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= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
 
= Method 1: Download a Complete Pre-Configured Image =
 
 
== Demo Image ==
 
== Demo Image ==
  
* '''Advanced Users only''': Beagle xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
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* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBoard xM: Kernel source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform
 
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
 
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv7-multiplatform.git
 
  cd armv7-multiplatform
 
  cd armv7-multiplatform
  git checkout origin/v4.0.x -b tmp
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  git checkout origin/v4.8.x -b tmp
 
  ./build_kernel.sh
 
  ./build_kernel.sh
* '''Advanced Users only''': BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:  Kernel v3.14.x source, used in these demo images: https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev/tree/ti-linux-3.14.y
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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
 
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
 
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/ti-linux-kernel-dev.git
 
  cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
 
  cd ti-linux-kernel-dev
  git checkout origin/ti-linux-3.14.y -b tmp
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  git checkout origin/ti-linux-4.4.y -b tmp
 
  ./build_kernel.sh
 
  ./build_kernel.sh
  
=== Ubuntu (14.04.2) ===
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=== Ubuntu (16.04.1) ===
  
 
Default username/password:
 
Default username/password:
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v4.0.2-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
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** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
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*2016-10-06
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v4.0.0-rc7-armv7-x1 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** Beagle/Beagle xM: v3.19.0-armv7-x3 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Services Active:
 
Services Active:
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Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08.tar.xz
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08.tar.xz
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  sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
  07a60b8ef58a7b51462ae7672734d423 ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08.tar.xz
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  b1239d559f322620e5544c7b1ce623b3930c40b56d03b9afd9574a1a18691f1d ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
  
 
Unpack Image:
 
Unpack Image:
  tar xf ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08.tar.xz
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  tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
  cd ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08
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  cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10
  
 
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
 
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
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board options:
 
board options:
*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx   - omap3-beagle
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*BeagleBoard Ax/Bx/Cx/Dx         - omap3-beagle
*BeagleBoard xM             - omap3-beagle-xm
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*BeagleBoard xM                   - omap3-beagle-xm
*BeagleBone/Black           - beaglebone
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*BeagleBone White/Black/Green    - beaglebone
*OMAP5432 uEVM             - omap5-uevm
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*OMAP5432 uEVM                   - omap5-uevm
*BeagleBoard-X15           - am57xx-beagle-x15
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*BeagleBoard-X15                 - am57xx-beagle-x15
  
 
So for the BeagleBoard xM:
 
So for the BeagleBoard xM:
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  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
 
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder.git
 
  cd omap-image-builder
 
  cd omap-image-builder
  git checkout v2015.05 -b tmp
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  git checkout v2016.11 -b tmp
  
 
Stable:
 
Stable:
  
  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_trusty_armhf
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  ./RootStock-NG.sh -c rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_xenial_armhf
  
 
== Flasher ==
 
== Flasher ==
  
=== eMMC: BeagleBone Black ===
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=== 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 Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
 
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 Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** BeagleBone Black: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
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*2016-10-06
** BeagleBone Black: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
+
** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** BeagleBone Black: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
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** BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
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  sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  000c2129bc7e1aecc170824011ab9281 BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
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2ae631ec7ca78e16cad7d45c575abc172db97ec7263e511144614fa4eab9f4f1  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
  http://etcher.io
 +
 
 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
  xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
Follow the "standard" update procedure.
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=== eMMC: BeagleBoard-X15 ===
http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Updating_The_Software
 
  
Linux:
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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 ONSimply remove power, remove the microSD card and Ubuntu will now boot directly from eMMC.
unxz BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
 
  sudo dd if=./BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
 
  
== raw microSD img ==
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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
  
=== BeagleBoard (classic) ===
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This script will only take about 5-6 Minutes after power on.
  
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
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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
 
User: ubuntu
 
pass: temppwd
 
pass: temppwd
 
Auto partition resize:
 
cd /opt/scripts/tools
 
git pull
 
./grow_partition.sh
 
sudo reboot
 
  
 
Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** Beagle: v4.0.2-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
+
*2016-10-06
** Beagle: v4.0.0-rc7-armv7-x1 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** Beagle: v3.19.0-armv7-x3 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/microsd/bb-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
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  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum bb-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  c4edccaf648f0edab0724c0f4359c1ca bb-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  bb1a898a6721e676ec3f7848be34b595a69bf36ce70d57cc0e372c2ff74727dd bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
Linux:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  unxz bb-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
http://etcher.io
sudo dd if=./bb-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
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 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
  xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
 +
 
