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
# download the pre-built image locally: http://releases.linaro.org/12.05/ubuntu/leb-snowball/lt-snowball-x11-base-precise_ubuntu-desktop_20120525-89.img.bz2 # Insert SD card and note the assigned '/dev/sdX' or '/dev/mmcblk0' $ dmesg $ SDCARD=/dev/sdX # sdcard found from dmesg above $ bunzip2 lt-snowball-x11-base-precise_ubuntu-desktop_20120525-89.img.bz2 | sudo dd bs=64k of=$SDCARDNote: Windows users may use the Image Writer for Windows
Building a Custom Image
Download hwpack_linaro-lt-snowball-x11-base_20120525-87_armhf_supported.tar.gz and linaro-precise-ubuntu-desktop-20120524-177.tar.gz from the links below# 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/12.05/components/platform/linaro-image-tools/linaro-image-tools-2012.05.tar.gz # Insert SD card and note the assigned '/dev/sdX' or '/dev/mmcblk0' $ dmesg # Create media $ sudo linaro-media-create --dev snowball_sd --mmc /dev/sdX --hwpack hwpack_linaro-lt-snowball-x11-base_20120525-87_armhf_supported.tar.gz --binary linaro-precise-ubuntu-desktop-20120524-177.tar.gz
Notes
Due to differences in default U-Boot environment or firmware, please flash the latest Ubuntu image to update firmware/U-Boot.Links
For more information on how to use this builds please see the Linaro wiki at:http://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/DevPlatform/Ubuntu/ImageInstallation
