Ubuntu on APF: Difference between revisions
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==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
* an APF27 with at least 128MBytes of RAM | * an APF27 with at least 128MBytes of RAM | ||
* a running [[LCD]] or the [[DVI_/_HDMI|DVI/HMDI]] ouput | |||
* a SD/MMC card of at least 2GBytes | * a SD/MMC card of at least 2GBytes | ||
* coffee or at least something to do meanwhile ;-) | * coffee or at least something to do meanwhile ;-) | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 3 February 2010
If you have an APF27, then it's possible to install and run the Ubuntu distribution (XUbuntu ARM version).
This page will detail the installation process.
Requirements
- an APF27 with at least 128MBytes of RAM
- a running LCD or the DVI/HMDI ouput
- a SD/MMC card of at least 2GBytes
- coffee or at least something to do meanwhile ;-)
Here we go
- if not already done, install QEMU (this will also install some other needed packages like debootsrap):
$ sudo apt-get install qemu
- then get the "Ubuntu builder script" and launch it:
$ cd your_armadeus_view $ mkdir ubuntu && cd ubuntu/ $ wget http://people.ubuntu.com/~ogra/arm/build-arm-rootfs $ chmod a+x build-arm-rootfs $ sudo ./build-arm-rootfs --fqdn ubuntu --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G --seed xubuntu-desktop
- after some minutes/hours you will get a complete rootfs: armel-rootfs-XXXXXX.tgz
Prepare your microSD
- Format it and mount it:
$ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcblk0p1 $ sudo mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/disk/
- Untar it the generated rootfs:
$ sudo tar zxf armel-rootfs-xxxxxxx.tgz -C /media/disk/ (will take some times) $ sudo umount /media/disk/
Boot you system
- Plug the microSD in your APF27Dev and powerup your system.
- in U-Boot type:
BIOS> run mmcboot
