Any how-to for using Angstrom / Narcissus step-by-step

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Hi,

Any beginner oriented tutorial that explains how to use Angstrom Linux, more so via Narcissus build tool, in a step- by-step fashion ?
Have a very fundamental doubt about Narcissus, is the tool really “building” (in the compilation/linking sense) all the packages, or assembling prebuilt binaries ?

cheers,
Jay

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Jayanth Acharya wrote:

Hi,

Any beginner oriented tutorial that explains how to use Angstrom Linux, more so via Narcissus build tool, in a step-
by-step fashion ?

I find the build tool pretty self explaining.

Have a very fundamental doubt about Narcissus, is the tool really "building" (in the compilation/linking sense) all the
packages, or assembling prebuilt binaries ?

is it assembling

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I used it many times, and get some buildings.but, any building can not run ok, see the minicom output, the kernel and the modules it load ok, but the gnome and x11 dos not display ok .so I’m not sure the angstom building is ok and the cpuinfo display the cpu up to 784MHZ .

2011/6/10 Vladimir Pantelic <vladoman@gmail.com>

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Any beginner oriented tutorial that explains how to use Angstrom Linux, more so via Narcissus build tool, in a step- by-step fashion ?

I think the build steps are clear, but unless you know in advance what you want, the choices are overwhelming.

I would find it useful to know what is in the demo distribution provided with the BB. That would give a starting point to work from.

Jan

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[13:33:49] <koen> "mdp: narcissus doesn't build packages, it pulls
them from the feeds"
snipped from: http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php?date=2011-06-06

There is also the package here:
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/
fairly complete but if you have internet on your BB you can opkg
install
more packages. Like the toolchain "task-sdk-native" for local building
of apps.

Have a look at Angstrom here. note the Package Browser.
note: downloading packages and installing is not as efficient as "opkg
install".

djlewis

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@vladimir, @wang, @jan, @djlewis, thank you all for taking time to answer. I think it is mostly a function of my n00b’ishness, but after reading all the comments, things do look somewhat obvious :slight_smile:

@jan, you are right, that it is the sheer magnitude of choices which is overwhelming.