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/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/12.01/ubuntu/vexpress-a9/hwpack_linaro-lt-vexpress-a9_20120123-1_armel_supported.tar.gz http://releases.linaro.org/12.01/ubuntu/vexpress-a9/linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-tar-20120125-0.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/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-media-create --mmc /dev/sdX --dev vexpress-a9 --hwpack hwpack_linaro-lt-vexpress-a9_20120123-1_armel_supported.tar.gz --binary linaro-o-ubuntu-desktop-tar-20120125-0.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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