ECE597 Software Setup

Here are instructions on how to set up your host computer and BeagleBoard.

Setting up Linux on your host computer

• Installing Ubuntu in VMware Player

Give to the community: Networking via Bridged I've been able to get networking via NAT working, but I don't know how to network via Bridged.

Give to the community: VMware Workstation I need instructions on installing using VMware workstation. Rose students can also get VMware Workstation for free, but they often run out of keys. Do this: go to Angel Login In the middle column click on ROSEportal. Click on the VMware Global Education on the top right.

Give to the community: Virtual Box Many are using Virtual Box. I need instructions on how to install and use it.

Give to the community: Other Linux distros You are welcome to use Linux distributions other Ubuntu. If you do so, I may not be able to help you. Please document what you have to do differently when using your distro so others will benefit.

• Installing The Ångström Distribution for doing software development
• Modifying the Kernel
• Mounting dfs/afs in Linux

Setting up your BeagleBoard

• Getting your Beagle running

Things I'm working on

Links I'm working on

Getting Started Hints

Here are some useful links of getting things going.

• Linux Hints for Beagle, hints on handling video and USB devices.
• Precompiled Angstrom Distribution, this is a good starting place to get Linux running on your Beagle. It's all pre-compiled and ready to run. The instructions below will point you to here.Yoder 15:03, 2 March 2010 (UTC)