Debian on APF - Revision history

JulienB: /* 1] Overwriting default rootfs on Flash (APF6/OPOS6UL) */

2019-10-08T16:23:09Z

‎1] Overwriting default rootfs on Flash (APF6/OPOS6UL)

JulienB: /* 1] Overwriting default rootfs on Flash (APF6/OPOS6UL) */

2019-10-08T16:21:02Z

‎1] Overwriting default rootfs on Flash (APF6/OPOS6UL)

JulienB: /* Tweaking the filesystem */

2019-10-08T16:13:54Z

‎Tweaking the filesystem

JulienB: /* First login */

2017-06-15T14:55:00Z

‎First login

JulienB: /* First login */

2017-06-13T17:09:05Z

‎First login

JulienB: /* First login */

2017-06-13T16:20:40Z

‎First login

JulienB: /* Automatically starts your custom application */

2017-06-12T16:33:10Z

‎Automatically starts your custom application

JulienB: /* First login */

2017-06-09T14:31:54Z

‎First login

JulienB: /* Lazy guys */

2017-06-08T17:03:30Z

‎Lazy guys

JulienB: /* First login */

2017-05-31T15:49:24Z

‎First login

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 <pre class="host">
 # YOUR_BSP_PATH=your_armadeus_bsp_path
-# cp $YOUR_BSP_PATH/buildroot/output/target/usr/sbin/resize2fs rootfs/usr/sbin/
+# cp $YOUR_BSP_PATH/buildroot/output/target/sbin/resize2fs rootfs/sbin/
 </pre>
 * To generate a .ext4 image from the ''rootfs/'' directory:

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 BIOS> run update_rootfs
 </pre>
-* If the rootfs image is too big for your module RAM, you can also use [[U-Boot_UMS_on_APF_%26_OPOS|UMS]] USB mode of U-Boot to flash this image.
+* If the rootfs image is too big for your SoM RAM size, you can also use [[U-Boot_UMS_on_APF_%26_OPOS|UMS]] USB mode of U-Boot to flash this image.
 ===2] Using Debian on Flash while keeping default rootfs (APF6/APF51)===

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 ==Tweaking the filesystem==
-* After the filesystem has been generated by debootstrap, some adjustments need to be done.
+* After the file system has been generated by debootstrap, some adjustments need to be done.
 * First, we need to have debian run a getty on the console serial port (replace ''ttyXXX'' with ''ttymxc2'' on [[APF51]], ''ttySMX0'' on [[APF27]], ''ttymxc3'' on [[APF6]], ''ttymxc0'' on [[OPOS6UL]]), otherwise no login prompt will be available on the console port :
 <pre class="host">
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 </pre>
-* The hostname of the debian system has to be set properly (here ''apf51'', change it accordingly to your board):
+* The hostname of the debian system has to be set properly (here ''apf6'', change it accordingly to your board):
 <pre class="host">
-# echo 'apf51' > rootfs/etc/hostname
+# echo 'apf6' > rootfs/etc/hostname
-# echo '127.0.1.1 apf51' >> rootfs/etc/hosts
+# echo '127.0.1.1 apf6' >> rootfs/etc/hosts
 </pre>
 * Remove root password (for first login):
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 * Copy kernel image and modules:
 <pre class="host">
-# YOUR_BSP_PATH=your_armadeus_bsp_path
+# export YOUR_BSP_PATH=your_armadeus_bsp_path
-# cp -r $YOUR_BSP_PATH/buildroot/output/target/boot rootfs/
+# cp -r ${YOUR_BSP_PATH}/buildroot/output/target/boot rootfs/
-# cp -r $YOUR_BSP_PATH/buildroot/output/target/lib/modules rootfs/lib/
+# cp -r ${YOUR_BSP_PATH}/buildroot/output/target/lib/modules rootfs/lib/
 </pre>
-* Finally we can clean the APT cache (we no longer need the deb files, and that will save quite some disk space) :
+* Finally we can clean the APT cache (we no longer need the deb files, and that will save quite some disk space):
 <pre class="host">
 # chroot rootfs apt-get clean

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 <pre class="apf">
 root@apfxx:~# apt-get install xinput-calibrator xvkbd
 </pre>
 * If you want a desktop manager (requires >300 MBytes o_O):

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 <pre class="apf">
 root@apfxx:~# apt-get install xdm
 </pre>
 * If you want a desktop manager (requires >300 MBytes o_O):

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 * Other packages that may also be useful (for development):
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.8 tftp vim strace i2c-tools iw
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.8 tftp vim strace i2c-tools iw psmisc
 </pre>

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 esac
 </source>
 * create a symlink to start the previous script in runlevel 5:
 <pre class="apf">

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 |}
-* You might also definitly change this behavior (rootfs mounted read-only), by modifying U-Boot's ''mmcroot'' variable: replace ro with rw:
+* You might also definitely change this behavior (rootfs mounted read-only), by modifying U-Boot's ''mmcroot'' variable: replace ro with rw:
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
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 * If you want an X server (requires ~60 MBytes of free space):
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# aptitude install xserver-xorg              (xserver-xfbdev ?)
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install xserver-xorg              (xserver-xfbdev ?)
 </pre>
 * If you want some apps for X (requires ~20 MBytes of free space):
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# aptitude install x11-apps
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install x11-apps
 </pre>
 * If you want a graphical login manager:
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# aptitude install xdm
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install xdm
 </pre>
 * If you want a desktop manager (requires >300 MBytes o_O):
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# aptitude install xfce4
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install xfce4
 </pre>
-* You might also want to try another "lightweigth" desktop manager (>600 MBytes o_O<):
+* You might also want to try another "lightweight" desktop manager (>600 MBytes o_O<):
 <pre class="apf">
-root@apfxx:~# aptitude install lxde
+root@apfxx:~# apt-get install lxde
 </pre>

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 # cp xxx_debian_wheezy_rootfs.ext4 /tftpboot/xxx-rootfs.ext4    (where xxx is the name of you module)
 </pre>
-* reflash your rootfs:
+* reflash your rootfs from U-Boot (if you have 512 Mbytes of RAM):
 <pre class="apf">
 BIOS> run update_rootfs
 </pre>
 * Then you can reset your board and directly skip to [[Debian_on_APF#First_login| "First login"]].

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 </pre>
-* Other packages that may also be useful:
+* If you want remote network/SSH access to your board:
 <pre class="apf">
 root@apfxx:~# apt-get install build-essential gcc-4.8 tftp vim strace i2c-tools iw