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 $URL | gunzip -c | sudo dd bs=64k of=$SDCARDNote: 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
