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/12.01/android/images/staging-imx53/staging-imx53.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/12.01/android/images/staging-imx53/boot.tar.bz2 http://releases.linaro.org/12.01/android/images/staging-imx53/system.tar.bz2 http://releases.linaro.org/12.01/android/images/staging-imx53/userdata.tar.bz2
# 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/12.01/components/platform/linaro-image-tools/linaro-image-tools-2012.01.tar.gz
# Insert SD card and note the assigned '/dev/sdX' or '/dev/mmcblk0'
$ dmesg
# Create media
$ sudo linaro-android-media-create --mmc /dev/sdX --dev mx53loco --system system.tar.bz2 --boot boot.tar.bz2 --userdata userdata.tar.bz2
Links
For more information on how to use this builds please see the Linaro wiki at:http://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/Android/ImageInstallation
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| MD5SUMS | 23-Jan-2012 07:31 | 147 | ||
| README | 25-Jan-2012 13:14 | 1.7K | ||
| boot.tar.bz2 | 23-Jan-2012 07:31 | 4.3M | ||
| pinned-manifest.xml | 23-Jan-2012 07:31 | 30K | ||
| source-manifest.xml | 23-Jan-2012 07:31 | 30K | ||
| staging-imx53.img.gz | 25-Jan-2012 15:30 | 153M | ||
| system.tar.bz2 | 23-Jan-2012 07:34 | 142M | ||
| userdata.tar.bz2 | 23-Jan-2012 07:34 | 115K | ||