 +
== raw microSD img ==
  
 
=== BeagleBoard xM ===
 
=== BeagleBoard xM ===
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** Beagle xM: v4.0.2-armv7-x2 kernel
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** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
*2015-04-09
+
*2016-10-06
** Beagle xM: v4.0.0-rc7-armv7-x1 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** Beagle xM: v3.19.0-armv7-x3 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum bbxm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  72c5fbcb75a9caacc6bfff2deaade6e9 bbxm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  755f685f97d0446df17e18ed44fc06b560b8b790f0cf28fd70b9f291c3433258 bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
Linux:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  unxz bbxm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  http://etcher.io
sudo dd if=./bbxm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
 
  
=== BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black ===
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Linux: (dd)
 +
xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd 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
 
This image can be written to a 2GB (or larger) microSD card, via 'dd' on linux or on windows: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
+
*2016-11-10
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
+
*2016-10-06
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
+
** BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/microsd/bone-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum bone-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  4a6a1addbcd0e9eea41756947963eccc bone-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
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  0ce91197aad7070beb73ab6b1958ac2d1ff270c3d01c87df2a8fcf48bca822ef bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Linux:
+
Linux: (dd)
  unxz bone-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
sudo dd if=./bone-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
 
  
 
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
 
=== OMAP5432 uEVM ===
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
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** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
+
*2016-10-06
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
+
** OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  ab6222ad20ff8fd61a0e97aa08cf5aee omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  452ea4eb7b18e70280b4e9cd6e66e09c9139c56368971faa808115d05674dbe0 omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
 +
 
 +
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
 +
http://etcher.io
  
Linux:
+
Linux: (dd)
  unxz omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
sudo dd if=./omap5-uevm-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
 
  
 
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
 
=== BeagleBoard-X15 ===
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Image Updated:
 
Image Updated:
*2015-05-08
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*2016-11-10
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.41-ti-r63 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
*2015-04-09
+
*2016-10-06
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.37-ti-r57 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
*2015-02-19
+
*2016-09-28
** BeagleBoard-X15: v3.14.33-ti-r50 kernel
+
** BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
  
 
Get prebuilt image:
 
Get prebuilt image:
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2015-05-08/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
 
Verify Image with:
 
Verify Image with:
  md5sum bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
  3e81571dc00e0b14b68473b59b0d1bd5 bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
  809216ea82bc9f0b3a51de5b2c0529cc25d9cb314f714ed9171fd6e187489cf5 bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz
  
Linux:
+
Windows/Mac/Linux gui
  unxz bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img.xz
+
http://etcher.io
sudo dd if=./bbx15-ubuntu-14.04.2-console-armhf-2015-05-08-2gb.img of=/dev/sdX
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 +
Linux: (dd)
 +
  xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX
  
 
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
 
= Method 2: Use the NetInstall method=
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==Install Latest Kernel Image==
 
==Install Latest Kernel Image==
  
Script:
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General apt syntax for searching and installing a specific kernel:
  cd /opt/scripts/tools
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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
 
  git pull
 +
sudo ./update_kernel.sh <OPTIONS>
  
Stable:
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== 3.8.x ==
  ./update_kernel.sh
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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
  
Testing:
+
  3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support
  ./update_kernel.sh --beta-kernel
+
--bone-channel --stable
  
Custom: (has to be on rcn-ee.net)
+
3.8.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black FULL Cape Support + Xenomai
  ./update_kernel.sh --kernel v3.8.13-bone69
+
  --bone-xenomai-channel --stable
  
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
+
== 4.1.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/4.1
 +
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.1.y
  
== Upgrade X-loader and U-boot ==
+
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
 +
--ti-channel --stable
  
*Note: the functionality of the "X-Loader" project has been merged as u-boot spl.
+
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
 +
--ti-rt-channel --stable
  
Compatibility with older Ax, Bx, Cx, and Dx BeagleBoards
+
== Mainline (lts) ==
  
Note: Sometimes on these older boards, you just have to clear out the stored U-Boot environment variables in NAND to make this script work:
+
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
  nand erase 260000 20000
+
  --bone-kernel --lts
  
Or: To fully erase the entire NAND:
+
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
  nand erase.chip
+
  --bone-rt-kernel --lts
  
Requires MMC card:
+
== Mainline ==
 +
4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
 +
--bone-kernel --testing
  
git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/flasher.git
+
== Debian 8: jessie ==
  cd flasher
+
  sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp
  
For the Beagle Ax/Bx
+
Reboot with your new Kernel Image.
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_bx
 
  
For the Beagle Cx/Dx
+
== Xorg Drivers ==
sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --mmc /dev/sdX --uboot beagle_cx
 
  
1: Plug-in a serial cable and start the serial terminal program
+
Script:
  2: Place MMC card in Beagle
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/
3: Push and hold the user button
+
  git pull
4: Plug-in power
 
