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radiatortwo

I figured that here are always the same questions asked.

Since downloads are still down at this time and all the information is scattered all over the place, a lot of people here are having problems on getting the board to run with a Linux system.

 

So I thought I´d write a series of Blog Posts on how to get everything together, for those who want to get the board running with Linux.

 

I know it´s an Android development board. However most people here seem to want to use it with Linux.

Also now there seems to be some focus on yocto.

 

What I would write would be on how to get the mainline stuff running. (Mainline u-boot, kernel and Debian)
Basically what selsinork already did and then was deleted, but with more recent and correct info. (Like the correct git repos for example.)

 

That then would include the following points:

1. Building the bootloader U-Boot

2. Building the Kernel and Device Tree

3. Creating an Debian Root File System

4. Flashing everything on the board with MFGTool in Windows

5. Flashing everything on a SDCard with Linux

 

I have some time next week for this. But I wanted to ask first if that´s really needed.

 

If so then you can also tell me to include stuff I forgot or anything you want to know.

 

Hope I get some feedback on this. If so I will write and post everything during the next week.

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  • I don't have a RIoTboard so this is a general comment.  I'm not a Linux kernel programmer and I don't want to be.  I just want to take a GNU/Linux board like BeagleBoard/Bone, Raspberry Pi, or whatever and do user-space programming as easily as possible.[*]  So what I need is a stable, "blessed" OS release and instructions on how to blast it onto an SDcard in the fewest steps possible.

     

    My experience has been that RasPi has done the best job of doing this.  With BeagleBoard I downloaded an early Ångström "demo" and I'm still using it.  Similarly, for my BeagleBone I'm using the Ångström that came with it.  I could never figure out what I should upgrade to, since most of the announcements were for the latest "unblessed" release, so I had no idea what was stable.  I think Beagle may be better now that they've switched to Debian, but I haven't checked yet.

     

    So along with the rest of your plan, it might be of great benefit to many people to have an easy-to-install stable image so non-kernel people can just use GNU/Linux or program in user space.

     

    [*]  Just because I want to do user-space programming on GNU/Linux (and Windows) doesn't mean I don't like device level programming.  I love device-level programming, but I want to do it at the bare metal without a mainframe operating system getting in my way.

     

    JMO/YMMV

  • in reply to johnbeetem

    Thanks for the reply.

     

    That´s also the same as I think about this.

     

    There were problems from the start here providing the packages to just flash the system on the board.

    (False named files, unneeded and doubled files in the archives for example)

    I also would appreciate a simple image.

     

    What I don´t like here is the lack of information and how long it takes.

    Tusharp is the only one really active as it seems.

     

    Also I don´t like that there is being worked on different systems before actually one is working right.

    At least that´s my perception on this right now, since tusharp announced a yocto based image.

     

    But my intention with this is not providing an image everyone can just flash and that´s it.

    I don´t think that I should do that either way. The people from E14 have to do that since they know what is needed for the board.

    I could only create a generic image. Maybe that would already been enough for some people. But that wouldn´t be anything official.

     

    But I could show with that how everything would be working together.

    And maybe someone would be able to use his own favorite system with that, since everyone has his own favourite system. (Mine is debian obviously)

     

    So that´s the reason why I started this discussion here.

  • in reply to radiatortwo

    I am in the same boat as John.

    I just do not want to have to dig into Linux just to use the board.

    I would prefer it come setup out of the box so that all I have to do is plug in the accessories.

     

    So I have been procrastinating waiting for someone to come up with a simple download for the board or the SD card.

     

    Until then, it remains on my to do list.

     

    DAB

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  • in reply to radiatortwo

    I am in the same boat as John.

    I just do not want to have to dig into Linux just to use the board.

    I would prefer it come setup out of the box so that all I have to do is plug in the accessories.

     

    So I have been procrastinating waiting for someone to come up with a simple download for the board or the SD card.

     

    Until then, it remains on my to do list.

     

    DAB

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