Ubuntu on APF

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If you have an APF27, then it's possible to install and run the Ubuntu distribution (XUbuntu ARM version).

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This page will detail the installation process.

Requirements

  • an APF27 with at least 128MBytes of RAM
  • a running LCD or the DVI/HMDI ouput
  • a SD/MMC card of at least 2GBytes
  • coffee or at least something to do meanwhile ;-)

Here we go

  • if not already done, install QEMU (this will also install some other needed packages like debootsrap):
$ sudo apt-get install qemu
  • then get the "Ubuntu builder script" and launch it:
$ cd your_armadeus_view
$ mkdir ubuntu && cd ubuntu/
$ wget http://people.ubuntu.com/~ogra/arm/build-arm-rootfs
$ chmod a+x build-arm-rootfs
$ sudo ./build-arm-rootfs --fqdn ubuntu --login ubuntu --password temppwd --imagesize 2G --seed xubuntu-desktop
  • after some minutes/hours you will get a complete rootfs: armel-rootfs-XXXXXX.tgz

Prepare your microSD

  • Format it and mount it:
$ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcblk0p1
$ sudo mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/disk/
  • Untar it the generated rootfs:
$ sudo tar zxf armel-rootfs-xxxxxxx.tgz -C /media/disk/    (will take some times)
$ sudo umount /media/disk/

Boot you system

  • Plug the microSD in your APF27Dev and powerup your system.
  • in U-Boot type:
BIOS> run mmcboot

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