #0: "OMAP XV adaptor"
+
git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
    number of ports: 1
+
./sgx_create_package.sh
    port base: 56
 
    operations supported: PutImage
 
    supported visuals:
 
      depth 16, visualID 0x21
 
    number of attributes: 1
 
    etc..
 
  
== S-Video ==
+
Copy ./deploy/GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz to BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black and install
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 tar xfv GFX_5.01.01.02.tar.gz -C /
 +
cd /opt/gfxinstall/
 +
sudo ./sgx-install.sh
 +
sudo reboot
  
=== NTSC ===
+
Verify omaplfb & pvrsrvkm loaded
 +
debian@arm:~$ lsmod | grep omaplfb
 +
omaplfb                12065  0
 +
pvrsrvkm              178782  1 omaplfb
  
    omapfb.mode='''tv:ntsc'''
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
    omapdss.def_disp='''tv'''
 
  
Bootargs that has been validated.
+
Script:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/
 +
git pull
  
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:ntsc omapdss.def_disp=tv
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
    fixrtc buddy=unknown'
+
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
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.  
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 +
cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-tilcdc.sh
  
    mode "720x482-30"
+
= Swapfile =
        # 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 ===
+
== Using a File for Swap Instead of a Partition ==
  
Bootargs that has been validated for PAL tv.
+
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).
  
    setenv bootargs 'console=tty0 console=ttyS2,115200n8 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootwait ro vram=12M omapfb.mode=tv:pal omapdss.def_disp=tv fixrtc buddy=unknown'
+
Some images (such as those from Linaro.org) do not come with a swap partition or any swap space allocated.
  
Using these settings video output will display on the tv, however 5-10% of the left and right edges of display are off the screen (using Ubuntu 10.10 with xfce).
+
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.
  
xrandr shows the display is set to the minimum of 720x574. Please update wiki if you can fix this.
+
=== Creating a Swapfile ===
  
== Building Kernel ==
+
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:
  
https://launchpad.net/~beagleboard-kernel
+
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
  
Register on launchpad.net, install bzr
+
To tell the OS to load this swapfile on each start up, edit the /etc/fstab file to include the following additional line:
sudo apt-get install bzr
 
  
Download SRC
+
  /var/cache/swap/swapfile    none    swap    sw    0  0
  bzr branch lp:~beagleboard-kernel/+junk/2.6-stable
 
  
Build Kernel
+
To verify that the swapfile is accessilble as swap to the OS, run "top" or "htop" at a console.
./build_kernel.sh
 
 
 
Optional Building Deb File
 
./build_deb.sh
 
  
 
= Ubuntu Software =
 
= Ubuntu Software =
  
== Wifi Networking (command line) ==
+
== Wi-Fi Networking (command line) ==
  
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
 
=== /etc/network/interfaces ===
  
It is possible and relatively easy to configure a wifi card from the command line.
+
It is relatively easy to configure a Wi-Fi card from the command line.
 +
 
 +
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. There are several guides available via Google.
  
You will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file.  There are several guides available via Google.
+
This is a particularly useful guide 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 618: Line 599:
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-group CCMP
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
 
  wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
  wpa-psk < INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
+
  wpa-psk <INSERT KEY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
  
Your wifi card will automatically load these settings on start up and give network access.
+
Your Wi-Fi card will automatically load these settings upon startup and initialize wireless network access.
 +
 
 +
== Lightweight window managers ==
 +
 
 +
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&nbsp;MB, using JWM will leave about 60&nbsp;MB free in which to run applications.
  
 
== Web Apps ==
 
== Web Apps ==
  
 
=== Midori ===
 
=== Midori ===
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a light weight browser is more responsive. Midori is a light weight browser that still supports flash etc
+
Given that the BeagleBoard has fewer resources than a desktop a lightweight browser is more responsive. Midori is a lightweight browser that still supports flash, etc. It is available from the standard repositories:
It is available from the standard repositories.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28web_browser%29
  
Line 632: Line 618:
  
 
=== Motion ===
 
=== Motion ===
If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam etc) which appears as /dev/video0 etc then you can use the Linux Surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
+
If you have a video source (webcam, IP cam, etc.) which appears as /dev/video0, etc. then you can use the Linux surveillance software "motion" to monitor the video stream and record periods of activity.
  
Motion is also available from the standard repositories.
+
Motion is also available from the standard repositories:
 
http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27
 
http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_Introduction_to_Video_Surveillance_with_%27Motion%27
Using a 960x720 resolution webcam with 15 fps rate under the UVC driver the Rev C BeagleBoard under Xubuntu reports ~60% CPU utilisation.
+
Using a 960x720 resolution webcam with a 15&nbsp;fps rate under the UVC driver the Rev C BeagleBoard under Xubuntu reports ~60% CPU utilisation.
  
To make the BeagleBoard automatically start recording on boot do the following:
+
To make the BeagleBoard automatically start recording on boot, do the following:
  
 
* Auto Login - run "gdmsetup" from a terminal and select a user to automatically login  
 
* Auto Login - run "gdmsetup" from a terminal and select a user to automatically login  
* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous xwindows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
+
* Sessions - make sure you don't save any previous X Windows sessions so that it doesn't prompt you for which one you want
* motion.conf - amend /etc/motion/motion.conf to the settings you want (ie video output directory, record only video, record in mpeg4, set frame rate etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
+
* motion.conf - edit /etc/motion/motion.conf to use the settings you want (that is, video output directory, record only video, record in MPEG-4, set frame rate, etc). Do this with "sudo medit /etc/motion/motion.conf" at a prompt.
* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it has the following text in it:
+
* Boot script - create a new script in /etc/rc2.d called "S65motion_client" and set permissions appropriately ("sudo chmod 777 /etc/rc2.d/S65motion_client"). Then edit the file so it contains the following lines:
  
 
  #! /bin/sh
 
  #! /bin/sh
Line 650: Line 636:
 
This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.
 
This will now launch the motion client as root when you boot up.
  
Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed) the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet Connection this can be achieved with the ntpdate app.
+
Also note that unless your BeagleBoard can remember the time (battery backed up clock installed), the timestamps will not be correct until you update the time. If your BeagleBoard has an Internet connection this can be achieved using the ntpdate application.
 +
 
 +
== Robotics ==
 +
 
 +
=== ROS ===
 +
ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license.
 +
 
 +
There are currently builds of ROS for Ubuntu Trusty armhf. These builds include most but not all packages, and save a considerable amount of time compared to doing a full source-based installation:
 +
 
 +
http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/UbuntuARM
 +
 
 +
Alternatively ROS can be installed from source and is generally easy to do so (although slow).
 +
 
 +
For more information about ROS, see www.ros.org.

Revision as of 09:46, 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.

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/v4.12.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 (16.04.3)

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.