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


 * Installing The Ångström Distribution for doing software development
 * Ångström directory layout
 * Using bitbake
 * 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.

--Prof. Yoder 15:26, 4 March 2010 (UTC)