Linaro Releases

Install instructions

There are two methods to install linaro builds:

• using pre-built image
• creating your own image with linaro image tools

Using pre-built image

  # Insert SD card and note the assigned '/dev/sdX' or '/dev/mmcblk0'
  $ dmesg

  $ SDCARD=/dev/sdX # sdcard found from dmesg above
  $ URL=http://releases.linaro.org/11.12/ubuntu/vexpress-a9/vexpress-a9-ubuntu-desktop.img.gz
  $ curl $URL | gunzip -c | sudo dd bs=64k of=$SDCARD
    

Note: Windows users may use the Image Writer for Windows

Building a Custom Image

  # Get artifacts
  $ wget http://releases.linaro.org/11.12/ubuntu/vexpress-a9/hwpack_linaro-lt-vexpress-a9_20111219-1_armel_supported.tar.gz http://releases.linaro.org/11.12/ubuntu/vexpress-a9/linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-tar-20111219-0.tar.gz

  # Get linaro image tools
  # method 1: using binary package for Ubuntu (PPA)
  $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linaro-maintainers/tools
  $ sudo apt-get update
  $ sudo apt-get install linaro-image-tools
  # method 2: using source code
  $ wget http://releases.linaro.org/11.12/components/platform/linaro-image-tools/linaro-image-tools-2011.12.tar.gz

  # Insert SD card and note the assigned '/dev/sdX' or '/dev/mmcblk0'
  $ dmesg

  # Create media
  $ sudo linaro-media-create --mmc /dev/sdX --dev vexpress-a9 --hwpack hwpack_linaro-lt-vexpress-a9_20111219-1_armel_supported.tar.gz --binary linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-tar-20111219-0.tar.gz
    

Links

For more information on how to use this builds please see the Linaro wiki at:

        http://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/DevPlatform/Ubuntu/ImageInstallation#Versatile_Express

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	linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-20111219-0.md5sums.txt	19-Dec-2011 18:06	240
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	linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-20111219-0.sha1sums.txt.asc	19-Dec-2011 18:06	490
	linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-tar-20111219-0.list	19-Dec-2011 18:02	6.9M
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	lt-vexpress-a9-oneiric-20111219-1.md5sums.txt	19-Dec-2011 17:06	200
	lt-vexpress-a9-oneiric-20111219-1.md5sums.txt.asc	19-Dec-2011 17:06	490
	lt-vexpress-a9-oneiric-20111219-1.sha1sums.txt	19-Dec-2011 17:06	216
	lt-vexpress-a9-oneiric-20111219-1.sha1sums.txt.asc	19-Dec-2011 17:06	490
	vexpress-a9-ubuntu-desktop.img.gz	22-Dec-2011 01:36	552M

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