5: Wait for U-Boot countdown to finish, then release the user button
 
6: Wait for flashing/script to end
 
  7: Power down, remove and reformat MMC card to final OS
 
  
If you don't know the location of your SD card:
+
BeagleBoard/PandaBoard:
  sudo ./mk_mmc.sh --probe-mmc
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
 +
./ti-omapdrm.sh
  
You should see something like:
+
BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black:
 
+
  cd /opt/scripts/tools/graphics/
Are you sure? I don't see [/dev/idontknow], here is what I do see...
+
  ./ti-tilcdc.sh
 
fdisk -l:
 
  Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes '''<- x86 Root Drive'''
 
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3957 MB, 3957325824 bytes '''<- MMC/SD card'''
 
 
mount:
 
  /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) '''<- x86 Root Partition'''
 
 
 
* In this example, we can see via mount, '''/dev/sda1''' is the x86 rootfs, therefore '''/dev/mmcblk0''' is the other drive in the system, which is the MMC/SD card that was inserted and should be used by the ./mk_mmc.sh script.
 
  
 
== SGX Drivers ==
 
== SGX Drivers ==
Line 506: Line 518:
 
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
 
Note, these are FBDEV only, no xorg/x11/etc...
  
Install sgx modules (3.14.x-ti or 4.1.x kernel):
+
Install the "4.1.x" lts/bone kernel:
sudo apt-get install ti-sgx-es8-modules-`uname -r`
+
http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu#Mainline_.28lts.29
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)
 
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-dev.git
+
  git clone https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel.git
  cd ti-linux-kernel-dev/
+
  cd bb-kernel/
 
  git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
 
  git checkout origin/am33x-v4.1 -b tmp-sgx
 
  ./sgx_create_package.sh
 
  ./sgx_create_package.sh

Revision as of 10:39, 11 November 2016

(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/v4.8.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 (16.04.1)

Default username/password:

  • username: ubuntu
  • password: temppwd

Image Updated:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 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/2016-11-10/elinux/ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
b1239d559f322620e5544c7b1ce623b3930c40b56d03b9afd9574a1a18691f1d  ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz

Unpack Image:

tar xf ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10.tar.xz
cd ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10

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 v2016.11 -b tmp

Stable:

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

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 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:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBone Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
2ae631ec7ca78e16cad7d45c575abc172db97ec7263e511144614fa4eab9f4f1  BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat BBB-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.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: 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 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:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/flasher/bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
bb1a898a6721e676ec3f7848be34b595a69bf36ce70d57cc0e372c2ff74727dd  bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-eMMC-flasher-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.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: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.7-armv7-x4 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-armv7-x2 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBoard xM: v4.8.0-rc8-armv7-x2 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
755f685f97d0446df17e18ed44fc06b560b8b790f0cf28fd70b9f291c3433258  bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbxm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz | sudo dd 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: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBone White/Black/Green: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
0ce91197aad7070beb73ab6b1958ac2d1ff270c3d01c87df2a8fcf48bca822ef  bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bone-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.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: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-11-10
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • OMAP5432 uEVM: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
452ea4eb7b18e70280b4e9cd6e66e09c9139c56368971faa808115d05674dbe0  omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat omap5-uevm-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.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: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Win32DiskImager

User: ubuntu pass: temppwd

Auto partition resize:

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

Image Updated:

  • 2016-11-10
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.30-ti-r66 kernel
  • 2016-10-06
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.23-ti-r51 kernel
  • 2016-09-28
    • BeagleBoard-X15: v4.4.22-ti-r48 kernel

Get prebuilt image:

wget https://rcn-ee.com/rootfs/2016-11-10/microsd/bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Verify Image with:

sha256sum bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb*
809216ea82bc9f0b3a51de5b2c0529cc25d9cb314f714ed9171fd6e187489cf5  bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.img.xz

Windows/Mac/Linux gui

http://etcher.io

Linux: (dd)

xzcat bbx15-ubuntu-16.04.1-console-armhf-2016-11-10-2gb.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

4.1.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/4.1
Based on: http://git.ti.com/gitweb/?p=ti-linux-kernel/ti-linux-kernel.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/ti-linux-4.1.y
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15
--ti-channel --stable
4.1.x-ti BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black/BeagleBoard-X15 + RT
--ti-rt-channel --stable

Mainline (lts)

4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + SGX
--bone-kernel --lts
4.1.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black + RT + SGX
--bone-rt-kernel --lts

Mainline

4.3.x BeagleBone/BeagleBone Black
--bone-kernel --testing

Debian 8: jessie

sudo apt-get install linux-image-armmp

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.