BeagleBoardDebian

This page is about running a (ARM EABIhf) Debian distribution at BeagleBoard. BeagleBoard will boot the (ARM EABIhf) Debian distribution from SD card. Debian's NetInstall will be used to install Debian onto your Beagle.

= 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
 * BeagleBone
 * Development Kernel source code


 * When asking for 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)

= Official BeagleBoard.org Images for shipping with BeagleBone Black =
 * http://beagleboard.org/source

= Recommended Beagle Software =

Mainline U-Boot:
 * All old 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

= Debian NetInstall =

Scripts: git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall.git cd netinstall

Device Options: BeagleBoard --dtb omap3-beagle BeagleBoard xM --dtb omap3-beagle-xm BeagleBone (serial) --dtb am335x-bone-serial BeagleBone (video via cape) --dtb am335x-bone-video BeagleBone Black --dtb am335x-boneblack PandaBoard (A1->A3) --dtb omap4-panda PandaBoard (A4->Ax) --dtb omap4-panda-a4 PandaBoard ES --dtb omap4-panda-es

You will need a 1GB SD card or greater. Standard System : ~455MB

Debian 8 (jessie)
Quick Install script for "board" sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb "board" --distro jessie

So For the BeagleBoard xM: sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --dtb omap3-beagle-xm --distro jessie

= Demo Image =
 * Options:
 * --firmware : installs firmware
 * --serial-mode : debian-installer uses Serial Port

git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git cd armv7-multiplatform git checkout origin/v4.2.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-4.1.y -b tmp ./build_kernel.sh
 * Advanced Users only: BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
 * Advanced Users only: BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: Kernel v4.1.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-4.1.y

Debian (jessie)
Default username/password:
 * username: debian
 * password: temppwd

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.2.0-armv7-x1 kernel
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.5-armv7-x2 kernel
 * BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.1-armv7-x1 kernel
 * BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.1-ti-r2 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 debian@arm.local (Bone: via usb) debian@192.168.7.2 Getty, Serial Port

Default user: debian pass: temppwd

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/elinux/debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz

Verify Image with: md5sum debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz a295d3e68aecae25ffc4bbc1e134e13f debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz

Unpack Image: tar xf debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz cd debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11

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
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green    - 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 v2015.09 -b tmp

Stable:

./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_jessie_armhf

Testing:

./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_debian_stretch_armhf

Debian Testing (stretch)
Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.2.0-armv7-x1 kernel
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.5-armv7-x2 kernel
 * BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.1-armv7-x1 kernel
 * BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/elinux/debian-stretch-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz

Verify Image with: md5sum debian-stretch-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz 43ce932006909accc8211087c7801e9e debian-stretch-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz

Unpack image: tar xf debian-stretch-console-armhf-2015-09-11.tar.xz cd debian-stretch-console-armhf-2015-09-11

Then follow the directions shown above with the other images...

= Flasher =

eMMC: BeagleBone Black/Green
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian 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: debian pass: temppwd

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* c1d6d43fc1cb1277ee6375899395947e BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap 369f0634a53a6802a5815d6bfbaea793 BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager First press and hold the boot select button (next to the microSD card), then apply power. On bootup the board should indicate it has started the flashing procedure visually via a Cylon Sweep pattern shown on the 4 LED's next to the ethernet jack. Progress is reported on both the serial debug and hdmi connectors, once completed all 4 LED's should be full ON. Simply remove power, remove the microSD card and Debian 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: debian pass: temppwd

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* 73962f12d6b75d881e91449c448e942c bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap dc1f3ea4f726e58ff4bf6d9215463332 bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./bbx15-eMMC-flasher-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

= raw microSD img =

BeagleBoard xM
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: cd /opt/scripts/tools git pull ./grow_partition.sh sudo reboot

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.2.0-armv7-x1 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.5-armv7-x2 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBoard xM: v4.1.1-armv7-x1 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* 8b5304c850bce450f259658005424e45 bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap e522d84a324bc32ce3ba1cee5774ee95 bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./bbxm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBone White/Black/Green
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: cd /opt/scripts/tools git pull ./grow_partition.sh sudo reboot

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* 868ff8c2932d217525a63251ced2a4a2 bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap e79c556c24300275cc0c4d51009eff85 bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./bone-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

OMAP5432 uEVM
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: cd /opt/scripts/tools git pull ./grow_partition.sh sudo reboot

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* b4c803ffe5ca67d004c24934c5243c0c omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap 94f3d33c7643a3b10bce07854f1b4a4d omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

BeagleBoard-X15
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: debian pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize: cd /opt/scripts/tools git pull ./grow_partition.sh sudo reboot

Image Updated:
 * 2015-09-11
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.6-ti-r15 kernel
 * 2015-08-17
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.5-ti-r10 kernel
 * 2015-07-08
 * BeagleBoard-X15: v4.1.1-ti-r2 kernel

Get prebuilt image: wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-09-11/microsd/bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap

Verify Image with: md5sum bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb* f736bb5a56778d596bca87d9cfc9c68a bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap cc71854da5e67d262c2acd2acab1ef30 bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz

Linux: (bmaptool 3.2) sudo bmaptool copy --bmap bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.bmap \ bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz /dev/sdX

Linux: (dd) unxz bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img.xz sudo dd if=./bbx15-debian-8.2-console-armhf-2015-09-11-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX

= Debian Configuration =

Install Latest Kernel Image
Script: cd /opt/scripts/tools git pull

Stable: ./update_kernel.sh

Testing: ./update_kernel.sh --beta-kernel

Custom: (has to be on rcn-ee.net) ./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.8.13-bone69

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 BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...

Install sgx modules (3.14.x-ti or 4.1.x kernel): sudo apt-get install ti-sgx-es8-modules-`uname -r` sudo depmod -a `uname -r` sudo update-initramfs -uk `uname -r`

Build SGX userspace for 3.14.x-ti (must be done on an x86, due to the TI 5.01.01.02 blob extractor) git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git cd ti-linux-kernel-dev/ git checkout origin/ti-linux-3.14.y -b tmp-sgx ./sgx_create_package.sh

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

= Building Kernel =

Note, this section use 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

= Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6 =

Upgrading from Debian 5 to Debian 6 report and tutorial.

= Upgrading from Debian 6 (Squeeze) to Debian 7 (Wheezy) =

Note, this only goes over "armel" -> "armel"... For users wishing to switch from "armel" -> "armhf" just re-install...

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade sudo sed -i -e "s/squeeze/wheezy/g" /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install -y apt aptitude udev dpkg sudo aptitude update ; sudo aptitude -y safe-upgrade ; sudo aptitude -y dist-upgrade